Cevni European Code For Inland Waterways

The European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI) contains the core rules applicable to the traffic on inland waterways in the UNECE region such as marks and draught scales on vessels, visual signals on vessels, sound signals and radiotelephony, waterway signs and markings, rules of the road, berthing rules, signalling and reporting requirements as well as prevention of pollution of water and disposal of waste. These harmonized rules constitute the legal and technical basis for national inland waterway codes in UNECE member States. CEVNI is regularly updated in parallel with the evolution of the River Commissions regulations in the UNECE region thus ensuring that they remain harmonized.

Harmonised navigation rules are essential to facilitate traffic on inland waterways and ensure safety. The European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI) was first established in 1962 and has since that time been maintained by the UNECE Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3). It contains the core uniform rules applicable to the traffic on inland waterways, such as marking on vessels, visual signs on vessels, sound signals and radiotelephony, waterway signs and markings, rules of the road, berthing rules, signalling and reporting requirements, and prevention of pollution of water and disposal of waste. The provisions of CEVNI are traditionally based on the relevant regulations of river commissions for the Danube, Moselle, Rhine and Sava and adjusted to the pan-European scope of the code. With this fifth edition, the Working Party on Inland Water Transport and its expert group on CEVNI have taken into account best practices from the existing traffic regulations of the river commissions and UNECE member States. In particular, this revision updates several articles in relation to small craft, radiotelephony, Inland Automatic Identification System (AIS), prevention of pollution of water and an annex on safety checklist for bunkering fuel is added.

This comprehensive, revised edition of the European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI) updates several articles in relation to small craft, Inland Automatic identification System (AIS), and prevention of pollution water radiotelephony. Also it includes the revised text of the annex to Resolution no. 24, decided through Resolution No. 81.

This publication presents the text of the European Code for Inland Waterways Revision 3 including Annexes and Supplement. It extensively details the Code and covers Articles 1 through 9.

The European Code for Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways (SIGNI) provides recommendations for the competent authorities for the installation and application of buoyage and marking on European inland waterways contained in the fifth revision of the European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI) (TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5). This new edition of SIGNI replaces revision 2 of Resolution No. 22 and the Guidelines for Waterways Signs and Marking (Resolution No.59, revision 2).

This publication presents the text of the European Code for Inland Waterways Revision 3 including Annexes and Supplement. It extensively details the Code and covers Articles 1 through 9.(Russian Language)