Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Compendium of the legislation of the Russian Federation. Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Inland fisheries Navigation Harbour Inland waters Waterworks River basin institution Pollution control Oil pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Federal Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law regulates the relations originating between the organizations of inland water transport, shippers, consignees, passengers and physical and (or) other juridical persons in the process of inland water navigation, and establishes their rights, duties and liability. The Federal Law consists of 19 Sections that contain 167 articles. The provisions of the present Code are applicable to inland waterways of the Russian Federation and waterworks installed thereon, harbours situated on inland waterways, vessels and other floating objects exploited on inland waterways (art. 1). The use of fishing areas in case they are used for the purpose of navigation shall be authorized by agreement with basin institutions of inland water transport (art. 10). The vessel is fit for navigation if it complies with ecological, sanitary and fire requirements established by the Russian legislation (art. 34). Ensuring ecological safety of vessels, prevention of pollution from ships that may cause damage to human health and aquatic biological resources are the duties of the ship owner. The requirements of ecological safety of vessels are set by requirements for the prevention of pollution from ships by effluent water and oil (art. 39). Supervision and enforcement of ecological safety in the process of running vessels shall be carried out by the federal executive body in the sphere of environmental protection (art. 40). If the sunken property imperils safe navigation, is the source of environmental pollution or impedes fisheries the owner of the sunken property shall have the duty remove it and annihilate it in case of necessity at the request of the basin state institution of inland water transport (art. 47). Harbours must be equipped with the means of environmental protection, collection and processing of domestic, non-domestic and oil-bearing water (art. 56). Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 82 of the Ministry of Transport regarding validation of the Statute of the Federal State Institution “Russian River Register”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Institution, Navigation, Registration, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Federal Law No. 131-FZ amending Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Navigation, Harbour, Waterworks, Registration, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 47-FZ amending Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Navigation, Harbour, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 502-FZ amending Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Navigation, Oil pollution, Inland waters, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 536-FZ amending Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Navigation, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 367-FZ amending Federal Law No. 24-FZ Code of inland water transport. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Surface water, Navigation, Research, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX