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Ministerial Decree No. 623 validating Technical Regulation on safety of internal water transport infrastructure.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Navigation Harbour Equipment Oil pollution Freshwater pollution Pollution control
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
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree shall be applicable to internal water vessels navigating in the inland water, harbour facilities and technical equipment installed on board of inland water vessels and technical equipment of harbour facilities. The purpose of technical regulation shall be to prevent risks and damages to human life and environment. It establishes compulsory compliance of inland water vessels and inland water harbour facilities with technical requirements ensuring safe navigation and servicing thereof. Technical equipment installed on board of inland water vessels and technical equipment of inland water harbour facilities shall comply with ecological, biological, hydrometeorological and chemical safety requirements. In order to prevent oil pollution from ships shall be envisaged collection, storage, treatment and reclamation on board of liquid and solid waste, and also localization of oil spill and oil spill response.

Full text
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