Regional Decree No. 56 validating the Regulation on navigation of small-size vessels in internal waterbodies. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chechen Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Surface water Navigation Registration 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 Regional Decree sets forth the rules of navigation of small-size vessels in internal waterbodies that shall be mandatory for natural and legal persons. Surface waterbodies pertaining to public property shall be considered waterbodies for common use: each citizen shall be granted of free access to waterbodies for navigation on small-size vessels free of charge and without conclusion of water management contracts. Navigation of the aforesaid vessels can be restricted, suspended or prohibited in cases envisaged by the acting legislation with timely information of the population. Navigation of unmarked and unregistered small-size vessels shall be prohibited. Full text Russian Website info-ecology.ru