This Code regulates relations arising between inland water transport organizations of the CIS member states, consignors, consignees, passengers and other individuals and (or) legal entities during navigation on the inland waterways of the CIS member states. The provisions of this Code apply to: (a) inland waterways of the CIS member states and shipping waterworks located therein; (b) ports located on the inland waterways of the CIS member states; and (c) vessels and floating objects intended for use in navigation on the inland waterways of the CIS member states. In order to ensure the safety of navigation, the protection of human life on inland waterways, the safety of harbor and shipping waterworks, and inland waterways, as well as to ensure the proper quality of services rendered and work performed in inland water transport, state supervision is carried out in the field of inland water transport. Licensing of certain types of activities in inland water transport is carried out in accordance with the legislation of a CIS member state. The maintenance of inland waterways, which consists of maintaining shipping lanes (including carrying out track work and providing navigational and hydrographic support for the navigation conditions of vessels), carrying out work on the arrangement and maintenance of roadsteads in public ports and approaches to public berths, maintaining technical fleet vessels (vessels intended for carrying out track, navigational and hydrographic, auxiliary work and other work related to the maintenance of shipping lanes), maintaining the infrastructure of inland waterways, organizing technological communications of inland water transport organizations, are carried out at the expense of the budget of the CIS member state, income from its own activities, as well as from other funds not prohibited by law. Vessels may be of any ownership. The vessel is subject to state registration in the register. Preventing environmental pollution from vessels is the responsibility of shipowners. To prevent oil pollution from vessels and eliminate the consequences of such pollution, a shipowner is obligated to develop an emergency plan for the vessel to prevent such pollution and ensure the implementation of this plan in accordance with the procedure established by the executive authority for transport of the CIS member state. Harbor waterworks, handling complexes, berths, service buildings and other property located in the harbor may be in any ownership.
2019-04-19