Resolutions and Publications

Resolutions and Publications of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3)

This page contains the list and links to the main resolutions and publications of the UNECE Working Party on Inland Water transport in such areas as:

The Working Party on Inland Water Transport publishes an annual report on the acceptance of the resolutions. The latest report is contained in document ECE/TRANS/SC.3/2010/11:  Eng/Fre/Rus.

For more information please contact the secretariat.

I.    Status and Parameters of European network of Inland Waterways 

Note: European inland waterways and ports of international importance (E waterways and ports) are identified in the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN), done in Geneva on 19 January 1996. Their technical characteristics are described in the regularly updated Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the Waterway Network listed below.

Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the Waterway Network (Blue Book) (TRANS/SC.3/144/Rev.1:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Map of European Waterways (ECE/TRANS/NONE/2006/5, ISBN13: 9789211636727 Sales Number: 05.II.E.18)

Inventory of most important bottlenecks and missing links in the E Waterway Network - Resolution No. 49 (TRANS/SC.3/159:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Classification of European Inland Waterways – Resolution No. 30 (TRANS/SC.3/131:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

II.    Rules and Signs on Inland Waterways 

Guidelines for Waterway Signs and Marking - Resolution No. 59 (TRANS/SC.3/169:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

CEVNI: European Code for Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 24 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4:  Eng/Fre/Rus, ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4/Corr.1: Eng/Fre/Rus)
CEVNI: Waterway signs and marking poster: Eng/Fre/Rus

SIGNI: Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 22 (TRANS/SC.3/108/Rev.2:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Standardized UNECE Vocabulary for Radio-Connections in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 35 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/185: Eng/Fre/Rus)

III.    Technical Requirements for Inland Vessels 

Recommendations on Harmonized Europe-Wide Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels - Resolution No. 61 (Revision 1) (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus, ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus)

Ship-Borne Barges Resolution No. 15 (TRANS/SC.3/131:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Guidelines for Passenger Vessels also suited for carrying Persons with Reduced Mobility – Resolution No. 69 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/188:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

IV.    Recognition of boatmaster’s certificates

Recommendations on Minimum Requirements for the Issuance of Boatmaster’s certificates in Inland Navigation with a view to their Reciprocal Recognition for International Traffic – Resolution No.31 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/184:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

V.    River Information Services

International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT) - Resolution No. 63 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/176:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

International Standards for Notices to Skippers and for Electronic Ship Reporting in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 60 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/175:  Eng/Fre/Rus, and Annexes and Appendices:  Eng/Fre, ECE/TRANS/SC.3/175/Amend.1:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services on Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 58 (TRANS/SC.3/166:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Guidelines and Recommendations for River Information Services - Resolution No. 57 (TRANS/SC.3/165:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Recommendation on electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) - Resolution No. 48 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/156/Rev.1:  Eng/Fre/Rus, and Annexes and Appendices: Eng)

VI.    Pollution Prevention

Prevention of Pollution of inland Waterways by vessels -  Resolution No. 21 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/179:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Reception facilities for the transfer of waste generated on board ships on European inland waterways (TRANS/SC.3/150:  Eng/Fre/Rus, Addendum 1:  Eng/Fre/Rus, Addendum 2:  Eng/Fre/Rus, Addendum 3:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

VII.    Inland Water Transport Policy

White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Inland Water Transport in Europe (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/189: Eng/Fre/Rus)

Supporting Further Development of Inland Water Transport, Resolution No. 258 of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee, February 2007, (ECE/TRANS/192, Annex II:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Inventory of existing legislative obstacles that hamper the establishment of a harmonized and competitive pan-European inland navigation market, and proposals for solutions to overcome them, January 2005, (TRANS/SC.3/2005/1:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

White Paper on Trends on and Development of Inland Navigation and its Infrastructure, 1996 (TRANS/SC.3/138:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

VIII.    Recreational navigation

European Recreational Inland Navigation Network - Resolution No. 52 (TRANS/SC.3/164:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Small Craft Used Exclusively for Pleasure Navigation - Resolution No. 41 (TRANS/SC.3/148:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft - Resolution No. 40 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/147/Rev.1:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

International Certificate (international card) concerning the Competence of Pleasure-Craft Operators – Resolution No.14 (TRANS/SC.3/96 and TRANS/SC.3/131:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

IX.    Regional agreements

Convention on Navigation on the Rhine from Neuchâtel to below Basel ; Convention on Navigation on Lake Constance ; Agreement on Navigation on Lake Leman (TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.1:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Convention concerning the Regime for Navigation on the Danube (Belgrade Convention) (TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.2:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Convention concerning the Canalization of the Moselle (Act of Mannheim) (TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.3:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation (TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.4:  Eng/Fre/Rus)

Rhine Vessels Inspection Regulations, 1995 (RVBR:  Eng/Rus)