Act No. 126 / 1974 Coll.
Act amending and supplementing Act No. 26 / 1964 Coll., on Inland Navigation
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Effective from 01.01.1975
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THE LAW
of 18 December 1974
amending and supplementing Act No. 26 / 1964 Coll., on Inland Navigation
The Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic decided on this law:
Act No. 26 / 1964 Coll., on Inland Navigation, is amended as follows:
1.
(1) The Federal Ministry of Transport and the State Navigation Administration in Prague, the State Navigation Administration in Bratislava and the Czechoslovak Ship Register in Prague are carried out by the National Navigation Administration in Prague.
(2) The Federal Ministry of Transport ensures the development of inland navigation, identifies its needs and represents its interests in the construction and modification of waterways and ports, addresses fundamental issues relating to the safety of navigation and port operations, approves new types of vessels and oversees technical installations on board vessels and ports when they serve direct water transport security; these technical installations will be designated by the Federal Ministry of Transport in agreement with the Czech Labour Safety Authority and the Slovak Labour Safety Authority by a generally binding legislation.
(3) The State Navigation Administration in Prague, in the territory of the Czech Socialist Republic and the State Navigation Administration in Bratislava, in the territory of the Slovak Socialist Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Navigational Administration") ensure navigation safety on waterways and ports, oversees compliance with the rules relating to navigation, decides on the operational competence of vessels, carries out vessel identification, issue relevant ship records, carry out ship records, test the competence of crew members, carry out expert investigations on and take the necessary measures in the water flow management sector, cooperate with watercourses managers, supervise port operations intended for public use and ensure the construction of their land area; impose and collect fines in block proceedings for offences against navigation safety.
(4) The sailing authority shall exercise its competence directly or through its organisational departments, which are the branch offices of the navigation authority and their workplaces.
(5) The Administration may issue navigational orders containing orders and prohibitions to ensure the safety and continuity of navigation operations and taking other appropriate measures.
(6) The Czechoslovak shipping register in Prague (hereinafter referred to as the "register") is an organisation which performs technical technical supervision of the construction, reconstruction or modernisation of vessels, and carries out technical inspections of vessels to examine their technical competence. The Federal Ministry of Transport may delegate the register to the supervision of technical equipment designated in accordance with paragraph 2.
(7) Port and waterway managers, watercourses managers (owners, users) of real estate, designers, manufacturers and operators of vessels and technical installations designated in accordance with paragraph 2 are required to allow personnel responsible for the exercise of official professional supervision on inland waterways (paragraph 1) to enter the port district, the property, the operating areas and the vessels and to create the conditions necessary for the exercise of their supervision. '
2. In Paragraph 3 (1), the words "hydrotechnical part of the port 'are replaced by the words" water part of the port'.
3. In Section 4, the words "hydrotechnical parts of ports' are replaced by the words" water parts of ports'.
4. In Paragraph 8 (2), the first sentence is replaced by the words "Land users' in the words" Managers (owners, users) of real estate 'and the second sentence by the words "Land users' in the words" Managers (owners, users) of real estate '.
5. The first sentence of Paragraph 8 (3) reads: "Managers (owners, users) of real estate shall be entitled to compensation for damage incurred in the exercise of their authorisation under paragraph 2. '
6.
(1) Vessels are ships, floating machines, floating gear and rafts. The Federal Ministry of Transport provides for generally binding legislation which vessels are considered small vessels.
(2) Vessels must be built according to the rules for shipbuilding issued or recognised by the Federal Ministry of Transport, approved types and supervised by the registry. According to these rules and under the supervision of the register, reconstruction or modernisation of vessels shall also be carried out. The costs of supervision shall be borne by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, by the vessel's agent. In the case of vessels built, reconstructed or upgraded abroad, this surveillance of a foreign organisation of a similar nature may be carried out with the approval of the Federal Ministry of Transport.
(3) The seagoing capacity shall be demonstrated by a ship's certificate. Vessels to be used only on a single voyage shall be granted a special permit instead of a ship certificate; Such authorisation shall also be given to the test vessels, floating gear and rafts. ';
7.
(1) Upon completion of construction, reconstruction or modernisation of the vessel, the register shall issue a certificate certifying its technical competence. On the basis of this licence, and after verifying the operational competence, the VMC shall issue a ship's certificate for the vessel.
(2) The operator of the vessel is responsible for the proper technical and operational condition of the vessel. It shall submit the vessel to technical inspections carried out within the time limits and under the conditions laid down by the Federal Ministry of Transport. The technical inspection of the vessel shall also be carried out after each accident or major repair of the vessel and its propulsion equipment if they may affect the strength and stability of the vessel.
(3) Technical inspections by which the technical and navigational management verifies the operational capacity of the vessel shall be carried out without payment. '
8.
(1) On a vessel with the exception of a small vessel, the maximum allowable dive shall be indicated in accordance with the rules for the marking of inland waterway vessels. The Federal Ministry of Transport provides for a generally binding legislation which vessels are subject to branding and must have a branding licence.
(2) At the request of the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the operator of the vessel, the stealth shall be carried out by the navigation service. '
9.
(1) The record of ships, floating machinery and floating equipment, with the exception of sports and recreational vessels, ferry vessels, floating floating fleets and rental ships, is maintained by the Administration.
(2) The Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic shall determine the extent to which vessels not subject to registration under paragraph 1 will be registered and designate the authority responsible for keeping such records.
(3) Vessels must bear registration marks. '
10. Article 23 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) Paragraphs 2 (7), 9 to 15 and 18 to 21 shall not apply to vessels and technical installations of the armed forces and armed corps."
11. Article 24 shall be completed by comma and supplemented by the following words: "for rafts and certain floating equipment."
12. Where the Ministry of Transport is mentioned in Act No. 26 / 1964 Coll. this is understood to mean the Federal Ministry of Transport.
Decree No 2 / 1959 of the Ú. l amending and supplementing Decree No 192 / 1956 Ú. l on the establishment of INSPECTA, an undertaking for the control of goods in foreign trade, is hereby repealed.
This Act shall take effect on 1 January 1975.
Dr Strougal v. r.
whether or not on the spot of the President of the Republic pursuant to Article 64 of the Constitutional Law on the Czechoslovak Federation
Indra v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 126 / 1974 Coll., amending and supplementing Act No. 26 / 1964 Coll., on Inland Navigation |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 20.12.1974 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.1975 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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