Status and Parameters of European network of Inland Waterways (Blue Book, res. 30, res. 49)
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 E Waterway Network (Blue Book)
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/144/Rev.3: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/144/Rev.3/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Map of European Waterways
Inventory of most important bottlenecks and missing links in the E Waterway Network - Resolution No. 49
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/159/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Classification of European Inland Waterways – Resolution No. 30
TRANS/SC.3/131: Eng/Fre/Rus
Rules and Signs on Inland Waterways (SIGNI, CEVNI res. 24, res. 35, res. 90)
European Code for Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways (SIGNI) - Resolution No. 90Eng/Fre/Rus
CEVNI: European Code for Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 24
5th revised edition:
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5: Eng/Fre/Rus
Online version available here: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5/Amend.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5/Amend.3: Eng/Fre/Rus
Other languages: [disclaimer: the UNECE secretariat was not involved in the translation of the following version and is not responsible for its correctness] Slovak / Ukrainian
CEVNI: Waterway signs and marking poster
5th revised edition:
Eng/Fre/Rus
4th revised edition:
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4: Eng/Fre/Rus/Ger
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4/Corr.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Standardized UNECE Vocabulary for Radio-Connections in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 35
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/185: Eng/Fre/Rus
Technical Requirements for Inland Vessels (res. 15, res. 61, res. 69)
Recommendations on Harmonized Europe-Wide Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels - Resolution No. 61Revision 2
Pre-final version
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Amendment 1
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.2/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
Recognition of boatmaster’s certificates (res. 31)
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. 31ECE/TRANS/SC.3/184: Eng/Fre/Rus
River Information Services (res. 48, res. 57, res. 58, res. 63, res. 79, res. 80)
International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT) - Resolution No. 63ECE/TRANS/SC.3/176/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Standard for Electronic Ship Reporting in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 79
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/198: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Standards for Notices to Skippers - Resolution No. 80
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/199/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Appendices: Zip file
Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services on Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 58
TRANS/SC.3/166: Eng/Fre/Rus
TRANS/SC.3/166/Corr.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Guidelines and Recommendations for River Information Services - Resolution No. 57
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/165/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/165/Rev.1/Amend.1: 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.4: Eng/Fre/Rus
Annexes and Appendices: Eng
Inland ECDIS symbols: ZIP
Pollution Prevention (res. 21)
Prevention of Pollution of inland Waterways by vessels - Resolution No. 21ECE/TRANS/SC.3/179/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
addenda TRANS/SC.3/150: Eng/Fre/Rus
Addendum 1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Addendum 2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Addendum 3: Eng/Fre/Rus
Inland Water Transport Policy
Facilitating the Development of Inland Water Transport, Resolution No. 265 of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee, 22 February 2019ECE/TRANS/288, Annex III: Eng/Fre/Rus
Strengthening Inland Navigation and River-Sea Shipping in Europe and the Baltic Sea Region (Policy paper on the outcome of EMMA project) adopted on the conference “Visions and opportunities for the transport network. Inland Navigation and River-Sea Shipping in the Baltic Sea Region” (Brussels, 6 November 2018)
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/WP.3/2019/25: Eng/Fre/Rus
Ministerial declaration “Inland Navigation in a Global Setting” adopted at the International Conference on Inland Water Transport in Wrocław, Poland, on 18 April 2018 : Eng/Fre/Rus
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
Recreational navigation (res. 13, res. 14, res. 40, res. 41, res. 52)
European Recreational Inland Navigation Network - Resolution No. 52ECE/TRANS/SC.3/164/Rev.2: 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.4: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/147/Rev.4/Amend.1 Eng/Fre/Rus
Guidelines to Resolution No. 40: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Certificate (international card) for Pleasure Craft - Resolution No. 13
TRANS/SC.3/118 and TRANS/SC.3/131: 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