Division 3 Electronic ship reporting

The technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation in accordance with Article 5 shall respect the following principles:

1. (a)

   the facilitation of the electronic data exchange between the competent authorities of the Member States, between participants in inland as well as maritime navigation and in multi-modal transport where inland navigation is involved;

2. (b)

   the use of a standardised transport notification message for ship-to-authority, authority-to-ship and authority-to-authority messaging in order to obtain compatibility with maritime navigation;

3. (c)

   the use of internationally accepted code lists and classifications, possibly complemented for additional inland navigation needs;

4. (d)

   the use of a unique European vessel identification number.