# Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community, Division 3: Electronic ship reporting

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation in accordance with Article 5 shall respect the following principles:
(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;
(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;
(c) the use of internationally accepted code lists and classifications, possibly complemented for additional inland navigation needs;
(d) the use of a unique European vessel identification number.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/44/annex/II/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-44/annex-II/division-3
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