# 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 5: Vessel tracking and tracing systems

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

The technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems in accordance with Article 5 shall respect the following principles:
(a) the definition of the requirements concerning systems and of standard messages as well as procedures so that they can be provided in an automated way;
(b) the differentiation between systems suited to requirements of tactical traffic information and systems suited to requirements of strategic traffic information, both with regard to positioning accuracy and required update rate;
(c) the description of the relevant technical systems for vessel tracking and tracing such as Inland AIS (inland automatic identification system);
(d) compatibility of data formats with the maritime AIS system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/44/annex/II/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-44/annex-II/division-5
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