# The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: Amendment of Regulations


In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for the definition of “Directive 2006/87/EC”, substitute—
““Directive (EU) 2016/1629” means Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC,”;
(ii) before the definition of “Government ship”, insert—
““flag state”, in relation to a vessel, means the state whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly,”;
(iii) for the definition of “passenger vessel”, substitute—
““passenger vessel” means a day trip or cabin vessel constructed and equipped to carry more than 12 passengers,”;
(iv) for the definition of “technical requirements of Annex II to Directive 2006/87/EC” and the word “and” immediately following it, substitute—
““technical requirements of Annex II” means the technical requirements contained in ES-TRIN standard 2017/1 as referred to in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 and as set out in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1880(M) —
(a) excluding the transitional provisions contained in Chapter 32 of ES-TRIN standard 2017/1 for craft navigating on the Rhine, but
(b) including the transitional provisions contained in Chapter 33 of ES-TRIN standard 2017/1 for craft operating exclusively on waterways outside the Rhine,
“technical requirements of Annex V” means the technical requirements of Annex V to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 as set out in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1881(M), and”.
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—
“(a) a reference to a waterway which is—
(i) a Zone 1, 2 or 3 waterway is a reference to such a waterway as so classified by Article 4.1(a)(i) or (ii) of Directive (EU) 2016/1629,
(ii) a Zone 4 waterway is a reference to a waterway of category A (as categorised in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1837(M), Amendment 2),”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b);
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for “Directive 2009/100/EC”, substitute “Directive 2009/100/EC”; and
(iv) in sub-paragraph (d) for “Directive 2006/87/EC”, substitute “Directive (EU) 2016/1629”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/160/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-technical-requirements-for-inland-waterway-vessels-amendment-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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