Article 9.07, para.1 - Application of Article 6.02

With respect to Article 6.02, the competent authorities may prescribe specific rules applicable to small size craft.

Note by the secretariat:

In accordance with article 9.07, paragraph 1, the following administrations prescribe specific rules applicable to small size craft:

1. Germany;
2. Netherlands: in general, the rules apply to all vessels, including small craft. When different rules apply, this is indicated specifically. e.g.: high-speed vessels must always give way to small craft;
3. Russian Federation: more prescriptions exist concerning the navigation of small size craft, additional to the rule prescribing that small-size craft “may not require other vessels to give way to them”;
4. Turkey;
5. Ukraine: detailed information is communicated to the secretariat;
6. Mosel Commission: article 6.02 paragraph 2 lists the provisions not applicable to small craft, namely, articles 6.04, 6.05, 6.07, 6.08, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12. Moreover additional requirements applicable to small craft are included in article 6.02 bis.