Regulations

The CCNR’s activities traditionally span four areas of regulation:

• Rhine river traffic regulations: the navigation police rules / traffic rules.
• regulations regarding the technical requirements that must be met by vessels sailing on the Rhine.
• regulations governing personnel executing nautical functions on vessels on the Rhine: rules for crews and personnel.
• regulations regarding the transport of dangerous goods on the Rhine: rules regarding the transport of dangerous goods on inland waterways.

The CCNR’s regulations are constantly evolving:

• the CCNR studiously endeavours to continually adapt its regulations to reflect economic and technological developments;
• for many years the CCNR was the only international body charged with issuing regulations and requirements in connection with inland navigation. It now looks to bring its regulatory activity into line with that of other institutions such as the European Union, UN-ECE and other international river commissions.

The CCNR is also involved in drawing up other requirements, rules or regulations in connection with inland navigation or navigation on the Rhine:

• standards and regulations concerning river information services (see infrastructure and environment);
• private law governing transport on inland waterways (see legal and social security issues);
• rules on radiotelephony communication (see https://www.ibpt.be/);
• rules relating to social security law and the working conditions of personnel (see legal and social security issues);