f) when designing and manufacturing water supply systems, measures shall be taken to provide for the

possibility of drinking water treatment to improve its quality and conform with safety requirements,
including:
content of chemical substances coming to and being formed in the water during its treatment in
the water supply system;
chemical substances content in drinking water;
microbiological and parasitological parameters;
organoleptic parameters;
radiation parameters (general alpha and beta activity).
144.Ship arrangements shall comply with the following requirements:
a) ships shall be equipped with steering, anchor, mooring, rescue and, depending on its type, purpose and
operational conditions, towing arrangements and cargo-handling gear as well as mast hoisting gear which
comply with the Technical Regulations regarding their mechanical safety. The safety of crew, passengers
and other persons on board shall be ensured when the said arrangements are in operation;
b) the strength of towing rope shall correspond to maximum stresses to which it is subjected during
towing and ensure the ship safety in the specified area of navigation, its dimensions sufficient for towing
operations;
c) the height of non-lowering masts on ships of river-sea navigation shall correspond to the route height
limits (clear opening height, aerial crossings of power lines).
145. Electrical equipment shall comply with the following requirements:
a) ship electrical equipment shall operate smoothly when the ship is upright and when it is inclined to any
angle of list up to 22.5 degrees (rolling) with 7-9 seconds roll period or when it is inclined up to 10 degrees
either side in the fore or aft direction, or in continuous list up to 15 degrees and trim up to 5 degrees.
Emergency electrical equipment shall be so designed as to safely operate in continuous list up to 22.5
degrees (30 degrees for oil tankers), trim up to 10 degrees, and in any combination of angles within above
limits, vibrations of 2-80 Hz, with an amplitude of 1 mm for 2-13 Hz and acceleration of 0.7 g for 13.2-80
Hz, in case of a shock with an acceleration of 5 g and frequency of 40 to 80 shocks per minute;
b) temperature values stated in Annex 4 shall be taken as nominal working temperatures of ambient air
for ship electrical equipment;
c) electronic elements and devices installed into consoles and cabinets shall safely operate at ambient
temperatures up to 55° degrees;
d) products, materials and substances used in electrical equipment during manufacture and operation
shall not reduce the safety level set forth by the Technical Regulations;
e) main source of electrical power shall be provided for the ship, with its capacity sufficient to feed all
electrical equipment in all modes in accordance with its purpose. Such source shall consist of at least 2
generators with independent drives. For a ship of 300 gross and below (other than passenger ships),
accumulator batteries may serve as the main source;
f) the capacity of generating sets of the main source of electrical power shall be such that in the event of
any one generating set being stopped it is possible to supply the services necessary to ensure normal
(non-emergency) operational conditions of propulsion and safety. Minimum comfortable conditions of
habitability shall also be ensured comprising domestic refrigeration, , mechanical ventilation,
conditioning, cooking, heating, , provision of sanitary and fresh water;
g) a self-contained emergency source of electrical power of a sufficient capacity shall be provided for all
emergency loads. A diesel generator or accumulator battery may serve as self-contained emergency
source of electrical power. The emergency source of electrical power and emergency switchboard shall be
located above the uppermost continuous deck outside machinery spaces wells and aft of the collision
bulkhead. The emergency power source space shall not be adjacent to the main switchboard space.
Where such spaces are adjacent, the dividing decks and bulkheads shall be fire-resisting and waterproof;
h) steering gear electric drive, rudder indicator, equipment ensuring ship motion, navigation and safety
systems, essential equipment shall be fed by separate circuits (feeders) having appropriate protective
devices;
i) nominal voltage at terminals of power sources intended for feeding the ship mains shall not exceed
1,000 V for alternative three-phase current of 50 Hz, or 230 V for alternative one-phase current of 50 Hz,
or 230 V for direct current. Other voltages are permissible at the power sources terminals, if justified.
While the alternative current frequency of 50 Hz shall be considered the nominal value, other frequencies
are permissible, if justified. Nominal voltages at consumers' terminals shall not exceed the values set forth
in Annex 5. Other frequencies are permissible at consumers' terminals, if justified. Intrasystem voltages
are not regulated;
j) electrical equipment shall not be a source of harmful radiation and toxic substances;
k) for each isolated system network, the main and emergency switchboards shall be fitted with a separate
device for insulation resistance measuring;
l) electrical equipment shall be wear- and corrosion-resistant to provide its safe and proper use under
marine climate conditions according to its purpose;
m) electric power distribution system shall be so designed as to preclude hazardous situations which may
cause ignition or fire in case of short circuit at any point of the mains;
n) electrical equipment operation shall not be interrupted by the electromagnetic background from the
ship. Measures to reduce the electromagnetic background shall be aimed at:
blocking the channels between sources of interference and operational equipment;
influencing sources of interference to limit and suppress them;
reducing the noise susceptibility of operational equipment.
146. Fuels and lubricants shall comply with the following requirements:
a) ship fuel preparation system shall correspond to the types of fuel admissible for main and auxiliary
engines;
b) pumping of fuels and lubricants by one and the same pipeline and storage of incompatible fuels and
lubricants in a tank shall be prohibited;
c) when transferring fuels and lubricants on board a ship, its stability and floodability shall be retained;
d) oils and other fuels and lubricants shall be supplied on board in containers and using transport facilities
and cargo-handling gear intended for handling packaged flammable liquids;
e) when utilizing wastes resulting from the use of fuels and lubricants, the following requirements shall be
followed on board:
ship incinerator shall ensure effective incineration of liquid and thick wastes resulting from fuels
treatment and lubricants cleaning observing the applicable emission standards;
absence of incinerator shall be compensated by the availability of a reliable system for collecting
and storage of wastes to be further delivered to shore (offshore) cleaning facilities.
147. To ensure hydrometeorological safety of sea transport items the following requirements shall be
fulfilled:
a) provision of hydrometeorological information (general and specialized) by the Federal Service for
Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring and the informing company of actual and
prognosticated state of the environment, its contamination, hydrometeorological and ice conditions, and
recommendations for safe navigation, warnings of unfavourable and dangerous hydrometeorological
situations which may result in loss of life and marine pollution, cause appreciable damage to maritime
activities and associated industries;
b) consideration of hydrometeorological conditions by ship designers, builders and operators, effective
use by ship operators of the regime, current and prognosticated, primarily urgent, hydrometeorological
information (storm warnings, messages transmitted on short notice of actual and prognosticated sharp
changes in the weather, cases of marine pollution) to ensure human and environment safety, reduce
expenses, mitigate risks and damages from hydrometeorological natural hazards;
c) hydrometeorological observations carried out by the company on board and forwarding of the
information gathered to the nearest meteorological centre.
148. The requirements of the present section shall not apply to sea transport items stated in sub-
paragraph “a” of paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations, which were placed on the Russian Federation
market before the date of the Technical Regulations enforcement.

III. Requirements for the safety of sea transport items operation and utilization processes
149. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and the company shall ensure the observance of
requirements for safe ship operation under ice conditions, as stipulated in paragraphs 150-153 of the
Technical Regulations.
150. A ship shall have an ice category corresponding to the ice conditions of its area of navigation, as set
forth by the ship classification body authorised by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
151. Navigation along the Northern Sea Route shall be in conformity with the RF legislation on internal
sea waters, territorial sea and adjacent area.
152. The pilotage along the Northern Sea Route and in ice-covered waters of freezing non-arctic seas
shall be planned and carried out with due regard for ice condition forecasts for the navigation period and
assessment of actual and prognosticated hydrometeorological conditions.
153. The pilotage in ice-covered waters of freezing non-arctic seas is regulated by the rules approved by
the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
154. Designers, builders, manufacturers and operators of sea transport items shall ensure observance of
safety requirements for ships under repair, as stipulated in paragraphs 155-157 of the Technical
Regulations.
155. Materials and products used for ship repair shall conform with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations.
156. When preparing a ship for repair with decommissioning, the following measures shall be taken:
a) holds, decks and bilges shall be cleared from residues of flammable cargo, garbage and oily waters;
b) fuel oil shall be delivered , except for the reserve required to ensure the ship's survivability and, upon
agreement with the shiprepair organization, fuel oil in tanks in the vicinity of which no hot work is
planned;
c) cargo tanks, cargo and strip pipelines, cofferdams, pump and other paces related to cargo operations
shall be stripped and degassed;
d) fuel oil, fuel ballast and lubricant tanks shall be stripped and degassed inside which repair work is
planned, and other fuel oil and lubricant tanks shall be filled with inert gases or water together with their
pipelines;
e) pipelines and systems of refrigerating plant, reservoirs shall be freed from flammable coolants, if hot
work is planned in their vicinity;
f) pyrotechnics shall be taken away from the ship;
g) preparedness of fire detection, containment and extinguishing systems and means shall be checked;
h) fire extinguishing plan, arrangement of ship spaces and exits therefrom with emergency openings and
corrected escape routes, arrangement of flammable materials and lubricants, ship order on fire safety
precautions and harbor fire extinguishing program shall be submitted to the shiprepair organization
administration.
157. When docking a ship, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:
a) cargo, fuel oil and lubricant tanks with their pipelines shall be stripped and degassed over the entire
length of the ship or in particular areas where repairs are planned;
b) fuel oil shall be delivered, except for the reserve required to ensure the ship survivability and needs.
The location of fuel oil tanks and lubricant tanks which are not stripped and degassed shall be marked in
white paint along the deck, outer side and, after the ship is lifted, along its bottom with inscriptions “Fuel
oil!” “No hot work!”;
c) all explosive and flammable cargoes, items and substances shall be removed from the ship;
d) ship hull shall be earthed;
e) preparedness of the ship means of fire detection, containment and extinguishing shall be checked and
recorded in the ship log.
158. Companies engaged in the utilization of sea transport items shall ensure the fulfillment of safety
requirements for ships, materials and products for ships during decommissioning or utilization, as
stipulated in paragraphs 159 and 160 of the Technical Regulations.
159. During a ship decommissioning (laying-up) for a long time, the following measures shall be taken:
a) water shall be removed from tanks, compartments, water and slop tanks;
b) all fuel oil and lubricant tanks including cargo tanks in oil tankers shall be stripped and steamed;
c) water and residues from cooling cavities of engines, compressors and entire cooling system shall be
removed;
d) the plumbing system and bilge water collection system shall be cleaned and liquid therefrom shall be
removed;
e) hatch covers, skylights and machinery room well openings shall be secured;
f) glass windows and doors in the superstructure shall be covered with shields;
g) openings of cargo holds (bunkers) and other openings in the deck shall be covered with shields and
waterproof coverings;
h) sea inlets, kingston valves and seawater boxes shall be closed;
i) deck machinery, boats and other equipment shall be covered with waterproof coverings;
j) the ship shall be laid-up in an appropriate place where intense plating corrosion and hull damage during
ice drifting are precluded.
160. During utilization of ships, materials and products for ships, the following requirements shall be
fulfilled:
a) utilization of ships (ship equipment) shall be carried out in conformity with the shipbuilder’s (ship
equipment manufacturer’s) recommendations, according to the procedure set forth by the RF legislation
on industrial safety and in conformity with the requirements of the RF legislation on environmental
protection;
b) the company utilizing ships (ship equipment) shall develop appropriate utilization documentation for
each ship (ship equipment) where technological process modes , scope and sequence of utilization stages
are specified, including preparation stages providing for:
disconnection of items dismantled or deformed from any power sources;
removal of explosive, powdery, chemically active and other substances and microorganisms
exercising negative impact on humans and environment;
removal of spontaneously moving components which may appear after dismantling the
equipment suitable for further use by the operator;
c) technological process modes, scope and sequence of operations shall preclude the inadmissible risk of
harm-doing during ship (ship equipment) utilization both under normal conditions and in case of accident
during utilization;
d) equipment for ships (ship equipment) utilization shall be fitted with means to control the technological
processes exercising negative impact on humans and the environment, and means of protection for the
personnel and the environment;
e) facilities for the storage and transportation of products and waste products during utilization of ships
(ship equipment) shall be so designed as to preclude the inadmissible risk of harm-doing to human life
and health, property of physical persons and legal entities, state or municipal property, the environment,
life or health of fauna and flora;
f) hull members, components of machinery, arrangements and equipment of machinery installation and
ship systems containing chemicals, explosives, flammable substances as well as those polluted with toxic
substances, fuels and lubricants, shall be removed from the ship;
g) ship equipment shall be disconnected from any power sources;
h) residues of fuels and lubricants shall be utilized, the utilized fuels and lubricants being collected and
preliminarily treated, with subsequent delivery for processing or regeneration to preclude their
penetrating into soil and water and to mitigate or preclude accident risk.

IV. Sea transport infrastructure items safety requirements

161. Hazardous production items of sea transport infrastructure shall conform with the requirements of
the RF legislation on industrial safety and sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population.
162. Designers, builders and operators of sea transport infrastructure items shall ensure the fulfillment of
fire safety requirements for these items set forth in paragraphs 164-169 of the Technical Regulations.
163. Transshipment terminals for oil cargoes carried in bulk shall be separated from other port
transshipment complexes and from passenger terminals.
164. Areas used for loading (unloading) explosive substances shall be located at least 250 m from living
quarters, offices and auxiliary premises, as well as from general sites for cargo loading and storage.
165. Transshipment terminals shall be kept tidy and systematically cleaned from flammable industrial and
domestic waste. Empty tare, packing material, metal shavings, oiled cleaning cloth and other waste shall
be placed to specially allotted sites and timely utilized.
166. Smoking is prohibited at terminals. Appropriate prohibitory signs shall be displayed prominently at
the sites where smoking is prohibited.
167. Organizational and technical measures to ensure fire safety comprise the following:
a) providing conditions for efficient and prompt response of fire units at sea transport infrastructure
items;
b) organizing training for the personnel of sea transport infrastructure items in methods of accidents
response and providing the required professional and psychological training of service personnel for fire
extinguishing;
c) organizing life-saving measures during fires and accidents response at sea transport infrastructure
items;
d) developing escape schemes, using water screens, emergency ventilating systems and personal
protective equipment;
e) investigating, analysing and integrating information on fires and explosions at sea transport
infrastructure items, determining the frequency of events triggering fire hazardous accidents;
f) preparing integrated plans aimed at improving the protection level of sea transport infrastructure items
based on surveys thereof.
168. To maintain fire safety on board a ship, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:
a) damage as a result of first explosions and flames to fire-fighting systems control components, fire
extinguishing media supply s and water, steam and gas screens formation components, arrangements for
flushing of flammable liquids, collection and self-extinguishing of spilled flammable liquids, means of
communication, power supply and shutting off flammable liquids from penetrating into the hot spot shall
be precluded through technical solutions;
b) fire units guarding sea transport infrastructure items shall be equipped with fire-fighting equipment
including movable equipment for fighting superfires, powerful monitors remotely controlled and resistant
to possible explosions and portable gas analysers for oil and oxidant vapors;
c) conditions shall be provided for the most expedient bringing of fire units into action through
arrangement of access ways and providing for the possibility to take water from the port water area;
d) the weight of flammable nonmetallic materials and substances used for the items structures, products
and equipment shall be kept to a minimum;
e) equipment shall be fitted with fast-acting devices (including automatic ones) to shut off flammable
liquids from penetrating into the accident area;
f) sea transport infrastructure items shall be fitted with limiters of flammable liquid spreading;
g) fire expansion shall be limited by means of fire breaks and stops;
h) fire divisions and stops shall be provided in cable channels, tunnels and patterns;
i) equipment of sea transport infrastructure items shall be fitted with flame arresters;
j) oxygen reduction of combustible mixtures shall be ensured in the equipment of sea transport
infrastructure items;
k) fire hazardous equipment shall be located in separate spaces;
l) in hazardous zones, explosion-proof electrical equipment shall be used with all sources of spark
formation excluded;
m) sea transport infrastructure items shall be fitted with devices for water flushing of spilled flammable
liquids and oxidants;
n) fire-retarding paints and coatings shall be applied to improve the flame-retarding properties of
structures components.
169. Sea transport infrastructure items shall conform with the requirements of the RF legislation on fire
safety, Rules for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea and the Technical Regulations.
170. Designers, builders and operating organizations of sea transport infrastructure items shall ensure
the fulfillment of ecological safety requirements set forth in paragraphs 171-178 of the Technical
Regulations.
171. Drainage systems, slop tanks, circulation water systems, flocculant systems for small fraction
precipitation and other terminal systems shall be kept operational.
172. Oil and oily products transshipment facilities shall be fitted with:
a) devices preventing discharge of oil and oily products into water;
b) sets for oil and oily products spills localization and response;
c) blocking devices automatically stopping oily products transshipment in case of disconnection and other
accidents.
173. Equipment for transshipment of flammable liquids shall have a shore pipeline for oil vapor dischrge
from cargo tanks into dedicated shore tanks fitted with connections to gas dischage pipes of oil tankers.
174. Sewage system and treatment facilities required for collection and reception of production waste
waters and rainfall run-off in the port shall be kept operational.
175. Oil spill prevention and response plans, duly agreed and approved, shall be kept on board.
176. Sea transport infrastructure items shall be provided with a sufficient number of equipment and
specialized ships to clean their territories and water areas from garbage, oily products and other harmful
substances and to receive oily and waste waters and garbage from ships.
177. Sea transport infrastructure items shall be provided with documentation on liquidation of potential
hot spots in case of accidents.
178. In cases not stipulated in the Technical Regulations, sea transport infrastructure items shall conform
with international agreements for prevention of pollution from ships, protection and preservation of
marine environment, legislation of the Russian Federation on environment protection and the RF water
legislation.
179. Transportation security of sea transport infrastructure items shall be ensured through conformity
with the requirements of international agreements and legislation of the Russian Federation on
transportation security.

V. Requirements for safety of design, construction, operation, decommissioning, liquidation and

repair of sea transport infrastructure items

180. Designers and builders of sea transport infrastructure items shall ensure fulfillment of the
requirements specified in paragraphs 181 - 182 of the Technical Regulations.
181. During design and construction it is necessary to:
a) consider seismic, environmental, and ice conditions of the area and site where the item is constructed;
b) perform regular monitoring of navigational, hydrographical and hydrometeorological situation at the
items locations at all stages of sea transport infrastructure items design and construction;
c) choose environment friendly materials at the design stage, considering their further utilization and
bury.
182. In cases not covered by the Technical Regulations sea transport infrastructure items shall conform
with the requirements established by RF legislation on environmental protection and industrial safety and
the RF water legislation.
183. Operating organizations of sea transport infrastructure items shall ensure fulfillment of operational
safety requirements specified in paragraphs 184 – 198 of the Technical Regulations.
184. The operational safety of sea transport infrastructure items shall be ensured on the basis of fulfilling
the following requirements:
a) developing and updating sea transport infrastructure item passport;
b) establishing and observing operation mode considering the possibility of unfavorable and hazardous
hydro-meteorological events impacting work performance, change of operation mode, or shutdown in
case of storm warning;
c) performing technical supervision of sea transport infrastructure item;
d) timely performing repair and restoration in the scope required;
e) developing and observing by the operating organization instructions and other documents regulating
safe item operation;
f) availability of qualified personnel operating sea transport infrastructure item;
g) licensed operation of sea transport infrastructure item.
185. Technical operation of a sea transport infrastructure item shall be performed by its owner.
186. Technical operation of sea transport infrastructure item shall ensure safe conditions of navigation,
mooring, docking and treatment of ships; safety, preservation, and increase of service life of a sea
transport infrastructure item at its interaction with ships, operation of equipment and port transportation
means, cargo storage, and under the impact of hydrometeorological factors, as well as unfavorable and
hazardous acts of nature of the hydrometeorological type.
187. Each sea transport infrastructure item shall have its own technical passport and other documents
stipulated by the RF legislation.
188. Sea transport infrastructure items shall be operated in conformity with established operational load
standards specified in the item technical passport. Increase of loads upon the sea transport infrastructure
item above established standards is prohibited. Operational loads charts shall be shown on a poster
installed at on berth to the fore.
189. Sea transport infrastructure item shall have no damage impacting its safe operation. During its
operation, the misalignments and deformations of the item shall not exceed allowable values set up by
the design of such item. Limiting misalignment and deformation values, if not provided in the design, shall
be set up by a certified testing center and provided for in the item technical passport.
190. The borders of each sea transport infrastructure item shall be specified.
Marking used at examination of such an item by a certified testing center shall be kept and renewed.
191. To ensure safe mooring and berth integrity the following requirements shall be fulfilled:
a) mooring arrangement and fenders of mooring structure shall be kept operational along all the
moorings, and their characteristics shall conform with the mooring ships;
b) actual reserve of free mooring length at ship mooring shall ensure the ship safety at its approach and
mooring;
c) ship mooring using fenders and item parts not intended for mooring is prohibited;
d) mooring of a ship is not allowed if the ship parameters exceed the design ship parameters specified in
the item technical passport.
192. The mooring apron shall be fitted with fender beam which shall be kept operational.
193. Gangways shall be installed over pipelines and other communications overhanging the ground to
ensure a safe passage for people.
194. To the upper part of each bollard head, digital symbols shall be applied readable from the landside
(bollard order number); and below, under a horizontal line, distances in meters to the nearest bollards to
the left and to the right shall be specified, divided by a vertical line. Telephone and electrical columns
shall be numbered within one mooring.
195. The operation mode of a sea transport infrastructure item shall correspond to its purpose, design
parameters, and (or) current technical condition. In case of significant changes in the technical condition
of sea transport infrastructure item, operation mode shall be changed to ensure safe operation. The
operation mode shall be changed by a certified testing center after inspection of the sea transport
infrastructure item. The information about the operation mode change shall be inserted in the item
technical passport.
196. To ensure safe operation of a sea transport infrastructure item, the operating organization shall
develop allowable loads reference book which shall contain loading charts and tables with different cargo
storage height for actually transshipped cargo nomenclature. Allowable loads reference book shall reflect
basic cargo nomenclature. In case of additional cargo nomenclature occurrence before the revision of
allowable loads reference book, the cargo storage height shall be reflected in the working process
documents. Operation of the item with an excess of allowable loads is prohibited.
197. Personnel operating the sea transport infrastructure item shall have suitable qualifications and
conform with the requirements of the Technical Regulations.
198. Sea transport infrastructure items on which dangerous goods including oily products are
transshipped shall be fitted with equipment to monitor and document the mooring and cargo operations.
199. Operating organization of loading mooring shall ensure fulfillment of operational safety
requirements specified in paragraphs 200 – 211 of the Technical Regulations.
200. In view of the technical operation of the loading mooring where liquid cargo is loaded and unloaded,
it is necessary to ensure its good technical condition, safe transshipment of liquid cargoes, conformity
with requirements for fire protection, sanitary regulation, occupational and industrial safety
requirements, the RF legislation on environmental protection, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of
population, and the RF water legislation.
201. When loading and unloading the liquid cargo it is necessary to use dedicated loading and unloading
arrangements equipped with devices to prevent liquid cargo accidental spills and to ensure fire safety. In
addition to loading and unloading arrangements, a loading mooring shall be equipped in conformity with
process charts developed by designers which ensure safe transshipment of liquid cargo.
202. The number of dedicated loading and unloading arrangements, their relative location and specific
features shall correspond to the liquid cargo range.
203. Connecting arrangements shall be equipped with safety devices preventing their spontaneous
disconnection from the ship during unloading (loading) when the ship leaves the loading arrangement
service area.
204. Loading of a cargo ship and fuel vessel at loading mooring is performed by the resources of loading
terminal and mooring.
205. An oil tanker shall unload oily products using its own resources.
206. A loading mooring is equipped with booms and arrangements for collecting possible oily product
spills from water surface.
207. Special devices for safe pipeline and ship earthing shall be provided at the loading mooring.
208. A loading mooring shall be equipped with fire extinguishing systems and arrangements.
209. The loading platform of a loading mooring shall have a firm coating and a guarding rail all around,
which shall be at least 0.4 m high, and a special device for oily waste drainage.
210. It is not permitted to load oily products into a ship at a non-specialized loading mooring which does
not have process charts ensuring safe transshipment of liquid cargo as well as fire and emergency
protection devices.
211. The loading mooring shall conform with the requirements of the RF legislation on industrial safety.
212. The operating organization of the roads transshipment complex shall ensure fulfillment of the
operational safety requirements specified in paragraphs 212 – 215 of the Technical Regulations.
213. The operation mode of the roads transshipment complex is a combination of provisions, limitations,
and requirements which ensure an efficient and safe operation of the item and shall be followed by
everybody associated with hydraulic structure operation including the crews of ships and floating facilities
moored at the roads transshipment complex.
214. To ensure the standard operation mode of roads transshipment complex, the operating organization
shall:
a) specify (designate on maps) the borders of roads transshipment complex considering the operating
water area and safety areas, and rules of navigation in the area of the complex location;b) not allow
exceeding of allowable load and exposure values specified in the design of the roads transshipment
complex;
c) follow rules of approach, mooring and docking for ships and floating facilities at the roads
transshipment complex;
d) keep components, arrangements and equipment of the roads transshipment complex operational;
e) follow fire safety rules;
f) ensure environmental safety in the area of the roads transshipment complex;
g) carry out activities to prevent damage and ensure survivability (operability) of roads equipment;
h) maintain design depths in the water area of the roads transshipment complex and approaches thereto.
215. Operation of the roads transshipment complex shall be performed in conformity with the following
requirements:
a) established limitations on displacement of moored ship and hydrometeorological conditions (wind and
current speed, wave intensity) shall be followed;
b) ship watch service shall constantly monitor ship position and drift with regard to shore and navigational
hazards, and to perform daily examinations of the above-water part of buoy and mooring rope;
c) in case of wind speed and wave height exceeding maximum allowable values, and in case of driftage,
the ship shall leave the roads mooring.
216. When loading and unloading at the roads transshipment complex using storage ship, the
requirements applied to the ship carrying correspondent cargo shall be applied to the storage ship.
217. Operating organizations and organizations performing liquidation of sea transport infrastructure
items shall ensure fulfillment of safety requirements specified in paragraphs 218 – 221 of the Technical
Regulations.
218. In case further usage of a sea transport infrastructure item is not possible or practical, the item
owner shall make a decision about its decommissioning or utilization. The utilization shall be performed
as follows:
a) demolition, including complete utilization;
b) partial utilization.
219. The safety of decommissioned or subject to utilization sea transport infrastructure item shall be
ensured by the owner of such item or operating organization. During this period it is necessary to perform
regular monitoring of safety condition of the decommissioned sea transport infrastructure item which has
been.
220. At temporary decommissioning of sea transport infrastructure item, the owner of such item shall
take measures required to avoid or minimize the accident risk. To this end, it is necessary to provide for
and ensure conformity with the following requirements to avoid harm-doing to human life and health,
property of physical persons or legal entities, and environment:
a) mooring of ships at the item, loading and unloading, passing of vehicles, cranes and people shall be
prohibited;
b) damaged area or the whole item shall be fenced within certain width and information plates shall be
provided;
c) regular and instrumental observations of the item deformations shall be organized and ensured;
d) a design for reconstruction of the sea transport infrastructure item and repair schedule shall be
developed as well as reconstruction shall be performed.
221. In cases not covered by the Technical Regulations, sea transport infrastructure items shall conform
with the requirements specified by the RF legislation on urban development and environmental
protection.
222. Organizations performing repair of sea transport infrastructure items shall ensure fulfillment with
operational safety requirements specified in paragraphs 223 – 231 of the Technical Regulations.
223. To preserve and restore technical and operational properties of a sea transport infrastructure item,
exposed to physical deterioration during technical operations, repair (maintenance and capital repair)
shall be planned and implemented. Capital repair include restoration, replacement or protection of main
structures which ensure strength, stability and lasting quality of the whole item or its parts. Capital repair
may be selective or comprehensive depending on the work scope and content.
224. Repair shall be planned on the basis of materials of technical supervision performed by the operating
organization and certified testing center. A list of maintenance repairs shall be determined on the basis of
periodic examinations, and the operating organization shall develop a yearly plan of maintenance repair
of the sea transport infrastructure item. Capital repair plan for such item shall be prepared after the item
examination by the certified testing center. This plan shall include the work specified in the notification on
repair necessity and the capital repair specified in periodic examinations reports. Examination materials
and conclusion on the item technical condition shall be included as base data into the statement of work
for developing the repair project of the sea transport infrastructure item. The repair shall be planned and
performed by an organization liable to perform repair under an agreement, and in the absence of an
agreement - by the port facility owner.
225. Capital repair of the sea transport infrastructure item is not permitted without the item repair
project and repair execution plan which shall consider the following factors:
a) work performance in conditions actual for a repair facility;
b) possibility to perform work without decommissioning of the sea transport infrastructure item;
c) decrease of bearing capacity of the item as a whole and of particular structures due to wear and
damage;
d) increased hazard associated with potential dismantling of structures;
e) increased hazard of underwater technical work in space-limited conditions during repair of the sea
transport infrastructure item;
f) increased hazard of environmental pollution during cleaning or dismantling of existing structures
contaminated during operation and during repair dredging.
226. In case of breakage or damage to signs of bearing and observation network for instrumental
examination of the item technical condition, the sea transport infrastructure item repair project shall
provide for their restoration.
227. Capital repair shall be performed by a specialized organization possessing (where necessary) relevant
permits, required qualification, structure, personnel, equipment and experience in the field.
228. Completed repair work shall be accepted by the committee appointed by the customer. The
committee shall check conformity of the work with the sea transport infrastructure item repair project
documentation, and availability and completeness of as-built documentation, concealed work reports and
interim acceptance of critical structures, results of tests and inspections provided for in the project; and
based on this check the committee shall decide on the repair work acceptance.
229. The information about completed repair of the sea transport infrastructure item shall be entered in
the item technical passport.
230. Upon acceptance of work associated with reconstruction of a sea transport infrastructure item or
work allowing significant changes in the operation mode of the item, the certified testing center shall
perform a special examination of the item, and the operating organization shall develop a Declaration on
Conformity based on the examination results.
231. Repair of a sea transport infrastructure item shall ensure restoration of technical and operational
properties, required life of the structure and safe operation of the item. If calculated physical depreciation
of a sea transport infrastructure item is more than 30%, it shall undergo capital repair or reconstruction.
232. In cases not covered by the Technical Regulations, sea transport infrastructure items shall conform
with requirements stipulated in the RF legislation on urban development.

VI. Identification of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items

233. Identification of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items shall be performed with a view
to:
a) ensure the rights of market participants for reasonable choice of sea transport items and associated
infrastructure considering reliable information about them;
b) protect purchasers from unfair manufacturer (builder, vendor);
c) ensure safety of sea transport items, as well as environment, human life, health, and property;
d) determine sea transport items conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations;
e) determine conformity of sea transport items with data declared (stated) by manufacturer (builder,
vendor).
234. Identification of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items shall be performed in cases
where the information about a certain item contains an incomplete description or where it is necessary to
confirm the description adequacy.
235. Identification of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items shall be performed considering
the requirements of Sections II and IV of the Technical Regulations, based on objective factors of products
identification and descriptions provided by manufacturer (builder, vendor).
The : regulatory documents of federal executive bodies, national standards, standards of organizations,
supporting documentation, supply agreements, contracts, specifications, legend of marking tables, and
other documents characterizing the specified items under identification shall be used as descriptions.
236. Depending on identification objectives and specific character of sea transport and sea transport
infrastructure items under identification, the following identification procedures are used:
a) documentation expertise;
b) testing of items under identification;
c) documentation expertise and testing of items under identification.
237. During identification of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items by means of
documentation expertise examination to determine whether the item under identification refers to the
declared kind, certain type or mark, the study of supporting documents, item technical passport and
other manufacturer’s (builder’s) documents and their comparison with the item exterior, its infrastructure
and marking shall be performed. In this case, the sequence of actions shall be as follows:
a) belonging of specified items of a certain kind to the technical regulation items of the Technical
Regulations shall be ascertained;
b) data specified in registration and technical documents and (or) marking of specified items shall be
compared with the actual data of technical regulation items of a particular kind, checking the following:
for sea transport items:
item denomination, type, model, and modification;
item manufacturer or data on its origin and manufacturing date;
technical specifications or other documents under which the sea transport item is manufactured;
information specified in the item technical passport and (or) other supporting documents;
for sea transport infrastructure items:
item denomination and type;
item borders;
operating organization name;
type of activity;
list of item components with their output data (denomination, type, date of construction, reconstruction
or capital repair and other necessary data).
238. In case of insufficient or non-reliable information obtained during documentation expertise and
during assessment of conformity of sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items under
identification with the requirements of the Technical Regulations, testing of the particular item shall be
performed (if applicable to the item of the certain kind) on the basis of factors stipulated by the item
marking and supporting documentation. The number of checked identification factors shall, in each case,
be established by the identification body depending on the type of sea transport or sea transport
infrastructure item.
The measuring methods used when determining the identification factors shall be metrologically certified
and shall ensure objectiveness and reliability of testing results.
239. Sea transport and sea transport infrastructure item identification results shall be analyzed and drawn
up as an identification report which includes:
a) information about manufacturer (builder) of the item under identification, specifying legal address and
banking details;
b) denomination of item under identification and reference to classification grouping;
c) information about the item under identification required for identification;
d) manufacturing date, service and (or) storage life and marking (if any);
e) results of testing by a certified laboratory (if any);
f) packing information (if any);
g) marking assessment considering legislation of the Russian Federation;
h) title of regulatory or technical documentation for the item under identification (if any) or other
documentation containing a description of products (supply contract, quality certificate; document
confirming item safety factors and specification), technical description for imported products or
information about availability of similar domestic documents;
i) conclusion on additional research (if required);
j) conclusion on conformity of the item under identification with declared denomination and (or) values
specified in its technical passport.

VII. Conformity assessment

240. Sea transport items are subject to assessment and confirmation of conformity with the requirements
of the Technical Regulations.
241. Conformity assessment of sea transport items specified in sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the
Technical Regulations with the requirements of the Technical Regulations shall be in the form of
classification.
242. Sea transport items classification:
а) shall be performed by a ship classification body;
b) shall Include:
technical documentation review and approval;
technical supervision of manufacture, construction, repair, modernization, renovation and utilization of
sea transport items;
surveys to be performed throughout the service life of each item up to its utilization;
issue of certificates of sea transport items conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations.
243. Technical documentation review and approval shall be performed in accordance with the following
rules:
а) ship classification body shall review and approve the technical documentation for ship construction,
conversion, modernization and repair, manufacture and repair of products and manufacture of materials
for ships (engineering and detailed designs, working documentation, specifications, standards, and other
normative technical documents). Besides, it shall approve software programs to be used for design
purposes and during ship operation;
b) technical documentation shall be developed and submitted for review before construction
(manufacture) of the sea transport item is commenced. The documents shall contain all the data
necessary to check conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations. If documents are
submitted in electronic form, their format and method of transfer shall be agreed with the ship
classification body in each case;
c) where revolutionary solutions are used, technical design assignment, technical proposal, draft design as
well as R&D may be submitted for review. Such documents are not subject to approval. Upon their
review, a letter of conclusion (response) shall be drawn up by the ship classification body;
d) amendments to technical documentation previously agreed, which concern requirements stipulated in
the Technical Regulations shall be agreed with the ship classification body;
e) the ship classification body shall not verify correctness of computations in analysis including those by
approved programs, but shall review the final calculated data. Calculations shall be executed by
procedures approved by the ship classification body. In particular cases, additional expertise of final
calculated data reliability shall be performed;
f) where solutions contained in the technical documentation differ from the requirements contained in
the Technical Regulations, the design organization shall submit a list of such solutions describing their
nature and providing technical substantiation. By its conclusion, the ship classification body shall notify
about resolutions taken on the submitted list of solutions differing from the requirements of the
Technical Regulations. Deviations not included in the list shall not be deemed approved and the ship
classification body may demand to eliminate them on any subsequent stage of design, construction or
manufacture of sea transport items;
g) documentation submitted for review shall be considered confidential and may only be disclosed to
third parties upon a written consent of its owner.
244. Technical supervision shall include regular checks for conformity with the requirements of the
Technical Regulations during construction, conversion, modernization and repair of ships and their items,
manufacture and repair of products and manufacture of materials for ships.
245. Technical supervision shall be performed in accordance with the following rules:
а) scope and procedures for inspections, measurements and tests shall be established by the ship
classification body and shall, in each case, be subject to specification by means of preliminary requests
with due regard for production conditions. Enclosed with the request shall be a list of verification audits
of sea transport items and process operations, mandatory for submitting to a ship classification body after
being checked by the organization personnel and after the issue of relevant documents by the personnel;
b) during construction, conversion, renovation, modernization, repair of sea transport items specified in
the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations, the ship
classification body shall issue a Classification Certificate based on the results of gradual inspections,
mooring and sea trials (as applicable);
c) the organization performing construction, conversion or repair of ships, manufacture of materials and
products shall conform with the following requirements to perform technical supervision:
to submit technical documentation as necessary including product quality control certificates;
to prepare sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the
Technical Regulations for inspections to required extent;
to ensure survey safety;
to ensure the presence of personnel responsible for submission of sea transport items specified in the
second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations for survey;
d) where the requirements of the Technical Regulations and technical documentation specified in
paragraph 243 of the Technical Regulations are conformed with in the process of manufacture,
modernization, repair of materials and products for ships specified in the third paragraph of sub-
paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations, the ship classification body shall issue a Type
Approval Certificate for Technical Regulation Item. Materials, products and equipment for ships specified
in the third paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations shall only be
allowed for installation on board if delivered with the certificate issued by the ship classification body;
e) if the organization does not conform with the requirements specified in sub-par. "d” of the present
paragraph, the ship classification body has a right to refuse from performing technical supervision stating
the reasons in writing.
246. The survey of a ship in service shall imply a check of its conformity with the requirements of the
Technical Regulations and include:
check of onboard availability of approved technical documentation, documents for materials and
component parts, reports of the technical control department of the organization and previous survey
reports;
external examination, measurements, operation test and testing;
drawing up and issue of the ship classification body certificates.
247. A survey of ships in service shall be performed in accordance with the following rules:
а) the ship initial survey shall be carried out after construction, renovation, conversion, modernization or
repair of sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the
Technical Regulations resulted in changing of their type and purpose. During the initial survey,
components of the specified sea transport items shall be checked for conformity with approved technical
documentation and requirements of the Technical Regulations. Besides, their design features and
technical condition shall be assessed for the purpose of issuing documents of the ship conformity with the
requirements of the Technical Regulations. The scope of the initial survey for the said sea transport items
in service shall be established by the ship classification body depending on the scope of the conversion,
modernization or repair, the service life of a technical regulation item, technical condition of its
components and availability of technical documentation;
b) the ship survey shall be performed on a ready-to-use sea transport item specified in the second
paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations for the purpose of issuing
documents of conformity of the technical regulation item with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations;
c) during the ship survey, the shipowner shall present documents to confirm the scope and quality of
works performed after the previous classification survey, parameter measurement results, test reports for
the components of the technical regulation item and certificates for replaced parts;
d) during the ship survey, conformity with the requirements of the previous survey shall be checked. Sea
transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical
Regulations and their components shall be checked for conformity with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations. In this regard, design features, specifications, proper functioning, assembly quality,
composition, completeness, and other characteristics shall be checked, as applicable. Afterwards, the
technical condition of technical regulation item components and the opportunity for drawing up
documents of the technical regulation items and their components conformity with the requirements of
the Technical Regulations shall be determined;
e) sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the
Technical Regulations shall undergo a ship survey every five years, starting from the date of the initial or
last classification survey. The ship classification body may change time interval between the survey of the
ship as a whole or its preassembled elements (hull, power plant, electrical equipment), based on their
technical condition dynamics associated with ship age, shipboard equipment operating time and change
of navigation conditions;
f) between ship surveys, the ship classification body shall monitor the technical regulation item technical
condition in the form of annual surveys, the results documented in reports. In case of technical regulation
item non-conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations identified as a result of annual
surveys, the ship classification body shall suspend the Classification Certificate validity until elimination of
the non-conformity;
g) where during surveys sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a",
paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations are found to conform with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations, the ship classification body shall issue a Classification Certificate valid for 5 years;
h) the shipowner shall promptly notify the ship classification body of the damage to sea transport items
specified in the second paragraph of sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations, and
shall submit the ship for survey irrespective of whether the damage involves an accident or not.
248. The ship classification body shall draw up the following documents:
а) documents of conformity of sea transport items specified in the second subparagraph of sub-paragraph
"a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations with the requirements of the Technical Regulations, which
are issued upon positive results of technical supervision of technical regulation item construction
(manufacture), and (or) survey of ship and its components;
b) Classification Certificate issued by the ship classification body, subject to annual confirmation by the
said body, being a document of conformity of sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of
sub-paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations;
c) Technical Regulation Item Type Approval Certificate issued by the ship classification body, being a
document of conformity of sea transport items specified in the third paragraph of sub-paragraph "a",
paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations with the requirements of the Technical Regulations;
d) Report on Technical Regulation Item Survey Prior to Utilization, issued by the ship classification body,
being a document of conformity of sea transport items specified in the second paragraph of sub-
paragraph "a", paragraph 5 of the Technical Regulations with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations prior to utilization;
249. Conformity assessment of sea transport infrastructure items with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations shall be performed in the form of state control (supervision).
250. In cases not covered by the Technical Regulations, sea transport infrastructure items shall conform
with the requirements of the Federal Law ”Technical Regulations on Buildings and Structures Safety”.

VIII. State control (supervision) of conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations

251. State control (supervision) of conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations with
regard to sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items shall be performed within areas established
in accordance with the RF legislation by:
Federal Service for the Oversight of Transport (its territorial bodies);
Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision;
Federal Service for the Oversight of Natural Resources;
Federal Supervision Service for Healthcare and Social Development;
Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation;
Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation;
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision;
Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare;
executive bodies of the Russian Federation subjects.
252. State control (supervision) of conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulations with
regard to capital construction of sea transport infrastructure items at the stages of construction,
reconstruction and capital repair in compliance with RF legislation on urban development shall be
performed solely by means of state construction supervision.
253. Powers and responsibility of the state supervision and control bodies are established by the RF
legislation.
254. Liability for non-compliance of technical regulation items or associated design, research,
construction, operation, decommissioning and repair processes with the requirements of the Technical
Regulations shall be imposed on designers, builders (manufacturers) and operating organizations in
accordance with the RF legislation.