Article 3 Definitions

‘vessel’ means an inland waterway or seagoing vessel;

‘dangerous goods’ means substances and articles the international carriage of which is prohibited by, or authorized only on certain conditions by, the annexed Regulations;

‘international carriage of dangerous goods’ means any carriage of dangerous goods performed by a vessel on inland waterways on the territory of at least two Contracting Parties;

‘inland waterways’ means the navigable inland waterways including maritime waterways on the territory of a Contracting Party open to the navigation of vessels under national law;

‘maritime waterways’ means inland waterways linked to the sea, basically used for the traffic of seagoing vessels and designated as such under national law;

‘recognized classification society’ means a classification society which is in conformity with the annexed Regulations and recognized, in accordance with the procedures laid down in these Regulations, by the competent authority of the Contracting Party where the certificate is issued;

‘competent authority’ means the authority or the body designated or recognized as such in each Contracting Party and in each specific case in connection with these provisions;

‘inspection body’ means a body nominated or recognized by the Contracting Party for the purpose of inspecting vessels according to the procedures laid down in the annexed Regulations.