Rosmorrechflot established order and time frames for operation of Russia’s IWWs in navigation 2018

The Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) has published a document establishing the order and time frames of Russia’s IWWs operation in the navigation period of 2018.

Order No ВО-344-р dated 15.12 2017 was signed by Deputy Transport Minister of Russia Victor Olersky, head of Rosmorrechflot. 

The document also established the seventh category for inland water ways till the aids to navigation are placed and after their removal.

As compared with the year of 2017 the document changes IWW categories at some sections of Baikal-Angara, Volga-Baltic, Volga-Don and Kama basins.

Some changes are introduced in terms of depth of navigable channels, their limits and water level as well as time frames for using aids to navigation.