Second Amendments to the Inland Waterway Vessels Safety Ordinance.

The Regulation introduces a series of targeted revisions across the ordinance’s structure to modernize and harmonize German inland navigation law with updated technical standards and EU requirements. It updates key definitions (e.g., referencing the 2023 European Standard for technical requirements for inland vessels – ES‑TRIN), revises provisions on authorities, inspections, certification and procedural rules, adjusts fees and administrative provisions, and amends various annexes of the regulation. These changes refine regulatory clarity, align terminology and technical criteria with current international norms, and ensure that safety, inspection processes, and vessel classification in the inland fleet reflect contemporary standards and obligations under EU and CESNI (Development of Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation) frameworks.