Berths

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Berth is a term used in shipping and hydraulic engineering .

In inland shipping , the berth is a place for watercraft and floating bodies to rest outside a port . It is located near or directly on the bank of a waterway , running water or lake with or without land access. A berth usually consists of several berths . They are marked by blue signs with different meanings ( picture panels of the inland navigation signs E.5, E.5.1, E.5.2 and E.5.3; a selection) and are intended for watercraft and floating bodies.

E.5 Permission to stand still on the side of the waterway on which the sign is placed
E.5.1 Permission to lie still on the water surface, the width of which, measured from the place of installation, is indicated in meters on the sign
E.5.2 Permission to lie still on the surface of the water between the two distances which, measured from the place of installation, are indicated on the sign in meters
E.5.3 Maximum number of vessels that may lie idle next to each other on the side of the waterway on which the sign is placed
E.6 Permission to anchor on the side of the waterway with the sign
E.7 Permission to moor on the bank on the side of the waterway with the sign

You can moor or anchor there (panels of the inland navigation signs E.6 and E.7). Berths are preferably located outside the fairway and are provided with a sheet pile wall. But they can also be set up on embankments , jetties or dolphins .

In maritime shipping , berths outside a port are usually referred to as anchorages . These water areas are identified by the body symbol B.14 and are entered on nautical charts. Anchoring in the fairway is also generally prohibited in shipping.

E.5.8 Berths for vehicles other than push boats that do not have to have one, two or three blue lights in accordance with Section 3.14 of the BinSchStrO or one, two or three blue cones in accordance with Section 3.32 of the BinSchStrO (small vehicles or sports boats may be idle here. )
E.5.12 Berths for all vehicles that do not have to have one, two or three blue lights in accordance with § 3.14 of the BinSchStrO or one, two or three blue cones in accordance with § 3.32 of the BinSchStrO (small vehicles or sports boats may be idle here.)

Berths are identified according to the type of vehicle. There are those for professional and those for pleasure boating . If the berth is designated for several types of vehicle, the berths for recreational boating are at the beginning or at the end of a berth. The mooring site or the anchorage must by a small vehicle or a sport boat be used when there the notice marks are placed E.5.8 or E.5.12. Small vehicles should avoid berths for cone ships .

All regulations on resting and other signs for marking berths - including those for commercial shipping - can be found in the Inland Waterways Ordinance (BinSchStrO).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Berths on BauWiki, accessed on January 1, 2020
  2. ↑ Definition of the term "idle" in the BinSchStrO under § 1.01, point 22, accessed on February 16, 2020
  3. ↑ Rules for standing still on the federal waterways shipping administration, accessed on February 7, 2020
  4. ↑ a b c Inland Waterways Regulations (BinSchStrO) Annex 7 Shipping Signs accessed on February 7, 2020
  5. ↑ Bernd Ellerbrock : The Mittelland Canal - 325 km of waterways from AZ. DGEG Medien, Hövelhof 2017, ISBN 978-3-937189-52-9 , p. 101
  6. ↑ Seeschifffahrtsstraßen-Ordnance (SeeSchStrO) § 32 Anchor on the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on February 8, 2020
  7. ↑ Inland Waterways Regulations of December 16, 2011 (Federal Law Gazette 2012 I p. 2, 1666) to the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on January 1, 2020