FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 14, 2011 No. 141-FZ

About modification of the Maritime Code of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on June 3, 2011

Approved by the Federation Council on June 8, 2011

Article 1

Bring in the Maritime Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1999, N 18, Art. 2207; 2001, N 22, Art. 2125; 2003, N 27, Art. 2700; 2004, N 45, Art. 4377; 2005, N 52, Art. 5581; 2006, N 50, Art. 5279; 2007, N 46, Art. 5557; N 50, of Art. 6246; 2008, N 29, Art. 3418; N 30, of Art. 3616; N 49, of Art. 5748; 2009, N 1, Art. 30; N 29, of Art. 3625; 2010, N 27, Art. 3425; N 48, of the Art. 6246) following changes:

Article 4 to state 1) in the following edition:

"Article 4. Transportations and towage in the message between seaports of the Russian Federation, use of courts for implementation of other activities in internal sea waters or in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation

1. Transportations and towage in the message between seaports of the Russian Federation (cabotage) are performed by the courts floating under National flag of the Russian Federation.

2. The activities connected with icebreaking posting, search, rescue and towing operations, raising of the property which sank in the sea, hydrotechnical, underwater and technical and other similar works in internal sea waters or in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation are performed by the courts floating under National flag of the Russian Federation.

3. According to international treaties of the Russian Federation or in cases and according to the procedure which are established by the Government of the Russian Federation transportations and towage in cabotage and other stipulated in Item 2 these Articles activities can be performed by the courts floating under the flag of foreign state.";

2) in Article 5:

a) state Item 1 in the following edition:

"1. Public administration in the field of merchant shipping is exercised of the federal executive body in the field of transport performing functions on development of state policy and normative legal regulation in the field of sea transport (daleefederalny executive body in the field of transport), and also federal executive body in the field of fishery and other federal executive bodies within their competence.";

b) state item 4 in the following edition:

"4. Navigation and hydrographic providing maritime routes, except for Northern Sea Route Routes and maritime routes in water areas of seaports and on approaches to them, is performed by federal executive body in the field of defense.

Navigation and hydrographic providing on trasses of the Northern Sea Route, in water areas of seaports and on approaches to them is performed by the federal executive body performing functions on rendering the state services and management of state-owned property in the field of sea transport.";

Article 6 to state 3) in the following edition:

"Article 6. State supervision of merchant shipping

1. The state supervision of observance of the international treaties of the Russian Federation relating to merchant shipping and legislations of the Russian Federation on merchant shipping (daleegosudarstvenny supervision of merchant shipping) is exercised by the federal executive body performing functions on control and supervision in the field of transport (further - federal executive body on supervision in the field of transport).

2. The state supervision of merchant shipping regarding safety of navigation of vessels of the fishery fleet in fishing areas when implementing fishery is exercised by federal executive body in the field of fishery.

3. The federal executive body on supervision in the field of transport performs investigation of accidents or incidents at the sea according to the provision approved by federal executive body in the field of transport in coordination with federal executive body in the field of fishery and federal executive body in the field of defense.

4. The state supervision of sports and pleasure crafts is performed according to the procedure, established by the Government of the Russian Federation.";

4) in Article 10 of the word "331 and 359" shall be replaced with words "331, 336.6336.8 and 359";

Article 15 to state 5) in the following edition:

"Article 15. The swimming right under National flag of the Russian Federation

1. The swimming right under National flag of the Russian Federation is granted to the courts which are in property:

1) citizens of the Russian Federation;

2) legal entities in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;

3) Russian Federation, subjects of the Russian Federation;

4) municipalities.

2. According to the statement of the freighter the swimming right under National flag of the Russian Federation can be temporarily granted to the vessel registered in the register of courts of foreign state and provided in use and in ownership to the Russian freighter under the agreement of marine chartering without crew (bare-boat charter) if:

1) the freighter of the vessel meets for bare-boat charter to requirements imposed to the owner of the vessel according to Item 1 of this Article;

2) the owner of the vessel agreed in writing to transfer of the vessel under National flag of the Russian Federation;

3) the pawnbroker of mortgage of the vessel or the encumbrance of the vessel of the same nature established and registered according to the legislation of the state in which the vessel is registered agreed in writing to transfer of the vessel under National flag of the Russian Federation;

4) the legislation of the state in which the vessel is registered does not prohibit provision to the swimming right vessel under the flag of foreign state;

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