Czech Republic Regulations for Recreational Boats and Personal Watercraft

No. 90/2016 Coll.

Act on the Conformity Assessment of Specified Products When Placed on the Market /
Amendment to Act No. 90/2016 Coll. by Act No. 236/2024 Coll. (effective as of August 7, 2024; for exceptions, see Article V)

No. 96/2016 Coll.

Government Regulation on Recreational Craft and Personal
Watercraft// On April 15, 2016, it repealed and replaced Government Regulation No. 174/2005 Coll.; both regulations could be used until January 18, 2017

Commissioning of vessels pursuant to the Inland Navigation Act

No. 114/1995 Coll.,
current version

Act on Inland Navigation

No. 334/2015 Coll.,
current version

Decree on the Maintenance of the Register of Small Vessels and the Technical Suitability of Small Vessels, Ferry Boats, and Floating Structures for Operation on Waterways

No. 67/2015 Coll.

Rules of Navigation

No. 42/2015 Coll.
repealed

Decree on the Qualifications of Persons to Command and Operate Vessels
// Repealed on March 1, 2023 No. 48/2023 Coll.

No. 48/2023 Coll.

Decree defining the activities performed by vessel crew members and setting forth details regarding the verification of professional competence of persons to command vessels, operate them, and perform other activities in inland navigation//
amendment by Decree No. 393/2024 Coll. applies from January 1, 2025

No. 9/2015 Coll.
current version

Decree on the determination of requirements and templates for authorizations to perform state supervision, state technical supervision, supreme state supervision, and supreme state technical supervision in transport in the form of a certificate, and on amendments to related decrees

No. 356/2009 Coll.
current version

Decree on information recorded in the River Information Services

No. 138/2000 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on radiotelephone operations on inland waterways

No. 84/2000 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the Qualifications of Persons to Operate Inland Waterway Transport for Commercial Purposes

No. 223/1995 Coll.
current version

Decree of the Ministry of Transport on the fitness of vessels for operation on inland waterways

No. 222/1995 Coll.
current version

Decree of the Ministry of Transport on Waterways, Navigation in Ports, Joint Accidents, and the Transport of Dangerous Goods

Navigation of vessels with internal combustion engines on waterways

No. 254/2001 Coll.
current version

Act on Water and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Water Act)
/ Amendment by Act No. 149/2023 Coll. applies from January 1,
2024/ Amendment by Act No. 182/2024 Coll. applies from June 24,
2024/ amendment by Act No. 182/2024 Coll. shall apply from January 1, 2026

No. 46/2015 Coll.

Decree on the designation of water reservoirs and watercourses on which navigation by vessels with internal combustion engines is prohibited, and on the scope and conditions of the use of surface waters for navigation

No. 178/2012 Coll.

Decree establishing a list of significant watercourses and the manner of performing activities related to the management of watercourses

Maritime Navigation

No. 61/2000 Coll.
current version

Act on Maritime Navigation /
Amendment by Act No. 220/2025 Coll. effective as of January 1, 2026

No. 277/2000 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the manner and grounds for hoisting, placement, and size of the national flag of the Czech Republic and other flags used on a seagoing vessel or recreational yacht (on the use of flags)

No. 278/2000 Coll.
current version

Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the Maritime Register and Documents of Seagoing Vessels

No. 315/2000 Coll.
current version

Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the technical and safety equipment of sailing yachts and the demonstration of competence to operate a sailing yacht