Befahren nichtschiffbarer Gewässer Genehmigung

In principle, anyone may navigate navigable waters with any watercraft.

Beyond the federal waterways, no waters in Rhineland-Palatinate have currently been designated as navigable within the meaning of the State Water Act. Other waters may be navigated with non-motorized watercraft such as canoes or paddle boats, unless this is prohibited or restricted for reasons of nature conservation or water law. In exceptional cases, however, motorized vessels may be permitted to navigate these waters by means of a revocable permit in accordance with Section 42 (4) LWG.

Such a permit is not required if navigation on a non-navigable watercourse is permitted as public use by the competent water authority.

An application is required that includes information about the vessel, the route (map) and the frequency of trips. Due to the necessary involvement of other authorities, the application documents must be submitted in at least three copies. Further details of the application documents must be agreed in advance with the upper water authority.

The fees are set in accordance with the applicable schedule of fees for measures in the traffic administration.

• Permit for navigating non-navigable waters 25.00 to 3000.00 Euro

The respective fee in each individual case is determined taking into account the period of validity of the permit and the purpose pursued by the driving.

In addition, there are expenses for the involvement of other authorities.

As a non-navigable waterway may only be navigated once a permit has been obtained, the permit application must be submitted in good time before navigating non-navigable waters. Due to the necessary involvement of other authorities, a processing period of at least two months must be assumed.

The revocable authorisation is usually granted for a limited period of time.

Contradiction.

The competent authority is the upper water authority (Structure and Approval Directorate North or Structure and Approval Directorate South), which decides in agreement with the Landesbetrieb Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz (LBM).

The application must be made in writing.