the Party on The water: The Federal Council to raise the blood-alcohol limit for boat drivers at the beginning of 2020. The free captains are subject to the legal requirement that the boat must only be used by working people controlled but still.

had been introduced in The 0.5-alcohol limit for drivers of sports and leisure vessels in February 2014, so five years ago,. With this Change, the same alcohol is in ship traffic since the limit value as in the road traffic. Now the Federal Council has decided that the old practice, which was prior to 2014, to re-introduce. The Federal office for transport (BAV) had sent the amendment to the Ordinance a year ago in the consultation process.

“Lower risk”

While it is not allowed to continue to run a ship, if the driving ability is impaired because of alcohol. The inland waterway regulation, however, define at what ppm value someone was driving unable. As long as no accident happens, sailors and motor boat drivers are, therefore, in General, nothing. The Federal Council said the u-turn on Wednesday in order that compliance with the alcohol value boats guides of Rubber and small vessels is difficult to control “and of these boats with a lesser degree of risk than motorized vessels”.

survey

is The Federal Council, tilts the alcohol limit for Böötler. A good decision?

Yes
no
Vote

Yes

39.7%

no.

60.3%

73 votes

Yes

39.7%

no.

60.3%

73 votes


No blood-alcohol limit for masters of vessels that are shorter than 2,50 meters, are meant to be about the beach, boats and similar types of boats such as paddle boats, racing rowing boats, Windsurf – and kite boards as well as non-motorized rubber boats up to a length of 4 meters.

reservations in the consultation

According to the published consultation report on the proposed exemptions criticized various cantons and associations. It was proven that even small amounts of alcohol would be sufficient to reduced the reaction time of a driver – sometimes with fatal consequences.

in Addition, would be questioned with the facilitation of the appropriate prevention efforts in the area of alcohol and accident. The Advisory centre for accident prevention (bfu) and the Swiss lifesaving company (SLRG) complained that the Regulation is a backward step, and a Signal in the wrong direction.

Nevertheless, the government has made, after the consultation, no Changes to the regulation as planned at the beginning of next year.

Parliament

authorized The Changes adopted by the Parliament the Revision of the inland waterways act. This created the basis for this is that the drive can be checked the ability of the ship’s leaders, in principle, with a breath – alcohol sample with the “bubbles in the Röhrli”, analogously to the road traffic – proof safe and no blood sample is necessary.

The Parliament mandated the Federal Council also, for the leaders of small boats and ships, the facilitation of the application of blood alcohol limits. These Changes has given concrete expression to the Federal Council is now in inland waterway transport regulation.

New rules for ship tests

ships for More rule changes in the inland navigation safety relating to the supervision of commercial passenger and Freight. In the future, external experts may come for the testing. Thus, the supervision is adjusted according to the Federal Council on the regulations for Railways and cable cars. There had been made with this System a good experience.

the Federal Council has specified that the Federal government and the cantons, construction, operation and maintenance of both the passenger and freight ships as well as floating devices such as floating can check excavators risk-oriented. You can require manufacturers and operators of safety reports, risk analyses and other evidence and random self-examinations. (red/sda)

Created: 01.05.2019, 11:58 PM

GERELATEERDE ARTIKELENMEER VAN DEZE AUTEUR