Coast Guard of Genova

Ordinance N° 305/99 (HAVEN)

CONSIDERED: the Articles 17 & 81 of the Naval Code, approved with R.D. n. 327 dated 30.03.1942;
CONSIDERED: the Article 59 of the Appliance Regulation for the Navigation Code (maritimal section) approved with D.P.R. n.328 dated 15.02.1952;
CONSIDERED: the Act 14.07.1965, n. 963 about the rules for Sea Fishing and the Norms to its appliance, approved with DPR n° 1639 dated 2.10.1968:
CONSIDERED: its own ordinance n.197/93 dated September 18th 1993 that, due to judicial needs, has forbidden the fishing and the anchoring within the sea area having a ray of 670 ft/200 m. and its center placed at the point at which the main wreck part of the motortanker HAVEN sunk;
CONSIDERED: the note dated September 8th 1999, on which base the 2nd Penal Section of the Court of Appeal of Genova, involved by this Coast Guard with communication n. 35769/Tec. dated September 01st 1999, has informed that there are not further trial needs for the maintenance of such ordinance;
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE NEED of regulating, for safety grounds, possible scuba diving activities at the wreck at stake, when considering the structural characteristics of this same wreck;
CONSIDERED: its own ordinances n.126/92 dated January 16th 1992 and following amendments and the n.18/99 dated February 16th 1999:

STATES

ARTICLE 1
...(omissis).

ARTICLE 2
The scuba diving activities at the point where the main wreck part of the motortanker "HAVEN" is lying, and more precisely within the area range having a ray of 670 ft/200 m. and center at the point with following coordinates: LAT 44°22'.3 N and LON 08°42'.1 E, must be performed in compliance with following perscriptions:

- thorough compliance with the safety regulations as stated in the ordinance n.18/99 dated Febrary 16th 1999, like in the mentioned foreword;
- exclusively with scuba dives under guide accompaniment and naval units support;
- in amendment of art. A-4 of the ordinance n.18/99, with accompaniment of not more than three divers at a time;
- with activity of guided scuba dives which are reserved to enterprises ans associations that expressively foresee such activities within their Regulations Act or Statute.

...(omissis).

Genova, September 28th 1999.

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