Kohalikus rannasõidus sõitvate reisilaevade ohutusnõuded ja reisilaevade klassid ning sõidupiirkonnad ja ohutuse tunnistuse vormi kehtestab majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniminister.
Classes of passenger ships
1. Passenger ships are divided into the following classes according to the sea area in which they operate:
"Class A" means a passenger ship engaged on domestic voyages other than voyages covered by Classes B, C and D. "Class B" means a passenger ship engaged on domestic voyages in the course of which it is at no time more than 20 miles from the line of coast, where shipwrecked persons can land, corresponding to the medium tide height. "Class C" means a passenger ship engaged on domestic voyages in sea areas where the probability of exceeding 2,5 metres significant wave height is smaller than 10 % over a one-year period for all-year-round operation, or over a specific restricted period of the year for operation exclusively in such period (e.g. summer period operation), in the course of which it is at no time more than 15 miles from a place of refuge, nor more than 5 miles from the line of coast, where shipwrecked persons can land, corresponding to the medium tide height. "Class D" means a passenger ship engaged on domestic voyages in sea areas where the probability of exceeding 1,5 metres significant wave height is smaller than 10 % over a one-year period for all-year-round operation, or over a specific restricted period of the year for operation exclusively in such period (e.g. summer period operation), in the course of which it is at no time more than 6 miles from a place of refuge, nor more than 3 miles from the line of coast, where shipwrecked persons can land, corresponding to the medium tide height.
