362
M. Gor˛ aczko and K. Kubiak-Wójcicka
(a) the Vistula and its basin also Biebrza, Brda, Martwa Wisła, Nogat, Szkarpowa, and Pisa together with the Augustów, Bartnicki, Bydgoski, Elbl˛ aski,
Jagiello´ nski, Ł˛ acza´ nski and ˙
Zera´ nski canals and lakes such as Dru˙ zno, Jeziorak,
Szel˛ ag Wielki, Ewingi and the Mazurian Lakes System;
(b) Oder and in its basin Nysa Łu˙ zycka, Note´ c, Warta, Parnica, Western Oder,
Eastern Oder, and Regalica, canals: Gliwicki, K˛ edzierzy´ nski, ´
Slesi´ nski and
Górnonotecki, ditches Klucz-Ustowo and Parnicki and lakes D˛ abie and Gopło.
There are three waterways of international importance across Poland in the sense
of the provisions of the AGN agreement of 1996, which define the network of the
European waterway system under the TEN-T [4]. It is waterway E30 – connects the
Baltic Sea with the Danube in Bratislava, running through the Oder Waterway from
´
Swinouj´ scie through Szczecin and Wrocław to the border with the Czech Republic.
Waterway E40 – connects the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea. Waterway leads from
Gdansk up the Vistula to Warsaw, and then Narew and Bug to Brest, where it connects
with the waterway leading through Polesia to the Dnieper. Waterway E70 – connects
the Atlantic coast in Belgium with the Baltic Sea in Lithuania, running in Poland
along the Oder, Warta, Note´ c, Bydgoszcz Canal, Vistula, Nogat and the Vistula
Lagoon to the border of the Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia (Fig. 18.1).
The classification of waterways in Poland (Table 18.1) is almost a direct transposition of the establishments of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport
in 2006. Inland waterways are therefore classified according to the allowed size of
vessels, taking as the criterion for determining the waterway class are the maximum
length, draft and load capacity of a ship and minimum clearance under bridges or
other devices crossing the waterway. For waterways or their sections on which there is
a variable level of water table, the actual draft value of the ship or pushed set is determined, related to the determined value of the classification parameter, which should
not be lower than the draft value occurring for at least 240 days in the average year.
The European classification of waterways includes routes of regional importance
(classes I–III) and waterways of international importance (classes IV–VII). Class
IV parameters, which until recently were considered basic in Europe, are currently
considered as minimal for international importance. In many cases, Class IV waterways only play the role of a link between the regional and international networks.
Therefore, Class V waterways are accepted as the standard for international transport,
which are available for motor barges and pushed sets with tonnage up to 3000 tons.
In turn, the separated class VII takes into account the specifics of the lower section of
the Danube, where it is possible to operate pushed sets with a capacity from 14,500
to 27,000 tons.
In Poland, requirements for roads of international importance (classes IV and V)
are met by only about 6% of the length of waterways (214 km in 2017) (Tables 18.1
and 18.2). The remaining network of waterways consists of regional significance
waterways (classes I, II, and III). Waterways with international parameters in Poland
include:
M. Gor˛ aczko and K. Kubiak-Wójcicka
(a) the Vistula and its basin also Biebrza, Brda, Martwa Wisła, Nogat, Szkarpowa, and Pisa together with the Augustów, Bartnicki, Bydgoski, Elbl˛ aski,
Jagiello´ nski, Ł˛ acza´ nski and ˙
Zera´ nski canals and lakes such as Dru˙ zno, Jeziorak,
Szel˛ ag Wielki, Ewingi and the Mazurian Lakes System;
(b) Oder and in its basin Nysa Łu˙ zycka, Note´ c, Warta, Parnica, Western Oder,
Eastern Oder, and Regalica, canals: Gliwicki, K˛ edzierzy´ nski, ´
Slesi´ nski and
Górnonotecki, ditches Klucz-Ustowo and Parnicki and lakes D˛ abie and Gopło.
There are three waterways of international importance across Poland in the sense
of the provisions of the AGN agreement of 1996, which define the network of the
European waterway system under the TEN-T [4]. It is waterway E30 – connects the
Baltic Sea with the Danube in Bratislava, running through the Oder Waterway from
´
Swinouj´ scie through Szczecin and Wrocław to the border with the Czech Republic.
Waterway E40 – connects the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea. Waterway leads from
Gdansk up the Vistula to Warsaw, and then Narew and Bug to Brest, where it connects
with the waterway leading through Polesia to the Dnieper. Waterway E70 – connects
the Atlantic coast in Belgium with the Baltic Sea in Lithuania, running in Poland
along the Oder, Warta, Note´ c, Bydgoszcz Canal, Vistula, Nogat and the Vistula
Lagoon to the border of the Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia (Fig. 18.1).
The classification of waterways in Poland (Table 18.1) is almost a direct transposition of the establishments of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport
in 2006. Inland waterways are therefore classified according to the allowed size of
vessels, taking as the criterion for determining the waterway class are the maximum
length, draft and load capacity of a ship and minimum clearance under bridges or
other devices crossing the waterway. For waterways or their sections on which there is
a variable level of water table, the actual draft value of the ship or pushed set is determined, related to the determined value of the classification parameter, which should
not be lower than the draft value occurring for at least 240 days in the average year.
The European classification of waterways includes routes of regional importance
(classes I–III) and waterways of international importance (classes IV–VII). Class
IV parameters, which until recently were considered basic in Europe, are currently
considered as minimal for international importance. In many cases, Class IV waterways only play the role of a link between the regional and international networks.
Therefore, Class V waterways are accepted as the standard for international transport,
which are available for motor barges and pushed sets with tonnage up to 3000 tons.
In turn, the separated class VII takes into account the specifics of the lower section of
the Danube, where it is possible to operate pushed sets with a capacity from 14,500
to 27,000 tons.
In Poland, requirements for roads of international importance (classes IV and V)
are met by only about 6% of the length of waterways (214 km in 2017) (Tables 18.1
and 18.2). The remaining network of waterways consists of regional significance
waterways (classes I, II, and III). Waterways with international parameters in Poland
include: