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Preface |
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Definitions and abbreviations |
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I. |
BACKGROUND |
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II. |
OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS |
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III. |
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GREATER MEKONG RIVER |
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IV. |
REVIEW OF EXISTING AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
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Cambodia |
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B. |
China |
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C. |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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D. |
Myanmar |
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E. |
Thailand |
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F. |
Viet Nam |
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V. |
REVIEW OF STUDIES ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION |
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VI. |
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS |
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IALA Maritime Buoyage System |
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B. |
CEVNI/SIGNI |
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Uniform System of Buoys and Shore Marks for Inland Waterways in Asia and the Far East |
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VII. |
COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS |
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Lateral buoys |
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B. |
Isolated danger buoys |
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C. |
Bifurcation buoys |
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D. |
Mid-channel or safe water buoys |
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E. |
Bankwise marks on land |
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F. |
Crossing marks |
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G. |
Obstacle and danger marks |
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H. |
Signs/signals for restricted passage |
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Others |
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VIII. |
PRINCIPLES AND FEATURES OF THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON THE GREATER MEKONG RIVER |
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IX. |
IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE HARMONIZATION OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
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ANNEXES |
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I. |
Questionnaire used in the ESCAP/MRC project on harmonization of aids to navigation on the Greater Mekong River |
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II. |
General account of inland water traffic and inland waterways in the Greater Mekong subregion |
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III. |
Comparison of aids to navigation systems |
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IV. |
Summary of China national standards on aids to navigation on inland waterways |
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V. |
Design drawing of beacon in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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VI. |
Traffic signs and signals on inland waterways in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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VII. |
Aids to navigation system on inland waterways in Myanmar |
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VIII. |
Aids to navigation used on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand |
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IX. |
Viet Nam inland navigation aids regulation in 1992 |
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X. |
Viet Nam inland waterways signalization system (in 2001) |
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XI. |
IALA Maritime Buoyage System |
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XII. |
European code for Inland Waterways/Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways |
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XIII. |
Uniform System of Buoys and Shore Marks for Inland Waterways in Asia and the Far East, recommended by ECAFE in 1957 |
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References |
Guidelines for the Harmonization of Navigation Rules and Regulations, Volume 1. Aids to Navigation, 2001 
