These Regulations implement Council Directive 2014/112/EU which in turn implements the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport, concluded by the European Barge Union (EBU), the European Skippers Organisation (ESO) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) (“the Agreement”).
Link: The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk