Peculiarities of legal regulation of the rules note of merchant shipping in the first half XX century in the USSR
In the work one researches the legal basis for the functioning of the rules for the registration of ships in the first half 20th century in the USSR, which was designed to improve the safety of merchant shipping in the USSR. World practice on the assignment of ships to a specific port in Russia was initiated with the adoption of the decree of June 23, 1865. The international shipping congresses under consideration were an important contribution to the development of many issues in this field. Fundamentals of the modern legal foundation, concerning the rules of registration and technical certification of vessels, were developed in the first half of the twentieth century. The work examines the main legal acts of the period under study that regulate this activity, analyzes their role in ensuring the safety of merchant shipping in the USSR. It is established, that the legal basis for registration and technical certification of ships in the USSR in the first half of the twentieth century was based both on domestic and foreign experience, adjusted for the specifics of the country and the prevailing socio-economic conditions.