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In Mykolaiv, some vessels may not be able to go out to sea this season due to problems with sports school mooring facilities

Комплексна ДЮСШ «Атлант». Фото ДЮСШAtlant Children's and Youth Sports School Complex. Photo: Children's and Youth Sports School

In Mykolaiv, some of the mooring facilities for small and sports boats may not open this season, which means that the boats may not be able to go out on the water.

This was announced during a staff meeting of the mayor on 2 March by Valerii Vetrov, a representative of the Expert and Public Council of the City Executive Committee, according to NikVesti.

According to him, there are about two months left before the start of the season, after which state inspectors will check the bases of sports schools. If the documents or working conditions do not meet the requirements of the law, they may not be opened.

«There will be no more discussions: inspectors will come and check the documents. If they do not comply with the law, the base will simply not be opened,» said Valerii Vetrov.

Valerii Vetrov said that currently, the administrations of the Atlant and Olymp comprehensive children's and youth sports schools of the Olympic reserve have not fulfilled all the requirements of the law. In this case, students of water sports schools, owners of pleasure and fishing boats, as well as water transport operators may become hostages to the situation.

He also stated that children's sports schools do not have the legal authority to provide boat mooring or storage services.

«We have already received ten clarifications from various ministries: children's schools have never been able to do this. Even in draft regulations, there is only mention of the temporary placement of visitors' transport during events, but not the mooring or storage of vessels,» said Valerii Vetrov.

He also noted that base managers continue to conclude contracts and collect funds for the placement of watercraft, despite the lack of legal grounds. Therefore, in his opinion, while new operating rules are being prepared, funds should be directed to a separate account, rather than through children's sports schools.

«Currently, base directors continue to collect funds and renew contracts. We request that all payments now be made to a separate account, because when all ministries have officially stated that the activity is illegal, it is not possible to continue in this manner. While we are preparing new regulations, the money should be deposited into an account separate from the schools,» added Valerii Vetrov.

During the meeting, Valerii Vetrov asked the city authorities what stage the process of dividing the Atlant and Olymp bases was at.

Mykolaiv Deputy Mayor Anatolii Petrov explained that documents had already been prepared for the Atlant base to develop a plan for dividing the land plot, which would be submitted to the city council for consideration. The inspection of the Olymp base had already been completed.

Inspections and division of the Atlant and Olympus school territories

We would like to remind you that Mykolaiv has returned to the issue of dividing the territories of the Atlant and Olymp sports schools, part of whose land is planned to be allocated for private yacht mooring. In 2022, a law on inland water transport came into force, which clearly divided the concepts of mooring bases and mooring bases for small vessels.

In 2024, the city was recommended to bring both complexes into compliance with the law, and a working group was created with the participation of the authorities, athletes, and school management. The first group analysed the work of the Atlant school, which uses the territory of the former yacht club of the 61st Kommunar factory. The second group is checking the activities of the Olymp school in the Korabelnyi district — its work is still ongoing.

During the inspections, problems were identified with hydraulic structures, management of communal property, transparency of tariffs and collection of funds for the placement of vessels. At that time, the chairman of the expert and public council, Artem Vashchylenko, noted that children's schools had no right to engage in the parking of vessels, and the funds were collected in a non-transparent manner.

The mayor and deputies emphasised that the main task of schools is to train children. Economic activities must be separated and comply with the law. The commission agreed to return to the issue with an expanded composition, involving other commissions, school management, the relevant department and the deputy mayor.

If the session's decision is adopted, the territories of the Atlant and Olymp schools will be divided: the schools will engage in coaching activities, and the municipal enterprise Timeset will be responsible for maintaining the berths and collecting fees for the placement and storage of vessels.

Read also the article by NikVesti: «The city on the wave»: how Mykolaiv is reviving and promoting sailing and yachting.

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