# Barcelona Charter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barcelona_Charter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barcelona_Charter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Charter > Source revision: 1304652448 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|International standard for watercraft restoration}} The '''Barcelona Charter''', in full the '''European Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Traditional Ships in Operation''' is an informal but widely accepted [standard](/source/Technical_standard) for maintenance and [restoration](/source/Conservation-restoration) projects on [historic watercraft](/source/historic_watercraft) that are still in operation as active [sailing vessels](/source/sailing_ship). == Background == More than a thousand historic [watercraft](/source/watercraft) of all sizes are still in operation in [Europe](/source/Europe). Only a small number of them are registered monuments or real [museum ships](/source/museum_ships), while nearly all of them have a certain historic or [cultural value](/source/cultural_value) in the context of [maritime](/source/Maritime_history) or [regional history](/source/regional_history). The wide majority of historic watercraft are owned and operated by private owners, associations, foundations etc. [European Maritime Heritage](/source/European_Maritime_Heritage), the European [umbrella organization](/source/umbrella_organization) for [traditional vessel](/source/traditional_vessel)s in operation, decided to develop a code of best practice for the conservation and restoration of such vessels to safeguard the historic value of these vessels and to define minimum methodological standards for any work to be carried out on these vessels. A working group mainly consisting of [Arne Gotved](/source/Arne_Gotved), [John Robinson](/source/John_Robinson_(Barcelona_Charter)) and the professional maritime historian [Ingo Heidbrink](/source/Ingo_Heidbrink) drafted the text of the Charter which was finally adopted by European Maritime Heritage in 2003. == Contents == The Barcelona Charter describes in a few paragraphs how conservation and restoration of traditional [ship](/source/ship)s in operation should be done. The basic principles are developed on the basis of the [Charter of Venice](/source/Venice_Charter) and include for example the requirement for proper documentation of all work carried out as well as proper historical background research as a basis for all work to be done. The aim of all paragraphs is to safeguard the particular historic value of a vessel for future generations although the vessel is still in operation and therefore certain safety-regulations of today have to be matched. The original text of the Charter was written in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513173350/http://www.european-maritime-heritage.org/EMHsite/Cultural%20Council/barcelona%20charter.htm English], but unofficial translations are available for a number of European languages ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080513173350/http://www.european-maritime-heritage.org/EMHsite/Cultural%20Council/barcelona%20charter.htm Catalan, Dutch, French, German and Portuguese]). A detailed commentary on all paragraphs of the Charter was developed by the maritime historian [Ingo Heidbrink](/source/Ingo_Heidbrink).Ingo Heidbrink (ed.), The Barcelona Charter, European Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Traditional Ships in Operation. Bremen (Hauschild Vlg) 2003. == See also == * [Memorandum of Understanding](/source/Memorandum_of_Understanding) - (MoU){{Cite web |url=http://www.e-m-h.eu/mou.aspx |title=EMH Safety Council - Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) |access-date=2009-08-22 |archive-date=2009-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214194803/http://www.e-m-h.eu/mou.aspx |url-status=dead }} * [Sailing ship](/source/Sailing_ship) * [Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments](/source/Athens_Charter_(Preservation)) * [Venice Charter](/source/Venice_Charter) — Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites * [Florence Charter](/source/Florence_Charter) - by ICOMOS on 15 December 1982 as an addendum to the Venice Charter * [Riga Charter](/source/Riga_Charter) for the conservation, restoration, maintenance and use of historic railway equipment * [Historic preservation](/source/Historic_preservation) * [Historic ship](/source/Historic_ship) * [Traditional ship](/source/Traditional_ship) == Relevance == Although the Barcelona Charter is not a binding legal instrument, it is widely accepted as a code of best practice and is recognized by several European marine safety authorities as well as national owner organizations of historic watercraft. Despite the fact that the Barcelona Charter was written mainly as a European Charter, the principles of the Charter can be applied globally and were, for example, published by the National Research Institute for Restoration and Conservation of Japan.[National Research Institute for Cultural Properties](/source/National_Research_Institute_for_Cultural_Properties), Tokyo, Conservation of Vessels, Tokyo (Office Hans)2004 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.european-maritime-heritage.org/bc.aspx www.european-maritime-heritage.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531143510/http://www.european-maritime-heritage.org/bc.aspx |date=2011-05-31 }} * [http://www.e-m-h.eu/bc.aspx www.e-m-h.eu - BC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712072220/http://www.e-m-h.eu/bc.aspx |date=2009-07-12 }} * [European Commission](/source/European_Commission) [Green Paper](/source/Green_Paper) [Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European vision for the oceans and seas](/source/Towards_a_future_Maritime_Policy_for_the_Union%3A_A_European_vision_for_the_oceans_and_seas) June 2006 ** [http://europa.eu/documents/comm/green_papers/pdf/com_2006_0275_en.pdf Volume I] ** [http://europa.eu/documents/comm/green_papers/pdf/com_2006_0275_en_part2.pdf Volume II] Category:Museology Category:Museum ships Category:International cultural heritage documents Category:Sailing ships Category:2003 documents --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Barcelona Charter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Charter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Charter?action=history)). 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