Day of Sea and River Fleet Workers

In the Soviet Union, Navy Day was established by the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and the Central Committee of the VKPB dated 22 of June, 1939.

However, congratulatory telegrams from the management of the Black Sea Shipping Company followed in the address of the ships and seafarers, to see the right: The Soviet Navy Day was canceled by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on the 1-st of October, 1980, and commenced to celebrate it on the Last Sunday of July annually from 1981.

The Russian Federation Navy Day was reestablished by the Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 31 of May 2006.

[2] The first celebration of the Day of Sea and River Fleet Workers fell in the Soviet Union on 5 July 1981, first Sunday in July of this year, and this Day was celebrated on some ships of Black Sea Shipping Company, with various competitions.

So, it was celebrated on the ship Metallurg Baykov of the Black Sea Shipping Company with the competition in pneumatic rifle shooting in honor of the Day of Sea and River Fleet Workers celebration and this competicion was also a part of the DOSAAF program as a part of the military training for civil seamen due to Cold War period.

The telegram from the Deputy of the Head of the Black Sea Shipping Company to the ship Anosov . The Deputy was abbreviated to "ЧЗМ" and the Black Sea Shipping Company was abbreviated as "ЧМП". The teleram dated 25 of June 1976.
The diploma for the second place in the competition in pneumatic rifle shooting on the Soviet ship Metallurg Baykov in July 1981. It was the first celebration of the Day of Sea and River Workers in the USSR.