[12] Rosmorrechflot is responsible is the competent authority in the field of maritime and inland waterway transport to fulfill obligations arising from the international treaties of the Russian Federation.

It also targeted to ensure the availability, volume, and competitiveness of maritime and inland waterway transport in accordance the quality criteria for cargo owners, complying with the innovative development strategy of the Russian Federation.

[13] The Council of the People's Commissars for Water Transport, in Russian: Народный комиссариат водного транспорта -Narodnyy Komissariat Vodnovo Transporta, abbreviated Наркомвод -Narkomvod, [15] was established on 30 January 1931,.

The Expert Council under the Collegium of the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport is an expert body, called upon to interact with business and the public to help find effective solutions in the field of sea and river transport on the basis of interaction between the state and business.

[21] Activities of Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport are Administration of seaports, Issue of permits for navigation, Maritime Rescue Service and coordination, prevention and liquidation of oil and oil products spills into the sea, search and rescue services, certification/attestation of rescue services, rescue units, rescuers and citizens acquiring the status of a rescuer engaged in search and rescue, maintenance of marine activities, Register of sea lines, Administration of inland waterways, Certification of captains of inland navigation vessels, crew members certification for river vessels, Rosmorrechflot Spatial Data Foundation, Construction, development and maintenance of Infrastructures in the field of maritime transport, river ports Construction, development and maintenance and operations, Sea port operations, Diplomacy certification of ship crew members, Icebreaking support, Inland waterways traffic regulation, Infrastructure projects in inland waterway transport, Register of seaports, Bunker Fuel Suppliers Registry, services provided in ports.

Management of Educational organizations of Rosmorrechflot; State University of the Marine and River Fleet named after Admiral S.O.