The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act do maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 23; 2003, No 23) follows: 1. Article 1 shall be supplemented by the words "maritime security" with the words "and protection".
2. Add to article 2, first paragraph following the words "(in Latvian waters)" with the words "port, port facilities".
3. Supplement article 4 second subparagraph, after the words "marine management" with the words "security police, the National Guard".
4. in article 5: Supplement 2, after the words "international organization" with the words "as well as the European Union";
Express points 9 and 10 by the following: "shall issue a special permit) 9 (license) the trader, who on behalf of the owner of the ship assembled crew and equipment work of the persons on board;
the special permit shall be issued for 10) (license) the operator carrying out the ship's safety equipment inspections; "
turn off paragraph 11;
Add to article 12.1 and 12.2 of the point as follows: "121) provides the seafarers ' training and competence assessment management, control and supervision under the 1978 International Convention on standards of training, certification and Watchkeeping for seafarers and its amendments;
122) provides training for seamen, competence assessment, professional qualifications, as well as the issue of the continuous monitoring of the approval, through a quality-standards system; ".
5. in article 6: make the first part of paragraph 5 by the following: "5) investigates and analyzes marine accidents, as well as the assessment of professional competence of seafarers, if the offence is connected with professional duty not implemented properly or not;";
make the first part of paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10) evaluate and coordinate vocational training of seafarers in compliance with international law, organised by the seafarers ' qualifications and vocational qualifications issued supporting documents for service on board; "
Add to the first part of paragraph 22, after the words "(the recognised organisations)" with the words "and recognised security organisation";
make the first part of paragraph 23 as follows: "23) take the responsible bodies function at the international ship and port facility security code (ISPS Code) requirements and control;"
to supplement the first part with 24 and 25 as follows: "24) vessel, the shipping company, port and port facility security personnel training in compliance with the requirements of the ISPS code;
25) to ship owners, as well as merchants who on behalf of the owner of the ship crew and equipment on the set of persons working on board vessels comply with the 1978 International Convention on standards of training, certification and Watchkeeping for seafarers and its amendments. ";
to supplement the first sentence of the second paragraph, after the words "maritime security" with the words "ship and port facility protection";
replace the third paragraph, the words "maritime safety inspectorate" with the words "maritime safety inspections";
adding to the third paragraph after the words "the crash Investigation Department" with the words "the protection of ships and port inspection".
6. Supplement article 7 to the third part as follows: "(3) the cabinet shall determine the ship security alarm network operating procedures."
7. in article 11: replace the second paragraph, the words "security requirements" with the words "security requirements";
make the second paragraph of paragraph 11 as follows: ' 11) ship's systems and equipment; "
Add to the second part of paragraph 26 the following wording: "26) ship's radio and navigation equipment security.";
to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the Cabinet of Ministers may establish safety and security requirements for ships to which the following tonnage, length, vessel type, year of construction and shipping areas, not covered by the first and second part in those international laws."
8. Article 12, third paragraph: Add to the introductory paragraph by the words "Transport Ministers may determine" with the words "the application of international law";
Add to paragraph 6, the words "and the defence organisations and certification";
turn off the point 7.
9. in article 13, first paragraph: replace the words "the necessary international laws specified vessel certificate to" with the words "required by the international regulations set out the Board's certificate,";
Add to part with the words "and recognised security organisation".
10. Express article 16 the second paragraph as follows: "(2) the ship's safety equipment inspection of the Ministry of transport issued a special permit (license) Cabinet."
11. in article 17: put the name of the article as follows: "article 17. Ship and port control officer ";
turn off the first paragraph, the words "for the control of ships";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) ship and port control officer functions and rights determined by the Cabinet of Ministers."
12. Article 18: express the title as follows: "article 18. Classification society (recognized organizations) and a recognised security organisation ";
to complement the second subparagraph following the words ' (the recognised organisations) "with the words" and recognised security organisation ";
to supplement the article with the third part as follows: "(3) the protection of recognised organisations are commercial companies which carry out functions provided for in the code."
13. Article 19: make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the maritime administration of Latvia made a General of the ISM Code and ISPs code compliance monitoring.";
to supplement the article with the fourth and fifth by the following: "(4) the maritime administration of Latvia in cooperation with the security police, the National Guard, the coast guard and other authorities of the Republic of Latvia in accordance with their regulatory operations regulations, take measures to ensure the ISPS code and other legislation in certain vessel, port and port facility protection requirements.
(5) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the regulations determine international shipping, shipping companies, port and port facility protection function, distribution, execution and monitoring. "
14. Express article 21 the following: ' article 21. Log in (1) to all Latvian vessels must have a logbook that sample registration, filling and storage of order is determined by the Transport Ministers.
(2) to the Latvian ships participating in international shipping, must be international legislation based on the model laid down for the journal of petroleum operations, waste tracking log, log, as well as the GMDSS other international regulations laid down by the original documents and certificates. If the ship is carrying harmful liquid substances in liquid, must also be cargo journal.
(3) to the Latvian ships of 500 GT or more tonnage of and a total power of main engine is 750 kW or greater, you must be a machine journal sample registration, filling and storage procedures, taking into account the type of ship and its equipment, determined by the Latvian maritime administration.
(4) to the Latvian vessel of a capacity of less than 500 GT and whose main engine's total capacity of less than 750 kW machine is optional and the journal entries on the ship's activities made to the mechanism in the ship's log.
(5) the log recorded in Latvia the Latvian Port captains, but abroad-Latvian diplomatic or consular representations made to the record of the log-book and of the registration of ships in the audit trail logs. "
15. in article 23: replace the first paragraph, first sentence, the words "and maritime safety" with the words "as well as maritime safety and the protection of";
to supplement the article with a fifth by the following: "(5) The Board may not work for person not trained and do not have the appropriate job duties require qualifications identity document according to laws and international law."
16. Article 24: Add to the first paragraph, after the word "security" with the words "and protection" and after the word "sea" — with the words "and port";
replace the fourth subparagraph, the words "professional qualification certificates" with the words "professional notes";
to supplement the article with the fifth, sixth and seventh subparagraph by the following: "(5) a person work placements for vessels permitted to engage the economic operators which have been issued by the Ministry of transport of the special permission (license). Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the procedures for the licensing of traders and they issued a special permit (license) for the monitoring of the rules, which in the name of the owner of the personal work of equipment on ships.
(6) the cabinet shall determine the ship owner and merchant's rights, duties and responsibilities, those people work out to the ships.
(7) work placements of persons on board is not being requested and received remuneration. "
17. Article 26 of the expression as follows: "article 26. Training of seafarers

(1) vocational training of seafarers in compliance with international regulatory requirements, as well as the implementation of vocational training of seafarers is supervised by the maritime administration of Latvia register of Seafarers under the Cabinet of Ministers and of the procedures laid down criteria.
(2) the certification of seafarers maritime administration of Latvia register of Seafarers under the Cabinet of Ministers and of the procedures laid down criteria.
(3) Transport Ministers is entitled to determine the binding for Latvia the STCW and other international law enforcement procedures and arrangements.
(4) the Cabinet of Ministers may issue rules for relaxation and sport vessels intended for training and certification of drivers. "
18. Article 27: turn off the second sentence of the third paragraph;
to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the cabinet shall determine the design of the notebook of seafarers, issuing, use, Exchange, cancellation, and tracking of the detention order and the seamen to be included in the information booklet."
19. Replace article 29, first paragraph, the words "certificate of competence" with the words "evidence of formal qualifications".
20. Make the title of chapter III, the following: "chapter III. Maritime safety and protection of ports ".
21. Replace article 33, first paragraph, last sentence, the words "Transport Ministers issued" by the words "the issue of a cabinet".
22. Article 34: replace the third paragraph, the words "traffic" with the words "Ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers";
turn off the last sentence of the fourth subparagraph.
23. Replace article 36, third paragraph, the words "traffic" with the words "Ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers".
24. Article 38: replace the second paragraph, the words "determine requirements" with the words "identify the international application of the laws";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) the Cabinet of Ministers may issue regulations on the dangerous and polluting goods movement and control ports."
25. replace article 43, second paragraph, the words "Transport Ministers determines the" with the words "Cabinet may determine".
26. Article 45: to supplement the first sentence with the following: "Coordination Centre (MRCC) receives ship security alert signal.";
to turn off the second part.
27. Replace article 46 in the third and the sixth paragraph, the words "aircraft" (fold) with the word "aircraft" (fold).
28. the express article 51, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the master shall ensure, before the ship leaves port and the ship's cargo of the ship generated wastes are transferred to the appropriate port reception facilities in accordance with international law."
29. Replace article 53 in the third paragraph, the words "aircraft" with the word "aircraft".
30. Article 56 off the first part of paragraph 4, the words "submarine pipeline and communication line monitoring".
31. the transitional provisions be supplemented with 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in paragraph by the following: "6. This law new article 26 shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.
7. Amendment of article 27 of this law (about part three of article the second sentence of the fourth paragraph of the exclusion and expression in a new version) shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
8. The Cabinet of Ministers until 1 January 2005 the article 17 of this law shall be issued the fourth paragraph of article 24, and the fifth and sixth part of these provisions.
9. The Cabinet of Ministers until July 1, 2005, manages this law, article 26 in the first and second paragraphs of these rules.
10. The Cabinet of Ministers to 2006 January 1 issue of this law article 7, third paragraph, second subparagraph, article 16, article 19 in the fifth subparagraph, and article 27 of the fourth paragraph of those provisions. "
The law adopted by the Parliament at the 2004 October 28.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2004 November 12 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 26 November 2004.