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Code Of The Sea

Original Language Title: Jūras kodekss

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: (A) the code of the sea section 1 General provisions chapter I. The application of the code of the sea, the General provisions of article 1. Code of the sea action code of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as the code) governs the administrative and private relations between entities with maritime-related legal relations.
 
2. article. (1) the application of the code this code applies to all ships operating in Latvia in waters under the jurisdiction of the (Latvian waters), all Latvian vessels, as well as other entities related to the Latvian vessel or vessels in the waters of Latvia.
(2) this code shall not apply to warships and their staff, if this code or in other laws and regulations unless otherwise specified.
 
3. article. Rules of international law and other normative acts of Latvia (1), If Latvia binding rules of international law provide otherwise provisions than those contained in this code and other legislation of Latvia shall apply the rules of international law.
(2) other Latvian legislation applicable in maritime-related matters, which are not subject to this code.
 
Chapter II. The ship's nationality 4. article. Nationality conditions (1) the Board shall be regarded as vessels of Latvia, if it is not registered in the register of ships of another State and its owner are: 1) the Latvian citizen or non-citizen;
2) a legal person established in Latvia.
(2) the Latvian vessel nationality signs determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(3) article 8 of this code, the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, "a", "b" and "c" referred to the Latvian vessel owner provides the same, or on a contractual basis by the Commission in Latvia registered legal person (hereinafter operator) my vessel technical and operational management, including the crew, supporting measures to ensure operation and maintenance procedures, as well as to insure the ships.
 
5. article. Flag of the Latvian flag is the national flag of Latvia.
 
6. article. Name of the ship (1) every vessel registered in Latvian register (hereinafter register) is a name that you select for the owner. Name must be clearly distinguishable from the rest of the registered names of the ship. Vessels belonging to the same owner, can have the same name if it is supplemented with a different number.
(2) the owner of a ship shall have the right to ask to register vessels register of the vessels name change. Register, you can change the name of the ship also in other cases, the consent of the secured creditors and other registered rights holders.
(3) in concluding the purchase or construction of the ship, the ship's name can be reserved by sending a message to the Latvian maritime administration. Register at the request of the interested party may reserve a name in other cases for a period of up to five years. The word reserved register as the ship's name, have the same legal protection as a register already registered in the name of the ship.
 
7. article. The owner of the port before the ship registration register approved by the Minister of traffic of the port of the port of your vessel. Of the port can be changed by sending notice of the Latvian maritime administration.
 
(B) a section of the ship and the related law the registration chapter III. Register of vessels article 8. Vessels to be registered (1) registration of vessels to ensure State control over the use of the vessel and their compliance with the requirements for maritime safety, as well as to protect the rights of ships.
(2) ships registered in Latvia: 1) register: (a) vessels) maximum length is 12 meters and more, b) and tugs, palīgflot passenger ships irrespective of length, c) fishing vessels, regardless of length, if used for the purpose of commercial sea, d) public service vessels, regardless of length, e) yachts;
2) road traffic safety Directorate register: a) vessels with a maximum length of less than 12 metres in length, except vessels used for the purpose of commercial sea, water sports and entertainment b) for vessels (including water bikes), except for the yachts.
(3) the second paragraph of article 2, paragraph shipping registration procedures, as well as the rules for all vessels traffic in inland waters established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(4) the Latvian vessel technical supervision and classification requirements determined by the maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act.
(5) the Minister of Transport determines the order in which certain categories of yachts to register jahtklubo as well as yachts and pleasure vessels for driver training and certification procedures.
 
9. article. Register-fighting procedures (1) the register is an electronic database, which is maintained electronically register books. Register of vessels authorised by law led the Latvian maritime administration. Registers register book is public confidence.
(2) the register contains six ship registry book in which the first recorded: 1) — Latvian vessels owners is one of the article 4 of this code in the first part of such persons;
2 second, ships) on the basis of bareboat chartering of concluded contracts;
3 the third — the ship mortgage);
4) fourth-construction ships;
5) in the fifth — yachts;
6) in the sixth — fishing vessels.
(3) every ship registered in the registry of the ship to the ship equipment case, which kept all documents relevant to that ship.
(4) everyone has the right to consult the register books. Upon written request, everyone has the right to extract from the register of ships. At the request of the beneficiary statement is accurate demonstration by Latvian maritime administration officials (hereinafter referred to as the Registrar of ships) signature and stamp, indicating the date of issue.
(5) the cabinet shall determine the vessel register and the procedure for bringing the case, as well as requirements related to vessel registry books the information you entered.
 
10. article. Documents to be submitted (1) the maritime administration of Latvia submitted the documents for registration on the basis of the ship's register. The Cabinet of Ministers shall determine which documents are to be submitted for registration to the register of the vessel and any documents issued by the Latvian maritime administration. Traffic Minister approve registration of ship related papers and sample forms, as well as registration charges.
(2) the maritime administration of Latvia submitted original documents. Abroad issued public documents legalized in international contracts in the order, and shall be accompanied by notarized translation into Latvian language. The documents submitted in the case of the vessel concerned.
(3) for ships registered in the register of ships, its technical condition and equipment relating to maritime safety, human life, health and the environment must comply with the rules of international law and of the normative acts of Latvia. Ship technical testing procedures and charges tariffs determined by the maritime administration and the maritime safety law.
(4) every ship referred to in this law, article 8, paragraph 1 of the second paragraph, applies for registration in the register during the month from the date of conclusion of the contract for the disposal of the ship, or from the date on which the vessel is excluded from the register of another country.
 
11. article. The order in which vessels are registered in the fleet register and be issued a certificate of (1) a ship be recorded in the register on the basis of the document confirming the legal acquisition of the vessel. Vessels registered in the register on the basis of the application of the person concerned.
(2) the decision on registration of the ship in the register of ships or the refusal to register the ship board Registrar shall adopt, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the application.
(3) the decision on refusal of registration in the register of ships must be substantiated.
(4) upon the registration of the ship register shall be issued to the owner of the flag certificate, certificate of ownership and other certificates.
(5) If the Board does not meet the condition of article 10 of this law in the third part, the register shall register the ownership of the ship and the owner of the vessel shall be issued a certificate of ownership, as well as the flag of the provisional licence for a period of up to six months. Other cards are issued when the vessel is removed the ship's technical situation of non-compliance requirements.
(6) the decision on registration of the ship register or the refusal to register the ship, as well as the ship's certificates and other registration-related documents signed by the Registrar of ships. Following the Registrar's authorization of the Board to issue licences may also be given in Latvian consular officer.
 
12. article. Removal from the vessel register and document validity (1) vessels excluded from the register of ships based on the owner's application, if: 1) ship died;
2) sea, the ship suffered significant damage, and the ship's owner decided not to restore the vessel;
3) ship is lost forever;
4) ended the operation;
5) vessel is re-registered in a second register.
(2) turning off the ship from the Ship Register, the owner of a ship's certificate to be served on the ship from the ship register.
(3) the Board Registrar shall withdraw all licences and vessels off the ship from the ship register, if it is found that the vessel has already registered a second register.

(4) the Board Registrar shall withdraw any certificates of the ship, except those in the ownership of the vessel and the hassle, if: 1) are hidden in the ship-specific nationality;
2) finds that, with respect to ships of non-compliance with the relevant rules of international law and the laws of Latvia and the ship actually has lost a true link with the Latvian State.
(5) if the vessel is not operated for more than six months after the owner's application to register the mark in the register of the ship at the time of decommissioning, the vessels are not excluded from the register. In this case, the owner shall provide to the Latvian maritime administration documents provided to them.
 
13. article. Bareboat chartering (1) the bareboat charter contract is an agreement between shipowners and bareboat charterer of the ship's actual possession transfer to the bareboat charterer to fixed maturity that the bareboat charterer acquires full control of the ship, including the right to recruit a crew.
(2) Latvia can register foreign vessels registered under bareboat charter contract, if the charterer is any of this code, in article 4, first subparagraph if the persons referred to in and registration of vessel register for bareboat chartering of the concluded contract.
(3) registration of vessel register, on the basis of bareboat chartering contract, giving the vessel the right to fly the flag of Latvia.
(4) the register of Ships on bareboat charter contract for a foreign registered vessel with regard to the rules of international law, respect for the flag, of the port, the crew, technical surveillance, maritime safety and the other with the operational management of the issues apply to the Latvian legislation, but for such a vessel ownership — the relevant foreign laws and regulations.
(5) the foreign ship registry on bareboat charter contract registered in Latvian ship with regard to rules of international law, respect for the flag, of the port, the crew, technical surveillance, maritime safety and the other with the operational management of the issues concerned apply foreign laws and regulations, but for such a vessel ownership — Latvian legislation.
 
14. article. Temporary change of flag If on the basis of bareboat chartering, vessel registered in Latvia for the period of time allowed to fly the flag of another State or another country registered vessel allowed to fly temporarily the flag of Latvia, for the ships shall comply with the following provisions: 1) recognising the registered mortgage of the ship and other rights, the vessel mortgage registration in national laws and regulations;
2) register records the country whose flag the vessel is permitted to fly temporarily, or the original registration, if the State allowed the ship to fly temporarily the flag of Latvia;
3) Latvian vessel should not be given permission to fly temporarily the flag of another State, if not delete all the registered ship's mortgage and other rights or if the entire mortgage and other lien creditors consent to the holder;
4) the bailiff notice of forced sale of the ship (auction) shall also be sent to the registration of the ship responsible for the institution of the country whose flag the vessel is permitted to fly temporarily;
5) once issued 56. This code referred to in the third subparagraph of the vessel off licence, the Registrar at the request of the buyer shall issue a certificate that the vessel was permitted to fly temporarily the flag of Latvia, this right shall be void.
 
Chapter IV. With the establishment of related rights article 15. The ship and the rights associated with it (1) ship and the related rights, as well as modifications and deletions of this right should register. Ship related rights are property rights the ship, as well as the right to security and aprobežojum.
(2) a register required to register property rights to ship mortgages, guarantees of these rights and prohibitions.
(3) the rights related to the ship as the case law has been established and binding on third parties only after registration these rights register.
 
16. article. Property rights on the Board (1) the owner of the ship shall be the person who is registered as such in the register of ships.
(2) the basis for the acquisition of property rights on the Board are: 1) the legal deal — both unilateral expression of will, and the contract;
2) legal succession, on the basis of which the heirs can get the delay also extraneous things that are part of the heritage;
3) legitimate entry into force of the judgment of the Court of Justice, to which the beneficiary (a person who built ships) recognized property rights.
(3) the register of property rights to a registered ship, the documents annexed to the application of property law, this right shall be demonstrated.
 
Article 17. Property rights (1) If the applicant is unable to provide the Latvian maritime administration documents that can serve as a basis for the strengthening of property rights to the ship, then the basis for registration of vessel register may be the judgment of the Court, which recognized the property rights.
(2) in preparing the case for review, the Court shall publish in a newspaper "journal" announcement, which invite people who have any objection to the requirement to submit these objections within the time limit laid down.
 
18. article. Voluntary registration of voluntary national right to register you can register only if the right is established by the owner or his authorized person.
 
19. article. Priority (1) the registered right has priority as against the registered rights, except the sea.
(2) where there is a dispute about the right of priority, established a priority entitlement is established first. At the same time registered rights have equal priority.
 
20. article. Exceptions to priority conditions (1) for non-registered Earlier rights have priority over rights registered subsequently obtained if later acquired rights have been obtained voluntarily and the person who acquires rights, know or should have known about the earlier acquired rights.
(2) the Registration shall not affect the statutory rights, unless the law provides otherwise.
(3) the burdens placed on foreign ship registers in accordance with article 44 of this code has priority in relation to other rights, and they retain their priority in accordance with the initial registration foreign ships register.
(4) in the case of a mortgage assignment the transferee shall retain their priority laid down in article 19 of this code.
 
21. article. Protection in the event of insolvency To the insolvency of the protected rights established on a voluntary basis, they recorded in the register not later than the day before the opening of the insolvency proceedings, except in the case referred to in article 20 of this code in the third and fourth subparagraphs.
 
22. article. Priority, if made a mistake in the registration if the right register is registered or not registered within 15 days from the date of application, the Court may provide that priority is given to voluntary arbitration law, established at a later date, in the following cases: 1) the registered beneficiary later acted in good faith when recording these rights register;
2) if later tracked right is not given priority, the owner can unfairly suffer losses, relying on the register;
3) if later tracked rights are given priority, the shipowner's losses may substantially exceed the losses of another person or it may significantly affect later registered right.
 
Chapter v. Removal from the register of ships and the limitation period of article 23. Removal from the ship register and the burden of saving (1) vessels should not be excluded from the register of ships without the written consent of the holder of the lien. If the lien holder's written consent is not received, the registry shall mark on the Board off of the receipt of the application, but the ship from the Ship Register does not turn off. In this case, the burden to maintain their priority, but the new law may not be registered.
(2) if the first paragraph of this article of the lien holder's written consent, the vessel removed from the vessel register and the Registrar shall issue a certificate of the ship off in order of priority, which contain all the ship's burden.
(3) the ship's grounding on time does not affect the ownership of the ship and its burdens.
 
24. article. Delete (1) burden of ship mortgage or other lien on vessel registry delete, based on the application of the owner, accompanied by a court order or written agreement of the holder of the ship mortgage or other lien.
(2) the Board forced sales (auctions), all ship mortgages or other registered rights, except with the consent of the holder of these rights has been taken over by the buyer, as well as all other maritime privileges and burdens of any kind shall cease to apply with regard to ships with the following provisions: 1) at the time of sale of the ship is in Latvia;
2) carried out in accordance with the sale regulations.

(3) a registered ship's mortgage and other lien, lapse, even if the forced sale conducted abroad and such a forced sale is recognised in Latvia.
(4) if the lien off erroneously, this code shall apply the provisions of article 22.
(5) the prohibition regarding vessels tag deletes civil law cases.
 
25. article. Limitation period (2) the ship's burden should be considered invalid and can be deleted from the registry when a lien holder, the limitation period shall, when the documents on the basis of which burdens are registered in the register, provides otherwise.
(2) upon the recording of previously established with regard to the burden of the ship without interrupting limitation periods unless the transaction takes place on the basis of which an assignment does not include the burden of establishing an unequivocal novation. Board bond amount increases are considered such an explicit rollover. With Novation's recording date begins the new limitation period, the duration of which is the same as the original.
(3) article 12 of this code, the first part of 1, 2 or 3 in the cases referred to in paragraph Registrar of ships at the ship from the Ship Register of the registry deletes all the hassle of the ship. If the lien was deleted erroneously, this code shall apply the provisions of article 22.
 
26. article. Non-repairable if restore is not appropriate to the vessel, the shipowner may submit an invitation the court application for third party rights deletion not registered against the ship.
 
Chapter VI. Construction of the ship registration in the register and exclusion from its article 27. Construction of the ship registration in the register (1) the construction of a ship based on the ship's construction contract, can be registered in the register of ships. Construction of the ship register registration protects the rights of the beneficiary from the start of construction of the ship. Kuģubūvētāj the notice of the decision to build the ships at its own expense within the meaning of this article shall be regarded as equivalent to the ship's construction contract for acquiring funds.
(2) the cabinet shall determine which ships are to be considered as construction vessels.
 
28. article. Construction of the ship from the ship register books (1) under construction in the ship register of the ship off the books, which recorded such ships, when the constructor has transferred the ship to the recipient or, if the ship built on the invoice, kuģubūvētāj, when the vessel is ready for operation and comply with this code, the third part of article 10.
(2) if the construction of the ship is not re-registered in another burden for the vessel register book, without the written consent of the holder of the rights may not be excluded from the registry book, which records the construction of ships. In this case, the burden to maintain their priority, but the new law may not be registered.
 
Chapter VII. Deep sea resources mining equipment article 29. Fixed equipment and systems (1) fixed facilities located under construction and designed for underwater exploration of natural resources, their storage or transport or similar type of activity, on the basis of fixed installations for the construction contract, after the owner's application can be registered in the register of ships, where such facilities will be constructed or being constructed in Latvia and if such registration is binding for Latvia is not contrary to the rules of international law. Strengthen the system, on the basis of that agreement, the construction of the system can be registered in the register of ships, if these systems will be built or built in Latvia.
(2) fixed equipment used in underwater exploration of natural resources, their storage or transport or similar type of activity, on the basis of the application of the holder, can be recorded in the register of ships if they are fully or partially located in the territory of Latvia or continental shelf and of Latvia, if such registration is binding for Latvia is not contrary to the rules of international law.
(3) the secured facilities, if necessary, applies and this code this section 30, 31 and 32, the provisions of article. Consequently, such equipment can pledge also pledging accessories and equipment.
(4) the register of ships under construction in fixed installations or fixed installation systems can pledge if the equipment or system is registered pursuant to the first paragraph of this article. In this code, article 31, first paragraph, the second sentence shall not apply to installations and equipment secured systems. Pledging shall cease to be valid if kuģubūvētāj will strengthen the equipment or system transferred the acquirer.
 
(C) a section of the ship and the ship's seizure burden Chapter VIII. Article 30 of the ship's mortgage. Or part of a ship mortgage (1) a registered ship or a part of it may be used as collateral, the claim about designing Board bond. Ship or part of a bond becomes the ship's mortgage and enter into force at the moment when it was recorded in the register book. Board bond shall include the Board vendor and ensure the amount of the claim.
(2) the Board Registrar recorded bonds in the order in which they are presented, indicating on each bond days and hours when done the record. Ship mortgage creditor priority determines the order of registration of the bond register book. Claim transition or change does not affect the priority of the mortgage of the ship.
(3) creditors of the ship mortgage to the mortgage basis may not be considered part of the vessel or its owner, just can't believe that mortgage debt on that basis would have lost ownership of the vessel, except where the mortgaged ship or part of a ship sold the mortgage debt.
 
31. article. Construction of the vessel in pledging (1) if the contract provides otherwise, the pledging of the vessel located under construction or to be built in Latvia, extended to the ship's main engines and major parts of the hull when the engines or airframe parts are designed or located within the territory of the main kuģubūvētāj. If these parts are built in other Latvian kuģubūvētāj, can agree that the pledging shall also apply to these parts.
(2) where the contract provides otherwise, the mortgage rights are extended to materials and equipment, located in the main territory of kuģubūvētāj or in the yard, which is constructed for the main engines or any other large body part unless the materials and equipment is clearly identified by their label or otherwise.
 
32. article. Accessories (1) ship's burden mortgaging and others that are or may be registered in the register of Ships, also applies to each separate part of the of the ship and all accessories on board or has temporarily moved elsewhere. The following accessories and parts are not established individual rights. Fuel and other consumer items are not considered the following accessories.
(2) the first paragraph of this article shall not apply to the accessories, which belong to a third party, and the ship owner's rental accessories.
 
Chapter IX. Maritime privilege article 33. Requirement provided by the marine privilege (1) sea privilege for the owner of the ship, the bareboat charterer or ship operator provides: 1) associated with the vessel's master, officers and other crew members on the ship, including costs of repatriation and on amendments to their social security payments;
2) due to the human loss of life or injury to his health (including claims for maintenance), which occurred on the water or land in connection with the operation of the ship;
3) associated with a reward for the rescue of the ship;
4) related to the payments for the port, the Canal, and other waterway and pilotage services;
5) resulting from the operation of the ship and are associated with the loss of or damage to property or its fate, with the exception of goods carried on board, container and passenger-owned property loss or damage them.
(2) marine privilege does not support the first part of this article 2 and 5 of the type referred to in paragraph 1, if they follow: 1) from losses associated with oil or other hazardous or noxious substances by sea, if the regulations provide for liability regardless of fault and liability compulsory insurance or other security;
2) of radioactive substances or radioactive substances characteristics of connections with toxic, explosive or other hazardous or dangerous nuclear radioactive products or waste.
 
34. article. Maritime privilege of priority (1) maritime privileges set out in article 33 of this code, shall have priority with respect to the requirements arising from the ship's mortgage or other encumbrance. 56. This code, the second paragraph of article 1 and paragraph 2 are priority requirements in relation to article 33 of this code in the sea, as well as the privileges in accordance with this code of conduct registered ship mortgages and other burdens.

(2) compensation for the ship's rescue in sea related privilege takes precedence in relation to those privileges which the sea experiencing before the action took place which caused the requirements related to the compensation for the ship's rescue.
(3) claims secured by maritime privilege relating to remuneration for Board rescue, meet in reverse order, taking into account the time when such privileges of the sea occurred. The following marine privilege occurs on the date when completed each rescue measure (operation).
(4) in article 33 of this code that the privileges of the sea adjusts the order specified in this article, having regard to the second part of this article. In this code, article 33, first paragraph 1., 2., 4. and 5. above sea privilege one group met at the same time and in proportion.
 
35. article. Liens (1) the lien is: 1) kuģubūvētāj, in order to ensure the requirements of the construction of the ship;
2) ship repairer to provide requirements for ship repair and reconstruction.
(2) the first paragraph of this article, the persons referred to are the lien, if the vessel is in the possession of the person concerned.
(3) the lien shall cease in the event of a failure in the ship's location or ship repairer kuģubūvētāj possession, unless the lien off arrest.
 
36. article. Maritime privileges (1) sea privilege is attached to the ship regardless of the property rights registration or change of flag of vessel, with the exception of article 56 of this code in specific cases.
(2) if the marine privilege, which provides requirements for which the seizure of the ship is personally liable, cease to exist or acquire a lower priority rights in the case of transition, said the seizure of the vessel is the responsibility of the creditor whose claim secured by maritime privileges to the extent that the creditor receives satisfaction of its claim that property rights transition.
 
37. article. Maritime privilege assignment (1) with the privileges secured claims an assignment leads at the same sea privilege assignment.
(2) a claimant whose claim to provide marine privilege may not be ceded rights to claims by the owner of a ship shall be paid in accordance with the contract of insurance.
 
Chapter x. Goods preferential rights article 38. With preferential rights ensure requirements with preferential rights requirements are provided in the following order: 1) requirements that relate to reimbursement for rescue and General accident indemnity;
2) freight carrier or master's requirements arising from the implementation of the rights laid down in this code, the conclusion of the contract or otherwise acting, or taking the expenses to the cargo owner's account;
3 cargo carrier) requirements arising from the Charter contract to the extent that such a requirement could bring against the consignee.
 
39. article. Advantages of (1) the special rights of the load has priority in relation to other cargo the burdens.
(2) the preferential rights ensure requirements satisfy the article 38 of this code in the order specified. The requirements laid down in the same article 38 of this code point is equal among themselves. From the requirements laid down in article 38 of this code 1 and 2, the priority is up-to-date, if all these requirements are not caused by one event.
 
40. article. Cargo delivery and period of limitation (1) preferential rights ceased to exist when the shipment is delivered, if it is sold or forced to the cargo owner's account.
(2) If a person knows or should have known that the goods covered by the preferential rights of the cargo, delivered cargo without the consent of the creditors, it becomes personally liable for the claim, except that part of the claim cannot be provided with preferential rights.
(3) where the consignee is not personally liable for the claim, he, receiving cargo and knowing about the existing requirement for the carriage of goods, becomes liable to the extent that the claim secured by the goods received preferential rights.
(4) goods preferential rights shall expire one year from the moment of their appearance.
 
Chapter XI. The specific rules relating to the burden of the ship in article 41. With the ship passage if the claim is secured by a mortgage of the ship or marine privilege, with the ship in case the transitional successor to take over at the same time also the ship mortgage or sea privilege.
 
Article 42. Insurance marine privilege does not apply to claims for claims under the insurance contract. Maritime privilege holder does not become insured under the insurance contract.
 
43. article. Bringing the action, with a cargo of marine privilege or preferential rights may be brought against the owner of the object or encumbered. Requirement provided the cargo of preferential rights, the owner may not raise against the ship's captain.
 
44. article. Foreign registered vessels in recognition of the burden (1) foreign vessels registered lien are considered valid if: 1) lien established and registered in accordance with the laws of the country in which the vessel is registered;
2) news of the recorded pressures are publicly available and they represent: a) vendor's name and address (business), (b) the amount of the claim), c) date and other information, which, in accordance with foreign legislation establishes the right of priority established.
(2) If a ship gets on the ship and the Vessel is registered in the register of any foreign ship off the ship shown in the certificate of lien is registered in the register of Ships, saving them a priority. If Lien does not comply with the requirements of law, the Registrar shall determine the two parties at least 60 days period to design a hassle under legislative requirements. Lien registration is valid until the end of this period.
(3) the ownership of the vessels built or to be built abroad, and the burden is recognised as valid if the right registered in accordance with the laws of the country where the ship is being constructed. The second paragraph of this article, the rules apply to ships built in foreign countries and then registered in the Ship Register.
 
Article 45. Applicable law (1) the Board of the Latvian courts, the maritime mortgage or lien of privilege right to consult in accordance with this code, 14, 30-37, 41-43, 55 and 56.
(2) the ship's country of registration regulations apply if the questions are discussed: 1) the registered lien priority relative to other registered encumbrance and the consequences for third parties ' rights and obligations, with the exception of this burden in relation to the priority of maritime liens and privileges;
2) with any legislative burdens for vessels if the lien priority following the recorded pressures.
(3) the second paragraph of this article shall apply also to the construction of vessels. Lien and other vessels under construction lien priority is discussed under the shipbuilding State legislation.
 
Article 46. The forced sale of a foreign country All the privileges of the sea, registered mortgages and other encumbrances lapse ship after ship the forced sale of a foreign country, if at the time of sale was a national territory and the sale made in accordance with the laws of that State.
 
Chapter XII. Arrest as marine security requirements feature article 47. Arrest of the General rules for the application of (1) of the Civil Procedure Act, chapter 19 and 77. provisions for the seizure of the ship to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) for the purposes of this code the arrest means any ship is detained, or moving it to prohibition in accordance with the Court ruling, to ensure the maritime claim. The arrest did not mean the ship's seizure to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice, or other coercive means, including administrative detention of the ship in port State control and supervision of the maritime mode waters of Latvia.
(3) the provisions of this chapter do not apply to shipping cargo, freight, fuel and spare parts for the attachment.
 
48. article. Sea's claim (1) the sea requirement is a requirement brought on due to: 1) the loss or damage caused by the operation of the vessel;
2) the human loss of life or injury to his health that arose on the water or land in connection with the operation of the ship;
3) rescue or any rescue agreement, compensation for a specific ship or cargo, which endangers the environment. 4) ship would cause damage or threat of damage to the environment (including coastline) or environmental interests; such reasonable and justified measures taken to mitigate or prevent such damage; compensation for such damage; the cost of such measures taken or to be taken to restore the natural environment, the damage which has occurred or could occur in a third party in relation to the environmental damage; in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 for similar damages, losses or costs;

5) costs and expenses associated with submerged, damaged, grounding or abandoned vessel removal, handling, recovery, destruction or making a harmless, including all that is or was on board, as well as costs or expenses associated with the maintenance of the ship and abandoned its maintenance crew;
6) contract for the rental or use of the vessel in accordance with the Charter or any other agreement;
7) contract for cargo or passenger ship in accordance with the Charter or any other agreement;
8) loss or damage arising from or in connection with the shipment of the goods (including baggage) that are transported by ship;
9) overall crash;
10) towing services;
11) the provision of pilotage services;
12) the operation, management, preservation or maintenance of delivered goods, materials, supplies, fuel, equipment (including containers) or services;
13) construction, repair ship, reconstruction, conversion of the vessel or installation;
14) payments for port, Canal, dock or other waterway;
15) master, officers and other members of the crew wages and provided with his work on the vessel related sums of money, including repatriation costs and social security payments;
16) or the owner of the krastaprūp (disbursment) invoices;
17) vessel insurance premiums (including mutual insurance contribution), paid the shipowner or bareboat charterer or the owner of the vessel is paid or bareboat charterer's name;
18) any commissions, broker or agent service charges on the ship paid the shipowner or bareboat charterer or the owner is paid or bareboat charterer's name;
19) any disputes on property or possession of the ship;
20) any disputes between co-owners of a ship or ships for profit;
21) ship mortgage or mortgage requirements, or any records of the same type of burden in relation to the ship;
22) any dispute about the sale.
(2) the sea requirement may be based on one or more of the first paragraph of this article.
 
49. article. The conditions for arrest (1) a ship may be arrested or released from arrest only by court order. The ship may be arrested even before bringing a lawsuit.
(2) in order to ensure that the requirements of the sea, a ship may be arrested even if in accordance with the agreement on jurisdiction, arbitration or applicable law or to the law of the sea requirement based that provided them with arrest, have jurisdiction to another court, the Court of another country or proceedings be dealt with in accordance with the laws of another country.
 
50. article. The right to arrest ships (1) any vessel arrest is permissible if there is relevant to that ship the sea requirement and if one of the following conditions: 1) the person to whom the vessel belonged to the marine requirements occur, is responsible for the claim and is owner of the ship at the time of arrest;
2) person was a bareboat charterer of the ship Sea requirements occur, is responsible for the claim and is the bareboat charterer or the owner of the ship at the time of arrest;
3) claims arising from the ship's mortgage or other encumbrance of the same kind;
4) the claim relates to the ownership or possession of the ship;
5) claim against the ship's owner, bareboat charterer, the operator and the requirement to ensure sea privilege.
(2) to arrest may also be any other ship or ships which, at the time of arrest of the person is located in the estate, which is responsible for the maritime claim and the claim occurred was: 1), the owner of the vessel in respect of which the maritime claim arose;
2) that ship bareboat, time or voyage charterer.
(3) the second paragraph of this article shall not apply to claims arising out of the ship's ownership and possession.
 
51. article. The release of the ship from arrest (1), the Court cancels the arrest, if the eligible collateral is provided.
(2) if the parties cannot agree on the amount and type of collateral, it shall be determined by the Court, not exceeding the value of the ship arrested.
(3) a request to release a ship from arrest against collateral not regarded as recognition of liability, waiver of defences or rights to limit liability.
(4) if the ship is arrested in another country and are not exempt from execution, although security for the same claim has been filed in the courts of Latvia, Latvian Court that security shall be repealed.
(5) where the ship is based on the security is released from arrest in another country for the same security requirements in Latvia give an amount (minimum amount applied) to the total amount of the security in both countries does not exceed: 1), for which the ship is arrested;
2) the ship's value.
(6) in the fifth subparagraph of this article, the specific exemption from attachment may require the security provided in another country is available to the claimant and freely receivable.
(7) a Person who in accordance with the first paragraph of this article provides security may at any time request the following security reduction, or cancellation.
 
52. article. The right to review the arrest of ships (1) where a ship has been arrested and arrest cancelled or with respect to a ship, provide other collateral which provide sea claim, that ship shall not arrest him or arrest him for the claim, except in the following cases: 1) the form and level of the security in respect of the same claim is inadequate, provided that the total amount of the security may not exceed the value of the ship;
2) a person who provided a security failure or able to fully or partially fulfill obligations;
3) arrested the vessel is released or the above provision repealed: (a) at the request of the applicant or) after the applicant's reasonable and sensible agreement, (b) that the applicant therefore, reasonable) way, could not stop the seizure.
(2) any other vessel that could arrest him based on one and the same sea requirements may not be seized, except in the following cases: 1) the form and level of the security in respect of the same claim is inadequate;
2) is applicable to the first paragraph of this article 2 and paragraph 3.
(3) for the purposes of this article the term "release" means the release illegal or avoiding arrest.
 
53. article. Arrested vessels and bareboat charterer protection (1) the arrested ship or its attachment, the Court can impose an obligation on the applicant who asks the ship's arrest or after which the ship arrested as security requirements, to provide security in such form and amount and with such conditions as the Court considers necessary to cover any losses which may arise due to arrest the defendant and on which the applicant may be liable , including such damages which the defendant may lead to: 1) unreasonable or illegal arrest;
2) requested and given disproportionate coverage.
(2) the Court which made the ruling on the seizure of the ship, you can decide whether and how much the applicant is responsible for damage and losses incurred due to the arrest, including: 1) unreasonable or illegal arrest;
2) disproportionate request and provision of security.
(3) in determining the liability of the claimant in accordance with the second paragraph of this article, the Latvian legislation.
(4) if the case merits another look of a court or Tribunal in accordance with the provisions of article 54 of the code, proceedings for the applicant in accordance with the second paragraph of this article shall be suspended, until the foreign court order.
(5) a Person who in accordance with the first paragraph of this article has provided security may at any time ask the Court to reduce it, change or cancel.
 
54. article. As to the substance of the proceedings (1) if the vessel is arrested in Latvia or lien canceled against the security merits of Latvian court appearance, unless the parties voluntarily agree to put the dispute to a Court of another State which agrees to rule on the merits, or arbitration.
(2) the courts of Latvia shall not consider the merits, if the substance of the matter has jurisdiction to the Court of another country.
(3) the Court of Latvia determines the period of application the claimant due to the Court or arbitration, if adopted by the Latvian Court ruling on the seizure of the ship or the substitution of arrest with other types of collateral, but: 1) is not entitled to rule on the merits;
2) has refused to review the case on its merits, in accordance with the second paragraph of this article.
(4) if the request is not submitted in the third paragraph of this article, the time-limit laid down by the Court at the request of the person concerned, shall decide upon the arrested ship or to provide security for the withdrawal.
(5) in the case where the claim is made in the third paragraph of this article, the time limit specified or when proceedings have been initiated, any legitimate entry into force of the foreign court's decision in regard to the arrested ship or to the security provided is recognised and enforceable if: 1) the defendant is properly notified of such proceedings and given an opportunity to participate in the proceedings;
2) such recognition is contrary to public order in the country.
 
55. article. The Board forced sales (auction) communication (1) before the ship forced sales (auction) the bailiff shall prepare a notice of forced sale of the ship (auction) and send it to the following persons: 1) Registrar of ships;

2 all the ship's mortgage) or other registered right holders who are not looking to the bearer;
3 all the ship's mortgage) or other registered right holders that are designed to the bearer, as well as article 33 this Code establishes the privilege holder, if this person is informed by the bailiff on your requirements;
4) ship owners.
(2) the notice shall be sent 30 days prior to a forced sale (auction) date, and include the following information: 1) forced the ship sales (auction) the time, place and other details needed to in the first subparagraph, the persons to defend their interests;
2) if the Board forced sales (auction) time and place cannot be accurately determined, notify the Board about forced sales (auction) time and the expected location, as well as other information necessary to the first paragraph of this article persons to defend their interests.
(3) where a notice is sent in accordance with the second paragraph of this article, also sent a notification about a particular ship forced sales (auction) the time and place. Such reassessment notice sent no later than seven days before the ship forced sales (auction).
(4) the notice referred to in this article shall be made in writing and sent by registered mail or by other means that provides proof of receipt of the notification. At the same time with the second and third subparagraphs of that communication, the bailiff shall publish these notices in a newspaper "journal".
 
Article 56. Delete claims of forced sales ship (auction) where (1) the Board forced sales (auctions), all the ship's mortgages and other encumbrances, other than with the consent of the holder of these rights has been taken over by the buyer, as well as all the privileges of the sea and other requirements if you want to delete: 1) sales (auction) during the vessel's stay in Latvia's area of jurisdiction;
2) sales (auction) made in accordance with the laws and regulations, including article 55 of this code and the provisions of this article.
(2) of the ship forced sales (auction) revenue requirements are satisfied in the following order: 1) a claim for costs associated with the seizure and forced sale (auction), including the ship's crew and the ship's maintenance costs, salaries, and other article 33 of this code, the first part referred to in paragraph 1;
2) claims for expenses incurred by the competent institution, highlighting the buried or moving the accident victim's vessel, to ensure the safety of navigation or to protect the marine environment; 3) requirements related to tax and fee payments;
4) requirements associated with the ship's rescue, pursuant to article 34 of this code, the second and third subparagraph;
5) requirements, which provides marine privilege, except for the requirements related to the rescue of the ship;
6) kuģubūvētāj and ship repairer's requirements if they are before the ship forced sales (auction) have used their liens;
7) claims related to mortgages, mortgages and other registered encumbrance;
8) other sea requirements;
9) other requirements.
(3) the Board forced sales (auction) case, the Court approved the auction and decide on the vessel sold the property to the buyer's name, as well as the ship's mortgage, lien or other registered ships and marine privilege claims, except those assumed by the buyer. Based on the decision of the Court, the Registrar deletes all ship mortgages, encumbrances and other Ships registered in the register of claims, as well as strengthen the property rights of the buyer on board the ship or vessel shall be issued a certificate of exclusion.
(4) the bailiff shall ensure that any forced sales (auction) proceeds are available and freely receivable.
 
(D) chapter XIII of title liability. General rules of responsibility in article 57. The liability of the shipowner (1) in accordance with the provisions of this code, the owner is liable for damages incurred by him in the service of the master, crew, pilot and another person, them performing their duties in relation to the vessel concerned.
(2) the owner of the ship that is liable under the first subparagraph of this article, taking into account in this code, the provisions of article 282, can seek damages in the amount of the sums paid from the person who caused the injury. 282. In this code, the provisions also apply to other members of the ship's crew.
 
58. article. Nuclear damage provisions this code does not affect other legislation that the owner of the atomkuģ (operator) liability for nuclear damage.
 
Chapter XIV. Collision article 59. Accidental collision if the collision had occurred by accident or force majeure, as when it is not possible to establish the causes of the collision, the loss shall be borne by the one who has hurt them, even if the vessel (or one of them) at the time of the accident is anchored or otherwise secured.
 
60. article. The collision, which occurred during one or both parties fault (1) If damage to the ship, cargo or persons resulted from ship collisions and the blame is only one side, it shall bear all the losses.
(2) the liability for damages that ship collisions occurred on the ships, cargo, crew and passengers, as well as on the property belonging to third persons caused damage is determined for each collision involves the degree of fault of the vessel.
(3) If it is not possible to determine the degree of guilt of each vessel or ship involved in a collision it is equal, the responsibility of the company being divided equally between them.
(4) For losses incurred due to the loss of life or injury to his health, the culprit vessel owners according to the degree of fault of each are both jointly and severally liable to third parties, in addition, the owner of a ship which, in accordance with the second and third paid more than arrive, have a right of recourse with respect to the other was the owner of the ship or other vessel owners blame.
(5) a Person to which the following recourse, may exercise the right to limit his liability, or being exempted from liability under the law or the contract in the same manner as if this claim would be bringing the injured party. This limitation of liability or of exemption from liability can not be limited or waived to a greater extent than is provided for in this code, XV, XVI and Chapter XVII or the relevant foreign law which applied in accordance with international private law rules.
(6) the right to collisions resulting damages are not dependent on the protests or any other requirements.
 
61. article. Responsibility for the actual collision has occurred, or If you run the ship does not comply to maneuver or not observing the provisions of the prevention of collisions, collision, liability for damage incurred, however, ships involved in accidents, property or persons, shall be determined in accordance with article 60 of this code.
 
62. article. The ship's collision with other objects in the provisions of this chapter shall also apply where the ship collision occurred with any other object.
 
Article 63. The obligation to provide assistance (1) After the collision of vessels, each vessel as possible without exposing the serious danger to his own ship, crew and passengers: 1) is going to provide assistance to the other ship, while not satisfied that this assistance is not necessary;
2) make all possible efforts to save human lives in danger;
3) announces its second vessel, the name of the vessel and of the port, as well as the port of departure and port to which the vessel is going.
(2) If the master of the vessel without reasonable cause to comply with the obligation referred to in the first subparagraph, he shall be responsible in accordance with the legislation.
 
Chapter XV. Limitation of liability in article 64. Persons entitled to limit liability (1) the owner of the ship and rescuers under this chapter and the 1976 Convention on limitation of liability for maritime claims (LLMC) (liability Convention) rules may limit his liability in respect of claims provided for in article 65 of this code.
(2) for the purposes of this chapter, the term "owner" refers to the owner of the ship, charterer, Manager or operator.
(3) if any of the article 65 of this code requirements have been brought against any person for whose act or omission was responsible for the owner of the ship or the Savior, such person has the right to use provided for in this chapter to limitation of liability.
(4) in this section the term ' shipowner liability "means liability in cases where the claim brought against the vessel.
(5) the liability of the insurer is entitled to use the advantages provided for in this chapter in the same amount available to the insurer if it affects requirements, subject to the limitation of liability in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(6) a request for limitation of liability does not mean acceptance of responsibility.
 
Article 65. Requirements, subject to the limitation of liability (1) subject to this code and article 66.67, the limitation of liability shall apply to:

1) requirements associated with the human loss of life or injury to her health, or death, or damage to property or damage to property (including port structures and facilities, water, waterways and AIDS to navigation), if it happened on the ship or is directly related to the operation of the ship or salvage operations, and consequential loss from them;
2) to claims relating to losses resulting from the carriage of passengers or their baggage delays;
3) to claims relating to losses resulting from unauthorised action (tort), if it occurred in direct connection with the operation of the ship or salvage operations;
4) requirements related to vessel removal, removal, destruction, or making a harmless (including all that is, or was on board), if the ship is sunk, wrecked, stranded or abandoned by the ran;
5) requirements associated with the ship's cargo of destruction, disposal or making a harmless;
6) any other requirements that are associated with the loss of this part 1.-5. the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 and for which the person responsible for the damage, you can limit your liability.
(2) the limitation of liability with respect to the first part of this article, these requirements apply even if they brought in recourse procedure or to obtain a refund under the agreement or otherwise. As regards the first part of this article 4, 5 and 6 the requirements referred to in paragraph limitation of liability does not apply, if they relate to remuneration deriving from the Treaty, concluded with a person who is responsible for the loss.
 
66. article. Requirements in respect of which limitation of liability does not apply the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: 1) requirements associated with contributions of rescue or General accidents;
2) requirements relating to oil pollution damage, 1992 Protocol amending the International Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage;
3) of any international conventions or the Latvian legislation needs regulation or prohibition of nuclear damage limitation of liability;
4) claims against the master of the atomkuģ nuclear damage;
5) requirements submitted by the owner of the vessel or the Savior's employees whose duties related to the operation of the ship or salvage operations, including their heirs or other persons who are entitled to bring such claims, if in accordance with the laws and regulations that apply to the legal relationship between the owner of the ship or the Savior and his employee, owner or the Savior shall not be entitled to limit his liability if he can limit his liability only for the amount of that is larger than the article 69 of this code.
 
Article 67. Transactions that do not allow the limitation of liability the Person responsible for the loss, is not entitled to limit his liability, if proved that the loss resulted from the personal act or omission, the purpose of which was to cause such damage, or because that person, knowing the possibility of the damages, but did not care.
 
68. article. Counterclaims If the person is entitled to limit his liability in accordance with the provisions of this chapter against the applicant is from the same case, the counterclaim arising, both requirements are mutually concerned included, and the provisions of this chapter apply to the balance, if any.
 
Article 69. General limitation of liability (1) the limit of Liability for claims related to the human loss of life or injury to his health, for each case, with the exception of article 70 in this code, the above requirements are specified in the following: 1 333 000) settlement units on the ship, with a capacity not exceeding 500 tonnes;
2) for vessels with a tonnage of more than 500 units of tonnage, this part of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) if the tonnage of the) 501 to 3000 tonnes, — for each unit in the unit, (b) settlement 500) if the tonnage of up to 30 000 tonnes 3001,-for each unit in the unit, (c) settlement 333) if the tonnage of 30 001 to 70 000 tonnes of — for each unit in the unit, (d) settlement 250) for each unit, which exceed 70 000 tonnes, 167 units of account.
(2) the limits of liability in relation to any other requirements for each specific case, the exception referred to in article 70 of the code requirements are specified in the following: 1 167 000) settlement units on the ship, with a capacity not exceeding 500 tonnes;
2) for vessels with a tonnage of more than 500 units of tonnage, this part of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) if the tonnage of the 501) to 30 000 units of tonnage, — for each unit in the unit, (b) 167 settlement) if the tonnage of 30 001 to 70 000 tonnes, — for each unit in the unit, (c) settlement 125) for each unit, which exceed 70 000 tonnes — settlement unit 83.
(3) if the amount calculated in accordance with the first paragraph of this article, is not sufficient to fully meet the relevant requirements, an amount calculated in accordance with the second paragraph of this article shall be used to repay the outstanding balance on the first part of this article the requirements, and this balance not paid is equivalent to the second part of this article.
(4) the Savior's liability limit is calculated the same way as for the ship, which the tonnage of 1500 tonnes, if rescue operations performed from vessels or directly to the ship, which rescuers will provide rescue services.
(5) for the purposes of this code, the term "ship's tonnage unit" is the ship's gross tonnage unit, established under the 1969 International Convention on tonnage measurement of ships.
 
70. article. Limitation of liability for passenger claims (1) the liability of the shipowner's limitation amount associated with the vessel's passenger claims for loss of life or injury to his health caused by isolated case is settlement units, 46 666 multiplied by the number of passengers which the ship is entitled to carry under the passenger ship safety certificate, but it must not exceed 25 million units of account.
(2) of this article the expression "passenger claims for loss of life or injury to his health" is understood any person on behalf of or to instigate legal action, if the person: 1) being transported by ship in accordance with the contract of carriage of passengers;
2) with the consent of the carrier, is accompanying a vehicle or animals under the freight agreement.
 
71. article. The settlement unit of the Latvian currency conversion (1) 69 and 70 of this code as referred to in article the concept of "unit of account" shall mean a special drawing right as defined by the International Monetary Fund.
(2) this code 69 and 70 of the amount laid down in article translated in Latvian banks set the course for the day is paid to the amount of the Fund or provide adequate security.
 
72. article. Combining requirements to limitation of liability set out in this code, 69 and 70, as the article claims, caused by an isolated case and is facing the owner of the ship and any person for which the owner is responsible.
 
Chapter XVI. Liability limitation fund in article 73. Liability of the owner of the ship when the Court built one of article 65 of this code, the shipowner is entitled to limit his liability by establishing a liability limitation fund (hereinafter in this section — General Fund).
 
74. article. General Fund (1) the Court shall take a decision on the General Fund after the application of the person against whom the Court is seised. The General Fund, taking into account the 69 and 70 of this code the amount specified in the article, as well as the related interest, calculated for the period from the date when the event happened that caused the liability until the date you created the General Fund. Any fund thus created is only used to fulfill the requirements, which may be subject to limitation of liability.
(2) the General Fund established by this code, one of 72 persons referred to in article or its insurer, considered the Fund set up by all the persons mentioned in this article.
 
75. article. The General Fund allocation (1) 69. This code and the provisions of article 70, the General Fund is distributed in proportion to the plaintiff apmierinātaj requirements.
(2) If the person responsible for the damage or the insurer has paid the amount of the claim, which can satisfy the General Fund before the Fund is distributed, the amount paid in claims that the person who received the payment, would have been able to use in accordance with this chapter.
(3) in the second paragraph of this article, the specific claims of the transition can also be used by others for any damages which they have paid.

(4) If the person responsible for the damage or any other person establishes that it will have to pay damages, in respect of which it could use in the second and third subparagraphs of the claim provided for in the transition, if the damages would be paid before the Fund allocation, the Court ruling that the General Fund is created, you can accept the ruling on the separation of the amount which enables that person to apply later What can satisfy from the General Fund.
 
76. article. The ban with regard to other activities (1) if the General Fund established in accordance with article 74 of this code, the person who brought the action, which can satisfy the General Fund shall be directed recovery against any other property of the person who created or who created on behalf of the Fund.
(2) any ship or other property belonging to the person who created or whose name was created in the General Fund, and that, on the basis of the requirements that can be met from the General Fund, is arrested or seized any liability of the Contracting State, may be exempted from arrest or liens by court ruling. Such exemption shall, if the General Fund was created on the basis of a court ruling that jurisdiction are: 1) the port at which the event occurred, or if the port of entry it happened outside of the port;
2) port where the passengers disembarked ashore (in relation to claims for loss of life or damage to their health);
3) the port of unloading (for claims relating to defective goods);
4) the country in which the ship or other property arrested.
(3) the first and second subparagraphs shall apply only if the applicant can bring to the General Fund of the Court of Justice upheld that ruling that the Fund is created, and if it is freely available to the claimant.
 
77. article. The General Fund and the General Fund allocation and distribution is carried out by the Court of Latvia, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVIII of the code.
 
78. article. (1) the provisions of this chapter shall apply, if any article 64 of this code in that person wants to limit his liability in the courts of Latvia or to bring a ship or other property from arrest or the release of a lien or other security.
(2) the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: 1) vehicles to the air bag;
2) floating platforms, built the sea bottom natural resource exploration and production or soil.
 
Chapter XVII. Responsibility for oil pollution in article 79. The liability of the shipowner (1) regardless of the degree of fault, the owner is responsible for oil pollution damage.
(2) oil pollution damage is: 1) damage or loss caused by oil spill outside the ship or from ship's abandonment, loss of profit, as well as the costs of the measures that are necessary and are or will be taken to restore the polluted environment; 2) pollution prevention activity costs and further losses that may occur due to pollution prevention activities.
(3) for the purposes of this chapter, the ship is a floating structure which made or suitable oil for transport in tanks, except that article 96 of the Code referred to in the first paragraph. The ship, which can carry oil and other cargo on the ship is considered only when it leads to oil, and the next flight after such transport, except when it is proven that it holds no oil residue of the carriage.
(4) for the purposes of this chapter the Oil means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil (crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil), whether or not the ship's cargo are transported in tanks as cargo or as fuel tanks.
(5) the owner of the vessel, within the meaning of this chapter, the person or persons registered as the owner of the ship, or if registration has not taken place, the person who owned the ship. If the vessel is State property, but it uses the ship's operator, the owner of the vessel, within the meaning of this chapter, be considered as the ship's operator.
(6) On pollution damage is the responsibility of the person who was the owner of the ship during the accident, which caused pollution, or, if the accident consists of a series of occurrences, the first incident of this code, except in the cases referred to in article 80.
(7) the liability referred to in this chapter of the Convention is the 1992 International Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage.
(8) this section of the Convention is that fund the 1992 International Convention on the establishment of an International Fund for oil pollution compensation.
 
80. article. The liability of the shipowner exclusionary conditions (1) the shipowner is not liable if, proves that the loss incurred: 1) or similar hostilities of armed conflict, civil war or insurrection, as well as unpredictable natural events of force majeure;
2) only third-person, action if its intent was to cause damage;
3 only the institutions), which is responsible for the technical maintenance of the navigation features.
(2) If the owner proves that the injured person with the evil intent or negligence contributed to the damage, the owner may be wholly or partially released from the obligation to damages.
 
81. article. The accident liability of persons (1) Against the owner of the ship could not impose other requirements for oil pollution damages as referred to in this chapter. Requirements for oil pollution damages under this chapter or in other cases may be made against: 1) the shipowner representatives or staff, or crew members;
2) the pilot or any other person who, without being a member of the crew, carry out their duties on board a ship;
3) any charterer of the vessel (including a bareboat charterer), Manager, or operator;
4) any person who carries out the rescue efforts (operations) with the consent of the owner of the vessel or by order of the competent authorities;
5) any person who carries out the loss prevention measures;
6) all these parts 3, 4, and 5. the person referred to in paragraph employees or representatives, unless the damages are not caused by their action or inaction, the purpose of which was to cause damage or negligence, conscious that this loss could occur.
(2) the recourse for pollution compensation may be brought against a person not referred to in the first subparagraph 1., 2., 4., 5 and 6, unless those persons have not caused the loss of evil or gross negligence, conscious that this loss could occur.
 
Article 82. Limitation of liability (1) the liability of the shipowner for one accident in accordance with the provisions of this chapter is limited to the total amount that is to be calculated as follows: 1) 4.51 million units of account for a ship with a capacity not exceeding 5000 tonnes;
2) for vessels with a capacity of up to 140 000 tonnage is 5001 units — for each additional unit of tonnage that part of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 plus 631 settlement unit;
3 million 89.77 settlement unit) of the vessel, with a capacity exceeding 140 000 tonnes.
(2) limitation of liability refers to liability for pollution in the event of accident or accident, which consists of a series of occurrences. Restrictions do not apply to the liability of the shipowner for delay's interest or costs.
(3) a shipowner is not entitled to the liability referred to in this chapter limits if it is proved that the pollution damage resulted from his acts or omissions, which purpose was to cause damage or negligence, conscious that this loss could occur.
(4) a settlement unit is article 71 of this code in a specific unit. Capacity is the gross tonnage calculated in accordance with the 1969 International Convention on tonnage measurement of ships listed in annex of the first calculation.
 
83. article. Liability Convention Fund and liability limitation procedure (1) the owner of the ship, which wants to limit his liability in accordance with article 82 of this code, the application of the Convention on the establishment of the Fund at the Court, which are in progress or in accordance with article 91 of this code the jurisdiction provided for in the first subparagraph may be initiated proceedings for the recovery of damages in accordance with article 79 of the code. After the establishment of the Fund Convention of responsibility of the owner of the ship or the injured party may bring an action for Division of the Fund in accordance with this code, the provisions of Chapter XVIII.
(2) the liability Convention of all the requirements of the Fund, which is one accident or incident which consists of a series of occurrences, in proportion to the amount that is owed to each claimant pursuant to this code, the provisions of Chapter XVIII.
(3) Claims arising in relation to the cost that the owner voluntarily committed to limit or prevent pollution, is equal with other requirements.
(4) the liability Convention Fund creation and distribution is carried out by the Court of Latvia, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVIII of the code.

(5) If the owner has created a liability Convention Fund in accordance with the liability Convention in any other Member State of the present Convention, this Fund with regard to the right of the shipowner to limit liability is comparable to the Fund established by the Latvian Court ruling.
 
84. article. The ship's arrest repeal (1) if the holder is entitled to limit liability under article 82 of this code and he has created a liability Convention Fund in accordance with article 83 of this code, requirements, which may be directed against the liability Convention, the Fund can not be directed against vessels or other property belonging to the owner of the vessel. If the vessel or other property has been arrested in connection with the claim or the owner has provided other security to avoid arrest, arrest, or other security is cancelled.
(2) the first paragraph of this article shall apply by analogy, if the owner has created a liability Convention Fund in accordance with the liability Convention in any other Member State to this Convention, provided that the applicant has the right to bring an action in court, to which ruling created a liability Convention Fund, and this Fund is available to the plaintiff.
 
85. article. Insurance obligation and certificate (1) Latvian vessel owner that the ship can carry more than 2,000 tons of oil, has an obligation to insure their compulsory civil liability or receive other financial liability under this code, 79, 80, 81 and 82.. article. Such insurance or other financial security of the responsibility of the ship's certificate issued by the Registrar. Without this certificate the vessel may not go under the Latvian flag.
(2) in the first paragraph of this article, the rules apply to foreign ships that enter a port or other exit from the place of loading or unloading in Latvia and carrying more than 2,000 tons of oil. If the ship is registered in a country, which is the Responsibility of the State party, it needs this Convention under licence for compulsory civil liability insurance or other financial liability.
 
86. article. The National Board of the Latvian State-owned ships, which can carry more than 2,000 tons of oil, applied article 85 of this code in the first paragraph, but the rules of the compulsory civil liability insurance or other financial liability instead of a ship can be a certificate issued by the Registrar of ships that the ship is owned by the State and that the liability is covered up to the limit. Traffic Minister may determine the form of such certificates.
 
87. article. The consequences of non-compliance If the vessel is not a licence for compulsory civil liability insurance or other financial responsibility coverage or this code, certificates referred to in article 86, port State control inspectors may prohibit a ship from the Latvian port of exit, enter another loading or unloading place or leave in Latvia or to require that the vessel unloading or leaving the waters of Latvia.
 
88. article. Claims against the insurer or the provider of the financial liability for (1) any claim for damages caused by pollution may be brought directly against the insurer or any other person providing financial security in respect of the liability of the ship owner's liability for pollution damage (hereinafter in this chapter — financial security provider). In this case, the financial collateral provider is entitled to limit his liability according to article 82 of this code, the first part also in those cases where the owner of the vessel in accordance with article 82 of this code the provisions of the third subparagraph shall not be entitled to use their limitation of liability.
(2) financial collateral provider is entitled to use the same defense evidence, which would be entitled to use the owner of the ship, with the exception of the defence evidence arising from the owner's bankruptcy or liquidation.
(3) financial collateral provider is entitled to defend itself by submitting evidence that the owner of the vessel injury caused by pollution caused by bad.
(4) financial security provider is not entitled to use its defence evidence, derived from his own and the shipowner's mutual contractual relations.
(5) financial collateral provider is entitled to ask the Court to call on the owner of the ship as the parties.
(6) in accordance with article 83 of this code, the financial security provider created a liability Convention Fund has the same legal effect as that of the Fund on the same terms created by the owner of the ship. This Fund can be created, even if the shipowner is not entitled to limit his liability, but this circumstance does not restrict the creditor claims against the ship's owner.
 
Article 89. International compensation fund (1) in addition to the damages, the injured party can recover under this code: 84.79. and article 88, it shall also be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Convention of the Foundation.
(2) Article 81 of this code, the second subparagraph shall apply to the international compensation fund requirements for compensation from persons who are not the owner or provider of financial security.
 
Article 90. Contributions to the International Fund for compensation (1) contributions to the International Fund for compensation of oil importer, if carried out in Latvia, delivered pursuant to the requirements of the Convention, the Fund and the total oil imports calendar year exceeds 150 000 metric tons. The contribution shall be determined by the Assembly of the international compensation fund.
(2) the first paragraph of this article persons each year up to February 1, informed the Ministry of transport on oil imports in the previous calendar year. Forward this information to the International Maritime Organization in accordance with the law "On the 1992 Protocol on the amendment to the 1971 International Convention on the establishment of an International Fund for oil pollution compensation."
(3) an official (employee) of this article shall be prohibited to disclose the information referred to in the second subparagraph, which it has become known, their duties, if in this code or in other laws and regulations unless otherwise specified. Disclosure of information on the official (employee) is referred to the statutory liability.
 
91. article. Claim jurisdiction (1) the claims against the owner of the ship or his financial security provider for oil pollution damage, the way the Court of Latvia after damage sites, where the loss occurred in Latvia or its exclusive economic zone or if measures are taken to prevent or limit the effects of pollution in Latvia or its exclusive economic zone.
(2) the Court of Justice, which agrees with the claim in accordance with the first paragraph of this article, may examine any claim arising from the accident or accident, which is one cause. This also applies to claims for compensation for the pollution outside Latvia, if the accident had happened in Latvia or its exclusive economic zone.
(3) the requirement of article 83 of this code, in particular the liability Convention fund distribution in Latvia's Court may be submitted only if the liability Convention Fund was established by the Latvian Court ruling. The request for the Court's ruling created a liability Convention Fund.
 
92. article. Requirements relating to the international compensation fund (1) the requirements under the Fund Convention may be brought in the courts of Latvia, article 91 of the Code referred to in the first subparagraph in cases only if the claim against the owner of the ship or his financial security providers for the same losses have not yet brought in another Contracting State of the Fund.
(2) if the claim against the owner of the ship or his financial security provider is submitted in accordance with article 91 of this code, the third part, a claim against an international compensation fund for the same losses may be brought only in the courts, which are considered a liability of the Fund Convention. A claim against the Fund may be brought before the Court with jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of article 91 of this code.
(3) the international compensation fund as a party to participate in any proceedings for the recovery of damages against the owner of the ship or his financial security providers in accordance with this article. The judgment delivered in case the international compensation fund is binding.
(4) upon the request of any party the Court shall inform the international compensation fund on the requirements and, if necessary, invite the Fund to participate in the process. Judgment of the Court of justice the international compensation fund is binding, if the Foundation is invited to participate in the process as the parties. Depending on the circumstances of the case the Court decided on the procedural status of the Fund.
 
93. article. Court of another State, the recognition and enforcement of judgments (1) a final judgment against the owner of the ship or his financial security providers in Latvia recognised and can be executed, if the case dealt with and the Court ruling was given the responsibility of a State party and observes the responsibility set out in article 9 of the Convention, the jurisdiction of the.

(2) the first paragraph of this article shall apply, if the judgment of international compensation fund given the Fund a State party or the State in which the international compensation fund has its own representation, if the relevant court has jurisdiction in accordance with article 7 of the Convention, the Fund's first or third.
 
94. article. Application of the liability Convention (1) 79-84 of this code and article 88 of that liability for oil pollution damage shall apply in relation to: 1) losses incurred in Latvia or its exclusive economic zone;
2) loss resulting from the liability Convention or its exclusive economic zone;
3) costs associated with the activities carried out in the oil pollution prevention or limitation of damages, regardless of where such acts were carried out.
(2) If a State referred to in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, is not defined by the exclusive economic zone, this zone extended to its national territory in a manner determined by that State in accordance with international law, but not more than 200 nautical miles from the base lines.
(3) this code 79. — Article 93 does not apply to state-owned or its use for vessels in which oil spills or during discharge only for public needs and not for commercial purposes.
 
Article 95. Exception in the case of application of the Convention If the Latvian court seised for oil pollution damages, and ship this pollution caused by a State which is not a liability Convention or in the high seas, as well as for the reimbursement of the costs associated with the actions taken to prevent or limit the damage, the extent of liability of the shipowner in accordance with article 82 of the code, the second and the fourth subparagraph may not exceed 59.7 million settlement.
 
Article 96. General restrictions on oil leak (1) If Latvia or its continental shelf for part of the losses caused by pollution caused by ships which do not comply with article 79 of this code, the third part of the definition, or drilling platform, the application of article 79 of this code and the provisions of article 80. It will also apply to expenses incurred in respect of actions taken to prevent or limit the loss.
(2) liability according to the first paragraph of this article limits in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in the light of this code and article 323.324.
(3) the first and second subparagraph shall also apply to other permanent petroleum products other than those referred to in article 79 of the code in the fourth part, persistent mineral oils and oil-containing mixtures, whether vessel or device corresponds to article 79 of the third part of the definition.
 
Article 97. Latvia's international commitments the effect of this code 79. — the provisions of article 96 shall not apply if they conflict with Latvia's international obligations towards the countries which are not the responsibility of the Member States of the Convention.
 
 
Chapter XVIII. Limitation of liability proceedings article 98. Limitation of liability proceedings General provisions (1) the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the General Fund, established in accordance with article 74 of this code, and the responsibility of the Fund Convention, established in accordance with article 83 of this code.
(2) Fund, established in accordance with article 95 of the code shall be considered as the General Fund.
 
Article 99. The General Fund and the liability Convention, the determination of the amount of the Fund (1) the General Fund attributable to: 1) the total amount in accordance with article 69 of this code is the limitation of liability for claims in respect of which limitation of liability applies and which arise from one and the same event;
2) statutory the interest of this part, the total amount referred to in paragraph 1 for a period of time from the day of the event to the General Fund.
(2) Fund, established in accordance with article 95 of this code, comply with the first paragraph of this article, in particular the responsibility around.
(3) the liability Convention Fund complies with article 82 of this code the responsibility around.
 
100. article. Application for the establishment of the Fund (1) a Person who wishes to create a General Fund or the liability Convention Fund (hereinafter in this chapter — the Foundation), submitted an application to the Court, indicating the reasons for the establishment of the Fund, information about vessels (to be able to calculate the size of the Fund), as well as information on possible claims against the Fund.
(2) the first paragraph of this article, a person paid into the Fund, the amount of the bailiff's deposit account or the Office provides the security, which is determined by the Court, having regard to the judgment of the Court of execution.
 
101. article. The establishment of the Fund (1) the Court shall decide on the establishment of the Fund, its size or the security to be provided.
(2) the Court shall decide on the amounts of contributions or more according to the provision of litigation expenses, Fund and administration expenses.
(3) if the contributions made to the Fund or security is given before the Court decision, considers the Foundation created by the date of the decision of the Court, but if these steps are made after the decision of the Court, from the date of the contribution made or provide collateral.
 
Article 102. Notice (1) the Court shall invite in accordance with article 100 of the code of potential applicants to submit their claims against the Fund, within two months from the date of receipt of the invitation, taking 74 of this code and the provisions of article 105.
(2) notice of the establishment of the Fund and of the invitation addressed to the applicant of the applicant shall be published in the newspaper "Latvian journal" at the discretion of the Court and shall also otherwise. If necessary, a notice shall also be published in other countries.
(3) a Person who has applied for the Fund, and all known to the applicant shall be informed of the establishment of the Fund by sending the notice by registered mail.
 
Article 103. The administrator of the Fund, the Court may, if it thinks fit, appoint a fund administrator. The appointment of the administrator of the Fund, the Fund's administration costs and administrator reporting is governed by the law of civil procedure, the provisions of chapter 46.
 
Article 104. Requirements (1) after receipt of the notification in accordance with article 102 of the Act, the applicant shall submit the application of civil law.
(2) if the plaintiff before the establishment of the Fund has filed applications in another court, he learned about the establishment of the Fund in accordance with article 102 of the code, shall so notify the Court by which the judgment Fund is created.
 
Article 105. Rejection of claim claim for which the Court has not been informed before the Foundation of the Division in the Court of first instance, can meet only in accordance with article 111 of this code the provisions of part two.
 
Article 106. The cost of the Fund's costs from the Fund may be made only after the end of the period prescribed for submission of the claim and the consent of the person who applied for the Fund, and all applicants who have submitted claims against the Fund.
 
Article 107. Preparation of the case for consideration of (1) the Court, preparing the case for review, decide on the convening of the meeting of the Fund.
(2) the Fund meeting the Court shall invite the person who applied for the Fund, applicants who have applied to their requirements, as well as the Fund's administrator.
 
Article 108. The meeting of the Fund (1) the Fund's meeting with questions about its rights to limit liability that has applied in the establishment of the Fund, the amount of the liability and the basis of the requirements.
(2) Before a meeting of the Fund administrator shall prepare and issue to the parties its recommendations on the issues under consideration.
(3) If a meeting of the Fund agreed on the distribution of the funds, the Court split the Fund on the basis of the meeting approved the settlement. The settlement is approved, challenging and abolished in accordance with the code of civil procedure provisions of chapter 46.
 
109. article. Dispute resolution disputes regarding the right to limit liability, responsibility or about the requirements for which there is no settlement, the Court may consider as individual requirements.
 
110. article. The amount of the partial cost of the Fund, the Court may decide on the amount of the partial cost of the Fund, to meet its requirements in respect of which there has been a settlement.
 
111. article. The distribution of the Fund (1) the Court shall allocate the Fund in accordance with this code, 75, 92, 108 83.109 and 110, the provisions of article.
(2) the distribution of the funds, even if the person who has applied for the Fund, is not entitled to limit liability. In this case, the distribution of the Fund does not prejudice the applicant's right to demand the full amount.
 
Section e-freight and passenger transport in Chapter XIX. Cargo General provisions article 112. Regulation of the legal relationship (1) legal relations resulting from cargo ship (referred to in this section-cargo), the parties, subject to the provisions of this code.
(2) the provisions of this section shall also apply to the carriage of goods for which the consignment has been issued.
(3) cargo carrier, shipper and recipient mutual legal relations determined by the lading or similar transportation document. Maritime transport contract conditions that are not mentioned in the Bill of lading or other similar document for the transport of cargo by ship, it is mandatory for the recipient, if the Bill of lading or other transport document referred to in the document in which they appear.

(4) the interests of the shipowner under his mandate to set the port represents the agent. A third party may request that the Board agent performs a function that is not provided by the owner of this agent authorisation. Ship agent activity in the ports of Latvia, aģentēšan agreement conditions, the rights and obligations of the holders of ship agent, rights, duties and responsibilities, payment arrangements, as well as professional criteria are established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
Article 113. Cargo rules (1) the provisions of this title shall apply in relation to freight contracts if: 1) port of loading under the contract is in Latvia;
2) the port of unloading is situated, in accordance with the Treaty, Latvia;
3) lading showing freight contract issued in Latvia;
4) lading attesting to maritime transport agreement, said that the question of the relationship between the parties, based on the legislation of Latvia.
(2) the provisions of this title shall apply regardless of the ship, the carrier, the shipper, the consignee or any other interested person's nationality.
(3) If the contract provides to make freight transport more consignments in a specific time period, the provisions of this title shall apply in respect of each consignment. If the shipments are made in accordance with the Charter, observe the article 114 of this code.
 
114. article. Cargo, the conclusion consists of the provisions of this title shall not apply to cargo that is carried out in accordance with the Charter contract, concluded for all or part of the chartering of the ship. If the lading issued under charter agreement and if it governs the legal relationship between the carrier and the holder of the consignment, the provisions of this title shall apply to the consignment.
 
115. article. Special conditions (1) the carrier shall have the right to opt out of all or some of their rights, including the right to exemption from responsibility. The carrier has the right to step up its responsibility and obligations. Waiver of such rights or obligations are relevant to enhancing the shipper in the Bill of lading to be picked.
(2) If the nature of the goods being transported and the situation, conditions, terms or conditions under which the transport takes place, are such as to justify a special agreement, the carrier and the consignor is entitled to enter into any agreement for the cargo, the carrier's duties and responsibilities, as well as the carrier's right concerning the freight (including the right to exemption from responsibility), or the obligation to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessel, provided that such an agreement is not contrary to public policy or public employee or representative of the carrier's obligation to take care of the cargo loading positioning, handling, storage, transport, and unloading, if these conditions are contained in the Bill of lading. These conditions may not apply to ordinary commercial freight.
(3) the provisions of this article shall not apply in respect of the rights and obligations arising from this code, the provisions of Chapter XV of the shipowners ' limitation of liability.
 
116. article. Cargo delivery by shipper shipper delivered cargo carrier specified location and time. Goods delivered in such a way and condition to be comfortable and safe to load, transport and unload.
 
Article 117. Packaging check (1) it is the duty of the carrier to make reasonable efforts to check the cargo is packaged so as to avoid the loss or damage or injury to another person or to property. If the cargo is delivered in a sealed container or other transport device, the carrier is not obliged to open it and check, unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the cargo is not sufficiently well packed.
(2) the carrier shall notify the shipper on each of the deficiencies found. The carrier shall not be obliged to carry loads that are not properly packed, except when doing so, identified deficiencies are preventable.
 
118. article. Dangerous goods (1) dangerous goods be considered that such status is granted according to the regulations of the International Maritime Organization.
(2) the consignor of dangerous goods shall be marked accordingly and inform the carrier of the dangerous nature of the cargo, as well as the necessary safeguards.
(3) If the consignor has other reasons to believe that the nature of its cargo transport can pose a threat or serious inconvenience for persons or cargo ship, he shall inform the carrier.
 
119. article. Freight that requires special shipping arrangements if the cargo requires special arrangements, the consignor shall notify the carrier in good time and indicate the measures to be taken. If required, the load shall be labelled accordingly.
 
120. article. Receipts for goods receipt to the consignor may request a receipt for the goods receipt and the time of the facts. The provisions of the Bill of lading or other transport document issued this code have been laid down in chapter XX.
 
121. article. Freight payment terms (1) if the contract does not specify the amount of the freight, freight is paid according to the tariffs of the carrier. The parties may agree that the freight paid by receiving the shipment.
(2) in the carriage of cargo in the end no longer exist, cannot be required to pay the freight, unless the damages are not caused by the nature of the goods, packaging, fault or error or negligence of the consignor, or if the carrier has sold the goods to the owner's account, it landed, made harmless or destroyed in accordance with article 151 of the code's provisions.
(3) the prepaid freight to be refunded if, in accordance with the second paragraph of this article, the carrier is not entitled to receive it.
 
122. article. The obligation to pay the freight transport contract in the event of non-compliance (1) If a shipper contract resignation, before the shipment is underway, the carrier is not entitled to get the freight, as well as damages.
(2) if the sender is not delivered within the time the freight carrier and Futures significantly complicates the fulfilment of the conditions of the contract of carriage, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract. If the consignor after the cargo delivery time delay wants to continue with the contract of carriage, he has the right to request confirmation of the carrier that the carrier would stick to the contract of carriage. If the carrier wishes to use its right to withdraw from the contract of carriage, he immediately (without hesitation) notified to the consignor. If the carrier in accordance with the procedure laid down in this paragraph to resign from the contract of carriage, they are entitled to get the freight, as well as damages.
(3) if the sender or the recipient requires the termination of the transport or the place of delivery, the carrier shall be entitled to receive the resulting Charter, as well as damages. The sender or recipient cannot be required to stop the shipment, if it may cause significant losses or inconvenience to the carrier or other consignors.
(4) for the purposes of this article consists of this code, comply with the 196. the second, third and fourth subparagraphs.
 
123. article. Carrier's obligation to protect the cargo (1) before the flight and the start of the voyage, the carrier show a reasonable care of it to: 1) make the ship jūrasspējīg;
2) duly completed boats with crew and provide it with the necessary items.
3) make the holds, refrigerating rooms, refrižeratortelp and all other parts of the ship in which the goods are transported, valid and reliable freight and save.
(2) subject to this section, the cargo and the carrier is properly loaded, processed, carefully placed, transported, stored, as well as take care of cargo and unloaded it.
(3) if the cargo is lost, damaged or delayed significantly as quickly as possible, the carrier shall notify the shipper's designated person. If such notification is undeliverable, carrier shall inform the owner of the goods or, if this is not known to the sender. These conditions shall also apply if the shipment cannot be completed as planned.
 
124. article. Freight on Board (1) the carrier shall be entitled to carry goods on deck only if he is specifically agreed with the shipper or if such carriage meets the good shipping practices, or if it is determined by law.
(2) if the carrier and the consignor have agreed that the goods can be transported or transported on Board Bill of lading, the carrier shall record the note. If a note is not the carrier must prove that the sender is in agreement on the carriage of cargo on board. However, the carrier is not entitled to rely on such an agreement in its relations with third parties (including with the consignee) who in good faith acquired the Bill of lading.
 
125. article. The contractual liability of the carrier in violation of (1) the consignor has the right to withdraw from the contract of carriage if the carrier for a reason attributable to the significant delay or breach another key contract terms. The consignor after the cargo delivery the carrier shall not be entitled to withdraw from the contract, if the return causes material injury or inconvenience to other shippers.

(2) When the consignor learns, or he had to learn about the conditions of the contract, he may withdraw from the contract if it does not immediately notify the carrier. Otherwise, the sender loses the right to withdraw from the contract.
 
Article 126. Interruption of carriage (1) If a ship carrying or which is intended to carry cargo is lost or is not repairable, it does not exempt the carrier from the obligation to complete the movement.
(2) If for reasons of force majeure, a vessel cannot enter the port of landing, the transporter shall immediately inform the sender. If the sender substantially delayed order for disposal of the goods, the carrier shall be entitled to unload the cargo at the discretion of one of the closest ports or to deliver this cargo back to the port of shipment.
(3) by way of derogation from the contract of carriage or other war risks, this code shall apply the provisions of article 201.
(4) if the transport is carried out when the carrier departs from the contract or the contract void, or for any other reason, the shipment is unloaded at the port, which is not the agreed port of discharge, the carrier shall be entitled to a proportional freight in accordance with article 185 of the code's provisions.
 
Article 127. On behalf of the owner of the cargo, the measures taken (1) If special measures are needed to keep or carry a load or otherwise protect the interests of the owner of the cargo, the cargo owner shall give appropriate instructions to the carrier.
(2) if the lack of time or other circumstances hinder receive instructions or if such instructions are not received in a timely manner, the carrier has the right to take necessary measures on behalf of the owner of the cargo and to represent the holder of the goods. Even if such measures were not needed, they are bound by the cargo owner with regard to third parties acting in good faith.
(3) the carrier shall report on the measures taken in accordance with article 123 of this code the third part.
 
128. article. The cargo owner's responsibility for the measures taken to the carrier cargo owner is responsible for the measures taken and the carrier incurred expenses associated with the shipment. If the carrier has acted without instructions from the owner of the cargo, the cargo owner's liability cannot exceed the value of the cargo, it was launching a movement that should measures or cost.
 
129. article. Cargo delivery by carrier (1) the final recipient of the cargo at the port receives a carrier specified location and time. Delivery of cargo to be comfortable and safe.
(2) a Person who is entitled to receive the cargo, before you can check it out.
 
130. article. The recipient's obligation to pay the freight (1) If cargo delivery against Bill of lading, consignee, shipment is received, becoming responsible for the freight charge and other requirements of the carrier resulting from the consignment.
(2) if the cargo is not transferred to the Bill of lading, the recipient is responsible for the freight charge and other requirements in accordance with the contract of carriage, if the recipient was aware of at the time of delivery, or he should have known that the carrier has not received payment.
 
131. article. The lien If the carrier's claim in accordance with article 130 of the code or other requirements that are provided with preferential rights in accordance with article 40 of this code, the carrier may not be issued before the consignment the recipient has not paid, satisfied his other Charter carrier claims or provided sufficient security.
 
132. article. Placing the goods in the warehouse (1) If the goods are not received in the time specified by the carrier or other reasonable period of time, it can be put in storage in the warehouse at the recipient's expense.
(2) a notice of transfer of goods in storage shall be in accordance with article 123 of this code the third part. The carrier determined reasonable deadline, of which the goods may be sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the provisions of article 133 of the code.
 
133. article. Right to sell the goods to the carrier or otherwise get rid of it (1) on the expiry of the time limit laid down in accordance with article 132 of the code, the second part, the carrier shall be entitled to sell the goods stored in the warehouse, to the extent necessary to cover the cost of the sale to receive freight and to satisfy other claims. It is the duty of the carrier to be thorough enough, the selling of goods.
(2) If it is not possible to sell the goods or it is obvious that revenue will not cover the cost of the sale, the carrier shall be entitled to dispose of the cargo in other reasonable manner.
 
134. article. The liability of the carrier for the carriage of goods (1) the carrier is responsible for the cargo from the time when the loaded ship until the unloading.
(2) From the time of acceptance of the shipment until the time of loading the vessel, as well as after its landing until the recipient carrier is considered a freight forwarder, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
 
Article 135. Duty to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessel (1) carrier is not liable for loss of or damage to cargo caused the ship's jūrasnespēj, except that the Board of jūrasnespēj caused by the fact that a carrier is not intelligent enough to take care of providing the seaworthiness of this code in accordance with the provisions of article 123.
(2) if the loss or damage occurred due to the ship's jūrasnespēj, carrier or other person requesting a release from liability in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to demonstrate that they were sufficiently thorough.
 
136. article. Liability for loss of or damage to cargo (1) in accordance with article 135 of this code provisions, the carrier is not liable for loss of or damage to cargo and expenditure in connection with the cargo, if the loss or damage and the reasons are: 1) the master of the ship, crew members, pilot or carrier's employees, neglect or negligence in the management of the ship;
2) fire, except when it descended to the fault of the carrier;
3) sea or other navigable waters, danger or accident;
4) force majeure;
5) warfare;
6) public to dangerous persons;
7) hold or arrest;
8) quarantine restrictions;
9) or the holder of the shipper, his servants or agents or error;
10) strikes, lockouts or other reasons which are fully or partially stopped or delayed work;
11) social unrest;
12) life or property or rescue attempt rescue at sea;
13) freight volume or weight loss or any other loss or damage, which led to a hidden defect or cargo shipment characteristic properties;
14) without proper packaging;
15) a non-conforming markings;
16) hidden defects that can not be discovered, showing prudent concern;
17) any other reasons that are not incurred by carrier or its servants or agents, if the person seeking release from liability, can prove that the carrier or its servants or agents in the transaction had not contributed to the loss of or damage to cargo.
(2) the diversion of the route to save or attempt to save life or property at sea, or any other reasonable diversion of the route is not considered a breach of the contract of carriage of goods, and the carrier shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to the cargo, which so inspired.
 
137. article. The responsibility for the carriage of animals if the parties have agreed otherwise, the carrier is not liable for damages resulting from the transport of animals.
 
Article 138. The responsibility for the delay if the parties have agreed otherwise, the carrier shall not be liable for damages incurred in the shipment delivery delay.
 
139. article. Loss calculation (1) the total amount of losses due to the loss of or damage to goods is calculated based on the value of the goods at the place and time where and when it landed or it had landed from the ship under contract.
(2) the value of the Goods determined by the freight stock prices or, in the absence of such a price, at market prices.
 
140. article. Limitation of liability (1) the liability of the carrier for loss resulting from loss of or damage to the cargo must not exceed 667 settlement units on the cargo space or cargo unit or two billing units for gross kilogram, whichever is the higher amount. The exception is when the carrier and shipper agree on higher limits of liability.
(2) the provisions of the first paragraph shall not apply if the exporter is informed about the nature and value of the goods to the loading and this amount is directly specified in the Bill of lading. This statement confirms the value of the goods, unless the carrier proves the opposite.
(3) the carrier shall not be liable for loss of or damage to cargo and expenditure in connection with the cargo, if the sender deliberately provided misleading information on the nature or value of the goods.
(4) a settlement unit is article 71 of this code in this unit.
 
141. article. Limitation of liability in respect of cargo loaded as a unit (1) If the carriage of cargo containers are used, the pallet or similar transport, cargo space, or number of units shall be determined in accordance with the Bill of lading the cargo space or number of units. If the Bill of lading, such news is not about cargo location or unit shall be considered as the transport medium.

(2) if the missing or damaged transport itself, it is considered as a separate unit of goods except when the transport is provided by the carrier or the carrier himself.
 
142. article. Responsibility, which is not based on the contract of carriage (1) conditions of release from liability and its limitations governed by this section, shall apply to any action brought against the carrier for claims for damages of the cargo loss or damage, whether or not this requirement arises from contract or delict (tort).
(2) If such a claim is brought against the servants of the carrier or agent, that employee or representative has the right to use the conditions for exemption from responsibility and limitation of liability which the carrier is entitled under this chapter.
(3) the total amount of compensation payable by the carrier and his employees or representatives shall not exceed the limits laid down in this chapter.
 
143. article. Loss of right to limitation of liability the carrier, his employee or representative is not entitled to use the limitation of liability provided for in this chapter, if it is proved that the loss resulted in action, the purpose of which was to cause such damage, or omission, realizing that this loss could occur.
 
144. article. Responsibility for cargo on the Board if the cargo transported on the ship, in breach of article 124 of the code's provisions may not limit your responsibility for losses incurred due to the loss of or damage to the cargo, which was transported on board.
 
145. article. The carrier and the actual carrier's responsibility if, in accordance with the contract of carriage, the carriage of other parts carrier (actual carrier), the parties to the contract of carriage, the carrier may agree that part in relation to the carriage performed by the actual carrier to your vehicle, be considered as a forwarder. In this case the carrier proves that the damage occurred during the period when the goods were in fact held by the carrier.
 
146. article. In fact, the liability of the carrier for the transport part when the load is in fact held by the carrier, he shall be responsible in accordance with the provisions of this title.
 
147. article. The total amount of liability If the injury response both the carrier and the actual carrier, the total amount of liability shall not exceed the amount specified in this chapter.
 
148. article. Notice of loss of or damage to cargo (1) if the cargo is delivered to the recipient in writing and announced the carrier for cargo loss or damage, which the beneficiary, or could detect found, considered that all goods delivered under the terms of the contract of carriage, unless you prove otherwise. These conditions apply if at the time of delivery of the cargo loss or damage was not obvious, and within three days after delivery of the written notice has not been provided for cargo loss or damage.
(2) written notice is not required, if the loss or damage is discovered, the carrier and the consignee or their representatives jointly conducting cargo examination.
 
Article 149. Subrogation provisions of this section also apply to recourse claims for General and emergency rescue.
 
150. article. General liability provisions of the shipper, his servants or agents shall not be responsible for loss of or damage to cargo due to the fault of the carrier.
 
151. article. The liability of the shipper for dangerous goods (1) if the sender is not noticed this article 118 of the code's provisions relating to dangerous goods, he shall be responsible for expenses and other losses incurred by the carrier. In this case, the carrier of dangerous goods can unload, render harmless or destroy, do not make good the injury caused thereby.
(2) the first paragraph of this article shall not apply if the carrier accepting cargo, know that it is dangerous.
 
Chapter XX. Lading and other shipping documents article 152. (1) on receiving a consignment of goods and adopting it in your possession, the carrier at the sender's request, provide him the Bill of lading, which includes the following information: 1) marking required for the identification of the goods, as it announced the consignor in writing if this is clearly stated on the goods or its packaging;
2 place or object), or mass (depending on the circumstances), subject to the information provided by the shipper;
3) load externally visible appearance and condition.
(2) in addition to the first part of the Bill of lading set can include the following information: 1 name of carrier) and his main activity;
2 the name of the sender);
3) name of consignee, if specified by the consignor;
4) loading ports in accordance with the contract of carriage of goods and the date on which the port of loading of goods accepted by the carrier;
5) the port of unloading;
6) issue of the place of consignment;
7) freight amount and indication of who pays the freight, as well as other cargo and delivery terms;
8 of this code 124). in the cases provided for in article — a statement that the goods must be transported in or it may be carried on board;
9) any increased liability limit agreed between the parties;
10) name and nationality, the place and time of loading, as well as the time when the loading is complete.
(3) specify the first part of this article 1 and referred to in paragraph 2, the consignor shall assume responsibility for any damage or loss of cargo in case of damage and expenses incurred by this post inaccuracies. The carrier's right to such remuneration in accordance with the contract of carriage does not limit his liability to any person other than the shipper.
(4) the Bill of lading signed by the master or a person authorised by the carrier.
(5) if there are several lading issued the original, each original point issued the original count.
(6) If copies of the lading is issued, to indicate that they are copies.
(7) when the cargo is loaded on Board Bill of lading issued to the consignor shall mark on the cargo loading.
 
Article 153. Transit Transit of consignment (1) lading is lading specifying that carry more cargo carriers.
(2) a Person who issues a bill of lading of transit, ensure that each part of the transport Bill of lading should be issued indicating that the goods are carried under the Bill of lading of transit.
 
154. article. The lack of news Bill of lading document that contains this code, article 152 of the report referred to in the first subparagraph, be regarded as the Bill of lading even if it does not contain any of this code, article 152 in the second part of the above messages.
 
155. article. The duty of the carrier to record news Bill of lading Bill of lading indicates the carrier cargo marking, cargo numbers, quantity, or weight, if he has reasonable grounds to believe that it does not exactly match the actual shipment, or they are unable to check it.
 
156. article. Evidence of Lading of lading stating that the carrier accepted the shipment described the Bill of lading, unless proven otherwise. Is not admissible evidence to the contrary, if the consignment is handed over to a third party in good faith.
 
157. article. Responsibility for the misleading information if third party Bill of lading, receive a bill of lading, a close loss, relying on the Bill of lading includes information accuracy, the carrier is liable for those damages, if he knows or ought to know that the consignment is misleading with respect to third parties. In this case, the carrier is unable to limit their liability.
 
158. article. Consignment (1) the carrier may issue the following types of loading papers: 1) Word issued the Bill of lading, indicating the name of the beneficiary;
2) of the order (order) Bill of lading-Bill of lading issued by the persons mentioned in the order or, if the person is not specified, the order of the consignor. Such a bill of lading can endorse with indosācij inscriptions on consignment;
3) the Bill of lading issued in bearer form, with an appropriate indication.
(2) the Person who presented the original of the Bill of lading shall be deemed authorized to receive the cargo, if it follows from the consignment or indosācij inscription of continuous chain.
(3) if there are several lading issued the original, delivery to the consignee at the port has the right to receive the shipment, indicating one of the original of the Bill of lading.
 
159. article. Several consignment carriers If several persons apply for cargo reception, presentation of the original of the Bill of lading, the carrier will be handed to the legal possession of the invoice recipient. It shall immediately notify all known holders of the original consignment.
 
160. article. The issue of the Bill of lading the cargo against (1) the Goods shall be issued: 1) against the Bill of lading — recipient of the name referred to the Bill of lading, or to the person named below to the lading endorsements or otherwise, subject to the endorsement of the parādprasījum conditions;
2) against the order (orders) Bill of lading, shipper or consignee respectively (depending on whether the consignment was issued by the sending or the receiving order) if the consignment is endorsed, the person listed as the last of the indosācij write a continuous chain, or, if the consignment chain last write is a blank endorsement;
3) against a bill of lading, consignment,.

(2) the carrier or his authorized consignees may be issued only if he has scored accordingly by the endorsed original of the Bill of lading.
(3) the carrier shall not be obliged to issue the load if he or the person acting on his behalf, has already issued bona fide cargo lading against one of the originals.
 
161. article. Delivery in cases where the consignment was lost (1) if the consignment is lost, the application for restoration of rights under the Bill of lading submitted to the Court in which the cargo is delivered.
(2) if the consignment was lost, the carrier may be issued a load against the appropriate provision for claims against the carrier, which could bring a lost consignment.
 
Chapter XXI. Disputes article 162. General accident (1) the General accident recognised losses incurred, with a view to making exceptional and reasonable expenses and upurējum to save the ship and the cargo carried on Board of the dangers and risks to receive freight.
(2) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the amount of the damages and the costs of the General procedure in case of emergency governed by the common law of international trade rules, which codified the 1994 York and Antwerp.
 
163. article. Claim jurisdiction if the parties have not agreed upon the dispute jurisdiction, legal requirements: 1) after the defendant's location or place of residence;
2), where it was concluded the transport contract;
3) after shipment;
4) after the cargo space.
 
164. article. Jurisdiction in the case Where consists of lading issued under charter agreement which includes provision for resolving disputes or arbitration court, provides that this condition is binding on the holder of the consignment, the following consists of lading holder condition is not binding.
 
Chapter XXII. Chartering of vessels, the General provisions of article 165. The application of the provisions of the chartering of vessels (1) of this code, chapter XXIV and XXV XXIII shall apply all or part of the vessel charter contract. The trip consists of applicable rules also apply to Charter contract for the conduct of successive flights, if it is not otherwise specified.
(2) of this code, chapter XXIV and XXV XXIII meaning: 1) voyage chartering contract is a contract, under which transport freight calculated for the flight;
2) consecutive voyage charter contract is a contract for a certain number of successive flights, carried out with a particular ship;
3) time Charter contract is a contract under which the rental charge for a set period of time.
 
166. article. Contract terms in this code, XXIII, XXIV and XXV chapter rules shall not apply if the Charter contract parties have agreed on other conditions or if carriage governed by custom that is binding on the parties to the contract of chartering.
 
167. article. Given vessel chartering (1) if the Charter contract for a specific vessel, the carrier shall not be used in another ship. Where, under the contract, the carrier shall be entitled to offer (of your choice), or otherwise use another ship, the transport vessel must be as adequate as the hired vessel.
(2) if the contract has been concluded for the use of, or the whole Board full of cargo, the carrier shall not be entitled to load the goods of another person. This provision shall also apply if the vessel carries out the ballast voyage, to start a new trip.
 
168. article. Transfer of rights (1) if the charterer in accordance with consists of transfers its rights or obligations to a third party, responsible for the implementation of the contract is the charterer.
(2) the carrier may not transfer their rights and obligations to a third party without the consent of the charterer. If the charterer further agrees, the carrier is not responsible for the performance of the contract.
 
Article 169. Provisions regarding the consignment of the goods, if the Bill of lading issued by the carrier that are transported by ship, the Bill of lading and freight movement delivery conditions the carrier and third parties who are not the charterer and who are in good faith acquired the Bill of lading. Chartering contract conditions, which are not included in the Bill of lading, is not binding on third parties, unless the Bill of lading is a reference to the Charter agreement.
 
Chapter XXIII. Voyage Charter article 170. Determination of the voyage charter party consists of (1) in the case where the service consists of the Charter Party, the charterer of the flights cost freight, set out in the Charter contract.
(2) if the other cargo loaded or loads that exceed the agreed quantity, freight paid for it in accordance with the tariff of the carrier, but not less than the agreed freight.
 
171. article. Seaworthiness of the vessel's seaworthiness, the carrier provides, including the appropriate crew, equipment, cargo space, refrižeratortelp and other parts of the vessel where the appropriate loading cargo acceptance, transportation and storage requirements.
 
Article 172. The voyage charterer the right to choose the port of loading and unloading (1) if the contract of voyage chartering shipper gives the right to choose the port of loading and unloading, the voyage charterer of vessel assigned to the free port where the ship can be safely placed in a floating State, safe to enter the port of loading and safe to go to cargo flights. The charterer shall notify the port of unloading is complete before loading.
(2) if the voyage charterer commanded a ship on a safe haven, he is in charge of any vessel that cause injury, except where the loss is not due to the voyage charterer or the fault of persons for whom he is responsible.
(3) if the voyage is a sequential, any right to choose using the ship's voyage, so that the total length of the ship voyage with cargo and ballast are not substantially different hiking. Otherwise, the voyage charterer receives no freight and are responsible for losses incurred due to the received freight.
(4) the Voyage charterer may not change the designated port or route, if otherwise agreed between the parties.
 
173. article. Place of loading (1) if the Charter is not fixed in the contract, the place of loading, the ship travels to the voyage charterer indicate freely available to the wharf, where the ship can be safely placed in a floating position and from which you can safely go with the cargo flight.
(2) If the loading Pier is defined, the vessel docked at any normal loading. If this is not possible, the carrier shall choose a loading dock where cargo can be loaded.
(3) regardless of whether or not the place of loading is determined, the voyage charterer shall have the right, at its own expense require the shifting of a vessel from one berth to another loading.
 
174. article. Loading time the carrier is obliged to let the ship be agreed port of loading loading time, which consists of the guļlaik and the demurrage time.
 
175. article. Guļlaik Award (1) Guļlaik is the day of conclusion of the contract the reasonably foreseeable period of time required for loading. The calculation shall take into account the guļlaik ship and cargo type and size, loading equipment on board and in port, as well as other similar circumstances.
(2) if the parties agreed on a common loading and unloading time, guļlaik does not expire before the total time period.
(3) the Guļlaik calculated in working days and working hours. On labor day is considered the day of the week in which the working hours are those adopted in a given port; the working hours are every hour of that day of the week can be used for loading. For days, which work less hours than the number of working days, calculated the number of hours that are normally used for loading.
 
176. article. Start of Guļlaik (1) Guļlaik begins when the carrier shall notify the ship being in the loading dock and of readiness to receive the shipment.
(2) the carrier can send notifications when the ship reached the port of shipment. If the vessel is not ready to receive cargo, lost the time required for the preparation of the ship, is not considered guļlaik.
(3) the notification submitted by the carrier to the sender, if it is not available, the voyage charterer. —
(4) the Guļlaik shall begin to run from the time the port usually start work (in the morning), or from the end of the lunch break. In the first case, the notification shall be submitted not later than one hour before the end of the previous working day, in the second case, the same working day until 10.00 o'clock in the morning.
 
177. article. Obstacles (1) if the ship cannot be docked to the loading dock for reasons for which the carrier is not liable, he can submit a notification of readiness to receive the cargo and start to list guļlaik. This condition applies if the ship pier is busy or there are other similar obstacles, which the carrier could not provide the contract of chartering a day.
(2) Guļlaik excluded the loss for which the carrier is responsible. Lost time associated with the shifting of the ship in port, is included in the guļlaik.
 
178. article. Demurrage time (1) demurrage time is required for the operation of cargo during the period after the end of the guļlaik. If the demurrage time exceeds 30 days, the contract does not specify the maximum time, in the case the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract.
(2) demurrage time calculates the days and hours after the end of the guļlaik. Demurrage is excluded during the time of the loss for which the carrier is responsible.
 
Article 179. Refund of demurrage time

(1) the carrier shall be entitled to receive special consideration for the demurrage time. If the chartering contract parties have agreed otherwise, the demurrage fee the day is determined by calculating the time consists of the equivalent of the received carrier, without the lost time due to demurrage.
(2) compensation for demurrage time paid upon request. If this compensation is paid or the guarantee is not provided, the carrier shall have the right to specify the amount of the compensation Bill of lading. If the carrier does not act, he may set a reasonable time limit for payment. Where the refund for demurrage time period specified has been paid, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract and claim damages.
 
180. article. Loading and placement (1) delivered to the charterer in the cargo ship's side, but the carrier vessel loading, except when: 1) consists of States otherwise;
2) consists of this issue is not regulated and are applicable to the respective port customs.
(2) the carrier is liable for the safe deployment of cargo loading, and to the Board.
(3) the transferable goods on Board of this code shall apply to the provisions of article 124.
 
181. article. Cargo delivery goods delivered and loaded immediately. Goods supplied in the form and position it to be easy and safe to be able to load the vessel, deploy, carry and unload according to 117 of this code. — the provisions of article 120.
 
182. article. (1) issue of the consignment After the loading of the master or a person authorised by the carrier, the shipper shall be issued, at the request of the Bill of lading to the point of loading, if submitted required documents and information.
(2) the consignor has the right to require separate loading papers on various parts of the goods, unless it is linked to a significant inconvenience.
(3) where a bill of lading issued contains conditions other than chartering contract and they increase the liability of the carrier, flight charterer shall indemnify any damage incurred due to the intensification of the carrier's liability.
 
183. article. The obligations of the carrier, the carrier operated by immediately showing due diligence and appropriate pursuant to this code, 127 and 123. the provisions of article 128.
 
184. article. Diversion of the flight route (1) deviate from the normal flight route may be the only people in the rescue or other reasonable and with a bareboat charterer or operator of a coherent reason.
(2) if there are obstacles that prevent the ship to reach the port of loading and unloading cargo, or the service is associated with a significant delay, the carrier may choose another appropriate port of unloading.
 
185. article. Distance freight (1), if the departure from Charter contract occurred when part of the voyage already performed, or the cargo is not unloaded at the port of landing provided for any other reason, the carrier is entitled to a proportion of the distance freight conduct travelled by applying this code 188.
(2) in calculating this type of freight, also takes into account the actual duration of the voyage and the specific costs. Distance freight may not exceed the value of the goods.
 
186. article. The carriage of dangerous goods in the case of a voyage charter If the dangerous goods are loaded and the carrier has not received information about its dangerous nature, depending on the circumstances, he may unload the cargo, make it harmless or destroy, do not make good on their losses. This provision shall also apply to cases where the carrier was aware of the dangerous nature of the cargo, but later the resulting circumstances endangering human life, health or property and it makes it impossible to save the ship cargo.
 
187. article. Unloading (1) in relation to the landing pier, unloading and unloading shall apply this code 173-181. Provisions of the said article, relating to the voyage charterer, shall also apply to the consignee.
(2) a Person authorized to receive the goods, have the right to inspect the goods before acceptance.
(3) If, in accordance with the Charter of the contract goods has several recipients, unloading wharf or shifting of the vessel they are fixed by mutual agreement.
(4) the increase in costs resulting from shipment damage (even if the corruption needs to get rid of it) shall be borne by the charterer of the flights, if the damage is due to the dangerous nature of the cargo or the voyage charterer's fault.
 
188. article. Freight on the goods, which no longer exists (1) the carrier may not require freight of cargo by the end of the flight no longer exists, except in the case of the reason is the loss of freight cargo, improper packing, flight charterer's fault or when the carrier has sold the goods to the owner's account, landed it, made it harmless or destroyed in accordance with the provisions of article 186 of the code.
(2) freight paid in advance must be repaid if the carrier is the first part of this article is not entitled to receive it.
 
189. article. The consignee and the voyage charterer responsible for freight and liens (1) when a shipment the consignee becomes responsible for the freight and other requirements in accordance with article 130 of the code provisions.
(2) the carrier has a lien in accordance with the provisions of article 131 of the code.
 
190. article. Cargo storage (1) if the beneficiary fails to fulfil a freight service requirements or significant delays in unloading, the carrier shall be entitled to unload cargo and putting it into storage warehouse at the recipient's expense. The carrier shall notify the beneficiary of the transfer of goods in stock in the warehouse.
(2) the first paragraph of this article shall indicate in the notice of a reasonable period, of which the carrier may sell the goods stored in the warehouse or otherwise get rid of it. Goods for sale or other cargo-related measures in this code, shall apply the provisions of article 133.
 
191. article. Shipment damage (1) the carrier is liable for damage caused to goods in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XIX of the code.
(2) the consignee who is not a voyage charterer, is entitled to damages in accordance with the first paragraph of this article. If the recipient is the carrier of the lading issued, the holder shall also apply article 169 of this code.
 
192. article. Departure time (1) If, in accordance with the contract of chartering the vessel must be prepared for loading a specific time (departure time), the voyage charterer shall have the right to withdraw from the contract if the chartering the ship is ready for loading or has not sent the notice of readiness for loading of the vessel.
(2) if the carrier sends the shipper a statement that the ship will come in after the resignation of time and indicate when the ship will be ready for loading, a voyage charterer shall have the right to withdraw from the contract if he do it immediately. If the voyage charterer does not derogate from the Treaty, the new departure time is the time specified by the carrier, the vessel will be ready for loading.
 
193. article. Delays and other reasons, that the resignation of the contract because (1) the Voyage charterer shall have the right to withdraw from the Treaty if the chartering the fault of the carrier is undergoing substantial delays or other significant contract for chartering.
(2) as an essential condition of the infringement consists of a claim shall be deemed uncollectible, which the charterer does not benefit he was entitled to expect under the contract, if the charterer did not foresee, and could not predict the consequences of the breach.
(3) if the voyage charterer wishes to withdraw from the contract, he shall forthwith send a notice to the carrier, otherwise, the voyage charterer loses the right to withdraw from the contract.
 
194. article. The loss of the ship if the Charter contract for a given vessel chartering and ship is lost or not repairable, the carrier shall not be obliged to make the trip.
 
195. article. The liability of the carrier for damages If the fault of the carrier for losses for which he is not responsible, in accordance with the provisions of article 191 of the code, this code shall apply. Article 118 and 136.
 
196. article. Departure from the Charter contract before loading (1) if the voyage charterer fault there has been a departure from the Charter contract before the start of loading, or if by the end of the voyage charterer loading is not supplied by the quantity of cargo, the carrier is not entitled to get the freight and damages.
(2) in determining the extent of damage, take into account whether the carrier has taken steps to reduce the damage of other cargo moving.
(3) the carrier cannot make claims for damages if the loading, carriage or delivery of the beneficiary is not possible due to circumstances which the voyage charterer could not anticipate the contract of chartering a day, including export or import restrictions, or other restrictions that are established by the public authorities, as well as all contractual goods incidental loss or similar conditions. This also applies to individually determine the loads that accidentally lost.
(4) in the third subparagraph, in the cases referred to in the voyage charterer shall promptly send a notice to the carrier. Otherwise, the voyage charterer shall indemnify the losses incurred.
 
197. article. The right to withdraw from the contract of chartering

(1) where there's this code article 196 of the conditions referred to in the third subparagraph, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract immediately by sending notice to the shipper the voyage.
(2) if the voyage charterer fails to deliver the goods, the carrier may fix a reasonable time limit within which the voyage charterer shall indemnify the losses or provide collateral. If the deadline is not met, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract and to obtain redress in accordance with article 196 of the code, unless the voyage charterer is not responsible for not supplying the load.
 
198. article. Delay loading time (1) if the parties have agreed on the demurrage time and if after loading at the end of the voyage charterer is not delivered the goods or has supplied just part of this code shall apply. Article 196 and 197.
(2) if the parties have not agreed upon the demurrage time, but delays in loading causes significant losses to the carrier or inconvenience, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract (even if compensation is paid for demurrage time) or, in the case when only part of the goods delivered, announce that loading is complete. In this case, the application of this code and of article 196.197.
 
199. article. Other delays If after loading or during the voyage the ship is delayed voyage charterer or the fault of persons for whom he is responsible, the carrier is entitled to damages. This is also the case when a ship is delayed during unloading, because the carrier has not been possible to transfer cargo storage warehouse in accordance with article 190 of this code.
 
200. article. Cargo losses if the voyage charterer or the fault of persons for whom he is responsible, caused by the loss of the cargo carrier or other cargo on board, the voyage charterer is obliged to pay damages.
 
201. article. The risk of hostilities (1) If, after the contract of chartering is found that during the voyage can threaten danger to the vessel, persons on board or cargo, and the reason is war threats, blockades, insurrection, riots, acts of piracy or other armed violence, or if it is found that has increased significantly the likelihood of such danger, the carrier and the charterer of the voyage shall have the right to withdraw from the contract, do not cover the losses, even If the flight is already underway. The Party decided to withdraw from the contract, immediately sends the notification to the other party. Otherwise, the Party decided to withdraw from the Treaty, is responsible for the damage caused.
(2) if the risks can be eliminated, leaving or landing a part load, may derogate from the Treaty only in respect of this part. If not paid damages or not given proper security for freight or other losses, the carrier may withdraw from the entire contract, if it is not causing significant damage and inconvenience to other shippers.
 
202. article. Consecutive runs If consists of voyage charterer gives the right to choose what services to be performed, and if danger significantly affects the performance of the contract, the contract may derogate under article 201 of this code.
 
203. article. Withdrawal from the contract of successive flights (1) if the vessel is chartered to carry out the agreed voyage during the period and the period of time prior to the end of this voyage, the shipper declares that the ship is ready for loading, operated by even if it completely or partially exceeded the contract period.
(2) If it is evident that the ship will not reach the port of departure and will not be ready for loading cargo before the expiry of the contract, the carrier is not obliged to send the ship to the port of shipment.
(3) if the carrier announces that the ship can reach the port of loading to the late, and request appropriate instructions, flight, or voyage charterer decide has to be made or the contract is considered complete. If the voyage charterer did not give the order to complete the flight, the agreement is considered fulfilled.
 
Chapter XXIV. Cargo transport volume 204. article. The volume of cargo transport, the application of the provisions of (1) the volume of cargo transport rules, transport by ship, the agreed quantity of cargo in several voyages in a specific time period.
(2) the provisions of this chapter shall not apply if it is agreed that the services performed by a specific vessel.
 
205. article. The right to choose the amount of cargo (1) if the contract allows you to choose the overall volume of cargo to be transported, the right to choose is the shipper.
(2) if the contract allows you to choose the amount of cargo carried per flight, the right to choose is the carrier.
 
206. article. Freight schedule (1) Shipper shall prepare and submit timely cargo carrier, taking into account the specific relationship of the total flights for the duration of the contract.
(2) the charterer, taking into account the characteristics of the vessels used, take care that the contractual volume of cargo to be proportionally throughout the contract period.
 
207. article. Notice for loading is the duty of the charterer in time to send the carrier notification, indicating the time limit within which shipment will be ready for loading (hereinafter in this chapter — notice of loading).
 
208. article. Carrier's obligation to ensure the Board (1) the receipt of the notification of the loading, the carrier shall ensure that the ship would be suitable for the respective freight and flights to be taken in a timely manner.
(2) it is the duty of the carrier to send a timely notice of the designated shipper ships, with the capacity and the planned time of arrival of the vessel at the port of loading (hereinafter in this chapter — statement on the ship).
(3) If, on the expiry of the period of the contract, is not ready for loading, the carrier is not obliged to provide vessels, unless the cause of the delay is not the charterer may be affected and it is not essential.
 
209. article. Flight arrangements and the consequences of the suspension of flights (1) When the carrier has sent a notice of the charterer, the transport vessel for the XIX — of this code, the provisions of Chapter XXIII.
(2) If the reason for termination of voyage gives a basis to believe that the next flight will be carried out with a significant delay, the charterer shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract on the remaining flights.
 
210. article. Freight schedule or the submission of the notice of the consequences of not loading (1) if the statement is not filed in due time the charterer for loading, the carrier may set a specific time for submission of such notification. If notice is not provided for loading, the carrier of their choice may submit a statement of the Board in accordance with article 208 of this code and the loading graphic or derogate from that part of the contract for that particular trip.
(2) if the notification is not submitted timely gives grounds to believe that further statements by the charterer for loading a significant delay, the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract in part on the remaining flights.
(3) the carrier shall be entitled to receive compensation, unless the reason for the delay is 196. This code referred to in the third subparagraph.
(4) if the charterer shall submit in due time the carrier cargo schedule, the carrier can determine exact deadline for the submission of such a schedule. After the deadline the carrier shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract in part on the remaining flights, the application of this article, the provisions of the third paragraph.
 
211. article. The filing of the notice of the consequences of the vessel (1) if the carrier does not submit a timely notice of the ship, the charterer may set a specific time limit for submission of such notification. If the notification is not submitted, the charterer can withdraw from part of the contract for a specific flight.
(2) if the notification is not submitted timely gives grounds to believe that further statements on the carrier ship, charterers delay significantly has the right to withdraw from the contract in part on the remaining flights.
(3) the shipper is entitled to damages, unless the loss is the reason for the delay of the ship, which the carrier could not avoid and could not predict the day of conclusion of the contract.
 
212. article. Freight payment delays (1) If compensation for freight, demurrage or other payments under the agreement is made, the carrier can determine the exact deadline for making payments. If payment is not made within the prescribed period, the carrier shall be entitled to suspend performance of the contract or, if the delay causes substantial breach of contract, withdraw from the contract.
(2) upon completion of the flight, the carrier has the right to detain the goods as collateral for the pursuant to the Treaty, but not received unearned payments. The provisions of this article relating to the consignment issued by the carrier not the charterer holder, apply only if the obligation to pay for the Bill of lading in accordance with article 169 of this code.
 
213. article. Warfare (1) during the execution of the contract begins war or similar circumstances arise or substantially increase the danger of war erupt and if this situation will impact the performance of the contract, the carrier and the charterer shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract without response for a loss.
(2) the Party decided to withdraw from the contract immediately sends the notification to the other party. Otherwise, the Party decided to withdraw from the Treaty, is responsible for the damage caused.
 

Chapter XXV. Time chartering article 214. The ship's condition and equipment (1) the Time Charter agreement in case the carrier shall ship shipper in the space provided in the contract and the time.
(2) upon transfer of the ship, the carrier shall ensure that the condition of the ship, the crew, the documents needed items and equipment meets the requirements that are common to the carriage of maritime area, which for a time Charter contract.
(3) a ship provided with sufficient fuel supplies to reach the nearest port for refuelling. The charterer takes fuel supplies and paid the price at the time, is in port.
 
215. article. (1) upon transfer of the ship, the carrier and the charterer may require the ship, its equipment and a check of the fuel supply.
(2) the inspection costs, including loss of time, distributed equally to both parties.
 
216. article. The transfer of the vessel to the Sea (1) if the parties have agreed on the fact that the vessel is transferred to the sea, the carrier shall notify the shipper of the location of the ship at the time of the transfer.
(2) the code of conduct referred to in article 215. checking out the first port at which the ship enters after the transfer. If the inspection reveals defects in the charterer has the right not to pay rent for the time period used for defects. If the charterer shall resign from the time Charter contract in accordance with this code, article 218, carrier shall not be entitled to receive the rent at the time of the transfer.
 
217. article. Departure time and the delay of the transfer (1) the charterer may withdraw from the contract at the time Charter, if the ship is not passed in time Charter contract due date (departure time).
(2) if the carrier announces that the ship will arrive at the agreed time, the end of the retreat, as well as communicate to the time when the ship will be prepared to surrender, the charterer may exercise the right to withdraw from the contract without delay, notifying the carrier. If the charterer did not resign from the agreement, the new departure time is the time specified by the carrier, the vessel will be ready to surrender.
(3) if the transfer is delayed for any other reason, the charterer may deviate from the time consists of, if any delay is a fundamental breach of contract.
 
218. article. Defects of the ship If the ship at the time of the transfer or the equipment's defects, the charterer shall have the right to ask for a reduction in rent, but if a breach of contract is essential — to depart from time Charter contract. This condition does not apply when the carrier immediately to prevent defects and shipper does not occur right to derogate from the Treaty in accordance with article 217 of this code.
 
219. article. The liability for damages to the charterer shall be entitled to damages resulting from a defect of the vessel, or because it delayed the commissioning. If the carrier proves that the damage is not due to delays in his or the fault of persons for whom the carrier is liable, the shipper is not entitled to claim damages. The charterer shall be entitled to claim their damages resulting from a ship or a lack of equipment, if there is reason to believe that by the time consists of, it was promised that such properties or facilities.
 
220. article. The carrier's rights and obligations (1) the Time Charter contract for the duration of the flights, which the carrier under the contract of the ship sent to the charterer. The carrier maintains the ship in accordance with article 214 of the code the provisions of part two.
(2) the carrier is entitled to refuse to send the vessels voyage during which crew or cargo could expose the dangers of the sea, the civil war or war-related dangers or any other dangers or serious difficulties which the carrier could not have been foreseen at the time of conclusion of the contract.
(3) the carrier shall be entitled to refuse to load capable of flammable or corrosive, pašaizdegt of goods or other dangerous goods, except where such transfer for loading, transporting, or surrender to end the port according to the country of registration of the vessel, the loading or unloading of the national competent authorities ' requirements and recommendations. The carrier is entitled to refuse to carry the animals.
 
221. article. The obligation to inform the carrier shall notify the shipper of any important circumstances affecting ships or voyage. The charterer shall inform the carrier of the expected services.
 
222. article. Fuel supplies to the charterer provides ships with fuel supplies. The charterer shall be responsible for the conformity of the fuel supplied to the specification provided for in the Treaty.
 
223. article. The loading and unloading of cargo (1) the charterer is responsible for cargo operations including receiving, loading cargo, deployment, securing, unloading and transfers. The cargo ship is placed in a way that meets the requirements of security and stability and to the load would be strengthened. The charterer shall follow the instructions of the carrier for shipment to ensure safety and stability.
(2) the Shipper may require the master of the vessel and the crew gives the usual for such shipping. The charterer pays for the extra work and other expenses.
(3) If the carrier for cargo loss occurs because the charterer shall indemnify the losses, except where the loss of reason is the master of the ship or the crew's fault or other circumstances for which the carrier is responsible.
 
224. article. The Bill of lading issuance time Charter (1) a carrier shall be issued for goods consignment loaded in accordance with the instructions of the charterer of the expected trip. Such a consignment shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter XX of the code. If therefore the carrier is liable to the holder and the responsibility of the lading is higher than provided for in the Treaty, the Charter the charterer shall indemnify the carrier's expenses.
(2) the carrier shall be entitled (charterer) not issue the goods to the person who can prove his right to the goods, or to issue a freight bill of lading indicated the contrary. The carrier may require the shipper to provide adequate security for the damage that may arise the issue of freight this way.
 
225. article. Cargo damage and delivery delays (1) the carrier is liable for damage due to the loss of or damage to goods in accordance with this code 134. — the provisions of article 149.
(2) the consignee who is not a time charterer, is entitled to damages in accordance with the first paragraph of this article. If the recipient is the holder of lading issued by a carrier also apply article 169 of this code.
 
226. article. Delay and other carrier violations (1) if the vessel is maintained in the State specified in the contract or is not jūrasspējīg, or flights are delayed, or the carrier violates other provisions of the agreement and if it is significantly compromised the objective of the Treaty, to derogate from the time charterers Charter contract.
(2) when the charterer or find out they had to learn about the conditions of the contract, he may withdraw from the contract if it does not immediately notify the carrier. Otherwise, the ship loses the right to withdraw from the contract.
(3) the shipper shall be entitled to damages resulting from a shipwreck or constructive loss of the vessel or the vessel is maintained in jūrasspējīg condition or breach of other conditions of the contract, if these losses are due to the carrier or the fault of persons for whom he is responsible. These conditions also apply to losses incurred due to the fact that the master or crew error, giving this code 223. referred to in the second subparagraph of article, or for losses incurred by any other irregularity.
 
227. article. The ship's damage to the carrier shall be entitled to compensation of damage caused to a ship charterer or the fault of persons for whom he is responsible. If the charterer has sent ships to a port that is not secure, he will pay the damage to his ship.
 
228. article. To salvage the Charter agreement does not restrict the duty to rescue persons in distress at sea. The carrier can save a ship or other property, if it does not significantly affect the time Charter contract. The charterer shall be entitled to one-third of the carrier's net remuneration for salvage or from the special compensation calculated in accordance with article 260 of this code.
 
229. article. The voyage Charterer shall bear the expenses of carrying out the flight-related expenses not covered by the carrier in accordance with these, as well as the XXIII and the provisions of chapter XXIV.
 
230. article. The transfer time of the vessel charter contract the charterer shall at the end of the period for the carrier vessel time chartering contracts in the place and time specified in accordance with article 214 of the code of part three, 215, and 216. article. These provisions also apply where there has been a departure from the Charter contract before the agreed deadline.
 
231. article. Time Charter contract for the charterer is not overrun the right to send ships in such a trip, which is expected to run beyond the contractual transfer of the vessel. If a ship is sent in such a flight, the carrier shall be entitled to compensation, taking into account the Charter market changes, but it must not be less than provided for in the contract of chartering the rent.
 

232. article. The order in which the rent is payable by charterer pays rent with prepayment for 30 days.
 
233. article. Rent delays (1) If the rent is not received in time, the carrier shall in writing notify the shipper. After the notification is sent to the carrier may discontinue fulfilling time consists of the obligations laid down in the Treaty, as well as refuse to load cargo and issue the loading papers. If the rent is not received within three working days following the dispatch of the notice, the carrier is entitled to derogate from the time Charter contract.
(2) if the carrier has ceased to fulfil the time Charter contract obligations or deviated from the contract, he is entitled to damages, unless the shipper proves that the payment delays caused by a legal ban, communications or general cessation of payments of the bank or other similar obstacles, which the charterer could not anticipate the Charter at the time of conclusion of the contract and the consequences of which he could not reasonably be prevented.
(3) If a ship fails to pay rent in a timely manner, the carrier has the right to request to be transferred to the carrier any ship freight requirements they might have under the Treaty of subfraktēšan.
 
234. article. Charterer's right not to pay the rent (1) the Charterer does not pay rent for the time that is lost when the ship was chartered by the rescue efforts (operations), ship repair, as well as other similar activities that are necessary to ensure the carrier's seaworthiness of the ship and continue to meet the obligations laid down in the Treaty. This right can be used if the charterer, time loss has been his fault.
(2) the carrier shall bear the expenses of the operation of the ship at the time when the shipper in accordance with the provisions of this article shall have the right not to pay the rent.
 
235. article. The loss of the vessel (1) shipwreck in constructive loss of the vessel or due time Charter contract shall be deemed unenforceable, even if the General conditions of the contract provides for the possibility to replace the vessel with another vessel. These conditions apply when the ship is audited or any other similar reasons its use significantly more difficult.
(2) If it is not possible to find out when the ship was destroyed, the rent paid for the next twenty-four hours after the receipt of the last of the ship.
 
236. article. The threat of war (1) If a ship is at a port or any other place where begins the civil war, hostilities or seriously increases the risk that the could join similar circumstances, the carrier shall be entitled to immediately leave the ship.
(2) in addition to the charterer shall indemnify the carrier for rent expenses for insurance against the risk of hostilities and any additional costs for crew associated with the trip, which the charterer sends a ship.
(3) if the time Charter contract period begins the civil war, hostilities or seriously increases the risk that the could join similar conditions, and if such a situation will impact the performance of the contract, the carrier and the charterer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Treaty during the chartering, without paying compensation.
(4) a party who wishes to resign from the time consists of the time shall be notified to the other party. Otherwise, the guilty party shall bear the loss, of which could have been avoided if the notification would be sent on time.
 
Chapter XXVI. The carriage of passengers and their luggage in article 237. Terms and their explanations in this chapter, the following terms are used: 1) luggage-case, also the vehicle and cabin baggage, which is transported in accordance with the contract of carriage, excluding: (a)) and vehicles carried under a Charter agreement, the Bill of lading or any other cargo transport contract, (b));
2 cabin baggage) — things that are located in the passenger cabin or otherwise under their supervision, except in passenger baggage, the carrier placed in storage;
3) passenger — physical person who is transported by ship, if that person: (a)) are carried by ship in accordance with the contract of carriage of passengers, b) with the consent of the carrier, is accompanying a vehicle or animal in accordance with the contract of carriage;
4) carrier: a person with whom or in whose name a contract of carriage has been concluded, under which he or the actual carrier shall transport;
5) actual carrier: a person other than the carrier, but is the owner or the operator and the charterer which actually performs the carriage or part thereof;
6) contract of carriage with the carrier, or his name on an agreement on passenger or passenger and luggage carriage by sea.
 
238. article. (1) the carriage of the passenger and his cabin luggage carriage includes the time period in which: 1) the passenger and his cabin luggage are on board the vessel;
2) passenger boarding and getting off of it;
3) passenger and his cabin luggage are transported by water from shore-to-ship: a) such transport included in the price of transport, b) used for this purpose is provided from a shipping carrier.
(2) cabin luggage carriage (in addition to the first part of this article, a certain period) also includes the period during which the passenger is in the passenger port or wharf or in any other place in port, if the carrier, his servants or agents have received the baggage, and not yet deliver passenger.
(3) the baggage (cabin baggage which is not) include the period of time when the carrier, his servants or agents have received for the carriage of baggage (from the shore or from a boat), until the carrier, his servants or agents deliver the baggage to the passenger.
(4) Passengers carriage does not include the period during which the passenger is in the passenger port or wharf or in any other place.
 
239. article. The application of the provisions of (1) the provisions of this chapter apply to the requirements arising from the carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea, if one of the following conditions: 1) transport is performed by Latvian vessels;
2) contract of carriage concluded in Latvia;
3) ship's departure or arrival port in accordance with the contract of carriage is in Latvia.
(2) except that this article is referred to in the first subparagraph, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply if the claim is viewed under the civil liability for the carriage of passengers or their luggage transport with other vehicles and if the application of these provisions is mandatory for transport by ship.
 
240. article. (1) the liability of the carrier, the carrier is liable for damage resulting from the passenger's loss of life or injury to his health, as well as for damage caused to the passenger due to his loss of or damage to luggage if the incident which caused the damage occurred during transport and the loss incurred by carrier or its servants or agents, to them the exercise of their profession.
(2) in accordance with the third paragraph of this article, the plaintiff proves that the incident which caused the damage occurred during transport, as well as demonstrate the extent of damage and the carrier's fault.
(3) in case it is proven otherwise, the carrier or its servants or agents fault, presumed if: 1) loss incurred in the passenger loss of life or injury to his health, as well as damage caused to the cabin baggage, incurred or are associated with the shipwreck, collision, running aground, damage, malfunction, explosion or fire on board a ship or a defect of the vessel;
2) baggage, which suffered damage, no cabin baggage (regardless of the losses caused by the nature of the accident).
 
241. article. The carrier and the actual carrier's liability distribution (1) if the shipment or the part of it is entrusted to a performing carrier, the carrier shall be liable for the entire carriage according to the provisions of this title. The actual carrier shall be liable in accordance with the provisions of this title on the part of the carriage which it made pursuant to the fourth paragraph of this article.
(2) the carrier is responsible for the actual acts or omissions of the carrier during transport as well as on the actual carrier's employees or agents, their actions in the performance of their work duties.
(3) any agreement under which the carrier assumes obligations not defined in this section or waives rights conferred by this section is mandatory only if it is expressed clearly and in writing.
(4) if the loss incurred by both the carrier and the actual carrier's fault, they are jointly and severally responsible.
 
242. article. Valuable things the carrier is not liable for money, securities and other valuable thing (gold, silver, gems, jewelry, art work URu.tml.) the loss or damage, except where such valuable things devolved on the carrier. In this case, the carrier is responsible of this code 244. the second paragraph of article 2 to the extent set out in paragraph, unless in accordance with this code, article 244. Sixth, the extent of liability is not increased.
 
243. article. The passenger's fault may be exempted from the liability of the carrier in full, if he proves that the loss of life of the passenger or his health damage, or damage to his luggage due to the fault of the passenger or passengers contributed to the partly their fault.
 

244. article. Carrier's liability (1) the liability of the carrier for passenger health damage shall be determined in accordance with this code, the provisions of article 70.
(2) the carrier's liability for lost or damaged baggage, the passenger shall not exceed: 1) 833 units of account losses associated with cabin baggage;
2) settlement units on 3333 vehicle, including luggage, it contains;
3) 1200 units of account for the loss relating to the rest of the luggage.
(3) in the first and second subparagraphs shall apply to that amount for each flight.
(4) the liability of the carrier may also apply to interest and costs.
(5) Settlement unit means a unit referred to in article 71 of the code.
(6) for greater limits of liability the carrier and the passenger may agree in writing.
 
245. article. Passengers holding (1) if the losses suffered, the carrier shall be entitled to reduce liability amounting to: 1) settlement units on 117 vehicle if it is damaged;
2) 13 settlement unit, where losses incurred by passenger trip delay.
(2) the carrier's liability limit be reduced before the liability under this code, article 244.
 
246. article. Employees and representatives of the carrier's liability limitation and exemption from liability If a claim for injury laid down in this chapter are brought against the carrier or the actual carrier's employee or representative, but he proves that he acted in accordance with his duties, the employee or agent of the carrier shall have the same rights to limitation of liability or release from liability the carrier or the actual carrier under this chapter.
 
247. article. (1) merger requirements If applicable limitations of liability set out in this code and in article 244.245, it will apply to all the requirements of (total) for passenger loss of life or injury to his health, or loss of or damage to baggage.
(2) where a charge is both the carrier and the actual carrier, the aggregate liability shall not exceed the limits laid down in this chapter.
(3) if the carrier or the actual carrier's employee or representative in accordance with article 246 of the code is entitled to limit his liability under this code, and article 244.245, the amount that the passenger is entitled to obtain from the carrier or actual carrier (or of their employees or representatives), shall not exceed the limits of liability.
 
248. article. Cases in which liability may not be limited to (1) the carrier is not entitled to use this code and article 244.245. rights to limit liability if it is proved that the loss was caused by his act or omission designed to cause damage, or recklessly, with knowledge that this loss could occur.
(2) the carrier or the actual carrier's employee or agent shall not be entitled to limit liability if it is proved that the loss was caused by his act or omission designed to cause damage, or recklessly, with knowledge that this loss could occur.
 
249. article. Notice of loss or damage to luggage (1) the Passenger is obliged to send written notification to the carrier, his employee or agent: 1) if visibly damaged baggage: a) on the cabin baggage before getting out or getting out, b) for the rest of the luggage, baggage delivery before or at the time of delivery;
2) of damage to luggage which is not apparent, or loss of luggage, within fifteen days of the landing the luggage or passenger delivery or from the time when the delivery was to take place.
(2) If a passenger in the cases laid down in this article shall not take any action, presumed that he would have received the luggage undamaged, except when it is proven otherwise.
(3) the passenger is not required to send a written notice if he checks the baggage and the carrier share the moment of its receipt.
 
250. article. Requirements for jurisdiction (1) the plaintiff may bring an action in the courts of Latvia in accordance with the provisions of this title, if Latvia are: 1) the defendant's place of residence or registered office;
2), the applicant or the registered office of the residence, if the defendant subject to the jurisdiction of Latvia;
3) conclusion of the contract of carriage, the place where the defendant is subject to the jurisdiction of Latvia;
4) ship's departure or arrival port in accordance with the contract of carriage.
(2) after the accident, which caused the damage, the parties may agree to submit to the Court or to arbitration.
 
251. article. Agreement, the invalidity of any agreement concluded prior to the accident, which was caused by the passenger loss of life or injury to his health, or loss of or damage to baggage, and freeing the carrier from liability towards passengers, or determine the lower limit of liability than that provided for in this chapter (except this code 245 cases referred to in article), as well as any conditions that cancels the carrier's obligation to prove that the loss is not caused by his fault or conditions that restrict this article 250 of the code laid down in the first paragraph, the selection is invalid. Such invalid provisions shall not affect the validity of the rest of the contract.
 
(F) section accident chapter XXVII. Article 252 of the rescue. Salvage and rescue related objects are used in this chapter, the following terms are: 1) the rescue measures (surgery): an action that aims to provide assistance to the vessel or other object in an accident or is in jeopardy in any waters;
2) ship — adequate structures for navigation;
3) object: any object that is not permanently attached to the coast and including freight;
4) environmental damage, contamination, fire, explosion or other accident, which caused substantial damage to the internal waters, territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone of natural resources or human life and health.
 
253. article. Rescue rules (1) of this section and the 1989 International Convention salvage (salvage) rules apply where the requirement of survival built in Latvian Court or arbitration.
(2) the provisions of this section also apply if the vessel salvage and rescue efforts (operations) requesting the owner are the same person, or if the rescue efforts (operations) the sponsoring a ship owned by the Latvian Government.
(3) the provisions of this title shall not affect the application of the laws governing the rescue efforts (operations) performed by the institutions of the State. Rescuers who participated in rescue activities (operations), is entitled to remuneration of the special rescue or compensation in accordance with the provisions of this title.
(4) the provisions of this section do not apply to permanent installations and pipelines for oil operations, or ships and objects that have heritage value.
 
254. article. Saving the provisions of the Treaty (1) the provisions of this title shall apply where the rescue treaty otherwise agreed between the parties. Such a rescue agreement can not limit the obligation to prevent or limit damage to the environment.
(2) the master shall have the right to conclude a contract of rescue on behalf of the owner of the ship. The ship's owner and Captain (independently of each other) have the right to conclude contracts in the lifeboats, on behalf of the owner of the object if the object is in or on a ship.
(3) a rescue contract may totally or partially cancel or amend, if the contract is concluded under duress or danger of the sea and its conditions are excessively heavy. Agreement on the rescue of the remuneration amount or the special refund may be repealed or amended, if the amount is significantly disproportionate to the rescue.
 
255. article. Savior, shipowner and master the duties of rescue measures (operations) (1) Rescuer to salvage the ship and other owners of objects have the following responsibilities: 1) the rescue measures (operations) to perform with due diligence;
2) rescue activities (operations) to make reasonable efforts to prevent or limit damage to the environment;
3) provide reasonable assistance to the other lifeguards;
4) take a different Savior for help if it is justified to require risk object owners, the master or owner of the ship. If the request was not justified, rescue the remuneration may not be reduced.
(2) the owner of a ship and saving the object owners against the Savior has the following responsibilities: 1) collaborate with the Savior;
2) rescue activities (operations) to make reasonable efforts to prevent or limit damage to the environment;
3) to accept the rescued estate after the delivery of the security, if reasonably requested by rescuers.
 
256. article. The rules relating to remuneration (1) rescue the Rescuer is entitled to reimbursement only for rescue if rescue measures (operations) had been successful. Rescue remedy, not including interest and expenses of the proceedings, may not be greater than the value of the property saved.
(2) human life does not give the right to claim compensation from the persons rescued. A person who is a glābus of human life, is entitled to remuneration of the special rescue or refund a reasonable share.
(3) the first subparagraph of this article shall preclude the right to receive special compensation under article 260 of this code.
 

257. article. Rescue the rescue remuneration remuneration to encourage rescue. In determining the remuneration of rescue will take account of the following criteria: 1) rescued's effects;
2) skill and effort as the Savior made bailing ship, other objects and human life;
3) skill and effort as the Savior made by preventing or limiting damage to the environment;
4 the Savior's work success);
5) sea nature and degree of danger;
6) rescuer a time, costs and damages;
7) rescue measures (operations) speed;
8) Savior for damages liability risk and other risks, which was subject to the Savior and his equipment;
9) ship's equipment and other rescue measures (operations) for the availability and readiness of the equipment;
10) equipment readiness and rescue its effectiveness, as well as the value of the equipment.
 
258. article. The obligation to pay remuneration remuneration of rescue rescue pays the owner of the ship and other object owners in proportion to the value of the property saved.
 
259. article. More rescuers split into rescue rewards between several lifeguards, follow this code 257. criteria referred to in article.
 
260. article. Special compensation (1) If saving the ship or its cargo threatened environment, the rescuer is entitled to receive special compensation from the shipowner. The Savior of the special refund may be requested for the part, which is beyond rescue remuneration determined in accordance with article 257 of this code. The amount of the refund may not exceed the Savior's rescue measures performed (operation) costs.
(2) If the Savior resolves or limit damage to the environment, the special refund may be increased up to 30 percent of the cost of the rescue. If it is fair and justified, compensation may be increased up to 100 percent of the cost of the rescue, pursuant to this code 257. criteria referred to in article.
(3) the costs of the rescue is the Savior's direct expenditure, which he justified due to the rescue (operation), and the fair remuneration for the use of equipment and personnel. Calculating the equitable remuneration, taking into account article 257 of this code 7, 9, and 10. criteria referred to in paragraph 1.
(4) If the Savior's negligence the environmental damage is not removed or restricted, rescuers may not fully or partially paid special compensation.
 
261. article. Exceptions are (1) a Person providing services under any other contract, not Rescue Agreement and which entered into force before the dangers of the sea, is not eligible for rescue or special refund, except in the case of services provided exceeds the performance of such a contract.
(2) a Person who, contrary to the shipowner or the master clear and reasoned refusal made rescue efforts (operations), is not eligible for rescue or special compensation. This also applies to other objects, the owner of the ban, if this thing is not on or not found to salvage the ship.
(3) the Rescuer can be denied the right to reimbursement of all or part of rescue or special compensation if rescue measures (operations) become necessary or more difficult to fault or if the lifeguard Savior has misled or otherwise acted unfairly.
 
262. article. Rescue rewards split between the owner of the ship and the ship's crew (1) If a ship is registered in Latvia during the voyage out rescue measures (operations) from rescue rewards first covered any losses incurred by the ship, cargo and other stuff that was on board the rescue measures (operations), as well as with the rescue costs for fuel and supplies, ship and crew salaries.
(2) the rescue of remuneration (hereinafter net remuneration) distributed as follows: 1) the shipowner receives three fifths of net remuneration, the ship's captain — one third of the balance, but the crew the vessels included in the list of crew members — two-thirds of the balance. Crew remuneration in proportion to the allocation of crew wages. In determining the portion of the master of the ship, take into account that it must be at least two times greater than the best paid members of the crew. Glābējkuģ the pilot receives remuneration from the part of the crew, even if the employer is not obligatory for the ship's owner. The pilot receives a remuneration corresponding to Senior Assistant salaries;
2) If rescue has made the fishing vessel or fishing vessel suitable for between crew members (including the pilot) divided equally four portions of the 15th. From the remainder of the fishing vessel gets another crew member's remuneration, in total not less than two fifteenth of net remuneration. The balance of the consideration received by the owner of the fishing vessel;
3) if made by Latvia's rescue of the State-owned ship, which is used for State needs, the State obtains three fifths of net remuneration. The rewards balance is divided between those who participated in the rescue activities (operations). The State may waive the requirement of survival reward, not taking responsibility for the crew.
(3) The fishing vessels used Ocean whaling and processing, subject to the second subparagraph of this article, paragraph 1 specific rescue reward distribution.
(4) if there is a particular reason to determine the distribution of other net remuneration, for this article, the procedure provided for in the second subparagraph may be changed.
(5) the master or crew member may not waive the rights laid down in this chapter, except where they have signed a contract for work on specially equipped rescue vessel or refusal is made in connection with this contract and apply to special rescue activities (operations). In such cases, the conditions of remuneration of Division may provide the collective employment contract.
(6) when the rescue remedy is set by agreement or court order, the ship's owner to each person who is entitled to the reimbursement of part of the rescue, send a notice of the amount of remuneration and its distribution plan. Objections in accordance with the third paragraph of this article, or other objections relating to the distribution of the person concerned, forward to the owner within three months after receipt of the notification.
 
263. article. Security conditions (1) at the request of the person rescuers, responsible for rescue or special refund, provided they pay for coverage. Coverage also includes interest and litigation costs. If such security is given, the rescuers for saving no longer claims secured by maritime privilege.
(2) the owner of the vessel did not take the necessary steps to ensure that the owners of the cargo before the cargo release provides security for payment of remuneration under article 258 of this code.
(3) Before the provision of the collateral in accordance with the first part of the salvage of vessels or other objects without the Savior's escape, the consent must not be moved from the place where they were delivered, finally saving measures (operations).
 
264. article. Rescue rewards or special prepaid compensation court or Tribunal hearing the Savior's claim, before deciding on the merits may decide on rescue rewards or special refund partial recovery within a reasonable extent. Having regard to the circumstances of the case, the Court shall decide whether the rescuers must provide collateral for rescue or special compensation.
 
265. article. Requirements for jurisdiction claim for salvage rewards or special compensation have jurisdiction after the rescue measures for the duration of the (operation) or save the location.
 
266. article. Public property and humanitarian cargo (1) If the shipment is saved in the public domain that does not have a commercial character, article 263 of this code shall not apply, except in the case when it determined Latvia binding rules of international law.
(2) if the rescued goods for humanitarian purposes, article 263 of this code will not apply if the State flower of a cargo or freight, undertakes to pay remuneration to the rescue rescue or special compensation.
 
Chapter XXVIII. Article 267 wrecks. The concept of a ship wreck, wholly or partially sunk or ran on the Bank, losing the ability to fly, or are abandoned, thus compromising the safety of navigation and the environment, as well as any part of the ship, and all that was or is aboard the ship, is a wreck.
 
268. article. Hazard assessment of the wreck (1) in order to ensure maritime safety, ship captain, whose vessel in the waters of Latvia became a wreck, notify the maritime administration of Latvia the wreck's location, as well as provide other necessary information for the assessment of hazard wreck.
(2) the maritime administration of Latvia, received information about the wreckage in the waters of Latvia appreciates the wreck, taking account of the following criteria: 1) wreck, type and size of the structure;
2) water depth at the location of the wreck;
3), low tide and current strength in the area where the wreck;
4) distance to the fairway of the wrecks and ship traffic lanes;
5) traffic density and frequency;
6) traffic;
7) quantity and nature of the cargo on board the vessel, petroleum or other hazardous or noxious substances and types, especially considering what damage could occur if the cargo or oil got into the environment;
8) port facility;
9) meteorological militaristic and hidrogrāfisko conditions;

10) wreck height above and below the water surface;
11) distance to sea wreck installations, pipelines, telecommunications cables and similar equipment;
12) other relevant circumstances.
(3) if the wreck, located in Latvian waters are dangerous, the maritime administration of Latvia declared the wreck location for navigation in restricted areas and demarcate the wreck. Information about the wreck and the description of the boundaries of the Latvian maritime administration publishes a newsletter "notices to Mariners".
(4) in the week following the wreck of the hazard evaluation of the Latvian maritime administration shall send the invitation to the owner of the wreck to inform it of their intentions regarding the wreck. If the wreck is a foreign ship or a part of it, the Latvian maritime administration shall notify the flag State of the vessel diplomatic representative.
(5) if the wreck is not known, the owner of the wreck is considered to find treasure and the Latvian maritime administration week publishes the newspaper "Latvian journal" communication on the wreck and wreck the invitation owner to apply for six months.
(6) if the wreck is not requested within six months from the date of publication of the notice, it enters the public domain.
 
269. article. The liability of the owner of the wreck (1) If the owner of the wreck wants to highlight and remove the wreck, he month of this code, the fourth paragraph of article 268 of the receipt of this invitation shall inform the maritime administration of Latvia and who performs work in accordance with the Latvian maritime administration.
(2) If, under this code, the wreck was declared dangerous, it is the responsibility of the owner to remove the wreck of the Latvian maritime administration and specified time.
(3) the wreck owner shall bear the costs arising from setting the location of the wreck, the containment of the wreck, removing them in accordance with the requirements of this code or take other measures, unless the owner proves that the ship became a wreck: 1) war or similar activities;
2) the third party's acts or omissions;
3) fault of the institution, which is responsible for the technical maintenance of the navigation features.
 
270. article. Wreck removal (1) if the wreck is dangerous, the Latvian maritime administration shall determine the date when the owner of the wreck removal it should be initiated. If the owner does not wreck a wreck removal of the launch date, set by the Latvian maritime administration organises wreck removal to its owner's expense.
(2) a contract for the disposal of the owner of the wreck can be fulfilled by any person. Latvian maritime administration can be involved in a wreck removal, only to ensure as quickly as possible and the control of maritime safety and environmental protection requirements.
(3) If the owner does not wreck a wreck removal started a specific date or the maritime administration of Latvia considers that the removal of the wreckage immediately initiated, it delimits the wreck and organizes the wreck removal in maritime safety and marine environment protection requirements and subject to the interests of Latvia.
(4) if the Latvian maritime administration aizvākus, the wreckage is entitled to sell at auction any property so obtained to cover the wreck removal expenses. Income surplus Latvian maritime administration handed over to the owner of the wreck. The auction does not hold if the wreck owner has paid damages for wreck removal or provide financial security to cover any losses it incurred in connection with the removal of the wreck.
 
271. article. The wreck of the port where the wreck is in proper Latvian port proper in this Codex the Latvian maritime administration carries out the responsibilities of the relevant port authority.
 
(G) section chapter XXIX the sailors. The master article 272. The nationality of the master on the master is entitled to be a Latvian citizen or non-citizen of Latvia, as well as the alien law cases provided.
 
273. article. The master's powers (1) the master of the ship in the ship's crew and is responsible for the General management of vessels and navigation, as well as take necessary measures Latvian legislation for compliance with the requirements on the ship. The master orders his mandate to fulfil unconditionally all persons on board.
(2) the employer shall ensure that the ship's captain with his tasks require resources.
(3) without the consent of the master of the ship may not be posted to the Latvian vessel not one crew member.
 
274. article. The master's right to act on behalf of the owner of the vessel is the owner of the rights given under the authority to contract for the maintenance, conservation of the ship or flight operations, as well as agree on goods or passengers during flight, if the ship is then expected. The master of the ship is a ship's representative to the Court.
 
275. article. The powers of the master criminal case, If the ship is made a criminal offence, the master of the ship is a cognitive authority in accordance with the rules governing criminal procedure.
 
276. article. The master's absence (1) the master of the ship can leave the vessel according to the owner's manual for the specific procedure.
(2) the master of the ship, leaving the vessel shall inform the senior pilot and give the necessary instructions for action in his absence.
(3) If the ship is moored or anchored in the port in a safe anchorage, the master of the vessel shall not leave the ship without making a special trip. This provision shall also apply to other dangerous situations in the port or anchorage in the safe.
(4) If the master of the ship is dead or sick or for other compelling reasons can not perform his duties, the senior team mate until the shipowner shall appoint a new master. In this case, the owner shall immediately notify the maritime administration of Latvia.
 
277. article. The ship's seaworthiness (1) Before the commencement of the voyage, the master of the vessel shall take the necessary measures to ensure the vessel's seaworthiness and the readiness of the flight, including the hull, machinery and equipment, inspection, Manning, ship supply with food, fuel and water, the ship's compliance with the cargo, transportation and preservation. The master ensure that cargo is properly loaded, secured and protected, the ship is reloaded, its stability and hull strength is satisfactory.
(2) the master of the vessel may well become familiar in advance with the rules in force in the areas of shipping and ports to which gives the vessel.
(3) during the voyage the master shall endeavour to maintain the ship's seaworthiness, secure the ship carried out general management and navigation.
 
278. article. Log (1) at the time of the operation to the Latvian vessel to be the ship's logs, as required by the maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act.
(2) the master of the vessel is responsible for the enforcement of and log storage. Each log entry is considered to be a statement of fact.
 
279. article. Birth and death finding to the Latvian vessel vessel log record each person's birth or death. The master immediately after arrival in port shall submit relevant vital statistics office or consular officials abroad to report on each trip during the birth or death.
 
Article 280. Care for the cargo of a vessel shall ensure that the ship is loading, unloading, and the progress of the voyage in accordance with good shipping practice, the care of cargo and the cargo owner's protected interests without special authorisation, conclude agreements and speaking as the applicant in accordance with 127 of this code and the provisions of article 183.
 
281. article. Obligations incurred by or on behalf of the owner of the cargo ship's captain is not personally liable for the commitments he entered into a ship or cargo owner's behalf. Liability arising from non-contractual relations, in particular in article 282 of this code.
 
282. article. The master's responsibility for the loss of the vessel is responsible for any loss of the ship or the cargo owner or third parties caused his non-contractual and, two of his monthly salary. If the master works with the intent to cause such damage, he shall not be entitled to limit his liability.
 
283. article. Danger (1) if the vessel is in danger, it is the duty of the master to do everything possible to save all the people on board, as well as to protect the ship and the cargo. If necessary, the master makes sure that the ship's logs and other documents are safe, and, where possible, to organise the rescue of the ship and the cargo.
(2) if the shipwreck is unavoidable, the ship's captain left the ship last.
(3) it is the duty of the master of the ship, without exposing the vessel and on its people in danger, provide all reasonable and necessary assistance to each person who is on board or in danger at sea.
 
284. article. Detention of the ship if the ship is detained abroad in a foreign country, it is the duty of the master of the vessel to notify the nearest Latvian diplomatic mission abroad and the maritime administration of Latvia, adding the notice copies of the documents on the basis of which the ship is detained.
 
285. article. Communication on maritime accidents the Latvian vessel shall notify the maritime administration of Latvia following the ship accidents at sea: 1) death, serious injury or poisoning, in connection with the operation of the ship;
2) the ship's collision with another vessel or an object;

3) ship stranding stranded;
4) ship abandonment;
5 dangerous goods offset);
6) significant damage to the ship or cargo;
7) loss incurred by third parties as a result of the operation of the vessel.
 
Chapter XXX. Seaman's work and welfare article 286. Seamen's labour relations regulations (1) the seafarers ' employment relationship governed by the labour code and other labour relations legislation, regulatory action if this code provides otherwise.
(2) a trade union of seafarers or, in its absence, authorised representatives of the ship's crew are entitled to conclude with the shipowner or bareboat charterer of the collective agreement.
 
287. article. The minimum age for working on the Latvian ships to Latvian ships should not accept persons under 16 years old.
 
288. article. The seamen's employment contract (1) a seafarer's contract of employment (employment contract) is a written agreement between the owner of the ship or the bareboat charterer (hereinafter called the employer) and the person recruited to specific work tasks on the ship (sailor).
(2) the Seafarer is obliged to follow the ship's internal rules and execute the orders of the master of the ship. The employer is obliged to pay the contract of employment provided for in pay, as well as to ensure fair, safe and healthy working conditions.
(3) the sailors seconded, the Board are recorded in the crew list.
(4) the beginning of work on a ship, each crew member receives work, fire protection engineering, fire fighting and other necessary briefing, which provide the master or his authorised person.
 
289. article. The validity of the contract of employment (1) an employment contract may be concluded only with the person whose training meets the maritime administration maritime safety and statutory requirements of professional qualification and who have medical checkup certificate that allows you to verify the suitability of the person for the job.
(2) the agreement shall enter into force on signature, if it is not for the entry into force of the other arrangements.
(3) the contract shall be drawn up in duplicate in writing, one of which is issued to seafarers, the other for the employer. While working on the ship, the contract of employment of seafarers on board.
(4) an employment contract is terminated: 1) if the term of the contract of employment;
2) if the seafarer and the employer agreed to the termination of the employment contract;
3) if the intervening death of seafarers;
4) if the ship to which the seafarer recruited died or no longer repairable (constructive loss);
5) other work in the cases stipulated by law.
(5) When the crew ends work duties on the vessel, the master of the vessel shall be issued for this crew member documents that he betrayed the master storage, starting work on the ship.
 
290. article. The content of the contract of employment in the employment contract specifies the place and date of conclusion, the sailor's name, citizenship, social security number, place of birth, date and address of the Contracting Parties, rights and obligations, as well as the following details: 1) in the name of the ship on which the seafarer undertakes to work;
2) for flight or a work contract, crew members of the ship's release, including the port of ports or places to which this Treaty applies;
3) where and when a sailor arrives on board or starts to work (if necessary);
4) Seaman's capacity;
5) wages for seafarers;
6) paid annual leave calendar days and public holidays as provided in this code;
7) food security during the period of work on board ship;
8) working time;
9) other conditions in accordance with the agreement of the parties.
 
291. article. Work and rest periods (1) normal daily working time is eight hours, including short breaks from work. The daily working time is working time 24-hour period. The ship's crew member can employ over normal daily working hours, but not more than 14 hours a day and 72 hours per week.
(2) a seafarer who has not reached 18 years of age shall be prohibited to employ at night. Night time is nine consecutive hours, including the time period from 24 to 5. This provision does not apply to seafarers ' training planned, aged between 16 and 18 years.
(3) in order to ensure that the ship, persons on board or the cargo security emergency or to provide assistance to the sea, the master of a ship has the right to designate a member of the crew to work at any time. After the emergency or the master of the ship crew member provides adequate rest time closer to the period of time corresponding to the unused holiday time.
(4) the premium for working over the normal daily working hours, weekends and public holidays, as well as night time is calculated in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law, if the collective agreement or employment contract provides a higher premium.
(5) the sailor's rest period shall not be less than 10 hours per day and 72 hours a week. 24-hour rest period can be divided into two parts, of which at least one part must not be less than six hours, but the interval between these parts shall not exceed 14 hours. Job duties for the rest of the time used the breaks to compensate for the seafarers with adequate rest periods.
(6) the members of the crew work and rest time tracking the ship out of the vessel. The master of the vessel each month inform the crew for their work and leisure time. Working and rest time tracking control of the Latvian maritime administration.
 
292. article. Annual leave and public holidays on the Latvian ships seafarers ' working vacation and public holidays shall be governed by the following rules: 1) all members of the ship's crew not less frequently than once a year are entitled to not less than 30 calendar days paid annual leave;
2) on Saturday and Sunday work for seafarers are entitled to receive pay or paid extra days at the annual vacation. About working holidays are paid both the seafarers ' wages and granted additional paid days off the annual vacation;
3) paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 shall not be included in the disability leave during that time;
the 4) period between two consecutive contracts concluded, if it does not exceed three calendar weeks and if it is not caused by the seafarers ' Act or omission, shall include the time, which gives the right to annual paid leave;
5) if less than 12 months worked, paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, leave is granted in proportion to the time worked;
6) the seafarer is entitled to leave the employment contract in place, moreover, towards the place of leave spent days of paid leave shall not be included;
7) Mariner's annual vacation start time is determined by the contract. Subject to the provisions relating to the composition of the crew, the captain of the vessel or the employer may defer the beginning of vacation, but no longer than 30 days;
8) any agreements which seaman denied the opportunity to use the leave in accordance with this code, shall be deemed to be void;
9) the seafarers annual leave may not be ordered to pay in cash, except where the employment relationship is terminated and the sailor annual paid leave is not used.
 
293. article. Documents on board the employer shall ensure that seafarers on board the available space in the collective agreement, working time and rest time (at sea and in port) and Latvia the timetable, regulations governing the employment of seafarers.
 
294. article. Crew members of the sea action in the event of danger, the crew take any reasonable action to protect those on board life and their health, as well as to protect the ship from destruction or serious damage, if the ship is in danger.
 
295. article. The payment of wages the employer is obliged to pay the crew member salaries every month, if the contract of employment or a collective agreement does not provide for other procedures for the payment of wages.
 
296. article. Wage payment of authorized person of seafarers seafarer has the right to authorize other persons to receive part of his salary and determine the extent of this part.
 
297. article. Wage payment in convertible currency of the seaman's wages or part of it may be paid in convertible currency. If a sailor agrees to receive wages in other convertible currency than is provided for in the employment contract, in determining the amount of remuneration should take into account specified by the Bank of Latvia exchange rate of pay on the day of payment.
 
298. article. Pay is not linking to the work specified in the contract, the Charter of a vessel crew for wages payable irrespective of whether freight is received.
 
299. article. Wage limits (1) the seafarer is not entitled to pay for the time when he illegally refused to work after the entry into force of the agreement or after the specified start date.
(2) the seafarer is not entitled to pay for the time when he was under a court ruling found in prison, unless the Court decides otherwise.
 
300. article. Wage payment, after getting legal relations

(1) the employer or, in the case of the authority, the master two days after the vessel's arrival in port (port of arrival), which provides for the release of the work crew or individual crew member, paid to each Member of the crew not paid wages. Paying out wages, the employer or, in the case of the authority, the master is obliged to issue a ship crew member writing full pay calculation, listing all deductions.
(2) where a seafarer ceases work before the deadline specified in the contract and left him ashore in a foreign country because this sailor is not suitable for the job or is unable to continue the trip, he paid salaries on time actually worked.
(3) the termination of the legal relationship of the disappearance or destruction of a ship in the event the employer in addition to the cost of the seafarer allowance in the amount of three months ' salary.
(4) If a crew member died, he never paid wages payable in the same order as the flight crew members died as pay.
 
301. article. Shore leave seafarers of wage calculation If the Latvian vessel left the seaman in a foreign port or place so that the sailor is not suitable for work, unable or not allowed to go to sea, the master of the ship is obliged to issue a seaman of his full wage calculation.
 
302. article. Shore leave sailor Manta (1) shore sailor left Manta, as well as the calculated and paid wages are listed in the report.
(2) all payments owed by the seafarer's employer or the master of the ship will be listed in the deduction account.
(3) the master of a ship has the right to withhold from the pay of any seafarers ' deduction for the amount specified in the settlement, if it consented in writing to the principal.
(4) if the seafarer is left in another port, not agreed to return to port, the vessel's master shall record in the log message on the property which has been left on the ship, and the wages paid at the time of leaving the service of the vessel.
(5) the vessel after the flight arrived the end port (also foreign port), the master of the vessel shall immediately submit to the employer or the relevant consular officer reporting and withholding settlement together with the deduction of the supporting documents.
(6) the master of the vessel shall pass to the employer or the relevant consular officials also reported the maritime possessions. The employer or the relevant consular officer shall issue a receipt for the master property of the seafarers.
(7) With the seafarers, maintenance and transfer of diplomatic or consular representation expenses are reimbursed by the employer.
 
303. article. Notice of termination of the contract of employment on the termination of the contract at the initiative of the employer, stating the reasons, the master of the vessel shall inform the seafarer in writing at least 24 hours prior to the release of the work on the ship. These requirements in the case of non-observance of the seafarer is entitled to wage compensation for the period until the contract expires.
 
304. article. The release of the ship's seafarers in the event of a change of owner of a change in the owner of Latvia, all workers on board are exempt from work, respecting rules of law, unless they do not certify that agrees to continue working aboard the ship until the end of the flight, and if the flight is not interrupted.
 
305. article. Release register in the event If the Latvian vessel is excluded from the register of vessels, all the workers are exempt, provided they do not declare in writing that it agrees to continue working aboard the ship. In this case, you pay them is determined according to the provisions of this code on the wages to be paid to to registration. Labour disputes are dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations.
 
306. article. Legal protection of seafarers (1) conditions of the contract of employment, which is contrary to the laws of Latvia, shall be considered void.
(2) a seafarer's contract of employment in addition to the pay for the reimbursement of the rescue in which he participates.
 
307. article. With a sailor working the legal relationship related disputes (1) labor legal relations related disputes, including wage-related disputes between the employer or the master and mariners, the law.
(2) the parties involved in the dispute shall be entitled to demand that the employer, the master or the master's authorized person shall produce and other case-related documents.
 
308. The complaint procedure if the Latvian vessel working sailor shall inform the master that wishes to submit to the master or one of the ship's crew focused application the official or the Court, the master of the vessel may not be denied seaman to go ashore so that he could submit an application.
 
309. article. A written contract of employment consequences of the absence of the written employment contract absence cannot be an obstacle to the labour dispute Court for consideration on the merits.
 
310. article. The ship's crew the right to stop the work of (1) a crew member may not strike to protect their rights, if the ship is not stable or secure the dock Dock strike could endanger human life or safety.
(2) if the vessel is moored in a safe berth, ship's crew member because of the labor dispute have the right to stop work on the ship, 48 hours in advance if he is warned by the master of your intentions. The ship's crew member has the right to this 48 hours to withdraw its warning, and if he is not done, the ship's crew member must not be forced to sail.
 
311. article. Benefits of the disaster reached the seafarer (1) where a seafarer in trouble outside the territory of the Republic of Latvia by the Latvian vessel accident or after release from work on the Latvian vessel, or after his departure from the Bank, or by the Latvian vessel arrested and his employer to comply with the obligations laid down in this chapter, a consular officer shall issue the seafarer allowance in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) the first paragraph of this article shall be issued to the benefits: 1) delivered his appropriate seafarers to return to port or maintain sailor until he can leave to the following ports;
2) cover the funeral expenses abroad of seafarers in the event of death;
3) ship shipwrecked seafarer cover all expenses on his arrival in port after the ship's emergency and maintenance of the road to the port.
 
312. article. Seaman's negligence caused loss of capacity (1) where a seafarer disease can not perform their work and if it can be shown that he had the disease caused deliberately or it is due to the negligence, as well as seaman, the conclusion of labour contracts, deliberately concealed his illness, mental or physical deficiencies, he is not entitled to receive sickness benefits for the time he disease could not perform his work.
(2) this article does not apply to entitlement to benefits or other costs which, in accordance with the regulations due to the injury or disease suffered the seaman.
 
313. article. Medical care expenses if the Latvian sailor of the ship workers receive urgent medical assistance capacity, the employer is obliged to pay the costs incurred.
 
314. article. The death of a sailor, a ship from the sea if the sailor dies, the ship while at sea, the employer shall ensure his body and into the sailor's home and to bear the related costs.
 
315. article. The dead sailor Manta (1) if the seafarer dies during the voyage, the master of the vessel shall ensure on board dead sailor's possessions.
(2) the master shall immediately report the employer of the deceased sailor's possessions.
 
316. article. The transfer of property of a deceased seaman dead sailor and an overview of property this property transferred by the employer or the deceased's heirs heritage custodian who guarded heritage in accordance with the procedure laid down in the civil code.
 
317. article. Sailor's return order can be sent to seafarers to apply to return to port to any suitable route. Sailor's return, the employer obtains a public vehicle ticket and ensuring they stay on the road.
 
318. article. Suitable for return to port within the meaning of this title fit the return port is the port at which the seaman on the ship or hired hands or if the seamen released from work, — any other port, agreed with the seafarers, releasing him from the job.
 
319. article. The seafarers repatriation (1) if the contract of employment is terminated, another port than the port of conclusion of the contract, the seamen of employer resources delivered in suitable to return to port. The employer shall take the measures necessary to cover all the sailor's return to the associated costs.
(2) the employer is obliged to pay for the stay of the seamen and entering it until he comes in a suitable return to port.
(3) if the period of validity of the contract to the Latvian vessel working sailor's work is interrupted against his will, the master is obliged to pay the costs, as well as to take appropriate measures for maintenance of seafarers and for his application of the return to port. The measures taken by the master of the vessel shall make entries in the log.

(4) If the master of the vessel without substantial reason not to comply with the third paragraph of this article, these provisions, the necessary expenses for maintenance of seamen and getting him fit to return to port in to pay the person who paid for the repatriation of seafarers or seafarers, if he has incurred these expenses.
(5) expenses in the fourth paragraph of this article, the case may recover from the employer, but the ship disappeared or died, from the person who is the owner or bareboat charterer of the ship's disappearance or death.
 
320. article. Cases in which the same shall be borne by the seafarers repatriation expenses (1) where a seafarer shall be released from work or leave the shore because he left the ship, arbitrary imprisoned or unjustified reason does not appear before the Board, or because of the contract signing, revealed in time intentionally hidden illness, mental or physical deficiency, the employer of the seafarer repatri in accordance with the provisions of article 319 of the code.
(2) of this article, in the case referred to in the first paragraph, an employer in the legislation is entitled to recover from the seaman's Seaman's repatriation of all the associated costs.
 
321. article. Consular officials the obligation If the seamen released from work or leave on another port than the port of the employment contract, the consular officer shall check that the master or employer to comply with this code properly the 318.319.320, and the obligations referred to in article.
 
322. article. Benefits and costs of the return If this code 311. the expenditure referred to in article for the Republic of Latvia covered the diplomatic or consular mission or any foreign Government, employer the amount repaid this mission or a foreign Government. The employer shall transfer the amount of the allowance to the consular officer the designated bank account or issue a letter of guarantee for the repayment of the amount of the allowance.
 
(H) section final provisions chapter XXXI. Mobile design 323. article. Drilling and similar mobile drilling rig construction and similar mobile devices which are not considered to be vessels and are intended for research, underwater natural resources extraction, storage, transport or similar activities, considered Latvia's platforms or structures where the holder has any of this code, in article 4, the person referred to in the first subparagraph and the platform or design is not registered in the register of another State. The owner registers the following design register, in accordance with the provisions of this code. These structures also apply this code 5, 6 and 7 article.
 
324. article. The application of the provisions of the code portable structures (1) transportable structures considered ships and their operations — on operations pursuant to this code, as well as the XV II, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX and the provisions of chapter XXXII, with the following exceptions: 1) the vessel's master and senior officers of the obligations and rights assigned to the person who runs a mobile construction administration, and its permanent Vice-President;
2) limitation of liability according to article 69 of this code, the first part is 20 million units of account and in accordance with the first subparagraph of article 70, 12 million settlement unit regardless of the size of the transportable constructions;
3) in accordance with article 33 of the code in certain marine privilege does not support claims for pollution damage in connection with this code 323. activities referred to in article 1.
(2) of this code, the provisions of article 32 shall not apply to drilling platforms and similar transportable platforms.
 
 
Chapter XXXII. The limitation in article 325. Maritime privilege limitation period (1) article 33 of this code in maritime privileges, unless otherwise specified, the limitation period is one year, if before the expiration of the ship is arrested and sold.
(2) the first paragraph of this article, the marine privilege limitation period begins: 1) this code article 33 paragraph 1 first subparagraph referred to the privileges of the sea — expiry of the plaintiff's work legal relationship to a particular ship;
33. This code 2) of the first paragraph of article 2, 3, 4 and 5 referred to the privileges of the sea — the occurs.
(3) the limitation period may not be interrupted or stopped. The term shall not include the time when the vessel was improperly arrested.
 
326. article. Personal liability Claims against any person responsible, in accordance with article 36 of the code, the second subparagraph or article 40 of the second, the limitation period shall correspond to the limitation periods, which was secured with the privilege or cargo favored law.
 
327. article. Limitation of ship collision case, the limitation period for claims for damages arising from collision of ships is two years, counting from the date of the clash. Limitation period of recourse for compensation referred to in this article, is one year, given that the requirement for compensation of bodily harm in the case of a limitation period is calculated from the date when the claim for damages was satisfied.
 
328. article. Limitation of pollution limitation period for damages claims for compensation in the case of pollution in accordance with this code, 79, 95, or 96 or article. consideration under the Fund Convention shall be three years, counting from the time when due to damage or loss or costs. You can not bring a claim, since the time of the accident if it is six years. If the damage, loss or costs incurred in the accident, which is one reason the six-year period of time from the moment when the first accident occurred.
 
329. article. The limitation of the cargo in case (1) the limitation period for claims for damages resulting from loss of or damage to the cargo in the case or in connection with or due to incorrect or incomplete wording of the Bill of lading is one year from the date when the goods should have been delivered or it was delivered (if delivered later).
(2) the limitation period for claims for losses incurred, without presentation of the Bill of lading the cargo delivery time or delivery of goods to another person, is one year from the date when the goods should have been delivered or it was delivered (if delivered later).
(3) the limitation period of recourse claim for compensation referred to in the first and second subparagraphs, shall be one year from the date when the claim was satisfied.
 
330. article. The limitation in the case of the carriage of passengers (1) the limitation period for claims for damage resulting from the passenger's life or his health suffered due to injury as well as damage caused to the passenger due to his loss of or damage to luggage, shall be two years.
(2) the beginning of the limitation period shall be calculated as follows: 1) if damage health, — from the moment the passenger stepped ashore;
2) If during transport the passenger lost his life — from the days when the passenger had to disembark;
3) if damage to health suffered during and after getting out of the passenger loses his life as a result of this health damage, the loss of life from the moment of the passenger;
4) if lost or damaged luggage, from the date when the passenger got out, or he had to disembark in the light of recent events.
(3) the requirement can not be build after the expiry of a period of three years from the moment when the passenger got out, or he had to disembark in the light of recent events.
(4) the limitation period may be extended if the carrier to provide adequate notice or both parties agree to the extension. The following statement or agreement expressed in writing.
 
331. article. The general limitation period in case of emergency (1) the limitation period for a claim for the cost of the General emergency, as well as the General emergency and damage incurred during the compensation is one year from the date on which the ship reaches the General emergency at the port.
(2) the limitation period for claims for remuneration of the General emergency cost of one year of general emergency cost calculation.
 
332. article. Limitation of rescue (1) the limitation period for claims for reimbursement of special rescue or compensation shall be two years from the date of completion of the rescue measures (operations).
(2) the limitation period for a claim for compensation or special rescue Division of the compensation in accordance with article 262 of the code is one year from the date on which the notification was sent in accordance with article 262 of this code in the sixth.
 
333. article. Limitation period for damages claims from the wreck of the limitation period the owner of the Latvian maritime administration claims for damages from the owner of the wreck is three years from the date of completed evaluation of the hazards of the wrecks, but not more than six years, from the date when the ship became a wreck.
 
334. article. Limitation period for other maritime claims limitation period for maritime claims provided for in article 48 of this code and that the limitation period is not determined in this code, article 325-333, is a one year period from the date of the claim underlying the emergence.
 
Transitional provisions

1. With the entry into force of this code, shall lapse at the constitutional order of article 81 of Cabinet of Ministers issued on 16 august 1994, the provisions of no. 168 "provisions of the Latvian maritime (maritime code)" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, 20, 21, 22, 23 no.).
2. until 27 November 1992 to the International Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage of 20 October 2000 of the entry into force of the amendments to article 82 of this code in the first part of the responsibility is to be calculated as follows: 1) for vessels with a capacity not exceeding 5000 tonnes, three million units of account;
2) per vessel, with a capacity exceeding 5000 tonnes for each additional unit of tonnage to the transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be added the amount of settlement units, but 420 total amount may not exceed 59.7 million settlement.
3. This code Up to the date of entry into force of the ship registered in the register of ships which do not comply with the owner of this code, in article 4, first paragraph, the requirements for registration in the register of ships maintained after the entry into force of this code, but not longer than until 1 January 2004.
4. Article 112 of this code provides for the issue of the rules applicable to the Cabinet of Ministers of 26 November 1996, the Regulation No 439 "ships agent action rules" (Latvia's journal, 1996, nr. 206; 2000, 252./254.nr.).
5. The Cabinet of Ministers until January 1, 2004 will be issued: 1) rules on the registration of ships, which determines the Latvian nationality of vessels (article 4 of this code, second paragraph), the registry and the handling of the case (article 9 of this code, the fifth), the documents are to be submitted to the Board for registration in the register (article 10 of this code, the first part), and the rules for the construction of the vessels (article 27 of this code, second paragraph);
2) provisions on the procedures for vessels to be registered for the road traffic safety Directorate, as well as rules on vessels traffic in inland waters (8 of this code, the third part of the article);
3) ship agent actions (article 112 of this code part four).
The code of conduct shall enter into force on august 1, 2003.
The Parliament adopted the code of conduct on 29 May 2003.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 18 June 2003 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on august 1, 2003.