Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1024 in Riga in 2006 (19 December. No 68 17. §) rules on the technical requirements of the navigation features are Issued in accordance with the maritime administration and the Maritime Security Act 60. the third paragraph of article 1 General questions 1. determines the technical requirements navigation features that ensure the safety of navigation in Latvian waters under the jurisdiction. 2. the provisions do not apply to inland waterway navigation features. 3. The terms used in the following terms: 3.1.-Special construction of the lighthouse and coloring capital structure with light optical equipment;
3.2. ugunszīm-special design and coloring, navigation feature with the light signal equipment;
3.3. the sign-special design and coloring, navigation feature without light hardware;
3.4. the guidelines (torchlight ")-navigation systems, which comprise at least two separate structures with signs or lights, or by signs and lights, which, seen from a channel straight sections or deeper in the centre line of the ship, in form a straight line. The line is called the axis of the guidelines;
3.5. the sector of fire-navigation feature with a special light hardware in certain directions marks the bows with different colors or different characteristics, or with different colours and characteristic lights;
3.6. sector fire sector uncertainty-two different light fusion between fire compartments, where the transition from one sector to the other.
3.7. ship the lighthouse, Lighthouse-large rafts floating AIDS to navigation, which deploys only shipping critical locations;
3.8. the buoy-specialized design and colouring, floating navigation feature that serves the fairway, marine or port channel, anchorage, for shipping dangerous obstacles and other marine navigation dangerous location for marking;
3.9. marker buoys shall-specific forms and colouring, floating navigation feature without light hardware used to delimit the channel and fairway edges, dangerous place for navigation, as well as trim space ships within the port;
3.10. the cardinal buoys-buoy, indicating which direction (North-Eastern-E, N, S, southern West-W) is a safe navigable;
3.11. the individual hazard buoy-buoys that mark the individual shipping dangerous sites, which are suitable for navigation around;
3.12 as buoy-buoy indicating the safe navigation of sites around it, that is, the middle of the channel buoys;
3.13. special interest buoys-buoy, used a special location or nature for navigation;
3.14. the emergency wreck buoy — buoy used just for the wreck of the sunken, if it poses a danger of increased shipping;
3.15. waterway marking in natural-way fitting with new navigation features. 2. Aids to navigation General 4. performance navigation features shall be divided into the following categories: 4.1 category no. 1-the highest performance (at least 99.8% of the time);
4.2. category 2-high performance (at least 99% of the time);
4.3. category 3-operating efficiency, which is lower than the category 1 or category 2.5. Navigation feature category by the owner or possessor of the application approved by the national joint stock company "Latvian maritime administration" hydrographic service (hereinafter-Hydrographic Service).
6. Aids to navigation performance determines the percentage using the following formula: efficiency = KL-BLU – – – – – – – – – – x 100% where UP THERE-the total duration of the navigation features (number of days); BLU-the time when the navigation feature was not available (number of days).
7. Navigation feature, depending on the usage of the fixed nature of light and colour, as well as assign a unique identifying number that is published in the hydrographic service in "fire and mark waters of the Republic of Latvia". Expenditure is constantly updated with the hydrographic service in "notices to Mariners" published information. 8. Any changes to the navigation (both planned and unplanned) AIDS to navigation of the possessor (the operator, owner) into line with the hydrographic service. 9. After use the navigation features are classified into the following groups: 9.1. Visual AIDS to navigation;
9.2. other navigation features. 10. After Visual AIDS to navigation, the relative positions of the shape, colour or light emitted signal determines the location of the ship or ship's orientation and related sea port waters. 11. type of Visual AIDS to navigation are: stationary 11.1 navigation features: 11.1.1 the lighthouse;
11.1.2. ugunszīm;
11.1.3.;
11.1.4. guidelines (torchlight ");
11.1.5. sector of fire;
11.2. the floating navigation features. 12. Floating AIDS to navigation are divided into: 12.1. in size: 12.1.1. ship the lighthouse, Lighthouse craft;
12.1.2. buoys;
12.1.3. buoys;
12.2. After usage: 12.2.1. lateral buoys;
12.2.2. the cardinal buoys;
12.2.3. a separate hazard buoy;
12.2.4. axis buoys;
12.2.5. special interest buoys;
12.2.6. emergency wreck buoy. 13. the marking of the waterway in nature use the navigation features that comply with the hydrographic service in "fire and mark waters of the Republic of Latvia". 3. Visual navigation features 3.1. Fixed navigation features 14. Guidance is used to refer to: 14.1. centre line of the navigable channel of the straight section;
14.2. the deepest place in the road;
14.3. the path which is not fixed and floating AIDS to navigation or location accuracy does not meet the requirements of safe navigation;
14.4. the safe direction of the approach to the port or river. 15. Guidelines for the construction and equipment complies with this provision 1. the requirements set out in the annex. 16. the guidelines in addition to the provisions of the Passport 61. requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall include information on the characteristics of each specific guidelines, tablet a scale of 1:1000 with guidance throughout the operational sector of activity away from the sides of the channel, or fārvater, as well as the permissible deviation from the guidelines of the ship's axis. 17. Between fire compartments is not clear. It depends on the light source, lens and filter geometry. 18. in order to reduce the uncertainty in the sector of the fire sector (annex 2), the design sector, reduce the size of the light source or increase the radial distance to the light filters. Uncertainty in the sector should be considered an additional security edge at the sector boundaries. 19. the Sector of fire used to refer to: 19.1. navigable waters;
19.2 the Bank;
19.3. the location of the district (for example, anchorage area);
19.4. the deepest place in the road;
19.5. floating AIDS to navigation;
12.2. changing the direction of movement of the ship. 20. fixed the navigation feature with light hardware coordinates determined according to the focal centre of light, but without light hardware-based Center. Coordinates determined with the accuracy not less than 0.2 m, and the height to an accuracy of 0.1-meter. 21. Fixed AIDS to navigation fire visibility distances determined: 21.1. lighthouses-10 nautical miles or more;
21.2. ugunszīm-one nautical mile and more. 22. If the fixed navigation features in the background is the city lights or other bright light source, and the navigation feature fire with brightness and colour and with characteristics drastically differ from the background lights. 23. choosing the navigation features built in stationary structures form the preferred type of cylindrical or Prism shapes. 24. fixed AIDS to navigation in the coloration is contrast with the background.
25. fixed AIDS to navigation in the stain, if these rules provide otherwise, the following: no PO box background preferred colour green or yellow white 25.1.25.2. heavens red or black or white sea 25.3. yellow 25.4. sand (yellow) black or white 3.2 floating navigation features 26. Floating AIDS to navigation coordinates determine the anchor location. Coordinates determined with the accuracy not less than 1 metre. 27. Uses both buoy with the light signal equipment, although without its (prior coordination with the Hydrographic Service). In some cases, you can set up the buoys of the automatic identification system (AIS) equipment and rakon. 28. the overall maritime safety buoys combine with buoys. 29. Depending on the ice conditions of the floating AIDS to navigation work all year or winter period it removes. Floating AIDS to navigation shall designate and communicate the activities in "fire and mark waters of the Republic of Latvia". On removing the floating AIDS to navigation or marine navigation products displaying the possessor (the operator, owner) shall submit a written report to the hydrographic service. 30. Lateral buoy used clearly defined shipping channels. These buoys indicate the navigable channel in the left and right side. In places where the Canal splits, you can use a modified lateral buoys that indicate the desired path. The path of the vessel to the right and left side, looking away from the sea to the port. 31. lateral buoys deployed long navigable canal, take into account the characteristics of the channel. Buoy deployment, the minimum requirements laid down in annex 3 of these rules. 32. If a lateral buoy used to represent letters or numbers, labels placed in the direction of the sea to the shore respectively alphabetically or ascending. 33. the Cardinal buoys are used to:

33.1. marked for shipping dangerous obstacles (such as wrecks, rocks, shoals);
33.2. indicate the greatest depth, which denoting a particular buoy;
33.3. specify a safe navigable, which bypass the dangerous place for navigation;
20.8. focus on such characteristics as the turning of the channel, the connection, the branches or Bank edge. 34. individual hazard buoy post directly to the danger point or above it. 35. special importance of fatality fire characteristics do not match with the Cardinals, lateral, and axis of a separate hazard buoy fire characteristics. 36. where fish farms a threat to maritime safety, the addition of these provisions represents certain buoys (buoys specially the meaning, or the lateral buoys Cardinal buoys, buoy or set). 37. The emergency wreck buoy the district possessor (the operator, owner) post without delay and at the latest within two months, replace them with permanent navigation AIDS, in coordination with the State joint stock company "Latvian maritime administration". 38. in order to ensure the visibility and killed separation from other marks, down such buoys parameter ratio: 38.1. conical buoy for the cone height of 0.75 to 1.5 times larger than its diameter;
38.2. cylindrical buoy cylinder height of 0.75 to 1.5 is sometimes greater than its diameter;
23.8. to buoy sphere spherical height above the water is about two-thirds greater than its diameter. 39. to buoy be easier recognized, use topfigūr. On the kardinālaj and the individual hazard buoys topfigūr use is optional. Topfigūr placed the greatest possible height. 40. the characteristics of the conical topfigūr (lateral and the kardinālaj beacons) are the following: 24.9. Basic cone diameter ratio of the diameter of the buoy on the surface of the water is from 0.25 up to 0.3;
40.2. the cone vertical height in relation to the diameter of the base of the cone is 0.9;
40.3. the distance between the marks topfigūr is half of the diameter of the base of the cone;
25.1. the distance between the lowest point of topfigūr and the highest damage and its equipment to the point of the cone base diameter is at least 0.35.41. Cylindrical topfigūr parameters (for lateral buoys) are the following: 41.1. bore diameter of the buoy to the surface of the water is from 0.25 up to 0.3;
41.2. the cylinder vertical height is from 1 to 1.5 times the diameter of the cylinder;
41.3. the distance between the lowest point of topfigūr and the highest damage and its equipment point relative to the diameter of the cylinder is at least 0.35.42. Spherical topfigūr parameters (individual risk and axis buoys) are the following: 42.1. the diameter of the sphere to the buoy on the water surface diameter is 0.2;
26.2. the individual hazard buoy distance between topfigūr marks is half of the diameter of the sphere;
26.3. the distance between the lowest point of topfigūr and the highest damage and its equipment point relative to the diameter of the sphere is at least 0.35.43. "X" type of topfigūr parameters are the following: 43.1. "X" legs diagonally right angles and is included in the conditional square edge is about one-third of the diameter of the buoys on the surface of the water;
43.2. "X" leg length in relation to the relative length of the side of the square is 0.15.44. Floating AIDS to navigation lights use green, red, white, yellow and blue. The Green and red color is used for the lateral buoys, white-kardinālaj of buoys, buoys, as well as the axis of the individual hazard buoys, the yellow color is used only for special interest buoys, but yellow and blue color combination-emergency wreck buoy. 45. with light filter, take note that: 45.1. red filter reduces the intensity of white light for 20-25 Pro cents;
45.2. Green filter reduces the intensity of white light by 20-30 percent;
45.3. the yellow filter reduces the intensity of white light for 60-75 Pro cents. 46. the buoy or buoys enkurķēd consists of dead links, pamatķēd and anchor links. Dead links can be in summary or 2 x. In summary the link connects with the connecting strap, place the triangle plate-with. To pamatķēd, buoy spinning on its axis, is damaged, use the eddies. 47. the minimum floating AIDS to navigation the length of enkurķēd is determined using the following formula: Ms x, a town or a town in which =-minimum length of enkurķēd (in metres);
DZ-water depth where is intended to place the navigation feature (in metres);
Ms-depth ratio. If the water depth is less than 20 metres in length, is 2.5 Ms, other cases are 2.48. Ms has the following anchor types: 29.9. cast iron anchor. Cast iron anchor edges are rounded. For better adhesion to anchor with soil in the lower part of the form the neckline;
48.2. the concrete anchors. Concrete anchors are Prism shapes. 49. Die and those anchors and chains for the parameters chosen based on Annex 4 of these rules. 3.3. technical requirements 50. Aids to navigation lights used in five colors: white, red, green, yellow and blue. Each alarm system uses no more than three colors. 51. The blue color is used only in exceptional cases with different color lights it is not possible to ensure the safe navigation of the port or in its immediate vicinity. 52. the adjoining lighthouse and ugunszīm for choosing different light signals. 53. the navigation features area light receiver eye should not be greater than 0.1 Lux and it must be reduced to 0.01 Lux, if the background is very dark. 54. the navigation features fire automatically or manually turn on the 24-hour dark days, as well as limited visibility (up to two sea miles). Ports, as well as areas with intense movements of the navigation features can turn on continuous fire mode of operation. 55. The fire vision distance selected taking into account the specific characteristics of the area, the shipping lanes away from shore and other circumstances that may affect the safety of navigation. The fire in the distance of visibility with the hydrographic service. 56. Aids to navigation surface uses the following colors: 56.1. ordinary colors-black, white, green, yellow, Red;
56.2. If necessary reinforce the visibility of the navigation features on the background, colors and fluorescent-orange colors-red, yellow, green, Orange;
56.3. use blue emergency wreck buoy, and if this rule 56.1 and 56.2.. color referred to do not provide sufficient visibility of the navigation feature. 57. In some cases, increasing maritime safety navigation features allowed the painting with two colors on the vertical bar.
58. the navigation features on the surface of the color corresponds to the international color code systems RAL (Reich-Ausschus für Lieferbedingungen of) the tone: no PO box color RAL 9017. Black legend 58.1 58.2. White 9003 6018 58.4 58.3. Green. yellow 1018 58.5. Red 2009 58.6. Blue 5012 59. Visual AIDS to navigation coordinates determined in accordance with the World Geodetic System (WGS 84). Determining the coordinates of the navigation features, note the time, date and the measuring instrument data. 60. Notes the accuracy of coordinates is set to minutes thousandths (inclusive). 61. Each navigation feature has specific passport forms (annex 5). Passport indicates navigation features: 61.1. name;
61.2. State number;
38.1. the possessor (the operator, owner);
61.4. coordinates;
61.5. performance category, determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of this rule;
61.6. fire characteristics;
38.3. fire (mark) height in metres from the mean sea level;
38.4. fire visibility and sector;
61.9. Description, photos, construction year;
61.10. coloring;
No 61.11. period of validity;
No 61.12. installed hardware list;
No 61.13. Notes on planned and scheduled inspections;
61.14. Notes on the repairs. 3.4. Fluorescent and reflective materials 62. Luminiscējošo use of materials used in the navigation features to improve the visibility of the color dark time of day. Fluorescent color of the material is similar to the color of the tone that the perception it reinforced. 63. Atstarojošo materials used within the navigation features to improve the dark time of day. Using atstarojošo materials, navigation aids use the standard or comprehensive designation. The use of both types of signs in one area at the same time is prohibited if this district during the night is easily recognizable. 64. the standard designation atstarojošo materials used follows: 39.8. Red lateral buoy-one red stripe or red square;
64.2. Green lateral buoys-one green bar or green triangle;
64.3. yellow special interest died-one yellow band or yellow mark "X" or yellow symbol;
64.4. axis buoy, the individual hazard buoy and the cardinal buoy-white bars, letters, numbers, or symbols. 65. Comprehensive designation atstarojošo materials used follows: 65.1. red and green lateral buoys, yellow special meaning – like the standard buoy sign;
65.2. axis buoy-red and white reflective bar combination, placed horizontally or vertically. Red band width and the distance between the different color bands at least twice that of the whites bandwidth;
65.3. the individual hazard buoy-blue and red horizontal reflective strip (at least one of each color). The band are the same width, and the distance between the bars shall be not less than the bandwidth;

65.4. the North Cardinal buoy-horizontal blue reflective stripe on a black surface and a horizontal yellow bar yellow reflective surface. The blue band width and the distance between the different color bands at least twice on the yellow bandwidth;
65.5. the East Cardinal buoy-two blue bars on a black reflective surface in the top half;
65.6. West Cardinal buoy-two yellow reflective bands on the surface of the yellow top half;
65.7. the South Cardinal buoy-horizontal yellow bar yellow reflective surface and a horizontal blue reflective stripe on the black surface. The blue band width and the distance between the different color bands at least twice on the yellow band width. 4. other navigation features 4.1. of Rakon (radar beacons defendants) 66. running sea Rakon radar 9 and 3 GHz frequency. 67. Rakon transmits the ship radar signal or its recognition reflects radar signals transmitted by the vessel, providing more accurate positioning of the ship. To recognize the Board of rakon radar screen, reflected in the tone used in Morse code. 68. of Rakon performance is not less than 99.6%. 69. of Rakon uses: 69.1. to identify the navigation features;
EB 69.2. coastline, shipping hazardous sites and identifying objects;
69.3. road turning for the site;
69.4. axle stands for;
69.5. guidelines. 70. If you use guideline, rakon it shall provide reasons for accuracy is 0.3 degrees. 4.2. Radar reflectors Radar reflector 71. used to increase the visibility of navigational aids on board radar. 72. the following radar reflectors are used: dihedral reflector 72.1.;
72.2. trīsplakņ reflector. Prime Minister a. Halloween traffic Minister a. shlesers annex 1 Cabinet on 19 December 2006, regulations no 1024 technical requirements guidelines traffic Minister a. shlesers annex 2 Cabinet on 19 December 2006, regulations no 1024 sector fire sector uncertainty traffic Minister a. shlesers annex 3 Cabinet on 19 December 2006, regulations no 1024 buoy deployment depending on the channel width the width of the channel, no PO box (m) away Killed one by one across the middle of the sides not synchronously synchronously 1.100-400 X 400-800 2 X X X X X

3.800-1600 X X X note.
The optimum distance between the ship channel buoys for defining depends on three parameters-the channel length, average width and whether channel is one direction. The optimum distance between the buoys on each fairway section shall be calculated as follows: 1. section straight to the optimum distance between the pair of buoys is calculated by dividing the length of the section with the channel width multiplied by 2.3 Winding section of the optimal distance between the pair of buoys calculates the length of a section divided by the channel width multiplied by 3.2.3. Straight section the optimum distance between the buoys, which are not paired, calculate the length of a section divided by the width of the channel multiplied by 2.1.4. Winding section of the optimal distance between the buoys, which are not paired, calculate the length of a section divided by 2.25. traffic Minister a. shlesers annex 4 of the Cabinet of Ministers on 19 December 2006, regulations no 1024 Died and those anchors and chains and those Killed. anchor and chain parameters no PO box buoy buoy type height (m) anchor mass (kg) mass of the Enkurķēd characteristics of the water gauge (mm) unladen weight (kg/m) cast iron concrete small size 8 3000 2607 1536 37 1. , 40, 43 36 II. Anchor and their ring sizes no PO box anchor mass (kg) cast iron anchor dimensions (mm) concrete anchor dimensions (mm) anchor ring diameter (mm) diameter height diameter height 1.500 800 220 875 410 30 2.1000 1000 260 1120 490 38 3.1500 1250 250 1250 570 45 4.2500 1400 325 1500 690 53 6.3000 1600 290 1700 690 53 2000 1400 260 1400 640 53 5. Traffic Minister a. shlesers annex 5 cabinet 2006. December 19, Regulation No 1024 navigation features of passport traffic Minister a. shlesers