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Rules For Registration In The Register Of Latvia

Original Language Title: Noteikumi par kuģu reģistrāciju Latvijas Kuģu reģistrā

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 Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 729 in Riga 2003 16 December (pr. No 64, § 37) the rules on the registration of the ship register of Latvia Issued in accordance with article 4 of the code of the sea, the second subparagraph of article 9, fifth subparagraph, first part of article 10 and article 27 of second part i. General questions 1. determined the nationality of the Latvian vessel features Latvian shipping register (hereinafter register) and the case-taking procedures and requirements relating to the ship entered in the books of the register information , as well as the documents to be submitted for registration to the register of ships, which documents shall be issued by the Latvian maritime administration and the Board should be considered in the construction of vessels.
2. Register to register vessels in certain marine code article 8, paragraph 1, second subparagraph. Provisions do not apply to small vessels that are to be registered for the road traffic safety Directorate in accordance with the laws and regulations on small vessels registration.
3. registration documents signed Latvian maritime administration officials (hereinafter referred to as the Registrar of ships). According to article 10 of the code of the sea, first paragraph uses a particular sample documents and forms. Registrar of ships is the seal with a small picture of the Latvian National coat of arms and the inscription "Latvian ship registry" Latvian and English.
II. nationality of ship features 4. nationality of ship characteristics are: 4.1. Flag of Latvia;
4.2. identification number (maritime Identification digit);
4.3. the call sign (call sign);
4.4. International Sailing Federation yacht of Latvia assigned national symbol "late".
III. registry of ships and ship-handling procedures used 5. the register consists of: 5.1 the ship registry book;
5.2. vessels bareboat registry book;
5.3. the mortgage registry books;
5.4. under construction in the ship register book;
5.5. yacht registry book;
5.6. the fishing vessel register of the books.
6. The decision on the registration of the vessel shall be adopted in accordance with the code of conduct article 10 and 11.
7. Registering a vessel register, the Registrar and the registration number of the entry in the registry book. Ship related rights according to article 15 of the code of the sea is established after the data is entered and the completeness and accuracy of the electronic certification (authorization) the computerized registry book.
8. After data revisions for certification is not permitted, except if the error correction does not entail any consequences for persons whose rights have been strengthened. Corrected entry replaces the previous record and is stored in the computerised registry book.
9. registry books and things in the news is available on the national and municipal authorities, where such rights the relevant authorities adopt laws.
IV. the registry books information-10. These rules 5.1, 5.2, 5.5 and 5.6 in the register referred to in the record books: 10.1 the registration date;
10.2. the vessel registration number;
10.3. the ship's name;
10.4. the previous name (if any);
10.5. The International Maritime Organization number (if assigned);
10.6. of the port;
10.7. the call sign (if assigned);
10.8. details of the owner of the ship;
10.9. basic technical data.
11. The provisions referred to in subparagraph 5.3 registry book entry: 11.1. Board bonds registration days and hours;
11.2. the name of the ship and mortgage registration number;
11.3. the bond number and date;
11.4. details of mortgage creditors;
11.5. a check on the assignment or novation of the bond (if submitted);
11.6. the bond maturity date.
12. The provisions referred to in subparagraph 3.4. registry book entry: 12.1. date of registration and the serial number;
12.2 of the ship builders and ship's sponsor;
12.3. the date of commencement of construction;
12.4. the Board of the shipbuilding contract number;
5. the main technical data.
13. the responsibility of the Registrar of ships stores each ship entered in the ship's registry thing that inserted all the documents associated with this ship. The case number is the same as the registration number of the vessel. The owner of the vessel shall notify the Registrar of a change of vessels in respect of property rights, the kon-strukcij, size and address of the owner, adding the appropriate documents.
14. the Registrar has the right to request information pursuant to the 1974 International Convention for the safety of life at sea (SOLAS Convention), XI-1/5 rule requirements.
V. the registration of Ship documents and papers issued by the Latvian maritime administration 15. to vessels registered in one of these rules 5.1, 5.5 and 5.6 below-referred to in the registry books, the shipowner shall submit the Board Registrar: registration application 15.1;
15.2. legal person-a copy of the registration certificate, showing its original or notarized copy of this certificate, but a natural person – passport copy, the presentation of the Passport;
15.3. document (notarial acts), which is based on the acquisition of property and ownership rights in accordance with the code of conduct, article 16 and 17. If there are several owners, the document that indicates for each part of the holder;
15.4. the transfer and adoption of legislation;
15.5. notarial certification that a ship be recorded in the mortgage vendors (if any) agrees to the registration of the vessel, and add the closed Board bond copies;
15.6. The Latvian maritime administration maritime safety inspection (hereinafter referred to as the Maritime Safety Inspectorate) inspection of the ship;
15.7. The SOLAS Convention I-12 security provided for in the regulation, copies of the certificates according to the type and capacity of the vessel;
15.8. the tonnage of the ship a copy of the certificate, but if the tonnage certificate is not mandatory, the document that contains the displacement without cargo, length, width and sānaugstum;
15.9. the State inspection of telecommunications of the Ship station licence (copy) and proof of radio equipment and the radioboj in the transcode (copy) if the vessel has the equipment;
15.10. If the ship is carrying more than 2,000 tons of oil or oil products, insurance or other financial security of the document by the Registrar of ships issued by insurance or other financial security in respect of a certificate of civil liability for oil pollution damage (in accordance with article 85 of the code of the sea, first subparagraph);
15.11. If a vessel previously registered in a foreign country, in addition to submit: a removal licence 15.11.1. from the previous register of vessels or other equivalent document;
15.11.2. previous registry issued document indicating the owner of the ship off point (the certificate of Ownership and Encumbranc);
15.11.3. If the vessel is purchased, duly authenticated and legalized the purchase document (Bill of sale);
15.11.4. Solas Convention, the 1973 International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships and its Protocol of 1978, the 1966 International Convention on load lines mark and its 1988 Protocol to the 1969 International Convention on tonnage measurement of ships laid down in the ship's certificate (copy) issued by the Latvian or previous registration (Basic) State behalf.
16. to register the vessel under construction this rule 5.4 in the registry book, Latvia registered licensed ship Builder, launching construction of the vessel or by contract for the construction of the vessel, the vessel shall be submitted to the Registrar: 16.1. application;
16.2. The maritime safety inspections, issued approving the construction of the vessel.
17. to register the yacht that rule 5.5 of the register referred to in the book, the owner shall submit to the Board of the yacht Registrar: 17.1. this rule 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5.. and 15.11.1. referred to in documents;
17.2. Bill of lading-Bill for the purchase of the yacht or customs declaration, if imported from abroad a Marina;
17.3. the document that contains the allowed shipping area;
17.4. to a self-constructed yachts — Act concerning the time and place of construction, the construction site owner and construction supervisor.
18. To register these rules 5.1 or 5.6 in the register referred to in the book ships with a length of less than 12 metres and which is used for the purpose of commercial vessels at sea, Registrar shall submit these rules 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5.. and 15.6. documents referred to. In this case, the document referred to in paragraph 15.3. does not have to be in the form of a notarial deed.
19. With a view to re-registering rules 5.1, 5.5 or 5.6. the register referred to in subparagraph book registered vessel ownership, the new owner shall submit to the Registrar of ships that rule 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 and 15.5. in those documents.
20. If this rule 17 or 18 of the ship referred to in the previous and the new owner is a natural person and the transaction takes place and the two parties in the presence of the Registrar of ships, vessels re-registered at the two parties ' written submissions. The ship's previous and new owner Board Registrar produce passports. The new owner of the vessel shall submit to the Registrar in addition to the passport copy and this rule 15.5. documents referred to.

21. following these rules referred to in paragraph 6 of the decision, the State duty payment, and then, when made with ship registration related fees under article 10 of the code of the sea, the first paragraph, the Registrar, in accordance with article 11 of the code of the sea's fourth owner of the ship shall be provided with: 21.1. flag and/or a certificate of registration (with a validity period of not more than five years) and the property certificate If this provision is recorded in 5.1 or 5.6 in the registry referred to in the book;
21.2. the registration certificate: 21.2.1. If the length of a vessel of less than 12 metres, it uses commercial sea and ships registers these rules 5.1 or 5.6 record book referred to in subparagraph;
21.2.2. If the yacht registers that rule 5.5 of the register referred to in the book.
22. If the registration is logged on a ship to which this rule 15.6. ships referred to in subparagraph viewing Act contains the technical state of non-compliance that prevention takes some time, the Board shall issue a certificate to the owner of the property, and the flag of the provisional licence for a period of up to six months. If the vessel is older than 25 years, the technical condition of the ship an additional security check.
23. To register foreign vessels that rule 5.2. the register referred to in subparagraph book, the bareboat charterer shall submit to the Registrar of ships: 23.1. these rules 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.6, 15.8, 15.9., 15.10., 15.11.2. and 15.11.4. referred to in documents if recorded yacht — this provision accordingly 15.1, 15.2, 15.5 and 17.3. documents referred to;
23.2. launder bareboat contract or a notarized copy of the contract in bareboat legalized;
23.3. the purposes of the grant of authorisation for (the owner) for registration on bareboat contract.
24. the registration of a ship in the register of bareboat, the Registrar shall inform the Board of the national register of the basic registration in the register of bareboat and in accordance with paragraph 21 of these regulations shall be issued by: 24.1. the flag certificate;
24.2. bareboat registration certificate.
25. the Registrar, on the basis of the documents submitted for registration, setting this rule 24.1 and 24.2. subparagraph. certificate validity period.
26. A ship registered in the register of bareboat ship book, excluded from the register of ships: 26.1. following the expiry of the term of registration;
26.2. at the request of holdings;
26.3. in accordance with the ship owner and charterer of the ship in writing;
16.4. in accordance with the written request of the owner, if the bareboat agreement is terminated unilaterally.
27. the vessels in foreign ship registers on bareboat contract can register, if permitted by national legislation and the Board Registrar.
28. in order to obtain permission for registration of Latvia foreign vessels bareboat register, the owner shall submit to the Registrar of ships: 28.1. the application for authorisation;
28.2. bareboat contract or its notarized copy;
28.3. mortgage creditors or similar to the registered holder of the rights (if any) written consent;
28.4. the flag certificate, certificate of property and other Board documents issued by the Registrar of ships.
29. the Board of the Latvian foreign vessels bareboat registration in the register shall be issued for a period of up to two years. On the basis of the application of the shipowner's permission may be extended by a further two years or until the bareboat contract expires (if it is less than two years). Mark of the authorisation and the State in the name of the record of the ship's registry book.
30. the Board is not entitled to use the national flag of Latvia and other Latvian nationality signs after the registration in the register of a foreign bareboat. After the registration of the foreign vessels bareboat register given the right to raise the flag and granted foreign foreign notes.
31. If permission deadline for registration of Latvia foreign vessels bareboat register or if the bareboat registration foreign register of bareboat is terminated early, the shipowner shall submit the application to the Registrar of ships with a request to restore the right to fly the flag of Latvia. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate on the exclusion from the foreign register of bareboat or similar document.
32. The ship from the ship register in accordance with the code of the sea off 12 and article 23 and paragraph 26 of these regulations. The shipowner shall provide the Registrar of ships: 32.1. written submissions, indicating the reason for exclusion;
32.2. mortgage creditors or similar to the registered holder of the rights (if any) written consent;
32.3. the certificate issued by the Registrar;
32.4. the purchase agreement, if the ship is sold (does not apply to yacht);
32.5. the radio equipment operating in the company's statement that the ship's radio equipment and has deleted the Latvian radioboj identification number.
33. After the settlement of financial obligations the Board Registrar shall issue a certificate to the owner of a ship from the Ship register and immediately entered the computerized registry book information on vessel disposals.
34. Turning off the ship from the ship register of bareboat books ship the Registrar shall notify the fact to the defeat the purposes of the ship.
35. the Registrar of ships off the vessel from the register and/or revoke the certificates of the ship without the owner of the vessel or the consent of the charterer of the vessel in accordance with article 12 of the code of the sea, the third and fourth.
36. the suspension of the registration certificate shall be issued in accordance with article 12 of the code of the sea in the fifth.
37. the Registrar shall issue to the owner of this rule 21 and document referred to in paragraph 24 of the duplicates, if: 37.1. documents issued have died in accidents or otherwise and this fact confirms the accident investigation, the opinion of the Commission;
37.2. the documents issued by the corrupt and handed to the Registrar;
37.3. documents issued is lost. In this case, the Board Registrar to this rule at the time specified in paragraph 39 shall be issued temporary documents.
38. If the Registrar issued documents are lost, the owner shall submit to the Board a written application to the Registrar, stating the circumstances of the loss of the document, and publish the newspaper "Gazette" notice. The notification shall specify: 38.1. name;
38.2. each lost document name;
38.3. the voucher issue time, number, and the person to whom the document was issued;
23.9. the issuing of a document;
38.5. notice that the lost documents are considered invalid.
39. If, within three months from the date of publication of the notice board Registrar lost documents have been submitted, is not notified of the finding and it is not filed proof of claim is brought against the new service, the owner of a ship shall issue duplicates of documents lost. The owner of a ship shall provide to the Registrar this rule 37.3. referred to temporary documents.
40. to register the ship bond that rule 5.3 of the vessels referred to in subparagraph mortgage registration book, one of the persons who signed the bond of the ship, the Registrar shall provide notarized Board bond. If the ship has several owners, the bond can be registered only by the owner of the vessel all notarial mandate issued in the order.
41. to register the vessel under construction bond that rule 5.3 of the vessels referred to in subparagraph mortgage registration book, ship Builder and contractor who built the Board signed a bond as pledge donors, the Board Registrar shall provide notarized bond of the vessel under construction.
42. the ship can be registered in the register of ships, which bond abroad if this bond issued pursuant to this rule, the requirements of paragraph 40.
43. the bonds record the computerised ship mortgage registry books in the order in which they are submitted. To make a copy of each of the bonds marks for registration and indicate the date and hour when the entry.
44. the Board ceded To bond, the Registrar shall submit the application on Board of the vessel under construction bonds or bonds registration and assignment of the notarized sale agreement.
45. to pārjaunot the ship, a ship of the bond Registrar submits the application on Board of the vessel under construction bond or bonds of the roll tracking and notarized rollover contract.
46. to delete Board bonds, the Board Registrar shall submit to the Board the mortgage creditor's notarized application for a mortgage.
Vi. Construction vessel in course Of construction in 47. existing ships considered: 29.3. ship inserted into wedge and construction identifiable with a specific ship begins;
47.2. a ship Assembly comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of structural material, whichever is less.
VII. Closing questions 48. If the ship is registered in the register before the entry into force of these provisions, but its owner does not comply with article 4 of the code of the sea is the first part and the vessel is a maritime code referred to in article 23 of the mortgage lien, which do not exclude from the vessel register, after January 1, 2004 the ship's registration is suspended. In this case, the owner of a ship shall provide to the Registrar the documents received, registering a vessel (other than a certificate of the property), and receives a suspension of registration certificate.

49. Ships whose owners comply with article 4 of the code of the sea is the first part and registered in the register before the entry into force of these rules, save the above provided registration documents until their expiry date.
50. The current register book entries until 1 July 2004 in computerized registry to rewrite the book in and after checking the completeness and accuracy of the electronic certification (authorization). Rewrite does not apply to records of vessels, which are excluded from the register of ships, and the withdrawn mortgages. Existing vessel register book shall be transmitted to the national archives.
51. the port registered marine boat re-registered at the register to 1 July 2004.
52. the rules shall enter into force by January 1, 2004.
Prime Minister e. Repše traffic Minister r. tit Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force by January 1, 2004.