Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 57 in 2010 (January 19. 4. § 34) the rules on the use of anti-fouling systems on ships in accordance with the issued by the maritime administration and the Maritime Security Act, article 11 of the fourth subparagraph, article 12 of part 1 and 2, the third subparagraph of article 15 and article 17 of the fourth part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. requirements for anti-fouling systems used on ships, ship Latvia flag State supervision of the implementation of the arrangements regarding the Latvian vessel inspections in connection with the Latvian ships used in anti-fouling systems , port State control procedures in anti-fouling systems used foreign ships that enter the ports of Latvia, as well as certificates and declarations to be served;
1.2. public joint stock company "Latvian maritime administration maritime safety inspection (hereinafter Inspectorate) ship and port control officer (hereinafter Inspector) function and the Latvian vessel inspections and port State control inspections of foreign ships that enter the ports of Latvia with regard to the use of anti-fouling systems. 2. These provisions shall not apply to public service vessels. II. Requirements for anti-fouling systems ships used by the Latvian ships 3. If the vessel used in anti-fouling systems, it meets the 2001 International Convention on control of harmful anti-fouling systems (AFS-Convention) and of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003, Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 on the prohibition of organotin compounds on ships (hereinafter referred to as the Council Regulation No 782/2003). 4. the annual ship inspection to the flag State of the vessel in Latvia, the inspection shall check the conformity of the anti-fouling system AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003. 5. the Latvian ships of 400 gross tonnage or more and engaged on international voyages, is international anti-fouling system certificate. The certificate is added to the description of the anti-fouling systems issued by the recognized organization under AFS Convention Annex 4, Appendix 1 and Council Regulation No 782/2003 annex 2. 6. the Latvian vessels 400 gross tonnage and above, and who are not engaged in international voyages, is international anti-fouling system certificate. The certificate is added to the description of the anti-fouling system, made by the owner of the check issued by a recognised organisation or Inspectorate in accordance with the Council Regulation No 782/2003 annex 2. 7. vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 400, information about the ship's anti-fouling system compliance with the AFS-Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements the inspection record legislation on maritime safety within the shipping capacity of the issued certificate in the annex. 8. To record the shipping capacity on the Board in the annex to the certificate antifouling system compliance with the AFS-Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements, the shipowner shall submit the documents for the inspection of the vessel used in the coating. The documents contain the following information: anti-fouling system 8.1 the manufacturer's name and the record with the attestation of the conformity of the anti-fouling system AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003;
8.2. the anti-fouling systems name and color.
8.3. the name of the active components and chemical information services registry number (CAS number);
8.4. protective coating (if any is used);
8.5. facing sheeting (if any is used) name and color. 9. the Latvian ships hull 24 metres in length and over and with a gross tonnage of less than 400, regardless of their shipping area is the anti-fouling systems Declaration, issued by the owner of the ship under the AFS Convention, annex 4, Appendix 1 and Council Regulation No 782/2003 annex 3 requirements. III. Port State control in relation to the anti-fouling systems ships 10. Port State control for compliance with the anti-fouling system AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements on foreign ships that enter the ports of Latvia, carry out inspections under the Paris memorandum as annex 1 "port State control procedures". 11. international anti-fouling system certificate, anti-fouling systems anti-fouling system description or statement (hereinafter referred to as the anti-fouling system documentation) examination for foreign ships that enter the ports of Latvia, going on the regular inspection of port State control. The regular port State control inspections carried out in accordance with the legislation on port State control procedures. 12. If the port State control inspection time of doubt about the ship's anti-fouling system compliance with the AFS-Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements, perform a detailed inspection of the ship, checking with the anti-fouling system related additional information, and, if necessary, to be used in anti-fouling systems for sample analysis. IV. Overview of the anti-fouling systems and sampling 13. Demand the ship's anti-fouling system for viewing and approval Board (hereinafter referred to as the request), referred to in this provision in paragraph 6 and 7, the owner shall submit to the inspections, indicating the following data: the ship 13.1. name of the ship;
13.2. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) identification number;
13.3. of the port;
13.4. gross registered tonnage;
13.5. the call sign. 14. The request shall be accompanied by the manufacturer of the anti-fouling systems approved, as well as other accompanying information that confirms the compliance of the system to the AFS-Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003. 15. the inspection and certification of the vessel before the anti-fouling system applied to the hull Inspector checks the compliance with the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 as well as the veracity of the information specified in the request. Preview time: 15.1 identifies anti-fouling products and perform the verification of compliance with the information specified in the request;
15.2. in view of the anti-fouling system. 16. the anti-fouling system applied to the ship to remove check inspections or inspectors of a recognised organisation. 17. before the protective layering ship inspectors check the protective name, type, color, and consistency with the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements, and checks whether that information is submitted in the request. 18. where there is doubt as to the ship's anti-fouling system compliance with the AFS-Convention and Regulation No 782/2003 requirements, take a sample of the anti-fouling system analysis. 19. This rule 12 and 18 of the said sample analysis carried out by the inspection of the application of testing and calibration laboratories accredited by the society with limited liability "the standardization, accreditation and Metrology Centre ' to the standard LVS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005/AC: 2008 L" for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories-General requirements ". Sampling and analysis in accordance with the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003. 20. If a sample of the anti-fouling system analysis results point to the inadequacy of the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements, anti-fouling system completely replaced or covered with sheeting. Otherwise, the operation is prohibited. V. the anti-fouling system certificate or declaration of 21 issue. If the ship's anti-fouling system view found to be in conformity with the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 requirements, vessel, owing to its gross tonnage and length, inspection of anti-fouling systems issued documentation. 22. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 21 of the ship's anti-fouling system documentation ceases to be valid if vessel is 22.1: replace the anti-fouling system, but it is not specified in the existing documentation;
22.2. If the vessel is re-registered from another registry flag State Register of Latvia. 23. the new ship's anti-fouling system documentation for inspection shall be issued only if the recognised organisation or Inspectorate made the ship's anti-fouling system and established its compliance with the AFS-Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003. 24. The ship, which the Latvian register re-registered from another registry, the flag State of the ship's new antifouling system documentation based on the issue may be the institutions of this State or by a recognised organisation in force issued an international anti-fouling system certificate if the AFS-Convention, annex 4, Appendix 1 and Council Regulation No 782/2003 annex 2. Vi. application of anti-fouling systems and waste control 25. Merchant who take anti-fouling system applied to the ship, only use the AFS Convention and Council Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 compliant materials. 26. all the actions with the waste resulting from removing the old antifouling system, carried out in accordance with article 5 of the Convention, to the AFS requirements. Prime Minister v. dombrovsky traffic Minister k. Gerhard