International Conventions

The Coast Guard Service is established and operates on the basis of the following regulatory enactments:

• Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security; op.europa.eu/en/

• International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities (ISPS Code); likumi.lv

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982; likumi.lv

• International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR 1979); likumi.lv

• Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976); likumi.lv

• International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS-74); likumi.lv

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, (Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78): likumi.lv