Cabinet Regulation No. 1060 of 2009 on Handling and Control of Dangerous and Polluting Cargoes in Ports

The Regulation prescribes the requirements to be observed in relation to the handling of dangerous and polluting cargoes in ports, as well as the control of the compliance with the referred to requirements. The Regulation shall not apply to warships and ships, on which the dangerous and polluting cargo is part of the equipment and supply thereof. A port inspector shall inspect the handling of dangerous and polluting cargoes in the territory of a port merchant at least once in every four months in accordance with the requirements referred to in Chapter VI of this Regulation; and once every four months submit to the Latvian Maritime Administration a report on the inspections performed, the deficiencies detected, their elimination or recommendations for elimination of deficiencies in ship-to-shore interface (interface, which takes place when ships directly and immediately affect activities that include the movement of persons or goods or the provision of services from a ship or to a ship).