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Maritime Administration of Latvia

Hydrographic Service

Latvijas Jūras administrācija


Latvian Hydrographic Service

Mr.Jānis Krastiņš

MACHC Seminar

Acapulco

2006




Content

• Latvia –country at the Baltic Sea• Re-establishment of LHS• Changes in Maritime policies• Maritime Administration of Latvia• Latvian Hydrographic Service• Divisions of HS – duties and products• International cooperation• Strengths of present structure• Weaknesses of present Status




Latvia – country at the Baltic Sea




Latvia – country at the Baltic Sea

• Territory of the country - 64 589 km2

• Population - 2 306 600 (2005)• Coastline – aproxim. 500 km• Number of ports:

– 3 major ports – 7 small ports

• Cargo turnover in 2005 – 60 000 000 tons




Re-establishment of Latvian hydrographic Service

• Re-established in 1992 – Act of the Minister of Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Latvia– To establish Latvian HS by taking over responsibilities from

Military HO of Russian Federation– To appoint the Hydrographer– To approve Statutes of LHS– To approve Staff-roll– Financial provision




LHS in 1992

• Number of employees – 300• Departments

– Main office– Three regional offices

• Number of Aids to Navigation – 177 • Heritage from Soviet Navy

– Charts, survey plans– Aids to Navigation

• First Hydrographic Surveys in 1993• Finances from the State Budget• Changes of Maritime policy in 1994




Changes in Maritime policies

• 1994 Maritime Administration of Latvia created• Several separate organisations joined

– Hydrographic Service– Ships Register– Seamen Register– Maritime Safety Department– Administrative Department

• Ministry of Maritime Affairs incorporated into the Ministry of Transport




• Legal issues - Maritime Code covering responsibilities of Maritime Administration of Latvia

• Finances – Lighthouses’ Dues, Canal and pilot Dues

Changes in Maritime policies




• Reorganisation of Maritime Administration of Latvia (MAL) in 2000

• Status of MAL – State owned Stock Company• Legal issues:

– Law on Maritime Administration and Safety– Maritime Code – Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers– Regulations of the Ministry of the Transport






Ministry of Transport (plenum)

MAL Council

MAL Board

Director

Administrative Staff Registry of Seamen

Hydrographic Service Maritime Safety Department

Latvian Ship Register

State Shareholder

Ships and Port Security

Maritime Accidents Investigation

Aprox. 120 employees





• Present financial model– Navigational due paid by each vessel calling Latvian ports

aprox.60% of the annual budget– Products and Services provided by MAL

aprox.40%of annual budget– Annual budget aprox.3.0 milj. EUR

• Finances from the State Budget for the projects of State’s responsibility – GMDSS, AIS etc.





• Main responsibilities according to the Law on Maritime Safety and Administration:– Hydrographic surveying in accordance with standards and

recommendations of IHO, including control of hydrographic surveying in the country

– Preparation, publication and distribution of navigational publications, corrections and keeping up-to-date

– Aids to Navigation – control on compliance with the IALA-AISM recommendations, acceptance of new projects

– MSI, publication of Navigational warnings, Notices to Mariners and acting as an National Coordinator





Some other main issues covered by the Law on Maritime Safety and Administration:

– Only official hydrographic surveys are those performed by the LHS

– Navigational publications – The Pilot, the List of the lights, The Chart Catalogue, Charts, Notices to Mariners, Symbols and Abbreviations – assigned as “OFFICIAL” publications

– The use of Official ENC without carriage of paper charts (fulfilling certain conditions)

– Reporting on any damaged or improper Aids to Navigation in use and any other MSI




Present structure of LHS

Head of Hydrographic Service

Hydrographic Surveying Division

Survey vessel “Kristiāns Dāls”

4 persons

Cartography Aids to Navigation

24 employees + 3 vacancies

3 persons6 persons8 persons




Finances of LHS

• Annual budget aprox. 430 000 EUR • Budget may differ from year to year depending on

investments into development, projects and plans• Income from Products and Services ~ 12 %

– 1/3 hydrographic surveys– 2/3 revenues from sales of Cartographic data




Personnel of LHS

• First employees from HO of Soviet Union • Personnel attracted from land surveying and mapping

and from maritime business• Cooperation with Latvian Maritime Academy – two

groups • Courses in IMA Trieste, Italy• In-house training of personnel• Several seminars and training courses at regional and

European level• International cooperation in technical working groups




Hydrographic Surveying Division

• Hydrographic surveys:• Single beam echo sounders

• Multibeam echo sounder

• Side scan sonar

• Magnetometric

• Changes of coastline

• Survey crafts:• Hydrographic vessel “Kristiāns dāls”

• Survey launch

• Small survey catamarans




Hydrographic vessel “Kristiāns Dāls”Length 19.80 m

Width 6.70 m

draught 1.30 m

Speed 1.5 – 11 kts

Number of engines

2

Number of propellers

2

Total engine power

324kW (440Hp)

Max. crew 6 men




Cartography

• Both paper and electronic navigational charts in accordance with IHO standards

• First chart (Port of Liepaja 3502) -1995• Full ENC coverage of Latvian waters (including EEZ)

since 2003• Fully introduced chart production scheme ENC - Paper

Charts




Paper chart coverage




ENCs coverage




Cartography

• Other publications:• Pilot of Baltic Sea Latvian Coast (Sailing

directions)• List of Aids to Navigation (List of Lights)• Chart Catalogue• Notices to Mariners (Monthly)• Set of Latvian Charts for Yachts• Symbols and Abbreviations on Latvian

Navigational Charts• any other publication, special chart or plan on

demand




Cartography

• Distribution:– Local distributors – paper charts only– Ordering via INTERNET– International distributors:

• Paper charts – Bilateral agreement with UK, Germany

• Electronic Navigational Charts:» PRIMAR Stavanger» TRANSAS» C-Map» Garmin




Aids to Navigation (AtoN)

• Main task – to control of maintenance and operation of Aids to Navigation in Latvian waters

• National Monitoring system• All AtoNs in accordance with standards

of IALA-AISM• LHS member of IALA-AISM• Currently 270 Aids to Navigation




LHS – National Coordinator

Head of Hydrographic Service

Hydrographic Div. Cartography Div. National Co-ordinator

Nav. Warnings Notices to Mariners Aids to Navigation Databases PC SysAdmin.

MRCC




MSI

Navigational note

National Co-ordinator

Notices to MarinersMRCC Riga

(Coastal warnings via GMDSS)

NAVTEXBALTICO

No action

Maritime Safety Dep.Cartography div.Hydrographic div.




MSI on web and wap

• On INTERNET: http://www.navtex.lv

• Mobile phone (wap): http://www.navtex.lv/wap/navtex.php




International cooperation

• IHO - International Hydrographic Organisation:• LHS – National contact point

• Active participation in regional commision (currently chairing BSHC)

• HELCOM dangerous cargoe and passenger shipping routes resurvey in Baltic Sea

• IALA–AISM – national member (Aids to Navigation management Committee)

• PRIMAR Stavanger - member, participation in Advisory Committy




Strengths of present structure

• Flexibility – Not dependant on State’s budget– Not affected by political changes

• Very easy cooperation among Departments of MAL• Effective and fast cooperation among Divisions of LHS• Decision taking process – no need to approach

ministerial level• Possibilities to compete with the salaries in the labour

market of the maritime industry• Less bureaucracy




Shortcomings of present status

• Influence of the main ports - Council (Law on Ports)• Difficult to increase navigational due• Legal Status does not allow to issue legal acts and

regulations• Current Status does not allow to act as Public Agency in

some cases• Political awareness not always at sufficient level




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