Yes, the following general age limits in place:
- Cargo ships, passenger ships, vessels which carry passengers for commercial purposes, and special purpose ships (tugs, icebreakers, pilot ships, rescue ships, training and research ships, cable-laying vessels, dredgers, barges, support vessels, floating cranes, etc.) irrespective of length, and also ships intended for the performance of State service functions (guarding of the State border, environmental protection, prevention of accidents, etc.) and the maximum length of which is 12 metres and more.
The ships mentioned above shall be registered, if they are not more than 23 years old at the time of registration. The ships which are more than 23 years old at the time of registration, however not older than 30 years shall be registered if:
1) during the last five years the ship has not been detained in the member states to Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the latest wording (hereinafter – the Paris Memorandum of Understanding) within the framework of port State control;
2) during the last five years not more than seven deficiencies have been registered for the ship at any inspection in the members states to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding within the framework of port State control;
3) during the last two years at least one inspection has been performed for the ship in the member states to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding within the framework of port State control.
- The age limits may be extended on a case-by-case evaluation by Maritime Administration of Latvia.
The shipowner shall choose any of the ports of Latvia as a port of registry for his or her ship prior to registering the ship in the Ship Register. For vessels engaged in international shipping it will be Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja.
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