04 Maritime Administration of Latvia Hydrographic Service BALTIC SEA PILOT Latvian Coast Third Edition Riga 2014 Corrected: November, 2018 Notices to Mariners: 2014 - 047-048-049-069-096-097-098-099-100-101-102-119-120-121-122-123-151-211 2015 - 117-118 2016 – 192 2017 – 171 2018 - 254 i.1 Appeal to Mariners, Harbour Masters and Ship Owners To inform the Maritime Administration of Latvia if: the information provided in this book does not correspond with the real-life situation; mistakes or inaccuracies have been found in this book; there is information regarding real or suspected new dangers to navigation. Contact details of the Hydrographic Service of the Maritime Administration of Latvia: Trijadibas Street 5, Riga, Latvia, LV-1048 Tel: +371-67062145, +371-67062101 Fax: +371-67860082 E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] Websites: www.lhd.lv ; www.lja.lv . ISBN 978-9984-628-15-8 © Maritime Administration of Latvia, 2014 The contents of this publication are protected by copyright and without special permission or agreement must not be reproduced in any way, shape or form. Translation provided by Daina Gross, 2014. i.2 Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... i.4 Reference Materials ......................................................................................................................................... i.5 A PART 1. Scheme Of Territory and Coastal Part in Order of Occurrence ............................................................... A - 1 2. Explanatory Notes .................................................................................................................................... A - 2 3. International Conventions and Laws and Regulations of Republic of Latvia ........................................... A - 3 4. Abbreviations and Explanations ............................................................................................................... A - 4 5. Nautical Charts and Publications of Hydrographic Service of Maritime Administration of Latvia ............ A - 5 6. Aids to Navigation (ATON) ....................................................................................................................... A - 6 7. Safety of Navigation ................................................................................................................................. A - 7 8. Search and Rescue at Sea ...................................................................................................................... A - 8 9. Radiolocation ............................................................................................................................................ A - 9 10. Ports ..................................................................................................................................................... A - 10 B PART 1. The Latvian Coastline and LVĢMC Coastal Observation Stations .......................................................... B - 1 2. Profile of Latvian Coastline ....................................................................................................................... B - 2 3. Sea-Bed Depths and Topography ............................................................................................................ B - 3 4. Sea-Bed .................................................................................................................................................... B - 4 5. Geomagnetism ......................................................................................................................................... B - 5 6. Climate Profile .......................................................................................................................................... B - 6 7. Air Temperature and Humidity ................................................................................................................. B - 7 8. Winds, Storms and Periods of Calm ........................................................................................................ B - 8 9. Fog and Visibility ...................................................................................................................................... B - 9 10. Precipitation .......................................................................................................................................... B - 10 11. Radiolocation ........................................................................................................................................ B - 11 12. Meteorological Phenomena .................................................................................................................. B - 12 13. Sea Level .............................................................................................................................................. B - 13 14. Currents ................................................................................................................................................ B - 14 15. Wave Formation ................................................................................................................................... B - 15 16. Sea Water Temperature, Salinity and Density ..................................................................................... B - 16 17. Water Clarity and Colour ...................................................................................................................... B - 17 18. Hydrobiology ......................................................................................................................................... B - 18 19. Ice Conditions ....................................................................................................................................... B - 19 20. Icing on Ships ....................................................................................................................................... B - 20 C PART 1. Scheme of Latvian Ports .......................................................................................................................... C - 1 2. Eastern Coast of The Gulf of Riga ........................................................................................................... C - 2 3. From the Estonian- Latvian Border to Kuiviži ........................................................................................... C - 3 4. PORT OF KUIVIŽI .................................................................................................................................... C - 4 5. PORT OF SALACGRĪVA.......................................................................................................................... C - 5 6. From Salacgrīva to Zvejniekciems ........................................................................................................... C - 6 7. PORT OF SKULTE ................................................................................................................................... C - 7 i.3 8. From Zvejniekciems to Riga ..................................................................................................................... C - 8 9. FREEPORT OF RIGA .............................................................................................................................. C - 9 10. Further Along the Daugava .................................................................................................................. C - 10 11. Western Coast Of The Gulf Of Riga ..................................................................................................... C - 11 12. PORT OF JŪRMALA ............................................................................................................................ C - 12 13. From Lielupe to Engure ........................................................................................................................ C - 13 14. PORT OF ENGURE ............................................................................................................................. C - 14 15. From Engure to Mērsrags..................................................................................................................... C - 15 16. PORT OF MĒRSRAGS ........................................................................................................................ C - 16 17. From Mērsrags to Roja ......................................................................................................................... C - 17 18. PORT OF ROJA ................................................................................................................................... C - 18 19. From Roja to Kolka ............................................................................................................................... C - 19 20. Irbe Strait .............................................................................................................................................. C - 20 21. Main Characteristics of E Coast of the Baltic Sea ................................................................................ C - 21 22. FREEPORT OF VENTSPILS ............................................................................................................... C - 22 23. From Ventspils to Pāvilosta .................................................................................................................