Cabinet Regulation No. 561 of 2011 on Procedures for Investigation of Marine Casualties and Marine Incidents Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 115 (4513), 26.07.2011. Subject Sea Keyword Marine area Hazards Protection of environment Procedural matters Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the procedure by which an investigation of marine casualties and marine incidents in the maritime safety aspect shall take place. After receipt of information regarding a marine casualty or incident, the Investigation Bureau shall perform an initial assessment of the marine casualty or incident. If necessary, the State Environmental Service shall assess whether the event has caused serious harm to the environment. Full text English Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Maritime Administration and Marine Safety Law (2002) Legislation | Latvia | 2002 (2019) Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Navigation, Institution, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Governance, Territorial sea, Coastal zone management, Harbour, Hazards, Public health, Protection of environment, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Hazards, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Hazards, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX