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General provisions for the registration of vessels

  1. Service location
  2. Vessels and their engines registered by CSDD
  3. Vessels and engines not registered by CSDD
  4. Vessel registration deadlines
  1. Persons to whom a vessel can be registered
  2. Persons who may register a vessel
  3. Issue of a power of attorney in e-CSDD or in person

Persons who may register a vessel

Before performing any activity in the CSDD, a person must present a valid personal passport, identity card, driving license issued by the CSDD or a driving permit.

The following documents may be submitted to the CSDD for the registration of the vessel and its engine:

  • owner or possessor - an adult natural person. If the owner or possessor is a minor or a person over whom guardianship has been established, the documents are submitted by the guardian of the person or, the trustee, presenting a document certifying guardianship or, as appropriate, custody;
  • a representative of the owner or possessor - a Latvian legal person - if any of the following conditions is met:
    • the signature rights of the representative are registered in the Register of Enterprises. If there are several signatories, all their presence is required.
    • the representative acts on behalf of the legal person on the basis of regulatory enactments, statutes or regulations. If the rights of the representative are justified by the statutes or by-laws of the legal person, a copy of this document shall be submitted, presenting the original
  • an authorized person of the owner or possessor (for the conditions regarding authorizations, see below);
  • the authorized person of the manufacturer of the vessel or outboard engine or its official representative in Latvia and the authorized person of the acquirer of the vessel or outboard engine, if the vessel or outboard engine sold by the representative of this manufacturer is registered. In this case, the manufacturer's representative shall perform the registration in accordance with the provisions of the agreement with the CSDD;
  • the co-owner of the vessel specified in the registration document. Removal from the register for alienation in Latvia and removal from the country or the change of ownership can be performed by the co-owner by submitting the written consent of the other co-owners that is signed at the Road Traffic Safety directorate in the presence of all co-owners or their authorized representatives, or certified by a sworn notary or other person specified in the Civil Law;
  • the pledgee, if a pledged and unredeemed vessel is removed from the register, the pledge of which is registered in the register of vehicles in accordance with specified procedures;
  • if the vessel is removed from the register based on an enforcement order by one of the following persons:
    • a sworn bailiff by presenting a sworn bailiff's certificate and submitting a copy thereof, or a person authorized by him or her by submitting a power of attorney or order for registration of a vehicle issued by a sworn bailiff and certified by a seal and signature;
    • the responsible person of the state or local government institution which directs undisputed recovery of the vessel, or a person authorized by him or her, by submitting a power of attorney issued by the relevant institution and certified by the signature of the responsible person.

Authorizations

Written authorization is required for the following activities:

  • for the registration of a vessel or outboard engine in Latvia;
  • to change the owner of a vessel or outboard engine;
  • for the removal of a vessel from the register for alienation in Latvia, export from Latvia or write-off;
  • to remove the outboard engine from the register;
  • for the vessel removed from the register and an outboard engine removed from the register re-registration.
  • for the registration, deletion or change of the holder of a vessel or outboard engine;
  • for the registration, deletion or change of the term of validity of the registration document of a vessel or outboard engine;
  • for the renewal of the registration document of a vessel or outboard engine in a lost place. A power of attorney is not required if the activity is performed by a registered holder.

In other cases, the verbal authority of the owner or possessor of the vessel or outboard engine is sufficient for the activities.

A written authorization is deemed to be one of the following: 

  • an authorization mark made on e-CSDD or at the CSDD customer service center for the authorized person to perform the necessary actions;
  • a sworn notary or other person specified in Section 1474 of the Civil Law would certify the authority to perform the necessary activities. Abroad, a power of attorney may be certified by the Latvian Embassy or a foreign notary. If the power of attorney has not been certified in a country of the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, it requires legalization.