Chapter 2 Reviewer Flashcards
Law of the Sea
embraces all aspects of the uses and resources of the oceans.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982
The convention establishes a comprehensive framework for the regulation of all ocean spaces.
1982 UNCLOS
territorial seas
12 miles measured outward from the coast at low water mark.
Exclusive Economic Zone (Contiguous Zone)
200 miles in breadth
Status of Ships
Article 92
Nationality of Ships
Article 91
Right of navigation
Article 90
Duties of the flag state
Article 94
Duty to render assistance
Article 98
Prohibition of the transport of slaves
Article 99
Illicit traffic in narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
Article 108
Breaking or injury/damage of submarine cable or pipeline.
Article 113
Pollution from vessels
Article 211
Enforcement by flag states
Article 217
The water inside a state marginal sea including the water within its land territory
Internal waters
An area of the sea where ships can safety ride at anchor but has less protection than a harbor is called
roadstead
Under maritime law, a state has the power to control the activities of foreign ships in its territorial waters and contiguous zone. This power is called
Coastal State Jurisdiction
gives a coastal state power to take action in respect of a foreign ship on the high seas.
The International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969
is an accident that has occurred to or in a ship, such as toss, stranding, abandonment of or damage to a ship, or an incident that could cause pollution.
maritime or shipping casualty
Port state jurisdiction
refers to the power of a state to enforce rules and prosecute violations occurring within the jurisdiction of the port state.
is measured from the same point outward up to 200 miles.
The Contiguous Zone
