certification by Recognized Security Organizations (RSOs) of ships flying the national flag

1. Flag State jurisdiction

Safety of navigation and flag State implementation

Maritime safety and security and flag State implementation

Flag deck hoist George 30.

No, my flag steward.

Effective flag State implementation and enforcement of flag State responsibilities were regarded by a number of delegations as fundamental to the proper implementation of the existing rules and standards.

Here, obviously, a huge responsibility rests with the flag States.

Inform the flagship and ships astern.

With regard to Part Four of the draft articles, his Government had misgivings about extending the scope of the draft articles to the protection exercised by the flag State of a ship in respect of an injury suffered by a member of the ship's crew who was a national of a State other than the flag State.

The ship was flying the American flag.

(iv) Seeking consent of the flag State for boarding and agreement on subsequent procedures should a seizure be made

She was sailing under a Greek flag. The whole crew was Greek. What the hell do I care about the press'?

Flag State accountability should be the focus of our efforts.

A pirate ship she was, boy! Flying the black flag of Captain Clegg.

22. Invites the International Maritime Organization and other relevant competent international organizations to study, examine and clarify the role of the genuine link in relation to the duty of flag States to exercise effective control over ships flying their flag, including fishing vessels

28. Invites the International Maritime Organization and other relevant competent international organizations to study, examine and clarify the role of the genuine link in relation to the duty of flag States to exercise effective control over ships flying their flag, including fishing vessels

(c) Encourage work by competent international organizations to develop guidelines on flag State performance in relation to fishing vessels

220. The primary responsibility for the enforcement of international rules and standards rests with the flag State.

The key in that regard is that flag States must exercise effective control over ships flying their flags, taking all necessary measures to establish effective maritime administrations to ensure compliance.

97. VMS was being increasingly used by coastal States to monitor the activities of their domestic fleet and foreign vessels licensed to fish in their exclusive economic zones, and for flag States to ensure that vessels flying their flag did not conduct unauthorized fishing within areas under the national jurisdiction of other States.

Each State Party that has reasonable grounds to believe that a vessel flying its flag or flying no flag, or a vessel which, even if flying a foreign flag or refusing to fly its flag, has actually the same nationality as the vessel exercising the right under article F, paragraph 1 (b) is involved in the trafficking of migrants, may request the assistance of other States Parties to combat such trafficking.

In this regard, until such action is undertaken, small island developing flag States are encouraged to consider declining the granting of the right to fly their flag to new vessels, suspending their registry or not opening a registry. agreed

A compendium of flag States' obligations under UNCLOS and a large number of international conventions and instruments, including IMO instruments, is provided in the report of the Consultative Group on Flag State Implementation (A 59 63).

(a) State powers related to investigations or to the accomplishment of administrative functions on board vessels not flying their flag

They were later boarded by the United States Coast Guard and their custody was then transferred to the flag State.

2. Emphasizes the obligations of flag States to discharge their responsibilities, in accordance with the Convention and the Agreement, to ensure compliance by vessels flying their flag with the conservation and management measures adopted and in force with respect to fisheries resources on the high seas

3. Emphasizes the obligations of flag States to discharge their responsibilities, in accordance with the Convention and the Agreement, to ensure compliance by vessels flying their flag with the conservation and management measures adopted and in force with respect to fisheries resources on the high seas

In particular, we wish to emphasize the importance of broadening multilateral cooperation aimed at enhancing flag States' control over their vessels.

For cases in which a violation has occurred, the flag State concerned is required to notify ICCAT of actions it has taken to address the violation vis à vis the fishing vessel flying its flag.

(c) If evidence is found that the vessel is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea, to take appropriate measures with respect to the vessel and persons and cargo on board, as authorized by the flag State.

She's lowering her flag, sir. Take your boat and board her, Mr. Bush.

(a) Verifying the vessel s right to fly its flag the vessel may be requested to give information on its nationality and the nationality of its crew, its port of departure and its destination

Emphasizes the obligations of flag States to discharge their responsibilities, in accordance with the Convention and the Agreement, to ensure compliance by vessels flying their flag with the conservation and management measures adopted and in force with respect to fisheries resources on the high seas

Other laws deal with the investigation, reporting and prosecution of offences involving trafficking by sea, in cases outside territorial waters where ships were flying the flag of another party or were not flying any flag or displaying any mark of nationality.

Those responses must focus on flag States' responsibility over their vessels when fishing on the high seas or in the exclusive economic zones of other States.

The vessels which use this gear in the Mediterranean, and which target swordfish, are primarily of Italian and French flag.

(b) The authority of the flag State to exercise jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical and social matters involving the vessel.

(e) With respect to the jurisdictional regime for the high seas, article 92 establishes clearly that in the high seas ships are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the flag State.

This Convention shall apply to any sea going ship within the jurisdiction of any State Party, whether or not that ship is flying the flag of a State Party.

(1) This Convention shall apply to any seagoing ship within the jurisdiction of any State party, whether or not that ship is flying the flag of a State Party..

12. Calls upon States not to permit vessels flying their flag to engage in fishing on the high seas without having effective control over their activities and to take specific measures, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, the Agreement and the Compliance Agreement, to control fishing operations by vessels flying their flag

(b) Recall the appeal made by the Ministers of Fisheries of FAO in their Declaration on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries, held on 12 March 2005, to take international action to eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by vessels flying flags of convenience, as well as to require that a genuine link be established between States and fishing vessels flying their flag

The number of vessels reflagged during the period 1994 97 had increased to nearly 3 per cent of the fleet per year (vessels over 100 gross tonnes).

If the sighted vessel consents to be boarded by NAFO inspectors, the findings of the inspectors are transmitted to all Contracting Parties and to the flag State of the vessel.