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" In the cases provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, the coastal State shall, if the master so requests, notify a diplomatic agent or consular officer of the flag State before taking any steps, and shall facilitate contact between such agent or officer and the ship's crew. In cases of emergency this notification may be communicated while the measures are being taken."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ land beside or near to the sea or ocean
➡ a piece of fabric, usually hung from a pole, to indicate a nationality of a vessel.
➡ to be registered to a specific country(the flag state) and use their flag while sailing.
➡ State in which the vessel is recognised at international law as being registered, that is, the state under whose laws a vessel is registered, whose flag a vessel is entitled to fly .
➡ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans
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