πŸ“‘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 3, Section 2, Article 39, Paragraph 2

" Ships in transit passage shall: (a) comply with generally accepted international regulations, procedures and practices for safety at sea, including the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; (b) comply with generally accepted international regulations, procedures and practices for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution from ships."

⌚ Date Published: 1982-12-10
βš–οΈ Instrument Type: Convention
Country: πŸŠ•πŸ‰„ All Countries
🌍 Continent : International
πŸ“œInstrument: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



πŸ”‘ Control
Control

➑ Refers to the various restrictions (measures) that managers can impose to regulate fishing.


πŸ”‘ Passage
Passage

➑ Passage means navigation through the territorial sea for the purpose of: a) traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead or port facility outside internal waters; or (b) proceeding to or from internal waters or a call at such roadstead or port facility.


πŸ”‘ Sea
Sea

➑ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands


πŸ”‘ Ship
Ship

➑ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans


πŸ”‘ Transit passage
Transit passage

➑ exercise of the freedom of navigation and overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit of the strait between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone.