📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 4, Article 54, Paragraph 1

" Duties of ships and aircraft during archipelagic sea lanes passage: Ships and aircraft in archipelagic sea lanes passage shall: (a) proceed without delay through or over the sea lanes; (b) refrain from any threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of the archipelagic State, or in any other manner in violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations; (c) refrain from any activities other than those incident to their normal modes of continuous and expeditious transit unless rendered necessary by force majeure or by distress; (d) comply with other relevant provisions of this Part."

⌚ Date Published: 1982-12-10
⚖️ Instrument Type: Convention
Country: 🊕🉄 All Countries
🌍 Continent : International
📜Instrument: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCLOS_en_Page37 - aticles 53, 54, 55 & 56

DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



🔑 Archipel
Archipel

➡ Groupement d’îles. un ensemble d’îles, y compris des parties d’îles, les eaux attenantes et les autres éléments naturels qui ont les uns avec les autres des rapports si étroits qu’ils forment intrinse`quement un tout géographique, économique et politique, ou qui sont historiquement considérés comme tels.


🔑 Archipelagic State
Archipelagic State

➡ State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands.


🔑 Passage
Passage

➡ 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.


🔑 Passage
Passage

➡ On entend par «passage» le fait de naviguer dans la mer territoriale aux fins de: a) la traverser sans entrer dans les eaux intérieures ni faire escale dans une rade ou une installation portuaire située en dehors des eaux intérieures ou b) se rendre dans les eaux intérieures ou les quitter, ou faire escale dans une telle rade ou installation portuaire ou la quitter.


🔑 Pelagic
Pelagic

➡ A species that lives in midwater or close to the surface.


🔑 Sea
Sea

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


🔑 Sea lane
Sea lane

➡ an official route at sea usually designate or prescribe by the coastal State for the regulation of passage traffic. It is regularly used by ships and other sea vessels during passage.


🔑 Ship
Ship

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