State of the ship definition
Examples of State of the ship in a sentence
Shore leave shall be allowed in a manner which excludes discrimination such as on the grounds of nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, or social origin and irrespective of the flag State of the ship on which they are employed, engaged or work.
When a port State has refused disembarkation of a stowaway, that State should, without undue delay, notify the flag State of the ship carrying the stowaway of the reasons for refusing disembarkation.
In cases referred to in this section the requesting Authority should state that the flag State of the ship has already been notified of the alleged violation.
The owner of a ship must ensure that adequate information and instructions written in English (or in the case of a foreign ship, a language acceptable to the flag State of the ship) about the use and maintenance of all navigational equipment installations on the ship are provided on the ship.
In the cases referred to in this article, the requesting Authority should state that the Flag State of the ship has already been notified of the alleged violation.
The judgement held that in a collision of two ships on the high seas criminal proceedings were not exclusively within the jurisdiction of the flag State or the ship causing the collision, but that criminal jurisdiction could also be exercised by the flag State of the ship that was damaged in the collision.
Article 6 of the Convention requires that the flag State of the ship “notify, in writing, through the channel of the competent authority of the State of export, the competent authority of the States concerned of any proposed trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes”.
In considering how to resolve such doubts, the Flag State of the ship is to be consulted for clear clarifications after their consultation with the shipowners‟ and seafarers‟ organizations.
The public authorities of the flag State of the ship shall assist and cooperate with the master/shipowner and the appropriate public authority at ports of call in:• identifying the stowaway and determining his or her nationality;• making representations to the relevant public authority to assist in the removal of the stowaway from the ship at the first available opportunity; and• making arrangements for the removal or repatriation of the stowaway.
If the Competent Authority in the MS decides that enforcement action is to be taken then the following authorities should be informed, as appropriate: the enforcement authorities; the port authority; the port state control authority; the PRF providers; and the Flag State of the ship, as appropriate.