Port State Control and Jurisdiction : : Evolution of the Port State Regime.

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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 1993.
©1993.
Year of Publication:1993
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (311 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Table of Conventions
  • Table of Cases
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Regime and Access of Vessels to Foreign Ports - A Definitional Controversy
  • 1. The Right of Access to Internal Waters
  • 2. Sources of Law Concerning the Right of Entry into Ports
  • 2.1. International Maritime Committee
  • 2.2. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • 2.3. International Maritime Organization
  • 2.4. Bilateral Treaties
  • 2.5. Decisions in International Adjudication
  • 2.6. Other Multinational Conventions
  • 3. Right of Innocent Passage in Internal Waters
  • 4. Conclusions
  • 5. Regulatory and Enforcement Authority of the Port State
  • 5.1. Jurisdiction to Regulate Vessels in Internal Waters
  • 5.2. Jurisdiction over Activities with External or Internal Effects
  • 5.3. Arrest of Vessels in Foreign Ports
  • 5.3.1. The IMC Draft Convention for Revision of the 1952 Arrest Convention
  • 5.4. Jurisdiction over Activities Preceding the Entry into Internal Waters of the Foreign Vessel
  • Chapter 2. International Legal Standards and Regulation of Vessel - Source Pollution
  • 1. The Legal Nature of the International Legal Standards
  • 1.1. International Legal Standards in Regional Conventions
  • 1.2. International Legal Standards in the 1986 United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships
  • 1.3. Conclusions
  • 2. The Role of the IMO Conventions
  • 2.1. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 (OILPOL)
  • 2.2. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as incorporated in the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78)
  • 2.3. International Convention on Load Lines, 1966.
  • 2.4. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 and its Protocol, 1978
  • 2.5. Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG)
  • 2.6. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW)
  • 2.7. The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR)
  • 2.8. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC)
  • Chapter 3. The Nationality of Ships and the United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships
  • 1. Elements of Nationality
  • 2. The Genuine Link Concept in the 1982 UNLOSC
  • 3. Recent Developments
  • 4. UNCTAD and the United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships
  • 4.1. Historical Background
  • 4.2. The Flag State Jurisdiction
  • 4.3. The Port State Jurisdiction
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Chapter 4. Open Registries and Substandard Vessels - The Role of International Organization
  • 1. Their Origin and Evolution
  • 1.1. Definition of a Flag of Convenience
  • 1.2. Composition and Characteristics
  • 2. Beneficial Ownership of Open Registry
  • 2.1. Equity Measures and Management Participation
  • 2.2. Ownership, Manning, Management and Accountability - The 1986 United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration for Ships
  • 2.3. Conclusions
  • 3. ILO Practices and Substandard Vessels
  • 3.1. Obligations of the Flag State
  • 3.2. Port State Jurisdiction
  • 3.3. Application of ILO Convention No. 147 and Further Developments
  • 3.4. Efforts to Revise the ILO Convention No. 147
  • 3.5. Conclusions
  • 4. The Role of the ITF in the Issue of Substandard Vessels
  • 4.1. ITF and the 1986 UNCCORS
  • 4.2. Conclusions
  • Chapter 5. Port State Enforcement Regime
  • 1. Definition of a Port State's Enforcement Powers.
  • 2. Development of the "Port State Enforcement" Regime
  • 2.1. The 1973 International Conference on Marine Pollution
  • 2.2. The Concept of Port State Jurisdiction in the UK Proposal to the ILA
  • 2.3. Developments during the UNCLOS III Conference
  • 2.3.1. Main Characteristics of the Port State Enforcement Regime
  • 2.3.2. Evaluation of the Port State Regime
  • 3. The Enforcement Regime of the Marine Pollution Conventions
  • 3.1. Evolution of the Mandatory Reporting System of the Pollution Conventions
  • 3.2. Inspections and Penalties as Deterrents
  • 4. Identification of the Sources of Discharged Pollutants - Production of Sufficient Evidence for National Courts
  • 4.1. Surveillance and Airborne Sensors
  • 4.2. Source Identification of Spilled Oil Samples and Other Pollutants
  • 4.2.1. Legal Implications
  • 4.3. Oil Discharge Monitoring
  • 4.4. Conclusions
  • Chapter 6. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding - A Regional Enforcement Regime
  • 1. The First Developments - The Hague Memorandum
  • 1.1. Legal Nature and Evaluation of the Hague Memorandum
  • 2. A Community Initiative - The Draft European Community Directive
  • 2.1. Evaluation of the EC Draft Directive
  • 3. Structure of the Paris MOU
  • 3.1. Jurisdictional Scope of the Paris MOU
  • 3.2. Inspection Procedures
  • 3.2.1. Inspection of "Non-convention" Vessels
  • 3.2.2. Enforcement Powers
  • 3.2.3. Inspection Results
  • 3.2.4. Statistical Data on Deficiencies and Detentions
  • 3.3. Regulation of Discharges
  • 3.4. The MOU and the International Community
  • 3.4.1. Developments at IMO
  • 3.4.1.1. Deficiency Reports at the MSC
  • 3.4.1.2. IMO's Reaction to the Paris MOU
  • 3.4.2. Developments at ILO
  • 3.4.3. The European Community
  • 3.4.4. Developments at UNCTAD
  • 3.4.5. Reaction of the Shipping Industry
  • 3.4.6. Co-operation with Other Interested Parties
  • 3.4.7. The Helsinki Convention.
  • 3.4.8. The North Sea Conferences on the Protection of the North Sea
  • 3.5. Final Developments - The Ministerial Conferences on Port State Control
  • 3.6. Conclusions
  • Conclusions
  • ANNEX I. Formulation of Port State Provisions during the Negotiations for the Adoption of the 1982 UNLOSC
  • ANNEX II. Documents on Enforcement Measures
  • Part 1. Articles Relevant to Enforcement and Dissemination of Information
  • Part 1A. OILPOL 1954 as Amended
  • Part 1B. MARPOL 73/78
  • Part 1C. Protocol I of MARPOL 73/78 (as amended)
  • Part 1D. Guidelines for Reporting of Incidents Involving Harmful Substances
  • Part 1E. Formats for Mandatory Reporting Systems under Annex I of MARPOL 73/78
  • Part 2. Tables on Enforcement
  • Table 1. Reports on Violations Submitted to the Flag State
  • Table 2. Reports from Flag States on Violations by their Vessels
  • Table 3. Port State (Coastal) Reports on Incidents and Penalties
  • Table 4. Violations of the Provisions of the 1954 Convention
  • Table 5. Distribution of Violations Relating to Oil Discharges Noted by the French Authorities between 1976 and 1983 and Action Taken Where Known
  • Table 6. Distributions of Violations Noted by the French Authorities and Action Taken where Known
  • Table 7. Reports on Enforcement of Conventions Submitted to the 23rd and 24th Sessions of the MEPC
  • ANNEX III. Procedures for the Control of Ships and Discharges
  • ANNEX IV. Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Jurisdiction
  • Part 1. Organizational Structure of the Paris MOU on Port State Control
  • Part 2. Tables of Ratification of PSC Conventions
  • Part 2a. European States
  • Part 2b. Other States
  • Part 2c. Open Registries
  • Part 3. Major Categories of Deficiencies in Relation to Inspection/Ships
  • Part 4. Inspection of Foreign Merchant Ships in Accordance with the MOU on Port State Control.
  • Part 5. Delays/Detentions per Flag State Exceeding Average Percentage
  • Part 5a. 1984-85
  • Part 5b. 1986
  • Part 5c. 1990
  • ANNEX V. Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Port State Control: "Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention"
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Part I
  • Part II
  • INDEX.