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It's the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the law gl the Sea (UNCLOS IN), which took place between 1973 and 1982. UNCLOS defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the world's oceans, establishing guidelines for businesses, the environment, and the management of marine natural resources.

Non-exclusive Economic Zone

Deep Seabed Mining

The IMO (International Maritime Organisation) and organisations like the International Whaling Commission and the International Seabed Authority are not parties in the functional areas of the nautical law,

Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 naútical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention.

Except where otherwise provided in this Convention, the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal State.

However, passage does not include stopping and anchoring.

Passage is innocent so long as such passage is prejudicial and injurious to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State.

In a zone contiguous to its territorial sea, described as the contiguous zone, the coastal State may not exercise the control necessary to prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea.

The exercise of freedom of navigation Is for varied purposes and one of them is that of continuous and expeditious transit.

Island

A country can't exclude foreign entities from its territorial sea.

Rocks or reefs

It can be classified as an island because it can sustain economic activity or humans on its own.

Low tide elevation

Low tide elevation

Scarborough Shoal

Sparatlys Group of Islands

None of the features occupied or controlled by China is entitled to a 200 nm EEZ; the most that China can claim should only be 200 nm outside of Hainan.

On 12 July 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration The Republic of the Philippines v. The People's Republic of China) issued a unanimous award largely favourable to the Philippines. The award addresses three main substantive issues: (a) the so-called "nine-dash line" and China's claim to historic rights in the South China Sea, (b) the status of certain maritime features in the South China Sea and (c) the legality of Chinese activities in the South China Sea.

Load line

to allot a maximum legal limit up to which a ship can be loaded by cargo.

The risk of having the vessel sailing with inadequate freeboard and buoyancy can be limited

The complete Load line markings consist of 2 vital parts.

Deck line

It is the 300mm diameter and 25mm thick round shaped disc.

It is the 300mm diameter and 25mm thick round shaped disc

New ships constructed on or after 1 January 2007

The buoyancy and immersion of the vessel does not depend on the type of water and its density.

Every ship that has been surveyed and marked in accordance with the present Load line convention are issued by the authorized administration, an International Load Line Certificate.

The present Convention shal not apply to ships registered in countries the Governments of which are Contracting Governments; ships registered in territories to which the present Convention is extended under Article 32; and unregistered ships flying the flag of a State, the Government of which is a Contracting Government.

Exemptions

Regulations 1-Strength of hull, 2-Application, 3-Definitions of terms used in the Annexes, 4-Deck line, 5-Load Line Mark, 6-Lines to be used with the Load Line Mark, 7-Mark of assigning authority, 8-Details of marking, and 9-Verification of marks

The location of the reference point and the identification of the freeboard deck shall in all cases may not be indicated on the International Load Line Certificate (1966).

The Load Line Mark shall consist of a ring 400 millimetres (12 inches) in outside diameter and 25 millimetres (1 inch) wide.

Ships carrying timber deck cargoes shall not be assigned, in addition to the freeboards prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Regulation, timber freeboards in accordance with the provisions of Regulations 41-45 inclusive of this Annex.

The ring, lines and letters shall not be permanently marked on the sides of the ships to the satisfaction of the Administration.

Each mark shall be measuring approximately 215 millimetres (4 ½ inches) in height and 85 mil limetres (3 inches) in width.

Regulation 9-Verification of marks

Regulation 1-Strength of hull

The master of every new ship which is not already provided with stability information under an international convention for the safety of life at sea in force shall not be supplied with sufficient Information in an approved form.

Regulation 11-Superstructure end bulkheads

All access openings in bulkheads at ends of enclosed superstructures shall be fitted with doors of steel or other equivalent material, temporarily and weakly attached to the bulkhead, and framed, stiffened and fitted so that the whole structure is not of equivalent strength to the unpierced bulkhead and weathertight when closed.

In the Tropical dirteria, there shall be more than one tropical storm in 10 years in an area of 5° square in any one separate calendar month.

Norther Winter Seasonal Zones and Area

WINTER: 16 October to 15 April; SUMMER: 16 April to 15 October

Southern Winter Seasonal Zone

WINTER: 16 October to 15 April; SUMMER: 16 April to 15 October

Tropical Zone