STUDY OF A DUE MARITIME NAVIGATION SAFETY

The aim of this technical study is provision of the specific and thorough analysis of all opportunities and of the legal/economic feasibility of implementing the safety due of the navigation, considered a transit charge that should be paid as necessary by all vessels that cross the waters of the coastal States, another aim of the compilers of the publication is to perform a professional estimation of the real contribution of such device to improving the capacities of subject countries in the surveillance of marine navigation, following the decisions of the GTMO 5+5 Ministers.

Among the purposes of this document we would definitely highlights the diagnosis of the systems of the navigation aids, analysis of the real needs (particularly funding needs), operational approaches and legal provisions, and also the possible implementations of the due for the vessels and coastal States, elaboration etc. Six major parts of this study are providing industry with virtually all required info relating to the international legal framework and legal feasibility, services required means/costs, characterization of the due, elements of the benchmark, and impacts. The annexes will provide the terms of reference, the questionnaire plus the actual status of the conventions, as adopted by the GTMO 5+5 members.