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c) persons on board the vessel other than its master,
members of the crew or the owner of the vessel.
incurred as a
2. Disputes as regards the liabilities
result of the navigation and stay of vessels in the waters
of the coastal state concerned, if the subject matter of the
dispute does not affect the interests of the coastal state, its
juridical or natural persons, may be dealt with at the place of
the incident unless a treaty between the states under whose
flags the vessels navigate or an agreement between the parties
to the dispute provide otherwise.
3. Each Contracting State shall provide compensation to
satisfy claims arising out of decisions rendered by a court
of another Contracting State in civil proceedings relating to:
a) the use of a vessel owned or operated or fully
chartered by the former Contracting State; or
b) the transportation of passengers or cargoes by such
a vessel.
4. A vessel belonging to a Contracting State shall not
be arrested in the territory of another Contracting State in
connection with any civil proceedings referred to in
paragraph 3 above. This provision shall apply only if the
defendant designates his representative in the territory of the
latter Contracting State in the civil proceedings in question;
agreements between Contracting States may provide for another
procedure for dealing with civil matters.