(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article:
(a) shall not apply to ports not open to the entry of foreign vessels; (b) shall not oblige a High Contracting Party to extend to vessels of the other High Contracting Party exemptions from compulsory pilotage requirements granted to its own vessels; and
(c) shall not apply to other services and requirements not covered by
that paragraph.
ARTICLE 7
The High Contracting Parties shall adopt, within the limits of their law and port regulations, all appropriate measures to facilitate and expedite maritime traffic, to prevent unnecessary delays to vessels, and to expedite and simplify as much as possible the carrying out of Customs and other formalities applicable in ports.
ARTICLE 8
Each of the High Contracting Parties shall recognise the nationality of vessels of the other High Contracting Party on the basis of the documents on board those vessels issued by the competent authorities of the other High Contracting Party in accordance with its laws and regulations.
ARTICLE 11
(1) If a vessel of one of the High Contracting Parties suffers shipwreck, runs aground, is cast ashore or suffers any other accident off the coast of the other High Contracting Party, the vessel and the cargo shall enjoy, in the territory of the latter Party, the same benefits and privileges and accept the same liabilities as are accorded to a vessel of that Party and its cargo. The master, the crew and passengers as well as the vessel itself and its cargo, shall be granted, at any time, help and assistance to the same extent as in the case of a vessel of the latter Party. Nothing in this Article shall prejudice any claim for salvage in respect of any help or assistance given to a vessel, its passengers, crew and cargo.
(2) The vessel which has suffered an accident, its cargo, equipment and fittings, stores or other articles from the vessel, provided that they are not delivered for use or consumption in the territory of the other High Contracting Party, shall not be liable to Customs duties or other taxes of any kind imposed upon or by reason of importation.
(3) Nothing in the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article shall be construed so as to preclude the application of the laws and regulations of the High Contracting Parties with regard to the temporary storage of goods.
ARTICLE 9
(1) The tonnage of British vessels holding certificates of tonnage, certificates of registry or other national documents denoting tonnage duly issued by the competent authorities shall be recognised by the authorities of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the basis of the said certificates or documents, without re-measurement.
(2) The tonnage of vessels of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics holding certificates of tonnage, certificates of registry or other documents denoting tonnage duly issued by the competent authorities shall be recognised by the authorities of the United Kingdom on the basis of the said certificates or documents, without re-measurement.
ARTICLE 12
Each of the High Contracting Parties shall recognise the seamen's identity documents issued by the competent authority of the other High Contracting Party. These identity documents are:
(a) in the case of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a U.S.S.R.
Seamen's Passport;
(b) in the case of the United Kingdom, a British Seaman's Card.
ARTICLE 10
A shipping enterprise or company which has its central management and control in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties and does not carry on its business through a branch or agency in the territory of the other High Contracting Party shall not be charged or pay in the territory of the second High Contracting Party taxes directly connected with its activity in carrying out the sea transport and delivery to the quayside of cargoes and passengers; provided that a shipping enterprise or company shall not be deemed for the purpose of this Article to carry on its business through a branch or agency in the territory of the other High Contracting Party merely because it carries on business in that territory through a broker or general agent acting in the ordinary course of his business.
ARTICLE 13
A seaman holding the appropriate seaman's identity document specified in Article 12, shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of Article 14:
(a) be admitted without visa into the United Kingdom or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as the case may be, for temporary shore leave when the vessel on which he is engaged as a member of the crew is in a United Kingdom or Soviet port;
(b) be permitted without visa to leave the United Kingdom or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics respectively, upon the termination of his engagement on a vessel as a member of the crew where this takes place in a United Kingdom or Soviet port;
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