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Item No.

13.9

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Convention

International

of

Certain

Convention for the Unification

Rules Relating to Penal

Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or Other

Incidents of Navigation, Brussels 1952

1.

The Convention

was concluded in

Brussels on 10 May 1952. The UK ratified it

on 18 March 1959 and extended it to Hong Kong

29 March 1963. The PRC is not a party to

the Convention.

on

2.

in

The Convention establishes certain

uniform rules relating to penal jurisdiction

matters of collision and other incidents

of navigation.

It provides that, in the of a collision or any other incident of navigation concerning sea-going ship and

or disciplinary

event

involving

the

penal

responsibility of the master OI any other person in the service of the ship, criminal

Or

disciplinary proceedings may be instituted

only before the judicial

authorities Of the State

or administrative

of which the ship

was flying the flag at the time of the

collision or other incident of navigation

(Article 1).

those whose

No arrest or detention of the

vessel shall be ordered, even as a measure of

investigation, by any authorities other than

flag the ship was flying The Convention does not apply

to collisions Or other incidents occuring

within the limits of a port or in inland The Convention is open

(Article 2).

waters (Article 4).

to accession by any State (Article 9).

CONFIDENTIAL

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