In Hong Kong, the Marine Department is responsible for flag state control and enforcement under the Flag State Quality Control Scheme.
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In Hong Kong, the Marine Department is responsible for flag state control and enforcement under the Flag State Quality Control Scheme.
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To put this in context, 64 flag states have not ratified all six conventions, including China and United States of America.
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According to nautical law any actions against a ship in open sea can only be conducted after agreement with the flag state.
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"All of us can point our fingers to several flag states that shouldn't be in the business, but life's not that simple,"
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As at January 2010, Panama was the world's largest flag state, with almost a quarter of the world's ocean-going tonnage registered there.
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The country where a ship is registered ( Flag State ) is responsible for certifying the ship's compliance with MARPOL's pollution prevention standards.
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Next we have to look to charterers, port and flag states and even classification societies, which have a responsibility and role to play.
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As flag state for the " Arctic Sunrise ", the Netherlands asked for immediate release of the ship and shipmates to Dutch authorities.
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The RMT is prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics of the port / flag state control, fleet age, tonnage supply and productivity.
