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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

SECTION 4. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

INSTALLATIONS OR EQUIPMENT IN THE MARINE

ENVIRONMENT

Article 258. Deployment and use

The deployment and use of any type of scientific research

installations or equipment in any area of the marine

environment shall be subject to the same conditions as

are prescribed in this Convention for the conduct of

marine scientific research in any such area.

Article 259. Legal status

The installations or equipment referred to in this section

do not possess the status of islands. They have no

territorial sea of their own, and their presence does not

affect the delimitation of the territorial sea, the exclusive

economic zone or the continental shelf.

Article 260. Safety zones

Safety zones of a reasonable breadth not exceeding a

distance of 500 metres may be created around scientific

research installations in accordance with the relevant

provisions of this Convention. All States shall ensure that

such safety zones are respected by their vessels.

Article 261. Non-interference with shipping routes

The deployment and use of any type of scientific research

installations

or

equipment

shall

not

constitute

an

obstacle to established international shipping routes.

Article 262. Identification markings and warning signals

Installations or equipment referred to in this section shall

bear

identification

markings

indicating

the State of

registry or the international organization to which they

belong and shall have adequate internationally agreed

warning signals to ensure safety at sea and the safety of

air navigation, taking into account rules and standards

established by competent international organizations.

SECTION 5. RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY

Article 263. Responsibility and liability

1. States and competent international organizations shall

be

responsible

for

ensuring

that

marine

scientific

research, whether undertaken by them or on their behalf,

is conducted in accordance with this Convention.

2. States and competent international organizations shall

be responsible and liable for the measures they take in

contravention of this Convention in respect of marine

scientific

research

conducted

by

other

States,

their

natural or juridical persons or by competent international

organizations,

and

shall

provide

compensation

for

damage resulting from such measures.

3. States and competent international organizations shall

be responsible and liable pursuant to article 235 for

damage caused by pollution of the marine environment

arising out of marine scientific research undertaken by

them or on their behalf.

SECTION 6. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND

INTERIM MEASURES

Article 264. Settlement of disputes

Disputes concerning the interpretation or application of

the provisions of this Convention with regard to marine

scientific research shall be settled in accordance with

Part XV, sections 2 and 3.

Article 265. Interim measures

Pending settlement of a dispute in accordance with Part

XV, sections 2 and 3, the State or competent international

organization authorized to conduct a marine scientific

research project shall not allow research activities to

commence or continue without the express consent of

the coastal State concerned.

PART XIV. DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF

MARINE TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 266. Promotion of the development and transfer

of marine technology

1. States, directly or through competent international

organizations, shall cooperate in accordance with their

capabilities to promote actively the development and

transfer of marine science and marine technology on fair

and reasonable terms and conditions.

2. States shall promote the development of the marine

scientific and technological capacity of States which may

need

and

request

technical assistance in this field,

particularly developing States, including land-locked and

geographically disadvantaged States, with regard to the

exploration, exploitation, conservation and management

of marine resources, the protection and preservation of

the marine environment, marine scientific research and

other activities in the marine environment compatible

with this Convention, with a view to accelerating the

social and economic development of the developing

States.

3. States shall endeavour to foster favourable economic

and legal conditions for the transfer of marine technology

for the benefit of all parties concerned on an equitable

basis.

Article 267. Protection of legitimate interests

States, in promoting cooperation pursuant to article 266,

shall have due regard for all legitimate interests including,

inter alia , the rights and duties of holders, suppliers and

recipients of marine technology.

Article 268. Basic objectives

States,

directly

or

through

competent

international

organizations, shall promote:

(a)

the

acquisition,

evaluation

and

dissemination

of

marine technological knowledge and facilitate access to

such information and data;

(b) the development of appropriate marine technology;

(c)

the

development

of

the necessary technological

infrastructure

to

facilitate

the

transfer

of

marine

technology;

(d)

the

development

of

human

resources

through

training and education of nationals of developing States

and countries and especially the nationals of the least

developed among them;

(e) international cooperation at all levels, particularly at

the regional, subregional and bilateral levels.

Article 269. Measures to achieve the basic objectives

In order to achieve the objectives referred to in article 268,

States,

directly

or

through

competent

international

organizations, shall endeavour, inter alia , to:

(a) establish programmes of technical cooperation for the

effective transfer of all kinds of marine technology to

States which may need and request technical assistance

in this field, particularly the developing land-locked and

geographically disadvantaged States, as well as other

developing States which have not been able either to

establish or develop their own technological capacity in

marine science and in the exploration and exploitation of

marine resources or to develop the infrastructure of such

technology;

(b) promote favourable conditions for the conclusion of

agreements, contracts and other similar arrangements,

under equitable and reasonable conditions;

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