Original scientific paper
INTERESTS OF THE COASTAL STATE IN MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
Axel Luttenberger
; Pomorski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Damir Zec
; Pomorski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Abstract
Maritime surveillance is enforced by a coastal state in order to enhance the
safety of maritime navigation and protect its own interests Since such activity is
also related to vessel traffic management, it involves collecting the data on maritime
facilities and maritime traffic, providing the data on maritime facilities, providing
navigational consultancy services and support in navigation, as well as the organization
of navigation and vessel traffic management. The authors point out that interdependence
of coastal state interests and interests of the ship in navigation is vital
for achieving satisfactory level of navigational safety and that extraordinary technological
progress and expressed willingness of international maritime community
have facilitated to coastal states or flag ship states the access to traffic situation at
any moment or under any condition. The paper reviews existing reporting regimes
and technological achievements, points out that such technological advances result
in the demands of coastal states to participate more actively in operating the traffic
and to enforce international and national regulations more efficiently. Solutions of
the European Union are analysed as well, accentuating the issue of confidentiality
and data exchange in this field. Attention of the authors is concentrated on the
impact of novel technological systems and on the capabilities and limitations of the
coastal state with regard to implementing current legislation in the area of surveillance
and to the need of proposing novel legislative arrangements aligned with the
latest advances in vessel traffic monitoring navigation technology, especially in the
area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Keywords
maritime surveillance; coastal state; vessel traffic management; jurisdiction
Hrčak ID:
63269
URI
Publication date:
14.12.2010.
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