Примеры использования To persons in distress на Английском языке и их переводы на Русский язык
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Assistance to persons in distress at sea.
The System is available to maritime andaviation users and to persons in distress situations.
It was recalled that the duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea was a fundamental obligation under international law, as reflected in the Convention, the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979.
States Parties shall offer shelter in their stations, installations, vehicles and other facilities to persons in distress on the Moon.
States are reminded that, regardless of whether they decide to apply the interim measures or not,they have a duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea.
Several global conventions also specifically address search and rescue andthe provision of assistance to persons in distress, including SOLAS, the SAR Convention, 1979, and the International Convention on Salvage.
The ninth meeting recognized the critical role of the human element(seafarers and fishers) in promoting maritime security and safety, andthe provision of assistance to persons in distress at sea.
With regard to international migration by sea, it was recalled that the duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea was a fundamental obligation under international law.
It is expected that the General Assembly will address these two issues at its fifty-ninth session and will encourage States to comply with measures aimed at strengthening maritime security andproviding assistance to persons in distress at sea.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea and the obligation of coastal States to establish search and rescue services.
As a substantial part of the present addendum is devoted to developments and activities in furtherance of those sections of the Convention that are related to navigation, two issues of particular importance in this respect should be highlighted,namely maritime security and assistance to persons in distress at sea.
With reference to the second issue, it needs to be emphasized that masters have the duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea without regard to the nationality or status of the persons. .
The provision of assistance to persons in distress at sea is a fundamental obligation under international law, which must continue to be observed in order to fulfil the humanitarian imperative to prevent loss of life at sea, regardless of nationality or status, or the circumstances in which the persons are found.
The need to minimize inconvenience(e.g., undue delay, financial burden or other difficulties)to those who provided assistance to persons in distress at sea was stressed by some delegations.
The General Assembly has, inter alia,underscored the obligation of masters of ships to provide assistance to persons in distress at sea and the need for States to fulfil their search and rescue responsibilities in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and to take effective action to address, to the extent feasible, the issue of unseaworthy ships and small craft.
In this connection, we would like to underline the absolute obligation derived from the international law of the sea to provide assistance to persons in distress, in conformity with article 98 of UNCLOS.
Regarding assistance to persons in distress at sea, the General Assembly has addressed the work of the inter-agency group on the treatment of persons rescued at sea, the work of IMO in relation to disembarkation of persons rescued at sea, search and rescue responsibilities and capabilities, unseaworthy ships and small craft within the national jurisdiction of States and comprehensive approaches to international migration and development.
During the past year, the Israeli army has relentlessly pursued its policy of extrajudicial killings, shelling of refugee camps and destruction of public infrastructures and houses, mobilizing its formidable powers against unarmed populations,blocking access by humanitarian organizations to persons in distress, choking off all socio-economic life and radically obstructing the functioning of what remains of the Palestinian administration.
In its resolution 61/222, the General Assembly called upon States to ensure that masters on ships flying their flag take the steps required by SOLAS, the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue(SAR Convention), UNCLOS and the International Convention on Salvage to provide assistance to persons in distress at sea and urged States to cooperate to take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation of the amendments to the SAR Convention and SOLAS see A/59/62, Add.1, paras.
In his statement, he drew attention to two issues: the duty to rescue persons in distress at sea and the safety of fishing vessels.
This can create a disincentive for shipmasters to rescue persons in distress at sea.
The responsibility to assist persons in distress at sea is an obligation on shipmasters established under maritime law.
This had resulted in a negative precedent for masters and shipowners not to comply with their moral andlegal obligation to rescue persons in distress at sea.
Although there is an obligation under international law to rescue persons in distress at sea, this duty may not always be observed by flag States and the masters and crew that serve on board vessels flying their flag.
Brothers to the Rescue" have asserted that they were scanning the waters of the Florida straits hoping to rescue persons in distress- in particular, Cubans fleeing Cuba by boat or other means- and to alert the United States Coast Guard to the need for rescue operations.
The amendments require parties to coordinate andcooperate to ensure that masters of ships providing assistance to embarking persons in distress at sea are released from their obligations with minimum further deviation from the ships' intended voyage, provided that such release does not further endanger the safety of life at sea.
Article 98 of UNCLOS on the duty to render assistance obliges every State to require the master of a ship flying its flag, insofar as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew orthe passengers, to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost; to rescue persons in distress; and after a collision, to render assistance to the ship, its crew and its passengers.
Shipmasters should understand andheed their obligations under international law to assist persons in distress at sea without regard to nationality or status of the persons in distress, or to the circumstances in which they are found.
Efforts by some coastal States to rescue persons in distress and facilitate their disembarkation have saved countless lives; nonetheless, reaching agreement on a country for disembarkation proved extremely difficult in some cases.