Christal Diaz

Law of the Sea

Assignment 3

Outline

NO MORE THAN 5000 WORDS

Required information

 Relevant Legal and Institutional reforms to be undertaken and implemented

for effective maritime and marine governance
 Justify your answer with reference and analysis of relevant case studies.

Intended guide.

1. Analysis given case and note issues

2. Find relevant laws for issue
3. State whether law should have been enforced or need to be implemented
under said convention.
4. Find relevant case pertaining to said issue.
5. Analyze case showing relevance to particular issue, what was done? What
rulings were made etc.

Paragraph 1

1. Infrastructural damage
2. Coastline erosion
3. Impacts of climate change
4. Current marine & maritime governance framework is inadequate and needs
improvement

Required:

 Note of current framework for marine and maritime governance with regards
to
o Infrastructural damage
o Coastline erosion
  Impacts on climate change to the marine & maritime industry
 How it affects the current legislation
 Where improvement is needed.

Paragraph 2

Required

 Appropriate legal and institutional reform and compliance required to

effectively manage the protection and preservation of its marine
environment.
 Provide information on the areas of UNCLOS that have not been
implemented that will affect management of vessel source and land based
pollution

Paragraph 3

1. GRSI has facilitated cold stacking of rigs and drilling ships in its calm and
sheltered harbors.

Required

 Risk associated with stacking

 Institutional and legal framework needed for compliance to stacking as
mentioned above.

Paragraph 4

1. GRSI located in the West

2. Both commercial and private accommodations facilitated in the area
3. Threat to marine life and other users by pollution by plastic and Styrofoam.

Required

 MARPOL legislation for pollution by plastic and Styrofoam

o Is the policy implemented?
 o Consequences for non compliance

Paragraph 5

1. Infrastructural works needed to facilitate bigger vessels, warehousing and

container stacking
2. Aims to diversify by becoming a maritime hub and cruising ship destination
3. Impact to wetland that is the habitat for the national bird
4. Parties affected - Dry dock & ship repair facility, squatter etc

Required

 Laws regarding
o Expansion
o Threats to the ecosystem
o Compensation for affected persons and requirements needed from
them for authorization to commence works
Paragraph 6
1. MOT allowed transshipment to set up operations approximately 20 nautical
miles off the coast
2. Use of cranes on platforms
3. Transfer of iron ore and coal from smaller ships to cape size carriers
4. Environmentalists concerned about the impact on the environment due to
routine minor spills.
Required
 MARPOL requirements for these transactions
 Possible impacts on the environment
Paragraph 7
1. Repeated oil spills from ageing infrastructure
2. Abandoned vessels
Required
 Regulations for vessel disposal
 Upkeep of infrastructure (operating standards, fines etc)
Paragraph 8
 1. Vessel experiencing problems refused accommodation onto the port.
Required
 Outline the issues that can occur due to the vehicle staying unrepaired.
 Guidelines under Port State Control for vessels wanting to dock