Law No. 46 of 5 December 2006 on ships and navigation. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Basic legislation Certification Concession Contract/agreement Inspection Navigation Registration Transport/storage Geographical area Western Asia Abstract This Law is composed of 8 Sections divided into 414 articles. Section I deals with the following matters: terms and definitions; concept of ships; registration of ships; ship’s documents; and, control of ships. Section II provides for real rights on ships in particular: construction of ships; joint and common property; concession rights and privileges on ships; and, sea pawn. Section III addresses the preventive, precautionary and executive sequestration of ships. Section IV pertains to marine n Full text Arabic