Bilateral Agreement between Jordan and Syria in sea navigation, sea commercial transportation and ports Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Aug 18, 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-150072) Title (Other) اتفاق حول الملاحة البحرية التجارية بين حكومة المملكة الاردنية الهاشمية وحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية Place of adoption Damascus Language Arabic Subject Sea Keyword Marine pollution (ship-based sources) Transport/storage Royalties/fees Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Disasters International agreement-text Navigation Dispute settlement Certification Inspection Harbour Pollution control Marine pollution Abstract This Agreement is composed of 20 articles. Article 1 deals with the following Agreements objectives: (a) development of the cooperation and coordination between both Parties in sea transportation; (b) granting the facilitations to develop the sea transportation operations; (c) cooperating in sea ports exploitation and ship maintenance; (d) coordination and cooperation in pollution control and marine environment protection; (e) coordination in sea legislations; (f) coordination and consultation in sea qualification; (g) cooperation in the unification of their positions in international and regional organizations and conferences; and (i) collaboration in sea navigation security and safety. Article 2 deals with terms and definition. Article 4 relates to entrance, passing and residence of ships and crew members. Article 6 provides for the reciprocal recognition of ship documents, ship nationalities and certificates. Article 7 concerns with the reciprocal recognition of crew travel documents. Article 8 deals with recognized rights of crews holders of identifying documents. Article 12 refers to payment settlements. Article 14 defines measures and steps to be taken in case of sea accidents. Article 15 provides for dispute settlements on the board of ships. Articles 16 encourages the establishment of joint projects and companies for marine exploitation. Full text Other Website www.mot.gov.jo Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Jordan - Syrian Arab Republic - reset zoom out zoom in