International Transport Safety

Subject: International Transport Safety Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:26 am

International Transport Safety A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade	Strength: Mild	Proposed by: Cobdenia
Description: UNDERSTANDING that the international transport of both passengers & cargo is a necessary part of world trade DESIRING international transportation systems to be consistent in its safety & reliable throughout the nations of the World Assembly CONVINCED that the international standardisation of safety features, accident investigation and communications is the best means towards greater transport safety HEREBY 1) FOUNDS the International Transport Safety Committee (ITSC) 2) CHARGES the ITSC to enact regulations pertaining to the safety, communications, markings & signals, distress signals, loading limits, emergency protocols, the provision of life saving equipment, mechanical inspection protocol, standards of accident investigation, and search & rescue procedures for international shipping, aviation, and railways 3) FURTHER AUTHORISES the ITSC to set training and, where deemed necessary, experience requirements for internationally operating: a) Cockpit Personnel, Flight Attendants and private pilots on aircraft b) Masters, Deck & Navigation Officers, Chief Engineers & Engineering Officers, Stewards and Seamen on merchant vessels c) Enginemen, Guards, and Brakemen on trains, and Signalmen & Station Staff on international railway lines d) Maintenance Personnel & Officials involved in the upkeep & operation of transport systems 4) DECLARES that the ITSC undertake cost benefit analysis, feasibility & technological practicality studies, and other considerations before issuing regulations. Regulation will vary depending on the type, design & construction date of the aircraft, sea vessels, locomotives & rolling stock in question, as well the infrastructure surrounding such, and whether its use is classified as private or commercial 5) MANDATES that all aircraft, seagoing vessels, trains & railway routes operating internationally, and their relevant infrastructures, conform to ITSC requirements, subject to exemptions in article 6. Nations may require transport based in their own countries to conform to higher standards 6) AUTHORISES the following exemptions to article 5: a) Domestic transport need not comply with ITSC regulations b) Military craft & related control systems operating in peacetime need only comply with communications directives in circumstances where a threat is posed to civilian craft. Military craft operating during in wartime or involved in military operations are exempted fully from ITSC regulations c) Military airfields & naval dockyards operating in peacetimes, and domestic transport hubs, must also comply with communications, markings, emergency equipment requirements, and avail themselves to civilian transport in distress 7) PROHIBITS nations from barring WA member state commercial transports in compliance with ITSC regulations from operating in their airspace, territory or territorial waters, or preventing such from docking, landing, or otherwise embarking/disembarking passengers & loading/unloading freight, a) Nations are permitted to introduce reasonable requirements of prior notification and authorisation, but such are not to be refused on the grounds of the nation of the transport’s origin b) Nations may refuse entry &c., if there are necessary practical reasons for doing so, such as limited capacity or quarantine, or in times of war or economic sanctions.

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