JOINT STATEMENT OF 15 FEBRUARY 1990

RE-ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA

Introduction - Text - Annex 1 - ANNEX 2 - Annex 3 - Annex 4 - UK Statement 

Annex II – Safety Measures for Naval and Air Units when Operating in Proximity

When operating in proximity, Naval and Air units of the parties will comply with the following general regulations and rules:

a)        Naval and Air units of the parties shall avoid any movement or action that might be interpreted as a hostile act or an act carried out with hostile intent.

b)         Naval units of the parties shall manoeuvre in a manner that clearly shows their intentions and shall strictly observe the letter and spirit of the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea of 1972.

c)         Air units shall use the greatest caution and prudence when manoeuvring in proximity to units of the other party, in order to contribute to safety and avoid mutual interference.

d)        Naval and Air units of the parties shall not simulate attacks nor aim guns, missile launchers, torpedo tubes, other weapons or fire control radars in the direction of units of the other party.

e)         Naval and Air units of the parties shall not launch any object in the direction of passing ships or aircraft of the other party, nor use searchlights or other powerful illumination devices to illuminate their navigation bridges.

f)         Naval and Air units of the parties operating in proximity shall avoid the darkening of lights and, in this respect, shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1972 and the provisions of Annex VI of the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944.

g)         On no account shall the communication and detection systems of units of the other party be interfered with or disrupted.

h)                  A prompt exchange of information shall be conducted in the event of any occurrence which might cause concern to the other party.

Our thanks to the Falkland Islands Government for supplying a copy of the Agreement

 

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