61 On “hot pursuit”:
Taking into account:
- that Article 111 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, authorizes competent authorities of a coastal State to undertake hot pursuit within their own territorial sea or contiguous zone and that the right of hot pursuit ceases as soon as the ship pursued enters the territorial sea of its own State or of a third State,
it is also recommended:
- that existing agreements, bilateral or regional, be reviewed to ensure that they contain specific provisions allowing for the extension of hot pursuit beyond a State's own territorial sea into the territorial sea of the State (s), with which the agreement has been made and practical operational procedures, which will ensure the granting of permission to extend hot pursuit into another jurisdiction being received by the pursuing vessel at very short notice.
62 The mission experts concluded that the above recommendations should be addressed, as appropriate, at the Singapore regional seminar and workshop.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
63 The co-operation of the representatives of all the authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines involved in the mission and the frank and open exchange of views, which led to an extensive consideration of the problems of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the South East Asia region and to a positive and constructive conclusion of the discussions held is acknowledged with appreciation.
64 Appreciation is also expressed to the Governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as ICS/ISF and ITF/ICFTU for providing experts/observers for the mission and covering their participation costs.
