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  1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-second session, and the Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-ninth session, approved the procedure against which the transfer of ships between flag States might be considered, which had been developed by the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation, as set out at annex.

  2 The procedure aims at increasing transparency in the relationship between flag States in the interest of maritime safety. The issue of transfer of ships between flag States is covered in a number of IMO conventions and instruments. Currently, these place the obligation for providing information relating to ships on the former flag State at the voluntary request of the new flag State. The recommended procedure, outlined in the annex, attempts to encourage the new flag State to actively seek information.

  3 Member Governments are invited to bring this circular and annex to the attention of all parties concerned.

Parent topic: MSC/Circular.1140 – Transfer of Ships Between States – (20 December 2004)
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