Ship - meaning and illustration

1. Ordinance No. 62-0F-30 of March 31, 1962 on the Code of Merchant Marine Fishing in Cameroon, article 2, paragraph 2:

" The "port of registry" of a ship means the port where the merchant marine department in which the ship is registered is located; "

2. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 6:

" The ownership of forests and aquacultural establishments shall be determined by the regulations governing land tenure and State lands and by the provisions of this law. "

3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 17, paragraph 1:

" Subject to this Convention, ships of all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. "

4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 18, paragraph 2:

" Passage shall be continuous and expeditious. However, passage includes stopping and anchoring, but only in so far as the same are incidental to ordinary navigation or are rendered necessary by force majeure or distress or for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, ships or aircraft in danger or distress. "

5. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 19, paragraph 2:

" Passage of a foreign ship shall be considered to be prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State if in the territorial sea it engages in any of the following activities: (a) any threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of the coastal State, or in any other manner in violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations; (b) any exercise or practice with weapons of any kind; (c) any act aimed at collecting information to the prejudice of the defence or security of the coastal State; (d) any act of propaganda aimed at affecting the defence or security of the coastal State; (e) the launching, landing or taking on board of any aircraft; (f) the launching, landing or taking on board of any military device; (g) the loading or unloading of any commodity, currency or person contrary to the customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations of the coastal State; (h) any act of willful and serious pollution contrary to this Convention; (i) any fishing activities; (j) the carrying out of research or survey activities; (k) any act aimed at interfering with any systems of communication or any other facilities or installations of the coastal State; (l) any other activity not having a direct bearing on passage "