What Law Applies In International Waters?
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In this video, we explore how international laws apply to ships at sea. We introduce concepts like Port State, Flag State, and Flags of Convenience. We look at how it all has an influence over the laws onboard ships.
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When the ships were loaded with containers they slowly sunk deeper into water. That's the kind of attention to details that I appreciate at this channel
Thanks Tamas. I'm pleased those bits get spotted.
Also the sound mixing, whenever shore or land is shown, there are bird sounds. and animated graphics with corresponding sound fx feels more grounded. The music fits well and has the right volume so it doesn't distract, which astounds me how often it's done wrong on youtube.
I think good content attracts entusiasts, but good direction and writing creates new entusiasts. It is my case, I know nothing about navigation and I doesn't even have plans to go on a cruise, but the way the information is presented is enjoyful and I learn as a result
Thanks Matheus.
That and the flag seamlessly transitioning from land to being on the back of the ship. So satisfying
*SIDE NOTE:* For cruise line ships, if a crime is committed aboard a ship while underway, the authority that deals with the crime is whatever port you're docked in or headed to at the time.
With surprising and confusing exceptions all over the place.
A country is not required to enforce it's laws under those circumstances and some won't even if the vessel parties voluntarily submit to the receiving port's authority. For a long time, the most prominent example of that was Spain, if it was not on a Spanish flagged ship and not in Spanish waters, Spanish courts would not hear it.
You also get confusing exceptions from the fact that submitting to the receiving port's authority is almost always technically at the discretion of the ship's master. Thus some smaller cruise lines (and maybe big ones, I'm not sure) have it in the fine print that passengers will be held accountable to law enforcement at the next port of call, crew are only accountable to the flag country's law when in international waters. The Ship's master's discretion has also been used to prevent incident's embarrassing to the operator from becoming matters of public record.
"Laws that apply on cruise ships" can be a really complicated topic.
@Todd m The only cruise ship with an American registry is _Pride of America,_ which is part of NCL. All of their other 16 ships are registered in the Bahamas. Either the captain doesn't know what he's talking about or there was more to the conversation that you (understandably) didn't share. If it were the case of a Florida resident committing a crime against another Florida resident, then the case would take place in Florida. Otherwise, it wouldn't.
_Case in point:_
*"Case 4:* Victims were U.S. citizens. The alleged assaulter was a foreign crewmember employed by the cruise ship at the time of the assault. The incident took place in international waters on a foreign flagged vessel. Assaulter entered 5 different staterooms, sexually assaulting 5 women in the same night. Crewmember was caught by a victim’s cabin mate and was severely beaten by cruise ship security while trying to jump ship. At the next port, Bermuda police came on board to collect evidence and statements. Trial was held in Bermuda as it was the governing jurisdiction and law applied."
_As well as:_
“Currently, U.S. federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Navy, and Coast Guard, must obtain permission from a cruise ship's flag country before beginning a criminal investigation; U.S. agents cannot even board a cruise ship that may be the scene of a crime committed by or against an American citizen if the ship is located beyond U.S. waters”
Both can be found here:
www.cruiseresearch.org/Legal%20Issues%20Relevant%20to%20Cruise%20Ships.html
So better don't steal on ships bound to some Arabian countries :o
@Todd m Not correct, the only ship that they own that is US registered is the Pride of America.
@@TrabberShir in issued
I used to live in Alaska. Stripping is illegal in Alaska, and one guy really hated that. He registered a boat in Washington and would pick up people from various cities and take them 1 mile off-shore, outside of state jurisdiction. And then it'd be a floating strip club.
people on the frontier are always able to make a better life for themselves
@YouthRightsActivist A "natural" genius
Proper thing .
Not all heroes ware capes. (Unless this guy did ware a cape.) :P
Lol
3:21 he actually used the flags corresponding to Y and Z in the international flag alphabet, that's some serious detailing here
Interesting! My first thought was that he chose Z the way the did because the colors were the same as Panama.
The proud maritime nation of Zulu, national motto "I Need A Tug".
National flagship: Ever Tuggin'
Head of state: Tuck Tuggersson
National flag: The tugcolore!
National Anthem: Tugs galore!
Defense Strategy: Tug of war.
Don't let them transit the Suez Canal ...
I think that is actually Wakanda's motto.
Actually, it's "The fate of the Empire rests on the outcome of this battle. Let each man do his utmost."
remember when american cruise ships switched to flag of convenience to avoid labor laws and paying taxes... and then wanted american government bail outs when covid hit
I do remember that very clearly.
Remember when? They are still doing it.
You can't simply just change your flag and not be a united States ship anymore...when you buy a boat you have to register it with the united states aka putting a "flag on it"
@@kevinbutton4580 you must be from a different reality.... because that’s not how it works in this one😉
@@lookingbehind6335 I’m more supposed that the DIDN’T get bailed out🤣😳
Interesting, old limit 3 miles cannon range, 12 miles plus 12 gets you to range of a typical 16" naval gun, so, despite all other factors we are back to the range of artillery? Could just be coincidence. Thanks for making this video as it is an important topic most people know little about.
Well it does make sense, however it is probable a coincidence as with ICBM's and things it makes range a moot point in modern warfare when attacking a fixed land target.
If the coincidence requires 12 *plus* 12, then it's probably just a coincidence. The number 12 itself came before UNCLOS. I wonder how that came about. UNCLOS endorsed it because of a compromise between US and some others not wanting more and China and many others wanting more. 12+12 was more for practicality given the 12.
To be fair, if missiles fails old fashion cannons will never fail to amaze and destroy the opposition.
Indonesia be like : Haha...not work for us, we are island country,we can claim entire ocean in between
There are no 16" naval guns outside of a museum though, and haven't been for quite awhile.
I never set out to learn about shipping, but after just 1 of your videos (how an anchor actually works) I watched most of your back catalogue and now eagerly await your new uploads. From the way you easily explain sometimes difficult concepts to the awesome animations and attention to detail, everything about your content draws me in and not just entertains but teaches. Now to find a situation where any of it is useful to me..... maybe I'll buy a boat.
Thank you for your content and keep up the amazing work.
Thanks Luke. Great to have you aboard
I'm in the same BOAT ;) Same reason I watch the pilot 'Captain Joe' and PowerCert Animated Videos whomst makes videos about hardware. None of the 3 I have any huge affiliation with, but all 3 things are still very much connected to our daily lives.
Waiting for your vid on Suez Canal
The same came to my mind when i saw the video
Excited for that one
I had made a video on that, do check guys
I am keeping an eye on the story and will do one as soon as the facts come out
I was going to comment the exact same thing, haha. +1!
Here in Cologne , Germany, most of the tourist boats are registered in Malta. For the sole reason that the Maltese flag looks more like flag of Cologne compared to Germany's. Has NOTHING AT ALL to do with economics or such, or taxes, no no no no!
Lol
Nein, nein, nein, nein!
Its a cool lookin flag i gotta say i dont blame em.
Personally I think Mozambiques old one was pretty dope. The one with the sunburst colors from the plow/ak47/book seal from 50 or so years ago.
@@tsar_zo8007 Jenau! Un dat sagen se alle hier!
Mer lasse de Dom in Maaaalta 🎵
You referred to them as 'flags of convenience'. I've heard them called 'flags of non-compliance' because the real objective is to avoid taxes, labor laws, environmental legislation, etc.
Exactly, but the corporate gangsters prefer flag of "convenience", *their* convenience...
all flags are in compliance with IMO standards, taxes are not avoided, they are just smaller and have different advantages, nothing is illegal
@@bladebiker100 You're right Laur. Panama and Liberia combined have about 11,500 ships on their registries. China and the USA each have about 3,500. Panama and Liberia are both famous for their marine 'oversight and enforcement' infrastructures --- and so attract more business from socially progressive fleet owners.
The messaging in this video was not subtle
@@davidanalyst671 What messaging?
Next episode on Casual Navigation : "how to properly drift inside a narrow canal "
Zulu, also known as Panama🇵🇦
More like Liberia
Or singapore, or hong kong, or cyprus
@@AlexandreMS71 Yeah, Liberia, but quite possibly Wakanda.
yey my country is popular!... for ships avoiding regulation *sigh*
More like Komi
200nm EEZ
China: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that
Or build an island in the middle of the ocean and claim it as theirs!
@@afthefragile I would do that if I could!
You're telling me you wouldn't? Why not? It isn't fair?
@@afthefragile if the um actually had a spine they would tell china to fuck off and jog on with their claims before threatening heavy sanctions for provoking countries with hostile actions
@@afthefragile the 200nm eez doesnt count man made islands
@@mathewferstl7042 China doesn't care and built one anyway exactly for the reason of expanding EEZ. Just google Soutch China Sea EEZ island and you'll find a lot of info
wow... this 6 minute video taught me everything I learned in a semester long college Maritime Law course
test due tomorrow 1 am
Great video. Its always a pleasure when you upload a new video. I love how informative and entertaining they are.
That reminds me of home, the ferrys between southern sweden and denmark has a liquor store and a cigarette store and when they cross the midpoint one closes and the other opens to comply with the local laws (sweden is very strict with alcholol and only the government is allowed to sell(restaurants with permits can sell)) while denmark either has stricter laws on cigarettes or just really high prices (I don't smoke so i don't know specifically about that, i just thought it was funny how the shops keep cycling to loop around the local laws since the trip across doesn't take that long so they're not open that long at a time).
I live in Denmark, and I'm a smoker; i think a pack of cigarettes (20) costs around 60 or 65 DKK, but i mostly "roll my own" so that price range may not be 100% accurate. However, in Norway they are even more expensive, somewhere around 200 NOK for a pack!
Meanwhile, a pack of cigarettes cost .50 cent to $2 in my country. My personal brand of choice are just $1.70 ish, and at least 2x denser than Marlboro or equivalent.
Edit: it's 10 DKK or 13 NOK
@@BertGrink Danskjævel!
I'm certified for both boats and ships, and I know the topic of every single video this channel puts out. And still there's always something new and fascinating I learn with every video :)
Thank you so much for this great content :D
Can you please add a Video about the collision Regulation in international waters and so forth?
The only boats are submarines, even then a submarine on the surface is a ship. Are you a qualified submariner. ?
@@MENSA.lady2 Yeah no, a submarine is still a boat when surfaced. A ship can carry boats and other vessels aboard, a boat cannot
Sooo gd to to see you back Cash Nav !!! Excellent vid as always, hope you are doing well my friend;
Stumbled upon the anchor video and loved it, this was very interesting too, subscribed! Great work 👍
Even if you are familiar with the topic, its always nice to watch your nice animations and well thought out explanations. And even still, you then get to learn more of the nautical jargon. Great video, cheers!
Hello, your videos are extraordinarily relaxing and nice to watch. Great job.
We need videos like this to bring attention to the subjects not talked about in federal education systems. Good on you
That’s cool! Thanks for sharing!
Afaik the federal drinking age in the US is actually 18, but all 50 states have "voluntarily" chosen to raise the state drinking age to 21 due to a law passed in the 1980s that says states that don't raise their drinking age lose their highway funds. I could be wrong about this but I believe that the Pride of America could legally have 18 as their drinking age if they wanted to, even within the US, as they only have to follow federal law and not state law.
I'm not sure if they don't have to follow state law while in port. But definetaly not in international waters.
There is no federal drinking age in the US. States set their own, subject to the arm-twisting you described.
@@ShroomKeppie That's interesting, I wonder how an American flagged ship will decide which state's law they will comply with, if there is no federal law overruling it.
The UK, no minimum drinking age 👍🏻
@@jamesmcdonald1851 American flagged ships are not flagged to the federal government, everyone has a state port. So you have to follow the rules of your hailing port, just like every other boat on the planet.
Very pleasant piece of quality content. thank you
This is such a useful video. Thank you so much!
Just learned about UNCLOS in my International Law class, this was a great review!!
Please cover Suez canal incident, I have made a video on it do check it please. 12% of world cargo transportation is affected and it's an heart attack to the economy if not cleared within few days
I hope to cover it, but want to know more facts first. Was it wind, bank effect etc..
We ll soon find out what went wrong.
@@CasualNavigation the company 'Boskalis' who is going to help clear the ship was on our national news explaining some of the causes and methods they intent to look at. They've already made 3d models and such. It's a really big problem as the canal is pretty shallow at the sides, so it's basically a beached whale
@@CasualNavigation Was there Ever Given a better reason to wait with a video?
Sorry I couldn't resist...
@@CasualNavigation Just reupload when the facts change. Easy.
love your video,s sir, i have gained so much knowledge about ships from your channel
Now i know what i have been trying to understand in parts of marine cadastral subject, thanks for the quick lecture, the best of information channel i have been subscribed so far
Great video mate. Thanks for your work.
Thanks for these easy to understand videos. I'm saving up for a boat and slowly learning basics about boats, laws and random stuff is nice.
Good luck with boat stuff!
did you get the boat
What if I wanted to register my ship under a sealand flag? Pirate Time
Unfortunately not only does no sovereign nation recognize the national status of Sealand but in addition the UNCLOS doesn't consider artificial installations as being proper territory of a nation like a natural island would be.
@@ev6558 So let's say i register a ship in switzerland. I'd need the swiss police to investigate any illegal goods manufactured/grown/refined on board right? How would that work, provided i'd never reenter any port while still carrying said goods?
@@munqsy2931 Well if your home authorities wanted to investigate you I'm sure they'd have any number of ways of compelling you under threat of penalty to submit to that investigation. I guess if nobody reported the crime and the authorities didn't notice it then you would get away with it, but of course that's how it works on land too lol. However I believe If your criminal activity is effecting another nation, like if you are processing drugs on the boat and then they are being smuggled into a country without you docking in port, that country could still claim jurisdiction to go after you.
@@munqsy2931 if you're referring to drugs expect to be scuttled by the first naval ship to come across you.
@@FoxDren not scuttled. He would get it boarded, seized and forfeited as well as charged under the laws of the naval vessel that caught him.
Excellent video thank you for the nice voice and informative info
I love this channel and learned allot about shipping here. Looking forward to your video about their Suez traffic jam! 🤭
Excellent explanation about Law of the Sea and flags of convenience! As a maritime lawyer I can tell you that this video is amazing for beginners 👏👏👏
Love your videos mate! I have little interest in most things maritime-related but your great presentations are easy to follow and make it fun to learn even about obscure topics. Keep up the great work!
Love your vids man!
Some new info some old. Well prepared. Keep up the good work.
" Ship Register, Kingdom of Zulu:
1. Sunrise
2. Kingdom Sera
3. Hulu
4. Magestic (sic)
5. Liberation
6. St. Helena
7. Jade RE
8. Utopia
9. Pinot
10. Sea Breeze
11. Westerly Front
12. Piggle
13. Roger
14. Salad
15. Josephine
16. Mary Celeste
17. Story Time
18. River Song
19. Yalkey
20. Gersyt "
Love how Majestic is spelled wrong and how the names devolve into literal keymashes by the end
This was fascinating..
Really well conceived and skilfully narrated with simple but effective animation.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together for us.
Immediate Sub.
Very interesting. Clear explanation. Thank you!
That video was very informative and a pleasure to watch :)
Your videos are always so instructive !
Have you ever heard about the Empress of ireland ? Ship sank in 14 minutes after being rammed by a colier in 1914 I think.
Thanks DocbadLuck. I have been looking at that incident to see if there are some unique learning points to take from it to make a good video
What happens if a ship is registered in a "country" that the United Nations does not recognize as a country? For example, Taiwan is only recognized as an independent nation by 22 of the 193 member states. If a Taiwan-registered vessel gets intercepted in international waters by a country that doesn't recognize Taiwan, that should be very interesting.
International law doesn't expressly solve that interesting matter. However, its nationality must be recognized anyway. For instance, Hong Kong isn't a sovereign State, but it has its own ships, whose nationality isn't disputed by sovereign States.
None of the Law of the Sea conventions obliges ships to be registered in a country recognized by UN. They just need to be registered in a State which (in theory) exercises effective control over its ships.
Im in shipping and containers specifically. Most countries have their own shipping lines. The biggest is Maersk/Hamburg SUD (Dutch) MED (Italy) HapagLoyd/UASC hapag bought United Arab.
(Germany) CMA/CMG/APL (france)
China Shipping and OOCL are COSCO (china) Yang Ming and Evergreen (Taiwan ) ONE is Kline NYK and MOL (japan) Hyundai and SK are Korean. Then there are a hole mess of Leasing companies for all the other boxes. 2 in Hong Kong and at least 3 in the US and one per country so pay attention to those double stack trains as they bring stuff to and fro.
MSK Mediterranean
@@argenisjrg Same would count for the EU if they would decide to build up a navy. They are legaly not a country (but a union of countries).
Well technically if they are not recognized as a country they haven't signt treaties on
ABC weapon ban and their usage or war crimes either.
That gives them some powerful options to defend their ships if necessary and use weapons others may not use.
They pretty much are outlaws and can than retaliate like an outlaw by intercepting their boats.
@@Temo990 Agreed.
Well explained - one of the many questions I have always wanted to ask somebody.
Excellent and informative video. Thank you.
There's a fascinating legal case from the US Prohibition era. A bootlegging mother ship, the "I'm Alone", was UK-flagged and would bring bootleg booze to 11 miles from the US coast, where US fast boats would pick it up for the final illegal leg of the delivery. The Coast Guard started tracking the I'm Alone, chased it for a full day, it sank, a Frenchman died, and there was an international legal incident over the matter. Been a while since I read of it, but that won't stop me from trying to remember some details of the various legal disputes:
* Was it a 12 mile distance, or one hour at cruising speed, which was 9 knots for the I'm Alone?
* Was it a continuous uninterrupted hot pursuit, since the Coast Guard did switch ships in the middle of the pursuit, and it did include an overnight stretch where the Coast Guard did lose track of the ship a few times.
* The I'm Alone was UK-flagged; was the Coast Guard pursuit even legal once it got into truly international waters?
I was particularly fascinated by the "one hour cruising speed" claim instead of 12 miles. It may no longer be a consideration now under current international law, but it was a legitimate claim then, apparently.
Maybe I ought to go read about it again.
I hope you do a video at the Norwegian sea and the treaty there at one point. It's basically what made sure Norway had the right to the oil there. Making sure there was already a deal for the sea territories before if oil was there.
I was a bit confused about flag state and port state. Thanks for this video.
Your voice is incredibly calming.
‘A country’s territory extends 12 nautical miles from its base line’
Unless you’re China and see every country as your territory with their illegal fishing. Not to mention invading other countries island territories and building man-made islands to spread their love a little further
Don't forget overfishing and destroying natural habitats, leaving the invaded nation to deal with the recovery (if it can even be done) and unemployed fishermen, all with the chinese navy within gun range.
Chinese government is a bear who would kill everyone for a drop of honey.
And no one even bats an eye because „China is an important trading partner“
@@thomasautengruber8369 People have started to defend China because of Trump. They feel like they must have the opposite view of Trump on everything.
@@drSvensen sad but true, eventhough he was the best thing to happen to the western world in some time.
I was wondering why my cruise ship traveled from South Carolina to Nassau, but flew the flag of Panama.
flag of convenience
As you're subject to Panama laws out in international waters.
Another awesome video! Thanks :D
Very informative and interesting! Thank you!
I wonder then if you could make a viable micro nation based on being a flag of convenience. If so then I might just buy a oil rig and create "The Holy Empire of Technicality".
Wouldn't work. To be a viable nation, you'd have to be recognized by the U.N. They do not recognize artificial "islands" as nations. I'm certain there are plenty of viable countries to choose from. Even Mongolia, which is a land-locked country, has ships registered to it. It also will depend on what type of vessel you're registering, if it's a cargo vessel, cruise ship, or luxury yacht.
will you appoint me as the vice emperor of alchohol and wild partying?
@@nsfeliz7825 How about High Lord of National Leisures?
Hasn't worked for Sealand so it won't work for you
@@Matakshaman But you can get yourself a meaningless title of nobility from Sealand if you're willing to shell out 50-150 dollars on an amusing piece of paper.
This is very interesting. Some countries even have two registers, one for domestic ships (cabotage allowed) and one international registry (flag of convenience). Denmark, UK and Norway are some countries with this system.
This is also a way for for small countries to make some extra revenues. Small island states and land locked countries have FoC. Vanuatu, Bahamas, Cayman Islands are exempels of small island nations with big fleets and Mongolia a landlocked country. (I have been piloting a ship with the home port of Ulan Bator, it will never be able to go to that port or even the country of Mongolia).
Well done show! 2nd time ever seeing your channel. Subscribed and Liked.
@4:07 I like how you lowered the ship's waterline as more containers were piled on top, subtle
Is cabotage still a thing? I work as an airline pilot and there are some pretty stringent laws on that. Also, great channel. I have enjoyed all your videos so much. Extra points for the soothing british accent :D
Cabotage is generally not permitted by countries, with the European Union being a notable exception, with all member states granting Cabotage rights to each other.
I'm not familiar with that word. What is cabotage?
@@AlexandarHullRichter In this case, the right to sail your ship in someone's territory.
@@AlexandarHullRichter Cabotage is the transporting of people or goods between two points within a country, often used in relation to the law or policy preventing foreign vessels from competing with local vessels in a country’s own waters
Can you do a video about ro ro vessels that operate in the baltic sea exempel of a company silja line love your videos, from sweden.
Eye-opening information!
Great work keep it up!
Awesome vid. Do you think you could do a "How sea forces affect the ship in bad weather?" in the future?
Funnily enough I thought of this the other day in respect of how sea forces cause cracks on ships. Its now on my list for a future video idea.
Ey! 🙌
@@CasualNavigation you should also do the difference and distinction between a countries flag and maritime flag .... such as in a court of law one sees a flag of a country with gold bunting or tassles ... that is a maritime flag and it uses martial law and maritime law as its rules ... NOT the countries land based rules ... MAJOR difference between them ...
since all countries are registered as their ocean zone limit ... NOT their land .... thus the use of maritime martial law .... and not true justice ...
nerd
So if a ship isn't registered (say it was like a pirate ship or something) what laws would they follow if in international waters? If they attack another ship, can they be held accountable by the country that ship is registered to?
That Sunless sea music... perfect!
your videos are some of the comfiest I've ever seen on youtube
TH-cam: “interesting Morocco you drew there, shame if we DEMONETIZED this video”
The PRC: “What laws?”
OML THANK YOU FOR NOT BOTCHING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ECONOMICS. I am so used to needing to roll my eyes when people talk about implications of minimum wage that I was shocked that you understood them.
Thanks, was always curious about that
UN : this is an EEZ
China : you misspelled "My Territory"
Yes. But you must include the phrase, “Guess what felony you’re all accessories to” must be included to be legal. - Bender.
Interesting, thank you for making this video 👍
Iv always wondered how that worked, Appreciate the education.
👋 Hi from Philippines
Can you make a video about the recent blockage of the Suez canal?
Oh I learned so much from this video.
So,so, thank you.
Another great video.
The flag of convenience thing is the reason nearly all super yachts are registered in the Camen Islands. It's a way the mega rich avoid having to have to pay a huge tax bill.
At 6:52, I found it interesting you would show the disputed territory of Western Sahara as a part of Morocco. Just found it interesting and wanted to point out that it is disputed territory. My country, the USA, did not recognize the claim Morocco has made on the Western Sahara until recently when Morocco recognized the state of Israel. No criticism, just wanted to share this information. I do enjoy your videos.
I’ve never been interested much in ships, most of my interest stemming from Pirates of the Caribbean, but I’ve been binge watching videos from this channel and am now much more interested in ships the laws they must abide by
The exact length the maximum amount of information, fabulous I can sit in the pub giving out men facts and people think I'm clever. so I've subscribed fantastic.PS incredibly interesting.
It just dawned on me that this might be the reason why Malta doesn't have a higher minimum wage, even though our cost of living is astronomically higher than the monthly minimum. Entire fleets of cruise ships are registered as "Maltese"
Probably not, as Maltese law could simply dictate a different, lower minimum wage applicable to ships if they wanted to.
@@PrezVeto nope, not really, that would create very dangerous precedence, are you saying that ppl working in ships are lesser ppl to those working on land and this deserve smaller wadge, super easy discrimination case
@@ArcDemonStudio By "could" I was signalling that I was talking about possibility, not desirability.
Having 3 miles of border because it was the range of your cannon sounds a lot less like a nice political boundary and a lot more like people just not wanting to be shot lol
It's weird, I never thought I had any interest in boats and I don't live near the sea but YT still presented me with your videos. I watch each of them absolutely fascinated. I've now subscribed! Should I buy a dinghy?
Verry informative.
I like how the Yankee country is the United States, and Zulu is Panama. Even Zulu's flag resembles Panama's flag abstractly.
Didn't notice, I figured it was a reference to the real Zulu name, the African tribe that is often known for its fight with the British, led by Shaka. But, you point out something I hadn't even considered.
@@autumnberend828 Yankee and Zulu represents Y and Z.
I love how you used Zulu as an example, btw Zulu is one of the most spoken languages in South Africa🇿🇦
Not in the least bit subtle was it?
May as well have said whites and blacks lol
@@kennywilkinson913 They're also the phonetic versions of Y and Z, the last 2 letters of the alphabet. Unless the alphabet's racist now, I don't think this video has any sort of "hidden" meaning
@@iinob As is alpha and bravo and as I recall any alphabet begins at the beginning
jog on.
You have a really nice narration style and voice.
Wow, that was really interesting... I knew about the 12 mile thing (just googled, it's nautical miles, about 22 KM or 13 Mls), didn't know about the 24NM thing, had heard about the flag of convenience, but didn't know much about it other than tax reasons, wasn't fully aware about the rest of it, so yeah, learn something new every day...
Admiral Kuznetsov: I didn't choose the tug life, the tug life chose me.
Wouldn't a "Zulu" ship need to pay their staff $20 an hour for every hour spent in "Yankee" territorial waters?
4:50
sadly, no
Minimum wage is not a useful law.
the flag the ship is registered under makes if sovereign territory of THAT country ... and as such subject to ALL of it's rules .... they dont get to pick and choose what rules they are going to follow they must follow all the rules as set out by the flag of the country they are registered with ...
If the ship is just sailing through their territorial sea, no. However, there is a thing called "Port State Control". If a "Zulu" flagged ship is docked in a port of "Yankee" State, the authorities of the latter can survey the ship; and if they find out that the labour conditions are precarious, they are entitled prevent the ship from sailing until the workers have better conditions on board. Most countries do that based on the Maritime Labour Convention.
Sailing is often prevented because of other reasons too, for instance, the ship is not properly manned or maintained, its certificates have expired, etc. Those circumstances (including bad labour conditions) make a ship unseaworthy.
Great video, love the simple and engaging way you present things.
Thanks for the info, I was wondering why so many ships sail under the Panama flag and now I realise that Panama is most likely the flag of convenience.
My dad used to be a helmsman in the 70s. It was an ocean going tug boat that sailed under the Dutch flag. Then, docked in the U.A.E., his captain (Kapitein Pannekoek, which translates to Captain Pancake) was arrested by Emerates police, because they found half a bottle of whisky in his cabin. Eventually some judge there ruled that Pancake didn't had to comply with U.A.E. law while being on the ship. They were allowed to leave, but had been held docked for over 2 weeks.
There was a great communist theorist named Anton Pannekoek
00:48 Suggesting that Morocco and the occupied part of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic are one country wasn’t a very good choice. You could have at least chosen a country which is universally recognised as being a single legitimate sovereign state, like Spain and France, or USA and Canada for example.
Keep up the great work
Still waiting for Sealand to be a thing xd
Very good video, as always 👌