Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and government of the Republic Georgia on mercantile shipping

of April 13, 1993

The government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic Georgia, hereinafter referred to as "Contracting parties",

wishing to develop the relations between two countries and to strengthen their cooperation in the field of mercantile shipping on liberty principles of the international navigation,

promote development of trade exchange between them within the Black Sea economic cooperation,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

In this agreement:

1. The term "vessel of the Contracting Party" means any vessel registered in the territory of this Party and floating under its flag according to its legislation.

However this term does not include:

the warships and other state vessels operated in non-commercial purposes

fishing boats.

2. The term "crew member" means any person, really busy during flight onboard the vessel accomplishment of the obligations connected with operation of the vessel or servicing on it, and included in the muster roll.

Article 2

Contracting parties will render every possible assistance to implementation of liberty principle of merchant shipping and to abstain from any actions which could cause damage to normal development of the international navigation.

Article 3

1. Contracting parties agree:

a) promote participation of vessels of Contracting Parties in carriages by sea between ports of their countries;

b) cooperate in removal of obstacles which can complicate development of transportations between ports of their countries;

c) not interfere with vessels of one Contracting Party to participate in transportations between ports of other Contracting Party and ports of the third countries.

2. The provision of Item 1 of this Article does not affect the right of courts of the third countries to participate in transportations between ports of Contracting Parties.

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