Bilateral Agreement between Jordan and Yemen in sea navigation, sea commercial transportation and ports.

This Agreement is composed of 22 articles. Article 1 deals with the following Agreement’s objectives: (a) regulating the sea activities and relationship between both Countries; (b) coordination in sea legislations; (c) intensification the development of the commercial and economic relationship between the Parties (d) avoiding all obstacles which can damage the development of sea transportation; (e) cooperation between both Parties in inspection, orientation, rescue in sea; (f) coordination in sea legislations; (g) unifying the positions in the sea international and regional organizations, circles and quarters; (h) coordination and consultation in sea qualification; and (i) cooperation in sea ports exploitation and ship maintenance. Article 2 contains terms and definitions. Article 4 relates to ship nationalities and documents. Article 5 concerns with the treatment of ships in ports, entrance, passing, stay and residence of crew members. Article 6 defines port service fees and taxes. Article 7 provides for the reciprocal recognition of crew travel documents. Article 8 refers to the recognized rights of crews holders of identifying documents. Article 9 deals with sea transportation rights. Article 10 relates to the representation of sea companies. Article 11 encourages reciprocal investments. Article 12 regards the payment settlement. Article 13 defines measures and steps to be taken in case of sea accidents. Article 14 defines measure to be taken for the protection of marine environment. Article 15 concerns dispute settlement on the board of ships. Article 16 invites the tow Parts to coordinate between schools and centres for sea qualification and training. Article 17 encourages the reciprocal recognition of degrees and qualification documents. Article 19 invites to unify positions in sea international organizations, circles and quarters. Article 20 decrees the establishment of the Joint Sea Committee.