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Can the State Cooperation System function fast enough to prevent immediate danger to sites?

April 26, 2017cooperation danger fast function immediate sites State system

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Can the State Cooperation System function fast enough to prevent immediate danger to sites?

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Yes. Articles 10 and 12 of the 2001 Convention regarding the State Cooperation System regulate also situations where a wreck or ruin located in the Exclusive Economic Zone or in the Area is in immediate danger and fast action is needed. Therefore in such cases, even if a State generally has to consult with the other interested States before taking action, it can take already measures to immediately prevent pillaging or destruction of sites. These regulations do only concern situations of immediate danger. If no such immediate danger exists, States are expected to cooperate and consult each other.