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89. Recognizes that all States must fulfil their search and rescue
responsibilities and the ongoing need for the International Maritime Organization
and other relevant organizations to assist, in particular, developing States both to
increase their search and rescue capabilities, including through the establishment of
additional rescue coordination centres and regional subcentres, and to take effective
action to address, to the extent feasible, the issue of unseaworthy ships and small
craft within their national jurisdiction;
90. Welcomes the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization
in relation to disembarkation of persons rescued at sea, and notes in this regard the
need to implement all relevant international instruments;
91. Also welcomes the ongoing cooperation and coordination among
members of the inter-agency group on the treatment of persons rescued at sea;
92. Calls upon States to continue to cooperate in developing comprehensive
approaches to international migration and development, including through dialogue
on all their aspects;
93. Reaffirms that flag, port and coastal States all bear responsibility for
ensuring the effective implementation and enforcement of international instruments
relating to maritime security and safety, in accordance with international law, in
particular the Convention, and that flag States have primary responsibility that
requires further strengthening, including through increased transparency of
ownership of vessels;
94. Urges flag States without an effective maritime administration and
appropriate legal frameworks to establish or enhance the necessary infrastructure,
legislative and enforcement capabilities to ensure effective compliance with, and
implementation and enforcement of, their responsibilities under international law
and, until such action is taken, to consider declining the granting of the right to fly
their flag to new vessels, suspending their registry or not opening a registry, and
calls upon flag and port States to take all measures consistent with international law
necessary to prevent the operation of substandard vessels;
95. Recognizes that international shipping rules and standards adopted by the
International Maritime Organization in respect of maritime safety, efficiency of
navigation and the prevention and control of marine pollution, complemented by
best practices of the shipping industry, have led to a significant reduction in
maritime accidents and pollution incidents, and encourages all States to participate
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96. Also recognizes that maritime safety can also be improved through
effective port State control, the strengthening of regional arrangements and
increased coordination and cooperation among them, and increased informationsharing, including among safety and security sectors;
97. Encourages flag States to take appropriate measures sufficient to achieve
or maintain recognition by intergovernmental arrangements that recognize
satisfactory flag State performance, including, as appropriate, satisfactory port State
control examination results on a sustained basis, with a view to improving quality
shipping and furthering flag State implementation of relevant instruments under the
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