Protection Safeguards in Interception Measures 2003, para. 6
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Recalling also the duty of States and shipmasters to ensure the safety of life at sea and to come to the aid of those in distress or in danger of being lost at sea, as contained in numerous instruments of the codified system of international maritime law; recalling also Conclusions of the Executive Committee of relevance to the particular needs of asylum-seekers and refugees in distress at sea and affirming that when vessels respond to persons in distress at sea, they are not engaged in interception;
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Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees