A/RES/70/235 Oceans and the law of the sea Atomic Energy Agency and the International Maritime Organization, with the aim of improved mutual understanding, confidence-building and enhanced communication in relation to the safe maritime transport of radioactive materials; that States involved in the transport of such materials are urged to continue to engage in dialogue with small island developing States and other States to address their concerns; and that these concerns include the further development and strengthening, within the appropriate forums, of international regulatory regimes to enhance safety, disclosure, liability, security and compensation in relation to such transport; 148. Acknowledges, in the context of paragraph 147 above, the potential environmental and economic impacts of maritime incidents and accidents on coastal States, in particular those related to the transport of radioactive materials, and emphasizes the importance of effective liability regimes in that regard; 149. Encourages States to draw up plans and to establish procedures to implement the Guidelines on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance adopted by the International Maritime Organization on 5 December 2003; 66 150. Notes the entry into force of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, 67 on 14 April 2015, and invites States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to this Convention; 151. Requests States to take appropriate measures with regard to ships flying their flag or of their registry to address hazards that may be caused by wrecks and drifting or sunken cargo to navigation or the marine environment; 152. Calls upon States to ensure that masters on ships flying their flag take the steps required by relevant instruments 68 to provide assistance to persons in distress at sea, and urges States to cooperate and to take all measures necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 69 and to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 70 relating to the delivery of persons rescued at sea to a place of safety, as well as of the associated Guidelines on the Treatment of Persons Rescued at Sea; 71 153. Recognizes that all States must fulfil their search and rescue responsibilities in accordance with international law, including the Convention, reaffirms the ongoing need for the International Maritime Organization and other relevant organizations to assist, in particular, developing States both to increase and improve their search and rescue capabilities, including as appropriate through the establishment of additional rescue coordination centres and regional sub -centres, and to take effective action to address, to the extent feasible, the issue of unseaworthy ships and small craft within their national jurisdiction, and emphasizes in this regard the importance of cooperation for these purposes, including within the framework of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979; 72 _______________ 66 International Maritime Organization, Assembly resolution A.949(23). International Maritime Organization, document LEG/CONF.16/19. 68 The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979, as amended, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, and the International Convention on Salvage, 1989. 69 International Maritime Organization, document MSC 78/26/Add.1, annex 5, resolution MSC.155(78). 70 International Maritime Organization, document MSC 78/26/Add.1, annex 3, resolution MSC.153(78). 71 International Maritime Organization, document MSC 78/26/Add.2, annex 34, resolution MSC.167(78). 72 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1405, No. 23489. 67 28/53