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submissions by States, in particular developing States, to the Commission, and
encourages States to continue to exchange views;
106. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with Member States, to
continue to support workshops or symposiums on scientific and tec hnical aspects of
the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical
miles, taking into account the need to strengthen capacity-building for developing
countries in preparing their submissions;
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Maritime safety and security and flag State implementation
107. Encourages States to ratify or accede to international agreements
addressing the safety and security of navigation, as well as maritime labour, and to
adopt the necessary measures consistent with the Convention and other relevant
international instruments aimed at implementing and enforcing the rules contained in
those agreements, and emphasizes the need for capacity-building for and assistance
to developing States;
108. Recognizes that the legal regimes governing maritime safety and maritime
security may have common and mutually reinforcing objectives that may be
interrelated and could benefit from synergies, and encourages States to take this into
account in their implementation;
109. Emphasizes the need for further efforts to promote a culture of safety and
security in the shipping industry and to address the shortage of adequately trained
personnel, and urges the establishment of more centres to provide the required
education and training;
110. Also emphasizes that safety and security measures should be implemented
in support of and with minimal negative effects on seafarers and fishers, especially in
relation to their working conditions, and welcomes the ongoing cooperation between
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International
Labour Organization in relation to decent work and employment in fisheries and
aquaculture and on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the work that
has been conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the
International Labour Organization on the issue of trafficking in persons and forced
labour on fishing vessels;
111. Welcomes the consideration by the International Maritime Organization of
the fair treatment of seafarers, and recalls the adoption by the Organization on
4 December 2013 of resolution A.1090(28) on the fair treatment of crew members in
respect of shore leave and access to shore-side facilities;
112. Notes the theme for the 2017 World Maritime Day, “Connecting ships,
ports and people”;
113. Invites States that have not yet done so to become parties to the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers, 1978, 49 as amended, and the International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995;
114. Acknowledges the entry into force of the Work in Fishing Convention,
2007 (No. 188), the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003
(No. 185) 50 and the Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) of the
International Labour Organization, encourages States that have not yet done so to
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