(m)
co-ordinate measures and co-operate in the maintenance of the high
security required in respect of air services operations and operate
joint search and rescue operations.
ARTICLE 93
Maritime Transport and Ports
The Partner States shall:
(a)
promote the co-ordination and harmonisation of their maritime
transport policies and establish a common maritime transport
policy;
(b)
promote the development of efficient and profitable sea port services
through the liberalisation and commercialisation of port operations;
(c)
make rational use of existing port installations;
(d)
in the case of the coastal Partner States, co-operate with the landlocked Partner States and grant them easy access to port facilities
and opportunities to participate in provision of port and maritime
services;
(e)
take measures to ratify or accede to international conventions on
maritime transport;
(f)
establish a harmonious traffic organisation system for the optimal
use of maritime transport services;
(g)
co-operate in the elaboration and application of measures to
facilitate the arrival, stay and departure of vessels;
(h)
promote co-operation among their port authorities in the
management and operations of their ports and maritime transport
so as to facilitate the efficient movement of traffic between their
territories;
(i)
agree to charge non-discriminatory tariffs in respect of goods from
their territories and goods from other Partner States, except where
their goods enjoy domestic transport subsidies, and apply the same
rules and regulations in respect of maritime transport among
themselves without discrimination;
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