A person authorised by one Nation to attack and plunder the vessel's of another.
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FLAG OF CONVENIENCE
Flags of nations which offer favorable tax structures and regulations. Ships registering under the laws of these nations are not always required to establish their home location in that country.
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CONTIGUOUS ZONE
The band of water outside or beyond the territorial sea in which a coastal nation may exercise customs control and enforce public health and other regulations.
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FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE
The registration of ships in a country that offer favourable tax structures and regulations; also the flag representing the nation under whose jurisdiction a ship is registered. Ships are always registered under
the laws of one nation but are not always required to establish their home
location in that country. FOC states often offer low tax rates and their requirements concerning manning or maintenance are not stringent. The term always denotes registration of vessels in foreign nations.
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TERRITORIAL SEA
The zone off the coast of a nation immediately seaward from a base line. Sovereignty is maintained over this coastal zone by the coastal nation, subject to the right of innocent passage to the ships of all nations. The United States recognizes this zone as extending 4.8 kilometers from the base line.
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FLAG STATE
The nation of a vessel's registration.
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LETTER-OF-MART.
A vessel authorised by a nation state to attack those of another.
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LETTER-OF-MARQUE
A vessel authorised by a nation state to attack those of another.
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