Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:schedule:1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 2/26)
Character Range: 463881–467205

"operator" means any person who is in charge of, directs or controls a vessel, including the owner, charterer and master;
      (g) "Pacific Island party" means a Pacific Island State party to this Treaty and "Pacific Island parties" means all such States from time to time;
      (h) "Pacific Island State" means a party to the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency Convention, 1979;
      (i) "party" means a State party to this Treaty, and "parties" means all such States, from time to time;
      (j) "this Treaty" means this Treaty, its Annexes and Schedules; and
      (k) "Treaty Area" means all waters north of 60 degrees South latitude and east of 90 degrees East longitude, subject to the fisheries jurisdiction of Pacific Island parties, and all other waters within rhumb lines connecting the following geographic co‑ordinates, designated for the purposes of this Treaty, except for waters subject to the jurisdiction in accordance with international law of a State which is not a party to this Treaty:

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     and north along the 152 degrees of East longitude until intersecting the Australian 200 nautical mile limit.
1.2 Nothing in this Treaty shall be deemed to affect the applicability of any provision of a Pacific Island party's law which is not identified or otherwise described in this Treaty.

ARTICLE 2

BROADER CO‑OPERATION
2.1 The Government of the United States shall, as appropriate, co‑operate with the Pacific Island parties through the provision of technical and economic support to assist the Pacific Island parties to achieve the objective of maximizing benefits from the development of their fisheries resources.
2.2 The Government of the United States shall, as appropriate, promote the maximization of benefits generated for the Pacific Island parties from the operations of fishing vessels of the United States licensed pursuant to this Treaty, including:
      (a) the use of canning, transshipment, slipping and repair facilities located in the Pacific Island parties;
      (b) the purchase of equipment and supplies, including fuel supplies, from suppliers located in the Pacific Island parties; and
      (c) the employment of nationals of the Pacific Island parties on board licensed fishing vessels of the United States.

ARTICLE 3

ACCESS TO THE TREATY AREA
3.1 Fishing vessels of the United States shall be permitted to engage in fishing in the Licensing Area in accordance with the terms and conditions referred to in Annex I and licences issued