Doha: The Standing Committee on the Law of the Sea Convention has concluded a four-day training course on the introduction to hydrography and the law of the sea, organized by the Skilltrade Survey Academy.
According to Qatar News Agency, the course covered the technical and engineering aspects of hydrography, as well as the legal aspects stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, particularly the articles related to establishing baselines and drawing coastal baselines for states.
Participants in the course included representatives from the Qatari Amiri Naval Forces, the Ministries of Municipality and Transport, and Foreign Affairs, in addition to Qatar University and the Mohammed Bin Ghanem Al Ghanem Maritime Academy.