[DRAFT] Repeal GAR #34 International Transport Safety

[Religionous]

Jumping into the festering snakepit headfirst with this one...

RECOGNIZING the intent of the resolution at hand, which was to legislate transport safety;

ANNOYED that the resolution is not comprehensive enough in its writing;

DISMAYED that clause 6 exempts domestic transport and most military craft from the regulations posed by the ITSC;

CONCERNED that clause 3 can be overly restrictive on the appointment of transport officials in less developed nations;

DISAPPOINTED that clause 7 prevents nations from being able to ban unsafe airlines or foreign transport from their territory or airspace;

NOTICING that the resolution blocks off several facets of further legislation, such as the passage of a more comprehensive resolution on aircraft safety;

WISHING to replace this resolution with a more detailed and comprehensive piece of WA law;

REPEALS GAR #34 "International Transport Safety".

First Draft:

RECOGNIZING the intent of the resolution at hand, which was to legislate transport safety;

ANNOYED that the resolution is not comprehensive enough in its writing;

DISMAYED that clause 6 exempts domestic transport and most military craft from the regulations posed by the ITSC;

CONCERNED that clause 3 can be overly restrictive on the appointment of transport officials in less developed nations;

DISAPPOINTED that clause 7 prevents nations from being able to ban unsafe airlines or foreign transport from their territory or airspace;

NOTICING that the resolution blocks off several facets of further legislation, such as the passage of a more comprehensive resolution on aircraft safety;

WISHING to replace this resolution with a more detailed and comprehensive piece of WA law;

REPEALS GAR #34 "International Transport Safety".

Original:

UNDERSTANDING that the international transport of both passengers & cargo is a necessary part of world trade

DESIRING international transportation systems to be consistent in its safety & reliable throughout the nations of the World Assembly

CONVINCED that the international standardisation of safety features, accident investigation and communications is the best means towards greater transport safety

HEREBY

1) FOUNDS the International Transport Safety Committee (ITSC)

2) CHARGES the ITSC to enact regulations pertaining to the safety, communications, markings & signals, distress signals, loading limits, emergency protocols, the provision of life saving equipment, mechanical inspection protocol, standards of accident investigation, and search & rescue procedures for international shipping, aviation, and railways

3) FURTHER AUTHORISES the ITSC to set training and, where deemed necessary, experience requirements for internationally operating:
a) Cockpit Personnel, Flight Attendants and private pilots on aircraft
b) Masters, Deck & Navigation Officers, Chief Engineers & Engineering Officers, Stewards and Seamen on merchant vessels
c) Enginemen, Guards, and Brakemen on trains, and Signalmen & Station Staff on international railway lines
d) Maintenance Personnel & Officials involved in the upkeep & operation of transport systems

4) DECLARES that the ITSC undertake cost benefit analysis, feasibility & technological practicality studies, and other considerations before issuing regulations. Regulation will vary depending on the type, design & construction date of the aircraft, sea vessels, locomotives & rolling stock in question, as well the infrastructure surrounding such, and whether its use is classified as private or commercial

5) MANDATES that all aircraft, seagoing vessels, trains & railway routes operating internationally, and their relevant infrastructures, conform to ITSC requirements, subject to exemptions in article 6. Nations may require transport based in their own countries to conform to higher standards

6) AUTHORISES the following exemptions to article 5:
a) Domestic transport need not comply with ITSC regulations
b) Military craft & related control systems operating in peacetime need only comply with communications directives in circumstances where a threat is posed to civilian craft. Military craft operating during in wartime or involved in military operations are exempted fully from ITSC regulations
c) Military airfields & naval dockyards operating in peacetimes, and domestic transport hubs, must also comply with communications, markings, emergency equipment requirements, and avail themselves to civilian transport in distress

7) PROHIBITS nations from barring WA member state commercial transports in compliance with ITSC regulations from operating in their airspace, territory or territorial waters, or preventing such from docking, landing, or otherwise embarking/disembarking passengers & loading/unloading freight,
a) Nations are permitted to introduce reasonable requirements of prior notification and authorisation, but such are not to be refused on the grounds of the nation of the transport’s origin
b) Nations may refuse entry &c., if there are necessary practical reasons for doing so, such as limited capacity or quarantine, or in times of war or economic sanctions.

[Religionous]

Wow. No replies yet?

[The Dark Star Republic]

OOC: I'm not going to try to argue it's strictly against the rules or anything, but it does seem a little graceless to write a repeal arguing that a resolution should be repealed because it gets in the way of a proposal you drafted with your puppet. I've used puppets in the WA before, but I've always tried to make sure I never overlap arguments: The Dark Star Republic never argued in favour of or even commented on any proposals written by Gruenberger Overseas Affiliate Territory or Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland, for example. If you're going to use both Kaboomlandia and Religionous then it might be worth bearing in mind. Again, I'm not trying to make a rules argument, purely one of roleplaying convention.

[Religionous]

OOC: I'm not going to try to argue it's strictly against the rules or anything, but it does seem a little graceless to write a repeal arguing that a resolution should be repealed because it gets in the way of a proposal you drafted with your puppet. I've used puppets in the WA before, but I've always tried to make sure I never overlap arguments: The Dark Star Republic never argued in favour of or even commented on any proposals written by Gruenberger Overseas Affiliate Territory or Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland, for example. If you're going to use both Kaboomlandia and Religionous then it might be worth bearing in mind. Again, I'm not trying to make a rules argument, purely one of roleplaying convention.

OOC: How'd you know it was me?

[Jean Pierre Trudeau]

OOC: I'm not going to try to argue it's strictly against the rules or anything, but it does seem a little graceless to write a repeal arguing that a resolution should be repealed because it gets in the way of a proposal you drafted with your puppet. I've used puppets in the WA before, but I've always tried to make sure I never overlap arguments: The Dark Star Republic never argued in favour of or even commented on any proposals written by Gruenberger Overseas Affiliate Territory or Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland, for example. If you're going to use both Kaboomlandia and Religionous then it might be worth bearing in mind. Again, I'm not trying to make a rules argument, purely one of roleplaying convention.

OOC: How'd you know it was me?

Magic.

[Religionous]

If we're past the discussion over my puppetry, any feedback for the draft?

[Great Eldaria]

This could actually be sent in I think. Only thing is that banning of "unsafe" airlines might be misused. So a definition of "unsafe" would be nice, rest of it is good!

[Grays Harbor]

Unconvincing reasons. Self-serving.

[The Two Jerseys]

RECOGNIZING the intent of the resolution at hand, which was to legislate transport safety;

ANNOYED that the resolution is not comprehensive enough in its writing;

Really? How can the WA be so annoyed with it when they passed it in the first place?

DISMAYED that clause 6 exempts domestic transport

Maybe because domestic transport isn't international?

and most military craft from the regulations posed by the ITSC;

Maybe because military craft operate under conditions that are completely different from civilian craft?

CONCERNED that clause 3 can be overly restrictive on the appointment of transport officials in less developed nations;

Giving poor countries a pass just because they're poor negates the entire point of having international standards. If they can't afford to operate transports in a safe manner, they shouldn't be operating them at all.

DISAPPOINTED that clause 7 prevents nations from being able to ban unsafe airlines or foreign transport from their territory or airspace;

Did you actually read the resolution?

NOTICING that the resolution blocks off several facets of further legislation, such as the passage of a more comprehensive resolution on aircraft safety;

The ITSC has the ability to establish safety regulations. Why would further legislation be necessary?

WISHING to replace this resolution with a more detailed and comprehensive piece of WA law;

REPEALS GAR #34 "International Transport Safety".

As Grays Harbor said, self-serving.

[Flibbleites]

Jumping into the festering snakepit headfirst with this one...

[box]RECOGNIZING the intent of the resolution at hand, which was to legislate transport safety;

Which was successfully accomplished.

ANNOYED that the resolution is not comprehensive enough in its writing;

Considering it's pushing the character limit, it would be kind of hard to get more comprehensive than it already is.

DISAPPOINTED that clause 7 prevents nations from being able to ban unsafe airlines or foreign transport from their territory or airspace;

Holy crap! It's an honest to goodness Honest Mistake violation! Although considering the rest of the arguments used, I have my doubts as to just how "honest" this mistake actually is.

Bob Flibble
WA Representative

OOC: I've got to step out of character for this last bit.

NOTICING that the resolution blocks off several facets of further legislation, such as the passage of a more comprehensive resolution on aircraft safety;

I'm sorry but I'm calling out your bullshit on this one. International Aircraft Safety was NOT deleted because of the existence of this resolution. And if you continue to claim it was, I will continue to call you out on it.