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3. Passage includes stopping and anchoring, but only in so far as 

 the same are incidental to ordinary navigation or are rendered neces- 

 sary by force majeure or by distress. 



4. Passage is innocent so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, 

 good order or security of the coastal State. Such passage shall take 

 place in conformity with these articles and with other rules of inter- 

 national law. 



5. Passage of foreign fishing vessels shall not be considered innocent 

 if they do not observe such laws and regulations as the coastal State 

 may make and publish in order to prevent these vessels from fishing in 

 the territorial sea. 



6. Submarines are required to navigate on the surface and to show 

 their flag. 



Article 15 



1. The coastal State must not hamper innocent passage through the 

 territorial sea. 



2. The coastal State is required to give appropriate publicity to any 

 dangers to navigation, of which it has knowledge, withm its territorial 

 sea. 



Article 16 



1. The coastal State may take the necessary steps in its territorial 

 sea to prevent passage which is not innocent. 



2. In the case of ships proceeding to internal waters, the coastal 

 State shall also have the right to take the necessary steps to prevent 

 any breach of the conditions to which admission of those snips to 

 those waters is subject. 



3. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4, the coastal State may, 

 without discrimination amongst foreign ships, suspend temporarily 

 in specified areas of its territorial sea uie innocent passage of foreign 

 ships if such suspension is essential for the protection of its security. 

 Such suspension shall take effect only after having been duly pub- 

 lished. 



4. There shall be no suspension of the innocent passage of foreign 

 ships through straits which are used for international navigation 

 between one part of the high seas and another part of the high seas or 

 the territorial sea of a foreign State. 



Article 17 



Foreign ships exercising the right of innocent passage shall comply 

 with the laws and regulations enacted by the coastal State in con- 

 formity with these articles and other rules of international law and, 

 in particular, with such laws and regulations relating to transport 

 and navigation. 



