Bandeira de conveniência: questões políticas, econômicas e históricas

Abstract

The study is an important issue for strategic long - term interests of the Brazilian State, which justifies the relevance of this research. The development of a state of Maritime Policy is crucial for a country that has one of the largest mesh back and waterways of the world. The hypothesis of this research argues that the study of the major hist orical, political and economic of flags of convenience, as well as the possibility of use of the World Trade Organization, through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Services GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services - GATS), to combat the practice, o r adapt it to the international maritime community to take advantage of it. The study done by defining and political, economic and historical flags of convenience, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using this system for the crews of vessels fl ying such flags, to the country of the owner and the owner. There will also be further cited the environmental impacts caused by accidents whose vessels were Convenience Flag and the relationship of this system with piracy and terrorism nowadays . Also will quote the campaign promoted by the International Federation of Transport Workers (ITF) against such a measure. Finally, we propose some measures taken by shipowners and shipping companies in order to mitigate the harm arising from the use of Flags of Conv enience.