11. With developed international equivalencies, AMO officers can crew vessels registered with more than a dozen flag states . 12. The Tokyo and Paris organizations generate, based on deficiencies and detentions, black-, white-, and grey-lists of flag states . 13. In Vanuatu, the Vanuatu Maritime Authority has the responsibility to enforce maritime laws and exercise flag state control. 14. Panama was the world's largest flag state for container ships, with 541 of the vessels in its registry. 15. If coastal nations abuse rights when boarding a vessel, the treaty allows flag states to seek compensation, he said. 16. But as to whether they are in practice, he said, " you'd have to ask the flag states ." 17. However, those cases both involved ships that flew the flag of the flag state and were thus easily distinguishable. 18. The league has been officially called the All Flags State League Division 1 due to sponsorship arrangements since 2011. 19. Because of universal jurisdiction, action can be taken against pirates without objection from the flag state of the pirate vessel. 20. The Regulation regarding the flag stated that the colors of the flag must match the ones shown in the annex.
