For the purposes of this Convention:
“ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever not permanently attached to the sea-bed, including dynamically supported craft, submersibles, or any other floating craft.
“transport” means to initiate, arrange or exercise effective control, including decision-making authority, over the movement of a person or item.
“serious injury or damage” means:
- (i)
serious bodily injury; or
- (ii)
extensive destruction of a place of public use, State or government facility, infrastructure facility, or public transportation system, resulting in major economic loss; or
- (iii)
substantial damage to the environment, including air, soil, water, fauna, or flora.
- (i)
“BCN weapon” means:
- (i)
“biological weapons”, which are:
- (1)
microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes; or
- (2)
weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.
- (1)
- (ii)
“chemical weapons”, which are, together or separately:
- (1)
toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for:
- (A)
industrial, agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes; or
- (B)
protective purposes, namely those purposes directly related to protection against toxic chemicals and to protection against chemical weapons; or
- (C)
military purposes not connected with the use of chemical weapons and not dependent on the use of the toxic properties of chemicals as a method of warfare; or
- (D)
law enforcement including domestic riot control purposes,
as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes;
- (A)
- (2)
munitions and devices specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (ii)(1), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munitions and devices;
- (3)
any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions and devices specified in subparagraph (ii)(2).
- (1)
- (iii)
nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices.
- (i)
“toxic chemical” means any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals. This includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production, and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in munitions or elsewhere.
“precursor” means any chemical reactant which takes part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical. This includes any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.
“Organization” means the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
“Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the Organization.