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Treaty and convention are two words that looks to have same meaning.
Too often I hear the question about difference between these two terms . And each time I read or hear an answer to this question, it becomes even more confusing.
Do you feel the same way about these terms ? So lets simplify these terms once for all.
What is a treaty ?
We will come to the difference part. But first let us understand what exactly a treaty is. And what more better way to understand this than with a story.
The story is about “peace process”.
Let us say there are 2 friends. Off late, they fight a lot with each other. But now they want to have a peaceful environment. So they made a set of rules for each one to follow. Both of them signed these rules and agreed to follow this in the future.
You know what ? They have just signed a treaty.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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