Special rules of procedure for conducting research on board

1982 Convention requires Member shall cooperate in this area and to exercise freedoms granted taking into consideration the interests of other countries and their rights on the international activities of the submarine areas. Seas must be used exclusively for peaceful purposes, is prohibited, for example, nuclear testing in the high seas and airspace above it (treaty of 1963) or the placement of nuclear weapons on the seabed (Treaty of 1971). Seas is not, however, demilitarized and nuclear-free neutralized restrictions set partially in character, so that in time of peace on the high seas is allowed there military navies and seas in wartime can be used as a theater of operations military.