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<p>The <b>flag state</b> of a <a href="page.php?w=merchant_vessel">merchant vessel</a> is the <a href="page.php?w=jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a> under whose laws the vessel is <a href="page.php?w=Ship_registration">registered or licensed</a>, and is deemed the nationality of the vessel. A merchant vessel must be registered and can only be registered in one jurisdiction, but may change the jurisdiction in which it is registered. The flag state has the <a href="page.php?w=authority">authority</a> and responsibility to enforce regulations over <a href="page.php?w=Watercraft">vessels</a></p><p>
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