measures necessary against vessels suspected of being used for terrorist activities or for smuggling arms, ammunition, drugs, goods, or for any other illegal activity. The Palestinian Police will be notified of such actions, and the ensuing procedures will be coordinated through the Maritime Coordination and Cooperation Center.

2. The Palestinian Coastal Police
   
   
1. The Palestinian Coastal Police may function in Zone L, up to a distance of 6 nautical miles from the coast. In special cases, it may also exercise control over Palestinian fishing boats fishing in Zone L in an additional area of 6 nautical miles, up to the limit of 12 nautical miles from the coastline, after clearance and coordination through the Maritime Coordination and Cooperation Center.
   
   
2. The Palestinian Coastal Police shall have up to 8 boats with a displacement of up to 30 tons. They will sail at a speed of up to 20 knots.
   
   
3. The boats shall carry weapons of up to a 7.62 mm caliber.
   
   
4. Boats of the Palestinian Coastal Police may fly a Palestinian flag, have police identification markings and shall operate identification lights.
   
   
5. The Parties shall cooperate on all sea matters, including mutual help at sea, and pollution and environmental issues.
   
   
6. The boats of the Palestinian Coastal Police will initially use the Gaza Wharf
   
   
7. Boats belonging to Israelis are solely subject to the control, authority and jurisdiction of Israel and the Israel Navy.
   
   

3. Maritime Coordination and Cooperation Center
   
   
1. A Maritime Coordination and Cooperation Center ( hereinafter " the MC " ) shall function as part of the JSC, to coordinate civil maritime activities and coastal police affairs off the coast of the Gaza Strip.
   
   
2. The MC shall function within the relevant DCO, and will determine its own rules of procedure.
   
   
3. The MC shall function 24 hours a day.
   
   
4. The MC shall be staffed by members of the Israel Navy and the Palestinian Coastal Police, each providing a liaison officer and an assistant liaison officer.
   
   
5. A direct radio telephone link ( hot line ) shall be set up between the Israel Navy vessels and the Palestinian Coastal Police vessels.
   
   
6. The role of the MC is to coordinate:
   
   
1. assistance between the Coastal Police and the Israel Navy as may be necessary to deal with incidents arising at sea;
   
   
2. Coastal Police training involving the use of firearms;

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