Total word limit: 1400. You may refer to any written materials, textbooks or notes. Give reasons for answers and reference to relevant authorities, where appropriate. You may refer to any written materials, textbooks or notes. Please also use the UNCLOS 1982 Convention (legislation). AGLC 4 FOOTNOTING REQUIRED. Question 1 On the night of April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, killed eleven workers. The rig sat above an oil well sunk in the ocean floor, more than three miles below the surface. Details remain unclear, but a safety device called a blowout preventer failed to stop the oil from gushing through a broken pipe and into the ocean. A series of attempts by British Petroleum to cap the well or slow the oil flow initially failed, and before the oil stopped flowing it was reportedly the worst marine oil spill in U.S history. Oil reached the shores of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Do you think the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) can be used to address the problem? Explain your answer with relevant references. (700 words max.). Question 2 – Marine Spatial Planning is simply a management principle for sustainable ocean governance. Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer with relevant references. (700 words max.) SHOULD BE NON-PLAGIARISED AS IT WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH TURNITIN. MAKE SURE 100% UNIQUE.
