LFG Interstellar Trade Safety Standardization Treaty

[Mya Jesel]

What is that giant title, you ask? Its definitely a mouthful for what is more or less a simple idea- a Star Wars version of the International Maritime Organization.

Now, I know Space UNs have been… challenging in the past and cross-factional projects not always successful. However, with this being fairly focused in scope, I’m hoping those sorts of conflicts can be avoided.

Here’s a sort of framework:
1. The Rimward Trade League, specifically through the Merchant-Marine and Rescue Service, has been working on developing training and safety standards for all of its commercial and recreational spacers.

2. Those regulations are only enforceable where League authorities have jurisdiction, but the galaxy is significantly larger. And while one of the League’s economic goals is to have the best trained and most highly qualified spacers, they don’t see safety and efficiency as a competition.

3. The League Council reaches out initially to friendly ish governments to see if there is any interest in expanding standardization of safety and training regulations (Like the real like SOLAS convention).

Then we can hold a summit and hammer out details and agreements and make the space lanes safer.

 

[Hilal Vizsla]

I'm guessing you need Bounty Hunters to train these merchant marines?

 

[Mya Jesel]

I'm guessing you need Bounty Hunters to train these merchant marines?

we’ve got merchant-marine academies for this, since they’re merchant-mariners rather than merchant marines.

 

[Rex Valhoun]

If you want to make a big deal about a nation not joining the treaty, The Imperium is happy to oblige as we have The Elysium Trade Authority (ETA). The agency has been very successful in thwarting pirates and protecting trade routes, but we could always do a thread over a trade dispute, or an attempt to negotiate our own treaty, or something. Or you can just mention it in a thread some time. Anything goes.

 

[Kaia Starchaser]

Count me in for a Warden assisting