He said some campaigners appeared to misunderstand the difference between a search and rescue vessel and an emergency tow vessel, and thenatureofthecontract process.
The extensive natureofthe Code, including the contract-law-based mechanism for ensuring compliance with it, creates a system of accountability, albeit voluntary, over PSCs.
It is rare in American politics to arrive at a moment in which the debate revolves around the fundamental natureof American democracy and the social contract.