Conformance test reports issued by the Netherlands Antilles
or any of its authorized testing Application Service Providers continue
to remain valid with regard to ships registered in Curaçao.
The Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist as an autonomous country
within the Kingdom of the Netherlands with effect from 10 October
2010 and Curaçao and Saint Martin are now separate autonomous
countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In principle, all
international agreements ratified by the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
for the Netherlands Antilles, including reservations made, continue
to apply to the islands of Curaçao and Saint Martin.