The Scientific and Technical Advisory Body
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Body (STAB) of the 2001 Convention is a subsidiary body of 14 experts elected by the Meeting of States Parties that provides advice to the Meeting in scientific and technical matters. It assesses compliance with the Rules of the Annex to the Convention in all activities directed at underwater cultural heritage, and also contributes to capacity building, to the development of national action plans, and to guiding States Parties in the implementation process.
Meetings of the STAB
The STAB generally meets once a year but also operates through missions and electronic procedures. These meetings bring together Advisory Body members, representatives of accredited NGOs, and the Secretariat. Experts qualified to assist the Advisory Body may be invited to speak.
At meetings, the recommendations of the advisory body shall be adopted by consensus of its members or, in the absence of consensus, by a majority vote.
Documents of STAB meetings
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Members of the Advisory Body
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STAB experts are readily available to offer advice or, if necessary, to send a mission to the requesting State Party. Working through physical meetings, electronic exchange and missions, the STAB is dynamic and can intervene in a timely, low-cost manner, as demonstrated by the STAB’s investigations.
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The Missions of the STAB
