Reform of the Civilian Ship Protection Act
Due to flaws found in the current civilian ship protection act, a major change will be made. Under the reformed act, all factions that have submitted to the civilian ship protection act cannot attack civilian ships from factions that have also submitted to the civilian ship protection act. Thus, in the reform, factions that have not submitted to the civilian ship protection act are now under threat, in that their ships can be freely attacked by factions. Therefore, there is more pressure for factions to submit to the Civilian Ship Protection Act.
Also, under the reform, ships can now be considered “civilian” under these conditions:
- the ship carries no weapons
OR
- the ship carries a white flag
- the ship does not take part in military actions
OR
- the ship serves a medical or support purpose
- the ship does not take part in military actions
The reforms take place immediately.