19 Article 255. Measures to facilitate marine scientific research and assist research vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 256. Marine scientific research in the Area . . . . . . . . . . Article 257. Marine scientific research in the water column beyond the exclusive economic zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 4. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTALLATIONS OR EQUIPMENT IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ............................................ Article 258. Deployment and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 259. Legal status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 260. Safety zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 261. Non-interference with shipping routes . . . . . . . . . . Article 262. Identification markings and warning signals . . . . . SECTION 5. RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 263. Responsibility and liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 6. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND INTERIM MEASURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 264. Settlement of disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 265. Interim measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART XIV. 121 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 266. Promotion of the development and transfer of marine technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 267. Protection of legitimate interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 268. Basic objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 269. Measures to achieve the basic objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ............................................ Article 270. Ways and means of international cooperation . . . . Article 271. Guidelines, criteria and standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 272. Coordination of international programmes . . . . . . Article 273. Cooperation with international organizations and the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 274. Objectives of the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 3. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MARINE SCIENTI-FIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 275. Establishment of national centres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 276. Establishment of regional centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 277. Functions of regional centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 4. COOPERATION AMONG I N T E R N A T I O N A L ORGANIZATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 127