The regulations set out the provisions that prospective seabed miners, on the one hand, and the Authority, on the other, must follow in any work to locate and evaluate deposits of nodules rich in valuable metals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese.
规章载有未来的海底采矿者和管理局在寻找和评价富于镍、铜、钴和锰等高价值金属的结核矿床的任何工作中必须遵守的规定。