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A belligerent warship may not leave a neutral port or roadstead until 24 hours after thedeparture of a merchant ship flying the flag of its adversary. 18015.9.4 Supplies and Repairs of Belligerent Warships in Neutral Ports and Roadsteads.15.9.4.1 Food and Fuel for Belligerent Warships in Neutral Ports andRoadsteads. A neutral State has discretion to issue and implement regulations regarding thesupply of food and supplies for belligerent warships in its territory. 181 However, suchregulations must be applied impartially among belligerent States. 182A belligerent State’s warships may take on food supplies and provisions in a neutralState’s ports and roadsteads, but only to bring up their supplies to the peacetime standard. 183Similarly, a belligerent State’s warship may only take on sufficient fuel to enable it toreach the nearest port in its own country. 184 The belligerent State’s warship may, however, fillup its bunkers built to carry fuel when the neutral State has adopted this method of determiningthe amount of fuel to be supplied. 18515.9.4.2 Repairs of Belligerent Warships in a Neutral State’s Ports andRoadsteads. A belligerent State’s warships may only carry out such repairs in a neutral State’sports and roadsteads as are absolutely necessary to render the warships seaworthy; they may notadd to or repair weapons systems, or enhance any other aspect of their war fighting capability. 186The neutral State shall decide what repairs are necessary to restore seaworthiness; repairs mustbe accomplished with the least possible delay. 187180 HAGUE XIII art. 16 (“A belligerent war-ship may not leave a neutral port or roadstead until twenty-four hoursafter the departure of a merchant-ship flying the flag of its adversary.”).181 1928 PAN AMERICAN MARITIME NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art. 10 (“Belligerent warships may supplythemselves with fuel and stores in neutral ports, under the conditions especially established by the local authorityand in case there are no special provisions to that effect, they may supply themselves in the manner prescribed forprovisioning in time of peace.”).182 Refer to § 15.7.2 (A Neutral State’s Regulations Concerning Belligerent Warships and Prizes in Its Waters).183 HAGUE XIII art. 19 (“Belligerent war-ships may only revictual in neutral ports or roadsteads to bring up theirsupplies to the peace standard.”).184 HAGUE XIII art. 19 (“Similarly these vessels may only ship sufficient fuel to enable them to reach the nearest portin their own country.”).185 HAGUE XIII art. 19 (“They may, on the other hand, fill up their bunkers built to carry fuel, when in neutralcountries which have adopted this method of determining the amount of fuel to be supplied.”).186 HAGUE XIII art. 17 (“In neutral ports and roadsteads belligerent war-ships may only carry out such repairs as areabsolutely necessary to render them seaworthy, and may not add in any manner whatsoever to their fighting force.”);1928 PAN AMERICAN MARITIME NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art. 9 (“Damaged belligerent ships shall not bepermitted to make repairs in neutral ports beyond those that are essential to the continuance of the voyage and whichin no degree constitute an increase in its military strength.”).187 HAGUE XIII art. 17 (“The local authorities of the neutral Power shall decide what repairs are necessary, and thesemust be carried out with the least possible delay.”); 1928 PAN AMERICAN MARITIME NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art.9 (“The neutral state shall ascertain the nature of the repairs to be made and will see that they are made as rapidly aspossible.”).961