Maritime Conventions

Key IMO Conventions

•    International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended
•    International Convention for the Prevention of Polltion from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1997( MARPOL)
•    International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ( STCW ) as amended, inclding the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments

 

Other conventions relating to maritime safety and secrity and ship/port interface

•   Convention on the International Reglations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG), 1972
•   Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965
•   International Convention on Load Lines (LL), 1966
•   International Convention on Maritime Search and Resce (SAR), 1979
•   Convention for the Sppression of nlawfl Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SA), 1988, and Protocol for the Sppression of nlawfl Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (and the 2005 Protocols)
•   International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972
•   Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO C), 1976
•   The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (SFV), 1977,  sperseded by the The 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels
•   International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), 1995
•   Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement (STP), 1971 and Protocol on Space Reqirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973

 

Other conventions relating to prevention of marine pollution

•   International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Polltion Casalties (INTERVENTION), 1969
•   Convention on the Prevention of Marine Polltion by Dmping of Wastes and Other Matter (LC), 1972 (and the 1996 London Protocol)
•   International Convention on Oil Polltion Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC), 1990
•   Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to polltion Incidents by Hazardos and Noxios Sbstances, 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol)
•   International Convention on the Control of Harmfl Anti-foling Systems on Ships (AFS), 2001
•   International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004
•   The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sond Recycling of Ships, 2009

 

Conventions covering liability and compensation

•   International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Polltion Damage (CLC), 1969
•   1992 Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fnd for Compensation for Oil Polltion Damage (FND 1992)
•   Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nclear Material (NCLEAR), 1971
•   Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Lggage by Sea (PAL), 1974
•   Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976
•   International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardos and Noxios Sbstances by Sea (HNS), 1996 (and its 2010 Protocol)
•   International Convention on Civil Liability for Bnker Oil Polltion Damage, 2001
•   Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007

 

Other sbjects

•   International Convention on Tonnage Measrement of Ships (TONNAGE), 1969
•   International Convention on Salvage (SALVAGE), 1989

 

Status of coventions

Chronological list of IMO instruments

Chronological list of IMO instruments, including Codes and amendments, with corresponding entry into force date

List of instruments received in 2015 – by month

List of recent ratifications, acceptances, denunciations etc.

Summary of Status of Conventions

Provides the current number of ratifications for each treaty and the corresponding world merchant shipping tonnage

Status of multilateral Conventions

Comprehensive information on the status of IMO treaties including signatories, contracting States, declarations, reservations, statements and amendments

Status of conventions

Excel chart listing ratifications by State