IMO Conventions Ratifications

Convention on the International Maritime Organization, 1948

Established the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, 1991

Amendments to the IMO Convention.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Safety of ships and crews.

Protocol of 1978 to the SOLAS Convention

Tanker safety amendments to SOLAS.

Protocol of 1988 to the SOLAS Convention (harmonized system)

Harmonized system of survey and certification.

International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

Safe loading and assignment of load lines.

Protocol of 1988 to the Load Lines Convention

Harmonized system of survey and certification.

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972

Prevention of collisions at sea.

International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

Universal tonnage measurement of ships.

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978

Training and certification of seafarers.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973/1978

Prevention of maritime pollution.

MARPOL Annex III – Harmful Substances Carried in Packaged Form

Prevention of pollution by harmful substances in packaged form.

MARPOL Annex IV – Sewage from Ships

Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships.

MARPOL Annex V – Garbage from Ships

Prevention of pollution by garbage from ships.

Protocol of 1997 to MARPOL (Annex VI – Air Pollution)

Prevention of air pollution from ships.

International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969

Right to intervene on the high seas after oil pollution casualties.

Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil, 1973

Extends intervention rights to substances other than oil.

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990

Oil pollution preparedness and response.

International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001

Control of harmful anti-fouling systems.

International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

Control and management of ships' ballast water.

Protocol of 1992 to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

Civil liability for oil pollution damage.

International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001

Liability for bunker oil pollution damage.

Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007

Removal of hazardous wrecks.

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979

Maritime search and rescue cooperation.

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988

Suppression of unlawful acts against maritime navigation.

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988

Suppression of unlawful acts against fixed platforms.

2005 Protocol amending the SUA Convention

Modernized SUA regime against maritime terrorism.

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965

Facilitation of international maritime traffic.

International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea

Liability for hazardous and noxious substances.

Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009

Safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.