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Conventions & Amendments Coming Into Force Dates

Below, please find a listing of the International IMO Conventions, protocols and amendments and status regarding their entry into force. If available, text extracts are provided.

The IMO has yet to provide some of the documents in both official languages.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, as amended
SOLAS 1974

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended
SOLAS PROT 1978

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
SOLAS PROT (HSSC) 1988

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended
(COLREG (amended 1972))

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended
MARPOL PROT 1978

Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
MARPOL PROT 1997

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended
FAL (Amended 1965)

International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
LL (1966)

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
LL (HSSC) 1988

International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
Tonnage 1969

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

Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil, 1973, as amended
INTERVENTION PROT (Amended) 1973

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
CLC 1969

Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
CLC PROT 1976

Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
CLC PROT 1992

Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 1971
STP 1971

Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973
SPACE STP 1973

Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material, 1971
NUCLEAR 1971

International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971
FUND 1971

Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971
FUND PROT 1976

Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971
FUND PROT 1992

Protocol of 2000 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1972
FUND PROT 2000

Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1972
FUND PROT 2003

International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972, as amended
CSC 1972

Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
PAL 1974

Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
PAL PROT 1976

Protocol of 1990 to amend the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
PAL PROT 1990

Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL PROT 2002)
PAL PROT 2002

Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT), as amended
INMARSAT C

Operating Agreement on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT), as amended
INMARSAT OA

Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976
LLMC 1976

Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976
LLMC PROT 1996

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

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995
STCW F 1995

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979
SAR 1979

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

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

The International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement
COSSAR 1988

International Convention on Salvage, 1989
SALVAGE 1989

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

Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000
OPRC-HNS 2000

Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977
SFV PROT 1993

International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996
HNS 1996

International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollutions Damage, 2001
BUNKERS 2001

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

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, as amended
LC 1972

1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972
LC PROT 1996

Instruments which are in force or applicable but which are no longer fully operational because they have been superseded by later instruments

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948
SOLAS 1948

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended
OILPOL 1954

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960
SOLAS 1960

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960
COLREG 1960

Instruments not yet in force and not intended to enter into force

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
MARPOL 1973

Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977
SFV 1977

Protocol of 1984 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
CLC PROT 1984

Protocol of 1984 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971
FUND PROT 1984

Date modified:
2010-01-14