International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
17 June 1960
In force on
26 May 1965

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. American Samoa
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BAHAMAS
  9. BANGLADESH
  10. BELGIUM
  11. Bermuda
  12. BRAZIL
  13. BULGARIA
  14. BURMA
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CAMEROON
  17. CANADA
  18. Canal Zone
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. CUBA
  22. CYPRUS
  23. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  24. DENMARK
  25. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  26. ECUADOR
  27. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  28. Fiji
  29. FINLAND
  30. FRANCE
  31. GABON
  32. GAMBIA THE
  33. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  34. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  35. GHANA
  36. GREECE
  37. Guam
  38. GUINEA
  39. HAITI
  40. HONDURAS
  41. Hong Kong
  42. HUNGARY
  43. ICELAND
  44. INDIA
  45. INDONESIA
  46. IRAN
  47. IRAQ
  48. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  49. ISRAEL
  50. ITALY
  51. IVORY COAST
  52. JAMAICA
  53. JAPAN
  54. Johnston Island
  55. KENYA
  56. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  57. KUWAIT
  58. Land Berlin
  59. LEBANON
  60. LIBERIA
  61. LIBYA
  62. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  63. MALAYSIA
  64. MALDIVES
  65. MAURITANIA
  66. MEXICO
  67. Midway Islands
  68. MONACO
  69. MOROCCO
  70. NAURU
  71. NETHERLANDS THE
  72. NEW ZEALAND
  73. NICARAGUA
  74. NIGERIA
  75. NORWAY
  76. OMAN
  77. PAKISTAN
  78. PANAMA
  79. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  80. PARAGUAY
  81. PERU
  82. PHILIPPINES
  83. POLAND
  84. PORTUGAL
  85. Puerto Rico
  86. Qatar
  87. ROMANIA
  88. SAUDI ARABIA
  89. SENEGAL
  90. SEYCHELLES
  91. SINGAPORE
  92. SOMALIA
  93. SOUTH AFRICA
  94. SOUTH YEMEN
  95. SOVIET UNION
  96. SPAIN
  97. SRI LANKA
  98. SWEDEN
  99. SWITZERLAND
  100. SYRIA
  101. TAIWAN
  102. TONGA
  103. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  104. Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands
  105. TUNISIA
  106. TURKEY
  107. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  108. UNITED KINGDOM
  109. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  110. URUGUAY
  111. VENEZUELA
  112. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  113. Virgin Islands
  114. Wake Island
  115. WESTERN SAMOA
  116. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  117. YUGOSLAVIA
  118. ZAIRE
  119. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Acceptance 20 January 1964
ALGERIA Declaration 10 January 1966
American Samoa Extension 9 September 1975
Antilles Extension 16 October 1964
Antilles Denunciation 21 June 1988
ARGENTINA Statement 1 January 1905
ARGENTINA Signature 17 June 1960
ARGENTINA Acceptance 27 April 1966
ARGENTINA Denunciation 5 December 1979 5 December 1980
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
Aruba Denunciation 21 August 1988
AUSTRALIA Statement 1 January 1905
AUSTRALIA Signature 17 June 1960
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 20 December 1967
AUSTRIA Acceptance 4 August 1972
BAHAMAS Acceptance 22 July 1976 22 October 1976
BAHAMAS Declaration 22 July 1976
BANGLADESH Acceptance 10 May 1978 10 August 1978
BELGIUM Signature 17 June 1960
BELGIUM Acceptance 10 February 1966
Bermuda Extension 1 April 1975
BRAZIL Signature 17 June 1960
BRAZIL Acceptance 8 March 1967 8 June 1967
BULGARIA Signature 17 June 1960
BULGARIA Declaration 17 June 1960
BULGARIA Acceptance 16 October 1967 16 January 1968
BULGARIA Withdrawal Dec. 16 October 1967
BULGARIA Denunciation 17 January 1984 17 January 1985
BURMA Acceptance 12 July 1965
CAMBODIA Acceptance 24 November 1970 24 February 1971
CAMEROON Signature 17 June 1960
CANADA Statement 1 January 1905
CANADA Signature 17 June 1960
CANADA Acceptance 26 May 1965
Canal Zone Extension 9 September 1975
CHILE Acceptance 7 September 1966
CHINA Acceptance 5 October 1973 5 January 1974
CHINA Declaration 5 October 1973
CUBA Acceptance 22 August 1963
CYPRUS Acceptance 26 July 1965
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 5 July 1967
DENMARK Signature 17 June 1960
DENMARK Acceptance 1 December 1964
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 17 June 1960
ECUADOR Acceptance 30 June 1975 30 September 1975
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Acceptance 3 March 1972 3 June 1972
Fiji Acceptance 15 August 1972
Fiji Declaration 15 August 1972
FINLAND Signature 17 June 1960
FINLAND Acceptance 11 May 1965
FRANCE Statement 1 January 1905
FRANCE Signature 17 June 1960
FRANCE Acceptance 16 October 1961
GABON Acceptance 3 September 1973 3 December 1973
GAMBIA THE Acceptance 1 November 1966
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Acceptance 11 November 1976 11 February 1977
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 11 November 1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 17 June 1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 25 May 1965
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Extension 25 May 1965
GHANA Acceptance 22 March 1962
GREECE Statement 1 January 1905
GREECE Signature 17 June 1960
GREECE Acceptance 13 February 1963
Guam Extension 26 May 1965
GUINEA Acceptance 5 September 1968
HAITI Acceptance 17 March 1961
HONDURAS Acceptance 18 May 1969
Hong Kong Extension 7 December 1965
HUNGARY Signature 17 June 1960
HUNGARY Acceptance 24 March 1970
HUNGARY Declaration 24 March 1970
ICELAND Signature 17 June 1960
ICELAND Acceptance 11 December 1964
INDIA Signature 17 June 1960
INDIA Acceptance 28 February 1966
INDONESIA Acceptance 26 October 1966
IRAN Acceptance 31 May 1966
IRAQ Acceptance 27 February 1979 27 May 1979
IRAQ Declaration 27 February 1979
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Statement 1 January 1905
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 17 June 1960
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 14 February 1967
ISRAEL Signature 17 June 1960
ISRAEL Acceptance 5 October 1965
ISRAEL Communication 19 April 1966
ISRAEL Communication 16 April 1970
ITALY Signature 17 June 1960
ITALY Acceptance 26 May 1966
IVORY COAST Acceptance 2 November 1965
JAMAICA Acceptance 22 February 1968
JAPAN Signature 17 June 1960
JAPAN Acceptance 23 April 1963
Johnston Island Extension 18 March 1976
KENYA Acceptance 12 September 1975 12 December 1975
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 17 June 1960
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 8 December 1965
KUWAIT Signature 17 June 1960
KUWAIT Acceptance 14 May 1965
KUWAIT Communication 14 May 1965
Land Berlin Extension 25 May 1965
LEBANON Acceptance 27 April 1966
LIBERIA Signature 17 June 1960
LIBERIA Acceptance 26 May 1964
LIBYA Acceptance 10 January 1973 10 April 1973
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Acceptance 13 September 1962
MALAYSIA Acceptance 16 August 1965
MALDIVES Acceptance 29 January 1968
MAURITANIA Acceptance 4 December 1967
MEXICO Acceptance 22 June 1966
Midway Islands Extension 18 March 1976
MONACO Acceptance 25 March 1970
MOROCCO Acceptance 28 November 1962
NAURU Acceptance 18 January 1970 19 April 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Statement 1 January 1905
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 17 June 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 16 October 1964
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 16 October 1964
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 21 June 1988
NEW ZEALAND Signature 17 June 1960
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 14 February 1966
NICARAGUA Acceptance 9 October 1967
NIGERIA Acceptance 30 November 1965
NORWAY Statement 1 January 1905
NORWAY Signature 17 June 1960
NORWAY Acceptance 23 August 1961
OMAN Acceptance 20 August 1975 20 November 1975
OMAN Declaration 20 August 1975
PAKISTAN Signature 17 June 1960
PAKISTAN Acceptance 24 February 1966
PAKISTAN Declaration 24 February 1966
PANAMA Signature 17 June 1960
PANAMA Acceptance 12 October 1965
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Acceptance 18 May 1976 18 August 1976
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Reservation 18 May 1976
PARAGUAY Acceptance 11 September 1963
PERU Signature 17 June 1960
PERU Acceptance 25 July 1962
PHILIPPINES Signature 17 June 1960
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 11 August 1965
POLAND Acceptance 29 April 1966
PORTUGAL Signature 17 June 1960
PORTUGAL Acceptance 14 June 1966
Puerto Rico Extension 26 May 1965
Qatar Acceptance 31 January 1980 1 May 1980
ROMANIA Objection 1 January 1905
ROMANIA Acceptance 12 December 1966
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 3 May 1965
SENEGAL Acceptance 9 April 1970 9 July 1970
SEYCHELLES Acceptance 1 October 1976 1 January 1977
SINGAPORE Acceptance 12 May 1969
SOMALIA Acceptance 30 March 1967
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 13 December 1967
SOUTH YEMEN Acceptance 20 May 1969
SOVIET UNION Objection 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Signature 17 June 1960
SOVIET UNION Acceptance 4 August 1965
SPAIN Acceptance 22 January 1963
SRI LANKA Acceptance 10 May 1974 10 August 1974
SWEDEN Signature 17 June 1960
SWEDEN Acceptance 23 December 1965
SWITZERLAND Signature 17 June 1960
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 12 January 1966
SYRIA Acceptance 24 December 1968
TAIWAN Statement 1 January 1905
TAIWAN Signature 17 June 1960
TAIWAN Acceptance 23 February 1965
TONGA Acceptance 12 April 1977 12 July 1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 6 September 1966
Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands Extension 9 September 1975
TUNISIA Acceptance 20 May 1963
TURKEY Acceptance 2 June 1966
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 17 June 1960
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 27 July 1965
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 27 July 1965
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Withdrawal Dec. 25 January 1980
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 1 January 1905
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 17 June 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 11 May 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 11 May 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 11 June 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 7 December 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 April 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 31 March 1977
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 1 January 1905
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 17 June 1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 2 August 1962
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 26 May 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 9 September 1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 18 March 1976
URUGUAY Acceptance 19 September 1968
VENEZUELA Signature 17 June 1960
VENEZUELA Acceptance 23 January 1969
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 8 January 1962
Virgin Islands Extension 26 May 1965
Wake Island Extension 18 March 1976
WESTERN SAMOA Acceptance 23 October 1979 23 January 1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 6 March 1979 6 June 1979
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 17 June 1960
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 23 February 1965
ZAIRE Acceptance 20 May 1968
ZAMBIA Acceptance 2 September 1970 2 December 1970

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/001/644/0: 0
  2. UN Registration IMCO/0: 536 27
  3. Treaty Series 065/1965: Cmnd 2812||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0065.1965.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: b49b7adc-fa62-4b62-ae18-d3adb0837bf9
Treaty ID: 2354
Record ID: 70597