International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
5 April 1966
In force on
21 July 1968

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. American Samoa
  3. ANGOLA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. Antilles
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. Aruba
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AUSTRIA
  10. AZERBAIJAN
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. Bahrain
  13. BANGLADESH
  14. BARBADOS
  15. BELARUS
  16. BELGIUM
  17. BELIZE
  18. BENIN
  19. Berlin West
  20. Bermuda
  21. BOLIVIA
  22. BRAZIL
  23. British Virgin Islands
  24. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  25. BULGARIA
  26. BURMA
  27. CAMBODIA
  28. CAMEROON
  29. CANADA
  30. Canal Zone
  31. CAPE VERDE
  32. Cayman Islands
  33. CHILE
  34. CHINA
  35. COLOMBIA
  36. COMOROS
  37. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  38. Cook Islands
  39. CROATIA
  40. CUBA
  41. CYPRUS
  42. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  43. CZECH REPUBLIC
  44. DENMARK
  45. DJIBOUTI
  46. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  47. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  48. ECUADOR
  49. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  50. ERITREA
  51. ESTONIA
  52. ETHIOPIA
  53. Falkland Islands
  54. Fiji
  55. FINLAND
  56. FRANCE
  57. GABON
  58. GAMBIA THE
  59. GEORGIA
  60. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  61. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  62. GHANA
  63. Gibraltar
  64. GREECE
  65. Guam
  66. GUATEMALA
  67. GUINEA
  68. GUYANA
  69. HAITI
  70. HONDURAS
  71. Hong Kong
  72. HONG KONG SAR
  73. HUNGARY
  74. ICELAND
  75. INDIA
  76. INDONESIA
  77. IRAN
  78. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  79. Isle Of Man
  80. ISRAEL
  81. ITALY
  82. IVORY COAST
  83. JAMAICA
  84. JAPAN
  85. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  86. Johnston Island
  87. KAZAKHSTAN
  88. KENYA
  89. KOREA
  90. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  91. KUWAIT
  92. LEBANON
  93. LIBERIA
  94. LIBYA
  95. LITHUANIA
  96. LUXEMBOURG
  97. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  98. MALAWI
  99. MALAYSIA
  100. MALDIVES
  101. MALTA
  102. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  103. MAURITANIA
  104. MAURITIUS
  105. MEXICO
  106. Midway Islands
  107. MONACO
  108. MONGOLIA
  109. MONTENEGRO
  110. MOROCCO
  111. MOZAMBIQUE
  112. NAMIBIA
  113. NETHERLANDS THE
  114. NEW ZEALAND
  115. NICARAGUA
  116. NIGERIA
  117. NORWAY
  118. OMAN
  119. PAKISTAN
  120. PANAMA
  121. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  122. PERU
  123. PHILIPPINES
  124. POLAND
  125. PORTUGAL
  126. Puerto Rico
  127. Qatar
  128. ROMANIA
  129. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  130. SAUDI ARABIA
  131. SENEGAL
  132. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  133. SEYCHELLES
  134. SIERRA LEONE
  135. SINGAPORE
  136. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  137. SLOVENIA
  138. SOMALIA
  139. SOUTH AFRICA
  140. SOUTH YEMEN
  141. SOVIET UNION
  142. SPAIN
  143. SRI LANKA
  144. St Helena
  145. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  146. SUDAN
  147. SURINAME
  148. SWEDEN
  149. SWITZERLAND
  150. SYRIA
  151. TANZANIA
  152. THAILAND
  153. TOGO
  154. TONGA
  155. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  156. Trust Territory Of The Pacific
  157. TUNISIA
  158. TURKEY
  159. Turks And Caicos Islands
  160. TUVALU
  161. UKRAINE
  162. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  163. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  164. UNITED KINGDOM
  165. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  166. URUGUAY
  167. VANUATU
  168. VENEZUELA
  169. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  170. VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF
  171. Virgin Islands
  172. Wake Island
  173. WESTERN SAMOA
  174. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  175. YUGOSLAVIA
  176. ZAIRE
  177. ZAMBIA
  178. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 4 October 1976 4 January 1977
American Samoa Extension 9 September 1975
ANGOLA Accession 3 October 1991 3 January 1992
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 9 February 1987 9 May 1987
Antilles Extension 21 July 1967 21 July 1968
Antilles Extension 30 September 1998
ARGENTINA Signature 5 April 1966
ARGENTINA Acceptance 3 June 1971 3 September 1971
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 30 September 1998
AUSTRALIA Signature 4 July 1966
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 29 July 1968
AUSTRIA Accession 4 August 1972
AZERBAIJAN Accession 1 July 1997 1 October 1997
BAHAMAS Accession 22 July 1976 22 October 1976
Bahrain Accession 21 October 1985 21 January 1986
BANGLADESH Accession 10 May 1978 10 August 1978
BARBADOS Accession 1 September 1982 1 December 1982
BELARUS Accession 7 January 1994 7 April 1994
BELGIUM Signature 5 April 1966
BELGIUM Acceptance 22 January 1969
BELIZE Accession 2 April 1991 2 July 1991
BELIZE Communication 16 October 2007
BENIN Accession 1 November 1985 1 February 1986
Berlin West Extension 9 April 1969
Bermuda Extension 1 April 1975
BOLIVIA Accession 4 June 1999 4 September 1999
BRAZIL Signature 5 April 1966
BRAZIL Acceptance 12 September 1969
BRAZIL Communication 30 August 2000
British Virgin Islands Extension 10 June 2004 10 June 2004
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 6 March 1987 6 June 1987
BULGARIA Objection 1 January 1905
BULGARIA Signature 5 April 1966
BULGARIA Acceptance 30 December 1968
BURMA Accession 11 November 1987 11 February 1988
CAMBODIA Accession 28 November 1994 28 February 1995
CAMEROON Accession 14 May 1984 14 August 1984
CANADA Signature 5 April 1966
CANADA Acceptance 14 January 1970
Canal Zone Extension 9 September 1975
CAPE VERDE Accession 28 April 1977 28 July 1977
Cayman Islands Extension 23 June 1988
CHILE Accession 10 March 1975 10 June 1975
CHINA Accession 5 October 1973 5 January 1974
CHINA Reservation 5 October 1973
CHINA Statement 21 November 1975
CHINA Reservation 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
CHINA Declaration 8 July 2005 18 July 2005
COLOMBIA Accession 6 May 1987 6 August 1987
COMOROS Accession 22 November 2000 22 February 2001
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 6 June 1986 6 September 1986
Cook Islands Accession 21 December 2001 21 March 2002
CROATIA Succession 27 July 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 6 February 1969
CUBA Communication 14 December 1998
CYPRUS Accession 5 May 1969
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 19 October 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 16 June 1969
DENMARK Signature 5 April 1966
DENMARK Acceptance 28 June 1967
DJIBOUTI Accession 1 March 1984 1 June 1984
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 21 June 2000 21 September 2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28 June 1973 28 September 1973
ECUADOR Accession 12 January 1976 12 April 1976
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 24 April 1996 24 July 1996
ERITREA Accession 22 April 1996 22 July 1996
ESTONIA Accession 16 December 1991 16 March 1992
ETHIOPIA Accession 18 July 1985 18 October 1985
Falkland Islands Extension 19 May 2004
Fiji Accession 29 November 1972
FINLAND Accession 15 May 1968 15 August 1968
FRANCE Communication 1 January 1905
FRANCE Signature 5 April 1966
FRANCE Acceptance 30 November 1966
FRANCE Notification 7 August 2009
GABON Accession 21 January 1982 21 April 1982
GAMBIA THE Accession 1 November 1991 1 February 1992
GEORGIA Accession 19 April 1994 19 July 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 15 May 1975 15 August 1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Statement 15 May 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 5 April 1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 9 April 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 15 May 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 3 March 1976
GHANA Signature 5 April 1966
GHANA Acceptance 25 September 1968
Gibraltar Extension 1 December 1988
GREECE Signature 5 April 1966
GREECE Acceptance 12 June 1968
Guam Extension 9 September 1975
GUATEMALA Accession 5 September 1994 5 December 1994
GUINEA Accession 19 January 1981 19 April 1981
GUYANA Accession 10 December 1997 10 March 1998
HAITI Accession 6 April 1989 6 July 1989
HONDURAS Accession 16 November 1977 16 February 1978
Hong Kong Notification 1 January 1905
Hong Kong Extension 16 August 1972
Hong Kong Notification 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Reservation 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 25 September 1973 25 December 1973
ICELAND Signature 5 April 1966
ICELAND Acceptance 24 June 1970 24 September 1970
INDIA Signature 5 April 1966
INDIA Acceptance 19 April 1968
INDONESIA Accession 17 January 1977 17 April 1977
IRAN Accession 5 October 1973 5 January 1974
IRAN Communication 21 August 2000 1 September 2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 5 April 1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 28 August 1968
Isle Of Man Extension 11 October 1984 19 October 1984
Isle Of Man Declaration 6 May 2004
ISRAEL Signature 5 April 1966
ISRAEL Acceptance 5 July 1967
ITALY Signature 5 April 1966
ITALY Acceptance 19 April 1968
ITALY Communication 17 June 2002
IVORY COAST Signature 5 April 1966
IVORY COAST Acceptance 19 July 1971 19 October 1971
JAMAICA Accession 18 August 1982 18 November 1982
JAPAN Signature 5 April 1966
JAPAN Acceptance 15 May 1968
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 19 May 2004
Johnston Island Extension 18 March 1976
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 7 March 1994 7 June 1994
KENYA Accession 12 September 1975 12 December 1975
KOREA Signature 5 April 1966
KOREA Acceptance 10 July 1969
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 October 1989
KUWAIT Signature 5 April 1966
KUWAIT Acceptance 28 August 1968
LEBANON Accession 7 July 1970 7 October 1970
LIBERIA Signature 5 April 1966
LIBERIA Acceptance 8 May 1967
LIBERIA Communication 8 October 1998
LIBYA Accession 12 August 1974 12 November 1974
LITHUANIA Accession 4 December 1991 4 February 1992
LUXEMBOURG Accession 14 February 1991 14 May 1991
LUXEMBOURG Communication 30 September 1998
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 5 April 1966
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Acceptance 16 January 1967
MALAWI Accession 7 January 2002 7 April 2002
MALAYSIA Accession 12 January 1971 12 April 1971
MALDIVES Accession 29 January 1968 21 July 1968
MALTA Accession 11 September 1974 11 December 1974
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 26 April 1988 26 July 1988
MAURITANIA Accession 4 December 1967 21 July 1968
MAURITIUS Accession 11 October 1988 11 January 1989
MEXICO Accession 25 March 1970
Midway Islands Extension 18 March 1976
MONACO Accession 25 March 1970
MONGOLIA Accession 3 March 2003
MONTENEGRO Succession 19 February 2007 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Accession 19 January 1968 21 July 1968
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 30 October 1991 30 January 1992
NAMIBIA Accession 22 February 2002 22 May 2002
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 July 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 21 July 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 30 September 1998
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 17 January 2001
NEW ZEALAND Signature 30 June 1966
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 5 February 1970 5 May 1970
NICARAGUA Accession 2 February 1994 2 May 1994
NIGERIA Accession 14 November 1968
NORWAY Signature 1 July 1966
NORWAY Acceptance 18 March 1968 21 July 1968
NORWAY Communication 9 February 1998
NORWAY Communication 7 October 1998
NORWAY Communication 3 November 1998
NORWAY Communication 26 February 1999
NORWAY Communication 9 July 2002
OMAN Accession 20 August 1975 20 November 1975
OMAN Statement 20 August 1975
PAKISTAN Signature 5 April 1966
PAKISTAN Acceptance 5 December 1968 5 March 1969
PANAMA Signature 13 May 1966
PANAMA Ratification 13 May 1966
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 18 May 1976 18 August 1976
PERU Signature 5 April 1966
PERU Acceptance 18 January 1967
PHILIPPINES Signature 1 July 1966
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 4 March 1969
POLAND Objection 1 January 1905
POLAND Signature 5 April 1966
POLAND Acceptance 28 May 1969
PORTUGAL Accession 22 December 1969
Puerto Rico Extension 9 September 1975
Qatar Accession 31 January 1980 1 May 1980
ROMANIA Accession 3 June 1971 3 September 1971
ROMANIA Declaration 3 June 1971
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 29 October 1998 29 January 1999
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 5 September 1975 5 December 1975
SENEGAL Accession 18 August 1977 18 November 1977
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Succession 20 January 2003 27 April 1992
SEYCHELLES Accession 1 October 1976 1 January 1977
SIERRA LEONE Accession 13 August 1993 13 November 1993
SINGAPORE Accession 21 September 1971 21 December 1971
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 30 January 1995 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 12 November 1992 25 June 1991
SOMALIA Accession 30 March 1967 21 July 1968
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 5 April 1966
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 14 December 1966
SOUTH YEMEN Accession 20 May 1969
SOVIET UNION Objection 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Statement 4 July 1966
SOVIET UNION Signature 4 July 1966
SOVIET UNION Ratification 4 July 1966
SOVIET UNION Communication 31 August 1988
SPAIN Signature 5 April 1966
SPAIN Acceptance 1 July 1968
SRI LANKA Accession 10 May 1974 10 August 1974
St Helena Extension 10 June 2004 10 June 2004
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 29 April 1986 29 July 1986
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Communication 10 January 2006
SUDAN Accession 26 September 1991 26 December 1991
SURINAME Extension 21 July 1967 21 July 1968
SURINAME Succession 25 November 1975
SWEDEN Accession 28 July 1967 21 July 1968
SWITZERLAND Signature 11 May 1966
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 23 April 1968
SYRIA Accession 6 February 1975 6 May 1975
SYRIA Declaration 6 February 1975
TANZANIA Accession 28 February 1989 28 May 1989
THAILAND Accession 30 December 1992 30 March 1993
TOGO Accession 19 July 1989 19 October 1989
TONGA Accession 12 April 1977 12 July 1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 5 April 1966
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 24 August 1966
Trust Territory Of The Pacific Extension 9 September 1975
TUNISIA Signature 5 July 1966
TUNISIA Acceptance 23 August 1966
TURKEY Accession 5 August 1968
TURKEY Communication 10 March 1999
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 7 July 2004 7 July 2004
TUVALU Accession 22 August 1985 22 November 1985
UKRAINE Accession 25 October 1993 25 January 1994
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 15 December 1983 15 March 1984
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 5 April 1966
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 5 April 1966
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 6 December 1968 6 March 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 5 April 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 11 July 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 8 September 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 2 October 2008
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 9 January 2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 1 January 1905
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 5 April 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 17 November 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 29 March 1999
URUGUAY Accession 18 April 1977 18 July 1977
VANUATU Accession 28 July 1982 28 October 1982
VENEZUELA Signature 5 April 1966
VENEZUELA Acceptance 15 October 1974
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14 June 1968
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF Accession 18 December 1990 18 March 1991
Virgin Islands Extension 9 September 1975
Wake Island Extension 18 March 1976
WESTERN SAMOA Accession 23 October 1979 23 January 1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 6 March 1979
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 5 April 1966
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 25 October 1968
ZAIRE Accession 20 May 1968 20 August 1968
ZAMBIA Accession 2 September 1970 2 December 1970
Zanzibar Bound 26 November 2008

Citations

  1. UN Registration IMCO/0: 642 390
  2. Treaty Series 058/1968: Cmnd 3708||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1968-TS0058.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 009/1966: Cmnd 3070
  4. Treaty Series 050/1985: Cmnd. 9616||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1985-TS0050.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  7. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
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UUID: ecb11a5b-068e-47da-97a2-e492ca6ce9e0
Treaty ID: 2511
Record ID: 70772