International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
31 May 1929
In force on
1 January 1933

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aegean Islands
  2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. BELGIUM
  5. BRAZIL
  6. BULGARIA
  7. BURMA
  8. CAMBODIA
  9. CANADA
  10. CHILE
  11. CHINA
  12. DANZIG
  13. DENMARK
  14. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  15. East Indies
  16. EGYPT
  17. ERITREA
  18. ESTONIA
  19. FINLAND
  20. FRANCE
  21. French Indo-china
  22. GERMANY
  23. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  24. GREECE
  25. HAITI
  26. Hong Kong
  27. HUNGARY
  28. ICELAND
  29. INDIA
  30. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  31. ISRAEL
  32. ITALY
  33. JAPAN
  34. LIBERIA
  35. LIBYA
  36. NETHERLANDS THE
  37. Netherlands West Indies
  38. NEW ZEALAND
  39. NEW ZEALAND
  40. NORWAY
  41. PAKISTAN
  42. PANAMA
  43. PHILIPPINES
  44. POLAND
  45. PORTUGAL
  46. ROUMANIA
  47. Somaliland
  48. SOUTH AFRICA
  49. SOVIET UNION
  50. SPAIN
  51. Straits Settlements
  52. SWEDEN
  53. TURKEY
  54. UNITED KINGDOM
  55. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  56. VIETNAM
  57. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aegean Islands Extension 30 August 1935
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Accession 19 October 1935
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Withdrawal 31 July 1956
AUSTRALIA Signature 31 May 1929
AUSTRALIA Ratification 23 December 1935
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal 6 October 1959
BELGIUM Signature 31 May 1929
BELGIUM Ratification 29 May 1935
BELGIUM Withdrawal 19 November 1952
BRAZIL Accession 1 January 1933
BRAZIL Withdrawal 15 March 1956
BULGARIA Accession 4 September 1933
BULGARIA Withdrawal 25 February 1957
BURMA Extension 1 April 1937
BURMA Withdrawal 22 July 1964
CAMBODIA Application 1 January 1905
CANADA Signature 31 May 1929
CANADA Ratification 1 October 1932
CANADA Withdrawal 19 November 1952
CHILE Accession 22 June 1939
CHILE Withdrawal 5 July 1955
CHINA Accession 14 February 1933
DANZIG Accession 30 January 1933
DENMARK Signature 31 May 1929
DENMARK Ratification 3 June 1930
DENMARK Withdrawal 19 November 1952
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 11 October 1948 11 January 1949
East Indies Extension 1 May 1935
EGYPT Accession 24 July 1936
EGYPT Withdrawal 3 December 1954
ERITREA Extension 30 August 1935
ESTONIA Accession 12 July 1935
FINLAND Signature 31 May 1929
FINLAND Ratification 1 October 1932
FINLAND Withdrawal 11 November 1953
FRANCE Signature 31 May 1929
FRANCE Ratification 1 October 1932
FRANCE Declaration 15 November 1938
FRANCE Withdrawal 19 November 1952
French Indo-china Extension 15 November 1938
GERMANY Signature 31 May 1929
GERMANY Ratification 1 October 1932
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Withdrawal 10 November 1954
GREECE Accession 20 February 1938
GREECE Withdrawal 21 January 1954
HAITI Accession 16 May 1951 16 August 1951
Hong Kong Extension 1 May 1935
HUNGARY Accession 1 January 1933
ICELAND Accession 6 January 1933
ICELAND Withdrawal 19 November 1952
INDIA Signature 31 May 1929
INDIA Ratification 1 October 1934
INDIA Withdrawal 27 November 1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 31 May 1929
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 8 February 1934
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal 19 August 1953
ISRAEL Accession 2 July 1952
ISRAEL Withdrawal 10 July 1968
ITALY Signature 31 May 1929
ITALY Ratification 1 October 1932
ITALY Declaration 30 August 1935
ITALY Withdrawal 19 November 1952
JAPAN Signature 31 May 1929
JAPAN Ratification 11 June 1935
JAPAN Declaration 12 July 1935
JAPAN Withdrawal 19 November 1952
LIBERIA Accession 25 March 1949 25 June 1949
LIBERIA Withdrawal 13 July 1954
LIBYA Extension 30 August 1935
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 31 May 1929
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 20 October 1930
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 20 October 1930
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 19 November 1952
Netherlands West Indies Withdrawal 9 February 1939
NEW ZEALAND Extension 19 November 1934
NEW ZEALAND Withdrawal 19 November 1952
NEW ZEALAND Withdrawal 19 November 1952
NORWAY Signature 31 May 1929
NORWAY Ratification 1 October 1932
NORWAY Withdrawal 19 November 1952
PAKISTAN Withdrawal 7 December 1955
PANAMA Accession 13 July 1930
PHILIPPINES Accession 10 February 1948
PHILIPPINES Withdrawal 18 September 1953
POLAND Accession 4 June 1934
POLAND Withdrawal 11 June 1954
PORTUGAL Accession 6 January 1933
PORTUGAL Withdrawal 19 November 1952
ROUMANIA Accession 26 November 1936
ROUMANIA Withdrawal 30 September 1954
Somaliland Extension 30 August 1935
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 24 May 1947
SOUTH AFRICA Withdrawal 19 November 1952
SOVIET UNION Signature 31 May 1929
SOVIET UNION Ratification 2 July 1935
SOVIET UNION Withdrawal 3 October 1955
SPAIN Signature 31 May 1929
SPAIN Ratification 22 June 1932
SPAIN Withdrawal 16 January 1956
Straits Settlements Extension 1 May 1935
SWEDEN Signature 31 May 1929
SWEDEN Ratification 1 October 1932
SWEDEN Withdrawal 19 November 1952
TURKEY Accession 27 August 1949
TURKEY Withdrawal 19 October 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Re-Application 1 January 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 31 May 1929
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 October 1932
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 November 1934
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 May 1935
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 April 1937
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 24 May 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal 19 November 1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 31 May 1929
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 7 August 1936
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Withdrawal 19 November 1952
VIETNAM Application 1 January 1905
VIETNAM Withdrawal 15 September 1953
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 13 August 1940
YUGOSLAVIA Withdrawal 19 November 1952

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/159/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.136 (p.81)/0: 0
  3. League of Nations Registration 3127/0: 0
  4. Treaty Series 034/1932: Cmd 4198||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0034.1932.pdf
  5. Other Error/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: b61cc6a7-6f73-4ce0-ad14-8977400b6a0f
Treaty ID: 1874
Record ID: 63471