International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
10 June 1948
In force on
19 February 1952

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ANGOLA
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BRAZIL
  8. BULGARIA
  9. CAMBODIA
  10. CAMEROON
  11. CANADA
  12. Cape Verde Islands
  13. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  14. CHAD
  15. CHILE
  16. CONGO
  17. CUBA
  18. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  19. DAHOMEY
  20. DENMARK
  21. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  22. EGYPT
  23. FINLAND
  24. FRANCE
  25. French Overseas Territories
  26. GABON
  27. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  28. GHANA
  29. GREECE
  30. GUINEA
  31. HAITI
  32. Hong Kong
  33. HUNGARY
  34. ICELAND
  35. INDIA
  36. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  37. ISRAEL
  38. ITALY
  39. IVORY COAST
  40. JAPAN
  41. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  42. KUWAIT
  43. Land Berlin
  44. LIBERIA
  45. Macao
  46. MADAGASCAR
  47. MALAYA
  48. MALI
  49. MAURITANIA
  50. MEXICO
  51. MONACO
  52. MOROCCO
  53. MOZAMBIQUE
  54. NETHERLANDS THE
  55. NEW ZEALAND
  56. NICARAGUA
  57. NIGER
  58. NIGERIA
  59. NORWAY
  60. PAKISTAN
  61. PANAMA
  62. PHILIPPINES
  63. POLAND
  64. PORTUGAL
  65. Portuguese Guinea
  66. Portuguese Overseas Provinces
  67. Portuguese State Of India
  68. Portuguese Timor
  69. ROMANIA
  70. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  71. SENEGAL
  72. SINGAPORE
  73. SOMALIA
  74. SOUTH AFRICA
  75. SOVIET UNION
  76. SPAIN
  77. SWEDEN
  78. SWITZERLAND
  79. TAIWAN
  80. TUNISIA
  81. TUNISIA
  82. TURKEY
  83. UNITED KINGDOM
  84. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  85. URUGUAY
  86. VENEZUELA
  87. VIETNAM
  88. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 20 January 1964
ANGOLA Extension 23 February 1957
Antilles Extension 11 January 1955
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 10 June 1948
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Acceptance 31 July 1956
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Denunciation 5 September 1967
AUSTRALIA Signature 10 June 1948
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 6 October 1959
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 20 December 1968
BELGIUM Signature 10 June 1948
BELGIUM Acceptance 5 December 1951
BELGIUM Denunciation 22 March 1967
BRAZIL Signature 10 June 1948
BRAZIL Acceptance 17 January 1956
BRAZIL Denunciation 20 April 1968
BULGARIA Acceptance 17 August 1956
CAMBODIA Acceptance 2 March 1954
CAMBODIA Denunciation 24 November 1971
CAMEROON Succession 4 January 1962
CANADA Signature 10 June 1948
CANADA Acceptance 1 February 1951
CANADA Denunciation 15 October 1966
Cape Verde Islands Extension 23 February 1957
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Succession 6 November 1961
CHAD Acceptance 31 May 1955
CHILE Signature 10 June 1948
CHILE Acceptance 5 June 1953
CONGO Acceptance 25 April 1961
CUBA Acceptance 26 August 1954
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 25 March 1957
DAHOMEY Acceptance 20 April 1961
DENMARK Signature 10 June 1948
DENMARK Acceptance 15 October 1951
DENMARK Denunciation 26 May 1966
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 29 March 1955
EGYPT Signature 10 June 1948
EGYPT Acceptance 11 June 1954
EGYPT Denunciation 27 July 1966
FINLAND Signature 10 June 1948
FINLAND Acceptance 13 August 1953
FINLAND Denunciation 26 May 1966
FRANCE Signature 10 June 1948
FRANCE Acceptance 8 February 1950
French Overseas Territories Extension 31 May 1955
GABON Acceptance 31 May 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 19 August 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 26 May 1966
GHANA Acceptance 22 November 1957
GHANA Denunciation 9 August 1968
GREECE Signature 10 June 1948
GREECE Acceptance 21 January 1954
GREECE Denunciation 18 October 1966
GUINEA Succession 4 May 1960
HAITI Acceptance 26 May 1954
Hong Kong Extension 7 April 1953
Hong Kong Denunciation 26 May 1966
HUNGARY Acceptance 15 August 1956
ICELAND Signature 10 June 1948
ICELAND Acceptance 19 October 1950
ICELAND Denunciation 23 July 1966
INDIA Signature 10 June 1948
INDIA Acceptance 19 November 1952
INDIA Denunciation 6 October 1967
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 10 June 1948
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 19 August 1953
ISRAEL Acceptance 2 July 1952
ISRAEL Denunciation 13 October 1968
ITALY Signature 10 June 1948
ITALY Acceptance 19 November 1951
IVORY COAST Acceptance 1 April 1961
IVORY COAST Denunciation 17 March 1968
JAPAN Acceptance 23 July 1952
JAPAN Denunciation 26 May 1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 10 March 1960
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 1 April 1971
KUWAIT Acceptance 12 January 1959
KUWAIT Denunciation 26 May 1966
Land Berlin Extension 19 August 1954
LIBERIA Acceptance 13 January 1953
LIBERIA Denunciation 27 October 1966
Macao Extension 23 February 1957
MADAGASCAR Acceptance 2 June 1961
MALAYA Extension 5 August 1953
MALAYA Denunciation 5 August 1953
MALI Acceptance 31 May 1955
MAURITANIA Succession 5 December 1961
MEXICO Acceptance 4 January 1962
MONACO Acceptance 12 January 1955
MOROCCO Extension 22 April 1955
MOZAMBIQUE Extension 23 February 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 10 June 1948
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 18 April 1950
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 26 May 1966
NEW ZEALAND Signature 10 June 1948
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 29 December 1949
NEW ZEALAND Denunciation 14 February 1967
NICARAGUA Acceptance 19 February 1954
NIGER Succession 24 September 1962
NIGERIA Acceptance 3 July 1963
NORWAY Signature 10 June 1948
NORWAY Acceptance 12 June 1950
NORWAY Denunciation 26 May 1966
PAKISTAN Signature 10 June 1948
PAKISTAN Acceptance 1 February 1951
PAKISTAN Denunciation 24 May 1967
PANAMA Signature 10 June 1948
PANAMA Acceptance 8 January 1954
PHILIPPINES Signature 10 June 1948
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 2 October 1952
PHILIPPINES Denunciation 24 November 1967
POLAND Signature 10 June 1948
POLAND Acceptance 11 June 1954
POLAND Denunciation 24 June 1967
PORTUGAL Signature 10 June 1948
PORTUGAL Acceptance 30 November 1950
PORTUGAL Denunciation 13 November 1968
Portuguese Guinea Extension 23 February 1957
Portuguese Overseas Provinces Extension 23 February 1957
Portuguese State Of India Extension 23 February 1957
Portuguese Timor Extension 23 February 1957
ROMANIA Acceptance 2 October 1954
ROMANIA Denunciation 23 January 1968
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Extension 23 February 1957
SENEGAL Succession 8 June 1961
SINGAPORE Extension 5 August 1953
SINGAPORE Denunciation 12 September 1970
SOMALIA Acceptance 17 September 1961
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 10 June 1948
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 18 August 1950
SOUTH AFRICA Denunciation 13 December 1968
SOVIET UNION Acceptance 10 May 1954
SPAIN Acceptance 26 December 1952
SPAIN Denunciation 29 October 1966
SWEDEN Signature 10 June 1948
SWEDEN Acceptance 16 May 1950
SWEDEN Denunciation 3 June 1978
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 19 May 1954
SWITZERLAND Denunciation 12 April 1967
TAIWAN Signature 10 June 1948
TAIWAN Acceptance 23 February 1965
TUNISIA Extension 22 April 1955
TUNISIA Acceptance 20 May 1963
TURKEY Acceptance 19 October 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 June 1948
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 30 September 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 26 May 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 10 June 1948
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 5 January 1950
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Denunciation 26 May 1966
URUGUAY Acceptance 15 February 1961
VENEZUELA Acceptance 8 February 1956
VENEZUELA Denunciation 5 March 1970
VIETNAM Acceptance 12 September 1953
VIETNAM Denunciation 26 May 1966
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 13 November 1951
YUGOSLAVIA Denunciation 26 May 1966

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/353/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 2162/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 001/1953: Cmd 8720||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0001.1953.pdf
  4. Command Paper 0/1948: Cmd 7492
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 583b4c27-3bbd-484a-890e-30958a3abdd9
Treaty ID: 2072
Record ID: 70284