International Convention respecting Load Lines with Final Protocol and Maps

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
5 July 1930
In force on
1 January 1933

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. BELGIUM
  5. BRAZIL
  6. BULGARIA
  7. BURMA
  8. CAMBODIA
  9. CAMEROON
  10. CANADA
  11. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  12. CHILE
  13. CHINA
  14. Comoro Archipelago
  15. CONGO
  16. COSTA RICA
  17. CUBA
  18. Curacao
  19. CYPRUS
  20. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  21. DAHOMEY
  22. DANZIG
  23. DENMARK
  24. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  25. East Indies
  26. ECUADOR
  27. ESTONIA
  28. FINLAND
  29. FRANCE
  30. French Indo-china
  31. French Polynesia
  32. French Somaliland
  33. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  34. GERMANY
  35. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  36. GHANA
  37. GREECE
  38. HAITI
  39. HONDURAS
  40. Hong Kong
  41. HUNGARY
  42. ICELAND
  43. INDIA
  44. INDONESIA
  45. IRAN
  46. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  47. ISRAEL
  48. ITALY
  49. IVORY COAST
  50. JAPAN
  51. KOREA
  52. KUWAIT
  53. LATVIA
  54. LEBANON
  55. LIBERIA
  56. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  57. MALAYSIA
  58. MAURITANIA
  59. MEXICO
  60. NETHERLANDS THE
  61. Netherlands West Indies
  62. New Caledonia And Dependences
  63. Newfoundland (UK)
  64. NEW ZEALAND
  65. NICARAGUA
  66. NIGER
  67. NIGERIA
  68. NORWAY
  69. PAKISTAN
  70. PANAMA
  71. PARAGUAY
  72. PERU
  73. PHILIPPINES
  74. POLAND
  75. PORTUGAL
  76. ROUMANIA
  77. SENEGAL
  78. SIAM
  79. SINGAPORE
  80. SOUTH AFRICA
  81. Southern And Antarctic Territories
  82. SOVIET UNION
  83. SPAIN
  84. St Pierre and Miquelon
  85. Straits Settlements
  86. SWEDEN
  87. SWITZERLAND
  88. TURKEY
  89. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  90. UNITED KINGDOM
  91. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  92. URUGUAY
  93. VENEZUELA
  94. VIETNAM
  95. Wallis And Futuna Islands
  96. WESTERN SAMOA
  97. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 10 April 1964 11 July 1964
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Accession 19 October 1935 19 January 1936
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Denunciation 3 June 1971 3 June 1972
AUSTRALIA Declaration 1 January 1905
AUSTRALIA Signature 5 July 1930
AUSTRALIA Ratification 17 May 1936
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
BELGIUM Signature 5 July 1930
BELGIUM Ratification 29 May 1935 29 August 1935
BRAZIL Accession 31 December 1937 31 March 1938
BRAZIL Denunciation 24 September 1969 24 September 1970
BULGARIA Accession 4 September 1933 4 December 1933
BURMA Succession 1 April 1937 1 April 1935
CAMBODIA Succession 1 January 1905 15 January 1939
CAMEROON Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
CANADA Signature 5 July 1930
CANADA Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
CANADA Declaration 1 June 1936
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28 February 1956
CHILE Signature 5 July 1930
CHILE Ratification 24 May 1933 24 August 1933
CHINA Accession 19 August 1935 19 November 1935
Comoro Archipelago Extension 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
CONGO Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
COSTA RICA Accession 1 July 1953 1 October 1953
CUBA Signature 5 July 1930
CUBA Ratification 9 December 1932 9 March 1933
Curacao Extension 24 April 1933
Curacao Denunciation 19 February 1970 19 February 1971
CYPRUS Accession 2 November 1964 3 February 1965
CYPRUS Denunciation 6 November 1970 6 November 1971
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 18 June 1955 18 September 1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
DAHOMEY Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
DANZIG Accession 4 August 1933
DENMARK Signature 5 July 1930
DENMARK Ratification 13 August 1931 1 January 1933
DENMARK Denunciation 3 December 1968 21 July 1970
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28 October 1947 28 January 1948
East Indies Extension 27 February 1933
ECUADOR Accession 28 February 1950 28 May 1950
ESTONIA Accession 17 March 1934
FINLAND Signature 5 July 1930
FINLAND Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
FINLAND Denunciation 31 July 1969 31 July 1970
FRANCE Signature 5 July 1930
FRANCE Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
FRANCE Declaration 28 February 1956
French Indo-china Extension 15 November 1938
French Polynesia Extension 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
French Somaliland Extension 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 16 May 1958 16 August 1958
GERMANY Signature 5 July 1930
GERMANY Ratification 6 September 1933 6 December 1933
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 June 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 22 January 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 25 April 1969 21 July 1970
GHANA Accession 22 November 1957 22 February 1958
GREECE Signature 5 July 1930
GREECE Ratification 4 December 1934 4 March 1935
HAITI Accession 2 December 1960 2 March 1961
HONDURAS Accession 10 June 1948 10 September 1936
Hong Kong Extension 1 July 1938
Hong Kong Denunciation 10 July 1969 21 July 1970
HUNGARY Accession 16 January 1933
HUNGARY Denunciation 24 June 1974 24 June 1975
ICELAND Signature 5 July 1930
ICELAND Ratification 26 November 1932 26 February 1933
ICELAND Denunciation 22 July 1970 22 July 1971
INDIA Signature 5 July 1930
INDIA Ratification 1 October 1934 1 January 1935
INDIA Denunciation 14 October 1968 21 July 1970
INDONESIA Succession 7 June 1951 27 April 1933
IRAN Accession 23 April 1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 5 July 1930
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 8 February 1934
ISRAEL Accession 15 July 1949 15 October 1949
ISRAEL Denunciation 7 January 1970 7 January 1971
ITALY Signature 5 July 1930
ITALY Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
IVORY COAST Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
IVORY COAST Denunciation 23 July 1969 23 July 1970
JAPAN Signature 5 July 1930
JAPAN Ratification 11 June 1935 11 September 1935
JAPAN Declaration 12 July 1935
JAPAN Denunciation 17 September 1969 17 September 1970
KOREA Accession 11 June 1954 11 September 1954
KOREA Denunciation 18 July 1969 21 July 1970
KUWAIT Accession 12 January 1959 12 April 1959
KUWAIT Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
LATVIA Signature 5 July 1930
LATVIA Ratification 29 January 1932
LEBANON Accession 31 May 1966
LIBERIA Accession 25 March 1949 25 June 1949
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
MALAYSIA Succession 10 February 1954 10 April 1954
MAURITANIA Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
MEXICO Signature 5 July 1930
MEXICO Ratification 6 June 1934 6 September 1934
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 5 July 1930
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 9 April 1932 1 January 1933
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 27 April 1933
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 15 July 1963
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 19 February 1970 19 February 1971
Netherlands West Indies Denunciation 9 February 1939
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 28 February 1956
NEW ZEALAND Signature 5 July 1930
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
NEW ZEALAND Denunciation 5 February 1970 5 February 1971
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 1 June 1936
NICARAGUA Accession 19 February 1954 19 May 1954
NIGER Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
NIGER Denunciation 29 March 1965 29 March 1966
NIGERIA Accession 9 July 1963 10 October 1963
NORWAY Signature 5 July 1930
NORWAY Ratification 1 October 1932
NORWAY Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
PAKISTAN Succession 14 August 1947 1 October 1935
PAKISTAN Denunciation 14 January 1971 14 January 1972
PANAMA Accession 13 July 1936 13 October 1936
PANAMA Denunciation 30 November 1970 30 November 1971
PARAGUAY Signature 5 July 1930
PERU Signature 5 July 1930
PERU Ratification 30 March 1933
PHILIPPINES Accession 30 September 1949 30 December 1949
PHILIPPINES Denunciation 8 August 1969 8 August 1970
POLAND Signature 5 July 1930
POLAND Ratification 6 September 1933
POLAND Denunciation 13 January 1970 13 January 1971
PORTUGAL Signature 5 July 1930
PORTUGAL Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
ROUMANIA Accession 1 January 1933 1 April 1933
SENEGAL Succession 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
SIAM Accession 11 July 1933
SINGAPORE Succession 15 February 1967 2 March 1939
SINGAPORE Denunciation 14 March 1974 14 March 1975
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 24 February 1947 24 May 1947
SOUTH AFRICA Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
Southern And Antarctic Territories Extension 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
SOVIET UNION Signature 5 July 1930
SOVIET UNION Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
SPAIN Signature 5 July 1930
SPAIN Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
SPAIN Denunciation 1 October 1969 1 October 1970
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
Straits Settlements Extension 2 January 1939
Straits Settlements Denunciation 10 July 1969 21 July 1970
SWEDEN Signature 5 July 1930
SWEDEN Ratification 1 October 1932 1 January 1933
SWEDEN Denunciation 8 June 1977 8 June 1978
SWITZERLAND Accession 19 May 1954 19 August 1954
SWITZERLAND Denunciation 22 August 1969 22 August 1970
TURKEY Accession 20 May 1955 20 August 1955
TURKEY Denunciation 21 July 1969 21 July 1970
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 24 July 1936 24 October 1936
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Denunciation 28 July 1969 28 July 1970
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 5 July 1930
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 October 1932
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 July 1938
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 2 January 1939
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 10 July 1969 21 July 1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 5 July 1930
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 10 June 1931 1 January 1933
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Denunciation 29 July 1969 29 July 1970
URUGUAY Accession 8 February 1939 8 May 1939
VENEZUELA Accession 30 December 1954 30 March 1955
VENEZUELA Declaration 15 July 1963
VIETNAM Succession 1 January 1905 15 January 1939
Wallis And Futuna Islands Signature 28 February 1956 28 February 1956
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 1 October 1932
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 26 February 1934 26 May 1934

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/134/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 3119/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 035/1932: Cmd 4199||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0035.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 013/1930: Cmd. 3668
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 4d9a876e-e607-4321-abe2-0a0d5bcf930d
Treaty ID: 1852
Record ID: 63447