IMO Conventions - Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) develops and maintains a comprehensive regulatory framework for maritime safety, maritime security, marine pollution prevention, maritime search and rescue and efficient shipping amongst others. This regulatory framework comprises a number of legal instruments that include Conventions.
| IMO conventions | Ratification Status | Related National Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended | Ratified | Merchant Shipping Act 1975 Merchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulation 2013 Merchant Shipping (Registration) Regulation 2015 Merchant Shipping (Safety) Regulation 2006 |
| International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1997( MARPOL) | Ratified | Marine Pollution (Ships and Installations) Act 2013 |
| International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ( STCW ) as amended, including the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments | Ratified | Merchant Shipping ( STCW) Regulations 2002 |
| IMO conventions | Ratification Status | Related National Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG), 1972 | Ratified | Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions) Regulation 2007 |
| Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965 | not yet ratified | |
| International Convention on Load Lines (LL), 1966 | Ratified | Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations 2007 |
| International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979 | not yet ratified | |
| Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA), 1988, and Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (and the 2005 Protocols) | not yet ratified | |
| International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972 Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO C), 1976 | not yet ratified | |
| The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (SFV), 1977, superseded by the The 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels | not yet ratified | |
| International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), 1995 | not yet ratified | |
| Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement (STP), 1971 and Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973 | not yet ratified |
| IMO conventions | Ratification Status | Related National Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (INTERVENTION), 1969 | Ratified | Marine Pollution (Preparedness and Response) Act 2013 |
| Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (LC), 1972 (and the 1996 London Protocol) | Ratified (Protocol not yet ratified) | Marine Pollution (Sea Dumping) Act 2013 |
| International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC), 1990 | not yet ratified | Marine Pollution (Preparedness and Response) Act 2013 |
| Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol) | not yet ratified | Marine Pollution (Preparedness and Response) Act 2013 |
| International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), 2001 | not yet ratified | Marine Pollution (Ships and Installations) Act 2013 |
| International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 | not yet ratified | Marine Pollution (Ballast Water Control) Act 2013 |
| The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 | not yet ratified |
| IMO conventions | Ratification Status | Related National Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), 1969 | Ratified | Marine Pollution (Liability & Cost Recovery) Act 2013 |
| 1992 Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND 1992) | Ratified | Marine Pollution (Liability & Cost Recovery) Act 2013 |
| Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (NUCLEAR), 1971 | not yet ratified | |
| Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (PAL), 1974 | not yet ratified | |
| Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976 | not yet ratified | |
| International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), 1996 (and its 2010 Protocol) | not yet ratified | |
| International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 | Ratified | Marine Pollution (Liability & Cost Recovery) Act 2013 |
| Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 | not yet ratified |
| IMO conventions | Ratification Status | Related National Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (TONNAGE), 1969 | Ratified | Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurements) Regulations 2007 |
| International Convention on Salvage (SALVAGE), 1989 | not yet ratified |