नौवहन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Shipping
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
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List of International Conventions

Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to which India is a party

IMO Conventions
Sr. No. Name of the Convention
1 Convention on International Maritime Organization, 1948.
2 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS).
3 Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS PROT 1978).
4 Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS PROT 1988).
5 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (COLREG 1972).
6 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by Protocol of 1978 (Annex I - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil / Annex II - Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk).
7 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by Protocol of 1978 (Annex III - Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form).
8 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by Protocol of 1978 (Annex IV - Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships).
9 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by Protocol of 1978 (Annex V - Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships).
10 Protocol of 1997 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (Annex VI - Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships).
11 Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended (FAL 1965).
12 International Convention on the Load Lines, 1966 (LL 1966).
13 Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on the Load Lines, 1966 (LL PROT 1988).
14 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (TONNAGE 1969).
15 International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969 (INTERVENTION 1969).
16 International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972 (CSC 1972).
17 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW 1978).
18 International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979, as amended (SAR 1979).
19 Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 1971 (STP 1971).
20 Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973 (SPACE STP 1973).
21 Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization, as amended (IMSO 1976).
22 Operating Agreement on the International Mobile Satellite Organization, 1976 (INMARSAT).
23 Protocol of 1976 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1976).
24 Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1992).
25 Protocol of 1976 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971 (Fund Prot 1976).
26 Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971 (Fund Prot 1992).
27 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976).
28 Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC PROT 1996).
29 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (SUA 1988).
30 Protocol of 1988 for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (SUA PROT 1988).
31 International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (SALVAGE 1989).
32 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 (OPRC 1990).
33 International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (AFS 2001).
34 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (NAIROBI WRC 2007).
35 The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HONG KONG CONVENTION).