Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948

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XII 1. NAVIGATION 1

CHAPTER XII

NAVIGATION

1. CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

Geneva, 6 March 1948

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 17 March 1958, in accordance with article 60.

REGISTRATION: 17 March 1958, No. 4214.

STATUS: Signatories: 24. Parties: 174.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 289, p. 3, and vol. 1520, p. 297 (procès-verbal of

rectification of Spanish authentic text).

Note: The Convention was prepared and opened for signature and acceptance by the United Nations Maritime Conference

convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 35 (IV)1. The

Conference met at Geneva from 19 February to 6 March 1948. For the text of the Final Act of the Conference, see United

Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 289, p. 3.

As a result of the entry into force of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Assembly by its resolutions A.358 (IX) of

14 November 1975 and A.371 (X) of 9 November 1977 [rectification of resolution A.358 (IX) (see chapter XII.1(d)]], the

name of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) has been changed to "International Maritime

Organization (IMO)" and the title of the Convention modified accordingly.

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Participant2

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Acceptance(A)

Albania.........................................................

24 May 1993 A

Algeria .........................................................

31 Oct 1963 A

Angola .........................................................

6 Jun 1977 A

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

13 Jan 1986 A

Argentina .....................................................

6 Mar 1948

18 Jun 1953 A

Armenia .......................................................

19 Jan 2018 A

Australia.......................................................

6 Mar 1948

13 Feb 1952 A

Austria .........................................................

2 Apr 1975 A

Azerbaijan....................................................

15 May 1995 A

Bahamas.......................................................

22 Jul 1976 A

Bahrain.........................................................

22 Sep 1976 A

Bangladesh...................................................

27 May 1976 A

Barbados ......................................................

7 Jan 1970 A

Belarus.........................................................

29 Nov 2016 A

Belgium .......................................................

6 Mar 1948

9 Aug 1951 A

Belize...........................................................

13 Sep 1990 A

Benin............................................................

19 Mar 1980 A

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

6 Jul 1987 A

Bosnia and

Herzegovina ...........................................

16 Jul 1993 A

Participant2

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Acceptance(A)

Brazil ...........................................................

4 Mar 1963 A

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

31 Dec 1984 A

Bulgaria .......................................................

5 Apr 1960 A

Cabo Verde..................................................

24 Aug 1976 A

Cambodia.....................................................

3 Jan 1961 A

Cameroon.....................................................

1 May 1961 A

Canada .........................................................

15 Oct 1948 A

Chile.............................................................

6 Mar 1948

17 Feb 1972 A

China3..........................................................

1 Mar 1973 A

Colombia .....................................................

6 Mar 1948

19 Nov 1974 A

Comoros.......................................................

3 Aug 2001 A

Congo...........................................................

5 Sep 1975 A

Cook Islands ................................................

18 Jul 2008 A

Costa Rica....................................................

4 Mar 1981 A

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

4 Nov 1960 A

Croatia .........................................................

8 Jul 1992 A

Cuba.............................................................

6 May 1966 A

Cyprus..........................................................

21 Nov 1973 A

Czech Republic4..........................................

18 Jun 1993 A

Democratic People's

Republic of Korea..................................

16 Apr 1986 A