Convention on the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972
| Coming into Force | 15 July 1977 |
| Citation | UNTS v. 1050 (p.16) |
| Subject Terms | Navigation,Sea |
| Date of Conclusion | 20 October 1972 |
| Registration Number | 15824 |
| Registration Date | 08 August 1977 |
| Party Submitting the Application for Registration | Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization |
| Type of Document | Multilateral |
| Depositary | Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization |
| Participants | Antigua and Barbuda,Australia,Bahamas,Barbados,Brunei Darussalam,Congo,Côte d'Ivoire,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Czechoslovakia,Democratic People's Republic of Korea,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Estonia,Ethiopia,Federal Republic of Germany,Fiji,Gabon,Gambia,Georgia,German Democratic Republic,Ghana,Greece,Guinea,Guyana,Iran (Islamic Republic of),Ireland,Jamaica,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kiribati,Kuwait,Latvia,Liberia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malaysia,Maldives,Malta,Marshall Islands,Mauritania,Mauritius,Monaco,Morocco,Mozambique,New Zealand,Nigeria,None,Oman,Papua New Guinea,Qatar,Republic of Korea,Samoa,Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal,Seychelles,Solomon Islands,South Africa,Sri Lanka,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Syrian Arab Republic,Thailand,Togo,Tonga,Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia,Tuvalu,Ukraine,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Hong Kong),United States,Vanuatu,Viet Nam,Yemen Arab Republic,Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of),Zaire |
No.
15824
MULTILATERAL
Convention
on
the international
regulations
for
preventing
collisions
at
sea,
1972
(with
International
Regulations,
1972.
proc s-verbal
of
rectification
of
the English and
French
originals
of
the
Convention
dated
1
December
1973.
official
Russian
and
Spanish
translations estab
lished in
accordance
with
article
IX
of
the
Convention,
Final
Act
of
the
International
Conference
on
Revision
of
the
International
Regulations
for Preventing
Colli
sions
at
Sea,
1972,
and
Resolutions
Nos.
I
and
II
adopted
by
the
Conference).
Concluded
at
London
on
20
Octo
ber
1972
Authentic
texts
of
the
Convention,
International
Regulations,
proc s-verbal
of
rectification
and
the
resolutions:
English
and
French.
Authentic
texts
of
the
Final
Act:
English,
French,
Russian
and
Spanish.
Registered
by
the
Inter-Governmental
Maritime
Consultative
Organization
on
8
August
1977.
Vol.
1050,
1-15824
18
United
Nations
—
Treaty
Series
•
Nations Unies
—
Recueil
des
Traités
1977
CONVENTION
1
ON
THE
INTERNATIONAL
REGULATIONS
FOR
PRE
VENTING
COLLISIONS
AT
SEA,
1972
The Parties
to
the
present
Convention,
Desiring
to
maintain
a
high
level
of
safety
at
sea,
Mindful
of
the
need
to
revise
and
bring
up
to
date
the
International
Regulations
for
Preventing
Collisions
at
Sea
annexed
to
the
Final Act
of
the
International
Conference
on
Safety
of
Life
at
Sea,
I960
2
,
Having
considered
those
Regulations
in
the
light
of
developments
since
they
were
approved,
1
Came
into
force
on
15
July
1977
in
respect
of
the
States
indicated
hereafter,
on
whose
behalf
it
had
been
signed
definitively
or
an
instrument
of
ratification,
acceptance,
approval
or
accession
had
been
deposited
with
the
Inter-Governmental
Maritime
Consultative Organization,
i.e.,
12
months
after
the
date
(14
July
1976)
on
which
the
conditions
provided
for
to
that
effect
(viz.,
inter
alia,
that
at
least
15
States,
the
aggregate
of
whose
merchant
fleets
constitutes
65
per
cent
by
tonnage
of
the
world fleet
of
vessels
of
100
gross
tons
and
over,
became Contracting
Parties
thereto)
had
been
fulfilled,
in
accordance
with
article
IV
(1):
State
Algeria
.....................
Argentina
...................
Austria
.....................
Bahamas....................
Belgium*
...................
Brazil*
.....................
(Signature
affixed
on
23
May
1973.)
Bulgaria*
...................
Canada*!
...................
Cape
Verde
.................
Czechoslovakia!
.............
Denmark*...................
Finland.....................
France*.....................
German
Democratic
Republic*!.
Germany,
Federal
Republic
of*.,
(With
a
declaration
of
appli
cation
to
Berlin
(West),)
Ghana*.....................
Greece*
....................
Signature affixed
on
17
May
1973.)
Hungary!
...................
Iceland*
....................
India*
......................
Israel.......................
Japan.......................
Liberia*
....................
Mexico*
....................
Monaco.....................
Morocco....................
Netherlands*
................
New
Zealand................
(Signature
affixed
on
1
June
1973.)
Nigeria*
....................
Date
of
definitive
signature
(s)
or
of
deposit
of
the
instrument
of
ratification,
acceptance
(A),
approval
(
AA)
or
accession
faj
4
October
1976
a
11
May
1977
a
8
June
1977
a
22
July
1976
a
22
December
1975
26
November
1974
29
April
7
March
28
April
7
April
24
January
16
February
10
May
15
May
14
July
1975
1975
a
1977
a
1977
a
1974
1977
1974
A4
1975
a
1976
7
December
1973
17
December
1974
15
December
21
April
30
May
24
June
21
June
28
December
8
April
18
January
27
April
4
February
26
November
1976
a
1975
1973
s
1977
a
1977
a
1973
a
1976
a
1977a
1977
a
1976
a
1976
17
January
1974
a
State
Norway*....................
Papua
New
Guinea*..........
Poland......................
Romania*!..................
Singapore
...................
South
Africa
................
Spain*......................
Sweden*....................
Switzerland*.................
Syrian
Arab
Republic*!.......
Tonga
......................
Union
of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics*!
...............
United
Kingdom*
............
(With
a
declaration
of
appli
cation
to
Hong
Kong
dated
30
October
1974,
and
a
declara
tion
of
application
to
the
Baili
wick
of
Guernsey,
the
Bailiwick
of
Jersey
and
the
Isle
of
Man
dated
15
July
1977.)
United
States
of
America,.....
(With
a
declaration
of
applica
tion
dated
1
April
1977
to
Puer
to
Rico,
Guam,
the
Panama
Canal
Zone,
the
United
States
Virgin
Islands,
American
Samoa,
the
Trust
Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands,
Midway
Is
lands,
Wake
Islands,
Johnston
Island,
Palmyra
Island,
King-
man
Reef,
Howland
Island,
Baker
Island,
Jarvis
Island
and
Navassa
Islands.)
Yugoslavia*
.................
Zaire.......................
Date
of
definitive
signature
(s)
or
of
deposit
of
the instrument
of
ratification,
acceptance
(A),
approval
(AA)
or
accession
fa)
13
August
18
May
14
December
27
March
29
April
20
December
31
May
28
April
30
December
16
February
12
April
9
November
28
June
1974
1976
a
1976
1975 a
1977
a
1976
a
1974
a
1975
1975
1976
a
1977
a
1973
a
1974
a
23
November
1976
A
23
March
10
February
1976
a
1977
a
*
State
whose
definitive
signature,
ratification,
acceptance,
approval
or
accession
contributed
towards
the
entry
into
force
of
the
Convention.
!
See
p. 90
of
this
volume
for
the
texts
of
declarations
and
reservations
made
upon
accession.
2
United
Nations,
Treaty
Series,
vol.
536,
p.
27.
Vol.
1050,
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1977_____United
Nations
—
Treaty
Series
•
Nations
Unies
—
Recueil
des
Traités
_______19
Have
agreed
as
follows:
Article
I.
GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS
The
Parties
to
the
present
Convention
undertake
to
give
effect
to
the
Rules
and
other
Annexes
constituting
the
International
Regulations
for
Preventing
Collisions
at
Sea,
1972
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
"the
Regulations")
attached
hereto.
Article
II.
SIGNATURE,
RATIFICATION,
ACCEPTANCE,
APPROVAL
AND
ACCESSION
1.
The
present
Convention
shall
remain
open
for
signature
until
1
June
1973
and
shall
thereafter
remain
open for
accession.
2.
States
Members
of
the
United
Nations,
or
of
any
of
the
Specialized
Agencies,
or
the
International
Atomic
Agency,
or
Parties
to
the
Statute
of
the
International
Court
of
Justice
may
become
Parties
to
this
Convention
by:
(a)
signature
without
reservation
as
to
ratification,
acceptance
or
approval;
(b)
signature
subject
to
ratification,
acceptance
or
approval
followed
by
ratification,
acceptance
or
approval;
or
(c)
accession.
3.
Ratification,
acceptance,
approval
or
accession
shall be
effected
by
the
deposit
of
an
instrument
to
that
effect
with
the
Inter-Governmental
Maritime
Consultative
Organization
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
"the
Organization")
which
shall
inform
the
Governments
of
States
that
have
signed
or
acceded
to
the
present
Convention
of
the
deposit
of
each
instrument
and
of
the
date
of
its
deposit.
Article
HI.
TERRITORIAL
APPLICATION
1.
The United
Nations
in
cases
where
they
are
the
administering
authority
for
a
territory
or
any
Contracting
Party
responsible
for
the
international
relations
of
a
territory
may
at
any
time,
by
notification
in
writing
to
the
Secretary-General
of
the
Organization
(hereinafter
referred to
as
"the
Secretary-General"),
extend
the
application
of
this
Convention
to
such
a
territory.
2.
The
present Convention
shall,
upon
the
date
of
receipt
of
the
notification
or
from
such
other
date
as
may
be
specified
in
the
notification,
extend
to
the territory
named
therein.
3.
Any
notification
made
in
accordance
with
paragraph
1
of
this
Article
may
be
withdrawn
in
respect
of
any territory
mentioned
in
that
notification
and
the
extension
of
this
Convention
to
that
territory
shall
cease
to
apply
after
one
year
or
such
longer period
as
may
be
specified
at
the
time
of
the
withdrawal.
4.
The
Secretary-General
shall
inform
all
Contracting
Parties
of
the
notification
of
any
extension
or
withdrawal
of
any
extension
communicated under
this
Article.
Article
IV.
ENTRY
INTO
FORCE
1.
(a)
The
present Convention
shall
enter
into
force
twelve
months
after
the
date
on
which
at
least
15
States,
the
aggregate
of
whose
merchant
fleets
constitutes
not
less
than
65
per
cent
by
number
or
by
tonnage
of
the
world
fleet
of
vessels
of
100
gross
tons
and
over
have
become
Parties
to
it,
whichever
is
achieved
first.
(b)
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
in
sub-paragraph
(a)
of
this
paragraph,
the
present Convention
shall
not
enter
into
force
before
1
January
1976.
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