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Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972

Treaty data

Treaty number 002683
Date of conclusion 20-10-1972
Place of conclusion Londen
Provisional application
Entry into force 15-07-1977
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 0000196606
Consolidated text 0001014

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 01-07-1984 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 15-07-1977
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 15-04-2004 (A) 15-04-2004
Algeria 04-10-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Angola 03-10-1991 (A) 03-10-1991
Antigua and Barbuda 29-01-1988 (A) 29-01-1988
Argentina 11-05-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Australia 29-02-1980 (A) 29-02-1980
Austria 08-06-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Azerbaijan 01-07-1997 (A) 01-07-1997
Bahamas 22-07-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Bahrain 21-10-1985 (A) 21-10-1985
Bangladesh 10-05-1978 (A) 10-05-1978
Barbados 12-01-1983 (A) 12-01-1983
Belarus 07-01-1994 (A) 07-01-1994
Belgium 20-10-1972 22-12-1975 (R) 15-07-1977
Belize 09-04-1991 (A) 09-04-1991
Benin 01-11-1985 (A) 01-11-1985
Bolivia 04-06-1999 (A) 04-06-1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina 22-09-2020 (A) 22-09-2020
Brazil 23-05-1973 26-11-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
Brunei 05-02-1987 (A) 05-02-1987
Bulgaria 20-10-1972 29-04-1975 (R) 15-07-1977
Cabo Verde 28-04-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Cambodia 20-10-1972 28-11-1994 (R) 28-11-1994
Cameroon 14-05-1984 (A) 14-05-1984
Canada 07-03-1975 (A) 15-07-1977
Chile 02-08-1977 (A) 02-08-1977
China 07-01-1980 (A) 07-01-1980
Colombia 27-07-1981 (A) 27-07-1981
Comoros 22-11-2000 (A) 22-11-2000
Cook Islands 21-12-2001 (A) 21-12-2001
Côte d'Ivoire 05-10-1987 (A) 05-10-1987
Croatia 27-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 07-11-1983 (A) 07-11-1983
Cyprus 04-11-1980 (A) 04-11-1980
Czech Republic 19-10-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 07-04-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 01-05-1985 (A) 01-05-1985
Democratic Republic of the Congo 10-02-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Denmark 17-11-1972 24-01-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
Djibouti 01-03-1984 (A) 01-03-1984
Dominica 21-06-2000 (A) 21-06-2000
Dominican Republic 15-03-1978 (A) 15-03-1978
Ecuador 08-12-1977 (A) 08-12-1977
Egypt 19-02-1987 (A) 19-02-1987
El Salvador 17-06-1997 (A) 17-06-1997
Equatorial Guinea 24-04-1996 (A) 24-04-1996
Eritrea 22-04-1996 (A) 22-04-1996
Estonia 16-12-1991 (A) 16-12-1991
Ethiopia 18-07-1985 (A) 18-07-1985
Fiji 04-03-1983 (A) 04-03-1983
Finland 20-10-1972 16-02-1977 (R) 15-07-1977
France 09-11-1972 10-05-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
Gabon 21-01-1982 (A) 21-01-1982
Gambia, The 01-11-1991 (A) 01-11-1991
Georgia 19-04-1994 (A) 19-04-1994
Germany 20-10-1972 14-07-1976 (R) 15-07-1977
Ghana 20-10-1972 07-12-1973 (R) 15-07-1977
Greece 17-05-1973 17-12-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
Grenada 28-06-2004 (A) 28-06-2004
Guatemala 15-12-1993 (A) 15-12-1993
Guinea 19-01-1981 (A) 19-01-1981
Guinea-Bissau 12-05-2022 (A) 12-05-2022
Guyana 10-12-1997 (A) 10-12-1997
Honduras 24-09-1985 (A) 24-09-1985
Hungary 15-12-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Iceland 20-10-1972 21-04-1975 (R) 15-07-1977
India 30-05-1973 (S) 15-07-1977
Indonesia 20-10-1972 13-11-1979 (R) 13-11-1979
Iran 17-01-1989 (A) 17-01-1989
Iraq 04-01-2018 (A) 04-01-2018
Ireland 30-05-1973 19-12-1977 (R) 19-12-1977
Israel 24-06-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Italy 20-10-1972 11-01-1979 (R) 11-01-1979
Jamaica 30-03-1979 (A) 30-03-1979
Japan 21-06-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Jordan 05-10-2000 (A) 05-10-2000
Kazakhstan 07-03-1994 (A) 07-03-1994
Kenya 15-12-1992 (A) 15-12-1992
Kiribati 05-02-2007 (A) 05-02-2007
Kuwait 20-10-1972 04-06-1979 (R) 04-06-1979
Latvia 20-05-1992 (A) 20-05-1992
Lebanon 10-11-2008 (A) 10-11-2008
Liberia 28-12-1973 (A) 15-07-1977
Libya 28-04-2005 (A) 28-04-2005
Lithuania 04-12-1991 (A) 04-12-1991
Luxembourg 14-02-1991 (A) 14-02-1991
Madagascar 27-07-2017 (A) 27-07-2017
Malaysia 23-12-1980 (A) 23-12-1980
Maldives 14-01-1981 (A) 14-01-1981
Malta 20-03-1989 (A) 20-03-1989
Marshall Islands 26-04-1988 (A) 26-04-1988
Mauritania 17-11-1995 (A) 17-11-1995
Mauritius 26-05-1989 (A) 26-05-1989
Mexico 08-04-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Moldova 11-10-2005 (A) 11-10-2005
Monaco 18-01-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Mongolia 26-06-2002 (A) 26-06-2002
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 27-04-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Mozambique 30-10-1991 (A) 30-10-1991
Myanmar 11-11-1987 (A) 11-11-1987
Namibia 27-11-2000 (A) 27-11-2000
Nauru 18-06-2018 (A) 18-06-2018
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 04-02-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
New Zealand 01-06-1973 26-11-1976 (R) 15-07-1977
Nicaragua 02-12-1999 (A) 02-12-1999
Nigeria 17-01-1974 (A) 15-07-1977
Niue 18-05-2012 (A) 18-05-2012
Norway 20-11-1972 13-08-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
Oman 25-04-1985 (A) 25-04-1985
Pakistan 14-12-1977 (A) 14-12-1977
Palau 29-09-2011 (A) 29-09-2011
Panama 14-03-1979 (A) 14-03-1979
Papua New Guinea 18-05-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Peru 09-01-1980 (A) 09-01-1980
Philippines 10-06-2013 (A) 10-06-2013
Poland 20-10-1972 14-12-1976 (R) 15-07-1977
Portugal 20-10-1972 17-10-1978 (R) 17-10-1978
Qatar 31-01-1980 (A) 31-01-1980
Republic of Korea, the 23-10-1972 29-07-1977 (R) 29-07-1977
Republic of the Congo 07-01-1993 (A) 07-01-1993
Romania 27-03-1975 (A) 15-07-1977
Russian Federation 09-11-1973 (A) 15-07-1977
Saint Kitts and Nevis 11-06-2004 (A) 11-06-2004
Saint Lucia 20-05-2004 (A) 20-05-2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28-10-1983 (A) 28-10-1983
Samoa 23-10-1979 (A) 23-10-1979
San Marino 19-04-2021 (A) 19-04-2021
São Tomé e Principe 29-10-1998 (A) 29-10-1998
Saudi Arabia 03-07-1978 (A) 03-07-1978
Senegal 27-10-1978 (A) 27-10-1978
Serbia 27-04-1992 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 22-08-1988 (A) 22-08-1988
Sierra Leone 20-07-2001 (A) 20-07-2001
Singapore 29-04-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Slovakia 30-01-1995 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 12-03-1982 (Su) 07-07-1978
South Africa 20-12-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Spain 31-05-1974 (A) 15-07-1977
Sri Lanka 04-01-1978 (A) 04-01-1978
Sudan 11-03-2003 (A) 11-03-2003
Sweden 20-10-1972 28-04-1975 (R) 15-07-1977
Switzerland 24-01-1973 30-12-1975 (R) 15-07-1977
Syria 16-02-1976 (A) 15-07-1977
Tanzania 16-05-2006 (A) 16-05-2006
Thailand 06-08-1979 (A) 06-08-1979
Timor-Leste 12-10-2022 (A) 12-10-2022
Togo 19-07-1989 (A) 19-07-1989
Tonga 12-04-1977 (A) 15-07-1977
Trinidad and Tobago 15-02-1979 (A) 15-02-1979
Tunisia 01-02-1978 (A) 01-02-1978
Türkiye 16-05-1980 (A) 16-05-1980
Turkmenistan 04-02-2009 (A) 04-02-2009
Tuvalu 22-08-1985 (Su) 01-10-1978
Uganda 03-04-2019 (A) 03-04-2019
Ukraine 05-03-1993 (A) 05-03-1993
United Arab Emirates 15-12-1983 (A) 15-12-1983
United Kingdom 20-10-1972 28-06-1974 (R) 15-07-1977
United States of America 20-10-1972 23-11-1976 (R) 15-07-1977
Uruguay 15-08-1979 (A) 15-08-1979
Vanuatu 28-07-1982 (A) 28-07-1982
Venezuela 03-08-1983 (A) 03-08-1983
Vietnam 18-12-1990 (A) 18-12-1990
Yemen 06-03-1979 (A) 06-03-1979
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 23-03-1976 (A) 15-07-1977

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 22-03-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 15-07-1977 21-09-1981
Bermuda 15-07-1977
British Virgin Islands 15-07-1977
Cayman Islands 15-07-1977
Falkland Islands 15-07-1977
Gibraltar 15-07-1977
Guernsey 15-07-1977
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 15-07-1977 01-07-1997
Jersey 15-07-1977
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 15-07-1977 12-07-1979
Man, Isle of 15-07-1977
Montserrat 15-07-1977
Pitcairn Islands 15-07-1977
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 15-07-1977
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 15-07-1977 07-07-1978
Turks and Caicos Islands 15-07-1977
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978) 15-07-1977 01-10-1978

United States of America

Extended to Entry into force Termination
American Samoa 15-07-1977
Baker Island 15-07-1977
Guam 15-07-1977
Howland Island 15-07-1977
Jarvis Island 15-07-1977
Johnston Atoll 15-07-1977
Kingman Reef 15-07-1977
Midway Atoll 15-07-1977
Navassa Island 15-07-1977
Palmyra Atoll 15-07-1977
Panama Canal Zone (< 01-10-1979) 15-07-1977 01-10-1979
Puerto Rico 15-07-1977
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (< 22-12-1990) 15-07-1977 22-12-1990
US Virgin Islands 15-07-1977
Wake Island 15-07-1977

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Final Act of the International Conference on safety of life at sea, 1960 17-06-1960 Londen
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