International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
Treaty data
Treaty number
003664
Date of conclusion
05-04-1966
Place of conclusion
Londen
Provisional application
Entry into force
21-07-1968
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1966, 275 (external link)
1967, 140 (external link)
1969, 217 (external link)
1972, 63 (external link)
1976, 104 (external link)
1978, 173 (external link)
1980, 99 (external link)
1981, 89 (external link)
1984, 37 (external link)
1996, 158 (external link)
2008, 196 (external link)
2009, 149 (external link)
2015, 21 (external link)
2015, 3 (external link)
2019, 145 (external link)
Parliamentary paper
0000242324 (external link)
Consolidated text
0003267
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 21-07-1968 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
21-07-1968
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
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=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
30-05-2003 (A)
30-08-2003
Algeria
04-10-1976 (A)
04-01-1977
Angola
03-10-1991 (A)
03-01-1992
Antigua and Barbuda
09-02-1987 (A)
09-05-1987
Argentina
05-04-1966
03-06-1971 (R)
03-09-1971
Australia
04-07-1966
29-07-1968 (R)
29-10-1968
Austria
04-08-1972 (A)
04-11-1972
Azerbaijan
01-07-1997 (A)
01-10-1997
Bahamas
22-07-1976 (A)
22-10-1976
Bahrain
21-10-1985 (A)
21-01-1986
Bangladesh
10-05-1978 (A)
10-08-1978
Barbados
01-09-1982 (A)
01-12-1982
Belarus
07-01-1994 (A)
07-04-1994
Belgium
05-04-1966
22-01-1969 (R)
22-04-1969
Belize
02-04-1991 (A)
02-07-1991
Benin
01-11-1985 (A)
01-02-1986
Bolivia
04-06-1999 (A)
04-09-1999
Brazil
05-04-1966
12-09-1969 (R)
12-12-1969
Brunei
06-03-1987 (A)
06-06-1987
Bulgaria
05-04-1966
30-12-1968 (R)
30-03-1969
Cabo Verde
28-04-1977 (A)
28-07-1977
Cambodia
28-11-1994 (A)
28-02-1995
Cameroon
14-05-1984 (A)
14-08-1984
Canada
05-04-1966
14-01-1970 (R)
14-04-1970
Chile
10-03-1975 (A)
10-06-1975
China
05-10-1973 (A)
05-01-1974
Colombia
06-05-1987 (A)
06-08-1987
Comoros
22-11-2000 (A)
22-02-2001
Cook Islands
21-12-2001 (A)
21-03-2002
Côte d'Ivoire
05-04-1966
19-07-1971 (R)
19-10-1971
Croatia
27-07-1992 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
06-02-1969 (A)
06-05-1969
Cyprus
05-05-1969 (A)
05-08-1969
Czech Republic
19-10-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
16-06-1969 (A)
16-09-1969
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
18-10-1989 (A)
18-01-1990
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20-05-1968 (A)
20-08-1968
Denmark
05-04-1966
28-06-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
Djibouti
01-03-1984 (A)
01-06-1984
Dominica
21-06-2000 (A)
21-09-2000
Dominican Republic
28-06-1973 (A)
28-09-1973
Ecuador
12-01-1976 (A)
12-04-1976
Egypt
05-04-1966
06-12-1968 (R)
06-03-1969
Equatorial Guinea
24-04-1996 (A)
24-07-1996
Eritrea
22-04-1996 (A)
22-07-1996
Estonia
16-12-1991 (A)
16-03-1992
Ethiopia
18-07-1985 (A)
18-10-1985
Fiji
29-11-1972 (A)
01-03-1973
Finland
15-05-1968 (A)
15-08-1968
France
05-04-1966
30-11-1966 (R)
21-07-1968
Gabon
21-01-1982 (A)
21-04-1982
Gambia, The
01-11-1991 (A)
01-02-1992
Georgia
19-04-1994 (A)
19-07-1994
Germany
05-04-1966
09-04-1969 (R)
09-07-1969
Ghana
05-04-1966
25-09-1968 (R)
25-12-1968
Greece
05-04-1966
12-06-1968 (R)
12-09-1968
Grenada
28-06-2004 (A)
28-09-2004
Guatemala
05-09-1994 (A)
05-12-1994
Guinea
19-01-1981 (A)
19-04-1981
Guinea-Bissau
12-05-2022 (A)
12-08-2022
Guyana
10-12-1997 (A)
10-03-1998
Haïti
06-04-1989 (A)
06-07-1989
Honduras
16-11-1977 (A)
16-02-1978
Hungary
25-09-1973 (A)
25-12-1973
Iceland
05-04-1966
24-06-1970 (R)
24-09-1970
India
05-04-1966
19-04-1968 (R)
21-07-1968
Indonesia
17-01-1977 (A)
17-04-1977
Iran
05-10-1973 (A)
05-01-1974
Ireland
05-04-1966
28-08-1968 (R)
28-11-1968
Israel
05-04-1966
05-07-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
Italy
05-04-1966
19-04-1968 (R)
21-07-1968
Jamaica
18-08-1982 (A)
18-11-1982
Japan
05-04-1966
15-05-1968 (R)
15-08-1968
Jordan
17-05-2000 (A)
17-08-2000
Kazakhstan
07-03-1994 (A)
07-06-1994
Kenya
12-09-1975 (A)
12-12-1975
Kiribati
05-02-2007 (A)
05-05-2007
Kuwait
05-04-1966
28-08-1968 (R)
28-11-1968
Latvia
20-05-1992 (A)
20-08-1992
Lebanon
07-07-1970 (A)
07-10-1970
Liberia
05-04-1966
08-05-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
Libya
12-08-1974 (A)
12-11-1974
Lithuania
04-12-1991 (A)
04-03-1992
Luxembourg
14-02-1991 (A)
14-05-1991
Madagascar
05-04-1966
16-01-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
Malawi
07-01-2002 (A)
07-04-2002
Malaysia
12-01-1971 (A)
12-04-1971
Maldives
29-01-1968 (A)
21-07-1968
Malta
11-09-1974 (A)
11-12-1974
Marshall Islands
26-04-1988 (A)
26-07-1988
Mauritania
04-12-1967 (A)
21-07-1968
Mauritius
11-10-1988 (A)
11-01-1989
Mexico
25-03-1970 (A)
25-06-1970
Moldova
11-10-2005 (A)
11-01-2006
Monaco
25-03-1970 (A)
25-06-1970
Mongolia
03-03-2003 (A)
03-06-2003
Montenegro
03-06-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
19-01-1968 (A)
21-07-1968
Mozambique
30-10-1991 (A)
30-01-1992
Myanmar
11-11-1987 (A)
11-02-1988
Namibia
22-02-2002 (A)
22-05-2002
Nauru
18-06-2018 (A)
18-09-2018
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
04-07-1966
21-07-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
New Zealand
30-06-1966
05-02-1970 (R)
05-05-1970
Nicaragua
02-02-1994 (A)
02-05-1994
Nigeria
14-11-1968 (A)
14-02-1969
Niue
27-06-2012 (A)
27-09-2012
Norway
01-07-1966
18-03-1968 (R)
21-07-1968
Oman
20-08-1975 (A)
20-11-1975
Pakistan
05-04-1966
05-12-1968 (R)
05-03-1969
Palau
29-09-2011 (A)
29-12-2011
Panama
13-05-1966 (S)
21-07-1968
Papua New Guinea
18-05-1976 (A)
18-08-1976
Peru
05-04-1966
18-01-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
Philippines
01-07-1966
04-03-1969 (R)
04-06-1969
Poland
05-04-1966
28-05-1969 (R)
28-08-1969
Portugal
22-12-1969 (A)
22-03-1970
Qatar
31-01-1980 (A)
01-05-1980
Republic of Korea, the
05-04-1966
10-07-1969 (R)
10-10-1969
Republic of the Congo
06-06-1986 (A)
06-09-1986
Romania
03-06-1971 (A)
03-09-1971
Russian Federation
04-07-1966 (S)
22-07-1968
Saint Kitts and Nevis
11-06-2004 (A)
11-09-2004
Saint Lucia
20-05-2004 (A)
20-08-2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
29-04-1986 (A)
29-07-1986
Samoa
23-10-1979 (A)
23-01-1980
San Marino
19-04-2021 (A)
19-07-2021
São Tomé e Principe
29-10-1998 (A)
29-01-1999
Saudi Arabia
05-09-1975 (A)
05-12-1975
Senegal
18-08-1977 (A)
18-11-1977
Serbia
12-03-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
01-10-1976 (A)
01-01-1977
Sierra Leone
13-08-1993 (A)
13-11-1993
Singapore
21-09-1971 (A)
21-12-1971
Slovakia
30-01-1995 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
12-11-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
30-06-2004 (A)
30-09-2004
Somalia
30-03-1967 (A)
21-07-1968
South Africa
05-04-1966
14-12-1966 (R)
21-07-1968
Spain
05-04-1966
01-07-1968 (R)
01-10-1968
Sri Lanka
10-05-1974 (A)
10-08-1974
Sudan
26-09-1991 (A)
26-12-1991
Suriname
29-11-1975 (Su)
25-11-1975
Sweden
28-07-1967 (A)
21-07-1968
Switzerland
11-05-1966
23-04-1968 (R)
23-07-1968
Syria
06-02-1975 (A)
06-05-1975
Tanzania
28-02-1989 (A)
28-05-1989
Thailand
30-12-1992 (A)
30-03-1993
Togo
19-07-1989 (A)
19-10-1989
Tonga
12-04-1977 (A)
12-07-1977
Trinidad and Tobago
05-04-1966
24-08-1966 (R)
21-07-1968
Tunisia
05-07-1966
23-08-1966 (R)
21-07-1968
Türkiye
05-08-1968 (A)
05-11-1968
Turkmenistan
04-02-2009 (A)
04-05-2009
Tuvalu
22-08-1985 (A)
22-11-1985
Uganda
10-10-2019 (A)
10-01-2020
Ukraine
25-10-1993 (A)
25-01-1994
United Arab Emirates
15-12-1983 (A)
15-03-1984
United Kingdom
05-04-1966
11-07-1967 (R)
21-07-1968
United States of America
05-04-1966
17-11-1966 (R)
21-07-1968
Uruguay
18-04-1977 (A)
18-07-1977
Vanuatu
28-07-1982 (A)
28-10-1982
Venezuela
05-04-1966
15-10-1974 (R)
15-01-1975
Vietnam
18-12-1990 (A)
18-03-1991
Yemen
06-03-1979 (A)
06-06-1979
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
05-04-1966
25-10-1968 (R)
25-01-1969
Zambia
02-09-1970 (A)
02-12-1970
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
01-07-1997
Macao SAR
18-07-2005
Denmark
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Faroes
21-07-1968
Greenland
21-07-1968
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975)
21-07-1968
25-11-1975
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
19-11-1999
20-12-1999
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Bermuda
01-04-1975
British Virgin Islands
10-06-2004
Cayman Islands
23-06-1988
Falkland Islands
19-05-2004
Gibraltar
01-12-1988
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
16-08-1972
01-07-1997
Jersey
19-05-2004
Man, Isle of
19-10-1984
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
10-06-2004
Turks and Caicos Islands
07-07-2004
United States of America
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
American Samoa
09-09-1975
Guam
09-09-1975
Johnston Atoll
18-03-1976
Midway Atoll
18-03-1976
Panama Canal Zone (< 01-10-1979)
09-09-1975
31-12-1999
Puerto Rico
09-09-1975
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (< 22-12-1990)
09-09-1975
22-12-1990
US Virgin Islands
09-09-1975
Wake Island
18-03-1976