Marine Notice
No. 2-011-1
TO:
Rev. 2/08
ALL SHIPOWNERS, OPERATORS, MASTERS AND OFFICERS OF
MERCHANT SHIPS, AGENTS AND RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS
SUBJECT: International Maritime Conventions and Other Instruments Adopted by the
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Reference: Maritime Regulation 2.11.1
PURPOSE:
In accordance with the publication requirements of the Republic’s Maritime Regulation
2.11.1, this Marine Notice provides a list of the International Maritime Conventions, Protocols and other instruments adopted by the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This Notice supersedes Rev.
8/06.
APPLICABILITY:
It is the responsibility of Owners and Masters to ensure that their vessels are in compliance
I with the applicable requirements of these International Conventions and Agreements. It shall also be the responsibility of Marshall Islands Recognized Organizations to effectively oversee Owner,
Master and vessel compliance with the applicable instruments for which they have been given authority under written agreement.
IMO Instruments for which the Marshall Islands is a Contracting State
Compliance with the terms of the conventions, including all of the amendments that have entered into force, is required for vessels registered in the Marshall Islands. The scope of compliance includes any IMO Resolutions or Codes that are specified as mandatory in the convention.
1. IMO Convention
2. 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, including the Protocols of 1978 and 1988 (SOLAS 74/78/88), and amendments
3. 1966 International Convention on Load Lines, including the 1988 Protocol
(ILLC 66/88)
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4. 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) and amended*
5.
1969 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships**
6.
1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
(COLREG 1972), as amended
7. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW)
8. Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT-C)
9. 1976 Operating Agreement on International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
10. 1972 International Convention for Safe Containers
11. 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-
Operation
12. 1969 International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of
Oil Pollution Casualties
13.
1973 Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by
Substances Other than Oil
14.
Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an
International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND PROT 92)
15.
1965 Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
16.
1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and 1996 Protocol
17.
1974 Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, including the Protocol of 1976
18.
1988 Rome Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of
Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention) as amended, 2005
19.
1989 International Convention on Salvage
* The Marshall Islands is signatory to Annexes I, II, III, IV, V and VI, wherein the provisions of Regulation 13 are retroactive to 1 January 2000.
** The Marshall Islands has adopted the IMO Resolutions that permit a previous national gross tonnage to also be placed on the International Tonnage Certificate for SOLAS compliance purposes. However, only the ITC 69 tonnage shall be used for ISPS Code compliance after 1 July 2008.
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20.
1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed
Platforms located on the Continental Shelf as amended, 2005
II IMO Codes and Instruments Implemented by the Marshall Islands
1.
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous
Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) ***
2.
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied
Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) ***
3.
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (1994 and 2000 HSC Codes) ***
4.
International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code) ***
5.
Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level
Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships (INF Code) ***
6.
International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (International Grain Code) ***
7.
International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code) ***
8.
International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) ***
9.
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in
Bulk (BCH Code)
10.
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code) ***
11.
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) ***
12.
Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code)
13.
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (1979 and 1989 MODU Codes)
14.
International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) ***
15.
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), Part A ***
16.
International Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW Code), Part A***
17.
Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS) Code
18.
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Technical Code
*** Code is mandatory under SOLAS 74/78/88, MARPOL 73/78 and/or STW Convention.
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19.
1997 SOLAS Conference, Resolution 4, reg. XII/1.5 (reg. XII/1.7 as of 1 July 2006),
Standards for the Evaluation of Scantlings of the Transverse watertight Vertically
Corrugated Bulkhead Between the Two Foremost Cargo Holds and for the
Evaluation of Allowable Hold Loading of the Foremost Cargo Hold
20.
Resolution MSC.133(76), as amended, SOLAS reg. II-1/3 – 6.2.1, Adoption of
Technical Provisions for Means of Access for Inspections
21.
Resolution MSC.168(79), SOLAS reg. XII/7.2, Standards and Criteria for Side
Structures of Bulk Carriers of Single-Side Skin Construction
22.
Resolution MSC.169(79), SOLAS reg. XII/14, Standards for Owners Inspection and
Maintenance of Bulk Carrier Hatch Covers
23.
Resolution A.739(18), SOLAS reg. XI – 1/1, Guidelines for the Authorization of
Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration
24.
Resolution A.789(19), SOLAS reg. XI – 1/1, Specifications on the Survey and
Certification Functions of Recognized Organizations Acting on Behalf of the
Administration
25.
Resolution A.744(18), as amended, SOLAS reg. XI – 1/2, Guidelines on the
Sampling Method of Thickness Measurements for Longitudinal Strength Evaluation and Repair Methods in Accordance with Annex 12 to Annex B to Resolution
A.744(18), as amended
26.
Resolution MEPC.94(46), as amended through Resolution MEPC. 99(48),
Resolution MEPC. 111(50) and Resolution MEPC.112 (50), Condition Assessment
Scheme
27. Resolution MSC.210(81), Performance Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships
III Additional Conventions, Standards and Agreements for which the Marshall Islands is a
Contracting State
1.
1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Seas, excluding the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part IX of the Convention (UNCLOS)
2.
1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, as amended
3.
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
4. 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, as amended
5. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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6.
7.
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
8.
9.
1969 International Health Regulations, as amended through 1973
1992 International Telecommunication Constitution and Convention
10. 1982 Radio Regulations Prescribed by the International Telecommunications Union
11. The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for
Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations
12. 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
13. 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
14. 1923 Convention and Stature on the International Regime of Maritime Ports
15. 1961 Hague (Apostille) Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for
Foreign Public Documents
16. Convention on Chemical Weapons
17. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
18. Treaty for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
19. Proliferation Security Initiative Agreement with U.S.
20. Cooperative Shiprider and Shipboarding Agreement with the U.S.
IV Regional Agreements
1.
Convention for the protection of natural resources and environment in the South
Pacific (SPREP Convention)
2.
Protocol for the prevention of pollution in the South Pacific by dumping
3.
Protocol on cooperation in combating pollution emergencies in the South Pacific
4.
Agreement establishing South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
5.
Agreement establishing the South Pacific Forum (SPF)
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V Conventions applied, in whole or in part, under Marshall Islands National Law and
Regulations
1.
1972 London Convention
2. ILO Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to
Organize, 1948
3. ILO Convention No. 98 on the Right to Organize and to Bargain Collectively, 1949
4. ILO Convention No. 111 on Discrimination in Respect of Employment and
Occupation, 1958
5. ILO Convention No. 112 on the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment as
Fishermen, 1959
6. ILO Convention No. 113 on the Medical Examination of Fishermen, 1959
7.
ILO Convention No. 114 on Fishermen’s Articles of Agreement, 1959
8.
9.
ILO Convention No. 152 on Occupational Safety and Health of Dock Workers, 1979
ILO Convention No. 185 on Seafarer Identity Documentation, 2003
10. The Consolidated ILO Marine Labour Convention, 2006, when in force which will incorporate the following:
11.
ILO Convention No. 22 on Seamens’ Articles of Agreement Convention,, 1926
12. ILO Convention No. 53 on the Minimum Requirements of Professional Capacity for
Masters and Officers on Board Merchant Ships, 1936
13. ILO Convention No. 55 on the Liability of the Shipowner in Case of Sickness, Injury, or Death of Seamen, 1936
14. ILO Convention No. 58 on the Minimum Age for Admission of Children to
Employment at Sea, 1936
15. ILO Convention No. 73 on the Medical Examination of Seafarers, 1946
16. ILO Convention No. 74 on Certification of Able Seamen, 1946
17. ILO Convention No. 92 on Accommodation of Crews (Revised), 1949
18. ILO Convention No. 133 on Accommodation of Crews, 1970
19. ILO Convention No. 134 on Prevention of Accidents to Seafarers, 1970
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20. ILO Convention No. 147 on Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, 1976
21. ILO Convention No. 163 on Seafarers’ Welfare, 1987
22. ILO Convention No. 164 on Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers), 1987
23. ILO Convention No. 166 on the Repatriation of Seafarers (Revised), 1987
24. ILO Convention No. 180 on Hours of Work and Manning of Ships, 1996
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