Arrests
Carriage of Goods & Passengers
Collisions
General Average
Law of the Sea
Liens & Mortgages
Limitation of Liability
Pollution & Environment
Port State Control
Safety at Sea
Salvage
Seafarers
Ratification Status

International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (Brussels 1952)

International Convention on the Arrest of Ships (Geneva 1999)

The Hague Rules
The Visby Amendments
The Hague-Visby Rules concerning the carriage of goods by sea are the Hague Rules (International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1924)) as modified by the Visby Amendments (Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968)). See also the SDR Protocal (Brussels 1979) amending the Hague-Visby Rules.

The Hamburg Rules
The United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg 1978)

United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods (Geneva 1980)

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna 1980)

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (New York 2008)

Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Athens 1974)
See also the 1976 Protocol and the 1990 Protocol.

Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (Brussels 1971)

International Convention on Safe Containers (Geneva 1972)
See also the 1993 Amendments.

Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (Geneva 1974)

United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade (Vienna 1991)

Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement (2011, as amended 2025)
A private agreement among the members of the International Group of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Associations (Clubs) on the apportionment of cargo claims under certain charter parties.

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collisions between Vessels (Brussels 1910)

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (London 1965)

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) (London 1972)
See also the Coast Guard Handbook: Navigation Rules: International-Inland.

York Antwerp Rules (2016)
The latest version of the rules for adjusting General Average claims as prepared by the Comité Maritime International (CMI). The rules apply as the result of contract, rather than through national legislation.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
UNCLOS was open for signature in December, 1982, and came into force on November 16, 1994. See also the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, which includes ratification information and other related documents.

Convention relating to Registration of Rights in respect of Vessels under Construction (Brussels 1967)

United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships (Geneva 1986)

International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages (1993)

United Nations Convention on the International Effects of the Judicial Sale of Ships (2022)

International Convention relating to the Limitation of Liability of Owners of Sea-Going Ships (Brussels 1957)
See also the 1979 Protocol Amending the Convention.

Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (London 1976)
See also the 1996 Protocol to Amend the Convention (London).

Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2009)

International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (2004)

International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (2001)

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution (Brussels 1969)
See also the 1976 Protocol and 1992 London Protocol.

International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (Brussels 1971)
See also the 1976 London Protocol and the 1992 London Protocol.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973) (MARPOL) as amended by the Protocol of 1978 (London)
See also the 1996 Amendments to the 1978 Protocol and the 1997 Protocol. MARPOL is the most significant convention regulating pollution at sea. The International Martime Organization explains MARPOL and its related amendments here.

International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (Brussels 1969)

International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) (London 1972)
See also the 1996 Protocol.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) (London 1954)
See also the 1962 and the 1969 amendments.

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation (London 1990)

International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (London 1996)

International Safety Management (ISM) Code (1993)
See also the Guidelines on the Implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code (1995).

Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The 1982 Paris MOU at the site.

Viña del Mar (1992)

Tokyo MOU
The 1993 Tokyo MOU at the site.

Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The 1997 Mediterranean MOU at the site.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (London 1974)
See also the Protocol of 1978 and the Protocol of 1988 and the Amendments to the Annex (1995).

Amendments to the Annex of SOLAS, including the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code (London 2002)

International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (INF Code) (London 1999)

International Convention on Load Lines (London 1966) (Australian Treaty Series)
See also the 1988 Protocol.

International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (London 1969)

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (Hamburg 1979)
See also the 1998 Amendments and the 2004 Amendments.

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) (London 1978)

Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW) (1995)
The Convention has been amended a number of times under the auspices of the International Martime Organization, which explains the Convention and related amendments here. See also the Manila Amendments.

Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Rome 1988)

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platform Located on the Continental Shelf (Rome 1988)

Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (2007)

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law respecting Assistance and Salvage at Sea (Brussels 1910)
See also the 1967 Protocol.

International Convention on Salvage (London 1989)

ILO Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships (1976)
See also the 1996 Protocol.

ILO Convention Concerning Health Protection and Medical Care for Seafarers (1987)

ILO Convention Concerning Seafarers' Welfare at Sea and in Port (1987)

ILO Convention Concerning the Repatriation of Seafarers (1987)

ILO Convention Concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships (1996)

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Conventions
A discussion of IMO conventions, including the process of entry into force, accession, amendment, enforcement and ratification status.

United Nations (UN)
The status of treaties deposited with the Secretary-General, including those realted to International Trade and Development, Transport and Communications, Navigation, Law of the Sea and Environment.

International Labour Office (ILO)
The ratification status of ILO conventions, inclduing those related to seafarers.

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