International Conventions

International Conventions for which the International Maritime Organisation performs Depositary Functions and to which the Republic of Cyprus is a Contracting Party.

• International Conventions for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended (SOLAS 74 as amended)
• Protocols to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS PROT 1978 as amended SOLAS PROT 1988)
• Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (COLREG 72 as amended)
• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 thereto (MARPOL 73/78 as amended) (Annexes I, II, V, and VI)
• International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LL 1966)
• Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LL PROT 1988)
• International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (TONNAGE 1969)
• International Convention of Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC 1969)
• Protocols to the International Convention of Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1976, CLC PROT 1992)
• Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 1971 (STP 1971)
• Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973 (SPACE STP 1973)
• International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971 (FUND 1971)
• Protocols to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971 (FUND PROT 1976, FUND PROT 1992)
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 as amended.
• Convention of the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters, 1972, as amended (LDC 1972)
• Convention of the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT) as amended (INMARSAT C)
• Operating Agreement on the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT) as amended (INMARSAT OA)
• International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR 1979)
• International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Act Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and its Protocol, 1988 (SUA 1988)
• Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic of 1965 (FAL 65 as amended)
• The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea of 1966 (HNS)
• The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage of 2001 (BUNKERS)
• Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims of 1976 and its Protocols of 1996 (LLMC)

• Convention Fixing the Minimum Age for Admission of Young Persons to Employment as Trimmers or Stokers, 1921 (Convention No. 15).
• Convention Concerning the Compulsory Medical Examination of Children and Young Persons Employed at Sea, 1992 (Convention No. 16)
• Convention Fixing the Minimum Age for the Admission of Children of Employment at Sea, Revised 1936 (Convention No. 58)
• Convention Concerning the Repatriation of Seamen, 1926 (Convention No. 23)
• Convention Concerning Crew Accommodation on Board Ships, Revised 1949 (Convention No. 92)
• Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, 1976 (Convention No. 147)