Treaty

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Treaty data

Comment

The Protocol was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 01-05-1981 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 01-05-1981
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 07-06-2004 (A) 07-09-2004
Algeria 03-11-1983 (A) 03-02-1984
Angola 03-10-1991 (A) 03-01-1992
Antigua and Barbuda 09-02-1987 (A) 09-05-1987
Argentina 24-02-1982 (A) 24-05-1982
Australia 17-08-1983 (A) 17-11-1983
Austria 27-05-1988 (A) 27-08-1988
Bahamas 16-02-1979 (A) 01-05-1981
Barbados 29-05-1984 (A) 29-08-1984
Belgium 08-09-1978 24-09-1979 (R) 01-05-1981
Belize 02-04-1991 (A) 02-07-1991
Benin 11-02-2000 (A) 11-05-2000
Bolivia 04-06-1999 (A) 04-09-1999
Brazil 20-11-1985 (A) 20-02-1986
Brunei 23-10-1986 (A) 23-01-1987
Bulgaria 02-11-1983 (A) 02-02-1984
Cambodia 28-11-1994 (A) 28-02-1995
Chile 15-07-1992 (A) 15-10-1992
China 17-12-1982 (A) 17-03-1983
Colombia 31-10-1980 (A) 01-05-1981
Comoros 22-11-2000 (A) 22-02-2001
Costa Rica 06-06-2011 (A) 06-09-2011
Côte d'Ivoire 05-10-1987 (A) 05-01-1988
Croatia 27-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 19-06-1992 (A) 19-09-1992
Cyprus 11-10-1985 (A) 11-01-1986
Czech Republic 19-10-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 02-06-1983 (A) 02-09-1983
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 01-05-1985 (A) 01-08-1985
Denmark 27-11-1980 (A) 01-05-1981
Dominica 21-06-2000 (A) 21-09-2000
Ecuador 21-05-2008 (A) 21-08-2008
Egypt 07-08-1986 (A) 07-11-1986
Equatorial Guinea 24-04-1996 (A) 24-07-1996
Estonia 16-12-1991 (A) 16-03-1992
Ethiopia 03-01-1986 (A) 03-04-1986
Fiji 28-07-2004 (A) 28-10-2004
Finland 30-04-1981 (A) 01-05-1981
France 26-01-1979 21-12-1979 (R) 01-05-1981
Germany 16-11-1978 06-06-1980 (R) 01-05-1981
Ghana 19-05-1983 (A) 19-08-1983
Greece 17-07-1981 (A) 17-10-1981
Grenada 28-06-2004 (A) 28-09-2004
Guinea 02-10-2002 (A) 02-01-2003
Guinea-Bissau 12-05-2022 (A) 12-08-2022
Guyana 10-12-1997 (A) 10-03-1998
Honduras 24-09-1985 (A) 24-12-1985
Hungary 03-02-1982 (A) 03-05-1982
Iceland 06-07-1983 (A) 06-10-1983
India 03-04-1986 (A) 03-07-1986
Indonesia 23-08-1988 (A) 23-11-1988
Iran 31-08-2000 (A) 30-11-2000
Ireland 29-11-1983 (A) 29-02-1984
Israel 21-08-1981 (A) 21-11-1981
Italy 01-10-1982 (A) 01-01-1983
Jamaica 17-08-2005 (A) 17-11-2005
Japan 15-05-1980 (A) 01-05-1981
Kazakhstan 07-03-1994 (A) 07-06-1994
Kenya 07-07-2015 (A) 07-10-2015
Kiribati 05-02-2007 (A) 05-05-2007
Kuwait 29-06-1979 (A) 01-05-1981
Latvia 05-08-2005 (A) 05-11-2005
Lebanon 29-11-1983 (A) 29-02-1984
Liberia 24-10-1978 28-10-1980 (R) 01-05-1981
Libya 02-07-1981 (A) 02-10-1981
Lithuania 04-12-1991 (A) 04-03-1992
Luxembourg 14-02-1991 (A) 14-05-1991
Malaysia 19-10-1983 (A) 19-01-1984
Malta 08-08-1986 (A) 08-11-1986
Marshall Islands 26-04-1988 (A) 26-07-1988
Mauritania 24-11-1997 (A) 24-02-1998
Mexico 01-06-1978 30-06-1983 (R) 30-09-1983
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 30-01-2001 (A) 30-04-2001
Myanmar 11-11-1987 (A) 11-02-1988
Namibia 27-11-2000 (A) 27-02-2001
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-11-1978 08-07-1980 (R) 01-05-1981
New Zealand 23-02-1990 (A) 23-05-1990
Nigeria 13-11-1984 (A) 13-02-1985
Norway 25-03-1981 (A) 01-05-1981
Oman 25-04-1985 (A) 25-07-1985
Pakistan 10-04-1985 (A) 10-07-1985
Palau 29-09-2011 (A) 29-12-2011
Panama 14-07-1982 (A) 14-10-1982
Peru 16-07-1982 (A) 16-10-1982
Philippines 24-04-2018 (A) 24-07-2018
Poland 16-10-1978 15-03-1984 (R) 15-06-1984
Portugal 07-11-1983 (A) 07-02-1984
Republic of Korea, the 02-12-1982 (A) 02-03-1983
Republic of the Congo 19-05-2014 (A) 19-08-2014
Romania 14-01-2008 (A) 14-04-2008
Russian Federation 12-05-1981 (A) 12-08-1981
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 13-07-1987 (A) 13-10-1987
Samoa 14-03-1997 (A) 14-06-1997
San Marino 19-04-2021 (A) 19-07-2021
São Tomé e Principe 29-10-1998 (A) 29-01-1999
Saudi Arabia 02-03-1990 (A) 02-06-1990
Senegal 16-01-1997 (A) 16-04-1997
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 10-05-1988 (A) 10-08-1988
Sierra Leone 10-03-2008 (A) 10-06-2008
Singapore 01-06-1984 (A) 01-09-1984
Slovakia 30-01-1995 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 18-10-2023 (A) 18-01-2024
South Africa 11-01-1982 (A) 11-04-1982
Spain 30-04-1980 (A) 01-05-1981
Sweden 01-03-1979 21-12-1979 (R) 01-05-1981
Switzerland 01-04-1982 (A) 01-07-1982
Syria 20-07-2001 (A) 20-10-2001
Togo 19-07-1989 (A) 19-10-1989
Tonga 18-09-2003 (A) 18-12-2003
Trinidad and Tobago 07-06-2012 (A) 07-09-2012
Tunisia 06-08-1980 (A) 01-05-1981
Türkiye 03-09-2013 (A) 03-12-2013
Tuvalu 30-06-2004 (A) 30-09-2004
Ukraine 16-07-1992 (A) 16-10-1992
United Arab Emirates 15-12-1983 (A) 15-03-1984
United Kingdom 24-08-1978 05-11-1979 (R) 01-05-1981
United States of America 27-06-1978 12-08-1980 (R) 01-05-1981
Uruguay 30-04-1979 (A) 01-05-1981
Vanuatu 28-07-1982 (A) 28-10-1982
Vietnam 12-10-1992 (A) 12-01-1993
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 03-07-1978 31-10-1980 (R) 01-05-1981

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) 24-08-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bermuda 23-06-1988
Cayman Islands 23-06-1988
Gibraltar 01-12-1988
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 25-11-1981 01-07-1997
Man, Isle of 01-07-1985

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 01-11-1974 Londen
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