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

General information

• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• Entry into force: 01-01-1986

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 07-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-09-2004

Algeria

• Ratification: 03-11-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-02-1984

Angola

• Ratification: 03-10-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-01-1992

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 09-02-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-05-1987

Argentina

• Ratification: 24-02-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-05-1982

Australia

• Ratification: 17-08-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1983

Austria

• Ratification: 27-05-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-08-1988

Bahamas

• Ratification: 16-02-1979 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Barbados

• Ratification: 29-05-1984 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-08-1984

Belgium

• Signature: 08-09-1978
• Ratification: 24-09-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Belize

• Ratification: 02-04-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-07-1991

Benin

• Ratification: 11-02-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-05-2000

Bolivia

• Ratification: 04-06-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-09-1999

Brazil

• Ratification: 20-11-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-02-1986

Brunei

• Ratification: 23-10-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-01-1987

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 02-11-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1984

Cambodia

• Ratification: 28-11-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-02-1995

Chile

• Ratification: 15-07-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-10-1992

China

• Ratification: 17-12-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-03-1983
• Hong Kong SAR
  Entry into force: 01-07-1997Macao SAR
  Entry into force: 20-12-1999

Colombia

• Ratification: 31-10-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Comoros

• Ratification: 22-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2001

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 06-06-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-09-2011

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 05-10-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-01-1988

Croatia

• Ratification: 27-07-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991

Cuba

• Ratification: 19-06-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-09-1992

Cyprus

• Ratification: 11-10-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-01-1986

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 19-10-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

• Ratification: 02-06-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-09-1983

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Ratification: 01-05-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-08-1985

Denmark

• Ratification: 27-11-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Dominica

• Ratification: 21-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2000

Ecuador

• Ratification: 21-05-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-08-2008

Egypt

• Ratification: 07-08-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-11-1986

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 24-04-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-1996

Estonia

• Ratification: 16-12-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-03-1992

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 03-01-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-04-1986

Fiji

• Ratification: 28-07-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-10-2004

Finland

• Ratification: 30-04-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

France

• Signature: 26-01-1979
• Ratification: 21-12-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Germany

• Signature: 16-11-1978
• Ratification: 06-06-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Ghana

• Ratification: 19-05-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-08-1983

Greece

• Ratification: 17-07-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-10-1981

Grenada

• Ratification: 28-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-09-2004

Guinea

• Ratification: 02-10-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-01-2003

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 12-05-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-08-2022

Guyana

• Ratification: 10-12-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1998

Honduras

• Ratification: 24-09-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-12-1985

Hungary

• Ratification: 03-02-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1982

Iceland

• Ratification: 06-07-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1983

India

• Ratification: 03-04-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-07-1986

Indonesia

• Ratification: 23-08-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-11-1988

Iran

• Ratification: 31-08-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-11-2000

Ireland

• Ratification: 29-11-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-02-1984

Israel

• Ratification: 21-08-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-1981

Italy

• Ratification: 01-10-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1983

Jamaica

• Ratification: 17-08-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-11-2005

Japan

• Ratification: 15-05-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 07-03-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-06-1994

Kenya

• Ratification: 07-07-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-10-2015

Kiribati

• Ratification: 05-02-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-05-2007

Latvia

• Ratification: 05-08-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-11-2005

Lebanon

• Ratification: 29-11-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-02-1984

Liberia

• Signature: 24-10-1978
• Ratification: 28-10-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Libya

• Ratification: 02-07-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-10-1981

Lithuania

• Ratification: 04-12-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-03-1992

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 14-02-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-05-1991

Malaysia

• Ratification: 19-10-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-01-1984

Malta

• Ratification: 08-08-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-11-1986

Marshall Islands

• Ratification: 26-04-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-07-1988

Mauritania

• Ratification: 24-11-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-02-1998

Mexico

• Signature: 01-06-1978
• Ratification: 30-06-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-09-1983

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006

Morocco

• Ratification: 30-01-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-04-2001

Myanmar

• Ratification: 11-11-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-02-1988

Namibia

• Ratification: 27-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-02-2001

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 17-11-1978
• Ratification: 08-07-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

New Zealand

• Ratification: 23-02-1990 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-05-1990

Nigeria

• Ratification: 13-11-1984 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-02-1985

Norway

• Ratification: 25-03-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Oman

• Ratification: 25-04-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-07-1985

Pakistan

• Ratification: 10-04-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-07-1985

Palau

• Ratification: 29-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-12-2011

Panama

• Ratification: 14-07-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-10-1982

Peru

• Ratification: 16-07-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-10-1982

Philippines

• Ratification: 24-04-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-2018

Poland

• Signature: 16-10-1978
• Ratification: 15-03-1984 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1984

Portugal

• Ratification: 07-11-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-02-1984
• Macao (<20-12-1999)
  Entry into force: 24-08-1999
  Termination: 20-12-1999

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 02-12-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-03-1983

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 19-05-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-08-2014

Romania

• Ratification: 14-01-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-04-2008

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 12-05-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-08-1981

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 11-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-09-2004

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 20-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-08-2004

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 13-07-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-10-1987

Samoa

• Ratification: 14-03-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-06-1997

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-04-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2021

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 29-10-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-01-1999

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 02-03-1990 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1990

Senegal

• Ratification: 16-01-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-04-1997

Serbia

• Ratification: 12-03-2001 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992

Seychelles

• Ratification: 10-05-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1988

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 10-03-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-06-2008

Singapore

• Ratification: 01-06-1984 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-09-1984

Slovakia

• Ratification: 30-01-1995 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Slovenia

• Ratification: 12-11-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 18-10-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-01-2024

South Africa

• Ratification: 11-01-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-04-1982

Spain

• Ratification: 30-04-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Sweden

• Signature: 01-03-1979
• Ratification: 21-12-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Switzerland

• Ratification: 01-04-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-07-1982

Syria

• Ratification: 20-07-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-10-2001

Togo

• Ratification: 19-07-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-10-1989

Tonga

• Ratification: 18-09-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2003

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 07-06-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-09-2012

Tunisia

• Ratification: 06-08-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Türkiye

• Ratification: 03-09-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-12-2013

Tuvalu

• Ratification: 30-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-09-2004

Ukraine

• Ratification: 16-07-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-10-1992

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 15-12-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-03-1984

United Kingdom

• Signature: 24-08-1978
• Ratification: 05-11-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981
• Bermuda
  Entry into force: 23-06-1988Cayman Islands
  Entry into force: 23-06-1988Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 01-12-1988Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
  Entry into force: 25-11-1981
  Termination: 01-07-1997Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 01-07-1985

United States of America

• Signature: 27-06-1978
• Ratification: 12-08-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Uruguay

• Ratification: 30-04-1979 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 28-07-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-10-1982

Vietnam

• Ratification: 12-10-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-01-1993

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Signature: 03-07-1978
• Ratification: 31-10-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981

Kuwait

• Ratification: 29-06-1979 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1981
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  29-06-1979
  It is understood that the accession of the State of Kuwait to [...] the Protocol of 1978 [relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974] done at London on the 17th February 1978, does not in any way mean recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the State of Kuwait and Israel.

  objection to reservation

  Objections Israel, 03-12-1979

  The instrument of accession deposited by the Government of the State of Kuwait was accompanied by a statement of a political character in respect of Israel. In the view of the Government of Israel, this Convention is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements. Moreover, the said declaration cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon Kuwait under general international law or under particular conventions. The Government of Israel will, so far as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt towards the Government of the State of Kuwait an attitude of complete reciprocity.