Treaty

International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

Treaty data

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 21-07-1968 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 21-07-1968
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 30-05-2003 (A) 30-08-2003
Algeria 04-10-1976 (A) 04-01-1977
Angola 03-10-1991 (A) 03-01-1992
Antigua and Barbuda 09-02-1987 (A) 09-05-1987
Argentina 05-04-1966 03-06-1971 (R) 03-09-1971
Australia 04-07-1966 29-07-1968 (R) 29-10-1968
Austria 04-08-1972 (A) 04-11-1972
Azerbaijan 01-07-1997 (A) 01-10-1997
Bahamas 22-07-1976 (A) 22-10-1976
Bahrain 21-10-1985 (A) 21-01-1986
Bangladesh 10-05-1978 (A) 10-08-1978
Barbados 01-09-1982 (A) 01-12-1982
Belarus 07-01-1994 (A) 07-04-1994
Belgium 05-04-1966 22-01-1969 (R) 22-04-1969
Belize 02-04-1991 (A) 02-07-1991
Benin 01-11-1985 (A) 01-02-1986
Bolivia 04-06-1999 (A) 04-09-1999
Brazil 05-04-1966 12-09-1969 (R) 12-12-1969
Brunei 06-03-1987 (A) 06-06-1987
Bulgaria 05-04-1966 30-12-1968 (R) 30-03-1969
Cabo Verde 28-04-1977 (A) 28-07-1977
Cambodia 28-11-1994 (A) 28-02-1995
Cameroon 14-05-1984 (A) 14-08-1984
Canada 05-04-1966 14-01-1970 (R) 14-04-1970
Chile 10-03-1975 (A) 10-06-1975
China 05-10-1973 (A) 05-01-1974
Colombia 06-05-1987 (A) 06-08-1987
Comoros 22-11-2000 (A) 22-02-2001
Cook Islands 21-12-2001 (A) 21-03-2002
Côte d'Ivoire 05-04-1966 19-07-1971 (R) 19-10-1971
Croatia 27-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 06-02-1969 (A) 06-05-1969
Cyprus 05-05-1969 (A) 05-08-1969
Czech Republic 19-10-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 16-06-1969 (A) 16-09-1969
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 18-10-1989 (A) 18-01-1990
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-05-1968 (A) 20-08-1968
Denmark 05-04-1966 28-06-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
Djibouti 01-03-1984 (A) 01-06-1984
Dominica 21-06-2000 (A) 21-09-2000
Dominican Republic 28-06-1973 (A) 28-09-1973
Ecuador 12-01-1976 (A) 12-04-1976
Egypt 05-04-1966 06-12-1968 (R) 06-03-1969
Equatorial Guinea 24-04-1996 (A) 24-07-1996
Eritrea 22-04-1996 (A) 22-07-1996
Estonia 16-12-1991 (A) 16-03-1992
Ethiopia 18-07-1985 (A) 18-10-1985
Fiji 29-11-1972 (A) 01-03-1973
Finland 15-05-1968 (A) 15-08-1968
France 05-04-1966 30-11-1966 (R) 21-07-1968
Gabon 21-01-1982 (A) 21-04-1982
Gambia, The 01-11-1991 (A) 01-02-1992
Georgia 19-04-1994 (A) 19-07-1994
Germany 05-04-1966 09-04-1969 (R) 09-07-1969
Ghana 05-04-1966 25-09-1968 (R) 25-12-1968
Greece 05-04-1966 12-06-1968 (R) 12-09-1968
Grenada 28-06-2004 (A) 28-09-2004
Guatemala 05-09-1994 (A) 05-12-1994
Guinea 19-01-1981 (A) 19-04-1981
Guinea-Bissau 12-05-2022 (A) 12-08-2022
Guyana 10-12-1997 (A) 10-03-1998
Haïti 06-04-1989 (A) 06-07-1989
Honduras 16-11-1977 (A) 16-02-1978
Hungary 25-09-1973 (A) 25-12-1973
Iceland 05-04-1966 24-06-1970 (R) 24-09-1970
India 05-04-1966 19-04-1968 (R) 21-07-1968
Indonesia 17-01-1977 (A) 17-04-1977
Iran 05-10-1973 (A) 05-01-1974
Ireland 05-04-1966 28-08-1968 (R) 28-11-1968
Israel 05-04-1966 05-07-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
Italy 05-04-1966 19-04-1968 (R) 21-07-1968
Jamaica 18-08-1982 (A) 18-11-1982
Japan 05-04-1966 15-05-1968 (R) 15-08-1968
Jordan 17-05-2000 (A) 17-08-2000
Kazakhstan 07-03-1994 (A) 07-06-1994
Kenya 12-09-1975 (A) 12-12-1975
Kiribati 05-02-2007 (A) 05-05-2007
Kuwait 05-04-1966 28-08-1968 (R) 28-11-1968
Latvia 20-05-1992 (A) 20-08-1992
Lebanon 07-07-1970 (A) 07-10-1970
Liberia 05-04-1966 08-05-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
Libya 12-08-1974 (A) 12-11-1974
Lithuania 04-12-1991 (A) 04-03-1992
Luxembourg 14-02-1991 (A) 14-05-1991
Madagascar 05-04-1966 16-01-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
Malawi 07-01-2002 (A) 07-04-2002
Malaysia 12-01-1971 (A) 12-04-1971
Maldives 29-01-1968 (A) 21-07-1968
Malta 11-09-1974 (A) 11-12-1974
Marshall Islands 26-04-1988 (A) 26-07-1988
Mauritania 04-12-1967 (A) 21-07-1968
Mauritius 11-10-1988 (A) 11-01-1989
Mexico 25-03-1970 (A) 25-06-1970
Moldova 11-10-2005 (A) 11-01-2006
Monaco 25-03-1970 (A) 25-06-1970
Mongolia 03-03-2003 (A) 03-06-2003
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 19-01-1968 (A) 21-07-1968
Mozambique 30-10-1991 (A) 30-01-1992
Myanmar 11-11-1987 (A) 11-02-1988
Namibia 22-02-2002 (A) 22-05-2002
Nauru 18-06-2018 (A) 18-09-2018
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 04-07-1966 21-07-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
New Zealand 30-06-1966 05-02-1970 (R) 05-05-1970
Nicaragua 02-02-1994 (A) 02-05-1994
Nigeria 14-11-1968 (A) 14-02-1969
Niue 27-06-2012 (A) 27-09-2012
Norway 01-07-1966 18-03-1968 (R) 21-07-1968
Oman 20-08-1975 (A) 20-11-1975
Pakistan 05-04-1966 05-12-1968 (R) 05-03-1969
Palau 29-09-2011 (A) 29-12-2011
Panama 13-05-1966 (S) 21-07-1968
Papua New Guinea 18-05-1976 (A) 18-08-1976
Peru 05-04-1966 18-01-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
Philippines 01-07-1966 04-03-1969 (R) 04-06-1969
Poland 05-04-1966 28-05-1969 (R) 28-08-1969
Portugal 22-12-1969 (A) 22-03-1970
Qatar 31-01-1980 (A) 01-05-1980
Republic of Korea, the 05-04-1966 10-07-1969 (R) 10-10-1969
Republic of the Congo 06-06-1986 (A) 06-09-1986
Romania 03-06-1971 (A) 03-09-1971
Russian Federation 04-07-1966 (S) 22-07-1968
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 29-04-1986 (A) 29-07-1986
Samoa 23-10-1979 (A) 23-01-1980
San Marino 19-04-2021 (A) 19-07-2021
São Tomé e Principe 29-10-1998 (A) 29-01-1999
Saudi Arabia 05-09-1975 (A) 05-12-1975
Senegal 18-08-1977 (A) 18-11-1977
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 01-10-1976 (A) 01-01-1977
Sierra Leone 13-08-1993 (A) 13-11-1993
Singapore 21-09-1971 (A) 21-12-1971
Slovakia 30-01-1995 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 30-06-2004 (A) 30-09-2004
Somalia 30-03-1967 (A) 21-07-1968
South Africa 05-04-1966 14-12-1966 (R) 21-07-1968
Spain 05-04-1966 01-07-1968 (R) 01-10-1968
Sri Lanka 10-05-1974 (A) 10-08-1974
Sudan 26-09-1991 (A) 26-12-1991
Suriname 29-11-1975 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 28-07-1967 (A) 21-07-1968
Switzerland 11-05-1966 23-04-1968 (R) 23-07-1968
Syria 06-02-1975 (A) 06-05-1975
Tanzania 28-02-1989 (A) 28-05-1989
Thailand 30-12-1992 (A) 30-03-1993
Togo 19-07-1989 (A) 19-10-1989
Tonga 12-04-1977 (A) 12-07-1977
Trinidad and Tobago 05-04-1966 24-08-1966 (R) 21-07-1968
Tunisia 05-07-1966 23-08-1966 (R) 21-07-1968
Türkiye 05-08-1968 (A) 05-11-1968
Turkmenistan 04-02-2009 (A) 04-05-2009
Tuvalu 22-08-1985 (A) 22-11-1985
Uganda 10-10-2019 (A) 10-01-2020
Ukraine 25-10-1993 (A) 25-01-1994
United Arab Emirates 15-12-1983 (A) 15-03-1984
United Kingdom 05-04-1966 11-07-1967 (R) 21-07-1968
United States of America 05-04-1966 17-11-1966 (R) 21-07-1968
Uruguay 18-04-1977 (A) 18-07-1977
Vanuatu 28-07-1982 (A) 28-10-1982
Venezuela 05-04-1966 15-10-1974 (R) 15-01-1975
Vietnam 18-12-1990 (A) 18-03-1991
Yemen 06-03-1979 (A) 06-06-1979
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 05-04-1966 25-10-1968 (R) 25-01-1969
Zambia 02-09-1970 (A) 02-12-1970

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 18-07-2005

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 21-07-1968
Greenland 21-07-1968

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975) 21-07-1968 25-11-1975

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 19-11-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bermuda 01-04-1975
British Virgin Islands 10-06-2004
Cayman Islands 23-06-1988
Falkland Islands 19-05-2004
Gibraltar 01-12-1988
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 16-08-1972 01-07-1997
Jersey 19-05-2004
Man, Isle of 19-10-1984
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 10-06-2004
Turks and Caicos Islands 07-07-2004

United States of America

Extended to Entry into force Termination
American Samoa 09-09-1975
Guam 09-09-1975
Johnston Atoll 18-03-1976
Midway Atoll 18-03-1976
Panama Canal Zone (< 01-10-1979) 09-09-1975 31-12-1999
Puerto Rico 09-09-1975
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (< 22-12-1990) 09-09-1975 22-12-1990
US Virgin Islands 09-09-1975
Wake Island 18-03-1976

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
International load line Convention 05-07-1930 Londen
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