National Legislation (Chronological order) United Kingdom – Navigation Act, 1660 (12 Cha. 2 c.18) – An Act for prevention of Frauds and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade, 1696 (7 & 8 Will. 3 c.22) – An Act for the further Increase and Encouragement of Shipping and navigation, 1786 (26 Geo. 3 c.60) – An Act for the Registering of vessels, 1823 (4 Geo. 4 c.41) – An Act for the Registering of British vessels, 1825 (6 Geo. 4 c.110) – An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Navigation, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4 c.55) – Mercantile Marine Act, 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c.93) – Steam Navigation Act, 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c.79) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 104) – Passenger Act, 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 119) – Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 63) – Passenger Amendment Act, 1863, (26 & 27 Vict. c. 51) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 110) – Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 73) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c.110) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c.88) – Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 80) – Boiler Explosions Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 22) – Boiler Explosions Amendment Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 35) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 9) – Imperial Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60) – Merchant Shipping Act, 1906 (6 Edw. C. 48) – Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993. In force 21 March 1994. United States of America – An Act for the Registry and Clearing of Vessels, Regulating the Coastal Trade, and other Purposes, 1789 241 242 National Legislation New Zealand – Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act, 1981 – Ship Registration Act, 1992 – Maritime Transport Act, 1994 Australia – Navigation Act, 1912 – Marine Order – Part 11: Substandard Ships. Issue 2 (Order No 14 of 2002) International Instruments (Chronological Order) – International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, Brussels, 23 September 1910. In force 01 March 1913. British and Foreign State Papers, Vol 103 – The Unification of Certain Rules of Law with respect to Collisions between Vessels, Brussels, 23 September 1910 – Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, London, 20 January 1914 – Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany, Versailles, 28 June 1919. http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/versailles.html – Minimum Wage (Sea) Convention, 1920 (C7) – Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 (C 23) – International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the immunity of State-owned vessels, 1926. 179 LNTS 199; UKTS No 15 (1980) Cmnd. 7800, and Protocol of 1934, 179 LNTS 214 – Convention for the Safety of life at Sea, London, 1929. In force 1933. Treaty Series No 34 (1932), Cmd. 4198 – International Convention Respecting Load Lines, London, 5 July 1930. Treaty series No 35 (1932), Cmd. 3668 – Agreement Concerning Maritime Signals, Lisbon, 23 October 1930, Official Document of the League of Nations (Communications & Transit), No C634 M253, 1930, VIII, 13 – Agreement Concerning Manned Lightships Not on their Stations, Lisbon, 23 October 1930 – Recommendations on Lighthouse Characteristics and Radio-Beacons, Lisbon, 23 October 1930 – Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (ILO No 29) – Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (Inter-American), Montevideo, 26 December 1933, 49 Stat 3097 Treaty series 881 – Convention Relating to the Tonnage Measurement of Merchant Ships, Warsaw, 1934 – Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (C 58) – Agreement for a Uniform System of Maritime Buoyage and Rules Annexed Thereto, Geneva, 13 May 1936. League of Nations (Communications & Transit), No C261 M154, 1936, VIII, 11 243 244 International Instruments – Officers’ Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 (C 53) – Shipowners’ Liability (Sick and Injured Seamen) Convention, 1936 (C 56) – Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (C 73) – Food and Catering (Ships’ Crews) Convention, 1946 (C 68) – Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 (C 87) – Convention on the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), Geneva, 6 March 1948. In force 17 March 1958. 289 UNTS 3 – Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949 (C 92) – Right to Organise and Collective bargaining Convention, 1949 (C 98) – International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, London, 12 May 1954. In force 26 July 1958. 327 UNTS 3 – Convention on the High Seas, Geneva, 29 April 1958. In force 30 September 1962. 450 UNTS 11 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (C 111) – International Convention on Load Lines, London, 5 April 1966. In force 21 July 1968. #640 UNTS 133 – United Nations Flag Code and Regulations, UN doc. ST/SGB/132 (January 1967) – Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 22 May 1969, UNTS, 1155 331 – International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, London, 23 June 1969. In force, 18 July 1982. UKTS 50 – International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, Brussels, 29 November 1969, UKTS 77 (1975) – International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC Convention) Brussels, 29 November 1969, UKTS 106 (1975) Cmnd. 6183 – Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969 (C 130) – Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (C 134) – International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (Fund Convention) Brussels, 18 December 1971. 1110 UNTS 57 – Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (C 138) – Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1973 (C 138) – International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, London, 02 November 1973, as amended by the protocol, London 01 June 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) 1340 UNTS 61, 62 (E) – Convention concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, (C 147), Geneva, 29 October 1976 – International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, London, 01 December 1978. As amended 1995. # 1984 UKTS 50 – Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 22 May 1969. In force 27 January 1980. UKTS 58 (1980) – United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 10 December 1982. In force 16 November 1994. 21 ILM 1245 (1982) International Instruments 245 – United Nations Convention on Conditions for the Registration of Ships, Geneva, 7 February 1986. Not in force. 7 LOSB 87 (1986) – Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, (C147) 1975, Geneva, 22 October 1996 – The International Convention on Civil Liability from Oil Pollution Damage, (CLC), Brussels, 29 November 1969, in force 19 June 1975, UKTS 106 (1975) Cmnd. 6183 – International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, London, 23 March 2001 (Not yet in force) – Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, adopted at Geneva, 23 February 2006 (MLC) IMO Documents Resolutions – A.739(18), Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations acting on behalf of the Administration, Adopted 4 November 1993 – A.787(19), Procedures for Port State Control, as amended by Resolution 882(21), Adopted 23 November 1995 – A.789(19), Specifications on the Survey and Certification functions of Recognized Organizations acting on behalf of the Administration. Adopted 23 November 1995 – A.849(20), Code for the investigation of marine casualties and incidents, as amended by Resolution A.884(21). Adopted 27 November 1997 – A.949(23), Guidelines on places of refuge for ships in need of assistance. Adopted 5 December 2003 – A.970(24) Strategic Plan for the Organization (for the six-year period 2006 to 2010). Adopted 23 January 2006 – A.973(24), Code for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments, Adopted 1 December 2005 – A.974(24), Framework and procedures for the Voluntary IMO Member State audit scheme, Adopted 1 December 2005 – A.996(25), Code for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments, 2007, Adopted 29 November 2007 Maritime Safety Committee Circulars – MSC/Circ.1140 MEPC/Circ.424 – Transfer of ships between States. 20 December 2004 – MSC/Circ.710 – MEPC/Circ.307 – Model agreement for the authorisation of organizations acting on behalf of the Administration. 9 October 1995 – MSC/Circ.788 – MEPC/Circ.325 – Authorization of recognized organizations acting on behalf of administrations, (incorporating Resolutions A.739(18) and A.739(19)) 247 248 IMO Documents – MSC/Circ.889-MEPC/Circ.353 – Self Assessment of Flag State Performance. 17 December 1998 – MSC/Circ.1010/MEPC/Circ.382 – Communication of information on the authorization of recognized organizations (ROs) 10 July 2001 – MSC Circular 953- MEPC/Circ. 372 – Reports on Marine Casualties. 14 December 2000 – MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.2 – SURVEY AND CERTIFCATION RELATED MATTERS, Guidelines for Administrations to ensure the adequacy of transfer of class-related matters between recognized organizations (ROs). 26 September 2005 Marine Environment Protection Committee Circulars – MEPC/Circ.318, Formats for a mandatory reporting system under MARPOL 73/78. 26 July 1996 Maritime Safety Committee papers – MSC 77/25/4, Comparison of general cargo ship losses and fatalities, submitted by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) to the 77th session of the Maritime Safety Committee, 25 March 2003 – MSC 82/21/19, General Cargo Ship Safety, 29 August 2006, submitted by the Russian Federation to the 82nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee Flag State Implementation Sub-Committee papers – FSI 7/9/2, Implications arising when a vessel loses the right to fly the flag of a State: Transfer of the flag of a ship to another State. 5 February 1999 – FSI 9/5/1/, Implications arising when a vessel loses the right to fly the flag of a State: Transfer of ships between flag State administrations. 15 December 2000 – FSI 14/4, Analysis and evaluation of deficiency reports and mandatory reports under MARPOL 73/78 for 2004. 1 March 2006 – FSI 14/4/1, Mandatory Reports under MARPOL 73/78. 1 March 2006 – FSI.3/Circ.5, Casualty Statistics and Investigations.