Load Lines Convention

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The Load Lines Convention is an international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for ship loading limits to ensure vessels maintain sufficient freeboard and stability at sea.

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Load Lines Convention canonical 2
load line convention 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IMO convention
international maritime treaty
safety convention
abbreviation ICLL
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization
adoptedUnder International Maritime Organization
aimsTo improve ship stability in adverse weather
reduce risk of overloading ships
appliesTo cargo ships
passenger ships
seagoing ships
areaOfLaw international law
maritime law
category IMO convention
surface form: United Nations treaty deposited with IMO

maritime safety treaty
concerns seaworthiness of ships
structural safety of ships
defines conditions of assignment of freeboard
load line marks
minimum freeboard requirements
enforcedBy port State control
establishes maximum permissible draught for ships
seasonal load lines
zone and area load line rules
excludes naval auxiliaries
new ships under a certain small size
warships
fullName International Convention on Load Lines
implementedBy flag States
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding on contracting States
purpose to enhance the safety of life at sea
to ensure vessels maintain sufficient freeboard
to establish minimum safety standards for ship loading limits
relatedTo International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
requires issue of an International Load Line Certificate
survey of ships for load line assignment
scope international shipping
subject freeboard
load lines
ship safety
ship stability

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International Convention on Load Lines shortName Load Lines Convention
IMO Member States usesInstrument Load Lines Convention
Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 category Load Lines Convention
this entity surface form: load line convention