International Convention on Load Lines
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The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 1966 Load Lines Convention | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
IMO convention
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international maritime treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedAt |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| adoptedBy | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| adoptedUnder | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1966-04-05 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance safety of life at sea
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ensure adequate reserve buoyancy ⓘ promote uniform international standards for load lines ⓘ reduce risk of overloading ships ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
International Convention on Load Lines
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surface form:
1966 Load Lines Convention
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| appliesTo | seagoing ships on international voyages ⓘ |
| category |
international law of the sea
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maritime safety law ⓘ |
| defines |
fresh water freeboard
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summer freeboard ⓘ timber load lines ⓘ tropical freeboard ⓘ winter freeboard ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | port State control ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceDate | 1968-07-21 ⓘ |
| exempts |
new ships under certain size thresholds
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ships engaged in certain domestic voyages ⓘ warships ⓘ |
| hasProtocol | Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty for contracting governments ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | flag States ⓘ |
| regulates |
assignment of load lines
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conditions of assignment for watertight integrity ⓘ load line marks on ship hulls ⓘ minimum freeboard of ships ⓘ reserve buoyancy of ships ⓘ stability-related structural features ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
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International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ |
| requires |
issue of an International Load Line Certificate
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maintenance of closing appliances and watertight integrity ⓘ periodic surveys of hull and superstructures ⓘ permanent load line marks on each side of the ship ⓘ |
| revisedBy | Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ |
| shortName | Load Lines Convention ⓘ |
| subject |
freeboard requirements
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maritime safety ⓘ reserve buoyancy ⓘ seaworthiness standards ⓘ ship stability ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
International Maritime Organization
this entity surface form:
1966 Load Lines Convention
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
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