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
1966 Load Lines Convention 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf IMO convention
international maritime treaty
adoptedAt London, England
surface form: London
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization
adoptedUnder International Maritime Organization
adoptionDate 1966-04-05
adoptionYear 1966
aimsTo enhance safety of life at sea
ensure adequate reserve buoyancy
promote uniform international standards for load lines
reduce risk of overloading ships
alsoKnownAs International Convention on Load Lines
surface form: 1966 Load Lines Convention
appliesTo seagoing ships on international voyages
category international law of the sea
maritime safety law
defines fresh water freeboard
summer freeboard
timber load lines
tropical freeboard
winter freeboard
enforcedBy port State control
entryIntoForceDate 1968-07-21
exempts new ships under certain size thresholds
ships engaged in certain domestic voyages
warships
hasProtocol Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding treaty for contracting governments
monitoredBy flag States
regulates assignment of load lines
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
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
requires issue of an International Load Line Certificate
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
maritime safety
reserve buoyancy
seaworthiness standards
ship stability

Referenced by (3)

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IMO adoptedInstrument International Convention on Load Lines
subject surface form: International Maritime Organization
International Convention on Load Lines alsoKnownAs International Convention on Load Lines
this entity surface form: 1966 Load Lines Convention
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea relatedTo International Convention on Load Lines