Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

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IMO convention international treaty maritime convention

The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic canonical	5
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention)	2
IMO Facilitation (FAL) Convention	1
IMO instruments on facilitation of international maritime traffic	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283970 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
Context triple: [Facilitation Committee, regulates, Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic]

A. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
B. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
C. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
D. International Convention on Load Lines
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.
E. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
Target entity description: The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.

A. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
B. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
C. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
D. International Convention on Load Lines
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.
E. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IMO convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ maritime convention ⓘ
abbreviation	FAL ⓘ
adoptedAt	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	1965-04-09 ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance efficiency of port and ship operations ⓘ harmonize national maritime administrative procedures ⓘ reduce paperwork in port clearance procedures ⓘ
appliesTo	public authorities dealing with ship, crew, passengers and cargo formalities ⓘ ships engaged in international voyages ⓘ
category	treaty concluded in 1965 ⓘ
contains	recommended practices ⓘ standards ⓘ
encourages	single window systems for maritime administrative procedures ⓘ use of electronic data interchange for ship reporting formalities ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1967-03-05 ⓘ
governs	arrival procedures for ships ⓘ departure procedures for ships ⓘ stay in port procedures for ships ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalArea	international trade facilitation ⓘ maritime law ⓘ
monitoredBy	IMO Facilitation Committee ⓘ
objective	to balance facilitation of maritime transport with necessary control measures by public authorities ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate maritime transport by simplifying and reducing formalities, documentary requirements and procedures ⓘ to prevent unnecessary delays in maritime traffic ⓘ
regulates	administrative procedures in international shipping ⓘ formalities for cargo and ship’s stores ⓘ formalities for persons on board ships ⓘ formalities required on arrival, stay and departure of ships ⓘ
relatedTo	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ World Customs Organization instruments ⓘ
scope	international maritime traffic ⓘ
setsStandard	FAL Form 1 – General Declaration ⓘ FAL Form 2 – Cargo Declaration ⓘ FAL Form 3 – Ship’s Stores Declaration ⓘ FAL Form 4 – Crew’s Effects Declaration ⓘ FAL Form 5 – Crew List ⓘ FAL Form 6 – Passenger List ⓘ FAL Form 7 – Dangerous Goods Manifest ⓘ standardized FAL forms for ship reporting ⓘ
shortName	FAL Convention amendments ⓘ surface form: FAL Convention
subjectOf	amendments adopted by the International Maritime Organization ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Facilitation Committee → regulates → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

IMO Facilitation Convention amendments → appliesTo → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

FAL → develops → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

this entity surface form: IMO instruments on facilitation of international maritime traffic

FAL → oversees → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

FAL Convention amendments → appliesTo → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

FAL Form 1 – General Declaration → hasLegalBasisIn → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention)

FAL Form 2 – Cargo Declaration → prescribedBy → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

FAL Form 3 – Ship’s Stores Declaration → governedBy → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention)

FAL Form 4 – Crew’s Effects Declaration → isRelatedTo → Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ

this entity surface form: IMO Facilitation (FAL) Convention

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