International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

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international maritime treaty safety convention

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea canonical	16
SOLAS Convention	13
SOLAS	5
SOLAS Chapter XI-2	5
SOLAS Chapter IX	3
SOLAS convention	2
Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea	1
Conference of Contracting Governments to SOLAS	1
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in India	1
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974	1
SOLAS Chapter IV	1
SOLAS Convention Chapter IX	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international maritime treaty ⓘ safety convention ⓘ
abbreviation	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SOLAS
administeredBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure safety of life at sea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ surface form: SOLAS Convention
appliesTo	cargo ships ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ passenger ships ⓘ
containsChapterOn	additional safety measures for passenger ships ⓘ carriage of cargoes ⓘ carriage of dangerous goods ⓘ construction – subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations ⓘ fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction ⓘ general provisions ⓘ life-saving appliances and arrangements ⓘ management for the safe operation of ships ⓘ nuclear ships ⓘ radio communications ⓘ safety measures for bulk carriers ⓘ safety measures for high-speed craft ⓘ safety measures for ships operating in polar waters ⓘ safety of navigation ⓘ verification of compliance ⓘ
enforcedThrough	flag State control ⓘ port State control ⓘ
field	maritime safety ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on contracting governments ⓘ
relatedTo	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ International Convention on Load Lines ⓘ International Maritime Organization ⓘ
requires	certification of ships ⓘ maintenance of safety equipment ⓘ surveys of ships ⓘ
scope	construction standards for ships ⓘ fire protection ⓘ life-saving appliances ⓘ navigation safety ⓘ radio communications ⓘ safety management ⓘ
setsMinimumStandardsFor	ship construction ⓘ ship equipment ⓘ ship operation ⓘ
shortName	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SOLAS
subject	safety of life at sea ⓘ

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Instruction

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# Requirements
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Input

Subject: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (50)

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

International Maritime Organization → mainRegulatoryInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

IMO → adoptedInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: International Maritime Organization

IMO → shortNameOfInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: International Maritime Organization

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → shortName → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → abbreviation → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → alsoKnownAs → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code → partOf → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code → adoptedAt → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conference of Contracting Governments to SOLAS

ISM Code → legalBasis → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

ISM Code → associatedWith → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter IX

Maritime Safety Committee → governingBodyOf → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

Maritime Safety Committee → abbreviationOfInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS

Maritime Safety Committee → responsibleFor → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

IMO Member State Audit Scheme → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

International Convention on Load Lines → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

British merchant navy → subjectTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: British Merchant Navy

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Ship Security Assessment → regulatedBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter XI-2

Port Facility Security Assessment → regulatedBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter XI-2

Ship Security Officer → regulatedBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter XI-2

Port Facility Security Officer → regulatedBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter XI-2

Safety Management Certificate → requiredBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter IX

Safety Management Certificate → governedBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention → legalBasis → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention → chapterIncorporatedInto → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter IX

MSC → governingBodyOf → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Annex V – Pilot rules → relatedInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

IMO Member States → usesInstrument → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System → basedOn → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System → abbreviation → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System → implementedUnder → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter IV

SAR → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

Load Lines Convention → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 → harmonizedWith → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

IMO convention → examplesInclude → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

SSO → operatesUnder → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Ship Security Officer

this entity surface form: SOLAS Chapter XI-2

Document of Compliance → requiredBy → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention Chapter IX

IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances → hasLegalBasisIn → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Port States → hasLegalBasisIn → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Port State

Port States → hasLegalBasisIn → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Port State

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Ever Gifted → regulatoryRegime → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS convention

Ever Glory → subjectTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS convention

Ever Genius → safetyRegime → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS

STCW Parties → relatedTo → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOLAS Convention

Directorate General of Shipping (India) → implements → International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in India