Important international Conventions

Question 1

In the maritime context the most important international conventions are those that deal with which areas?

Answer 1

(1) Safety
(2) Pollution avoidance
(3) Liability and compensation

Question 2

Name a international convention relating to safety

Answer 2

• Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, 1974, as amended, in particular its main safety protocols concerning:

(1) Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction

(2) Life saving appliance and arrangements

(3) Carriage of Cargoes

Question 3

Name an international convention relating to Pollution avoidance

Answer 3

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL)

Question 4

The Law of the Sea Convention

• the UN convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) also called the LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION or the Law of the Sea Treaty defines what?

Answer 4

• the rights and responsibilities of nations - rather than the shipping industry - in the use of the world’s oceans
• establishing guidelines for businesses, the environment and the management of marine natural resources.