1948 Convention on the International Maritime Organization

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Full Title	1948 Convention on the International Maritime Organization
Short Title / Abbreviations	IMO Convention
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Oceans/Law of the Sea International Maritime Organization
Citations to Text	289 UNTS 3, 9 UST 621, TIAS 4044
Date of Adoption	06/03/1948
Place of Adoption	Geneva, Switzerland
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Maritime Organization (IMO) (Previously the International Maritime Consultative Organization)
Dispute settlement provisions	Part XVII – Interpretation Article 69 “Any question or dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention shall be referred to the Assembly for settlement, or shall be settled in such manner as the Parties to the dispute may agree. Nothing in this Article shall preclude any organ of the Organization from settling any such question or dispute that may arise during the exercise of its functions.” Article 70 “Any legal question which cannot be settled as provided in Article 69 shall be referred by the Organization to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion in accordance with Article 96 of the Charter of the United Nations.”
Depository	Secretary-General of the United Nations
Annexes	Appendix I (provisions on the procedure for constituting the Council of the International Maritime Consultative Organization, now inapplicable pursuant to the 1964 Amendment to the Convention) Appendix II (provisions on legal capacity, privileges and immunities)
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	United Nations Treaty Collection
Date of Entry into Force	17/03/1958
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 74: “The present Convention shall enter into force on the date when 21 States, of which seven shall each have a total tonnage of not less than 1,000,000 gross tons of shipping, have become parties to the Convention in accordance with Article 71.”
General Status	176 parties as of 08/05/2024
Links to Current Status/Reservations	United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam	Acceptance 31/12/1984
Cambodia	Acceptance 03/01/1961 Declaration 03/01/1961
Indonesia	Acceptance 18/01/1961 Declaration 18/01/1961
Lao PDR
Malaysia	Acceptance 17/06/1971 Declaration 17/06/1971
Myanmar	Acceptance 06/07/1951
Philippines	Acceptance 09/11/1964
Singapore	Acceptance 17/01/1966
Thailand	Acceptance 20/09/1973
Vietnam	Declaration 12/06/1984 Acceptance 12/06/1984
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	Amendments to the Convention were adopted by the Assembly of the Organization: 1964 Amendments to articles 17 and 18 of the Convention; Resolution A.69 (ES.II) 1965 Amendment to article 28 of the Convention; Resolution A.70 (IV) 1974 Amendments to articles 10, 16, 17, 18, 20, 28, 31 and 32 of the Convention; Resolution A.315 (ES.V) 1975 Amendments to the title and substantive provisions of the Convention; Resolution A.358 (IX) 1977 Resolution A.371 (X) (rectification of resolution A.358 (IX)) 1977 Amendments to the Convention relating to the institutionalization of the Committee on Technical Co-operation in the Convention; Resolution A.400 (X) 1979 Amendments to articles 17, 18, 20 and 51 of the Convention; Resolution A.450 (XI) 1991 Amendments to the Convention (institutionalization of the Facilitation Committee); Resolution A.724 (17) 1993 Amendments to the Convention; Resolution A.735 (18)
Related Instruments	1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
External Links	UiO: The Faculty of Law accessed on 27/05/2024 UN Treaty Collection accessed on 27/05/2024
Additional Information	The full text provided on this page consolidates amendments of 1964-1993 to the 1948 text. The International Maritime Organization was formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). Its name was changed to IMO by the 1975 amendments, which entered into force on 22 May 1982.