1975 Agreement for the Facilitation of Search for Ships in Distress and Rescue of Survivors of Ship Accidents

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Full Title	1975 Agreement for the Facilitation of Search for Ships in Distress and Rescue of Survivors of Ship Accidents
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Political-Security Community ASEAN Foreign Ministers ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Disaster Management
Date of Adoption	15/05/1975
Place of Adoption	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM)
Issued/Adopted by	Foreign Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	In accordance with Article 25 of the 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations which provides that “Where not otherwise specifically provided, appropriate dispute settlement mechanisms, including arbitration, shall be established for disputes which concern the interpretation or application of this Charter and other ASEAN instruments”, and Article 2.1(b) of the 2010 Protocol to the ASEAN Charter on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, which provides that “This Protocol shall apply to disputes which concern the interpretation or application of other ASEAN instruments unless specific means of settling such disputes have already been provided for.”
Depository	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Annexes	Annex – Definitions Annex 2 – Malaysian Reservations on Agreement for the facilitation of Search for Ship in Distress and Rescue of Survivors of Ship Accidents Annex 3 – Reservation of the Indonesian Delegation on the Agreement for the Facilitation of Search for Ships in Distress and Rescue of Survivors of Ship Accidents
Entry Into Force Status	Not In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	“Article 9 1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the fifth instrument of ratification is deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. 2. In respect of a State acceding to this Agreement after the deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession. If such an instrument of accession is deposited before the Agreement comes into force, it shall enter into force in relation to that State on the date when the Agreement comes into force in accordance with the preceding paragraph of this Article.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 12/09/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Accession 11/09/1996
Cambodia	Accession 30/04/1999
Indonesia	Signature 15/05/1975 Ratification 10/08/1976 Reservation 15/05/1975
Lao PDR	Accession 16/10/1997
Malaysia	Signature 15/05/1975 Reservation 15/05/1975
Myanmar	Accession 16/10/1997
Philippines	Signature 15/05/1975
Singapore	Signature 15/05/1975
Thailand	Signature 15/05/1975 Ratification 02/08/1994
Vietnam	Accession 20/02/1997
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	1972 Agreement for the Facilitation of Search for Aircrafts in Distress and Rescue of Survivors of Aircraft Accidents 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 2005 ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response 2010 ASEAN Declaration on Cooperation in Search and Rescue of Persons and Vessels in Distress at Sea
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 12/09/2022
Additional Information	Dates of ratification and accession given above were obtained from the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Instruments website and its electronic collection of instruments of ratification, accession and notification. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository. Reservations by Malaysia and Indonesia are annexed to this instrument. It is unusual for ASEAN agreements to permit reservations.