Статус Протокола 1978 года к Международной конвенции по охране человеческой жизни на море 1974 года (SOLAS PROT 1978) (Лондон, 17 февраля 1978 года) [рус., англ.]
Актуально на 08.11.2026.
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СТАТУС ПРОТОКОЛА 1978 ГОДА К МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ КОНВЕНЦИИ ПО ОХРАНЕ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКОЙ ЖИЗНИ НА МОРЕ 1974 ГОДА (SOLAS PROT 1978) (ЛОНДОН, 17 ФЕВРАЛЯ 1978 ГОДА)
(по состоянию на 9 декабря 2025 года)
I. Подписи
II. Договаривающиеся государства
| Дата сдачи на хранение грамоты | Дата вступления в силу или правопреемство | |
|---|---|---|
| Австралия (присоединение) | 17.08.1983 | 17.11.1983 |
| Австрия (присоединение) | 27.05.1988 | 27.08.1988 |
| Албания (присоединение) | 07.06.2004 | 07.09.2004 |
| Алжир (присоединение) | 03.11.1983 | 03.02.1984 |
| Ангола (присоединение) | 03.10.1991 | 03.01.1992 |
| Антигуа и Барбуда (присоединение) | 09.02.1987 | 09.05.1987 |
| Аргентина (присоединение) | 24.02.1982 | 24.05.1982 |
| Багамские Острова (присоединение) | 16.02.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Барбадос (присоединение) | 29.05.1984 | 29.08.1984 |
| Белиз (присоединение) | 02.04.1991 | 02.07.1991 |
| Бельгия (ратификация) | 24.09.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Бенин (присоединение) | 11.02.2000 | 11.05.2000 |
| Болгария (присоединение) | 02.11.1983 | 02.02.1984 |
| Боливия (Многонациональное государство) (присоединение) | 04.06.1999 | 04.09.1999 |
| Бразилия (присоединение) | 20.11.1985 | 20.02.1986 |
| Бруней-Даруссалам (присоединение) | 23.10.1986 | 23.01.1987 |
| Вануату (присоединение) | 28.07.1982 | 28.10.1982 |
| Венгрия (присоединение) | 03.02.1982 | 03.05.1982 |
| Вьетнам (присоединение) | 12.10.1992 | 12.01.1993 |
| Гайана (присоединение) | 10.12.1997 | 10.03.1998 |
| Гана (присоединение) | 19.05.1983 | 19.08.1983 |
| Гвинея (присоединение) | 21.10.2002 | 02.01.2003 |
| Гвинея-Бисау (присоединение) | 12.05.2022 | 12.08.2022 |
| Германия (ратификация) <1>, <4> | 06.06.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Гондурас (присоединение) | 24.09.1985 | 24.12.1985 |
| Гренада (присоединение) | 28.06.2004 | 28.09.2004 |
| Греция (присоединение) | 17.07.1981 | 17.10.1981 |
| Дания (присоединение) | 27.11.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Доминика (присоединение) | 21.06.2000 | 21.09.2000 |
| Египет (присоединение) | 07.08.1986 | 07.11.1986 |
| Израиль (присоединение) | 21.08.1981 | 21.11.1981 |
| Индия (присоединение) | 03.04.1986 | 03.07.1986 |
| Индонезия (присоединение) | 23.08.1988 | 23.11.1988 |
| Иран (Исламская Республика) (присоединение) | 31.08.2000 | 30.11.2000 |
| Ирландия (присоединение) | 29.11.1983 | 29.02.1984 |
| Исландия (присоединение) | 06.07.1983 | 06.10.1983 |
| Испания (присоединение) | 30.04.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Италия (присоединение) | 01.10.1982 | 01.01.1983 |
| Казахстан (присоединение) | 07.03.1994 | 07.06.1994 |
| Камбоджа (присоединение) | 28.11.1994 | 28.02.1995 |
| Кения (присоединение) | 07.07.2015 | 07.10.2015 |
| Кипр (присоединение) | 11.10.1985 | 11.01.1986 |
| Кирибати (присоединение) | 05.02.2007 | 05.05.2007 |
| Китай (присоединение) <3> | 17.12.1982 | 17.03.1983 |
| Колумбия (присоединение) | 31.10.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Коморские Острова (присоединение) | 22.11.2000 | 22.02.2001 |
| Конго (присоединение) | 19.05.2014 | 19.08.2014 |
| Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика (присоединение) | 01.05.1985 | 01.08.1985 |
| Коста-Рика (присоединение) | 06.06.2011 | 06.09.2011 |
| Кот-д'Ивуар (присоединение) | 05.10.1987 | 05.01.1988 |
| Куба (присоединение) | 19.06.1992 | 19.09.1992 |
| Кувейт (присоединение) <1> | 29.06.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Латвия (присоединение) | 05.08.2005 | 05.11.2005 |
| Либерия (ратификация) | 28.10.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Ливан (присоединение) | 29.11.1983 | 29.02.1984 |
| Ливия (присоединение) | 02.07.1981 | 02.10.1981 |
| Литва (присоединение) | 04.12.1991 | 04.03.1992 |
| Люксембург (присоединение) | 14.02.1991 | 14.05.1991 |
| Мавритания (присоединение) | 24.11.1997 | 24.02.1998 |
| Малайзия (присоединение) | 19.10.1983 | 19.01.1984 |
| Мальта (присоединение) | 08.08.1986 | 08.11.1986 |
| Марокко (присоединение) | 30.01.2001 | 30.04.2001 |
| Маршалловы Острова (присоединение) | 26.04.1988 | 26.07.1988 |
| Мексика (ратификация) | 30.06.1983 | 30.09.1983 |
| Мьянма (присоединение) | 11.11.1987 | 11.02.1988 |
| Намибия (присоединение) | 27.11.2000 | 27.02.2001 |
| Нигерия (присоединение) | 13.11.1984 | 13.02.1985 |
| Нидерланды (одобрение) <5> | 08.07.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Новая Зеландия (присоединение) <6> | 23.02.1990 | 23.05.1990 |
| Норвегия (присоединение) | 25.03.1981 | 01.05.1981 |
| Объединенные Арабские Эмираты (присоединение) | 15.12.1983 | 15.03.1984 |
| Оман (присоединение) | 25.04.1985 | 25.07.1985 |
| Пакистан (присоединение) | 10.04.1985 | 10.07.1985 |
| Палау (присоединение) | 29.09.2011 | 29.12.2011 |
| Панама (присоединение) | 14.07.1982 | 14.10.1982 |
| Перу (присоединение) | 16.07.1982 | 16.10.1982 |
| Польша (ратификация) | 15.03.1984 | 15.06.1984 |
| Португалия (присоединение) <8> | 07.11.1983 | 07.02.1984 |
| Республика Корея (присоединение) | 02.12.1982 | 02.03.1983 |
| Российская Федерация (присоединение) <7> | 12.05.1981 | 12.08.1981 |
| Румыния (присоединение) | 14.01.2008 | 14.04.2008 |
| Самоа (присоединение) | 14.03.1997 | 14.06.1997 |
| Сан-Марино (присоединение) | 21.04.2021 | 21.07.2021 |
| Сан-Томе и Принсипи (присоединение) | 29.10.1998 | 29.01.1999 |
| Саудовская Аравия (присоединение) | 02.03.1990 | 02.06.1990 |
| Сейшельские Острова (присоединение) | 10.05.1988 | 10.08.1988 |
| Сенегал (присоединение) | 16.01.1997 | 16.04.1997 |
| Сент-Винсент и Гренадины (присоединение) | 13.07.1987 | 13.10.1987 |
| Сент-Китс и Невис (присоединение) | 11.06.2004 | 11.09.2004 |
| Сент-Люсия (присоединение) | 20.05.2004 | 20.08.2004 |
| Сербия (правопреемство) <9>, <10> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Сингапур (присоединение) | 01.06.1984 | 01.09.1984 |
| Сирийская Арабская Республика (присоединение) | 20.07.2001 | 20.10.2001 |
| Словакия (правопреемство) | - | 01.01.1993 |
| Словения (правопреемство) | - | 25.06.1991 |
| Соединенное Королевство (ратификация) <2> | 05.11.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Соединенные Штаты (ратификация) | 12.08.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Соломоновы Острова (присоединение) | 18.10.2023 | 18.01.2024 |
| Сьерра-Леоне (присоединение) | 10.03.2008 | 10.06.2008 |
| Того (присоединение) | 19.07.1989 | 19.10.1989 |
| Тонга (присоединение) | 18.09.2003 | 18.12.2003 |
| Тринидад и Тобаго (присоединение) | 07.06.2012 | 07.09.2012 |
| Тувалу (присоединение) | 30.06.2004 | 30.09.2004 |
| Тунис (присоединение) | 06.08.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Турция (присоединение) | 03.09.2013 | 03.12.2013 |
| Украина (присоединение) | 16.07.1992 | 16.10.1992 |
| Уругвай (присоединение) | 30.04.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Фиджи (присоединение) | 28.07.2004 | 28.10.2004 |
| Филиппины (присоединение) | 24.04.2018 | 24.07.2018 |
| Финляндия (присоединение) | 30.04.1981 | 01.05.1981 |
| Франция (одобрение) | 21.12.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Хорватия (правопреемство) | - | 08.10.1991 |
| Черногория (правопреемство) <9>, <10> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Чехия (правопреемство) | - | 01.01.1993 |
| Чили (присоединение) | 15.07.1992 | 15.10.1992 |
| Швейцария (присоединение) | 01.04.1982 | 01.07.1982 |
| Швеция (ратификация) | 21.12.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Эквадор (присоединение) | 21.05.2008 | 21.08.2008 |
| Экваториальная Гвинея (присоединение) | 24.04.1996 | 24.07.1996 |
| Эстония (присоединение) | 16.12.1991 | 16.03.1992 |
| Эфиопия (присоединение) | 03.01.1986 | 03.04.1986 |
| Южная Африка (присоединение) | 11.01.1982 | 11.04.1982 |
| Ямайка (присоединение) | 17.08.2005 | 17.11.2005 |
| Япония (присоединение) | 15.05.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
Число государств-участников: 124
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974, AS AMENDED (SOLAS PROT 1978)
Done at London, 17 February 1978
I. Signatories
II. Contracting States
| Date of deposit of instrument | Date of entry into force or succession | |
|---|---|---|
| Albania (accession) | 07.06.2004 | 07.09.2004 |
| Algeria (accession) | 03.11.1983 | 03.02.1984 |
| Angola (accession) | 03.10.1991 | 03.01.1992 |
| Antigua and Barbuda (accession) | 09.02.1987 | 09.05.1987 |
| Argentina (accession) | 24.02.1982 | 24.05.1982 |
| Australia (accession) | 17.08.1983 | 17.11.1983 |
| Austria (accession) | 27.05.1988 | 27.08.1988 |
| Bahamas (accession) | 16.02.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Barbados (accession) | 29.05.1984 | 29.08.1984 |
| Belgium (ratification) | 24.09.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Belize (accession) | 02.04.1991 | 02.07.1991 |
| Benin (accession) | 11.02.2000 | 11.05.2000 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (accession) | 04.06.1999 | 04.09.1999 |
| Brazil (accession) | 20.11.1985 | 20.02.1986 |
| Brunei Darussalam (accession) | 23.10.1986 | 23.01.1987 |
| Bulgaria (accession) | 02.11.1983 | 02.02.1984 |
| Cambodia (accession) | 28.11.1994 | 28.02.1995 |
| Congo (accession) | 19.05.2014 | 19.08.2014 |
| Chile (accession) | 15.07.1992 | 15.10.1992 |
| China (accession) <3> | 17.12.1982 | 17.03.1983 |
| Colombia (accession) | 31.10.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Comoros (accession) | 22.11.2000 | 22.02.2001 |
| Costa Rica (accession) | 06.06.2011 | 06.09.2011 |
| Cote d'Ivoire (accession) | 05.10.1987 | 05.01.1988 |
| Croatia (succession) | - | 08.10.1991 |
| Cuba (accession) | 19.06.1992 | 19.09.1992 |
| Cyprus (accession) | 11.10.1985 | 11.01.1986 |
| Czechia (succession) | - | 01.01.1993 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea (accession) | 01.05.1985 | 01.08.1985 |
| Denmark (accession) | 27.11.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Dominica (accession) | 21.06.2000 | 21.09.2000 |
| Ecuador (accession) | 21.05.2008 | 21.08.2008 |
| Egypt (accession) | 07.08.1986 | 07.11.1986 |
| Equatorial Guinea (accession) | 24.04.1996 | 24.07.1996 |
| Estonia (accession) | 16.12.1991 | 16.03.1992 |
| Ethiopia (accession) | 03.01.1986 | 03.04.1986 |
| Fiji (accession) | 28.07.2004 | 28.10.2004 |
| Finland (accession) | 30.04.1981 | 01.05.1981 |
| France (approval) | 21.12.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Germany (ratification) <1>, <4> | 06.06.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Ghana (accession) | 19.05.1983 | 19.08.1983 |
| Greece (accession) | 17.07.1981 | 17.10.1981 |
| Grenada (accession) | 28.06.2004 | 28.09.2004 |
| Guinea (accession) | 21.10.2002 | 02.01.2003 |
| Guinea-Bissau (accession) | 12.05.2022 | 12.08.2022 |
| Guyana (accession) | 10.12.1997 | 10.03.1998 |
| Honduras (accession) | 24.09.1985 | 24.12.1985 |
| Hungary (accession) | 03.02.1982 | 03.05.1982 |
| Iceland (accession) | 06.07.1983 | 06.10.1983 |
| India (accession) | 03.04.1986 | 03.07.1986 |
| Indonesia (accession) | 23.08.1988 | 23.11.1988 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) (accession) | 31.08.2000 | 30.11.2000 |
| Ireland (accession) | 29.11.1983 | 29.02.1984 |
| Israel (accession) | 21.08.1981 | 21.11.1981 |
| Italy (accession) | 01.10.1982 | 01.01.1983 |
| Jamaica (accession) | 17.08.2005 | 17.11.2005 |
| Japan (accession) | 15.05.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Kazakhstan (accession) | 07.03.1994 | 07.06.1994 |
| Kenya (accession) | 07.07.2015 | 07.10.2015 |
| Kiribati (accession) | 05.02.2007 | 05.05.2007 |
| Kuwait (accession) <1> | 29.06.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Latvia (accession) | 05.08.2005 | 05.11.2005 |
| Lebanon (accession) | 29.11.1983 | 29.02.1984 |
| Liberia (ratification) | 28.10.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Libya (accession) | 02.07.1981 | 02.10.1981 |
| Lithuania (accession) | 04.12.1991 | 04.03.1992 |
| Luxembourg (accession) | 14.02.1991 | 14.05.1991 |
| Malaysia (accession) | 19.10.1983 | 19.01.1984 |
| Malta (accession) | 08.08.1986 | 08.11.1986 |
| Marshall Islands (accession) | 26.04.1988 | 26.07.1988 |
| Mauritania (accession) | 24.11.1997 | 24.02.1998 |
| Mexico (ratification) | 30.06.1983 | 30.09.1983 |
| Montenegro (succession) <9>, <10> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Morocco (accession) | 30.01.2001 | 30.04.2001 |
| Myanmar (accession) | 11.11.1987 | 11.02.1988 |
| Namibia (accession) | 27.11.2000 | 27.02.2001 |
| Netherlands (approval) <5> | 08.07.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| New Zealand (accession) <6> | 23.02.1990 | 23.05.1990 |
| Nigeria (accession) | 13.11.1984 | 13.02.1985 |
| Norway (accession) | 25.03.1981 | 01.05.1981 |
| Oman (accession) | 25.04.1985 | 25.07.1985 |
| Pakistan (accession) | 10.04.1985 | 10.07.1985 |
| Palau (accession) | 29.09.2011 | 29.12.2011 |
| Panama (accession) | 14.07.1982 | 14.10.1982 |
| Peru (accession) | 16.07.1982 | 16.10.1982 |
| Philippines (accession) | 24.04.2018 | 24.07.2018 |
| Poland (ratification) | 15.03.1984 | 15.06.1984 |
| Portugal (accession) <8> | 07.11.1983 | 07.02.1984 |
| Republic of Korea (accession) | 02.12.1982 | 02.03.1983 |
| Romania (accession) | 14.01.2008 | 14.04.2008 |
| Russian Federation (accession) <7> | 12.05.1981 | 12.08.1981 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (accession) | 11.06.2004 | 11.09.2004 |
| Saint Lucia (accession) | 20.05.2004 | 20.08.2004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (accession) | 13.07.1987 | 13.10.1987 |
| Samoa (accession) | 14.03.1997 | 14.06.1997 |
| Samoa (accession) | 21.04.2021 | 21.07.2021 |
| Sao Tome and Principe (accession) | 29.10.1998 | 29.01.1999 |
| Saudi Arabia (accession) | 02.03.1990 | 02.06.1990 |
| Senegal (accession) | 16.01.1997 | 16.04.1997 |
| Serbia (succession) <9>, <10> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Seychelles (accession) | 10.05.1988 | 10.08.1988 |
| Sierra Leone (accession) | 10.03.2008 | 10.06.2008 |
| Singapore (accession) | 01.06.1984 | 01.09.1984 |
| Slovakia (succession) | - | 01.01.1993 |
| Slovenia (succession) | - | 25.06.1991 |
| Solomon Islands (accession) | 18.10.2023 | 18.01.2024 |
| South Africa (accession) | 11.01.1982 | 11.04.1982 |
| Spain (accession) | 30.04.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Sweden (ratification) | 21.12.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Switzerland (accession) | 01.04.1982 | 01.07.1982 |
| Syrian Arab Republic (accession) | 20.07.2001 | 20.10.2001 |
| Togo (accession) | 19.07.1989 | 19.10.1989 |
| Tonga (accession) | 18.09.2003 | 18.12.2003 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (accession) | 07.06.2012 | 07.09.2012 |
| Tunisia (accession) | 06.08.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Turkiye (accession) | 03.09.2013 | 03.12.2013 |
| Tuvalu (accession) | 30.06.2004 | 30.09.2004 |
| Ukraine (accession) | 16.07.1992 | 16.10.1992 |
| United Arab Emirates (accession) | 15.12.1983 | 15.03.1984 |
| United Kingdom (ratification) <2> | 05.11.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| United States (ratification) | 12.08.1980 | 01.05.1981 |
| Uruguay (accession) | 30.04.1979 | 01.05.1981 |
| Vanuatu (accession) | 28.07.1982 | 28.10.1982 |
| Viet Nam (accession) | 12.10.1992 | 12.01.1993 |
| Number of Contracting States: | 124 |
|---|---|
| (the combined merchant fleets of which constitute approximately 97.85% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet) |
<1> For the text of a declaration, reservation or statement, see section III.
<2> Ratification by the United Kingdom was declared to be effective in respect of:
| Effective date | ||
| Hong Kong <*> | ) | 25 November 1981 |
| Isle of Man | ) | 1 July 1985 |
| Cayman Islands | ) | 23 June 1988 |
| Bermuda | ) | 23 June 1988 |
| Gibraltar | ) | 1 December 1988 |
<*> Ceased to apply to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997.
<3> Applies to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997 and to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999.
<4> On 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Protocol on 28 April 1983.
<5> Approval by the Netherlands was declared to be effective in respect of the Netherlands Antilles <*> and, with effect from 1 January 1986, in respect of Aruba.
<*> The Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist as an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands with effect from 10 October 2010. Since that date, the Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four autonomous countries: The Netherlands (European part and Caribbean part), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. For more details see footnote 4, in section II of SOLAS 1974. The Protocol applies as follows:
| Effective from | ||
| The Netherlands (European part) | ) | 1 May 1981 |
| Caribbean part of the Netherlands | ) | 10 October 2010 |
| Aruba | ) | 1 January 1986 |
| Curaçao | ) | 10 October 2010 |
| Sint Maarten | ) | 10 October 2010 |
<6> Accession by New Zealand was declared not to extend to Tokelau.
<7> As from 26 December 1991 the membership of the USSR in the Protocol is continued by the Russian Federation.
<8> Applies to Macau with effect from 24 August 1999. <*>
<*> Ceased to apply to Macau with effect from 20 December 1999.
<9> As from 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. The date of succession by Serbia and Montenegro to the Protocol is the date on which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed the responsibility for its international relations.
<10> Following the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006, all Treaty actions undertaken by Serbia and Montenegro continue to be in force with respect to Republic of Serbia. Montenegro has informed that it wishes to succeed to this Protocol with effect from the same date, ie. 3 June 2006.
III. Declarations, Reservations and Statements
Federal Republic of Germany
The instrument of ratification of the Federal Republic of Germany was accompanied by a declaration (in the English language) «that with effect from the day on which the Protocol enters into force for the Federal Republic of Germany it shall also apply to Berlin (West).»
The following reservation (in the English language) also accompanied the instrument of Ratification:
«The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declares that the provisions of the second sentence of chapter I, regulation 19(f) of the Annex to the Protocol cannot be applied in the Federal Republic of Germany at present.»
The following explanatory remarks (in the English language) accompanied the reservation:
«The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany wishes to point out the following in connection with the declaration it has made:»
«Any claims for compensation are met in accordance with the provisions of existing national law which correspond in essence to the liability provision of the Annex to the Protocol. The liability provision of the Annex to the Protocol is not quite as precise as national law requires normative liability to be.»
«Furthermore, the provisions obtaining in the Federal Republic of Germany are constantly being updated, which must also be seen in the light of the results of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and possible future membership of the MARPOL Convention of 1973 and the Protocol thereto of 1978.»
By a communication dated 21 January 1982 the above reservation and accompanying explanatory remarks were withdrawn, with effect from 8 January 1982.
The instrument of accession of the State of Kuwait was accompanied by an Understanding (in the English language), the text of which reads as follows:
«It is understood that the accession of the State of Kuwait to... the Protocol of 1978 [relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974] done at London on the 17th February 1978, does not in any way mean recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the State of Kuwait and Israel.»
<1> The depositary received the following communication dated 3 December 1979 from the Ambassador of Israel in London:
«The instrument of accession deposited by the Government of the State of Kuwait was accompanied by a statement of a political character in respect of Israel. In the view of the Government of Israel, this Convention is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements. Moreover, the said declaration cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon Kuwait under general international law or under particular conventions. The Government of Israel will, so far as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt towards the Government of the State of Kuwait an attitude of complete reciprocity.»
IV. Amendments
(1) 1981 Amendments (MSC.2(XLV))
The Maritime Safety Committee at its forty-fifth session (November 1981) adopted by resolution MSC.2(XLV), in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to regulation 29(d)(i) of chapter II-1 of the Protocol.
In accordance with article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, and as determined by the Maritime Safety Committee, the amendments shall enter into force on 1 September 1984 unless, prior to 1 March 1984, more than one-third of Parties to the Protocol, or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. No such notification was received and the date of entry into force of the amendments was accordingly 1 September 1984.
(2) 1988 (GMDSS) Amendments (Conf)
A Conference of Parties to the Protocol convened in accordance with article II of the Protocol and article VIII of the Convention <1> and held at London in November 1988 adopted amendments to the Protocol resulting from the introduction of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
The Conference determined, in accordance with article VIII(c)(iii) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted and shall enter into force in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) The amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 February 1990, unless by that date one-third of the Parties to the 1978 Protocol, or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, notify the Secretary-General of the Organization that they object to the amendments;
(b) The amendments which are deemed to have been accepted in accordance with paragraph (a) shall enter into force with respect to all Parties to the 1978 Protocol except those which have objected to the amendments under paragraph (a) and which have not withdrawn such objections on or before 1 February 1992;
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the amendments shall not enter into force if the amendments to the Convention adopted by the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System by resolution 1 are deemed not to have been accepted in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2) of the Convention.
As at 1 February 1990, no objections to the amendments had been received by the Secretary-General. Therefore, in accordance with article VIII(c)(iii) of the SOLAS Convention, the amendments were deemed to have been accepted on 1 February 1990. Since the amendments to the Convention referred to in (c) above were deemed to be accepted on 1 February 1990, the amendments to the Protocol of 1978 entered into force on 1 February 1992 as determined by the Conference of Parties to the Protocol.
(3) 2012 Performance standard for protective coatings for cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers (MSC.343(91))
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-first session (November 2012) adopted, by resolution MSC.343(91), in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention and article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol amendments to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol and to the annex to SOLAS 1974.
In accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention and Article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2014 and shall enter into force on 1 July 2014 unless, prior to 1 January 2014, more than one third of the Parties to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. As at 1 January 2014, no objection had been received, and the amendments accordingly entered into force on 1 July 2014.
(4) 2015 Amendments (MSC.394(95))
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-fifth session (June 2015) adopted, by resolution MSC.394(95), in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention and article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol amendments to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol and to the annex to SOLAS 1974.
In accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention and Article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2016 and shall enter into force on 1 January 2017 unless, prior to 1 July 2016, more than one third of the Parties to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. No such objection was received and accordingly the amendments entered into force on 1 January 2017.
(5) 2022 amendments (to the appendix to the annex) (MSC.522(106))
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 106th session (November 2022) adopted, by resolution (MSC.522(106)), in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention and article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol amendments to the appendix to the annex.
In accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention and Article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2025 and shall enter into force on 1 January 2026 unless, prior to 1 July 2025, more than one third of the Parties to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments.
(6) 2023 (appendix (Certificates)) amendments (MSC.533(107))
The Maritime Safety Committee at its 107th session (May-June 2023) adopted, by resolution MSC.533(107), in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to the to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code (Amendment 07-23).
In accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention and Article II of the 1978 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2025, and shall enter into force on 1 January 2026 unless, prior to the former date, more than one third of the Parties to the 1978 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments.