Annex IV Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships: 27 September 2003. Revised Annex IV: International entry into force, as well as entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 1 August 2005.

Annex V Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships: 18 November 1992

Annex VI Regulations for Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships: International entry into force: 19 May 2005. Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 18 October 2005

4) The International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992

5) Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LL PROT 1988)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 3 October 2002

6) The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Tonnage 1969)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992

7) The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972), as amended

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 December 1991

8) The International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972), as amended

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 18 August 1993

9) The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC 1969)

Denounced by a ruling of the Government of the Republic No. 363-k of 21 May 2004

The denunciation took effect on 6 August 2005

10) The International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971 (FUND 1971)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 1 March 1993

Expired: 24 May 2002

11) Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 August 2005

12) Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 August 2005

Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 14 January 2009

13) The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 21 November 2008

14) The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation, 1990

Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (HNS Protocol)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: both the Convention and the Protocol – 16 August 2008

15) The International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969

Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil, 1973, as amended

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: both the Convention and the Protocol – 14 August 2008

16) The Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978), as revised in 1995

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 29 November 1995

17) The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR 1979), as amended

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 30 May 2001

18) The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (SUA 1988)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 May 2002

19) The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 (FAL 1965), as amended

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 21 May 2002

20) The International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (SALVAGE 1989)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 31 July 2002

21) Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 1974), and the Protocol of 1976 relating thereto (PAL PROT 1976)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 January 2003

22) The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976)

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 1 February 2003

23) International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS 2001)

Regional Agreements

Agreement Concerning Specific Stability Requirements for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships Undertaking Regular Scheduled International or Domestic Voyages between Ports in Northwestern Europe and the Baltic Sea

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 11 January 2006

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area

Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 22 January 1992

ILO Conventions

Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

Entry into Force in the Republic of Estonia: both the Convention of 1976 and the Protocol of 1996 – 1 December 2005

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