SOLAS convention

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1914
gptkbp:amendedBy regularly updated
gptkbp:appliesTo international shipping
gptkbp:chapter II-2 - Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction
I - General Provisions
III - Life-saving appliances and arrangements
IV - Radio communications
IX - Management for the safe operation of ships
V - Safety of navigation
VI - Carriage of cargoes
VII - Carriage of dangerous goods
VIII - Nuclear ships
X - Safety measures for high-speed craft
XI-1 - Special measures to enhance maritime safety
XII - Additional safety measures for bulk carriers
XI-2 - Special measures to enhance maritime security
II-1 - Construction – Subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 25 May 1980
gptkbp:focus fire protection
radio communications
ship construction
carriage of cargoes
life-saving appliances
management for the safe operation of ships
safety of navigation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:International_Convention_for_the_Safety_of_Life_at_Sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SOLAS convention
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1974
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:London
gptkbp:notableEvent adopted after Titanic disaster
gptkbp:purpose safety of merchant ships
gptkbp:replacedBy previous versions of SOLAS (1914, 1929, 1948, 1960)
gptkbp:signedBy over 160 countries
gptkbp:website https://www.imo.org/en/About/Conventions/Pages/International-Convention-for-the-Safety-of-Life-at-Sea-(SOLAS),-1974.aspx
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:sinking_of_RMS_Titanic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7