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Initially prompted by the sinking of the Titanic, the current version of SOLAS is the 1974 version, known as SOLAS 1974, which came into force on 25 May 1980, [1] and has been amended several times. As of April 2022, SOLAS 1974 has 167 contracting states, [1] which flag about 99% of merchant ships around the world in terms of gross tonnage. [1]
International Maritime Organization (25 May 1980), International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended; International Maritime Organization (1 July 1998), Life saving appliances (LSA) code (PDF)
The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies ...
The resulting rules were adopted in 1890 and effected in 1897. Some minor changes were made during the 1910 Brussels Maritime Conference and some rule changes were proposed, but never ratified, at the 1929 International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea (S.O.L.A.S.) With the recommendation that the direction of a turn be referenced by the ...
In 1974, it had 154 radio operators who handled over 20 million words per year. [4] Such large radiotelephony stations employed large numbers of people and were expensive to operate. By the end of the 1980s, satellite services had started to take an increasingly large share of the market for ship-to-shore communications.
1914 and 1929 SOLAS Conventions after the RMS Titanic sinking; 1948 and 1960 SOLAS Conventions after the Morro Castle sinking in 1934; International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November 1974, that introduced Chapter II-2 (on construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction) 1981 revision - a rewrite of ...
The SAR Convention covers search and rescue at sea, as seen here in the rescue of shipwrecked survivors. The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention) is a maritime safety convention of the International Maritime Organization.
In the SOLAS Convention and other maritime related standards, the safety of human life is paramount. Ships and other watercraft carry life saving appliances including lifeboats, lifebuoys, life-jackets, life raft and many others. Passengers and crew are informed of their availability in case of emergency.