Maritime (Conventions) Act No. 39 of 2017. Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the application in Vanuatu of certain international maritime conventions and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Certification Education Liability/compensation Navigation Oil pollution Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act is taken to have commenced on the 25th of November 1982. Abstract This Act declares that the provisions of any of the Conventions to which Vanuatu has acceded and that are listed in the Schedule and any regulation, guideline or rules made from such Conventions, shall have the force of law in Vanuatu. The list of Conventions includes: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; Protocol of 1978, relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea; International Convention on Load Lines, 1966; International Convention for the Prevention of Pollutions from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73); Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973; Convention on the International Regulations for Prevention Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (COLREG 1972); International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Tonnage 69); Athens Conventions Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 74); Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974; Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 (FAL 1965); Protocol of 1976 to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969; and International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 1978). Where the provisions of any of the Conventions to which Vanuatu has acceded conflict with the provisions of any other Act, the provisions of the Convention shall prevail. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Repeals Maritime (Conventions) Act [CAP 155]. Legislation | Vanuatu | 1982 (2006) Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Marine mammals Source: FAO, FAOLEX