Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (Nov. 11, 1988)
| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Algeria |
Nov 20, 2001
|
Aug 20, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Aug 25, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Argentina |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Sep 2, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Australia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 7, 1997
[2]
|
- |
| Azerbaijan |
Oct 16, 2004
|
Jul 16, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Barbados |
Nov 11, 2000
|
Aug 11, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Bangladesh |
Mar 18, 2003
|
Dec 18, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Bahamas |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 2, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Bulgaria |
Jul 13, 2004
|
Apr 13, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Cambodia |
Sep 8, 2001
|
Jun 8, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Chile |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Sep 29, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| China |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 3, 1995
[3]
|
Feb 23, 1990
|
| Croatia |
Apr 30, 2000
|
Jan 31, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Cuba |
Jan 25, 2006
|
Oct 25, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Cyprus |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 4, 1998
[1]
|
Mar 9, 1989
|
| Denmark |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Dec 2, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Dominica |
Sep 21, 2000
|
Jun 21, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Egypt |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Apr 21, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Apr 24, 1996
[2]
|
- |
| Eritrea |
May 4, 2000
|
Apr 4, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Estonia |
Nov 20, 2003
|
Aug 20, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Fiji |
Oct 28, 2004
|
Jul 28, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Finland |
Mar 17, 2000
|
Dec 17, 1999
[3]
|
- |
| France |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 28, 1992
[3]
|
Jan 23, 1990
|
| United Kingdom |
Jun 8, 2000
|
Mar 8, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Georgia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Aug 25, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Germany |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jun 22, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Greece |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jul 19, 1994
[1]
|
Feb 13, 1990
|
| Grenada |
Sep 28, 2004
|
Jun 28, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Honduras |
Aug 20, 2005
|
May 20, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Iceland |
Aug 12, 2000
|
May 12, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| India |
Nov 22, 2000
|
Aug 22, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Ireland |
Dec 24, 2003
|
Sep 24, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Italy |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Mar 3, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Jamaica |
Aug 2, 2003
|
May 2, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Japan |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jun 24, 1997
[2]
|
- |
| Jordan |
Jan 14, 2004
|
Oct 14, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Nov 14, 1994
[2]
|
- |
| Liberia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 26, 1997
[2]
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 14, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Marshall Islands |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Oct 16, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritius |
Mar 17, 2003
|
Dec 17, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Maldives |
Aug 20, 2005
|
May 20, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Mexico |
Feb 3, 2000
|
May 13, 1994
[2]
|
- |
| Malta |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jan 28, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Malawi |
Mar 17, 2002
|
Dec 17, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Moldova, Republic of |
Jan 11, 2006
|
Oct 11, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Netherlands |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 22, 1991
[3]
|
Jul 24, 1989
|
| Nicaragua |
Mar 17, 2005
|
Dec 17, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Norway |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Oct 13, 1994
[2]
|
- |
| New Zealand |
Jun 6, 2001
|
Mar 6, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Oman |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jun 17, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Pakistan |
Mar 6, 2002
|
Dec 6, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Paraguay |
Sep 15, 2004
|
Jun 15, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Portugal |
Sep 12, 2000
|
Jun 12, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Nov 8, 2001
|
Aug 8, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Romania |
Aug 18, 2001
|
May 18, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Russian Federation |
Nov 18, 2000
|
Aug 18, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Samoa |
Aug 18, 2004
|
May 18, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Seychelles |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Sep 27, 1989
[1]
|
Sep 26, 1989
|
| Sierra Leone |
Oct 26, 2001
|
Jul 26, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Singapore |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Aug 18, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Slovakia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jan 1, 1993
[4]
|
- |
| Slovenia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jun 3, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Spain |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jan 10, 1995
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Sep 11, 2004
|
Jun 11, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Lucia |
Aug 20, 2004
|
May 20, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Jan 9, 2002
|
Oct 9, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 4, 1993
[1]
|
Feb 28, 1990
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Oct 20, 2001
|
Jul 20, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Tonga |
Sep 15, 2000
|
Jun 15, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Tunisia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jan 13, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Tuvalu |
Sep 30, 2004
|
Jun 30, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Ukraine |
Jan 7, 2006
|
Oct 7, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Uruguay |
Oct 31, 2003
|
Jul 31, 2003
[1]
|
Mar 15, 1989
|
| United States of America |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Jul 1, 1991
[1]
|
Apr 6, 1989
|
| Vanuatu |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Sep 14, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Feb 17, 1998
[2]
|
- |
| Viet Nam |
Aug 27, 2002
|
May 27, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Belgium |
Jun 19, 2007
|
Mar 19, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Belize |
Sep 14, 2007
|
Jun 14, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Jan 31, 2007
|
Oct 31, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Kiribati |
May 5, 2007
|
Feb 5, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Lithuania |
Jul 20, 2006
|
Apr 20, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Guatemala |
Dec 1, 2000
|
Sep 1, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
Dec 19, 2007
|
Sep 19, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Panama |
Dec 17, 2007
|
Sep 17, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Ecuador |
Nov 26, 2008
|
Aug 26, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Poland |
Oct 21, 2008
|
Jul 21, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Libya |
Apr 20, 2009
|
Jan 20, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Kazakhstan |
May 17, 2009
|
Feb 17, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Peru |
Nov 21, 2009
|
Aug 21, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Canada |
Jul 8, 2010
|
Apr 8, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Brazil |
Jul 27, 2010
|
Apr 27, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Sep 30, 2003
|
Jun 30, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
Apr 27, 2012
|
Jan 27, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Yemen |
Apr 11, 2012
|
Jan 11, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Costa Rica |
Sep 6, 2011
|
Jun 6, 2011
[2]
|
- |
| Latvia |
Feb 3, 2000
|
Apr 7, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Palau |
Dec 29, 2011
|
Sep 29, 2011
[2]
|
- |
| Malaysia |
Feb 11, 2012
|
Nov 11, 2011
[2]
|
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Nov 7, 2012
|
Jun 7, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Niue (New Zealand) |
Sep 27, 2012
|
Jun 27, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Israel |
Feb 21, 2013
|
Nov 21, 2012
[2]
|
- |
| Nigeria |
Sep 18, 2015
|
Jun 18, 2015
[2]
|
- |
| Congo |
Aug 19, 2014
|
May 19, 2014
[2]
|
- |
| Bahrain |
Nov 17, 2015
|
Aug 17, 2015
[2]
|
- |
| Kenya |
Oct 5, 2015
|
Jul 7, 2015
[2]
|
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
Nov 7, 2015
|
Aug 7, 2015
[2]
|
- |
| Belarus |
Mar 5, 2017
|
Dec 5, 2016
[2]
|
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature