Convention on the International Maritime Organization Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Mar 6, 1948 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-000498) Title abbreviation IMO Convention Title (French) Convention portant création de l'Organisation maritime internationale Title (Spanish) Convenio constitutivo de la Organización Marítima Internacional Title (Other) Übereinkommen über die Internationale Seeschiffahrts-Organisation Place of adoption Geneva Depository UN United Nations Language English, French, Spanish Entry into force Mar 17, 1958 Subject Sea Keyword International organization Data collection/reporting Marine resources management Marine pollution (ship-based sources) Institution Maritime zone Navigation Abstract Objectives: To establish the International Maritime Organisation. Summary of provisions: Parties agree that the purpose of the International Maritime Organisation is to, inter alia, provide machinery for co-operation amongst Governments with a view to adopting the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships (art. 1). Parties further agree that the functions of the Organisation are consultative and advisory (art. 2) and that it is to provide for the drafting of conventions, agreements, or other suitable instruments, and convene such conferences as may be necessary (art. 3). Parts IV to X provide for the functioning of the Organisation's organs. The Organisation is established as a specialised agency of the United Nations in accordance with article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations (Part XIV). Institutional mechanisms: The International Maritime Organisation is established and consists of an Assembly, a Council, a Maritime Safety Committee, a Legal Committee, a Marine Environment Protection Committee, and a Secretariat (art. 12). Full text English French Spanish Website www.un.org treaties.un.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Reservation Albania May 24, 1993 May 24, 1993 [3] - - Algeria Mar 17, 1958 Aug 25, 1953 [3] - - Angola Jun 6, 1977 Jun 6, 1977 [3] - - Antigua and Barbuda Jan 13, 1986 Jan 13, 1986 [3] - - Argentina Oct 5, 1966 Oct 5, 1966 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Australia Mar 17, 1958 Feb 13, 1952 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Austria Apr 2, 1975 Apr 2, 1975 [3] - - Azerbaijan May 15, 1995 May 15, 1995 [3] - - Bahamas Jul 29, 1976 Jul 22, 1976 [3] - - Bahrain Sep 22, 1976 Sep 22, 1976 [3] - - Bangladesh May 27, 1976 May 27, 1976 [3] - - Barbados Jan 7, 1970 Jan 7, 1970 [3] - - Belarus Sep 8, 2011 Sep 8, 2011 [3] - - Belgium Mar 17, 1958 Aug 9, 1951 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Belize Sep 13, 1990 Sep 13, 1990 [3] - - Benin Mar 19, 1980 Mar 19, 1980 [3] - - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Jul 6, 1987 Jul 6, 1987 [3] - - Bosnia and Herzegovina Jul 16, 1993 Jul 16, 1993 [3] - - Brazil Mar 4, 1963 Mar 4, 1963 [3] - - Brunei Darussalam Dec 31, 1984 Dec 31, 1984 [3] - - Bulgaria Oct 3, 1966 Oct 3, 1966 [3] - - Cabo Verde Oct 2, 2014 Oct 2, 2014 [3] - - Cambodia Aug 22, 1973 Aug 22, 1973 [3] - - Cameroon May 1, 1961 May 1, 1961 [3] - - Canada Mar 17, 1958 Oct 15, 1948 [3] - - Chile Feb 17, 1972 Feb 17, 1972 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - China Mar 1, 1973 Mar 1, 1973 [3] - - Colombia Nov 19, 1974 Nov 19, 1974 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Comoros Aug 3, 2001 Aug 3, 2001 [3] - - Congo Sep 5, 1975 Sep 5, 1975 [3] - - Congo, Dem. Rep. of Aug 16, 1973 Aug 16, 1973 [3] - - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Aug 16, 2005 Aug 16, 2005 [3] - - Costa Rica Aug 24, 1976 Aug 24, 1976 [3] - - Croatia Mar 17, 1958 Aug 23, 1954 [3] Apr 13, 1954 - Cuba Mar 4, 1981 Mar 4, 1981 [3] - - Cyprus Mar 6, 1966 Mar 6, 1965 [3] - - Czech Republic Nov 21, 1973 Nov 21, 1973 [3] - - Côte d'Ivoire Nov 4, 1960 Nov 4, 1960 [3] - - Denmark Dec 18, 1979 Dec 18, 1979 [3] - - Djibouti Jan 7, 1959 Jan 7, 1959 [6] - - Dominica Feb 20, 1979 Feb 20, 1979 [3] - - Dominican Republic Jun 3, 1959 Jun 3, 1959 [3] - - Ecuador Oct 31, 1963 Oct 31, 1963 [3] - - Egypt Mar 17, 1958 Jul 12, 1956 [3] - - El Salvador Jun 27, 1988 Jun 27, 1988 [3] - - Equatorial Guinea Dec 6, 1977 Dec 6, 1977 [3] - - Eritrea Mar 17, 1958 Mar 17, 1958 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Estonia Jan 23, 1962 Jan 23, 1962 [3] - - Ethiopia Jan 31, 1992 Jan 31, 1992 [3] - - Fiji Apr 21, 1959 Apr 21, 1959 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Finland Jul 3, 1975 Jul 3, 1975 [3] - - France Mar 14, 1983 Mar 14, 1983 [3] - - Gabon Mar 17, 1958 Apr 9, 1952 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Gambia Dec 3, 1975 Dec 3, 1975 [3] - - Georgia Mar 17, 1958 Feb 14, 1949 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Germany Jun 18, 1993 Jun 18, 1993 [3] - - Ghana Jun 22, 1993 Jun 22, 1993 [3] - - Greece Sep 6, 1972 Sep 6, 1972 [3] - - Grenada Dec 31, 1958 Dec 31, 1958 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Guatemala Dec 3, 1998 Dec 3, 1998 [3] - - Guinea Jul 6, 1959 Jul 6, 1959 [3] - - Guinea-Bissau Jan 11, 1979 Jan 11, 1979 [3] - - Guyana Mar 16, 1983 Mar 16, 1983 [3] - - Haiti Jul 8, 1992 Jul 8, 1992 [3] - - Honduras May 13, 1980 May 13, 1980 [3] - - Hungary Mar 17, 1958 Jun 23, 1953 [3] - - Iceland Aug 28, 1973 Aug 28, 1973 [3] - - India Jan 18, 1961 Jan 18, 1961 [3] - - Indonesia Jun 10, 1970 Jun 10, 1970 [3] - - Iran, Islamic Republic of Mar 17, 1958 Feb 26, 1951 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Iraq Mar 17, 1958 Jan 2, 1958 [3] Jun 10, 1954 - Ireland Jan 6, 1959 Jan 6, 1959 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Israel Nov 8, 1960 Nov 8, 1960 [3] - - Italy Mar 17, 1958 Apr 24, 1952 [3] - - Jamaica Mar 17, 1958 Jan 28, 1957 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Japan Nov 9, 1973 Nov 9, 1973 [3] - - Jordan May 11, 1976 May 11, 1976 [3] - - Kazakhstan Mar 17, 1958 Mar 17, 1958 [3] - - Kenya Mar 11, 1994 Mar 11, 1994 [3] - - Kiribati Jan 3, 1961 Jan 3, 1961 [3] - - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Apr 15, 1968 Apr 15, 1968 [3] - - Korea, Republic of Oct 8, 2001 Oct 8, 2001 [3] - - Kuwait Apr 10, 1962 Apr 10, 1962 [3] - - Latvia Feb 14, 1991 Feb 14, 1991 [3] - - Lebanon Jul 5, 1960 Jul 5, 1960 [3] - - Liberia May 3, 1966 May 3, 1966 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Libya Jan 6, 1959 Jan 6, 1959 [3] Mar 9, 1954 - Lithuania Apr 6, 1972 Apr 6, 1972 [3] - - Luxembourg Dec 7, 1995 Dec 7, 1995 [3] - - Madagascar Dec 12, 2001 Dec 12, 2001 [3] - - Malawi May 8, 1961 May 8, 1961 [3] - - Malaysia May 18, 1978 May 18, 1978 [3] - - Maldives Mar 8, 1961 Mar 8, 1961 [3] - - Malta Mar 26, 1998 Mar 26, 1998 [3] - - Marshall Islands Mar 17, 1958 Sep 21, 1954 [3] - - Mauritania Dec 11, 1996 Dec 11, 1996 [2] - - Mauritius Jan 17, 1979 Jan 17, 1979 [3] - - Mexico May 31, 1967 May 31, 1967 [3] - - Moldova, Republic of Dec 22, 1989 Dec 22, 1989 [3] - - Monaco Jul 30, 1962 Jul 30, 1962 [3] - - Mongolia Sep 8, 1966 Sep 8, 1966 [3] - - Montenegro Feb 28, 1995 Feb 28, 1995 [3] - - Morocco Mar 1, 1993 Mar 1, 1993 [3] - - Mozambique Mar 17, 1958 Jul 6, 1951 [3] - - Myanmar Oct 13, 1993 Oct 13, 1993 [3] - - Namibia Jan 19, 1989 Jan 19, 1989 [3] - - Nepal Mar 17, 1958 Mar 31, 1949 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Netherlands Mar 15, 1962 Mar 15, 1962 [3] - - New Zealand Dec 29, 1958 Dec 29, 1958 [3] - - Nicaragua Oct 27, 1994 Oct 27, 1994 [3] - - Nigeria Jun 17, 1971 Jun 17, 1971 [3] - - North Macedonia Nov 29, 2016 Nov 29, 2016 [3] - - Norway Mar 17, 1982 Mar 17, 1982 [3] - - Oman Jan 31, 1979 Jan 31, 1979 [3] - - Pakistan Nov 9, 1960 Nov 9, 1960 [3] - - Palau Jul 18, 2008 Jul 18, 2008 [3] - - Panama Jan 30, 1974 Jan 30, 1974 [3] - - Papua New Guinea Nov 9, 1964 Nov 9, 1964 [3] - - Paraguay Mar 16, 1960 Mar 16, 1960 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Peru Nov 21, 1958 Nov 21, 1958 [3] - - Philippines Dec 31, 1958 Dec 31, 1958 [3] - - Poland Apr 16, 1986 Apr 16, 1986 [3] - - Portugal May 6, 1976 May 6, 1976 [3] - - Qatar Mar 17, 1976 Mar 17, 1976 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Romania Mar 15, 1993 Mar 15, 1993 [3] - - Russian Federation May 19, 1977 May 19, 1977 [3] - - Saint Kitts and Nevis Oct 28, 2003 Oct 28, 2003 [3] - - Saint Lucia Feb 16, 1970 Feb 16, 1970 [3] - - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines May 10, 1968 May 10, 1968 [6] - - Samoa Apr 28, 1965 Apr 28, 1965 [3] - - San Marino Mar 14, 1973 Mar 14, 1973 [3] - - Sao Tome and Principe Mar 12, 2002 Mar 12, 2002 [3] - - Saudi Arabia Dec 24, 1958 Dec 24, 1958 [3] - - Senegal Feb 25, 1969 Feb 25, 1969 [3] - - Serbia Oct 21, 1986 Oct 21, 1986 [3] Oct 15, 1986 - Seychelles Feb 10, 1993 Feb 10, 1993 [3] - - Sierra Leone Jan 17, 1966 Jan 17, 1966 [3] - - Singapore Jul 5, 1974 Jul 5, 1974 [3] - - Slovakia Jul 9, 1990 Jul 9, 1990 [3] - - Slovenia Oct 14, 1976 Oct 14, 1976 [3] - - Solomon Islands Nov 7, 1960 Nov 7, 1960 [3] - - Somalia Feb 12, 1981 Feb 12, 1981 [3] - - South Africa Mar 14, 1979 Mar 14, 1979 [3] - - Spain Aug 31, 1993 Aug 31, 1993 [3] - - Sri Lanka Apr 10, 1980 Apr 10, 1980 [3] - - Sudan Oct 25, 1996 Oct 25, 1996 [3] - - Suriname Apr 4, 1978 Apr 4, 1978 [3] - - Sweden Mar 24, 1993 Mar 24, 1993 [3] - - Switzerland Jan 13, 1967 Jan 13, 1967 [3] Mar 6, 1948 Jan 13, 1967 Syrian Arab Republic Apr 27, 1959 Apr 27, 1959 [3] - - Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Mar 25, 1958 Mar 25, 1958 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Thailand Jan 28, 1963 Jan 28, 1963 [3] - - Timor-Leste Jun 20, 1983 Jun 20, 1983 [3] - - Togo Jun 13, 1978 Jun 13, 1978 [3] - - Tonga May 10, 2005 May 10, 2005 [2] - - Trinidad and Tobago Aug 26, 1993 Aug 26, 1993 [3] - - Tunisia Feb 23, 2000 Feb 23, 2000 [3] - - Turkey Apr 27, 1965 Apr 27, 1965 [3] - - Turkmenistan Sep 20, 1973 Sep 20, 1973 [3] - - Tuvalu May 23, 1963 May 23, 1963 [3] - - Uganda Oct 10, 2006 Oct 10, 2006 [3] - - Ukraine May 19, 2004 May 19, 2004 [3] - - United Arab Emirates Mar 4, 1980 Mar 4, 1980 [3] - - United Kingdom Apr 1, 1976 Apr 1, 1976 [3] - - United States of America Mar 28, 1994 Mar 28, 1994 [3] - - Uruguay Jan 8, 1974 Jan 8, 1974 [3] - - Vanuatu Oct 27, 1975 Oct 27, 1975 [3] - - Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Mar 17, 1958 Aug 17, 1950 [3] Mar 6, 1948 - Viet Nam Apr 29, 1981 Apr 29, 1981 [3] - - Yemen Jun 12, 1984 Jun 12, 1984 [3] - - Zambia Jun 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009 [3] - - Zimbabwe Dec 11, 2000 Dec 11, 2000 [3] - - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in Other references Literature 1 record related to this treaty. View literature