Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976

C147
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	October 29, 1976
Date in force	November 28, 1981
Classification	Seafarers
Subject	Seafarers
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Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1976, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to substandard vessels, particularly those registered under flags of convenience,...

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 56 states. Of these ratifying states, 21 have subsequently denounced the convention.

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