Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

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IMO convention protocol international treaty maritime safety instrument

The Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 is an international maritime treaty instrument that modernizes and harmonizes ship load line and safety regulations with contemporary survey and certification practices.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 canonical	3
1988 Load Lines Protocol	1
1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1885749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
Context triple: [International Convention on Load Lines, revisedBy, Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966]

A. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
B. 1978 Protocol to MARPOL
The 1978 Protocol to MARPOL is an international agreement that strengthened and updated the original MARPOL Convention by introducing stricter safety and pollution-prevention measures for ships, particularly in response to major tanker accidents.
C. 1997 Protocol to MARPOL
The 1997 Protocol to MARPOL is an amendment to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that introduced Annex VI, setting international limits on air pollution and emissions from ships.
D. Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
E. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
Target entity description: The Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 is an international maritime treaty instrument that modernizes and harmonizes ship load line and safety regulations with contemporary survey and certification practices.

A. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
B. 1978 Protocol to MARPOL
The 1978 Protocol to MARPOL is an international agreement that strengthened and updated the original MARPOL Convention by introducing stricter safety and pollution-prevention measures for ships, particularly in response to major tanker accidents.
C. 1997 Protocol to MARPOL
The 1997 Protocol to MARPOL is an amendment to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that introduced Annex VI, setting international limits on air pollution and emissions from ships.
D. Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
E. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IMO convention protocol ⓘ international treaty ⓘ maritime safety instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionYear	1988 ⓘ
amends	International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Load Lines
appliesTo	international voyages ⓘ seagoing ships ⓘ
basedOn	International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Load Lines
category	load line convention ⓘ linked to: Load Lines Convention
contains	provisions on harmonized system of survey and certification ⓘ
enforcedBy	maritime administrations of contracting governments ⓘ
field	international maritime law ⓘ shipping regulation ⓘ
fullName	Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ
governs	conditions of assignment of freeboard ⓘ structural requirements affecting freeboard ⓘ
harmonizedWith	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 ⓘ linked to: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 ⓘ
hasPart	annexes containing technical regulations ⓘ provisions on issue and endorsement of certificates ⓘ provisions on surveys of ships ⓘ
implementedBy	flag States that are parties to the protocol ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding international agreement for its parties ⓘ
objective	to ensure ships have sufficient freeboard and reserve buoyancy ⓘ
organization	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
purpose	to align load line regulations with contemporary survey practices ⓘ to enhance maritime safety ⓘ to harmonize survey and certification requirements with other IMO instruments ⓘ to modernize ship load line regulations ⓘ
region	worldwide ⓘ
regulates	assignment of load lines to ships ⓘ conditions for the issue of load line certificates ⓘ
relatedTo	protection of the marine environment ⓘ safety of life at sea ⓘ
relatesTo	International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Load Lines
shortName	1988 Load Lines Protocol ⓘ linked to: Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
subjectOf	maritime safety ⓘ ship load line regulations ⓘ survey and certification of ships ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	technical safety regulation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Convention on Load Lines → revisedBy → Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ

International Convention on Load Lines → hasProtocol → Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 → fullName → Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 → shortName → 1988 Load Lines Protocol ⓘ

linked to: Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

ICLL → hasVersion → 1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines ⓘ