International Convention on Load Lines

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IMO convention international maritime treaty

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
International Convention on Load Lines canonical	6
International Convention on Load Lines, 1966	3
1966 International Convention on Load Lines	1
1966 Load Lines Convention	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283783 — 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: International Convention on Load Lines
Context triple: [International Maritime Organization, adoptedInstrument, International Convention on Load Lines]

A. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
B. 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.
C. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
D. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
E. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
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: International Convention on Load Lines
Target entity description: 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.

A. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
B. 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.
C. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
D. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
E. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IMO convention ⓘ international maritime treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptedUnder	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	1966-04-05 ⓘ
adoptionYear	1966 ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance safety of life at sea ⓘ ensure adequate reserve buoyancy ⓘ promote uniform international standards for load lines ⓘ reduce risk of overloading ships ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1966 Load Lines Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Load Lines
appliesTo	seagoing ships on international voyages ⓘ
category	international law of the sea ⓘ maritime safety law ⓘ
defines	fresh water freeboard ⓘ summer freeboard ⓘ timber load lines ⓘ tropical freeboard ⓘ winter freeboard ⓘ
enforcedBy	port State control ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate	1968-07-21 ⓘ
exempts	new ships under certain size thresholds ⓘ ships engaged in certain domestic voyages ⓘ warships ⓘ
hasProtocol	Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding treaty for contracting governments ⓘ
monitoredBy	flag States ⓘ
regulates	assignment of load lines ⓘ conditions of assignment for watertight integrity ⓘ load line marks on ship hulls ⓘ minimum freeboard of ships ⓘ reserve buoyancy of ships ⓘ stability-related structural features ⓘ
relatedTo	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ
requires	issue of an International Load Line Certificate ⓘ maintenance of closing appliances and watertight integrity ⓘ periodic surveys of hull and superstructures ⓘ permanent load line marks on each side of the ship ⓘ
revisedBy	Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 ⓘ
shortName	Load Lines Convention ⓘ
subject	freeboard requirements ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ reserve buoyancy ⓘ seaworthiness standards ⓘ ship stability ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

International Maritime Organization → adoptedInstrument → International Convention on Load Lines ⓘ

subject linked to: IMO

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → relatedTo → International Convention on Load Lines ⓘ

International Convention on Load Lines → alsoKnownAs → 1966 Load Lines Convention ⓘ