International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

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The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 is a global maritime treaty that standardizes how a ship’s size and cargo-carrying capacity are measured for regulatory, safety, and fee-assessment purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international maritime convention ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
adoptedOn 1969-06-23 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1969 Tonnage Convention ⓘ
appliesTo commercial ships engaged in international voyages ⓘ
ships of 24 metres in length and above ⓘ
authority International Maritime Organization ⓘ
certificateType International Tonnage Certificate (1969) ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf International Maritime Organization ⓘ
contains provisions on entry into force and denunciation ⓘ
provisions on survey and certification ⓘ
regulations for tonnage measurement of spaces ⓘ
defines gross tonnage ⓘ
net tonnage ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1982-07-18 ⓘ
establishes form and content of tonnage certificates ⓘ
rules for determining gross tonnage ⓘ
rules for determining net tonnage ⓘ
excludes naval auxiliaries ⓘ
ships of less than 24 metres in length ⓘ
warships ⓘ
field maritime law ⓘ
shipping regulation ⓘ
geographicalScope global ⓘ
governingBody Assembly of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
implementedBy national maritime administrations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus binding on contracting governments ⓘ
measurementBasis enclosed volume of ship spaces ⓘ
purpose to establish a uniform system of tonnage measurement for ships ⓘ
to provide an equitable basis for assessing dues and fees based on ship size ⓘ
to replace various national tonnage measurement systems with a single international system ⓘ
relatedTo International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ
replaced national tonnage measurement rules ⓘ
various earlier tonnage measurement practices ⓘ
requires issuance of an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) ⓘ
shortName Tonnage Convention 1969 ⓘ
subjectMatter standardization of ship tonnage ⓘ
tonnage measurement of ships ⓘ
usedFor application of other IMO conventions ⓘ
canal tolls assessment ⓘ
manning regulations thresholds ⓘ
port dues assessment ⓘ
safety regulation thresholds ⓘ

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Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 → harmonizedWith → International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 ⓘ
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 → shortName → Tonnage Convention 1969 ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 → alsoKnownAs → 1969 Tonnage Convention ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 → certificateType → International Tonnage Certificate (1969) ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969