International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

Party

Somalia added

• Ratification: 26-06-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-09-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• Entry into force: 01-01-1986

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 03-04-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-07-2003

Algeria

• Ratification: 04-10-1976 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Angola

• Ratification: 04-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2002

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 03-03-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1987

Australia

• Ratification: 21-05-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-08-1982

Austria

• Ratification: 07-10-1975 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 01-07-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-1997

Bahamas

• Ratification: 22-07-1976 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Bahrain

• Ratification: 21-10-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-01-1986

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 06-11-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Barbados

• Ratification: 01-09-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-12-1982

Belarus

• Ratification: 04-10-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2020

Belgium

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 02-06-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Belize

• Ratification: 09-04-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-07-1991

Benin

• Ratification: 01-11-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-02-1986

Bolivia

• Ratification: 04-06-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-09-1999

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 08-05-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-08-2018

Brazil

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 30-11-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Brunei

• Ratification: 23-10-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-01-1987

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 04-07-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2003

Cambodia

• Ratification: 28-11-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-02-1995

Canada

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 18-07-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-10-1994

Colombia

• Ratification: 16-06-1976 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Comoros

• Ratification: 22-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2001

Cook Islands

• Ratification: 21-12-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-03-2002

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 27-05-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-08-2009

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 05-10-1987 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-01-1988

Croatia

• Ratification: 27-07-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991

Cyprus

• Ratification: 09-05-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-08-1986

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

• Ratification: 10-04-1974 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Ratification: 18-10-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-01-1990

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 07-08-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-11-2002

Djibouti

• Ratification: 12-10-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-01-2016

Dominica

• Ratification: 21-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2000

Ecuador

• Ratification: 21-09-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-12-1995

El Salvador

• Ratification: 25-04-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-07-1997

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 24-04-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-1996

Eritrea

• Ratification: 22-04-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-07-1996

Estonia

• Ratification: 16-12-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-03-1992

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 18-07-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-10-1985

Fiji

• Ratification: 29-11-1972 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Finland

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 06-02-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Gabon

• Ratification: 12-04-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-07-2005

Gambia, The

• Ratification: 01-11-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-02-1992

Georgia

• Ratification: 19-04-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-1994

Germany

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 07-05-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Ghana

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 13-12-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Greece

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 19-08-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-1983

Grenada

• Ratification: 28-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-09-2004

Guatemala

• Ratification: 20-02-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-05-2008

Guinea

• Ratification: 19-01-1981 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 12-05-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-08-2022

Guyana

• Ratification: 10-12-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1998

Haïti

• Ratification: 06-04-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-07-1989

Honduras

• Ratification: 02-12-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-03-1999

Iceland

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 17-06-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

India

• Ratification: 26-05-1977 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Indonesia

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 14-03-1989 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-1989

Iran

• Ratification: 28-12-1973 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Iraq

• Ratification: 29-08-1972 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Ireland

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 11-04-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-07-1985

Israel

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 13-02-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Italy

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 10-09-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Jamaica

• Ratification: 08-09-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-12-2000

Japan

• Signature: 10-12-1969
• Ratification: 17-07-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Jordan

• Ratification: 03-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-01-1996

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 07-03-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-06-1994

Kenya

• Ratification: 15-12-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-03-1993

Kiribati

• Ratification: 05-02-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-05-2007

Kuwait

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 02-03-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1983

Latvia

• Ratification: 11-05-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-08-1998

Lebanon

• Ratification: 16-12-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-03-1995

Liberia

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 25-09-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Libya

• Ratification: 28-04-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-07-2005

Lithuania

• Ratification: 04-12-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-03-1992

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 14-02-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-05-1991

Madagascar

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 27-07-2017 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-10-2017

Malaysia

• Ratification: 24-04-1984 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-1984

Maldives

• Ratification: 02-06-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-09-1983

Malta

• Ratification: 20-03-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1989

Marshall Islands

• Ratification: 25-04-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-07-1989

Mauritania

• Ratification: 24-11-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-02-1998

Mauritius

• Ratification: 11-10-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-01-1989

Mexico

• Signature: 30-09-1969
• Ratification: 14-07-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Moldova

• Ratification: 11-10-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-01-2006

Monaco

• Ratification: 19-01-1971 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Mongolia

• Ratification: 26-06-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-09-2002

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006

Morocco

• Ratification: 28-06-1990 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-09-1990

Mozambique

• Ratification: 30-10-1991 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-01-1992

Myanmar

• Ratification: 04-05-1988 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-08-1988

Namibia

• Ratification: 27-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-02-2001

Nauru

• Ratification: 18-06-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2018

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 18-12-1969
• Ratification: 16-06-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 02-02-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-05-1994

Nigeria

• Ratification: 13-11-1984 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-02-1985

Niue

• Ratification: 18-05-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-08-2012

Norway

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 26-08-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Oman

• Ratification: 24-09-1990 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-12-1990

Pakistan

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 17-10-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-01-1995

Palau

• Ratification: 29-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-12-2011

Panama

• Ratification: 09-03-1978 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Papua New Guinea

• Ratification: 25-10-1993 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-01-1994

Peru

• Ratification: 16-07-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-10-1982

Philippines

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 06-09-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Poland

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 27-07-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Portugal

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 01-06-1987 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-1987
• Macao (<20-12-1999)
  Entry into force: 19-11-1999
  Termination: 20-12-1999

Qatar

• Ratification: 03-02-1986 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1986

Republic of Korea, the

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 18-01-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 11-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-09-2004

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 20-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-08-2004

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 28-10-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-01-1984

Samoa

• Ratification: 18-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-08-2004

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-04-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2021

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 29-10-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-01-1999

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 20-01-1975 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Senegal

• Ratification: 16-01-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-04-1997

Serbia

• Ratification: 12-03-2001 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992

Seychelles

• Ratification: 17-07-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-10-2017

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 26-07-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-10-2001

Singapore

• Ratification: 06-06-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-09-1985

Slovenia

• Ratification: 12-11-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 30-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-09-2004

South Africa

• Ratification: 24-11-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-02-1983

Spain

• Signature: 12-12-1969
• Ratification: 06-11-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 11-03-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-06-1992

Sudan

• Ratification: 21-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-08-2002

Sweden

• Signature: 23-12-1969
• Ratification: 11-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Switzerland

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 21-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Tanzania

• Ratification: 28-03-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-06-2001

Thailand

• Ratification: 11-06-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-09-1996

Togo

• Ratification: 19-07-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-10-1989

Tonga

• Ratification: 12-04-1977 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 15-02-1979 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Tunisia

• Ratification: 13-01-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-04-1999

Türkiye

• Ratification: 16-05-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 04-02-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-05-2009

Tuvalu

• Ratification: 22-08-1985 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-11-1985

Ukraine

• Ratification: 25-10-1993 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-01-1994

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 15-12-1983 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-03-1984

United Kingdom

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 08-01-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Bermuda
  Entry into force: 06-12-1982British Virgin Islands
  Entry into force: 15-09-2009Cayman Islands
  Entry into force: 23-06-1988Falkland Islands
  Entry into force: 16-06-1995Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 01-12-1988Guernsey
  Entry into force: 01-01-1989Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
  Entry into force: 18-07-1982
  Termination: 01-07-1997Jersey
  Entry into force: 24-10-2005Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 19-10-1984

Uruguay

• Ratification: 03-02-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1989

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 13-01-1989 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-04-1989

Venezuela

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 06-07-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1983

Vietnam

• Ratification: 18-12-1990 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-03-1991

Yemen

• Ratification: 06-03-1979 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 29-04-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982

Argentina

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 24-01-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  11-08-1995
  The Argentine Republic rejects the statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in connection with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, to the effect that the provisions of the Convention shall apply to the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands "with immediate effect". The Argentine Republic reaffirms its sovereignty over these islands and their surrounding maritime spaces, which constitute an integral part of its national territory. The Argentine Republic recalls the adoption, by the General Assembly of the United Nations, of resolutions 2065(XX), 3160(XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 42/19 and 43/25, acknowledging the existence of a dispute concerning sovereignty and urging the Governments of the Argentine Republic and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to enter into negotiations with a view to identifying means of pacific and final settlement of the outstanding problems between the two countries, including all matters concerning the future of the Malvinas Islands, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

  objection to reservation

  Objection United Kingdom, 17-01-1996

  The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have noted the declaration of the Government of Argentina regarding the extension by the United Kingdom of the application of the Convention to the Falkland Islands and to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The British Government have no doubt about the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands and over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and their consequential right to defend the said Convention to these Territories. The British Government reject as unfounded the claims by the Government of Argentina.

Bulgaria

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 14-10-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-01-1983
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-10-1982
  (a) The People's Republic of Bulgaria declares that the provisions of article 16 of the Convention are in contradiction with the principle of sovereign equality of States and are not in line with the internationally adopted practice of concluding international treaties of universal significance; (b) The People's Republic of Bulgaria declares that the provisions of article 20 of the Convention concerning its application by the States Parties on the territories of the international relations of which they are responsible, do not correspond to the Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and People's (resolution 1514(XV)) of December 14, 1960.

Chile

• Ratification: 22-11-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-02-1983
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-11-1982
  (...) amendments referred to in article 18 of the Convention shall not be binding on Chile until such time as it has brought into operation the internal procedure established by the Political Constitution of the Republic for the approval of international treaties.

China

• Ratification: 08-04-1980 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No
• Hong Kong SAR
  Entry into force: 01-07-1997Macao SAR
  Entry into force: 18-07-2005

• reservation
  08-04-1980
  [The Government of the People's Republic of China] wish to declare illegal and null and void the signing of the Convention by the Authorities in Taiwan in the name of China.

Cuba

• Ratification: 09-11-1982 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-02-1983
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-11-1982
  The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that the provisions contained in article 2(3), article 3(1)(b) and article 20 of the Convention, to the extent that they accept that the international relations of any territory may be the responsibility of another Government, are not applicable in that respect because they are contrary to the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (resolution 1514 adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December l960), which proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations. The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that article 16(1) of the Convention, despite the fact that its provisions deal with questions of interest for all States, is of a discriminatory nature in that it withholds from a number of States the right of signature and accession, which is contrary to the principle of universality.

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 19-10-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-04-1974
  Acceding to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic wished to declare that article 16 of the Convention is at variance with the generally recognized principle of sovereign equality of States, and article 20 with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted at the XVth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December l960.

Denmark

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 22-06-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-06-1982
  Even though the Convention has not yet entered into force for Denmark the Danish Government will apply the provisions of the Convention already as of July l8, 1982, insofar as regards both Danish ships and ships of States for which the Convention will enter into force on July 18, 1982 or at any date between the said date and the date of the formal entry into force of the Convention for Denmark.

Egypt

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-06-1969
  The signing of this Convention does not prejudice in any way the full application of the Suez Tonnage Rules for the ships using the Suez Canal.

France

• Signature: 22-12-1969
• Ratification: 31-10-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-10-1980
  (...) the French Government will not accept any invocation against it of a decision taken under the provisions of article 18(3)(d).

Hungary

• Ratification: 23-05-1975 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-05-1975
  The Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic declares that the terms contained in article 2, paragraph (3) and article 20 of the Convention concerning the extension of the validity of the Convention to territories for the international relations of which the Contracting Governments are responsible, are incompatible with the Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly of December 14, l960 on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

New Zealand

• Ratification: 06-01-1978 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-01-1978
  Accession by New Zealand was declared not to extend to the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.

Romania

• Ratification: 21-05-1976 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-05-1976
  (a) The Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the provisions of article 16 of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships are not in accord with the principle whereby multilateral international treaties, the purposes of which are of concern to the international community as a whole, should be open to universal participation. (b) The Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the maintenance in a state of dependency of certain territories, to which the provisions of article 2(3) and article 20 of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships refer, is inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations and with the texts adopted by the United Nations regarding the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, including the Declaration relative to the principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation between States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations unanimously adopted in l970 by the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution 2625(XXV), which solemnly proclaims the duties of States to encourage the achievement of the principle of the equality of the rights of peoples and their right to self-determination with a view to bringing colonialism to a speedy end.

Russian Federation

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 20-11-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  20-11-1969
  The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics states that paragraph (1) of article 16 of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, l969, under which Governments of a number of States are deprived of the opportunity to become Parties to this Convention, is of a discriminatory nature and believes that, in accordance with the principle of sovereign equality of States, the Convention should be open for participation to all the interested Parties without any discrimination or restrictions. The Government of the Soviet Union considers it necessary to state also that the provisions of article 2 (paragraph (3)) and article 20 of the Convention on the extension by the Contracting Parties of its application to the territories, for whose international relations they are responsible are incompatible with the Declaration of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples (resolution 1514(XV) of 14 December l960).

Slovakia

• Ratification: 30-01-1995 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-04-1974
  Acceding to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic wished to declare that article 16 of the Convention is at variance with the generally recognized principle of sovereign equality of States, and article 20 with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted at the XVth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December l960.

Syria

• Ratification: 06-02-1975 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  06-02-1975
  (...) this accession (...) to this Convention (...) in no way implies recognition of Israel and does not involve the establishment of any relations with Israel arising from the provisions of this Convention.

  objection to reservation

  Objection Israel, 11-02-1976

  This statement by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is a political one and it is the view of the Government of Israel that the [International Maritime Organization] and its Conventions are not the proper place for making such pronouncements. These pronouncements are, moreover in flagrant contradiction to the principles, objects and purposes of the Convention in question. The Government of Israel rejects the said statement as being devoid of any legal validity whatsoever and will proceed on the assumption that it cannot in any way affect the obligations incumbent on the Syrian Arab Republic under the above-mentioned Convention. The Government of Israel will, in so far as concerns the substance of the matter, towards the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic an attitude of complete reciprocity.

United States of America

• Signature: 23-06-1969
• Ratification: 10-11-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-02-1983
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-11-1982
  That in the assessment of tolls for transit of the Panama Canal, the United States will continue to have the right to apply the present Panama Canal tonnage system or to adopt any other basis, in computing tonnages derived from volumes or other measures developed in connection with the said Convention.