Convention concerning the certification of able seamen

General information

• Entry into force: 14-07-1951

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 14-07-1951
• Termination: 20-08-2013

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
• Termination: 14-04-2015

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Algeria

• Ratification: 19-10-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 05-07-1962

Angola

• Ratification: 04-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1977

Barbados

• Ratification: 08-05-1967 (Su)
• Entry into force: 30-11-1966
• Termination: 20-06-2014

Belgium

• Ratification: 05-12-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-12-1952
• Termination: 20-08-2014

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-03-1992
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Canada

• Ratification: 19-03-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-03-1952
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-10-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Egypt

• Ratification: 30-03-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-03-1968

France

• Ratification: 09-12-1948 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-07-1951
• Termination: 28-02-2014

Ghana

• Ratification: 18-03-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-03-1966
• Termination: 16-08-2014

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 21-02-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-02-1978

Ireland

• Ratification: 21-06-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-06-1958
• Termination: 21-07-2015

Italy

• Ratification: 23-06-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-06-1982
• Termination: 19-11-2014

Lebanon

• Ratification: 06-12-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-12-1994
• Termination: 09-03-2019

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 15-02-1991 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-02-1992
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Malta

• Ratification: 19-09-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-09-2003
• Termination: 22-01-2014

Mauritius

• Ratification: 02-12-1969 (Su)
• Entry into force: 12-03-1968
• Termination: 30-05-2015

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006
• Termination: 03-02-2016

New Zealand

• Ratification: 05-12-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-12-1962

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 17-11-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1991

Panama

• Ratification: 04-06-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1972
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Poland

• Ratification: 13-04-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-04-1955
• Termination: 20-08-2013

Portugal

• Ratification: 13-06-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-1953

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992
• Termination: 15-03-2014

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Spain

• Ratification: 05-05-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-05-1972
• Termination: 20-08-2013

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 13-05-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1953
• Termination: 07-08-2014

United States of America

• Ratification: 09-04-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-04-1954
• Guam
  Entry into force: 07-06-1961Puerto Rico
  Entry into force: 07-06-1961US Virgin Islands
  Entry into force: 07-06-1961

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 22-12-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-12-1962

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 14-07-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-07-1951
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-09-1951
  The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts on behalf of the Netherlands Antilles the obligations of the Convention (No. 74) concerning the Certification of Able Seamen.