IMO SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2024

IMO SOLAS 2024 Consolidated Edition IH110E

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime safety treaty that ensures that ships flagged by signatory States comply with minimum safety standards in construction, equipment, and operation.

Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known as SOLAS. This convention covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping.

The Convention is also one of the oldest of its kind: the first version was adopted in 1914 following the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.

Since then, four more versions of SOLAS have been published. The present version was adopted in 1974 and entered into force in 1980. This publication commemorates the 50th anniversary of adopting the 1974 SOLAS Convention, a prominent international instrument for maritime safety.

This edition of the publication presents a consolidated text of the Convention, its Protocol of 1988 and all amendments that have entered into force on or before 1 July 2024.

Additionally, this edition includes the unified interpretations of SOLAS regulations approved by the Maritime Safety Committee.

Chapters include;

• Articles of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
• Articles of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
• Consolidated text of the annex to the 1974 SOLAS Convention and the 1988 Protocol relating thereto
• Annex 1: Certificates and documents required to be carried on board ships
• Annex 2: List of resolutions adopted by the SOLAS Conferences