THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA HAS ACCEDED TO THE FOLLOWING CONVENTIONS:
UN Conventions
Accession of the Republic of Estonia: 31 May 2005
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia of both the Convention and the Agreement: 25 September 2005
2) The International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 (PDF)
Entry into force: 14 September 2011
3) The International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993
Entry into force: 5 September 2004
IMO Conventions
4) Convention on the International Maritime Organization (PDF) (IMO)
Accession of Estonia: 11 February 1992
5) The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 1974/1978), as amended
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS PROT 1988)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 20 November 2003
The text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
6) The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992
The Text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Annex I Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil
Annex II Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
Annex III Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form
Annex IV Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
Annex V Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
Annex VI Regulations for Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
7) The International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (PDF)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992
8) The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (PDF) (Tonnage 1969)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 March 1992
9) The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972), as amended
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 December 1991
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
10) The International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972), as amended
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 18 August 1993
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
11) The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC 1969)
Denounced by a ruling of the Government of the Republic No. 363-k of 21 May 2004
The denunciation took effect on 6 August 2005
12) The International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971 (FUND 1971)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 1 March 1993
Expired: 24 May 2002
13) Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 August 2005
14) Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 August 2005
Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 14 January 2009
15) The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 21 November 2008
16) The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation, 1990
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (HNS Protocol)
The text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia of both the Convention and the Protocol: 16 August 2008
17) The International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances Other than Oil, 1973, as amended
The text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia of both the Convention and the Protocol: 14 August 2008
18) The Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978), as revised in 1995
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 29 November 1995
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
19) The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR 1979), as amended
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 30 May 2001
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
20) The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (SUA 1988)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 May 2002
The Text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (the text of the Protocol in the electronic Riigi Teataja)
Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (the text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia of both Protocols: 28 July 2010
21) The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 (FAL 1965), as amended
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 21 May 2002
The Text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
22) The International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (SALVAGE 1989)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 31 July 2002
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
23) Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 1974), and the Protocol of 1976 relating thereto (PAL PROT 1976)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 6 January 2003
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
The text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
24) The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 1 February 2003
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 14 June 2011
The Text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja (PDF)
25) International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS 2001)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 23 April 2009
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
26) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (PDF)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 17 July 2018
27) Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (PDF)
Ratified: 26 February 2020
28) Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (PDF)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 20 February 2019
Regional Agreements
29) Agreement Concerning Specific Stability Requirements for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships Undertaking Regular Scheduled International Voyages between or to or from Ports in North West Europe and the Baltic Sea
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 11 January 2006
The text of the Agreement in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
30) Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 22 January 1992
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
ILO Conventions
31) Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, 1976
Protocol of 1996 to the Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, 1976
The text of the Convention in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
The text of the Protocol in Estonian and English in the electronic Riigi Teataja
Entry into Force in the Republic of Estonia of both the Convention and the Protocol: 1 December 2005
32) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) (PDF)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 05 May 2017
33) Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188) (PDF)
Entry into force in the Republic of Estonia: 16 November 2017