Vessel - Vessel Safety and Pollution Control

- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982). UN/DOALOS 1994
- International Convention on Load Lines (1966) and 1988 Protocol. IMO 1968/NIF
- International Convention on Tonnage Measurements of Ships (1969). IMO 1982
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG 1972). IMO 1977
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973) and 1978 Protocol (MARPOL 73/78). IMO 1983
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974) and 1978 and 1988 Protocols. IMO 1980/81/NIF
- International Convention in Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978, 1984/1997 as substantially revised in 1995). IMO
- Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1979). IAEA 1987
- Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Wastes Management (1997). IAEA NIF
- UN Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships (1986). IMO NIF

Non-Binding: Technical Code on Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines (1998). IMO

Vessel - Labor Standards

- Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention (1976) and 1996 Protocol. ILO No. 147 1991/NIF
- Convention Concerning Seafarers' Welfare at Sea and in Port (1987). ILO No. 163 1990
- STCW Convention, above. IMO

Vessel - Fishing Vessels

- International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (1977) and 1993 Protocol.4 IMO NIF/NIF
- International Convention on STCW for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F 1995). IMO NIF

Non-Binding: Code of Safety for Fishermen and Fishing Vessels and Voluntary Guidelines. IMO, in collaboration with FAO and ILO.

Vessel - Emergency Preparedness and Response

- International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (1969) 1975/1983 and 1973 Protocol. IMO
- International Convention on Salvage (1989). IMO 1996
- International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (1990). IMO 1995
- Protocol regarding hazardous and noxious substances (2000).
- Draft Wreck Removal Convention. IMO
- Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency adopted in 1976, in force in 1978. A new text - Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and in Case of Emergency Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea, was signed in January 2002 (in force)

Vessel - Liability and Compensation

- International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (1969) and 1976 1975/1981 and 1992 Protocols. IMO 1996
- International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (1971) 1978/1994/ and 1976 and 1992 Protocols. IMO 1996
- Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships (1962). NIF
- Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (1971). IMO 1975
- Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (1976) and 1996 Protocol. 1986/NIF
- International Convention on Liability and Compensation in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous NIF and Noxious Substances by Sea (1996). IMO
- Draft Wreck Removal Convention. IMO
- Draft International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (2001). IMO

Vessel - Vessel Routeing and Protected Areas

- MARPOL 73/78, Annexes I, II, V - Special Areas. (Table II-8)
- LOS Convention, Article 211.6.
- COLREG 1972. IMO
- SOLAS 1974.
- Guidelines and Criteria for Ships Reporting (1994/1995) are mandatory as of 1 Jan. 1996.
- General Provisions on Ships' Routeing (1985) are mandatory as of 1 Jan. 1997.
- Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services (1985) are mandatory as of 1 July 1999.

Non-Binding: Guidelines for the Designation of Special Areas and the Identification of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) (1991).

Vessel - Non-Indigenous Species Introductions

- Draft Regulations on Water Ballast Management, to be adopted either as a new annex to MARPOL 73/78 or as a new, separate convention. IMO
- Draft legally binding instrument to prevent the harmful effects of the use of anti-fouling systems on ships (2001). IMO
- IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships™ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.

Non-Binding: International Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water to Minimize the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens (1997). (A.868(20)) These replace the 1993 Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction of Unwanted Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens from Ships' Ballast Water and Sediment Discharges. IMO

Vessel - Inspection/Enforcement

- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control (1982) - Europe
- MOU on Port State Control in the Mediterranean Region (1997)