Exam Question
(a) What do you understand by the terms Convention, Protocol, Amendments? State in which order these will be adopted by the IMO? (10)
(b) What procedure is nowadays followed for putting the amendments into effect? (10)
Class 2 (2nd Engineer)
SSEP
📅 Jan 2025
Reference Answer
(a) Convention, Protocol, and Amendments Explained
A Convention is an international agreement, typically developed and adopted at an International Conference organized by the IMO, where member states discuss and agree on regulations. The final agreement is recorded in a "Final Act of Conference."
A Protocol is used to introduce significant changes or new regulations to an existing convention. It's essentially a supplementary agreement that modifies the original text without requiring a completely new convention. A classic example is MARPOL 73/78 , where the 1973 part was the initial convention and the 1978 part was the protocol that significantly amended it.
Amendment:
A Convention is an international agreement, typically developed and adopted at an International Conference organized by the IMO, where member states discuss and agree on regulations. The final agreement is recorded in a "Final Act of Conference."
A Protocol is used to introduce significant changes or new regulations to an existing convention. It's essentially a supplementary agreement that modifies the original text without requiring a completely new convention. A classic example is MARPOL 73/78 , where the 1973 part was the initial convention and the 1978 part was the protocol that significantly amended it.
Amendment:
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