CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION， 1948
The States parties to the present Convention hereby establish theInternational Maritime Organization （hereinafter referred to as “theOrganization”）。
PART I Purposes of the Organization
Article 1
The purposes of the Organization are：
（a） To provide machinery for co-operation among Governments in thefield of governmental regulation and practices relating to technicalmatters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade； toencourage and facilitate the general adoption of the highest practicablestandards in matters concerning the maritime safety， efficiency ofnavigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships； andto deal with administrative and legal matters related to the purposes setout in this Article；
（b） To encourage the removal of discriminatory action and unnecessaryrestrictions by Governments affecting shipping engaged in internationaltrade so as to promote the availability of shipping services to thecommerce of the world without discrimination； assistance and encouragementgiven by a Government for the development of its national shipping and forpurposes of security does not in itself constitute discrimination，provided that such assistance and encouragement is not based on measuresdesigned to restrict the freedom of shipping of all flags to take part ininternational trade；
（c） To provide for the consideration by the Organization of mattersconcerning unfair restrictive practices by shipping concerns in accordancewith Part II；
（d） To provide for the consideration by the Organization of anymatters concerning shipping and the effect of shipping on the marineenvironment that may be referred to it by any organ or specialized agencyof the United Nations；
（e） To provide for the exchange of information among Governments onmatters under consideration by the Organization.
PART II Functions
Article 2
In order to achieve the purposes set out in Part I， the Organizationshall：
（a） Subject to the provisions of Article 3， consider and makerecommendations upon matters arising under Article 1 （a）， （b） and （c） thatmay be remitted to it by Members， by any organ or specialized agency ofthe United Nations or by any other intergovernmental organization or uponmatters referred to it under Article 1 （d）；
（b） Provide for the drafting of conventions， agreements， or othersuitable instruments， and recommend these to Governments and tointergovernmental organizations， and convene such conferences as may benecessary；
（c） Provide machinery for consultation among Members and the exchangeof information among Governments；
（d） Perform functions arising in connexion with paragraphs （a）， （b）and （c） of this Article， in particular those assigned to it by or underinternational instruments relating to maritime matters and the effect ofshipping on the marine environment；
（e） Facilitate as necessary， and in accordance with Part X， technicalco-operation within the scope of the Organization.
Article 3
In those matters which appear to the Organization capable ofsettlement through the normal processes of international shipping businessthe Organization shall so recommend. When， in the opinion of theOrganization， any matter concerning unfair restrictive practices byshipping concerns is incapable of settlement through the normal processesof international shipping business， or has in fact so proved， and providedit shall first have been the subject of direct negotiations between theMembers concerned， the Organization shall， at the request of one of thoseMembers， consider the matter.
PART III Membership
Article 4
Membership in the Organization shall be open to all States， subject tothe provisions of Part III.
Article 5
Members of the United Nations may become Members of the Organizationby becoming parties to the Convention in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 71.
Article 6
States not Members of the United Nations which have been invited tosend representatives to the United Nations Maritime Conference convened inGeneva on 19 February 1948， may become Members by becoming parties to theConvention in accordance with the provisions of Article 71.
Article 7
Any State not entitled to become a Member under Article 5 or 6 mayapply through the Secretary-General of the Organization to become a Memberand shall be admitted as a Member upon its becoming a party to theConvention in accordance with the provisions of Article 71 provided that，upon the recommendation of the Council， its application has been approvedby two-thirds of the Members other than Associate Members.
Article 8
Any Territory or group of Territories to which the Convention has beenmade applicable under Article 72， by the Member having responsibility forits international relations or by the United Nations， may become anAssociate Member of the Organization by notification in writing given bysuch Member or by the United Nations， as the case may be， to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations.
Article 9
An Associate Member shall have the rights and obligations of a Memberunder the Convention except that it shall not have the right to vote or beeligible for membership on the Council and subject to this the word“Member” in the Convention shall be deemed to include Associate Memberunless the context otherwise requires.Article 10
No State or Territory may become or remain a Member of theOrganization contrary to a resolution of the General Assembly of theUnited Nations.
PART IV Organs
Article 11
The Organization shall consist of an Assembly， a Council， a MaritimeSafety Committee， a Legal Committee， a Marine Environment ProtectionCommittee， a Technical Co-operation Committee and such subsidiary organsas the Organization may at any time consider necessary； and aSecretariat.
PART V The Assembly
Article 12
The Assembly shall consist of all the Members.
Article 13
Regular sessions of the Assembly shall take place once every twoyears. Extraordinary sessions shall be convened after a notice of sixtydays whenever one-third of the Members give notice to theSecretary-General that they desire a session to be arranged， or at anytime if deemed necessary by the Council， after a notice of sixty days.
Article 14
A majority of the Members other than Associate Members shallconstitute a quorum for the meetings of the Assembly.
Article 15
The functions of the Assembly shall be：
（a） To elect at each regular session from among its Members， otherthan Associate Members， its President and two Vice-Presidents who shallhold office until the next regular session；
（b） To determine its own Rules of Procedure except as otherwiseprovided in the Convention；
（c） To establish any temporary or， upon recommendation of the Council，permanent subsidiary bodies it may consider to be necessary；
（d） To elect the Members to be represented on the Council as providedin Article 17；
（e） To receive and consider the reports of the Council， and to decideupon any question referred to it by the Council；
（f） To approve the work programme of the Organization；
（g） To vote the budget and determine the financial arrangements of theOrganization， in accordance with Part XII；
（h） To review the expenditures and approve the accounts of theOrganization；
（i） To perform the functions of the Organization， provided that inmatters relating to Article 2 （a） and （b）， the Assembly shall refer suchmatters to the Council for formulation by it of any recommendations orinstruments thereon； provided further that any recommendations orinstruments submitted to the Assembly by the Council and not accepted bythe Assembly shall be referred back to the Council for furtherconsideration with such observations as the Assembly may make；
（j） To recommend to Members for adoption regulations and guidelinesconcerning maritime safety， the prevention and control of marine pollutionfrom ships and other matters concerning the effect of shipping on themarine environment assigned to the Organization by or under internationalinstruments， or amendments to such regulations and guidelines which havebeen referred to it；
（k） To take such action as it may deem appropriate to promotetechnical co-operation in accordance with Article 2 （e）， taking intoaccount the special needs of developing countries；
（l） To take decisions in regard to convening any internationalconference or following any other appropriate procedure for the adoptionof international conventions or of amendments to any internationalconventions which have been developed by the Maritime Safety Committee，the Legal Committee， the Marine Environment Protection Committee， theTechnical Co-operation Committee， or other organs of the Organization.
（m） To refer to the Council for consideration or decision any matterswithin the scope of the Organization， except that the function of makingrecommendations under paragraph （j） of this Article shall not bedelegated.
PART VI The Council
Article 16
The Council shall be composed of thirty-two Members elected by theAssembly.
Article 17
In electing the Members of the Council， the Assembly shall observe thefollowing criteria：
（a） Eight shall be States with the largest interest in providinginternational shipping services；
（b） Eight shall be other States with the largest interest ininternational seaborne trade；
（c） Sixteen shall be States not elected under （a） or （b） above whichhave special interests in maritime transport or navigation， and whoseelection to the Council will ensure the representation of all majorgeographic areas of the world.
Article 18
Members represented on the Council in accordance with Article 16 shallhold office until the end of the next regular session of the Assembly.Members shall be eligible for re-election.
Article 19
（a） The Council shall elect its Chairman and adopt its own Rules ofProcedure except as otherwise provided in the Convention.
（b） Twenty-one Members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.
（c） The Council shall meet upon one month’s notice as often as may benecessary for the efficient discharge of its duties upon the summons ofits Chairman or upon request by not less than four of its Members. Itshall meet at such places as may be convenient.
Article 20
The Council shall invite any Member to participate， without vote， inits deliberations on any matter of particular concern to that Member.
Article 21
（a） The Council shall consider the draft work programme and budgetestimates prepared by the Secretary-General in the light of the proposalsof the Maritime Safety Committee， the Legal Committee， the MarineEnvironment Protection Committee， the Technical Co-operation Committee andother organs of the Organization and， taking these into account， shallestablish and submit to the Assembly the work programme and budget of theOrganization， having regard to the general interest and priorities of theOrganization.
（b） The Council shall receive the reports， proposals andrecommendations of the Maritime Safety Committee， the Legal Committee， theMarine Environment Protection Committee， the Technical Co-operationCommittee and other organs of the Organization and shall transmit them tothe Assembly and， when the Assembly is not in session， to the Members forinformation， together with the comments and recommendations of theCouncil.
（c） Matters within the scope of Articles 28， 33， 38 and 43 shall beconsidered by the Council only after obtaining the views of the MaritimeSafety Committee， the Legal Committee， the Marine Environment ProtectionCommittee， or the Technical Co-operation Committee， as may beappropriate.
Article 22
The Council， with the approval of the Assembly， shall appoint theSecretary-General. The Council shall also make provision for theappointment of such other personnel as may be necessary， and determine theterms and conditions of service of the Secretary-General and otherpersonnel， which terms and conditions shall conform as far as possiblewith those of the United Nations and its specialized agencies.Article 23
The Council shall make a report to the Assembly at each regularsession on the work performed by the Organization since the previousregular session of the Assembly.
Article 24
The Council shall submit to the Assembly financial statements of theOrganization， together with the Council’s comments and recommendations.
Article 25
（a） The Council may enter into agreements or arrangements covering therelationship of the Organization with other organizations， as provided forin Part XV. Such agreements or arrangements shall be subject to approvalby the Assembly.
（b） Having regard to the provisions of Part XV and to the relationsmaintained with other bodies by the respective Committees under Articles28， 33， 38 and 43， the Council shall， between sessions of the Assembly， beresponsible for relations with other organizations.
Article 26
Between sessions of the Assembly， the Council shall perform all thefunctions of the Organization， except the function of makingrecommendations under Article 15 （j）。 In particular， the Council shallco-ordinate the activities of the organs of the Organization and may makesuch adjustments in the work programme as are strictly necessary to ensurethe efficient functioning of the Organization.
PART VII Maritime Safety Committee
Article 27
The Maritime Safety Committee shall consist of all the Members.
Article 28
（a） The Maritime Safety Committee shall consider any matter within thescope of the Organization concerned with aids to navigation， constructionand equipment of vessels， manning from a safety standpoint， rules for theprevention of collisions， handling of dangerous cargoes， maritime safetyprocedures and requirements， hydrograpic information， log-books andnavigational records， marine casualty investigation， salvage and rescue，and any other matters directly affecting maritime safety.
（b） The Maritime Safety Committee shall provide machinery forperforming any duties assigned to it by this Convention， the Assembly orthe Council， or any duty within the scope of this Article which may beassigned to it by or under any other international instrument and acceptedby the Organization.
（c） Having regard to the provisions of Article 25， the MaritimesSafety Committee， upon request by the Assembly or the Council or， if itdeems such action useful in the interests of its own work， shall maintainsuch close relationship with other bodies as may further the purposes ofthe Organization.
Article 29
The Maritime Safety Committee shall submit to the Council：
（a） Proposals for safety regulations or for amendments to safetyregulations which the Committee has developed；
（b） Recommendations and guidelines which the Committee has developed；
（c） A report on the work of the Committee since the previous sessionof the Council.
Article 30
The Maritime Safety Committee shall meet at least once a year. Itshall elect its officers once a year and shall adopt its own Rules ofProcedure.
Article 31
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convention， butsubject to the provisions of Article 27， the Maritime Safety Committeewhen exercising the functions conferred upon it by or under anyinternational convention or other instrument， shall conform to therelevant provisions of the convention or instrument in question，particularly as regards the rules governing the procedures to be followed.
PART VIII Legal Committee
Article 32
The Legal Committee shall consist of all the Members.
Article 33
（a） The Legal Committee shall consider any legal matters within thescope of the Organization.
（b） The Legal Committee shall take all necessary steps to perform anyduties assigned to it by this Convention or by the Assembly or theCouncil， or any duty within the scope of this Article which may beassigned to it by or under any other international instrument and acceptedby the Organization.
（c） Having regard to the provisions of Article 25， the LegalCommittee， upon request by the Assembly or the Council or， if it deemssuch action useful in the interests of its own work， shall maintain suchclose relationship with other bodies as may further the purposes of theOrganization.
Article 34
The Legal Committee shall submit to the Council：
（a） Drafts of international conventions and of amendments tointernational conventions which the Committee has developed；
（b） A report on the work of the Committee since the previous sessionof the Council.
Article 35
The Legal Committee shall meet at least once a year. It shall electits officers once a year and shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.
Article 36
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convention， butsubject to the provisions of Article 32， the Legal Committee， whenexercising the functions conferred upon it by or under any internationalconvention or other instrument， shall conform to the relevant provisionsof the convention or instrument in question， particularly as regards therules governing the procedures to be followed.
PART IX Marine Environment Protection Committee
Article 37
The Marine Environment Protection Committee shall consist of all theMembers.
Article 38
The Marine Environment Protection Committee shall consider any matterwithin the scope of the Organization concerned with the prevention andcontrol of marine pollution from ships and in particular shall：
（a） Perform such functions as are or may be conferred upon theOrganization by or under international conventions for the prevention andcontrol of marine pollution from ships， particularly with respect to theadoption and amendment of regulations or other provisions， as provided forin such conventions；
（b） Consider appropriate measures to facilitate the enforcement of theconventions referred to in paragraph （a） above；
（c） Provide for the acquisition of scientific， technical and any otherpractical information on the prevention and control of marine pollutionfrom ships for dissemination to States， in particular to developingcountries and， where appropriate， make recommendations and developguidelines；
（d） Promote co-operation with regional organizations concerned withthe prevention and control of marine pollution from ships， having regardto the provisions of Article 25；
（e） Consider and take appropriate action with respect to any othermatters falling within the scope of the Organization which wouldcontribute to the prevention and control of marine pollution from shipsincluding co-operation on environmental matters with other internationalorganizations， having regard to the provisions of Article 25.
Article 39
The Marine Environment Protection Committee shall submit to theCouncil：
（a） Proposals for regulations for the prevention and control of marinepollution from ships and for amendments to such regulations which theCommittee has developed；
（b） Recommendations and guidelines which the Committee has developed；
（c） A report on the work of the Committee since the previous sessionof the Council.
Article 40
The Marine Environment Protection Committee shall meet at least once ayear. It shall elect its officers once a year and shall adopt its ownRules of Procedure.
Article 41
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convention， butsubject to the provisions of Article 37， the Marine Environment ProtectionCommittee， when exercising the functions conferred upon it by or under anyinternational convention or other instrument， shall conform to therelevant provisions of the convention or instrument in question，particularly as regards the rules governing the procedures to be followed.
PART X Technical Co-operation Committee
Article 42
The Technical Co-operation Committee shall consist of all the Members.
Article 43
（a） The Technical Co-operation Committee shall consider， asappropriate， any matter within the scope of the Organization concernedwith the implementation of technical co-operation projects funded by therelevant United Nations programme for which the Organization acts as theexecuting or co-operating agency or by funds-in-trust voluntarily providedto the Organization， and any other matters related to the Organization’sactivities in the technical co-operation field.
（b） The Technical Co-operation Committee shall keep under review thework of the Secretariat concerning technical co-operation.
（c） The Technical Co-operation Committee shall perform those functionsassigned to it by this Convention or by the Assembly or the Council， orany duty within the scope of this Article which may be assigned to it byor under any other international instrument and accepted by theOrganization.
（d） Having regard to the provisions of Article 25， the TechnicalCo-operation Committee， upon request by the Assembly and Council or， ifit deems such action useful in the interests of its own work， shallmaintain such close relationships with other bodies as may further thepurposes of the Organization.
Article 44
The Technical Co-operation Committee shall submit to the Council：
（a） Recommendations which the Committee has developed；
（b） A report on the work of the Committee since the previous sessionof the Council.
Article 45
The Technical Co-operation Committee shall meet at least once a year.It shall elect its officers once a year and shall adopt its own Rules ofProcedure.
Article 46
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convention， butsubject to the provisions of Article 42， the Technical Co-operationCommittee， when exercising the functions conferred upon it by or under anyinternational convention or other instrument， shall conform to therelevant provisions of the convention or instrument in question，particularly as regards the rules governing the procedures to be followed.
PART XI The Secretariat
Article 47
The Secretariat shall comprise the Secretary-General and such otherpersonnel as the Organization may require. The Secretary-General shall bethe chief administrative officer of the Organization and shall， subject tothe provisions of Article 22， appoint the above-mentioned personnel.
Article 48
The Secretariat shall maintain all such records as may be necessaryfor the efficient discharge of the functions of the Organization and shallprepare， collect and circulate the papers， documents， agenda， minutes andinformation that may be required for the work of the Organization.
Article 49
The Secretary-General shall prepare and submit to the Council thefinancial statements for each year and the budget estimates on a biennialbasis， with the estimates for each year shown separately.
Article 50
The Secretary-General shall keep Members informed with respect to theactivities of the Organization. Each Member may appoint one or morerepresentatives for the purpose of communication with theSecretary-General.
Article 51
In the performance of their duties the Secretary-General and the staffshall not seek or receive instructions from any Government or from anyauthority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any actionwhich might reflect on their position as international officials. EachMember on its part undertakes to respect the exclusively internationalcharacter of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staffand not to seek to influence them in the discharge of theirresponsibilities.
Article 52
The Secretary-General shall assume any other functions which may beassigned to him by the Convention， the Assembly or the Council.
PART XII Finances
Article 53
Each Member shall bear the salary， travel and other expenses of itsown delegation to the meetings held by the Organization.
Article 54
The Council shall consider the financial statements and budgetestimates prepared by the Secretary-General and submit them to theAssembly with its comments and recommendations.
Article 55
（a） Subject to any agreement between the Organization and the UnitedNations， the Assembly shall review and approve the budget estimates.
（b） The Assembly shall apportion the expenses among the Members inaccordance with a scale to be fixed by it after consideration of theproposals of the Council thereon.
Article 56
Any Member which fails to discharge its financial obligation to theOrganization within one year from the date on which it is due， shall haveno vote in the Assembly， the Council， the Maritime Safety Committee， theLegal Committee， the Marine Environment Protection Committee or theTechnical Co-operation Committee unless the Assembly， at its discretion，waives this provision.
PART XIII Voting
Article 57
Except as otherwise provided in the Convention or in any internationalagreement which confers functions on the Assembly， the Council， theMaritime Safety Committee， the Legal Committee， the Marine EnvironmentProtection Committee， or the Technical Co-operation Committee， thefollowing provisions shall apply to voting in these organs：
（a） Each Member shall have one vote.
（b） Decisions shall be by a majority vote of the Members present andvoting and， for decisions where a two-thirds majority vote is required， bya two-thirds majority vote of those present.
（c） For the purpose of the Convention， the phrase “Members present andvoting” means Members present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.Members which abstain from voting shall be considered as not voting.
PART XIV Headquarters of the Organization　　Article 58
（a） The headquarters of the Organization shall be established inLondon.
（b） The Assembly may by a two-thirds majority vote change the site ofthe headquarters if necessary.
（c） The Assembly may hold sessions in any place other than theheadquarters if the Council deems it necessary.
PART XV Relationship with the United Nations and other Organiza-tions
Article 59
The Organization shall be brought into relationship with the UnitedNations in accordance with Article 57 of the Charter of the UnitedNations as the specialized agency in the field of shipping and the effectof shipping on the marine environment. This relationship shall be effectedthrough an agreement with the United Nations under Article 63 of theCharter of the United Nations， which agreement shall be concluded asprovided in Article 25.
[ Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations reads as follows：Article 57
1. The various specialized agencies， established by intergovernmentalagreement and having wide international responsibilities， as defined intheir basic instruments， in economic， social， cultural， educational，health， and related fields， shall be brought into relationship with theUnited Nations in accordance with the provisions of Article 63.
2. Such agencies thus brought into relationship with the UnitedNations are hereinafter referred to as specialized agencies.]
[ Article 63 of the Charter of the United Nations reads as follows：Article 63
1. The Economic and Social Council may enter into agreements with anyof the agencies referred to in Article 57， defining the terms on which theagency concerned shall be brought into relationship with the UnitedNations. Such agreements shall be subject to approval by the GeneralAssembly.
2. It may co-ordinate the activities of the specialized agenciesthrough consultation with and recommendations to such agencies and throughrecommendations to the General Assembly and to the Members of the UnitedNations.]
Article 60
The Organization shall co-operate with any specialized agency of theUnited Nations in matters which may be the common concern of theOrganization and of such specialized agency， and shall consider suchmatters and act with respect to them in accord with such specializedagency.
Article 61
The Organization may， on matters within its scope， co-operate withother intergovernmental organizations which are not specialized agenciesof the United Nations， but whose interests and activities are related tothe purposes of the Organization.
Article 62
The Organization may， on matters within its scope， make suitablearrangements for consultation and co-operation with non-governmentalinternational organizations.
Article 63
Subject to approval by a two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly， theOrganization may take over from any other international organizations，governmental or non-governmental， such functions， resources andobligations within the scope of the Organization as may be transferred tothe Organization by international agreements or by mutually acceptablearrangements entered into between competent authorities of the respectiveorganizations. Similarly， the Organization may take over anyadministrative functions which are within its scope and which have beenentrusted to a Government under the terms of any international instrument.
PART XVI Legal Capacity， Privileges and Immunities
Article 64
The legal capacity， privileges and immunities to be accorded to， or inconnexion with， the Organization， shall be derived from and governed bythe General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the SpecializedAgencies approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21November 1947， subject to such modifications as may be set forth in thefinal （or revised） text of the Annex approved by the Organization inaccordance with Sections 36 and 38 of the said General Convention.
Article 65
Pending its accession to the said General Convention in respect of theOrganization， each Member undertakes to apply the provisions of AppendixII to the present Convention.
PART XVII Amendments
Article 66
Texts of proposed amendments to the Convention shall be communicatedby the Secretary-General to Members at least six months in advance oftheir consideration by the Assembly. Amendments shall be adopted by atwo-thirds majority vote of the Assembly. Twelve months after itsacceptance by two thirds of the Members of the Organization， other thanAssociate Members， each amendment shall come into force for all Members.If within the first 60 days of this period of twelve months a Member givesnotification of withdrawal from the Organization on account of anamendment the withdrawal shall， notwithstanding the provisions of Article73 of the Convention， take effect on the date on which such amendmentcomes into force.
Article 67
Any amendment adopted under Article 66 shall be deposited with theSecretary-General of the United Nations， who will immediately forward acopy of the amendment to all Members.
Article 68
A declaration or acceptance under Article 66 shall be made by thecommunication of an instrument to the Secretary-General for deposit withthe Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General willnotify Members of the receipt of any such instrument and of the date whenthe amendment enters into force.
PART XVIII Interpretation
Article 69
Any question or dispute concerning the interpretation or applicationof the Convention shall be referred to the Assembly for settlement， orshall be settled in such other manner as the parties to the dispute mayagree. Nothing in this Article shall preclude any organ of theOrganization from settling any such question or dispute that may ariseduring the exercise of its functions.
Article 70
Any legal question which cannot be settled as provided in Article 69shall be referred by the Organization to the International Court ofJustice for an advisory opinion in accordance with Article 96 of theCharter of the United Nations.
[ Article 96 of the Charter of the United Nations reads as follows：Article 96
1. The General Assembly or the Security Council may request theInternational Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legalquestion.
2. Other organs of the United Nations and specialized agencies， whichmay at any time be so authorized by the General Assembly， may also requestadvisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scopeof their activities.]
PART XIX Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 71 Signature and Acceptance
Subject to the provisions of Part III the present Convention shallremain open for signature or acceptance and States may become parties tothe Convention by：
（a） Signature without reservation as to acceptance；
（b） Signature subject to acceptance followed by acceptance； or
（c） Acceptance.
Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument with theSecretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 72 Territories
（a） Members may make a declaration at any time that theirparticipation in the Convention includes all or a group or a single one ofthe Territories for whose international relations they are responsible.
（b） The Convention does not apply to Territories for whoseinternational relations Members are responsible unless a declaration tothat effect has been made on their behalf under the provisions ofparagraph （a） of this Article.
（c） A declaration made under paragraph （a） of this Article shall becommunicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a copy ofit will be forwarded by him to all States invited to the United NationsMaritime Conference and to such other States as may have become Members.
（d） In cases where under a Trusteeship Agreement the United Nations isthe administering authority， the United Nations may accept the Conventionon behalf of one， several， or all of the Trust Territories in accordancewith the procedure set forth in Article 71.Article 73 Withdrawal
（a） Any Member may withdraw from the Organization by writtennotification given to the Secretary-General of the United Nations， whowill immediately inform the other Members and the Secretary-General of theOrganization of such notification. Notification of withdrawal may be givenat any time after the expiration of twelve months from the date on whichthe Convention has come into force. The withdrawal shall take effect uponthe expiration of twelve months from the date on which such writtennotification is received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
（b） The application of the Convention to a Territory or group ofTerritories under Article 72 may at any time be terminated by writtennotification given to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by theMember responsible for its international relations or， in the case of aTrust Territory of which the United Nations is the administeringauthority， by the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the UnitedNations will immediately inform all Members and the Secretary-General ofthe Organization of such notification. The notification shall take effectupon the expiration of twelve months from the date on which it is receivedby the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
PART XX Entry into Force
Article 74
The present Convention shall enter into force on the date when 21States， of which seven shall each have a total tonnage of not less than1，000，000 gross tons of shipping， have become parties to the Convention inaccordance with Article 71.
Article 75
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will inform all Statesinvited to the United Nations Maritime Conference and such other States asmay have become Members， of the date when each State becomes party to theConvention， and also of the date on which the Convention enters intoforce.
Article 76
The present Convention， of which the English， French and Spanish textsare equally authentic， shall be deposited with the Secretary-General ofthe United Nations， who will transmit certified copies thereof to each ofthe States invited to the United Nations Maritime Conference and to suchother States as may have become Members.
Article 77
The United Nations is authorized to effect registration of theConvention as soon as it comes into force.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned being duly authorized by theirrespective Governments for that purpose have signed the presentConvention.
DONE in Geneva on 6 March 1948.
APPENDIX I
[ This Appendix became inapplicable with the amendment of Article 17by Assembly resolution A. 69 （ES. II） of 15 September 1964， effective 6October 1967.]
APPENDIX II （Referred to in Article 65） Legal Capacity， Privilegesand Immunities
The following provisions on legal capacity， privileges and immunitiesshall be applied by Members to， or in connexion with， the Organizationpending their accession to the General Convention on Privileges andImmunities of Specialized Agencies in respect of the Organization.
Section 1. The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each ofits Members such legal capacity as is necessary for the fulfilment of itspurposes and the exercise of its functions.
Section 2. （a） The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of eachof its Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for thefulfilment of its purposes and the exercise of its functions.
（b） Representatives of Members including alternates and advisers，and officials and employees of the Organization shall similarly enjoy suchprivileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise oftheir functions in connexion with the Organization.
Section 3. In applying the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of thisAppendix， the Members shall take into account as far as possible thestandard clauses of the General Convention on the Privileges andImmunities of the Specialized Agencies.