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Resolution 1851 (2008) Adopted by the Security Council at its 6046th Meeting, on 16 December 2008 the Security Council.

International maritime treaties include:

1. Africa Maritime Transport Charter (AMTC).
2. FAO instruments on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) Fishing.
3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
4. Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention).
5. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74).
6. International Safety Management (ISM) Code.
7. International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
8. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78).
9. International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, includes the 1988 Protocol (LL 66).
10. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 78).
11. International Labour Organization Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 1976 (ILO 147).
12. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
13. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992.
14. International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (CLC/Fund 92).
15. Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast (BWM).
16. Anti-fouling Systems (AFS).
17. Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC) and its 1996 Protocol.
18. Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS).
19. Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Bunkers).

Solemn Declaration on a Common African Defence and Security Policy

SECOND AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT
12 – 16 OCTOBER 2009, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

AU/MT/MIN/1 (II): AFRICAN MARITIME TRANSPORT CHARTER

AU/MT/MIN/DRAFT/Pl.Ac. (II): PLAN OF ACTION MARITIME TRANSPORT

AU/MT/MIN/DRAFT/Res. (II): DURBAN RESOLUTION ON MARITIME SAFETY, MARITIME SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN AFRICA

Report of the Chairperson on the Activities of the Commission