Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 is an

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the firs ...

convention concerning

Merchant Mariner's Document {{Globalize, article, UK and USA, date=August 2023 __NOTOC__ Under the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958, countries with a merchant navy (also called a merchant marine) require identifying credentials for their mariners. The Merchant ...

. It was established in 1958, with the preamble stating: An identity document issued under the convention or its successor is colloquially called a Seaman's Book or a Seaman's Card.

Modifications

The convention was subsequently revised in 2003 by Convention C185 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003. In ILO documents phrases like "denounced by C185" sound like the removal of Seaman's Rights, but it's really the adoption of a revised version.

Ratifications

As of January 2023, the convention had been ratified by 64 states. Eleven of the ratifying states have automatically denounced the convention by their subsequent acceptance of conventions that trigger denunciation.

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International Labour Organization conventions Treaties concluded in 1958 Treaties entered into force in 1961 Identity documents Treaties of the People's Republic of Angola Treaties of Algeria Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda Treaties of Barbados Treaties of Belarus Treaties of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Treaties of Cameroon Treaties of Canada Treaties of Cuba Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Denmark Treaties of Djibouti Treaties of Dominica Treaties of Estonia Treaties of Fiji Treaties of Finland Treaties of Ghana Treaties of the Kingdom of Greece Treaties of Grenada Treaties of Guatemala Treaties of Guinea-Bissau Treaties of Guyana Treaties of Honduras Treaties of Iceland Treaties of India Treaties of Pahlavi Iran Treaties of Ba'athist Iraq Treaties of Ireland Treaties of Italy Treaties of Kyrgyzstan Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Lithuania Treaties of Liberia Treaties of Malta Treaties of Mauritius Treaties of Mexico Treaties of Morocco Treaties of Norway Treaties of Panama Treaties of Poland Treaties of the Estado Novo (Portugal) Treaties of the Socialist Republic of Romania Treaties of Saint Lucia Treaties of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Treaties of Seychelles Treaties of Slovenia Treaties of the Solomon Islands Treaties of Sri Lanka Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Tanganyika Treaties of Tunisia Treaties of Turkey Treaties of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of the United Kingdom Treaties of Uruguay Maritime law treaties 1958 in labor relations {{Treaty-stub

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