The International Convention for the Safety of Life at

Sea.

The reason behind the

implementation
and foundation of SOLAS

Summary of Content
WHAT IS

TITANIC

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea is an

international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards in the
construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships. The
convention requires signatory flag

states to ensure that ships flagged by
them comply with at least these standards

The essence of creating SOLAS is to provide a quality seafaring and

seaworthy operations onboard ships without compromising the welfare
of the workers and protection to the environment.
 HISTORY OF THIS
CONVENTION
SOLAS was originally introduced as a response to the Titanic
disaster in 1914. The second treaty came in 1929, the third
1948 and the fourth 1960. The Convention in force today
known as SOLAS, 1974, as amended, includes the tacit
acceptance procedure. This means that any amendments to
the SOLAS regulations will enter into force on a specified
date unless objections are received from an agreed number
of parties.

Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles
south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which
carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg
two and half hours before.
SOLAS COMPONENTS
Ship construction (Chapter II)
Life-saving appliances/facilities and safety equipment
(Chapter III)
Radio communications (GMDSS)

Safe navigation (Chapter V)