1 NOVEMBER 1914: FIRST SOLAS CONVENTION (SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA)

Following the sinking of the Titanic and the tragic loss of most of the passengers and crew, it was decided to hold a convention to discuss the safety of life at sea (SOLAS Convention).

The first meeting was held in London, with the aim of drawing up a set of rules to regulate the equipment and structure of ships, resulting in the first version of the SOLAS Convention on 1 November 1914.

This first edition was followed by several versions until the current SOLAS 1974, as amended, was adopted on 1 November 1974 by the International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea convened by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and entered into force on 25 May 1980.

The 1974 SOLAS Convention has been amended twice since 1980. It has also been amended by resolutions adopted at meetings of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organisation.

Today, SOLAS 1974 is considered to be the most important international treaty relating to the safety of merchant ships and the protection of human life at sea.

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