Safety of life at sea, however, should be our priority.

The intent was to create a self-financing body which would improve safety of life at sea.

On watch, he must enforce all applicable regulations, such as safety of life at sea and pollution regulations.

The new system will close 88 known coverage gaps in coastal areas of the United States, enhancing the safety of life at sea.

Through international conventions and the development of modern distress and communication systems, safety of life at sea has greatly improved.

Justifying this policy as a "safety of life at sea" issue, Cuba also agreed to use "persuasive methods" to discourage people from setting sail.

For more information see International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

In 1914, the commission's work resulted in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

International Maritime Organization (the United Nations agency with responsibility for the safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment)

In addition to shipboard living and working conditions, these inspections cover items concerning the safety of life at sea and the prevention of pollution by ships.

He also was part of the British delegation which negotiated the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 1929.

In 1929, he was promoted to Admiral and served as president of the International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea.

Thus, structural regulation of ships that visit American ports can bump into international treaties, most particularly the international rules for Safety of Life at Sea.

The Commission proposal now aims to apply the comprehensive rules of the international Safety of Life at Sea Convention to national ferry traffic too.

The second International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea was convened in London on April 16, 1929.

The board is not satisfied with the international regulations, known as the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) rules, written by the International Maritime Organization.

The application of the rules is not universal: the older the vessel, the less stringent the requirements because Safety of Life at Sea rules have grandfather clauses.

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is committed to a process of continuous improvement with respect to the safety of life at sea.

For passenger ships, the draft used is the deepest subdivision load line assigned in accordance with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

The most well known is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

The first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea formed a treaty that also required 24-hour radio monitoring and standardized the use of distress rockets.

In November 1913, the International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea met in London to devise a more permanent system of observing icebergs.

It said in 1991 that no one had determined if the provisions of the disabilities act conflicted with any treaties, particularly the international convention on Safety of Life at Sea.

EVERYTHING old is suddenly new as most cruise lines comply with revised Safety of Life at Sea regulations.

In 1992, the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea required that smoke detectors be installed by 1997, but not that an alarm sound in the area.