We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
the International Convention on the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1972 and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974, and the Protocol of 17 February 1978 annexed to it,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The accession of the Sultanate to the International Convention on the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1972 and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974, and the Protocol of 17 February 1978, is hereby approved.
Article 2
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is hereby authorised to sign the instruments of accession on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate and to deposit them with the International Maritime Organization in accordance with the terms of the mentioned conventions.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1404
Corresponding to: 5 July 1984
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 292 issued on 15 July 1984.