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 Protocol of 1998 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974,
and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines of 1966,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974 and the Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention on Load Lines of 1966 is hereby approved.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of ratification with the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation in accordance with the provisions of both protocols.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 20 Ramadan 1411
Corresponding to: 6 April 1991
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 453 issued on 21 April 1991.