- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
- IMO Implementation of IMO Instruments Code (III Code)
- International Safety Management Code (ISM Code)
- Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL)
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention)
- Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention)
- Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
- International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR)
- International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999