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1969 Tonnage Conference: Conference Documents
1969 Tonnage Convention - Original Copy English / French
1969 Tonnage Conference: Conference Documents
3/Add.6 General Observations Universal Measurement System 28May1969
3/Add.5 General Observations Universal Measurement System 27May1969
3/Add.4 General Observations Universal Measurement System 23May1969
3/Add.2 General Observations Universal Measurement System 19May1969
Consolidated Plenary Reports - Meetings 1-12
12th Meeting - Mon 23Jun1969
11th Meeting - Fri 20Jun1969
10th Meeting - Thu 19Jun1969
9th Meeting - Thu 19Jun1969
8th Meeting - Tue 10Jun1969
7th Meeting - Tue 03Jun1969
6th Meeting - Tue 03Jun1969
5th Meeting - Thu 29May1969
4th Meeting - Wed 28May1969
3rd Meeting - Wed 28May1969
2nd Meeting - Tue 27May1969
1st Meeting - Tue 27May1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: Conference Working Papers
WP.4 Progress Report #2 29May1969
WP.3 Terms of Reference Technical Committee 29May1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: General Committee Meetings
Consolidated General Committee Reports - Meetings 1-16
16th Meeting - Wed 18Jun1969
15th_Meeting - Wed 18Jun1969
14th Meeting - Tue 17Jun1969
13th Meeting - Mon 16Jun1969
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2th Meeting - Mon 16Jun1969
11th Meeting - Fri 13Jun1969
10th Meeting - Thu 12Jun1969
9th Meeting - Wed 11Jun1969
8th Meeting - Wed 11Jun1969
7th Meeting - Tue 10Jun1969
6th Meeting - Fri 06Jun1969
5th Meeting - Wed 04Jun1969
4th Meeting - Mon 02Jun1969
3rd Meeting - Mon 02Jun1969
2nd Meeting - Wed 30May1969
1st Meeting - Fri 30Jun1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: General Committee Working Papers
Consolidated General Committee Working Papers
C.1/WP.5 Progress Report #2 02Jun1969
C.1/WP.4 Proposed Amended Article 9 30May1969
C.1/WP.3 Progress Report #1 31May1969
C.1/WP.2 Proposed Amended Article 16(1) 30May1969
C.1/WP.1 Preparation and Consideration of Articles 30May1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: Technical Committee Documents
C.2/5 Second Report to the Conference 10Jun1969
C.2/4 First Report to the Conference 02Jun1969
C.2/3-2A Study of Various Proposals Appendix II 30May1969
C.2/3 A Study of Various Proposals 30May1969
C.2/2 Proposed Amendment to Reg of Proposal C 29May1969
C.2/1 Rev.1 Agenda 29May1969
Consolidated Technical Committee Reports - Meetings 1-24
24th Meeting - Mon 16Jun1969
23rd Meeting - Mon 16Jun1969
22nd Meeting - Fri 13Jun1969
21st Meeting - Fri 13Jun1969
20th Meeting - Thu 12Jun1969
19th Meeting - Thu 12Jun1969
18th Meeting - Wed 11Jun1969
17th Meeting - Wed 11Jun1969
16th Meeting - Tue 10Jun1969
15th Meeting - Tue 10Jun1969
14th Meeting - Mon 09Jun1969
13th Meeting - Mon 09Jun1969
12th Meeting - Fri 06Jun1969
11th Meeting - Fri 06Jun1969
10th Meeting - Thu 05Jun1969
9th Meeting - Thu 05Jun1969
8th Meeting - Wed 04Jun1969
7th Meeting - Wed 04Jun1969
6th Meeting - Tue 04Jun1969
5th Meeting - Mon 02Jun1969
4th Meeting - Mon 02Jun1969
3rd Meeting - Fri 30May1969
2nd Meeting - Fri 30May1969
1st Meeting - Thu 29May1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: Technical Committee Working Papers
C.2/WP.46 Agreed Draft of Regulations 17Jun1969
C.2/WP.45 Report of Working Group on International Tonnage Certificate 15Jun1969
C.2/WP.44 Passenger Term in Net Tonnage Formula 15Jun1969
C.2/WP.43 Proposed Recommendation on Definition of Terms 10Jun1969
C.2/WP.42 Redraft of Regulations 3 and 4 Add. 1 16Jun1969
C.2/WP.42Third Draft of Regulations 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.41 Statement of Technical Committee Reg(5) 16Jun1969
C.2/WP.40 Illustration of Effect of Formula on Gross Tonnage 13Jun1969
C.2/WP.39 Redraft of Reg 2(3) and Addition to Reg 7 13Jun1969
C.2/WP.38 Progress Report #8 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.37 Second Draft of Regulations Corr 1 13Jun1969
C.2/WP.37 Second Draft of Regulations 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.36 Draft Texts Prepared by the Drafting Group 13Jun1969
C.2/WP.35 Illustration of the Effect of a Formula on Net Tonnage 12Jun1969
WP.34 Change in Net Tonnage 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.32 Illustration of the Effect of the Various Formula on Net Tonnage 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.33 Draft Texts Prepared by the Drafting Group 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.31 Change in Net Tonnage 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.30 Passenger Term for Net Tonnage Formula 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.29 Progress Review #7 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.28 Progress Review #6 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.27 Draft Texts Prepared by the Drafting Group 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.26 Illustration of the Effect on Various Formula on Gross Tonnage 10Jun1969
C.2/WP.25 A Volumetric Concept for Calculating Net Tonnage 10Jun1969
C.2/WP.24 Draft Recommendation on Definitions of Terms 10Jun1969
C.2/WP.23 Formula for the Net Tonnage Including a Passenger Term 10Jun1969
C.2/WP.22 First Draft of Regulations 09Jun1969
C.2/WP.21 Passenger Term in Net Tonnage Formula 09Jun1969
C.2/WP.20 Definition of Enclosed Spaces 09Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage Corr 1 12Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage Add 4 16Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage Add 3 15Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage Add 2 11Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage Add 1 07Jun1969
C.2/WP.19 Progress Report of WG on Gross and Net Tonnage 07Jun1969
C.2/WP.18 Proposed Addition to Regulation 6 07Jun1969
C.2/WP.17 Definition of Large Scale Modificiation 07Jun1969
C.2/WP.16 Proposed Revised Paragraph 7(3) of WP 12 07Jun1969
C.2/WP.15 Progress Report #5 06Jun1969
C.2/WP.14 Proposed Revised Text Regulation 6 Space in Gross Tonnage 06Jun1969
C.2/WP.13 Draft at Which Displacement is Calculated 06Jun1969
C.2/WP.12 Progress Report #4 06Jun1969
C.2/WP.11 Progress Report #3 05Jun1969
C.2/WP.10 Formula for Gross Tonnage Add 1 06Jun1969
C.2/WP.10 Formula for Gross Tonnage 05Jun1969
C.2/WP. 9 Proposed Principals for Calculating Gross Tonnage 04Jun1969
C.2/WP. 8 Alternate Proposal Gross Tonnage 04Jun1969
C.2/WP. 7 Progress Report #2 02Jun1969
C.2/WP. 6 Determining Gross Tonnage Open/Chosed Shelterdeckers 31May1969
C.2/WP. 5 Determining Net Tonnage Open/Chosed Shelterdeckers 31May1969
C.2/WP. 4 Numerical Test of Formula 30May1969
C.2/WP. 3 Progress Report #1 30May1969
C.2/WP. 2 Note on Israeli Proposal 30May1969
C.2/WP. 1 Gross Tonnage Comparison 29May1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: Drafting Committee Documents
C.3/4 Agreed Texts 17Jun1969
1969 Tonnage Conference: Credentials Committee Documents
C.4/1 First Report of Credentials Committee 02Jun1969
IMCO Working Group on Tonnage Measurement
TM III/3 Terms of Reference and Other Documents(31Oct1962)