1. This Convention shall be binding only upon
                           those Members of the International Labour Organisation whose ratifications
                           have been registered with the Director-General.
                        
                        
                        
                      
                     
                     
                     
                        
                        
                         
                           2. It shall come into force twelve months after
                           the date on which there have been registered ratifications by twelve
                           Members each of which has more than one million tons of shipping,
                           including at least four Members each of which has at least two million
                           tons of shipping.
                        
                        
                        
                      
                     
                     
                     
                        
                        
                         
                           3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into
                           force for any Member six months after the date on which its ratification
                           has been registered.