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Governments parties to the present Convention, shall continue to have full 

 and complete effect during the terms thereof as regards : 



(i) ships to vv'hich the present Convention does not apply; 

 (ii) ships to which the present Convention applies, in respect of matters 

 for which it has not expressly provided. 



(c) To the extent, however, that such treaties, conventions or arrangements 

 conflict with the provisions of the present Convention, the provisions of the 

 present Convention shall prevail. 



(d) All matters which are not expressly provided for in the present 

 Convention remain subject to the legislation of the Contracting Governments. 



Article VIII 



Special Rules drawn up by Agreement 

 When in accordance with the present Convention special rules are drawn 

 up by agreement between all or some of the Contracting Governments, such 

 rules shall be communicated to the Organization for circulation to all 

 Contracting Governments. 



Article IX 



Amendments 



(a) (i) The present Convention may be amended by unanimous agreement 

 between the Contracting Governments. 



(ii) Upon the request of any Contracting Government a proposed 

 amendment shall be communicated by the Organization to all Contracting 

 Governments for consideration and acceptance under this paragraph. 



(b) (i) An amendment to the present Convention may be proposed to the 

 Organization at any time by any Contracting Government and such proposal, 

 if adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Assembly of the Organization 

 (hereinafter called the Assembly), upon recommendation adopted by a two- 

 thirds majority of the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization 

 (hereinafter called the Maritime Safety Committee), shall be communicated 

 by the Organization to all Contracting Governments for their acceptance. 



(ii) Any such recommendation by the Maritime Safety Committee shall 

 be communicated by the Organization to all Contracting Governments for 

 their consideration at least six months before it is considered by the Assembly. 



(c) (i) A conference of Governments to consider amendments to the 

 present Convention proposed by any Contracting Government shall at any 

 time be convened by the Organization upon the request of one-third of the 

 Contracting Governments. 



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