Legal Documents referred to as Relevant Instruments for the Abuja MoU region are international maritime Conventions and Codes namely:
- The International Convention on Load Line, 1966 (LOADLINE 66);
- The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, (SOLAS 1974);
- The Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
- The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relation thereto, (MARPOL 73/78);
- The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping at Sea, 1978 (STCW 78);
- The Convention on the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 72);
- The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (TONNAGE 69);
- The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standard) Conventions, 1976 (ILO CONVENTION No. 147);