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History
A conference held by the United Nations in 1948 adopted a convention
establishing the International Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) as

was then called the IMO as the first international body devoted exclusively to
maritime matters. The name of International Maritime Organization (IMO) was
adopted in 1982.
Head Office in London: The current headquarters, 4 Albert Embankment,
were open in 1983.

Maritime Safety and Pollution Prevention
To date (September 2007),167 Member States and 3 Associate Members
IMO structure
MEMBER STATES
ASSEMBLY
Elected members
COUNCIL
MSC
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SUB-COMMITTEES
MEPC
FACILITATION
COMMITTEE
LEGAL COMMITTEE
GENERAL
SECRETARY
TECH. COMMITTEE
Governing Body
Assembly:
This is highest Governing Body of the Organization, It consists of all

Member States and it meets every two years (uneven years) in
regular sessions, but may also meet in an extraordinary session if
necessary. the Assembly is responsible for approving the work
programme, voting the budget and determining the financial
arrangements of the Organization. The Assembly also elects the
Council.
Governing Body
The Council is the Executive Organ of IMO and is responsible, under the
Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. One of other

functions of the Council is to appoint the Secretary-General, subject to the
approval of the Assembly.
Council Members are elected by the Assembly in three different categories:
Between sessions, the Council, consisting of 40 Member Governments

elected by the Assembly acts as IMOs governing body. The Council meets
at regular intervals, ordinary sessions are held every six months.
States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services

(10 members)
Other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade (10
members)
States not elected under above (a) or (b) which have special interest in
maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will
ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world (20
members)
Working Organization
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES:
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)
OTHER COMMITTEES:
LEGAL COMMITTEE (LEG)
TECHNICAL COOPERATION (TC)
FACILITATION COMMITTEE (FAL)
IMO is a technical organization and most of its work is carried out
is carried out in a number of committees and sub-committees.
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is the most senior
committee that carries the technical work addressing ships safety

(and security since 2002). The MSC meets twice (May and
December) every even year and once (May) every uneven year
(year of Assembly)
The MSC is the highest technical body of the Organization. The
functions of the Maritime Safety Committee are to consider any

matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with aids to
navigation, construction and equipment of vessels, manning from
a safety standpoint, rules for the prevention of collisions, handling
of dangerous cargoes, maritime safety procedures and
requirements, hydrographic information, log-books and
navigational records, marine casualty investigations, salvage and
rescue and any other matters directly affecting maritime safety.
The Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is
empowered to consider any matter within the scope of the

Organization concerned with prevention and control of pollution
from ships. In particular it is concerned with the adoption and
amendment of conventions and other regulations and measures
to ensure their enforcement. The MEPC was first established as a
subsidiary body of the Assembly in November 1973 and raised to
full constitutional status in 1985. MEPC meets twice every even
year (April and October) and once (July), in uneven year (year of
Assembly).
OTHER COMMITTEES:
COMMITTES
The Legal Committee (LEG) is empowered to deal with any legal

matters within the scope of the IMO. It was established in 1967 as a
subsidiary body to deal with legal questions which arose in the
aftermath of the Torrey Canyon disaster.
The Technical Co-operation Committee (TC) is required to
consider any matter concerned with the implementation of technical
co-operation projects for which the IMO acts as the executing or cooperating agency and any other matters related to the IMOs
activities in the technical cooperation field.It was established in
1969 and was institutionalized by means of an amendment to the
Convention which entered into force in 1984.
The Facilitation Committee (FAL) was established in 1972 and
deals with IMOs activities and function relating to the facilitation of
international maritime traffic work in eliminating unnecessary
formalities and red tape in international shipping.
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Both the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and the Maritime
Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) rely upon

specialized technical bodies, the Sub-Committees:
Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG),
Communications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR),
Design and Equipment (DE),
Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC),
Fire Protection (FP),
Flag State Implementation (FSI)
Safety of Navigation (NAV),
Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF),
Standards of Training and Watch keeping (STW)
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IMO SECRETARIAT
SECRETARY GENERAL
The work of the Committees and Sub-Committees is supported by
the IMO Secretariat.

The IMO Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General.
The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council, with the
approval of the Assembly. The Secretary-General is assisted by a

staff of 320 international civil servants (September 2007).
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IMO SECRETARIAT
MARITIME SAFETY DIVISION
Sub-division for operational safety and human element
Operational Safety Section
Maritime Training and Human Element Section
Sub-division for maritime security and facilitation
Maritime Security Section
Facilitation Section
Sub-division for marine technology and cargoes
Marine Technology Section
Cargoes Section
Sub-division for implementation and co-ordination
Implementation and PSC Co-ordination Section
TC Implementation Co-ordination Section

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IMO SECRETARIAT
MARINE ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
Sub-division for pollution prevention
Oil Pollution Prevention and Implementation Section
Chemical and Air Pollution Prevention Section
Marine Biosafety Section
Sub-division for pollution response and tc co-ordination
OPRC-HNS
TC Co-ordination and Major Projects
Office For The London Convention
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Working Process
SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES
All the committees (and sub-committees) of IMO are open to
participation by all Member Governments of an equal basis.
DELEGATIONS:
MEMBER STATES
Inter Governmental Organizations

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Working Process
Conventions
Codes
Resolutions
Circulars
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Conventions :
Adoption of a convention
Entry into force
Signature
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval
Accession
Amendment
Enforcement
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Conventions :
Entry into force
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Conventions :
The suggestion is first made in one of the committees. If agreement is reached

in the committee, the proposal goes to the Council and, as necessary, the
Assembly.
The Assembly or the Council gives the authorisation to proceed with the work.
Work in the committees and sub-committees is undertaken by the
representatives of Member States of Organization.
The draft convention which is agreed upon is reported to the Council and
Assembly with a recommendation that a conference be convened to consider
the draft for formal adoption Invitations to attend such a conference are sent to
Member States of IMO or United Nations.
The draft convention. Together with the comments thereon from Governments
and interested organizations is then closed examined by the conference and
necessary changes are made in order to produce a draft acceptable to all or
majority of the Governments present.
The convention is opened for signature by States, usually for a period of 12
months.
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Conventions :
Entry into force
Each convention includes appropriate provisions stipulating

conditions which have to be met before it enters into force.
When the appropriate conditions have been fulfilled, the convention
enters into force for the States which have accepted, after period of
grace intended to enable all the States to take the necessary
measures for implementation..
For the important technical conventions, it is necessary that they are

accepted and applied by a large section of shipping community.
A Governments acceptance of a convention necessarily places on it

the obligation to take the measures, required by the convention.
At present IMO conventions enter into force within an average of five

years after adoption.
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Conventions :
Amendment
Technology and techniques in the shipping industry change very rapidly these
days. As a result no only are new conventions required but existing ones need
to be kept up to date. (For example, SOLAS 1960 was amended six times after
it into force in 1965. Then in 1974 a completely new convention was adopted
incorporating all these amendments and other major changes.
In early conventions, amendments came into force only after a percentage of
Contracting States, usually two thirds, had accepted them.
This percentage requirement in practice led to long delays in bringing
amendments into force. To remedy the situation a new amendment procedure
was devised in IMO.
In the case of the SOLAS 1974, an amendment is deemed to have been
accepted at the end of two years from the date on which it is communicated to
Contracting Governments., unless the objection is more than one third of
Contracting Governments, or Contracting Governments owning not less than 50
% of worlds Gross Tonnage. And the period may be verified by MSC within a
minimum limit of one year.
AS was expected the trcit acceptance procedure has greatly speeded up the
amendment process.
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Conventions :
Enforcement
Certificates are required to be carried on board ship to show that

they have been inspected and have met the required standards.
These certificates are normally accepted as proof by authorities
from other States that the vessel concerned has reached the
required standard, but in some case further action can be taken.
An inspection of the nature would take place within the jurisdiction of

the Port State. But when an offence occurs in international waters,
the responsibility for imposing a penalty rests with the Flag State.
The IMO Organization itself has no power to enforce conventions.

However, IMO has been given the authority to vet the training,
examination and certification procedures of Contracting Parties.
Governments will have to provide relevant information to IMO

Maritime Safety Committee which will judge whether or not the
country concerned meets the requirements of the Convention.
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Conventions : Safety
Convention lists
Maritime Safety
Marine Pollution
Marpol 73/78, LDC, etc
Liability and compensation
SOLAS, Load Line,

STCW, etc
CLC, Civil Liability for

Bunker Oil Pollution
Damage etc
Other subjects
FAL, SALVAGE etc
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Conventions : Safety
Maritime Safety
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Conventions : Pollution
Marine Pollution
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Conventions : Liability and Compensation

Liability and Compensation:
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IMO Other Matters
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IMO - Codes
IMDG Code, 1965
International Grain Code, 1991
BC Code, 1965
ISM Code, 1994
BCH Code, 1972
HSC Code, 1994
Gas Code, 1975
LSA Code, 1996
MODU Code, 1979
FTP Code, 1996
SPS Code, 1983
NOx Technical Code, 1997
IBC Code, 1983

IGC Code, 1983
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IMO Technical Assistance
To help developing countries to ratify and implement IMO
Conventions
Technical Co-operation Committee
Training and Model Courses
World Maritime University (Malmoe)
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establishing the International Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) as

were open in 1983.

This is highest Governing Body of the Organization, It consists of all

Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. One of other

Council Members are elected by the Assembly in three different categories:

Between sessions, the Council, consisting of 40 Member Governments

States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)

LEGAL COMMITTEE (LEG)

TECHNICAL COOPERATION (TC)

FACILITATION COMMITTEE (FAL)

IMO is a technical organization and most of its work is carried out

is carried out in a number of committees and sub-committees.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is the most senior

committee that carries the technical work addressing ships safety

functions of the Maritime Safety Committee are to consider any

The Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is

empowered to consider any matter within the scope of the

The Legal Committee (LEG) is empowered to deal with any legal

Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) rely upon

Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG),

Communications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR),

Design and Equipment (DE),

Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC),

Fire Protection (FP),

Flag State Implementation (FSI)

Safety of Navigation (NAV),

Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF),

Standards of Training and Watch keeping (STW)

The work of the Committees and Sub-Committees is supported by

the IMO Secretariat.

approval of the Assembly. The Secretary-General is assisted by a

Operational Safety Section

Maritime Training and Human Element Section

Sub-division for maritime security and facilitation

Maritime Security Section

Sub-division for marine technology and cargoes

Marine Technology Section

Sub-division for implementation and co-ordination

Implementation and PSC Co-ordination Section

TC Implementation Co-ordination Section

Sub-division for pollution prevention

Oil Pollution Prevention and Implementation Section

Chemical and Air Pollution Prevention Section

Marine Biosafety Section

Sub-division for pollution response and tc co-ordination

TC Co-ordination and Major Projects

Office For The London Convention

Inter Governmental Organizations

The suggestion is first made in one of the committees. If agreement is reached

Each convention includes appropriate provisions stipulating

For the important technical conventions, it is necessary that they are

A Governments acceptance of a convention necessarily places on it

At present IMO conventions enter into force within an average of five

Certificates are required to be carried on board ship to show that

An inspection of the nature would take place within the jurisdiction of

The IMO Organization itself has no power to enforce conventions.

Governments will have to provide relevant information to IMO

Marpol 73/78, LDC, etc

Liability and compensation