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Th
e in
tern
ati
on
al re
gu
lato
ry
fram
ew
ork
fo
r p
reven
tin
g
po
llu
tio
n f
rom
sh
ips
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
2M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Co
nte
nt
•In
troduction t
o I
MO
, str
uctu
re a
nd d
ecis
ion m
akin
g p
rocess
•R
egula
tion o
f in
tern
ational ship
pin
g
•R
ole
s a
nd r
esponsib
ilities o
f A
dm
inis
trations
•B
rief
overv
iew
of
MA
RP
OL A
nnexes
•Technic
al coopera
tion a
nd c
apacity b
uild
ing
3M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Sh
ipp
ing
aff
ects
us a
ll…
•~
90%
of w
orld t
rade is b
y s
ea (
raw
mate
rials
, finis
hed g
oods,
foodstu
ffs,
fuel etc
.)
•U
nderp
ins g
lobal econom
y,
inte
rnational tr
ade a
nd d
evelo
pm
ent
World m
erc
handis
e t
rade
volu
mes e
xpanded b
y
2.2
% in 2
013 t
o:
9.5
bill
ion t
onnes
(UN
CTA
D, 2014)
Sourc
e: R
oya
l A
cadem
y o
f E
ngin
eering,
Futu
re S
hip
pow
ering
options, E
xplo
ring a
ltern
ative m
eth
ods o
f ship
pro
puls
ion,
July
2013
4M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Th
e T
itan
ic a
nd
SO
LA
S
•T
itanic
dis
aste
r le
d t
o a
doption o
ffirs
t In
tern
ational C
on
vention
for
the S
afe
ty o
f Life
at
Sea
(SO
LA
S)
in 1
914 a
nd c
reation o
f th
e I
nte
rnational M
aritim
e O
rganiz
ation
(IM
O)
in 1
948*
*Nam
ed In
ter-
Go
ve
rnm
en
tal M
aritim
e C
on
su
lta
tive
Org
an
iza
tio
n (
IMC
O)
un
til 1
98
2
5M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Inte
rnati
on
al M
ari
tim
e O
rgan
izati
on
•S
pecia
lized a
gency o
f th
e U
N
•171 M
em
ber
Sta
tes
•IM
O C
onvention w
as a
dopte
d in 1
948
and I
MO
first
met
in 1
959
•D
evelo
p a
nd m
ain
tain
a
com
pre
hensiv
e r
egula
tory
fra
mew
ork
for
ship
pin
g
•D
evelo
ped a
nd a
dopte
d >
50
mandato
ry instr
um
ents
•S
afe
ty,
en
vir
on
men
t,le
gal m
att
ers
,
technic
al co-o
pera
tion,
security
and
the e
ffic
iency o
f ship
pin
g
Safe
, secu
re a
nd
eff
icie
nt
sh
ipp
ing
on
cle
an
er
ocean
s
6M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
IMO
Co
nven
tio
n
To p
rovid
e m
ach
inery
for
coopera
tion a
mong G
overn
ments
in t
he f
ield
of
govern
menta
l re
gula
tion
and p
ract
ices
rela
ting t
o t
ech
nic
al m
att
ers
of
all
kin
ds
aff
ect
ing s
hip
pin
g e
ngaged in inte
rnational tr
ade;
to e
nco
ura
ge a
nd faci
litate
the
genera
l adoption o
f th
e h
ighest
pra
ctic
able
sta
ndard
s in
matt
ers
conce
rnin
gth
e
maritim
e s
afe
ty, eff
icie
ncy
of
navig
ation a
nd p
revention a
nd c
ontr
ol of
marine
pollu
tion f
rom
ship
s; a
nd t
o d
eal w
ith a
dm
inis
trative a
nd legal m
att
ers
rela
ted t
o t
he
purp
ose
s se
t out
in t
his
Art
icle
;
IMO
Co
nven
tio
n,
art
icle
1(a
)
•F
unctionin
g o
f IM
O r
elie
s o
n c
ontr
ibutions m
ade b
y M
em
ber
Sta
tes (
e.g
.
pro
posals
, in
form
ation,
technic
al papers
, re
port
s,
etc
.) a
nd t
heir
part
icip
ation in
the m
eetings o
f te
chnic
al com
mitte
es.
7M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Inte
rnati
on
al M
ari
tim
e O
rgan
izati
on
–str
uctu
re
Su
b-C
om
mit
tees:
HT
W,
III,
NC
SR
, P
PR
, S
DC
, S
SE
, C
CC
PPR =
Pollu
tion P
revention a
nd R
esp
onse
Assem
bly
Maritim
e
Safe
ty
Co
mm
itte
e
(MS
C)
Marine
E
nvironm
ent
Pro
tection
Co
mm
itte
e
(ME
PC
)
Legal
Co
mm
itte
eF
acili
tation
Co
mm
itte
e
Techn
ical
Co
opera
tion
Co
mm
itte
e
Co
uncil
8M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Mari
ne E
nvir
on
men
t P
rote
cti
on
Co
mm
itte
e (
ME
PC
)
Ag
en
da M
EP
C 6
9 (
Ap
ril
2016)
9M
AR
INE
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
DIV
ISIO
N
Inte
rnati
on
al M
ari
tim
e O
rgan
izati
on
–str
uctu
re
Asse
mb
ly•
Hig
hest G
overn
ing
Body o
f th
e O
rganiz
atio
n
•C
onsis
ts o
f all
Mem
ber
Sta
tes
•M
eets
once e
very
tw
o y
ears
in r
egula
r sessio
ns
•R
esponsib
le for
app
rovin
g w
ork
pro
gra
mm
ea
nd
dete
rmin
ing fin
an
cia
l arr
angem
ents
•E
lects
the C
ouncil
mem
bers
Co
un
cil
•
Consis
ts o
f 40 M
em
ber
Sta
tes w
hic
h s
erv
e a
term
of
2 y
ears
•E
xecutive O
rgan o
f IM
O.
Responsib
le, under
the A
ssem
bly
, fo
r sup
erv
isin
g IM
O’s
work
•C
oord
ina
tes a
ctivitie
s o
f th
e I
MO
org
ans
•C
onsid
ers
IM
O d
raft w
ork
pro
gra
mm
eand b
udget
estim
ate
s (
subm
its t
hem
to A
ssem
bly
)
•R
eceiv
es r
eport
s/
pro
posals
of
Com
mitte
es a
nd s
ubm
its to A
ssem
bly
with c
om
ments
and
recom
mendations a
s a
ppro
priate
•A
ppo
ints
Secre
tary
-Genera
l, s
ubje
ct
to a
ppro
val of A
ssem
bly
10
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Co
un
cil
mem
bers
fo
r th
e 2
016
-2017 b
ien
niu
m
Cate
go
ry (
c):
20 S
tate
s n
ot
ele
cte
d u
nder
(a)
or
(b)
whic
h h
ave s
pecia
l in
tere
sts
in
maritim
e t
ransport
or
navig
ation,
and
whose e
lection t
o t
he C
ouncil
will
ensure
repre
senta
tion o
f all
majo
r
geogra
phic
are
as o
f th
e w
orld:
Austr
alia
, B
aham
as,
Belg
ium
, C
hile
,
Cypru
s,
Denm
ark
, E
gypt,
Indonesia
,
Kenya,
Lib
eria,
Mala
ysia
, M
alta,
Mexic
o,
Moro
cco,
Peru
, P
hili
ppin
es,
Sin
gapore
, S
outh
Afr
ica,
Thaila
nd,
Turk
ey.
Cate
go
ry (
a):
10 S
tate
s w
ith
larg
est
inte
rest
in
pro
vid
ing
inte
rnational
ship
pin
g s
erv
ices:
Chin
a,
Gre
ece,
Italy
,
Japan,
Norw
ay,
Panam
a,
Republic
of
Kore
a,
Russia
n
Federa
tion,
United
Kin
gdom
, U
nited
Sta
tes.
Cate
go
ry (
b):
10 o
ther
Sta
tes
with larg
est
inte
rest
in
inte
rnational
seaborn
e t
rade:
Arg
entina,
Bangla
desh,
Bra
zil,
Canada,
Fra
nce,
Germ
any,
India
, N
eth
erlands,
Spain
, S
weden.
11
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Set-
up
IMO
als
o p
erm
its p
art
icip
ation o
f:
•R
epre
senta
tives f
rom
UN
& its
specia
lized a
gencie
s (
e.g
. IL
O, W
TO
, U
NF
CC
C)
•O
bserv
ers
fro
m inte
r-govern
menta
l org
aniz
ations (
e.g
. IH
O,
EC
)
•O
bserv
ers
fro
m n
on-g
overn
menta
l org
aniz
ations in c
onsultative s
tatu
s (
e.g
. IS
O,
IAC
S, IC
S)
12
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
IMO
Secre
tary
-Gen
era
l
Mr.
Kit
ack
Lim
(R
ep
ub
lic o
f K
ore
a)
Ele
cte
d a
s I
MO
Secre
tary
-Genera
l by t
he 1
14th
sessio
n o
f th
e I
MO
Council
in J
une 2
015 f
or
a
four-
year
period b
egin
nin
g 1
January
2016
13
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Ho
w is I
MO
fu
nd
ed
?
•M
em
bers
hip
charg
es (
Mem
ber
Sta
tes p
ay c
harg
es b
ased o
n r
egis
tere
d t
onnage)
•T
op thre
e c
ontr
ibuto
rs f
or
2014:
Panam
a,
Lib
eria
and M
ars
hall
Isla
nds
•V
olu
nta
ry c
ontr
ibutions f
rom
Mem
ber
Sta
tes, govern
menta
l agencie
s,
inte
rgovern
menta
l bodie
s a
nd o
ther
public
, private
and n
on
-govern
menta
l sourc
es
•S
om
e p
roje
cts
are
funded b
y U
N o
r its s
pecia
lized a
gencie
s (
e.g
. U
ND
P)
•F
or
most
technic
al assis
tance p
rogra
ms,
aff
luent
countr
ies p
rovid
e d
onations
•C
om
merc
ial activitie
s (
inclu
din
g p
ublic
ations,
cate
ring a
nd c
onfe
rence s
erv
ices)
14
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Reg
ula
tio
n o
f sh
ipp
ing
–o
verv
iew
•E
ssential th
at
ship
pin
g,
bein
g a
n inte
rnational tr
adin
g a
ctivity,
is g
overn
ed b
y
com
mon inte
rnational sta
ndard
s a
nd n
ot
conflic
ting/v
ary
ing ind
ivid
ual national
sta
ndard
s
•U
NC
LO
S A
rt.2
11: “S
tate
s,
acting t
hro
ugh t
he c
om
pete
nt
inte
rnational org
aniz
ation
or
genera
l dip
lom
atic c
onfe
rence,
sh
all
esta
bli
sh
in
tern
ati
on
al ru
les &
sta
nd
ard
s
to p
revent,
reduce a
nd c
ontr
ol pollu
tion o
f th
e m
arine e
nvironm
ent
from
vessels
...”
•IM
O:
Foru
m o
f m
aritim
e a
dm
inis
trations f
or
form
ula
tion o
f m
andato
ry instr
um
ents
and g
uid
elin
es t
o e
sta
blis
h c
om
mon r
ule
s f
or
safe
ty a
nd e
nviron
menta
l re
gula
tion
Ru
le m
akin
g
•A
ny p
roposal fo
r am
endm
ent
to e
xis
ting r
ule
s o
r in
troduction o
f new
rule
s is t
o b
e
backed u
p b
y d
em
onstr
ating a
com
puls
ive n
eed t
o c
onsid
er
the p
roposal
•T
he p
roposal, if
found a
ppro
priate
aft
er
consid
era
tion b
y M
em
ber
Sta
tes,
would
be
subje
cte
d t
o f
urt
her
pro
cess
•B
est
eff
ort
s a
re a
lwa
ys m
ade t
o r
each d
ecis
ions b
y c
onsensus
15
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Leg
isla
tive m
ap
IMO
In
str
um
en
ts
Po
llu
tio
n
Resp
on
se
Inte
rve
ntion
and O
PR
C
Conventions
and P
roto
cols
Po
llu
tio
n
Co
ntr
ol
MA
RP
OL,
Lo
nd
on
, B
WM
, A
FS
, H
on
g
Kong
Safe
ty
SO
LA
S
CO
LR
EG
ST
CW
LL
Co
mp
en
sati
on
Civ
il Lia
bili
ty (
and
the a
ssocia
ted
Inte
rnational O
il P
ollu
tion
Com
pensation
Fund
Conventions)
Un
ivers
al
Co
nven
tio
ns
Vie
nna,
Montr
eal,
Sto
ckholm
, U
NF
CC
etc
.
UN
CL
OS
Regio
nal A
gre
em
ents
Regio
nal Law
sN
AT
ION
AL
LE
GIS
LA
TIO
N
16
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Resp
on
sib
ilit
ies o
f th
e F
lag
Sta
te
•IM
O’s
role
is t
o a
dopt
legis
lation.
Fla
g S
tate
’s r
esp
on
sib
le f
or
imp
lem
en
tati
on
into
th
eir
nati
on
al le
gis
lati
on
an
d e
nfo
rcem
en
t
UN
CL
OS
art
icle
217 (
Resp
on
sib
ilit
ies o
f F
lag
Sta
te):
•S
tate
s s
hall
ensure
its
vessels
com
ply
with inte
rn.
rule
s a
nd s
tandard
s
•S
tate
s m
ust ta
ke m
easure
s t
o e
nsure
its
vessels
are
pro
hib
ited
from
saili
ng if
not
in
com
plia
nce
•S
tate
s m
ust ensure
its
ship
s c
arr
y a
ppro
priate
cert
ific
ation
•S
tate
s s
hall
ensure
its
vessels
are
regula
rly inspecte
dand s
urv
eyed
•S
tate
s s
hall
undert
ake investigation/p
roceedin
gs f
or
alle
ged v
iola
tions
•S
tate
s m
ay r
equest
assis
tance
of
oth
er
Sta
tes w
ith t
he investigation o
f a v
iola
tion
•S
tate
s s
hall
apply
penaltie
sw
hic
h a
re a
dequate
in s
everity
to d
iscoura
ge v
iola
tions
17
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Po
rt S
tate
co
ntr
ol (P
SC
) –
rig
hts
an
d r
esp
on
sib
ilit
ies
•P
SC
= inspection o
f fo
reig
n s
hip
s in n
ational port
s b
y a
n a
uth
orized inspecto
r of
the M
aritim
e A
dm
inis
tration f
or
the p
urp
ose o
f verify
ing t
hat:
•C
onditio
n o
f ship
and its
equip
ment
com
ply
with r
equirem
ents
of
inte
rnational conventions
•S
hip
is m
anned &
opera
ted in c
om
plia
nce w
ith a
pplic
able
inte
rnational la
ws
•M
any I
MO
conventions inclu
de p
rovis
ions t
hat
giv
e r
ights
to u
nde
rtake P
SC
:
•M
AR
PO
L:
Art
icle
s 5
& 6
•S
OLA
S
•S
TC
W
•C
OLR
EG
S
•Load L
ines
•T
onnage M
easure
ment
18
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Restr
icti
on
s o
n P
ort
Sta
te c
on
tro
l (P
SC
)
•G
enera
lly lim
ited t
o v
erify
ing t
he v
alid
ity o
f cert
ific
ate
s
•T
o c
onduct
a m
ore
deta
iled inspection o
f th
e v
essel th
ere
must be “
cle
ar
gro
unds”
for
belie
vin
g v
essel conditio
n d
oes n
ot
substa
ntially
corr
espond w
ith
its c
ert
ific
ate
s
•If
deficie
ncie
s f
ound t
hat
render
the v
essel unw
ort
hy t
he v
essel m
ay b
e
deta
ined u
ntil deficie
ncie
s c
orr
ecte
d
•P
SC
Off
icer
when e
xerc
isin
g “
contr
ol” s
hould
not
unduly
deta
in t
he v
essel
•P
ort
Sta
te m
ust
be p
art
y t
o t
he r
ele
vant
Convention t
o c
arr
y o
ut
an inspection
•If
a s
hip
is d
eta
ined,
Fla
g S
tate
must
be n
otified
IMO
guid
ance p
rovid
ed in “
Pro
cedure
s f
or
port
Sta
te c
ontr
ol 2011”
(A.1
052(2
7))
19
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Recep
tio
n F
acil
itie
s
•F
ive o
f th
e s
ix M
AR
PO
L A
nnexes h
ave
regula
tions r
equirin
g t
he p
rovis
ion o
f re
ception
facili
ties
•R
esponsib
ilities a
nd p
ow
ers
should
be p
rovid
ed
for
the c
om
pete
nt
entity
to
:
•P
rovid
e r
eception f
acili
ties f
or
ship
s in p
ort
or
term
inal, insid
e &
outs
ide p
ort
•In
form
ship
s t
o u
se t
he f
acili
ties
•E
nsure
port
, te
rmin
als
, ship
yard
s p
rovid
e
adequate
facili
ties
•P
enaltie
s f
or
non-c
om
plia
nce
20
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Reg
ula
tio
n o
f S
hip
pin
g -
su
mm
ary
•P
rim
ary
responsib
ility
for
ensuring v
essel com
plia
nce w
ith I
MO
conventions lie
s
with t
he f
lag S
tate
and s
hip
ow
ners
/opera
tors
•P
ort
Sta
te C
ontr
ol pro
vid
es a
“safe
ty n
et”
via
spot
checks o
n q
ualit
y a
ssura
nce
sta
ndard
s
•U
NC
LO
S p
rovid
es m
any r
ights
to S
tate
s (
Fla
g,
Port
, C
oasta
l) b
ut
als
o
responsib
ilities
21
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Inte
rnati
on
al C
on
ven
tio
n f
or
the P
reven
tio
n o
f P
oll
uti
on
fro
m S
hip
s (
MA
RP
OL
)
22
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
So
urc
es o
f P
oll
uti
on
fro
m S
hip
s
Exhaust
Gases f
rom
main
engin
es, boile
r,
auxili
ary
machin
ery
and
com
bustion o
f w
aste
Em
issio
ns o
f
Fre
on/H
alo
ngases
Evapo
ration f
rom
carg
o
Sew
age &
Garb
age
Oil
spill
s
Loss o
f carg
o L
oss b
y
accid
ents
–
ship
carg
oes &
life
Bilg
e-w
ate
r
dis
posal/ tank
washin
g
Em
issio
ns fro
m
pain
t solu
tions B
alla
st w
ate
r
dis
charg
e
23
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
An
nex I
A
nn
ex I
I A
nn
ex I
II
An
nex I
VA
nn
ex V
Oil
No
xio
us
Liq
uid
Su
bsta
nces
carr
ied
in
bu
lk
Harm
ful
Su
bsta
nces
carr
ied
in
Packag
ed
Fo
rm
Sew
ag
eG
arb
ag
e
Inte
rnati
on
al C
on
ven
tio
n f
or
the P
reven
tio
n o
f P
oll
uti
on
fro
m S
hip
s (
MA
RP
OL
)
•M
AR
PO
L:
main
inte
rnational convention c
overing p
revention o
f opera
tional or
accid
enta
l pollu
tion o
f th
e m
arine e
nvironm
ent
by s
hip
s
24
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
An
nex I
A
nn
ex I
I A
nn
ex I
II
An
nex I
VA
nn
ex V
An
nex V
I
Oil
No
xio
us
Liq
uid
Su
bsta
nces
carr
ied
in
bu
lk
Harm
ful
Su
bsta
nces
carr
ied
in
Packag
ed
Fo
rm
Sew
ag
eG
arb
ag
e
Air
Po
llu
tio
n
& E
nerg
y
Eff
icie
ncy
Inte
rnati
on
al C
on
ven
tio
n f
or
the P
reven
tio
n o
f P
oll
uti
on
fro
m S
hip
s (
MA
RP
OL
)
•M
AR
PO
L:
main
inte
rnational convention c
overing p
revention o
f opera
tional or
accid
enta
l pollu
tion o
f th
e m
arine e
nvironm
ent
by s
hip
s
•A
ir P
ollu
tion C
onfe
rence 1
997 a
dopte
d n
ew
Annex “
Regula
tions f
or
the P
revention
of A
ir P
ollu
tion f
rom
Ship
s”
thro
ugh a
ddin
g a
Pro
tocol to
MA
RP
OL 7
3/7
8
•E
nte
red into
forc
e M
ay 2
005
Air
Po
llu
tio
n C
on
fere
nce 1
997
25
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Rati
ficati
on
of
MA
RP
OL
An
nex V
I
•R
evis
ion
s o
f A
nn
ex V
I:
•A
dopte
d in O
cto
ber
2008
•E
nte
red into
forc
e o
n 1
July
2010
•C
hap
ter
4 o
n E
nerg
y E
ffic
ien
cy:
•A
dopte
d in J
uly
2011
•E
nte
red into
forc
e o
n 1
January
2013
•N
um
ber
of
Contr
acting S
tate
s: 8
7 (
as o
f 12 J
uly
2016)
•T
he c
om
bin
ed m
erc
hant
fleets
of
whic
h c
onstitu
te a
ppro
xim
ate
ly
95.6
6 %
of th
e g
ross t
onnage o
f th
e w
orld’s
merc
hant
fleet
26
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
Wh
y b
eco
me a
Part
y?
•G
overn
ments
may w
ish t
o b
ecom
e P
art
ies t
o M
AR
PO
L a
s r
esult o
f:
•M
arine e
nvironm
enta
l concern
s f
or
wate
rs u
nder
their jurisdic
tion
•A
ir q
ualit
y c
oncern
s a
s t
hey a
ffect popula
tions o
r la
nd a
reas u
nder
their
jurisdic
tion
•B
enefits
to t
heir s
hip
ow
ners
(world
wid
e a
ccepta
nce o
f ship
s)
•B
enefits
to t
heir p
ort
s (
means t
o c
ontr
ol pollu
tion)
•C
oncern
for
world
wid
e e
nvironm
ent
•P
art
ies t
o M
AR
PO
L h
ave t
he o
bli
gati
on
not
to d
ischarg
e h
arm
ful substa
nces
into
the s
ea o
r to
contr
ol th
e d
ischarg
e o
f pollu
tants
to the a
tmosphere
•B
ut
they in r
etu
rn h
ave t
he p
rivil
eg
eof
not
bein
g p
ollu
ted b
y o
ther
Part
ies (
if they
are
, and t
he p
ollu
tion o
ccurs
within
their t
err
itorial w
ate
rs,
they c
an p
rosecute
)
27
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IRO
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T D
IVIS
ION
Inte
gra
ted
Tech
nic
al
Co
op
era
tio
n P
rog
ram
me
(IT
CP
)
•D
esig
ned t
o a
ssis
t develo
pin
g c
ountr
ies im
pro
ve t
heir a
bili
ty t
o c
om
ply
with
inte
rnational ru
les a
nd s
tandard
s r
ela
ting t
o m
aritim
e s
afe
ty a
nd t
he p
revention
and c
ontr
ol of
maritim
e p
ollu
tion
•G
ives p
riority
to technic
al assis
tance p
rogra
mm
es
that
focus o
n h
um
an r
esourc
es
develo
pm
ent
and institu
tional capacity b
uild
ing
•A
ctivitie
s m
ostly d
eliv
ere
d t
hro
ugh I
MO
Secre
tariat
and r
egio
nal outr
each
mechanis
ms,
such a
s:
•IM
O’s
regio
nal pre
sence in t
he f
ield
, in
Afr
ica, A
sia
and C
aribbean,
whic
h
pro
vid
es a
dvic
e t
o d
evelo
pin
g c
ountr
ies a
nd e
xecute
s t
echnic
al co
opera
tion
activitie
s
•R
egio
nal in
stitu
tions a
nd n
etw
ork
s t
hat,
in p
art
ners
hip
with I
MO
, coord
inate
and m
anage r
egio
nal te
chnic
al assis
tance p
rogra
mm
es
Tech
nic
al C
oo
pera
tio
n
28
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
•P
repara
tion o
f re
gio
nal str
ate
gie
s f
or
maritim
e s
afe
ty,
marine e
nvironm
ent
pro
tection,
modern
ization o
f m
aritim
e legis
lation a
nd f
acili
tation o
f in
tern
ational
maritim
e t
raff
ic
•A
ssis
tance in d
evelo
pm
ent
of
glo
bal searc
h a
nd r
escue p
lans a
nd t
rain
ing o
f
pers
onnel to
opera
te t
hem
•E
sta
blis
hm
ent
of
form
al netw
ork
s o
r associa
tions f
or
wom
en e
mplo
yed in m
aritim
e
auth
orities
•P
rovis
ion o
f fe
llow
ship
s f
or
specia
lized "
on t
he job"
maritim
e t
rain
ing
•D
evelo
pm
ent
of
a p
rogra
mm
eof
train
ing m
odel cours
es t
o a
ssis
t w
ith t
he
imple
menta
tion o
f th
e S
TC
W C
onvention,
1978 e
.g.
MC
4.0
5 –
“Energ
y E
ffic
ient
Opera
tion o
f S
hip
s”
•IM
O u
niv
ers
itie
s a
nd t
rain
ing institu
tes:
WM
U a
nd I
MLI
Exam
ple
s o
f IM
O c
ap
acit
y-b
uil
din
g a
cti
vit
ies
Tech
nic
al
Co
op
era
tio
n
29
MA
RIN
E E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T D
IVIS
ION
IMO
Au
dit
Sch
em
e
•K
ey t
ool fo
r assessin
g M
em
ber
Sta
tes’ perf
orm
ance in m
eeting t
heir o
blig
ations
and r
esponsib
ilities a
s f
lag,
port
and c
oasta
l S
tate
s u
nder
the r
ele
vant
IMO
treaties
•V
olu
nta
ry I
MO
Mem
ber
Sta
te A
udit S
chem
e (
VIM
SA
S)
•F
irst
audits 2
006
•A
ud
itin
g s
ch
em
e n
ow
man
dato
ry a
s o
f 1 J
an
uary
2016
•R
es.
A.1
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8)
“IM
O I
nstr
um
ents
Im
ple
menta
tion C
ode”
•R
es. A
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8)
“Fra
mew
ork
and P
rocedure
s f
or
the I
MO
Mem
ber
Sta
te A
udit
Schem
e”
•R
es.
A.1
068(2
8)
“Tra
nsitio
n f
rom
the V
olu
nta
ry I
MO
Mem
ber
Sta
te A
udit S
chem
e
to t
he I
MO
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ber
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te A
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