2. 3118.1.BVN GM2 IMO Organisation

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BVN GM2 - IMO Organisation

Head Office – Department Technology !"ipment - V# – No$em%er 2##&


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► A conference held by the United Nations in 1948 adopted a convention

establishing the International Maritie !ons"ltative #rgani$ation %IM!#& as

'as then called the IM# as the first international body devoted e(cl"sively to

aritie atters) *he nae of International Maritie #rgani$ation %IM#& 'as

adopted in 1982)

► +ead #ffice in ,ondon- *he c"rrent head."arters/ 4 Albert 0banent/

'ere open in 1983)

► Maritie afety and oll"tion revention

► *o date %epteber 25&/165 Meber tates and 3 Associate Mebers

History


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IMO str"ct"re

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T'H) 'OMMITT

/*'I+IT*TION

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lected mem%ers

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► Assebly-

*his is highest overning ody of the #rgani$ation/ It consists of all

Meber tates and it eets every t'o years %"neven years& in

reg"lar sessions/ b"t ay also eet in an e(traordinary session if

necessary) the Assebly is responsible for approving the 'or

prograe/ voting the b"dget and deterining the financial

arrangeents of the #rgani$ation) *he Assebly also elects the!o"ncil)

Go$erning Body


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► *he !o"ncil is the 0(ec"tive #rgan of IM# and is responsible/ "nder the

Assebly/ for s"pervising the 'or of the #rgani$ation) #ne of otherf"nctions of the !o"ncil is to appoint the ecretary:eneral/ s"b;ect to theapproval of the Assebly)

► !o"ncil Mebers are elected by the Assebly in three different categories-et'een sessions/ the !o"ncil/ consisting of 4 Meber overnentselected by the Assebly acts as IM#


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► *0!+NI!A, !#MMI**00-

Maritie afety !oittee %M!&

Marine 0nvironent rotection !oittee %M0!&

or3ing Organi4ation

► #*+0= !#MMI**00- ,0A, !#MMI**00 %,0&

*0!+NI!A, !##0=A*I#N %*!&

>A!I,I*A*I#N !#MMI**00 %>A,&

► IM# is a technical organi$ation and ost of its 'or is carried o"t

is carried o"t in a n"ber of coittees and s"b:coittees)



► *he Maritime (afety 'ommittee 5M('6 is the ost senior

coittee that carries the technical 'or addressing ship



► *he Maritime n$ironment .rotection 'ommittee 5M.'6 is

epo'ered to consider any atter 'ithin the scope of the

#rgani$ation concerned 'ith prevention and control of poll"tion

fro ships) In partic"lar it is concerned 'ith the adoption and

aendent of conventions and other reg"lations and eas"resto ens"re their enforceent) *he M0! 'as first established as a

s"bsidiary body of the Assebly in Noveber 1953 and raised to

f"ll constit"tional stat"s in 1987) M0! eets t'ice every even

year %April and #ctober& and once %B"ly&/ in "neven year %year of

Assebly&)

or3ing Organi4ation



► #*+0= !#MMI**0

or3ing Organi4ation

► #*+0= !#MMI**00-

*he +egal 'ommittee 5+G6 is epo'ered to deal 'ith any legal

atters 'ithin the scope of the IM#) It 'as established in 1965 as a

s"bsidiary body to deal 'ith legal ."estions 'hich arose in the

afterath of the *orrey !anyon disaster)

*he Technical 'o-operation 'ommittee 5T'6 is re."ired toconsider any atter concerned 'ith the ipleentation of technical

co:operation pro;ects for 'hich the IM# acts as the e(ec"ting or co:

operating agency and any other atters related to the IM#



►oth the Maritime (afety 'ommittee 5M('6 and the Maritimen$ironment .rotection 'ommittee 5M.'6 rely "ponspeciali$ed technical bodies/ the ("%-'ommittees7

"l ,i."ids and ases %,&/

!o"nications and earch and =esc"e %!#MA=&/

?esign and 0."ipent %?0&/

?angero"s oods/ olid !argoes and !ontainers %?!&/

>ire rotection %>&/

>lag tate Ipleentation %>I&

afety of Navigation %NAC&/

tability and ,oad ,ines and on >ishing Cessels afety %,>&/

tandards of *raining and Datch eeping %*D&

or3ing Organi4ation



IMO ('0T*0I*T

('0T*0, GN0*+

► *he 'or of the !oittees and "b:!oittees is s"pported by

the IMO (ecretariat)

► *he IMO (ecretariat is headed by the ecretary:eneral)

► *he ecretary:eneral is appointed by the !o"ncil/ 'ith the

approval of the Assebly) *he ecretary:eneral is assisted by astaff of 32 international civil servants %epteber 25&)

or3ing Organi4ation



IMO ('0T*0I*T

M*0ITIM (*/T, DIVI(ION

"b:division for operational safety and h"an eleent

► #perational afety ection

► Maritie *raining and +"an 0leent ection

"b:division for aritie sec"rity and facilitation► Maritie ec"rity ection

► >acilitation ection

"b:division for arine technology and cargoes

► Marine *echnology ection

► !argoes ection

"b:division for ipleentation and co:ordination

► Ipleentation and ! !o:ordination ection

► *! Ipleentation !o:ordination ection

or3ing Organi4ation



IMO ('0T*0I*T

M*0IN NVI0ONMNT DIVI(ION

("%-di$ision for poll"tion pre$ention

► #il oll"tion revention and Ipleentation ection

► !heical and Air oll"tion revention ection

► Marine iosafety ection

("%-di$ision for poll"tion response and tc co-ordination

► #=!:+N

► *! !o:ordination and Ma;or ro;ects

► #ffice >or *he ,ondon !onvention

or3ing Organi4ation



(.'I*+I8D 'OMMITT( *ND (B-'OMMITT(

All the committees (and sub-committees) of IMO are open to

participation by all Member Governments of an equal basis.

DELEGATIONS:

MMB0 (T*T(

Inter overnental #rgani$ations

Non:governental #rgani$ations %N#s&

or3ing .rocess



► 'on$entions

►!odes

► =esol"tions

► !irc"lars

or3ing .rocess



► Adoption of a convention

► 0ntry into force

► ignat"re

► ignat"re s"b;ect to ratification/ acceptance or approval

► Accession

► Aendent

► 0nforceent

'on$entions 7





'on$entions 7




*he s"ggestion is first ade in one of the coittees) If agreeent is reachedin the coittee/ the proposal goes to the !o"ncil and/ as necessary/ the

Assebly)

*he Assebly or the !o"ncil gives the a"thorisation to proceed 'ith the 'or)

Dor in the coittees and s"b:coittees is "ndertaen by the

representatives of Meber tates of #rgani$ation)

*he draft convention 'hich is agreed "pon is reported to the !o"ncil and

Assebly 'ith a recoendation that a conference be convened to consider

the draft for foral adoption Invitations to attend s"ch a conference are sent to

Meber tates of IM# or United Nations)

*he draft convention) *ogether 'ith the coents thereon fro overnentsand interested organi$ations is then closed e(ained by the conference and

necessary changes are ade in order to prod"ce a draft acceptable to all or

a;ority of the overnents present)

*he convention is opened for signat"re by tates/ "s"ally for a period of 12

onths)

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0ach convention incl"des appropriate provisions stip"lating

conditions 'hich have to be et before it enters into force)

Dhen the appropriate conditions have been f"lfilled/ the convention

enters into force for the tates 'hich have accepted/ after period of

grace intended to enable all the tates to tae the necessaryeas"res for ipleentation))

>or the iportant technical conventions/ it is necessary that they are

accepted and applied by a large section of shipping co"nity)

A overnent



► Aendent

*echnology and techni."es in the shipping ind"stry change very rapidly thesedays) As a res"lt no only are ne' conventions re."ired b"t e(isting ones need

to be ept "p to date) %>or e(aple/ #,A 196 'as aended si( ties after

it into force in 1967) *hen in 1954 a copletely ne' convention 'as adopted

incorporating all these aendents and other a;or changes)

In early conventions/ aendents cae into force only after a percentage of

!ontracting tates/ "s"ally t9o thirds/ had accepted the)

*his percentage re."ireent in practice led to long delays in bringing

aendents into force) *o reedy the sit"ation a ne' aendent proced"re

'as devised in IM#)

In the case of the #,A 1954/ an aendent is deeed to have been

accepted at the end of t'o years fro the date on 'hich it is co"nicated to!ontracting overnents)/ "nless the ob;ection is ore than one third of

!ontracting overnents/ or !ontracting overnents o'ning not less than :#

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► 0nforceent

!ertificates are re."ired to be carried on board ship to sho' that

they have been inspected and have et the re."ired standards)

*hese certificates are norally accepted as proof by a"thorities

fro other tates that the vessel concerned has reached the

re."ired standard/ b"t in soe case f"rther action can be taen)

An inspection of the nat"re 'o"ld tae place 'ithin the ;"risdiction of

the ort tate) "t 'hen an offence occ"rs in international 'aters/

the responsibility for iposing a penalty rests 'ith the >lag tate)

*he IM# #rgani$ation itself has no po'er to enforce conventions)

+o'ever/ IM# has been given the a"thority to vet the training/

e(aination and certification proced"res of !ontracting arties)

overnents 'ill have to provide relevant inforation to IM#<

Maritie afety !oittee 'hich 'ill ;"dge 'hether or not the

co"ntry concerned eets the re."ireents of the !onvention)

'on$entions 7


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► !onvention lists

Maritie afety

E #,A/ ,oad ,ine/*!D/ etc

Marine oll"tion

E Marpol 53F58/ ,?!/ etc

,iability and copensation

E !,!/ !ivil ,iability for

"ner #il oll"tion?aage etc

#ther s"b;ects

E >A,/ A,CA0 etc

'on$entions 7 (afety


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► Maritie afety

'on$entions 7 (afety


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'on$entions 7 .oll"tion

►Marine oll"tion


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► ,iability and !opensation-

'on$entions 7 +ia%ility and 'ompensation


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IMO – Other Matters


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► IM? !ode/ 1967

► ! !ode/ 1967

► !+ !ode/ 1952

► as !ode/ 1957

► M#?U !ode/ 1959

► !ode/ 1983

► I! !ode/ 1983

► I! !ode/ 1983

IMO - 'odes

► International rain !ode/ 1991

► IM !ode/ 1994

► +! !ode/ 1994

► ,A !ode/ 1996

► >* !ode/ 1996

► N#( *echnical !ode/ 1995


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► *o help developing co"ntries to ratify and ipleent IM#

!onventions

► *echnical !o:operation !oittee

► *raining and Model !o"rses

► Dorld Maritie University %Maloe&

IMO – Technical *ssistance


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