III 3
Report of III 3 Sub-Committee
The Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) Sub-Committee 3 was held from 18th to 22 July 2016 under that chairmanship of Captain D. Hutchison (Bahamas). IFSMA provided 3 delegates with one dedicated to the Working Group on measures to harmonize port State control (PSC) activities and procedures worldwide and analysis of PSC data to identify trends and develop knowledge and risk-based recommendations.
Read More…Council 116
Report on Council 116, 4-7 July 2016
The IMO Council is the management committee for all matters concerning the running of IMO.
Read More…LEG 103
Report of IMO 103rd Legal Committee
This committee was held over three days during June 2016. The important points covered are summarised in the report below.
Read More…MSC 96
Report of IMO Marine Safety Committee – May 2016
This was a busy Committee meeting scheduled for a full 5 days. For this very important meeting the IFSMA delegation consisted of: Has Sande, President; Secretary General, Jim Scorer; Paul Owen Assistant Secretary General; Alan Graveson, Nautilus; David Appleton, Nautilus; Morten Kveim, Norwegian Maritime Officers’ Association; Anand Shingatgeri, Company of Master Marines India. Matters of interest to members are recorded under the Read More… link.
Read More…MEPC 69
The sixty-ninth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee was held at the IMO from 18th to 22nd April 2016 under the chairmanship of Sr. Arsenio Dominguez (Panama). The Vice-Chairman was Mr. Hideaki Saito (Japan). This was a busy session with 149 papers submitted for action or information.
Read More…FAL 40
FAL 40 Committee was held between 4th – 8th April 2016 under the Chaimanship of Yury Melenas (Russia) Vice Chairman Marina Angsell (Sweden). This Committee is taking on greater importance as Flag States and Regional Groupings, such as the European Union, acknowledge the political realities of world trade. The responsibility for attendance at the FAL Committee is usually undertaken by Flag State Governmental Departments responsible for foreign and overseas trade with support being provided by their marine administrations.
Read More…SSE 3
The third session of the Ship Systems and Equipment Sub Committee was held at the IMO from 14th to 18th March 2016 chaired by Susuma Ota (Japan). Compared with with previous Sub Committee meetings so far this year, a reduced number of papers (61 in total) were submitted. However, a significant number of issues were passed to SSE from other Committees and Sub-Committees.
Read More…NCSR 3
Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee was held from 29th February to 4th March 2016, under the chairmanship of Mr. R. Lakeman (Netherlands) and the vice-chairman was Mr. N. Clifford (New Zealand). This meeting had many agenda items and input papers that will be of particular interest to members - hence why the report may appear longer than usual.
Read More…PPR 3
Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) 3 was held from the 15 - 19 of February 2016 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sveinung Oftedal (Norway) with the Vice Chairman Dr. Flavio da Costa Fernanded (Brazil). This Sub–Committee, as on previous occasions attracted interest from environmental NGO’s. Less than 40 papers were submitted to the session. Issues are generally referred to PPR from MEPC for detailed consideration, discussions that have taken place at MEPC need to be taken into account.
Read More…HTW 3
The third session of the Human Element Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) Sub-Committee was held on the 1st – 5th February 2016. Mrs Mehte Medina of the United States took the Chair with Mr Brad Groves of Australia moving to MSC. The meeting was attended by representatives from 86 Member States, 3 Associate Members, 3 Inter-Governmental Organisations and 24 Non-Governmental Organisations.
Read More…SDC 3
The 3rd session of the sub-committee on Ship Design and Construction was held from Monday the 18th January to Friday the 22nd January 2016. This sub-committee had a considerable workload with several highly contentious topics on the agenda that produced considerable discussion. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Kevin Hunter of the UK. The new IMO Secretary General, Mr. Kitack Lim, welcomed participants, the full text of his address may be found here http://tinyurl.com/hdgz8sh
Report of 29th IMO Assembly
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting for its 29th session at IMO Headquarters in London, has called on its Member States to accept a 2012 international fishing vessel safety agreement, in order to bring it into force and address the heavy casualty rate in the sector. The Assembly also adopted a resolution commending the role of merchant shipping in rescuing mixed migrants at sea. It adopted the budget and Strategic Plan for 2016-2017, endorsed the appointment of Mr. Kitack Lim as Secretary-General from 1 January 2016 and elected the 40‑Member Council.
Read More…IMO Assembly elects new 40-Member Council
The IMO Assembly, which meets every two years, has the task to elect 40 of its members to serve on the IMO Council which manages the IMO between Assemblies.
Read More…IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2015
The Award ceremony was held at IMO on the evening of Thursday 19th November 2015.
Read More…III 2
IMO Implementation of IMO Instruments 2 - General Observations.
Read More…MEPC 68
MEPC 68 was held on the 11th-15th May 2015. This Committee attracts considerable interest, particularly from environmental NGO’s. Regrettably, the debate centres upon the political objectives of flag states and the financial imperatives of shipping rather than upon the impact of the environment and the safety of seafarers.