INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME
ORGANIZATION
The International Maritime Organization
(IMO) is a specialized institution of the
United Nations in charge of developing
the principles and techniques of
international maritime navigation and
transport making it safer and more
orderly. It is a specialized agency
created to develop international
treaties and other mechanisms on
maritime safety; to discourage
discriminatory and restrictive practices
in international trade and unfair
practices by shipping concerns; and to
reduce maritime pollution. In addition,
the IMO defines protocols for the
investigation of maritime accidents
followed by the transport security
authorities of the signatory countries of
the Convention on International Civil
Navigation
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IMO ORGANIZATION
The IMO has more than 170 members and all members are represented in the Assembly, the IMO’s
primary policy-making body, which meets once every two years
• The IMO consists of an Assembly, a Council and five main
Committees:
• the Maritime Safety Committee; the Marine Environment Protection
Committee; the Legal Committee; the Technical Co-operation
Committee and the Facilitation Committee. A number of SubCommittees support the work of the main technical committees.
• The Assembly is IMO’s the highest governing body. It is responsible
for approving the work programme and budget; and determining
financial arrangements and electing the IMO Council. The
Assembly consists of all IMO Member States and meets once
every two years.
• The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible,
under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization.
The Council is made up of 40 Member States.
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STCW
In 1978 the STCW was the first Convention which established international basic requirements
on TRAINING,CERTIFICATION, WATCHKEEPING for mariners. Before that, every country
established its own basic requirements.In 1995 the Convention was updated on the minimum
levels of competence for mariners.In 2010 the Manila Amendements to the STCW Convention
and Code were adopted, introducing new requirements on WORKING HOURS,TRAINING ,
COMPETENCE IN USING NEW TECHNOLOGY,SECURITY TRAINING.
Dati A
Dati B
Dati C
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SAR
• In 1979 the IMO adopted the International Convention
on Maritime Search and Rescue , called SAR.It
establishes, an international cooperation between
neighbouring (vicine) countries to rescue ships in
distress; the world’s waters are divided in 13 areas of
search and rescue; the staff must know English;the
search and rescue operations must continue until there
is no hope of rescuing the survivors; the designation of
an on-scene commander.
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COLREG
Convention on the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972The 1972 Convention
was designed to update and replace the Collision
Regulations of 1960.One of the most important
innovations in the 1972 COLREGs was the recognition
given to traffic separation schemes - Rule 10 gives
guidance in determining safe speed, the risk of collision
and the conduct of vessels operating in or near traffic
separation schemes.The COLREGs include 38 rules
divided into five sections; There are also four Annexes
containing technical requirements concerning lights and
shapes and their positioning; sound signalling
appliances; additional signals for fishing vessels when
operating in close proximity, and international distress
signals.
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SOLAS
SOLAS, acronym for Safety Of Life At Sea, identifies
the international convention for the safeguard of human
life at sea, an international agreement that has a story
initially independent from the IMO, having been born
several decades before.
The opportunity to adopt an international convention,
that rationalize all that set of conferences and initiatives
related to security in sea started as early as 1800, it
was the sinking of the Titanic; so it was that on January
20, 1914 he adopted himself the first version of SOLAS.
The main objective of the SOLAS Convention is to
specify the minimum safety standards for the
construction of ships and their equipment and tools, as
well as to establish rules for their safe operation and for
by the flag States the necessary checks and controls on
compliance with the prescribed requirements.
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ACANFORA ALESSIO
COPPOLA GIULIANO
RAFFAELE ESPOSITO SANSONE
MAURO SALVATORE SORRENTINO
RUBEN TOMEI
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