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e in

tern

ati

on

al re

gu

lato

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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

.)

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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

MA

RIN

E E

NV

IRO

NM

EN

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

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olu

nta

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ber

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