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International Maritime Organization

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of
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the United Nations. It has as its most important objectives the improve-
ment of maritime safety and the prevention of marine pollution. The
functions of IMO, only as it affects ship construction, are dealt with in this
book.

Organization of IMO

The Assembly which is the supreme governing body of IMO and consists of
representatives of all member states (165 in September 2005) meets every two
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years and determines policy, the work programme, votes the budget, approves
all recommendations made by IMO and elects members of the Council.
The Council consists of an agreed number (40 in 2005) of representatives of
member states elected for a term of two years. It normally meets twice a
year and is IMO’s governing body between Assembly sessions. The Maritime
Safety Committee deals with the technical work of IMO and in order to
facilitate this work various sub-committees are set up to deal with specific
subjects such as fire protection, ship design and equipment, etc. The
Marine Environmental Protection Committee is responsible for coordinat-
ing IMO activities in the prevention of pollution from ships. The latter two
committees meet once, or sometimes twice, a year and all member states
may participate in their activities and those of their sub-committees.

Work of IMO

The IMO is responsible for convening and preparing international confer-
ences on subjects within its sphere of action, for the purpose of concluding
international conventions or agreements. Conventions do not come into
force until stipulated numbers of member countries have ratified, that is,
adopted them. Provided it is approved by an agreed majority of the members
party to a convention, a technical amendment to the convention proposed
by a party to the convention may be adopted at meetings of the Maritime
Safety Committee and Marine Environmental Protection Committee.