Whats New 2015
Maritime law enforcement training underway
Teams of maritime law enforcement personnel from Djibouti and Kenya are participating in the 16th course for Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) Teams, run jointly by IMO, the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Centre (NMIOTC) and the East African Standby Force and IMO pursuant to the Djibouti Code of Conduct. IMO's Chris Trelawny was at the opening of the course (running 11-22 May) at the NMIOTC in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece.
Improving Search and Rescue off East Africa
Participants from Kenya, Seychelles
and Tanzania are attending a regional training course for search and
rescue (SAR) administrators and the Second Meeting of the regional SAR
Coordinating Committee for the East African Maritime Search and Rescue
Region, in Victoria, Seychelles (11-15 May). The course and meeting aim
to support the improvement of national SAR services and the enhancement
of regional cooperation, as well as assisting the countries in the
region to further develop their regional SAR Plan, in support of the
enhancement of the Global SAR Plan.
and Tanzania are attending a regional training course for search and
rescue (SAR) administrators and the Second Meeting of the regional SAR
Coordinating Committee for the East African Maritime Search and Rescue
Region, in Victoria, Seychelles (11-15 May). The course and meeting aim
to support the improvement of national SAR services and the enhancement
of regional cooperation, as well as assisting the countries in the
region to further develop their regional SAR Plan, in support of the
enhancement of the Global SAR Plan.
Marshall Islands and Vanuatu visit
Mr Tony de Brum, Minister Foreign Affairs, Marshall Islands (pictured, centre) and Mr James Bule, Minister Climate Change, Republic of Vanuatu (pictured, right) paid a courtesy call to IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu at IMO Headquarters today (12 May). The Marshall Islands and Republic of Vanuatu have been Members of IMO since 1998 and 1986, respectively.
IMO/ICAO meet on helideck rules
Representatives from IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have met informally to discuss a way forward for the harmonization of requirements for helidecks, helicopter landing areas and winching areas. Dr. Susumu Ota, Chairman of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) held a meeting (on 12 May) with Mr. Kevin Payne, rapporteur of the offshore sub-group of the ICAO Heliport Design Working Group (HDWG) of the Aerodromes Design and Operations Panel (ADOP), at IMO Headquarters in London. (click to read more)
Marine Environment Protection Committee opens
IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu has
opened the 68th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee
(MEPC), which is set to adopt the environmental provisions of the Polar
Code. The Committee is chaired by Mr Arsenio Dominguez (Panama) and will run from 11 to 15 May. Other
agenda items include: implementation of the ballast water management
convention and energy-efficiency requirements and revisions to air
pollution guidance and requirements. Click for photo gallery.
opened the 68th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee
(MEPC), which is set to adopt the environmental provisions of the Polar
Code. The Committee is chaired by Mr Arsenio Dominguez (Panama) and will run from 11 to 15 May. Other
agenda items include: implementation of the ballast water management
convention and energy-efficiency requirements and revisions to air
pollution guidance and requirements. Click for photo gallery.
Costa Rica visits
The new Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United Kingdom, H.E. José Enrique Castillo Barrantes, paid a courtesy call to IMO Headquarters today (11 May). Costa Rica has been a member of IMO since 1981.
Climate change - take the e-course
Spreading knowledge on climate change - the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Learning Course on Climate Change is free to all and now available in English, French and Spanish.
Treaty-making process explained
IMO’s Dorota Lost-Sieminksa, Head of the Legal Affairs Office, has given a presentation on the IMO treaty-making process
to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London Branch (7 May).
The presentation included analysis of the amendments procedure and role
of the statutory organs of IMO, specifically, the Assembly, Council and
five Committees and outlined how every treaty adopted may assign
different duties to the relevant Committees. Detailed information on the
IMO treaty-making process can be read here.
to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London Branch (7 May).
The presentation included analysis of the amendments procedure and role
of the statutory organs of IMO, specifically, the Assembly, Council and
five Committees and outlined how every treaty adopted may assign
different duties to the relevant Committees. Detailed information on the
IMO treaty-making process can be read here.
Casualty investigation training in Myanmar
Maritime casualty investigation, a key responsibility under UNCLOS, SOLAS and MARPOL, is the focus for an in-depth national training course on marine accident and incident investigation in Yangon, Myanmar (4-15 May). The two-week training course aims to ensure the consistent application of the Casualty Investigation Code, in order to establish the root cause of an accident with a view to introducing measures to stop such an accident happening again.