International Maritime Organization | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-13

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International Maritime Organization


00:01:28 1 History
00:01:37 1.1 SOLAS
00:03:43 1.2 Torrey Canyon
00:04:19 1.3 Maritime pollution convention
00:06:05 2 Headquarters
00:06:48 3 Membership
00:08:02 4 Structure
00:08:29 5 Legal instruments
00:10:42 6 Current issues
00:14:05 7 Governance of IMO
00:14:41 8 Secretary-General
00:15:46 9 Technical committees
00:16:24 9.1 Maritime Safety Committee
00:18:09 9.2 Sub-Committees
00:19:39 9.2.1 Resolutions
00:20:05 10 See also
00:20:35 11 Notes and references
00:20:45 12 Further reading
00:21:32 13 External links



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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) until 1982, is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.  The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference held in Geneva in 1948 and the IMO came into existence ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the IMO currently has 174 Member States and three Associate Members.The IMO's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping. IMO is governed by an assembly of members and is financially administered by a council of members elected from the assembly. The work of IMO is conducted through five committees and these are supported by technical subcommittees. Other UN organisations may observe the proceedings of the IMO. Observer status is granted to qualified non-governmental organisations.
IMO is supported by a permanent secretariat of employees who are representative of the organisation's members. The secretariat is composed of a Secretary-General who is periodically elected by the assembly, and various divisions such as those for marine safety, environmental protection and a conference section.