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Funding agreed for energyefficiency project

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Refugee and migrants rescue guide now in six languages

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New platform to improve information sharing on migrant smuggling

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Increased liability limits enter into force

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Campaign highlights the benefits of a career at sea

2015 World Maritime Day “Maritime Education and Training”

Foundation’s Sasakawa 10 Nippon to be awarded 2014 International Maritime Prize Lim elected IMO 11 Ki-tack Secretary General hosts World Maritime Day 12 Japan Parallel Event IMO Maritime 13 First Ambassadors appointed

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IMO NEWS • ISSUE 3 • 2015 A message from IMO Secretary-General, Mr Koji Sekimizu

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2015 World Maritime Day “Maritime Education and Training”

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The 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers has set the international benchmark for seafarer training and education. Compliance with its standards is essential for serving on board ships.

Significant amendments to the Convention were adopted in 2010. Yet much remains to be done by Parties to ensure effective implementation before the end of the transition period on 1 January 2017.

Looking at the wider spectrum, IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme provides a capacitybuilding framework to assist developing countries to enhance the skills and proficiencies needed for effective compliance with IMO instruments.

This, together with IMO’s global maritime training institutions, the World Maritime University and the International Maritime Law Institute, helps maintain a flow of high-level managers, policymakers and other key personnel.

We are very proud of these institutions, and of the many graduates they have produced who now hold positions of responsibility and influence within the maritime community.

In the future, the human element in shipping will be increasingly important, not just for the commercial reasons but also as the industry moves towards ever higher standards of safety, environmental impact and sustainability. It is the human element that will translate new objectives in these Maritime education and areas into solid actions. training must be of a high Further effort must be made and consistent quality, to bring new generations into seafaring as a throughout the world. profession. Seafaring must They must be skills-based, be seen to appeal to new competence-based and generations as a rewarding utilize the latest technology – and fulfilling career.

It is impossible to such as simulators reflecting overstress how important modern ships and up-tothis is. Without a quality date bridge layouts. labour force, motivated, trained and skilled to the appropriate international standards, shipping cannot thrive. Not only that, all the many advances that have been made, in terms of safety and environmental impact, are at risk if personnel within the industry are unable to implement them properly.

The importance of training and education for the maritime personnel of today and tomorrow is greater than ever before.

Effective standards of training are the bedrock of a safe and secure shipping industry, and that is why this year, “Maritime Education and Training” is our theme for World Maritime Day.

hipping is vitally important to the global community, playing a key role in sustainable development. The world depends on a safe, secure and efficient shipping industry; and the shipping industry depends on an adequate supply of seafarers to operate the ships that carry the essential cargoes we all rely on.

Shipping is highly technical, demanding considerable skill, knowledge and expertise from those who work in it. And it is impossible to learn everything on the job.

As a truly international industry, shipping needs a global network of specialist education and training establishments to ensure a continuing stream of highcalibre recruits.

Maritime education and training must be of a high and consistent quality, throughout the world. They must be skills-based, competence-based and utilize the latest technology – such as simulators reflecting modern ships and up-to-date bridge layouts.

But maritime education and training are not just for seafarers. Like the industry, maritime education needs broad coverage. Naval architecture, marine engineering, maritime law and many other fields all require specialist training.

IMO has a long and wide-ranging involvement in the human element of shipping. Maritime education and training are central to its work in this area.

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Green light for energy-efficiency project

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MO, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement to allocate US$2.0 million to a two-year global maritime energy-efficiency partnership project, which aims to support increased uptake and implementation of energy-efficiency measures for shipping.

The so-called GloMEEP project, formally designated “Transforming the Global Maritime Transport Industry towards a Low Carbon Future through Improved Energy Efficiency”, will focus in particular on building capacity to implement technical and operational measures in developing countries, where shipping is increasingly concentrated. The aim is to promote a low-carbon maritime sector, in order to minimize the adverse impacts of shipping emissions on climate change, ocean acidification and local air quality.

A particularly interesting aspect of the project is its expected role in catalysing an innovative public-private sector partnership within the project framework, though a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for maritime energy efficiency.

Participation is anticipated from leading private sector companies, including classification societies, ship builders, ship owners, ship operators, marine equipment suppliers, port operators, and marine consultancy and

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management system providers.

IMO will execute this GEF-funded GloMEEP project in partnership with UNDP. Ten IMO Member States have signed up to the GloMEEP project as lead pilot countries: Argentina, China, Georgia, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Morocco, Panama, Philippines and South Africa. The lead pilot countries will be supported in taking a fast-track approach to pursuing relevant legal, policy and institutional reforms, driving national and regional government action and industry innovation to support the effective implementation of IMO’s energy-efficiency requirements.

Besides the GEF financing for GloMEEP, other funds will be mobilized in the form of in-

The aim is to promote a low-carbon maritime sector, in order to minimize the adverse impacts of shipping emissions on climate change, ocean acidification and local air quality kind and financial donations, to a projected total of some US$13.8 million.

A number of events related to the implementation of the GloMEEP project are

to be held alongside the two-day inaugural Future-Ready Shipping 2015 Conference, the joint IMO-Singapore International Conference on Maritime Technology Transfer and Capacity Building, in Singapore in September 2015. The conference will gather maritime leaders to discuss ways forward in encouraging the uptake of energy-efficient ship technologies. It is envisaged that the official launch and commissioning of the GloMEEP project and associated global project task force and inception meetings will be held during and after the conference.

Mandatory technical and operational energy-efficiency measures were adopted

by Parties to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) in July 2011 and they entered into force on 1 January 2013. These regulations make mandatory the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for certain types of new ships, and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships.

Since the entry into force of the regulations on energy efficiency for ships, further work has been undertaken to extend the scope of application of the EEDI to include several additional ship types, to further develop guidelines to support uniform implementation, and to promote technology transfer.

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New platform to improve information sharing on migrant smuggling

Refugee and migrants rescue guide now in six languages

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he updated and revised Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants is now available in six languages, providing guidance on relevant legal provisions, on practical procedures to ensure the prompt disembarkation of rescued persons, and on measures to meet their specific needs, particularly in the case of refugees and asylum seekers.

The guide has been prepared jointly by IMO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The guide is intended for use by ship masters, ship operators and Governments. Printed versions will be distributed to ships and fishing vessels by Member States, while the online version can be downloaded from the websites of IMO, UNHCR and ICS.

A new inter-agency platform for sharing information on migrant smuggling by sea has been launched by IMO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in order to better understand unsafe mixed migration by sea.

It is anticipated that the platform will assist in improved monitoring of incidents associated with unsafe and irregular mixed migration by sea, on a global basis, with a view to better analysis of trends.

The IMO/IOM/UNODC platform will include a joint database on migrant incidents and on suspected smugglers and vessels. A revised reporting format for States, international organizations and relevant non-governmental organizations to submit information to the database was recently agreed at IMO’s Maritime Safety

Committee (MSC 95).

The joint informationsharing platform was initiated following the Inter-agency High-level Meeting to Address Unsafe Mixed Migration in March, which was held at IMO Headquarters, London with the aim of facilitating dialogue and promoting enhanced cooperation and harmonization between United Nations agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, Governments and the shipping industry. That meeting agreed on the need for timely and accurate information on migrant incidents and on suspected smugglers and vessels.

The joint platform is hosted on IMO’s Global Integrated shipping Information System (GISIS) and will include publicly accessible data and restricted access information for Member States.

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Increased liability limits for personal injury enter into force Amendments to increase the limits of liability in the 1996 Protocol to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC Protocol 1996) entered into force on 8 June 2015, raising the amount claimable for loss of life or personal injury on ships (not exceeding 2,000 gross tonnage) to 3.02 million Special Drawing Rights (SDR), up from 2 million SDR (additional amounts are claimable on larger ships).

The amendments to the LLMC Protocol 1996 raise the limits as follows: The limit of liability for claims for loss of life or personal injury on ships not exceeding 2,000 gross tonnage is 3.02 million Special Drawing Rights (SDR) (up from 2 million SDR).

For larger ships, the following additional amounts are used in calculating the limitation amount: • For each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 1,208 SDR (up from 800 SDR)

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• For each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 906 SDR (up from 600 SDR) • For each ton in excess of 70,000, 604 SDR (up from 400 SDR).

The limit of liability for property claims for ships not exceeding 2,000 gross tonnage is 1.51 million SDR (up from 1 million SDR).

For larger ships, the following additional amounts are used in calculating the limitation amount: • For each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 604 SDR (up from 400 SDR) • For each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 453 SDR (up from 300 SDR) • For each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 302 SDR (up from 200 SDR) The 1976 LLMC Convention sets specified limits of liability for certain types of claims against shipowners, specifically claims for loss of life or personal injury, and other claims,

such as property claims (including damage to other ships, property or harbour works), delay, bunker spills, pollution damage, etc.

The Convention also allows for shipowners and salvors to limit their liability except if “it is proved that the loss resulted from his personal act or omission, committed with the intent to cause such loss, or recklessly and with knowledge that such loss would probably result”.

Taking into account the experience of historic claims, as well as the impact of inflation rates, the limits in the LLMC Protocol 1996 were raised and subsequently adopted in 2012 by IMO’s Legal Committee when it met for its 99th session, following a proposal to increase the limits submitted by 20 State Parties to the LLMC Protocol. The LLMC Protocol currently has 52 Contracting States, which between them represent 57.41% of the world merchant shipping tonnage (September 2015).

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Campaign highlights the benefits of a career at sea

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n this year’s Day of the Seafarer (25 June), IMO encouraged young people to consider a career at sea as a viable, attractive and enticing career option.

A central plank of the campaign message was that seafaring offers unique opportunities to navigate the seas of the globe and encounter the wonders of the ocean, as well as the opportunity to experience a world of real adventure and to interact with people from all over the world.

At the heart of this year’s campaign was the sharing of seafarer stories. IMO invited aspiring and current seafarers, organizations, ship-owners, Governments, port-authorities and general supporters across the world to share their stories about life at sea and to be ambassadors for their own industry.

Maritime professionals were invited to show, on social media, what a career at sea could look like and by doing this, inspire young people. The campaign hashtag for 2015 was #CareerAtSea and, together with the generic hashtag #Dayoftheseafarer, it achieved nearly 15 million Twitter impressions.

A virtual photo wall was also created to invite seafarers to upload photos of their time at sea.

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IMO also posted a short video animation highlighting the exciting possibilities of a career at sea and a video message from Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu speaking from the Seaman’s Center at Intramuros, Manila, Philippines (above), which is the world’s leading supplier of manpower to the global maritime industry.

In his message, IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu called on active and past seafarers to inspire the next generation by sharing their experiences on social media.

“On the Day of the Seafarer, I wish to encourage everybody who is already

Seafaring opens the door to decent work and unique and enriching experiences.

Moreover, in running today’s modern, high-tech vessels, seafarers acquire skills and technical expertise that make them very well qualified engaged in this vital professional world to reach out to a new generation; tell them about your life and your work; inspire and encourage them to explore for themselves a career at sea or elsewhere in the maritime

industries,” Mr Sekimizu said. “Together, let us reach out new audiences and inspire a new generation of maritime experts and seafarers,” he added.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also highlighted the Day of the Seafarer, noting that demand for shipping is growing along with global population, but that there are fears that, in the future, there may be a shortage of seafarers.

“Seafaring opens the door to decent work and unique and enriching experiences. Moreover, in running today’s modern, high-tech vessels, seafarers acquire skills and technical expertise that make them very well qualified for work in many shore-based industries once their sea-going days are over. Seafaring is often an attractive option for people in developing countries,” Mr Ban said.

He added, “On this International Day, I encourage young people to consider seafaring as a career. I also urge those who are a member of the maritime community to share your passion and experiences with young people. And if you are a serving seafarer, today I salute you, thank you for your hard work, and wish you calm seas as you serve the world and make your way home.”

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Nippon Foundation’s Sasakawa to be awarded 2014 International Maritime Prize The IMO Council has decided to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2014 to Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, for his contribution to the work of IMO over many years and, in particular, his personal commitment to supporting the development of future maritime leaders and his contribution to the enhancement of safety and security in vital shipping lanes.

In particular, the Council noted Mr Sasakawa’s long-standing dedication to maritime education and training through the initiatives of the Nippon Foundation and its unstinting support to the World Maritime University (WMU), based in Malmö, Sweden and the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Malta.

The International Maritime Prize is awarded annually by IMO to the individual or organization judged to have made the most significant contribution to the work and objectives of the Organization. It consists of a sculpture in the form of a dolphin and includes a financial award, upon submission of a paper written on a subject relevant to IMO.

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Rescue swimmer to receive 2015 IMO bravery award The 2015 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea is to go to Aviation Survival Technician Christopher Leon (United States), for risking his life to save four men from a sinking ocean-going rowing boat in a dramatic rescue in the dead of night in heavy seas in the Pacific Ocean.

The IMO Council endorsed the decision of a Panel of Judges that Mr Leon’s actions, including staying on the sinking boat with one of its crew for more than two gruelling hours while the rescue helicopter refuelled, merited the top award.

The Council further endorsed the decision that the other crew members of the rescue helicopter CG-6531 should also receive a Certificate of Commendation for their part in the rescue.

The Council also decided that, of the other nominees or groups of nominees, from a total of 27 nominations, received from 10 Member States and two non-governmental

organizations in consultative status with IMO, four should receive Certificates of Commendation and three should receive Letters of Commendation.

The Council endorsed the SecretaryGeneral’s proposal that all merchant vessels involved in the rescue of migrants around the world be given special recognition, as a separate activity from the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. This annual award was established by IMO to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery, displaying outstanding courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment.

The recipient of the award is invited to a special ceremony at IMO to receive a medal and a certificate citing the act of exceptional bravery performed.

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Ki-tack Lim elected IMO Secretary-General

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r Ki-tack Lim of the Republic of Korea has been elected as the Secretary-General of IMO, with effect from 1 January 2016, for an initial term of four years.

Mr Lim is currently president of Busan Port Authority. He served as the Republic of Korea’s Deputy Permanent Representative to IMO from 2006 to 2009 and was Chairman of the IMO Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation (FSI) from 2002 to 2004.

Mr Lim majored in nautical science at the Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), Busan, graduating in 1977. He worked on ships as a Korean naval officer and for Sanko Shipping Co. He joined the Korea Maritime and Port Administration in 1985, while continuing with further studies at the Graduate School of Administration, Yonsei University, obtaining a Master’s degree in 1990. He then studied maritime

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administration with a major in navigation at the World Maritime University (WMU), graduating with a Master’s degree. In 1995 he attended a doctoral programme for international law at KMOU, completing course work in 1998.

Mr Lim began attending IMO meetings as part of the delegation from the Republic of Korea in 1986, actively participating in maritime safety and environmental protection issues. From 1992, he engaged in activities to promote maritime safety through effective implementation of IMO conventions in his country and other IMO Member States in the Asian region.

He was elected Chairman of the Tokyo Memorandum on Port State Control in 2004.

In 2006, Mr Lim was appointed as Maritime Attaché, minister-counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in London and led all IMO work for the

Republic of Korea, serving as Deputy Permanent Representative to IMO up to August 2009.

Mr Lim was then appointed as Director General for Maritime Safety Policy Bureau at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM). He led the delegation of the Republic of Korea to the IMO Assembly in 2009.

In March 2011, Mr Lim was appointed Commissioner of the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST). In July 2012, he assumed the position of President of Busan Port Authority.

His election to the position of IMO Secretary-General took place during the 114th session of the 40-member IMO Council, from 29 June to 3 July 2015. The decision of the Council will be submitted to the IMO Assembly, which meets for its 29th session from 23 November-2 December 2015, for approval.

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aritime education and training needs – now and in the future – were the focus of a high-level international symposium held during the 2015 World Maritime Day Parallel Event (20-21 July), hosted in Japan’s port city of Yokohama and its capital Tokyo. The event was held in conjunction with Japan’s Marine Day, which is a national holiday.

community in Japan and other countries, including government representatives and representatives from the maritime industry, nongovernmental organizations and academia.

Sessions on the first day of the event addressed: maritime human resources today; human resources related to the seas and the oceans; education for future generations; and next steps in education and training.

witnessed seafarer training demonstrations on the sail training ship Kaiwo Maru and the training ship Taisei Maru.

This was followed by a special session addressing the future needs of the industry, which aimed to discuss how educational organizations could go about educating and training high quality maritime human resources, which are necessary for quality

The opening session, held in Tokyo, was attended by Mr Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, and addressed

by Mr Akihiro Ohta, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan.

The two-day event was attended by some 400 representatives from the maritime

In his opening speech (top), IMO SecretaryGeneral Koji Sekimizu stressed the importance of quality training and education for the world’s future seafarers and highlighted the need to attract young people to maritime professions.

On the second day, delegates visited maritime heritage sights in Yokohama and

shipping and how they could attract the interest of future generations towards the seas and the oceans.

A final session focused on the possibilities of utilizing maritime heritage and outreach programmes to attract future recruits to the seafaring and maritime professions.

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First IMO Maritime Ambassadors appointed

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Participants in the event supported, by acclamation, the Yokohama Declaration, a document that outlines a blueprint for the enhancement and strengthening of global maritime education and training in the context of increasing demand for shipping and seafarers in the years ahead. Among other provisions, it encourages holistic, multidisciplinary education and training across

scheme, Secretary-General Sekimizu he first IMO Maritime Ambassadors said he had no doubt they would work have been appointed by Secretaryenthusiastically and diligently to promote General Koji Sekimizu. Their role will and highlight the positive benefits of be to promote the maritime and seafaring choosing a career at sea. professions and raise awareness of the “Through the IMO Maritime positive benefits of choosing a career at Ambassador Scheme, my intention is to sea or other maritime occupation. help turn our collective desire to attract The first IMO Maritime Ambassador the best and brightest to shipping into to be appointed is Captain Xu Zuyuan, something really tangible,” Mr Sekimizu President of the China Institute of said.

Navigation, nominated by the People’s “A particular aim will be to encourage Republic of China. young people to consider seafaring Also appointed is Mrs Myriam and other maritime Desrosiers Senatus, professions when a former graduate of making choices IMO’s World Maritime Through the IMO concerning their University (WMU), Maritime Ambassador education and careers. who was nominated Scheme, my intention is Therefore, my hope by the Maritime and to help turn our collective is that, as an IMO Navigation Service desire to attract the best Maritime Ambassador, (SEMANAH) of Haiti. and brightest to shipping you will have the It is anticipated into something really chance to tell these that the IMO Maritime tangible young people how Ambassadors will rewarding, satisfying work to engage and inspire young people and fulfilling the shipping world can be,” he by taking part in various events and added. activities, which will also be shared on Information on the IMO Maritime IMO’s social media channels.

Congratulating Captain Zuyuan and Mrs Ambassador Scheme can be found at: www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/ Desrosiers Senatus on their appointments maritimeambassador/Pages/default.aspx and welcoming them on board the new

several maritime-related disciplines, calls for IMO’s technical and legislative cooperation for developing countries to focus on strengthening capacity to effectively and efficiently implement IMO conventions, and refers to the need for greater public, political and financial support for maritime education and training.

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MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC) • 95TH SESSION • 3-12 JUNE 2015

Gas and low-flashpoint fuels code adopted The MSC adopted a new mandatory code for ships fuelled by gases or other low-flashpoint fuels (the IGF Code), along with amendments to make the code mandatory under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

The use of gas as fuel, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG), has increased in recent years due to its having lower sulphur and particulate emissions than fuel oil or marine diesel oil. But gas and other low-flashpoint fuels pose their own set of safety challenges, which need to be properly managed. The IGF Code aims to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.

The amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 (Construction – structure, subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations), include amendments to Part F Alternative design and arrangements, to provide a methodology for alternative design and arrangements for machinery, electrical

installations and low-flashpoint fuel storage and distribution systems; and a new Part G Ships using low-flashpoint fuels, to add new regulations to require ships constructed after the expected date of entry into force of 1 January 2017 to comply with the requirements of the IGF Code, together with related amendments to chapter II-2 and Appendix (Certificates).

The IGF Code contains mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flashpoint fuels, focusing initially on LNG. The code addresses all areas that need special consideration for the usage of low-flashpoint fuels, taking a goalbased approach, with goals and functional requirements specified for each section forming the basis for the design, construction and operation of ships using this type of fuel.

The MSC also adopted related amendments to the International Convention

on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), and STCW Code, to include new mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on ships subject to the IGF Code. The amendments also have an entry into force date of 1 January 2017, in line with the SOLAS amendments related to the IGF Code.

Viking Line is an early adopter of LNG as ship fuel

Goal-based standards work plan agreed The MSC approved a work plan for continued work on goal-based standards safety level approach (GBS-SLA), over the next three sessions. The outcome of the development of functional requirements for SOLAS chapter III (Life-saving appliances) by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) will be considered. Progress was also made during the session on developing the draft interim guidelines for the application of the GBS-SLA, and the MSC invited Member Governments and international organizations to submit comments and proposals on them to the next session.

The MSC approved the MSC.1/ Circ.1394/Rev.1 on the generic guidelines for developing IMO goal-based standards.

The revised generic guidelines specify structure and contents of functional requirements to be used in GBS and give examples. The guidelines also describe the process for the development, verification,

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and implementation and monitoring GBS to support regulatory development within IMO. GBS are defined as highlevel standards and procedures that are to be met through regulations, rules and standards for ships. GBS are comprised of at least one goal, functional requirement(s) associated with that goal, and verification of conformity that rules/regulations meet the functional requirements including goals.

The MSC noted that, by the end of March 2015, all five GBS verification audit teams had delivered their interim reports, which included 13 interim reports on relevant recognized organizations (ROs); and two interim reports on IACS Common Packages. Five audit teams were scheduled to provide their final reports to the Secretary-General and relevant ROs by the end of June 2015. The Secretariat will submit these reports to MSC 96 for approval.

Under the GBS standards, construction

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Standards for new onboard lifting appliances and winches to be developed

The MSC agreed that a goal- and function-based SOLAS regulation should be developed to require that new onboard lifting appliances and winches be designed, constructed and installed either “in accordance with codes or standards acceptable to the Organization” or “to the satisfaction of the

Administration”; and maintained in accordance with guidelines for safety of onboard lifting appliances and winches to be developed by IMO. The SSE Sub-Committee was instructed to continue its work on this item.

IMSBC Code amendments adopted, guidance approved Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code were adopted. The amendments include those intended to improve the requirements relating to the provisions for concentrates or other cargoes which may liquefy; amendments to provisions for specially constructed cargo ships for confining cargo shift; the addition of new individual schedules such as iron ore fines, among others, and amendments to several existing ones, including a revised schedule for iron ore.

The MSC also approved the following guidance: MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.2 Lists of solid bulk cargoes

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for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fireextinguishing system is ineffective; MSC.1/Circ.1453/Rev.1 Guidelines for the submission of information and completion of the format for the properties of cargoes not listed in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code and their conditions of carriage; and MSC.1/Circ.1454/Rev.1 Guidelines for developing and approving procedures for sampling, testing and controlling the moisture content for solid bulk cargoes which may liquefy.

Circular on definition of “high risk” piracy area agreed An MSC Circular on Best Management Practices (BMP) for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy was approved, calling on the BMP authors to amend the coordinates of the High Risk Area (HRA) in BMP 4 (promulgated as MSC.1/Circ.1339), following a proposal by Egypt to remove the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea from the HRA definition.

The circular notes that the HRA as defined in the BMP is susceptible to change based on changes in the actual threat circumstances.

Currently, for the purpose of BMP, the HRA is set as “an area bounded by Suez and the Strait of Hormuz to the North, 10°S and 78°E”.

The MSC also approved revised interim recommendations for flag States regarding the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in the High Risk Area (to update MSC.1/Circ.1406/Rev.2) to recommend that Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) employing privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships should hold valid, accredited, certification to ISO 280071:2015 (Ships and marine technology – Guidelines for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) providing privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships) or meet applicable national requirements.

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Passenger ship safety – draft SOLAS amendments on evacuation analysis approved As part of the ongoing work programme to improve passenger ship safety, the MSC approved draft amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/13 to extend the requirements for evacuation analysis to all passenger ships, not just ro-ro passenger ships.

Also approved were draft amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/22 to clarify when watertight doors may be opened during a voyage (applicable to all ships).

The MSC approved guidance for watertight doors on passenger ships which may be opened during navigation, which includes appendices, containing: procedure for the determination of the impact of open watertight doors on passenger ship survivability (floatability assessment); technical standards for watertight doors on passenger ships;

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The long-term action plan on passenger ship safety was updated, to include consideration of the inclusion of inclinometer measurements within all voyage data recorders; development of more detailed assessment criteria for recognizing manning agencies and development of guidelines on the appropriate assignment of trained crew to emergency duties; and development of guidelines for comprehensive risk assessment, passage planning and position monitoring; effective bridge resource management and to remove distractions.

Venting amendments adopted The MSC adopted amendments to SOLAS regulations II-2/4.5 and II-2/11.6, clarifying the provisions related to the secondary means of venting cargo tanks in order to ensure adequate safety against over- and under-pressure in the event of a cargo tank isolation valve being damaged or inadvertently closed, and SOLAS regulation II-2/20 relating to performance of ventilation systems. The expected entry into force date is 1 January 2017.

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Maritime single-window project moved forward The Technical Cooperation Committee reviewed progress on the project to develop a prototype “single window” for the electronic exchange of arrival and departure information, in order to meet anticipated new requirements for the electronic exchange of information under the revised Facilitation Convention.

The Committee requested the IMO Secretariat to provide the next session with a clear project outline, together with budget estimates for initial and annually recurring costs.

Delegations that spoke on the issue recognized the importance of electronic exchange of information with respect to the facilitation of international trade; in connection with efficient and cost-effective operations of ships in ports; and as a key factor to reduce administrative burdens for ship masters and maritime administrations. In addition, some delegations acknowledged that the development and implementation of a single window was a complex and costly process and might prove to be challenging for some.

A further recommended practice will encourage the use of the single window concept to enable all the information required by public authorities in connection with the arrival, stay and departure of ships, persons and cargo, to be submitted without duplication.

While it has been identified, during several needs’ assessment missions for the enhancement of electronic information exchange, that the majority of Member States have some kind of single window in place related to cargo, only a few had any single window for maritime transport. In order to support countries to implement the anticipated FAL Convention requirements, IMO has initiated the MSW project.

The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) has competed the first two phases: first phase: gathering information using a user survey to develop the user requirement; and second phase: assessment of the user requirement and the design criteria. The third phase would be to develop the MSW prototype, to be IMO’s property.

The maritime single window (MSW) project will be focused on facilitating the clearance of ships, passengers and crew members, and on connecting the cargo-related information with the single window on cargo clearance already in place, using the information provided in the IMO FAL Forms.

A revised annex to the FAL Convention is expected to be adopted at the 40th session of the Facilitation Committee, scheduled for April 2016.

An important new standard is set to be adopted, relating to the obligation of public authorities to establish systems for the electronic exchange of information, within a period of three years after the adoption of the amendments. There would be a transitional period of not less than 12 months from the date of the introduction of such systems to make the use of electronic transmissions mandatory, during which period paper and electronic documents would be allowed.

Once the project is finalized, the outcome would be shared with interested organizations to study possible synergies of the project with other existing single windows in place. The fourth phase would be to implement the MSW prototype in one target country.

Meanwhile, the Committee thanked Norway for funding the first two phases of the proposed project and Norway and Chile for the offers they had made towards the further progress of the proposed project. Norway pledged free use of the structure and the modules of Norway’s Single Window System Safe Sea Net for the development of the prototype and the delegation of Chile committed its support through the provision of experts.

The committee also urged Member States and shipping industry stakeholders to make voluntary contributions, either financial or in-kind, for the progression of the proposed MSW project.

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2014 technical cooperation activities reviewed The Committee was informed that 2014 was a successful year for technical cooperation activities, with 213 activities delivered, including 24 advisory and needs’ assessment missions, and 107 training courses, seminars and workshops held at the national, regional and global levels. These training events covered an extensive range of maritime topics and resulted in the training of approximately 3,402 persons worldwide in 2014. In addition, another 73 people completed fellowships in the maritime field, and 1,547 officials attended events aimed at developing and harmonizing regional strategies on maritime technical matters.

Total expenditure on technical cooperation activities in 2014 reached $13.8 million, representing a delivery rate of 76% of the resources programmed for that year. The profile of resource disbursement featured 21 sources of funding. The IMO Technical Cooperation Fund contributed $5.8 million, representing 42% of the overall total funds expended. Non-financial contributions were an important factor in the successful delivery of the ITCP activities.

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Technical cooperation programme for 2016-2017 approved The Committee approved the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) for the 20162017 biennium, including regional and global programmes.

The global programmes cover eight priority areas: • Technical advisory services to ensure a flexible funding mechanism for immediate response not only to emergency requests, typically in the case of marine pollution and safety incidents, but also to demands to assist governments with the establishment/upgrading of maritime administrations and legislation, and effective implementation of global maritime standards; • Support to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for their special shipping needs to address the emerging and developmental needs of SIDS and LDCs, recognizing that transportation and mobility are central to their sustainable development and can play a vital role in enhancing their economic growth, promoting trade opportunities and improving accessibility; • Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3: Strengthening maritime resource development to support the strengthening of regional linkages for women managers in the maritime and port sectors, as well as contributing to regional capacity building through the specialized training of women managers; • Capacity building and training to reinforce national and regional maritime capacities through human resource development, such as provision of fellowships to IMO global maritime training institutions and other maritime training

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institutions worldwide, and to respond to specific requests for assistance in the formulation of national maritime transportation policies; • Partnerships and emerging issues to develop and/or strengthen TC partnership arrangements and to ensure the global harmonization and coordination of port State control activites; • Enhancement of maritime security to assist and support the efforts of governments and industry towards the enhancement of security in the international maritime transport sector; • IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) to provide targeted assistance to individual Member States based on the audit results and corrective action plans, and to provide assistance in the preparation for the audit, including ad hoc training for auditors; and • Effective implementation and enforcement of energy-efficiency measures for ships to provide assistance in improving the ability of Member States to comply with new international regulations and standards to address greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping and the improvement of energy efficiency of ships.

The ITCP aims to foster capacity building in maritime administrations, thereby augmenting the level of implementation and compliance with IMO’s international multilateral and shipping-related treaties and supports IMO Member States in fulfilling their obligations emanating from those instruments.

The ITCP also contributes and assists developing countries in achieving the relevant Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

The Committee approved the development of training material on the implementation of the Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident (Resolution LEG.3(91)). The Committee welcomed the offer from the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to provide financial and in-kind support towards the development of the training material.

The Committee noted that such training material could be used when delivering technical assistance activities on safety investigations in marine accidents and marine incidents. The training material could also be made available to the World Maritime University (WMU), the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) and the International Maritime Safety, Security and Environment Academy (IMSSEA) with a request for them to include it in their syllabi and any training programmes or professional development courses which they offer.

It was noted that the matter of giving greater training and awareness to seafarers as to their rights was an issue to be considered by the Maritime Safety Committee and the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping. Depending on their decisions, the Secretariat would consider the necessary revisions of any existing model courses and/or the development of a freestanding model course.

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Guide for non-SOLAS ship regulations endorsed The Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III), meeting for its 2nd session, endorsed a set of general safety principles and functional requirements intended to be used when developing national or regional safety regulations for passenger ships not covered by the 1974 SOLAS Convention.

The non-validated Guide for regulating the safety of passenger ships not covered by SOLAS: generic principles and functional requirements

for devising national or regional regulations for passenger ship safety certification aims to outline, in a simplified manner, the various factors that should be taken into account when developing national or regional regulations relating to the safety certification of passenger ships. The guide has not been formally validated or subjected to technical review by IMO. The Sub-Committee invited interested Member States to provide feedback on the use of the guide.

In-the-field job aid for investigators approved The Sub-Committee approved an in-the-field job aid for maritime casualty investigators, which provides a comprehensive bullet-point check list aimed at new investigators. The job aid acts as an aide-memoire for the necessary actions and considerations at each stage of an investigation, covering investigatory stages up to and including the field phase.

The job aid is based on the Marine Accident Investigators’ International Forum’s (MAIIF’s) Investigation Manual; IMO’s Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident (Resolution MSC.255(84); and Guidelines to assist Investigators in the Implementation of the Casualty Investigation Code ( Resolution A.1075(28), The Sub-Committee also approved Lessons Learned from Marine Casualties for Presentation to Seafarers, based on 16 specific casualties, for review and release on the IMO website.

Guidelines for PSCOs on the ISM Code agreed The Sub-Committee finalized a draft MSC-MEPC.4 circular on guidelines for port state control officers (PSCOs) on the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, for submission to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).

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Draft SOLAS amendment on nonESP ship-survey window The Sub-Committee developed a draft new SOLAS regulation (XI-1/2-1) aimed at aligning survey periods for cargo ships not subject to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (ESP Code).

Consequential draft amendments to the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) were also agreed. The draft amendments to SOLAS and the HSSC will be forwarded to the MSC for approval with a view to future adoption.

HSSC survey guidelines updated The Sub-Committee agreed a draft Assembly resolution on amendments to the survey guidelines under the HSSC, to update the guidelines to reflect recent amendments to mandatory instruments, for submission to the IMO Assembly later this year for adoption. The updated guidelines will include the requirements deriving from all amendments to mandatory IMO instruments entering into force up to and including 31 December 2015.

Updated list of obligations approved The Sub-committee agreed a draft Assembly resolution Non-exhaustive list of obligations under instruments relevant to the IMO Instruments Implementation Code, for submission to the IMO Assembly for adoption.

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Effective maritime education and training needs to test theoretical knowledge aswell as impart practical skills

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Shipping serves global trade by carrying huge quantities of cargo, all over the world, cost-effectively, cleanly and safely.

If the world depends on a safe, secure and efficient shipping industry, the shipping industry, in turn, is dependent on an adequate supply of seafarers to operate the ships that carry the essential cargoes we all rely on.

But this supply of manpower is by no means guaranteed. A shortfall of seafarer recruits, below the number required to

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sustain the industry, has long been predicted.

And, while we have yet to see that shortfall materialize in such a way as to harm the industry, the warning signs are there for all to see.

Increasing demand Currently, more than 1.5 million people are employed as seafarers. If the global economy continues to grow, more highly trained and qualified seafarers will be needed. Related activities such as shipbuilding, ship repair and ship recycling will also have growing requirements for manpower resources.

If the global fleet increases in size by 70% between now and 2030 (as has been widely predicted, based on the growth trend of the last five decades), the current number of 500,000 officers needs to be increased to

850,000. If half the existing officers retire by 2030, that means 600,000 new officers will need to be recruited and trained from now. This equates to an annual requirement for officers in the order of some 40,000.

This is a real challenge. Clearly, further effort must be made to bring new generations into seafaring as a profession. Seafaring must be seen to appeal to new generations as a rewarding and fulfilling career.

Are those responsible for the recruitment, education and training of seafarers prepared for it? Are they ready to meet this predicted demand? Is the capacity there? Are the standards sufficiently high?

These are among the questions IMO has put in the spotlight of its World Maritime Day theme this year.

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A fully-functioning engine control room simulator provides a realistic yet safe learning environment

So what is needed from maritime education and training? What qualities must it embody to satisfy current and future demand?

Shipping today is a highly technical professional discipline. It demands considerable skill, knowledge and expertise – attributes that simply cannot all be learned through work experience or on-the-job learning. Effective standards of training are the bedrock of a safe, secure and clean shipping industry.

Global network And, as a truly international industry, shipping needs a global network of specialist education and training establishments to ensure a consistent stream of high-calibre recruits.

Given the enormous responsibility carried by those who serve aboard ships, especially in view of the size and complexity of today’s vessels, it requires a very special kind of person to take up the challenge of a seafaring career. And, although the global economic downturn may have reduced short-term demand for shipping services to a certain extent, the underlying requirement for new seafarers still remains.

Education and training are often viewed together, as if these two words describe the

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same thing. But it can be argued there is a clear difference – although both are equally important. ‘Training’ is the process by which people acquire the skills, techniques and knowledge they require to perform their roles and carry out their jobs. But ‘education’ is a far richer concept, embracing a broader understanding of the context in which knowledge and skills, once acquired, are applied.

Today, more than ever, seafaring is a job that demands highly trained and qualified personnel: people who have the courage, strength and determination to spend long periods of time away from home; and the professional competence and wherewithal to respond to the hazards and challenges that the sea and the weather might throw at them.

Modern ships are designed and built to the highest technical standards. The emphasis must, therefore, increasingly be on ensuring that standards of manning and operation are equally high, and it falls to the major providers of maritime training and education to play the leading role in this.

At the same time, a number of factors are combining to make ships themselves more complex and sophisticated than ever before.

Environmental pressures, the need to operate at optimum efficiency in difficult economic times and the quest for sustainable development, are all factors which raise the bar with respect to the skill levels of seagoing personnel.

The modern ship’s officer needs to be far more than a navigator or an engineer, and the modern ship’s crewman needs to be far more than a manual labourer. A modern ship is a highly technical workplace operating on the tight margins of commercial viability – which means that, as well as a highly-advanced technical skillset, shipboard staff now also need to be fully conversant with management and communication skills, IT knowledge, budget handling and so on.

Beyond seafaring All of which places special demands on maritime education and training. As a prerequisite, it must be of high and consistent quality, throughout the world. It also needs to be skills-based, competence-based and to utilize the latest technology – simulators reflecting modern ships and uptodate bridge layouts, for example.

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Ship-handling, fire-fighting (top centre), emergency evacuation (bottom centre) and cargo management (far right) are just four of the wide range of specialities that effective maritime education and training needs to embrace

training needs to go beyond seafaring. Like the industry itself, maritime education needs broad coverage: naval architecture, marine engineering, maritime law and many other fields all need specialist training.

Rarely, if ever, has maritime training and education been more important to the industry, and to the world, than it is now.

IMO and the human element From IMO’s perspective, the Organization can point to a long and wide-ranging involvement in the human element of shipping. Maritime education and training are an important part of IMO’s mandate and work.

The basic requirements for seafarer training, certification and watchkeeping on an international level are contained in IMO’s International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers – known as the STCW Convention. It was adopted in 1978 as the first internationally-agreed Convention to address the issue of minimum standards of competence for seafarers. In 1995, the STCW Convention was completely revised and updated to clarify the standards of competence required and provide effective

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mechanisms for enforcement of its provisions.

A further, comprehensive review of the STCW Convention and the STCW Code commenced in January 2006, and culminated in a conference of Parties to the STCW Convention which was held in Manila, Philippines, in 2010. This conference adopted a significant number of amendments to the STCW Convention and STCW Code, referred to as the Manila amendments. The Manila amendments, which entered into force on 1 January 2012, will ensure enhanced standards of training for seafarers are in place now, and for years to come – although much remains to be done by Parties to ensure effective implementation before the end of the transition period on 1 January 2017.

But the skills and competence of seafarers, and the human element ashore, can only be adequately underpinned, updated and maintained through effective maritime education and training.

To help implement the STCW Convention, and to facilitate access to the knowledge and skills demanded by increasingly sophisticated maritime technology, IMO has designed a series of model courses on various topics.

Each includes a course framework detailing

the scope, objective, entry standards, and other information about the course, a suggested timetable, a detailed teaching syllabus including the learning objectives that should have been achieved when the course has been completed by students, guidance notes for the instructor and a summary of how students should be evaluated.

Looking at the wider spectrum, IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) provides a capacity-building framework to assist developing countries to enhance the skills and proficiencies needed for effective compliance with IMO conventions and instruments.

ITCP embodies the multi-layered nature of maritime education and training through skillsbased training events and the sharing of technical knowledge; technical advisory services, through national and regional ITCP training events and workshops, provide short upgrading courses based typically on IMO Model Courses.

Affiliated institutions This is complemented by IMO’s global maritime training institutions the World Maritime University (WMU) and the IMO

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International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), which help maintain a flow of highlevel managers, policymakers and other key personnel into the maritime professions and maritime administration.

IMO is unique among UN agencies to have two affiliated educational institutions. Many graduates they have produced now hold positions of responsibility and influence within the maritime community. Indeed, 2015 has been a defining year for the World Maritime University, with a move into expanded, stateof-the-art premises within its home city of Malmö. It has also been the subject of a very significant funding pledge from the Nippon Foundation.

Privileged access Both WMU and IMLI remain cornerstones of IMO’s capacity-building strategy, underpinning global standards and quality of maritime training. Both provide students with privileged access to, and understanding of, the operation and decisions of IMO. Looking ahead over the next few years, the need for shipping to navigate through difficult economic times and improve even further on its already excellent environmental and

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safety records will drive increasing demand for seafarers not just in terms of quantity but also in terms of their skill, competence and professionalism.

Ship designers and engineers are developing design innovations to meet new challenges and these are making the seafarer’s working environment more sophisticated and more demanding. In terms of energy efficiency, for example, propeller technology continues to evolve; hull features such as ducts, bulbs and fins are all being actively explored with excellent results; and aerodynamic superstructures are also increasingly utilized.

On the machinery side, engineers are far more willing than ever before to consider alternatives to the conventional solutions; thus we see increasing use of diesel electric propulsion, electronic engine controls, wasteheat recovery and alternative fuels such as LNG. Even highly unconventional technologies, such as kites and rotors, are now attracting serious interest.

On the safety side, ships’ bridges have long been electronic workspaces but ever more sophisticated levels of integration are now the order of the day; and the same principle can be applied to cargo management, particularly where the ‘just-in-time’ delivery concept is concerned.

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When you add all of this to challenges presented by, for example, the opening up of Arctic waters to more general cargo traffic; the increasing demand for special-purpose ships for wind farm construction; the march of oil and gas exploration into ever-more inhospitable areas; as well as the need for innovative design solutions to meet other regulatory imperatives such as the requirement for ballast water management, and to design ships for safe recycling, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that these are exciting times to be entering the maritime world.

Vital service Seafarers provide a vital service to an industry that contributes significantly to global and sustainable development and prosperity by carrying the world’s commerce safely, securely, efficiently and at a fraction of the environmental impact and cost of other modes of transport. It is incredible to think that the global population of more than 7 billion people relies so heavily on around 1.5 million seafarers – a staggering ratio.

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prospects. Today’s ships are high-value assets and should therefore be entrusted to professionals of a similarly high quality.

Seafaring is a viable career choice for people of the highest calibre.

And, beyond seafaring, the broader marine industries as a whole have a great deal to offer. It is, of course, very beneficial that many of the skills now needed for a job at sea are also highly transferable to a continuing career ashore. Indeed, there now seems to be a greater awareness that, after a seagoing career in a responsible and demanding job, there are many opportunities ashore in related industries that rely on the skills and knowledge of those with seafaring expertise, and this is certainly a cause for encouragement.

Going ashore Many former professional seafarers are now serving in governmental departments, or are superintendents and managers in shipping companies, or perhaps working as maritime pilots or VTS operators or in rescue coordination

centres. You can find them throughout the industry and in all parts of the world.

There is, therefore, a challenge for trainers and employers to ensure that the necessary skills are developed and practised for the future well-being of the shipping industry as a whole.

Shipping provides a wonderful career – exciting, rewarding and fulfilling. And not only a satisfying and worthwhile career choice in itself, it can also open the doors to a great variety of related jobs ashore, jobs for which experience at sea provides an excellent grounding.

At the 2010 Diplomatic Conference of Parties to the STCW Convention in Manila, IMO Member States unanimously agreed that the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole, should be marked with a ‘Day of the Seafarer’, to be celebrated on 25 June of each year. The date chosen was that on which the STCW revisions were adopted and it acknowledges their significance for the maritime community and, especially, those of

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This also reflects IMO’s aim to place seafarers at the forefront of global awareness, to ensure that they receive the thanks, recognition and working standards that they truly deserve. Each year, IMO runs a social media campaign to promote the Day of the Seafarer, which reaches millions of people, worldwide.

Engage and inspire For 2015, the theme for the Day of the Seafarer has been A Career at Sea, chosen to enhance and amplify the messages of the World Maritime Day theme of Maritime Education and Training. In 2015, IMO also launched the IMO Maritime Ambassador Scheme, designed to engage, inspire and call upon young people to consider careers at sea or in the maritime industries. The goal is to reach new target audiences and inspire a new generation of maritime experts and seafarers.

A theme for today – and for the future Several factors make it pertinent and timely for IMO to focus its attention on the wider spectrum of maritime education and training this year, in particular its adequacy and quality.

These include the predicted manpower shortage throughout the maritime industries, which must be addressed now; the next BIMCO/ISF manpower survey, which is due this year; the Manila amendments to the STCW Convention nearing the end of their phase-in period; the campus expansion and confirmation of new strategic directions at the World Maritime University.

And while implementation of IMO measures is, ultimately, the responsibility of the Member States (supported by the industry), on a day-to-day basis, effective implementation of IMO measures often comes down to the seafarers themselves.

Working at the ‘sharp end’ of shipping, it is the seafarers who have the responsibility to put into practice what the various guidelines, codes and recommendations specify; and the key to this lies in education and training.

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learning is never time wasted; and, in the maritime world, the need for high-quality, well-educated people at all levels and in all sectors is as great as it has ever been.

The global maritime and education network is vital for the continued supply of well-trained and highly-qualified people required to fuel and sustain the shipping industry as it adapts to serve the needs of a growing global population.

Individual establishments must look to become centres of excellence, embracing the cutting edge of maritime science and technology and marine information technology as well as the more traditional skills of shipbuilding and engineering, through developing teaching and research-orientated faculties, for all facets of the maritime industry.

It is no exaggeration to say that the safety and security of life at sea, protection of the marine environment and over 90% of the world’s trade depends on the professionalism and competence – which equates to the education and training – of seafarers.

Looking ahead, the human element in shipping will be seen as increasingly important, not just for the commercial

success of shipping companies but also as the industry moves towards ever higher standards of safety, environmental impact and sustainability. It is the seafarers who will translate the new objectives in this area into solid actions.

It is on seafarers that the industry, and all those who it serves, will depend on for success in this respect, too.

All of which makes the importance of training and education for the ships’ crews of today and tomorrow greater than ever before. And it is in recognition of this growing importance that IMO selected “Maritime Education and Training” as the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day. Members of the younger generations rely on training and education establishments to help them develop their knowledge base and skillsets within their chosen career paths. By so doing, they equip themselves to face the new challenges and increasing demands that will inevitably come their way. Maritime education and training, quite literally, holds the future of shipping in its hands.

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Arctic shipping conference held IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu delivered the opening address at the ShipArc 2015 conference on “Safe and Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic Environment” at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden (25 August). Mr Sekimizu said that the opening up of the Arctic to greater maritime activity provides both a unique challenge and opportunity, and that IMO measures such as the recently adopted Polar Code will help to ensure the safety of ships operating in polar areas and the protection of the polar environment.

The conference was attended by over 300 participants from the maritime community, including representatives from international organizations, industry, IMO Member States and students.​

Workshop boosts waste dumping regulation in Southeast Asia IMO experts attended a workshop dealing with the regulation of dumping of wastes at sea, under the London Protocol, in Bangkok, Thailand (10-11 August). The workshop was designed to help protect against unregulated disposal of wastes at sea by encouraging cooperation among the participating countries and stressing the need to accede to the protocol.

The participating countries (Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Thailand) have yet to accede to any international dumping agreement – as required under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The event, was hosted by the Marine Department of Thailand and funded by the Republic of Korea.​

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Preparing for Pacific’s first Particularly Sensitive Sea Area Protection of important marine areas from the impacts of international shipping was on the agenda at a workshop in Nadi, Fiji (29-31 July). The workshop assisted Pacific island representatives in identifying potential marine areas that could be designated as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs).

PSSAs are areas that need special protection due to ecological or socioeconomic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.

Edward Kleverlaan represented IMO at the event, which was run by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with IMO.

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Supporting Africa’s “Decade of the Seas and Oceans” ​ he period 2015-2025 was T declared as “Africa’s Decade of the Seas and Oceans” by the African Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25 July). Attention will be focused on Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM-Strategy), to which IMO’s work to support Africa through technical cooperation will contribute. The formal launch was attended

by IMO’s Juvenal Shiundu and William Azuh of the Technical Cooperation Division.

The African Union’s Maritime Charter and the 2050 AIMStrategy were developed with the collaboration of IMO and formally adopted by the 22nd African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government in January 2014. July 25 will be marked on each year, throughout Africa, as the “African Day of Seas and Oceans” for international aviation and maritime transport”.

Maritime security training in Southeast Asia An IMO-led seminar on maritime security, focusing on the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), took place in Johore Bahru, Malaysia (27-31 July), with participants from 17 countries, including port facility security officers and officials responsible for approving port facility security plans.

A practical security exercise was held alongside a visit to Tanjung Pelepas Port. Participants were also given instruction on training others with similar responsibilities. IMO’s Henrik Madsen and Josephine Uranza led the event, which was organized in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Transport, the Marine Department of Malaysia, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology and the Johore Port Authority.

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Progress on construction of Djibouti training centre The Government of Djibouti has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring timely completion of the Djibouti Regional Training Centre in Doraleh, Djibouti, which will be a vital component in provision of security training in east Africa.

IMO’s Kiruja Micheni was in Djibouti to monitor progress (2728 July). Mr Said Nouh Hassan, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport and Equipment, reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the centre is completed in line with the amended Memorandum of Understanding signed between IMO and the Government of Djibouti on 3 June 2015.

This requires the centre to be completed by 31 October this year, prior to an inauguration ceremony no later than 18 November 2015, at which representatives of all signatory states of the Djibouti Code of Conduct, key donors and implementing partners are expected to participate. Operation (OPRC) was one of the treaties highlighted at the event.

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Information sharing to fight piracy and illegal fishing IMO’s Chris Trelawny visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional Maritime University of Accra, Ghana (24 July). The multinational centre provides advice and information to merchant shipping operating in the Gulf of Guinea. At the time of the visit over 630 ships were exchanging information with the centre. In recent months the centre has provided support to ships and authorities to assist in countering piracy and illegal fishing, as well as supporting search and rescue operations. The watchkeeping staff who operate this centre come from the navies of Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo, the Liberian Maritime Authority and from private companies and are supported by Merchant Navy liaison officers. The centre is funded by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum, IMO Member Governments and by the IMO West and Central Africa Maritime Security Trust Fund.

Maritime security’s contribution to sustainable development The relevance of maritime security as a prerequisite for sustainable development was outlined by IMO’s Chris Trelawny at the Gulf of Guinea Security Summit in Accra, Ghana (20-22 July 2015). IMO has actively worked with Member States, other UN agencies and regional bodies to enhance maritime safety, maritime law enforcement and maritime security capabilities in the region. The aim is improved economic development, supported by sustainable maritime development and underpinned by good maritime security.

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Supporting maritime education and training in Ethiopia ​ s part of IMO’s efforts to give effect to this year’s World Maritime A Day theme of Maritime Education and Training, IMO has carried out a fact-finding mission to the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI), with a view to helping the institute upgrade its facilities (21 July). EMTI provides specialised training for deck, engineer and electro-technical officers for ships, in compliance with the IMO convention that specifies global standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (the STCW Convention).

Juvenal Shiundu and William Azuh from IMO’s Technical Co-operation Division undertook the mission, assisted by officials from the Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority and from EMTI. EMTI operates as a faculty within the University of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

IMO in cooperation with International Seabed Authority I​MO attended the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly meeting in Kingston, Jamaica (21-22 July), at which future collaboration between the two organizations is on the agenda.

The Assembly approved the proposed IMO/ISA Agreement of Cooperation, which details how the two organizations could cooperate across a number of areas, particularly offshore exploration and exploitation activities and the impact of these activities on the safety of navigation and the marine environment. The IMO Council approved the agreement in July, pending endorsement by the IMO Assembly later this year.

Also under discussion was the contribution by the Office for the London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs, administered by IMO, to ISA’s Draft Framework for the Regulation of Exploitation Activities relating to seabed mining.

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Training on Member State Audit Scheme module ​ group of IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) auditors A received their first hands-on training on a new online module relating to the IMSAS auditing process, at IMO Headquarters (15 July). The GISIS Module is designed to help with the planning through to the reporting phases of IMO Member State audits.

The Audit Scheme itself comes into effect on 1 January 2016 and is expected to bring about benefits such as the ability to identify where difficulties in the implementation and enforcement of IMO instruments are most acute and which capacity-building activities (e.g. technical assistance by IMO to a Member State) would have the greatest effect.

West and central Africa maritime meeting ​ he heads of maritime administrations of French-speaking west and T central African countries gathered in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, for their first regional meeting (9-10 July), facilitated by IMO and hosted by the Ports and Maritime Affairs Directorate of Cote d’Ivoire.

Opening the meeting, Mr Daniel Duncan, Prime Minister of Cote d’ Ivoire, reiterated the need for maritime administrations in the region to redouble their efforts in taking full advantage of the resources of their maritime domain for the economic benefits of the region. The meeting aims to create a forum for the exchange and sharing of experiences and ideas by decision makers of the maritime sector in the region and to the heads of Maritime Administrations on the current work of IMO with a view to encouraging and enhancing their involvement and participation. Some of the issues scheduled for discussion include the forthcoming IMO Mandatory Audit Scheme, Country Maritime Profiles, the African Union 2050 AIM Strategy and the IMO Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme. Nicolaos Charalambous, IMO’s Director, Technical Cooperation Division, William Azuh, Head, Africa Section, and Honorat Hoba, Regional Coordinator for the region, participated in the meeting.

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Agreement on port State control data renewed

Workshop boosts implementation of waste-dumping regulation

​ he Chairman of the T Committee of the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding on port State control (Med MoU), Captain Mark A. Chapelle, and IMO’s Jo Espinoza-Ferrey, Director of the Administrative Division, have signed an agreement to renew the existing protocol and include an automatic renewal procedure (14 July).

These agreements alleviate administrative burdens so that reports on port State inspections are sent electronically by port State inspection regimes on behalf of their members, thereby allowing IMO Member States to comply with PSC-related reporting requirements.

​​A workshop dealing with the regulation of dumping of wastes at sea, under the London Protocol, was held in Mexico City (8-10 July). The three-day workshop brings together a host of countries to boost protection of the marine environment by focusing on the regulation of dumping of wastes at sea in the sub-region and on how increased cooperation and exchange of experiences can strengthen the implementation of the London Protocol.

The workshop was being attended by Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama and hosted by the Mexican Navy through the Secretaria de Marina (SEMAR) at the Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (CESNAV).

IMO is represented by Fredrik Haag, Marine Environment Division.

Training on criminal investigations at sea I​MO held a two-week training programme on advanced criminal investigations at sea for maritime law enforcement officers (29 June to 10 July) at NATO’s Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Crete, Greece.

The course was designed for officers from training institutions of marine police, coast guard, naval forces or equivalent, employed as trainers in maritime law enforcement or those earmarked to become trainers.

The training was developed in close cooperation with East African Standby Force (EASF) and the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (DRTC). Participants from Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, Saudia Arabia, Tanzania and Somalia attended the course.

Protecting the marine environment in the Caribbean ​​​On 15 June, RAC/REMPEITC, the regional centre in charge of marine protection in the Caribbean, celebrated 20 years of service. During this time, the centre has assisted countries in the region to ratify and implement international conventions to protect the marine environment, including IMO conventions.

Some 180 activities have been attended by more than 4500 participants throughout the Caribbean.

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IMO and the National Maritime Museum explore migration at sea ​IMO has partnered with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom, to take a closer look at issues surrounding migration at sea. The RE•THINK space allows visitors to discover and reflect on a given theme from a different perspective. The current exhibition on migration features three short films produced by IMO. The films explore the following perspectives: “The migrants’ story”, “The rescuers’ story” and “The international response”.

This special exhibition runs through to November 2015 at the Museum and the films can also be viewed online.

Supporting the protection of South East Asian seas ​ project to identify potential A sea areas in South East Asia which could be put forward for designation as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) is gaining traction with the holding of a second regional meeting in Hanoi, Viet Nam (24-25 June). A PSSA can gain extra protection through the adoption of associated protective measures, such as ship routeing systems. IMO’s Ed Kleverlaan facilitated the meeting, which was held under the auspices of a co-operation agreement between IMO and the Norwegian Development Cooperation Agency, NORAD. The meeting was attended by around 20 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam.

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A new marine pollution instrument The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, which entered into force internationally in April this year, provides another tool in the armoury of global treaties adopted

by IMO which are intended to help prevent pollution from ships and minimize any damage caused. IMO’s Jan De Boer gave a presentation on the “Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention: A new marine pollution instrument” at a seminar on marine pollution in London (25 June) organized by Lloyd’s Maritime Academy.

The presentation included an overview of the Convention, details on the criteria for determining the hazard posed by wrecks and the aim of ensuring effective removal of hazardous wrecks located in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of States.​States may also opt in to include application in their territory, including the territorial sea.

Global summit discusses ballast water A national workshop on the implementation of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, has been held in Hai Phong, Viet Nam (18-19 June), jointly organized by the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE) and IMO. A second national workshop, on the management of biofouling, is being held in Manila, the Philippines (22-23 June), organized jointly

by IMO with the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) of the Philippines. IMO’s Markus Helavuori was in attendance. Each workshop has attracted nearly 50 participants.

IMO supporting sustainable development at UN forum​​ Juvenal Shiundu is representing IMO at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (6-10 July), at UN Headquarters in New York, United States. The Forum was held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and aimed to foster debate between governments, the UN system and other organizations, scientists, major groups and other stakeholders of civil society on all aspects surrounding the implementation of the new sustainability agenda and push to eradicate global poverty.

In September, UN Member States will adopt a set of sustainable development goals that build on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which had a deadline of 2015. The UN is working with governments, civil society and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs and carry on with an ambitious post-2015 development agenda.

Mediterranean centre discusses pollution preparedness The next five-year strategy (2016-2021) for prevention and response to marine pollution from ships in the Mediterranean was discussed at the Eleventh Meeting of the Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), at the centre’s headquarters in Malta (15-17 June). Dandu Pughiuc attended from IMO, which administers REMPEC on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP-MAP). The meeting also discussed and agreed the proposed programme of work of REMPEC for the biennium 2016-2017.

The draft strategy and work programme will be submitted to a meeting of the MAP Focal Points (October 2015) and the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols (February 2016) for adoption. Attending the meeting in Malta are official Governmental Focal Points for UNEP-MAP as well as representatives from relevant United Nations Organizations, other Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, the shipping industry and international professional organizations and associations.

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Regulatory update provided to emissions summit IMO at African Union Summit ​​ IMO was in attendance as an observer at the 25th Summit of the African Union in Sandton, Johannesburg , South Africa (7-15 June).

African Heads of State and Government resolved to intensify efforts towards the achievement of “The Africa We Want” as part of the wider African Union Agenda 2063, which includes maritime development as an integral part of the agenda. Amongst other issues, the Summit deliberated on the ‘Blue Economy’ and its potentials for job and wealth creation for Africa. The theme of the AU Summit was 2015 Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. IMO has a long-running programme for the integration of women in the maritime sector.

IMO was represented at the AU Summit by Juvenal Shiundu and William Azuh of the Technical Cooperation Division.Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) also participated.

IMO’s Edmund Hughes presented an update of international regulatory developments for prevention of air pollution and the energy efficiency of ships to the 11th Integer Emissions Summit (16-18 June) in Brussels, Belgium. The presentation to the marine vessels stream focused on providing information on the outcome of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee session (MEPC 68), including the decision to initiate the fuel oil availability review. Other issues highlighted were fuel oil quality, amendments to the NOx Technical Code 2008, the approval of a definition for Black Carbon, and the adoption of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). An overview of the findings of the Third IMO GHG Study 2014 and the current state of negotiations for a new climate change agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was also provided.

Stressing shared responsibilities ​​​ IMO’s Fred Kenney participated in the 3rd International Maritime Congress held in Szczecin, Poland (8-11 June). Speaking on behalf of IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu at the opening session, Mr Kenney stressed the need for coordinated, uniform, global regulation of shipping through the IMO system of shared responsibilities. He also spoke about this year’sWorld Maritime Day theme “Maritime education and training” and the new IMO Maritime Ambassador Scheme. Mr Kenney later participated in a panel discussion on “The future of the sea”, where, in addition to re-emphasising the IMO system of global regulation, he addressed recent developments with the Polar Code, MARPOL Annexes IV and VI, the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention, and the HNS Protocol.

The Congress attracted over 900 participants from around Europe and North America and was also addressed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and the Minister of Transport.

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Boosting MARPOL Annex VI implementation A regional workshop aimed at boosting ratification and implementation of MARPOL Annex VI requirements relating to air pollution from ships and energy efficiency was held in Sri Lanka (16-18 June). Participants received practical information on the implementation and enforcement of Annex VI, including rights and obligations of Parties, as well as addressing further capacity-building needs of the Member States, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), in South Asia and the Indian Ocean. IMO’s Theofanis Karayannis coordinated the workshop, which was funded by the Government of Canada. Participants from Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Iran, Maldives, Mauritius, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka attended.

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