IMO

 WHAT IS IMO AND WHAT WAS IT

PREVIOUSLY CALLED ?
INTERNATIONAL MARITITME
ORGANISATION(IMO) IS A SPECIAL AGENCY TO
UN RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING SHIPPING
AND PREVIOULSY WAS KNOWN AS
INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONSULTATIVE
ORGANISATION.
 WHEN WAS IT ESTABLISHED?

IMO WAS ESTABLISHED ON 17TH MARCH 1948.

 WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION IS

LOCATED IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
  WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IMO AND
WHAT DOES IT DO?
IMO DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
FOR SHIPPING INDUSTRY
FACILITATE COOPERATION AMONG GOVERNMENTS ON TECHNICAL MATTERS OF ALL
KINDS AFFECTING SHIPPING ENGAGED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE;
ENCOURAGE THE GENERAL ADOPTION OF THE HIGHEST PRACTICABLE STANDARDS
CONCERNING MARITIME SAFETY, EFFICIENCY OF NAVIGATION, AND THE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF MARINE POLLUTION;
ENCOURAGE THE REMOVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY ACTION AND UNNECESSARY
RESTRICTIONS BY GOVERNMENTS ENGAGED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
TO CONSIDER ANY MATTERS CONCERNING SHIPPING THAT MAY BE REFERRED TO
THE IMO BY ANY UN ORGAN OR SPECIALIZED AGENCY.
 WHO IS IT GOVERNED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANISATION IS GOVERNED BY THE
ASSEMBLY OF THE MEMBER STATES.
 WHO CONDUCTS THE SPECALIST
WORK IN IMO?
IMO CONDUTS THE SPECAILIST WORK THROUGH ITS
VARIOUS COMITTEES AND SUB COMMITTEES; THESE
COMMITTEES ARE COMPRISED OF VARIOUS EXPERTISE
FROM VARIOUS FIELDS IN MARITIME INDUSTRY.
THE MAIN COMMITTEES ARE;
MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE(MEPC)
MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE(MSC)
LEGAL COMMITTEE(LEG)
 WHICH UN STATES ARE NOT THE
MEMBER OF IMO?
MOSTLY
AFGHANISTAN

LANDLOCKED

ANDORRA,
BHUTAN

BURKINA FASO



COUNTRIES
BURUNDI
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ;
CHAD, ESWATINI

KYRGYZSTAN

LAOS, LESOTHOLIECHTENSTEIN
MALI

NIGER

RWANDA

SOUTH SUDAN

TAJIKISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
 HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE THERE AND HOW
DOES A COUNTRY BECOME A MEMBER
AS OF 2020 THERE ARE 175 MEMBER STATES OF
IMO.

TO BECOME A MEMBER OF IMO THE STATE HAS

TO RATIFY THE MULTILATERAL TREATY KNOWN
AS CONVENTION TO IMO
 HOW DOES GOVERNING BODY MEET AND
DESCRIBE THE GOVERNANCE AT IMO
GOVERNING BODIES MEET ONCE IN EVERY TWO
YEARS AS A REGULAR SESSION BUT MAY ALSO MEET
IN AN EXRTRA ORDINARY SESSION IF REQUIRED
IMO GOVERNANCE CONSIST OF
ASSEMBLY –THE HIGHEST GOVERNING BODY
COUNCIL-ELECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY AND AN
EXECUTIVE ORGAN OF IMO
COMMITTEE- TEAM OF EXPERTISE IN MARITIME
INDUSTRY
 SIX LEGAL INSTRUMENTS OF IMO
SOLAS CONVENTION
MARPOL CONVENTION
STCW CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS
INTERNATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION