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6 IMO takes further action on climate change

7 Security Council statement highlights IMO work in Gulf of Guinea

8 Mandatory electronic data exchange adopted under revised convention

8 Model courses validated

9 Indonesian President visits IMO

5 Building capacity, spreading the benefits: a message from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim

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28 Toward a Sustainable Ocean for the Next Generation by Yohei Sasakawa

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10 Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW); 3rd session; 1-5 February 2016

12 Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR); 3rd session; 15-19 February 2016

15 Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, Search and Rescue (NCSR); 3rd session; 29 February-4 March 2016

18 Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE); 3rd session; 14-18 March 2016

24 Facilitation Committee (FAL); 40th session; 4-8 April 2016

26 Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC); 69th session; 18-22 April 2016

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IMO AT WORKA message from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim OPINION

This is, no doubt, an interesting time to be in shipping. The economic climate may not be easy and the public’s expectations around the industry’s social and environmental

credentials may be more challenging than ever before.But, at the same time, the opportunities afforded by new

technology place shipping, potentially, on the brink of a new era.If we think of the technologies emerging around fuel and

energy use, automation and vessel management, materials and construction and so many other areas, it is not difficult to envisage new generations of ships that bring step-change improvements in all the areas that IMO regulates – and, yes, in economic viability and profitability too. That, I think, is part of the voyage we are taking together.

IMO is as relevant today, and will be in the future, as it was when it began operations back in 1959. The regulatory framework it has created will need continual adjustment to ensure that cutting-edge technology and the very latest equipment are effectively integrated into everyday ship operations, and that the potential benefits they offer are harnessed to our collective advantage. The philosophical shift in favour of goal-based standards, initially for ship construction, is important in this respect, as it allows for innovative new ways to meet the agreed goals to be developed without having to re-write the rule book every time.

But, notwithstanding the need for occasional adjustments, the regulatory framework adopted by IMO is now quite comprehensive, and it is well understood that the development of new regulations should only be undertaken if there is a clear and demonstrable need to do so. Indeed, IMO has been actively engaged in efforts to reduce the administrative burdens and red tape associated with regulatory compliance for shipowners and staff.

In the coming years, therefore, IMO will have an increasingly important role to play in the implementation of the existing regulatory framework. That does not mean IMO becoming an enforcement agency or an inspection authority. But what it does mean is that we will be placing more and more emphasis on building capacity and expertise among those that do inspect and enforce. We will be helping countries first, to build the legal

capacity to write IMO standards into their own national maritime legislation, and then to implement and enforce that legislation effectively.

As Secretary-General of the IMO, it is my role to develop my strategies and visions to support the decision-making process of the Member States.

IMO measures are only worth anything if they are effectively and universally implemented. In this process we need to listen to those at the sharp end. The ones we are regulating or affected by our regulation, should be heard, so that any challenges in implementation can be addressed before they turn into problems.

To achieve this, capacity building, especially to help developing countries, is necessary. We can assist to ensure that the ability to participate effectively in maritime activities is not just confined to the traditional shipping countries that can tap into rich seams of maritime experience and expertise. By doing this, particularly in developing countries, we will help to spread the benefits of participation in maritime activity more evenly.

Of course, if we are going to succeed in all this, communication is an absolutely crucial element. We need to make sure the right people hear and understand our messages – and, again, that applies just as much to a naval architect working on scantlings for a new containership as it does to politicians developing national strategies for maritime development.

We need to engage with them all, and that is why I am keen to ensure IMO is an active, engaging and outward-looking organization. IMO is the only body able to ensure that international shipping can operate safely and sustainably within a fair and equitable, global, regulatory regime.

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IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record

and report their fuel consumption, in a move that sends a clear and positive signal about the Organization’s continuing commitment to climate change mitigation.

Under the system, ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above will be required to collect consumption data for each type of fuel they use, as well as other, additional, specified data including proxies for transport work. The aggregated data will be reported to the flag State after the end of each calendar year and the flag State, having determined that the data has been reported in accordance with the requirements, will issue a Statement of Compliance to the ship. Flag States will be required to subsequently transfer this data to an IMO Ship Fuel Consumption Database.

IMO would be required to produce an annual report to the MEPC, summarizing the data collected. Data would be anonymized so individual ship data would not be recognized.

The data collection system is enshrined in draft amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which were approved by the 69th session of the MEPC, (18 to 22 April 2016). They will be put forward for adoption at the 70th MEPC session in October this year and could enter into force in 2018.

The mandatory data collection system is intended to be the first in a three-step process in which analysis of the data collected would provide the basis for an objective, transparent and inclusive policy debate in the MEPC. This would allow a decision to be made on whether any further measures are needed to enhance energy efficiency and address greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. If so, proposed policy options would then be considered.

Following a wide-ranging discussion on future work to further address greenhouse gas emissions from ships, the Committee agreed to hold a working group at MEPC 70 for an in-depth debate.

The MEPC welcomed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and recognized it as

a major achievement by the international community. It also unanimously recognized IMO’s own role in mitigating the impact of GHG emissions from international shipping and acknowledged the current efforts and the measures already introduced by IMO to enhance the energy efficiency of ships.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim hailed the approval of the data collection amendments as a significant contribution to the ongoing work by the international community to mitigate climate change, and welcomed the positive spirit in which Member states had approached the discussion.

“It has been very encouraging to see States which had previously found it difficult to reach binding agreement on climate

change measures bring the spirit of the Paris Agreement to IMO. The unanimous agreement to take forward a mandatory data collection system for ships’ fuel consumption is a significant step. It will provide a solid basis

on which to consider, armed with information, whether further measures may be required in future to mitigate GHG emissions from shipping,” Mr Lim said.

He added, “I would like to commend the Member States of IMO

for once again showing their willingness to work collaboratively for the greater good. On World Earth Day, and the day the Paris Agreement is being signed by world leaders in New York (22 April) we are pleased to announce another of IMO’s continuing efforts to protect the world’s oceans and climate.”

IMO takes further action on climate changeOrganization agrees mandatory system for collecting ships’ fuel consumption data

Ships of 5,000 gt and above will be required to record their fuel consumption

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IMO takes further action on climate change

To date, IMO is the only Organization to have adopted energy-efficiency measures that are legally binding across an entire global industry. Mandatory energy efficiency standards for new ships, and mandatory operational measures to reduce emissions from existing ships, entered into force in 2013, as amendments to MARPOL Annex VI. Thanks to those new measures, by 2025 all new ships built will be 30% more energy efficient than those built in 2014.

“The work in the MEPC this week shows IMO’s strong commitment, as the global regulator of the shipping industry, to continue its work to address GHG emissions from ships engaged in international trade. IMO has a major role to play in ensuring that the positive momentum towards climate change mitigation is translated into tangible and lasting improvements in people’s lives,” Mr Lim said.

Security Council statement highlights IMO work in Gulf of Guinea

A Presidential Statement from the United Nations

Security Council (S/PRST/2016/4) has strongly condemned acts of murder, kidnapping, hostage-taking and robbery by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraged States in the region and regional organizations to enhance cooperation on maritime safety and security. The statement also recognizes the efforts of the countries in the region in adopting measures to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea and address transnational organized crime, such as drug trafficking, as well as other measures to enhance maritime safety and security.

According to reports received by IMO, the Gulf of Guinea accounts for nearly 40 per cent of all piracy and armed robbery at sea reported worldwide so far this year. In 2015, it was the third most dangerous maritime area of the globe. Since 1 January 2016, there has been a 36 percent increase in reported incidents compared to the same period in 2015, while the number of people kidnapped from ships already matches the total for the whole of 2015. Several particularly violent incidents are a source of particular concern.

IMO is working with States in the region and regional organizations to help develop the maritime sector and the blue economy, underpinned by good maritime security. In

addition to countering piracy and armed robbery against ships, States in the region are being encouraged and assisted to develop holistic maritime security strategies that address a range of issues, including search and rescue, marine environment protection, energy-supply security, maritime terrorism, unsafe mixed migration by sea as well as other illicit activities, such as trafficking drugs, weapons and people by sea and illegal fishing.

In its Presidential Statement, the Security Council expressed appreciation for the IMO West and Central Africa Maritime Security Trust Fund and its efforts to help build maritime-security capacity in West and Central Africa and encouraged Member States to make financial contributions to the Fund.

Maritime crime in Gulf of Guinea has been increasing but IMO is working to build capacity in the region to counter it


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IMO’s Sub-Committee on the Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) has validated three revised model courses on: Radar Navigation at Operational Level; Personal safety and social responsibilities; and Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations.

The Sub-Committee has also agreed terms of reference to develop eleven draft new or updated model courses:

• Ratings as able seafarer in a manned engine room or designated to perform

duties in a periodically unmanned engine room;

• Ratings forming part of a watch in a manned engine room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine room;

• Assessment, Examination and Certification of Seafarers;

• Training course for Instructors;

• Onboard assessment (model course 1.30);

• Basic training for ships subject to the IGF Code;

• Advanced training for ships subject to the IGF Code;

• Basic training for ships operating in polar waters;

• Advanced training for ships operating in polar waters;

• Ratings as able seafarer deck; and

• The use of Engine-room Simulation for training and assessment of seafarers in the engine department (model course 2.07).

Model courses validated

Mandatory electronic data exchange adopted under revised conventionMandatory requirements for the electronic

exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers have been adopted as part of a revised and modernized annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention), which aims to harmonize procedures for ships’ arrival, stay and departure from port.

The new standard 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, is among important changes in the revised Annex, which is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2018, under the tacit acceptance procedure.

There will be a transitional period of 12 months from the date of the introduction of such systems to make electronic transmissions mandatory, during which both paper and electronic documents would be allowed.

The FAL treaty, first adopted in 1965, aims at securing the highest practicable degree of uniformity in formalities and other procedures, including mandatory “Standards” and “Recommended Practices” on formalities, documentary requirements and procedures which should be applied on arrival, stay and departure to the ship itself, and to its crew, passengers, baggage and cargo. These include standardised forms for the maximum information required for the general declaration, cargo declaration, crew list and passenger list; and agreed essential minimum information requirements for the ship’s stores declaration and crew’s effects declaration.

The adoption of the revised FAL annex follows a comprehensive review of its provisions. The update is aimed at ensuring the FAL treaty adequately addresses the shipping industry’s present and emerging

needs and serves to facilitate and expedite international maritime traffic. The objective is to prevent unnecessary delays to ships and to persons and property on board.

A new recommended practice encourages 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 via a single portal without duplication.

Other revised standards cover shore leave and access to shore-side facilities for crew, including the addition of a paragraph in the standard to say that there should be no discrimination, in respect of shore leave, on grounds of nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, or social origin, and irrespective of the flag State of the ship on which seafarers are employed, engaged or work.

Standards and recommended practices relating to stowaways are also updated, to include references to relevant sections of the International Ship and Port Facilities’ Security (ISPS) Code. A new standard requires Governments, where appropriate, to incorporate into their national legislation legal grounds to allow prosecution of stowaways, attempted stowaways and any individual or company aiding a stowaway or an attempted stowaway with the intention to facilitate access to the port area, any ship, cargo or freight containers.

The IMO Standardized Forms (FAL forms), which cover IMO General Declaration, Cargo Declaration, Ship’s Stores Declaration, Crew’s Effects Declaration, Crew List Passenger List and Dangerous Goods have also been revised.

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In April, Indonesia’s President Mr Joko Widodo (right) addressed IMO’s MEPC at

the invitation of IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim. The visit was part of Mr Lim’s initiative to raise awareness of the Organization within the broader audience of global leadership.

Delegates from 107 Member States and 53 NGOs heard Mr Widodo outline Indonesia’s strategy for national maritime development and confirm his support for IMO as the appropriate global forum for matters of maritime policy.

President Widodo said, “Indonesia believes the future of global prosperity depends on how we manage the sea. And that future can be secured by taking care of the sea as our common heritage. We can do this through international cooperation, including at the IMO.”

“We realize the sustainable use of maritime resources must be for the benefit of our people. We are aware it is our responsibility as a member of international society to ensure maritime sustainability. We also realize that, as a power between two oceans, we must take part in ensuring the safety of international navigation. In this context, Indonesia sees the IMO and our membership in the IMO as important,” he said.

Indonesia would continue to play an active role at IMO, President Widodo said, noting the country’s ratification last year of the Ballast Water Management Convention.

Since taking office at the beginning of this year, Mr Lim has stressed his commitment that IMO can, and should, be the catalyst for dialogue and communication across all areas of maritime policy and regulation, breaking

down the tendency for governments, industry and other stakeholders to operate in silos.

By so doing, he believes IMO can simultaneously serve the interests of the environment, of society and of the economy – which have been identified as the three pillars of sustainability. These will become increasingly important for the Organization and its members as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development becomes more widely embraced.

Commenting on Mr Widodo’s visit, Mr Lim said, “I am most grateful to the President for taking time from his busy schedule to visit IMO and speak to our delegates. IMO has had clear and demonstrable success over many decades in making shipping safer, cleaner, more efficient and more secure and I

hope to find ways to extend IMO’s values and achievements more widely throughout the global supply chain.”

“This is something that can only be done by an active, engaging and outward-looking organization – which is why I am keen to raise IMO’s visibility among officials, ministers and decision-makers beyond our regular community.”

This year’s World Maritime Day theme is “Shipping: indispensable to the world”. It was chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society and to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO as the global regulatory body for international shipping. The importance of shipping in supporting and sustaining today’s global society gives IMO’s work a significance that reaches far beyond the industry itself.

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The HTW Sub-Committee agreed draft amendments to the STCW Convention and its related Code, to require

personnel serving on board passenger ships to have completed passenger ship emergency familiarization appropriate to their capacity, duties and responsibilities.The amendments would also require masters, officers, ratings, and other personnel designated on the muster list to assist passengers in emergency situations on board passenger ships, to undergo passenger ship crowd-management training. The draft amendments, to regulation V/2 and section A-V/2 of the STCW Convention and Code, respectively, will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 96) for approval.The STCW Code’s new section A-V/2 (Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualification of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on passenger ships) covers “Passenger ship emergency familiarization” and “Safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces”.The review of the passenger ship training requirements was part of the long-term action plan on passenger ship safety agreed following the Costa Concordia incident in January 2012.

The Sub-Committee agreed the draft of a new SOLAS regulation to require damage

control drills to take place on all passenger ships from 2020.

The new regulation II-1/19-1 would require regular damage control drills to take place on board the ship. Damage control drill scenarios would need to be varied for each drill so that emergency conditions are simulated for different damage conditions and, as far as practicable, they would be conducted as if there were an actual emergency.

The drill would include checking damage control information and the on board damage stability computer, flood detection systems, communications, watertight door,; bilge pump operation, bilge alarm checking and damage survey.

The Sub-Committee agreed draft amendments to the Revised guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations

(resolution A.1071(28)). The revisions update the guidelines, including a new section on practical training for performing verification, including a requirement for a person authorized to carry out ISM audits to have completed at least four training audits.

Passenger ship training amendments agreed

Damage control drills – draft SOLAS amendment agreed Provisional principles and scope for

the review of the 1995 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), which entered into force in 2012, were endorsed. The review would aim to update and revise the treaty, taking into account the unique nature of the fishing

industry, the fishing working environment and prevention of damage to the marine environment. The MSC will be invited to approve the proposed provisional principles and scope for the review.

The STCW-F Convention sets the certification and minimum training requirements for crews of seagoing fishing vessels of 24m in length and above.

Review of STCW-F initiated

Revised ISM implementation guidelines agreed

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The Sub-Committee agreed draft unified

interpretations to the NOX Technical Code 2008 related to the approval of selective catalytic reduction systems to meet NOx standards, for submission to MEPC 70 for approval.

The revised section II of the Manual on Oil Pollution –

Contingency Planning; and the draft Guide on oil spill response in ice and snow conditions were agreed, for submission to MEPC 70 for approval.

The Sub-Committee developed a draft

measurement reporting protocol for black carbon. The protocol provides recommendations for the voluntary collection of

black carbon data, including parameters for multiple black carbon measurement instrument technologies and a broad cross-section of current engine technologies, fuel

types, and engine operating conditions.

Interested delegations were invited to use the protocol and submit data to PPR 4, to facilitate its further refining.

Draft amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI bunker

delivery note relating to the supply of marine fuel oil to ships which have fitted alternative mechanisms to address sulphur emissions requirements were agreed.

The draft amendments to appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI are intended to address situations where the fuel oil supplied does not meet low sulphur requirements, but has been supplied to a ship which is using “equivalent means” (for example, abatement technology such as scrubbers) to reduce the sulphur oxide emissions from

the ship in order to comply with MARPOL requirements.

The draft amendments will be forwarded to MEPC 70 in October 2016 with a view to approval and subsequent adoption.

The Sub-Committee also agreed draft Guidelines for on-board sampling for the verification of the sulphur content of fuel oil used on board, for submission to MEPC 70, for consideration, with a view to approval. The guidelines provide an agreed method for sampling to enable effective control and enforcement of liquid fuel oil used on board ships under the provisions of MARPOL Annex VI.

Interpretations for SCRs under NOX Technical Code agreed

Draft oil pollution manuals agreed

Black carbon reporting protocol drafted

Bunker delivery note amendments agreed for ships with scrubbers

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Work continued on the revision of chapters

17 (Summary of minimum requirements), 18 List of products to which the code does not apply) and 21 (Criteria for assigning carriage requirements for products subject to the IBC Code) of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code).

The comprehensive review of the IBC Code aims to harmonize the requirements for individual substances with the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and the 2014 edition of the

Revised Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) hazard evaluation procedure for chemical substances carried by ships. An analysis of the draft revised chapter 21, carried out by the IMO Secretariat, concluded that the revision would lead to a strengthening of carriage requirements for a significant number of cargoes listed in chapters 17 and 18 of the Code.

The analysis showed that the application of the current draft of the revised chapter 21 of the IBC Code would result in a 64% increase in products that have both safety and pollution aspects; a 145% increase in

products requiring controlled venting; a 183% increase in products identified as toxic or flammable/toxic with regard to vapour detection requirements and a 102% increase in products that would now require personal protective equipment.

Work on finalising the draft chapter 21 and reviewing individual products will continue in the intersessional meeting of the ESPH Working Group.

The aim is to finalize the review by PPR 5 (2018), so that the revised IBC Code chapters can be put forward for approval by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and MEPC in early 2018, for adoption later that year.

The draft of the “Ballast Water Management – How to do it”

manual was further developed during the session. The manual is expected to be finalised at PPR 4, following anticipated discussions on ballast water issues during 2016 at MEPC 69 and MEPC 70.

The Sub-Committee continued its work

on the draft Code for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk in Offshore Support Vessels (OSV Chemical Code) and re-established the correspondence group to finalise the text for submission to PPR 4.

The aim is to develop a consistent regulatory framework for the transport and handling of limited amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk on offshore support vessels with a single certification scheme, taking into account the complex and continued evolution of the offshore industry as well as the unique design features and service characteristics of these vessels.

The Sub-Committee began work to develop draft

amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen the discharge requirements for high-viscosity and persistent floating substances (such as high-viscosity PIB (Polyisobutylene), which was reviewed and reclassified in 2013).

It was agreed that the way forward would be to amend the definitions for high-viscosity and solidifying substances in MARPOL Annex II, and to require a pre-wash for such substances before discharge. Some 160 to 180 products could be affected by such amendments. Products will be reviewed to clarify which are considered high-viscosity persistent floaters or solidifying products that are persistent floaters, therefore triggering the requirement for a pre wash.

Work on developing the draft MARPOL amendments will continue in the intersessional meeting of the Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards (ESPH 22) and at the next session.

High-viscosity and persistent floating substances addressed

Revision of IBC code continued

Ballast water management manual nears completion

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The possible effects of wind turbines on radar signals should be taken into account under the draft amendments

Navigation around offshore multiple structures The Sub-Committee endorsed

draft amendments on a recommendation to Governments to take into account safety of navigation when multiple structures at sea, such as wind turbines, are being planned.

The proposed amendment would add a new paragraph in the General provisions on ships’ routeing (resolution A.572(14), as amended) on establishing multiple structures at sea.

It recommends that Governments should take into account, as far as practicable, the impact multiple structures at sea, including but not limited to wind turbines, could have on the safety of navigation, including any radar interference.

Traffic density and prognoses, the presence or establishment of routeing measures in the area, and the manoeuvrability of ships and their obligations under the 1972 Collision Regulations should be considered when planning to establish multiple structures at sea.

Sufficient manoeuvring space extending beyond the side borders of traffic separation schemes should be provided to allow evasive manoeuvres and contingency planning by ships making use of routeing measures in the vicinity of multiple structure areas.

The Sub-Committee approved the following

new and amended ships’ routeing measures, for submission to the MSC for adoption:

Establishment of two new traffic separation schemes (TSSs) • Establishment of new

TSSs “Off Southwest Australia”.

• Establishment of a new TSS “In the Corsica Channel”.

Amendments to existing TSSs• Amendments to the

existing TSS “In the Approaches to Hook of Holland and at North Hinder” and associated measures, superseding the existing precautionary areas “In the approaches to Hook of Holland and at North Hinder”.

• Amendments to the existing TSS “At West Hinder”.

• Amendments to the existing TSS “In Bornholmsgat”.

Other routeing measures • Establishment of new

two-way routes and precautionary areas “Approaches to the Schelde estuary”, superseding the existing precautionary area “In the vicinity of Thornton and Bligh Banks”.

• Establishment of new routeing measures “In Windfarm Borssele”.

• Amendments to the existing area to be avoided “Off the coast of Ghana in the Atlantic Ocean”.

Ships routeing systems approved The Galileo Global Navigation

Satellite System (GNSS) could be accepted as a future component of the Word Wide Radionavigation System (WWRNS), the Sub-Committee agreed, since the proponents had provided the necessary information.

The recommendation will be forwarded to the Maritime

Safety Committee (MSC 96), to recognize Galileo as a future component of the WWRNS, subject to formal promulgation, i.e. when the proponents have stated formally that the system is operational and available for use by merchant shipping.

Performance standards for Galileo shipborne receivers were

adopted in 2006 (resolution MSC.233(82)).

The satellite positioning systems already recognized by IMO as meeting the required standards in order to be used as a component of the WWRNS include GPS (since 1995), GLONASS (since 1996) and Beidou (since 2014).

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It was agreed that the Iridium mobile satellite system could be incorporated into the GMDSS, subject to compliance with outstanding issues, and endorsed a comprehensive list of conditions which need to be fulfilled before Iridium could be recommended for recognition.

Recognition of Iridium as a GMDSS service provider considered

The Sub-Committee continued developing draft Performance Standards for ship-borne GMDSS equipment to accommodate additional providers of GMDSS satellite services, and agreed to further work on the text at the next session.

Standards for equipment to accommodate other GMDSS providers

Work continued on matters related to e-navigation, under the e-navigation Strategy Implementation Plan (SIP) which has been approved by the MSC. Three specific items were discussed during the session: revision of Performance Standards for Integrated Navigation Systems (INS); development of Guidelines for the harmonized display of navigation information received via communications equipment; and development of Revised Guidelines and criteria for ship reporting systems. The work will continue intersessionally and at the next NCSR session.

E-navigation work continued

The Sub-Committee considered matters related to the harmonization of aeronautical and maritime Search and Rescue, and agreed on work to be undertaken in relation to the regular updating of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual. The Sub-Committee endorsed the holding of the 23rd session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)/IMO Joint Working Group on Search and Rescue, to be held from 12 to 16 September 2016.

Harmonization of aeronautical and maritime search and rescue

The Sub-Committee completed its review of the Global

Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and moved the work forward, establishing a correspondence group to develop a preliminary draft of a modernization plan for the GMDSS.

The aim is to eventually adopt a revised and updated SOLAS Chapter IV, which maintains the requirements for ships to carry specified terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications equipment for sending and receiving distress alerts and maritime safety information, as well as for general communications.

Following the detailed review of the GMDSS, it was noted that no new carriage or retrofit requirements for ships are proposed at this stage. It was also noted that consideration be given to a requirement for all lifeboats and at least some liferafts to be equipped with Search and Rescue Transponder SARTs.

The review recognizes that some equipment will evolve over time to use newer technologies, and updates of equipment may be necessary as a result of decisions of future competent ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs), for example, if spectrum allocation and/or regulatory provisions are amended.

The review recommends that SOLAS chapter IV should be revised to provide for other GMDSS satellite service providers in addition to Inmarsat. It also recommends that possible ways for maritime safety information (MSI) providers to provide and monitor MSI broadcasts over multiple GMDSS satellite service providers should be identified, with a view to minimizing the costs, or at least any potential cost increases, for MSI providers.

It is anticipated that the work to develop and approve the modernization plan, followed by the drafting of the revised regulations, could result in a revised SOLAS chapter IV being adopted with an entry force date of 2024.

The Joint International Telecommunications Union (ITU)/IMO Experts Group, meeting in July 2016, will be invited to consider the interim preliminary draft of the GMDSS modernization plan developed by the correspondence group.

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The Sub-Committee agreed revised and updated texts of the International SafetyNet and NAVTEX Manuals, for submission

to the MSC for approval.SafetyNet is the international automatic direct-printing satellite-

based service for the promulgation of Maritime Safety Information (MSI), navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts, Search and Rescue (SAR) information and other urgent safety-related messages to ships.

NAVTEX provides shipping with navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety-related information messages by automatic display or printout from a dedicated receiver.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) have contributed to the updating of the manuals, which will be issued as joint IMO/WMO/IHO publications.

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Draft mandatory requirements relating to maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and

repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear were agreed by the Sub Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), meeting for its 3rd session.

The work to finalise the requirements is part of long-standing work to address the safety of lifeboats and rescue boats, particularly during testing.

The requirements aim to provide for a uniform, safe and documented standard for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats (including free-fall lifeboats), rescue boats and fast rescue boats; and of launching appliances and on-load and off load release gear for lifeboats (including primary and secondary means of launching appliances for free-fall lifeboats), rescue boats, fast rescue boats and davit launched liferafts.

The Sub-Committee agreed the draft amendments to SOLAS chapter III Regulation 20 – Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections to make mandatory the Requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear, which were finalised during the session.

The draft texts will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 96) for

consideration with a view to adoption.The draft SOLAS amendments and the

draft mandatory requirements had previously been approved in principle by MSC 92, but were referred back to the Sub-Committee for further refinement.

The draft amendments to SOLAS regulation III/20 introduce requirements for the maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear to be carried out in accordance with the new mandatory Requirements.

Administrations will be required to ensure that the thorough examination, operational testing, repair, and overhaul of equipment are carried out in accordance with SOLAS regulation III/20 by the manufacturer or authorized service providers who are qualified in these operations for each make and type of equipment for which they provide the service.

The Sub-Committee invited submissions to the next session in relation to the ongoing review of the Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats and Guidelines for simulated launching of free-fall lifeboats, currently included in annex 2 of the annex to circular MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1 (2009) on Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats.

The draft SOLAS amendments and proposed mandatory Requirements will

effectively make annex 1 of the annex to circular MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1 mandatory. The guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills and simulated launching are intended to remain as recommendatory guidance.

The Sub-Committee agreed draft amendments to SOLAS regulation II 2/9.4.1.3 to clarify the requirements for fire integrity of windows on passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers and on special purpose ships with more than 60 (but no more than 240) persons on board. The draft amendments will be submitted to MSC 97 for approval.

Fire integrity of passenger ship windows

Mandatory requirements on lifeboats servicing and maintenance

Draft amendments to the Guidelines on alternative design and arrangements for fire safety (MSC/Circ.1002) were agreed, particularly a new appendix providing the Guidelines for the selection of life safety performance criteria, for submission to MSC 97 for approval.

The guidelines are intended to support the implementation of SOLAS regulation II-2/17 Alternative design and arrangements which provides a methodology for evaluating fire safety design and arrangements deviating from prescriptive requirements with an equivalent level of safety.

Alternative design and arrangements for fire safety

The Sub-Committee agreed draft amendments to the 1994 and 2000 HSC Codes to allow for high-speed craft of less than 30 m (2000 HSC Code) and 20 m (1994 HSC Code) to be exempted from carrying a rescue boat, provided minimum requirements for carrying survival craft are met and provided a person can be rescued from the water in a horizontal or near horizontal body position.

The draft amendments will be submitted to MSC 97 for approval and subsequent adoption.

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A preliminary set of draft goals for the safety of on-board

lifting appliances and winches was prepared.

A correspondence group was established to further develop draft goals and functional requirements suitable for on-board lifting appliances and winches; the list of the available industry codes and/or standards that could be contained in a footnote or the draft guidelines; and draft guidelines supporting the goals and functional requirements, if necessary, to cover the design, fabrication and construction for new installations, on-board procedures for routine inspection, maintenance and operation of on-board lifting appliances and winches, and familiarization of ship’s crew and shore-based personnel.

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Secretary-General supports India’s active maritime growth policyIMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim shared a platform (14 April) with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the first Maritime India Summit in Mumbai. The event brought together stakeholders from diverse sectors of India’s maritime community to explore opportunities to promote growth and investment in the sector. Mr Lim said that a successful shipping and port sector signified that a country was thriving.

A policy to support these areas would be of great benefit to the country as a whole, not just to the maritime industry itself, he added. He stressed the need for collaborative planning and praised Prime Minister Modi for the positive steps he and his government have taken to encourage investment and development throughout India’s maritime sector.

Implementing Ballast Water Management Convention An IMO-GloBallast expert workshop dealing with risk assessment and decision support tools to support the implementation of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention took place at IMO Headquarters (25-26 April). Twelve international experts, drawn from information technology, risk assessment, marine ecosystems protection, maritime operations and Marine Electronic Information system integration, discussed “risk-based decision support systems” for improved implementation of the Convention.

Migration by sea challenges highlighted The complex issues surrounding unsafe mixed migration by sea were debated at a two-day symposium (26-27 April) hosted by the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. Speaking during the opening session, IMO’s Chris Trelawny condemned illegal people smugglers, the associated profiteers and the misery they cause by loading people onto clearly unsafe vessels, and called for safe, legal, alternative pathways to migration to be developed, including safe, organized migration by sea, if necessary.

In the long term, he challenged the symposium to look at how the maritime sector and others could contribute to alleviating the root causes of unsafe mixed migration by sea, by focusing on creating conditions for increased employment, prosperity and stability through enhancing the maritime sector and sustainable blue economy in developing countries.

Workshop promotes port security in Thailand IMO ran a workshop of drills and exercises on international ship and port facility security in Thailand (26-29 April). The event provided practical tools for improving implementation of the periodic drills and exercises required under SOLAS chapter XI-2 and ISPS Code and described in the revised APEC Manual of Drills and Exercises.

The workshop focused on various aspects of the manual, providing a comprehensive approach to planning, preparation for, conduct, debrief and reporting of maritime security drills and exercises. The event was part of a series of workshops being jointly planned by IMO Maritime Security and the APEC Maritime Security Working Group in the region.

Bauxite featured in bulk cargo workshopThe International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code deals with the hazards associated with certain cargoes carried in bulk by ships. In April, IMO co-organised a workshop in Malaysia on implementing the code, with special reference to cargoes that may liquefy – which can be a serious problem.

The workshop provided an overview of the Malaysian experience with bauxite shipments from local ports. Action taken by Malaysia’s Maritime Administration to improve both crew and cargo safety was presented, with positive and constructive feedback provided on national legislation in place to deal with carrying bauxite by sea. Participants also witnessed field sampling and laboratory testing practices.

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Supporting Kenya’s maritime security IMO led a table-top exercise on maritime security in Mombasa, Kenya (21-22 April) as part of the Organization’s continuing work to implement the Djibouti Code of Conduct. National officials from all key ministries and departments took part in a range of evolving scenarios involving both routine business and during an incident, to promote an integrated, whole-of-government approach to maritime security measures and maritime law enforcement. This includes supporting Kenya’s national capacity to perform coastguard functions through inter-agency cooperation and development of maritime strategies and contingency plans.

This was the fifth maritime security exercise of this kind to be held in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden region this year, similar exercises having been completed in Djibouti, Maldives, Mozambique and the Seychelles.

Maritime integration stressed in African environmental summit African coastal states were invited to increase the integration of the maritime dimension in their national economic planning at a meeting of environment ministers and experts from more than 40 African countries in Cairo (16-19 April). IMO’s Jonathan Pace was in attendance at the Sixth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), to discuss the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change within the framework of the continent’s Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want”.

The meeting discussed the Africa Adaptation Initiative, which helps African countries build resilience to the impacts of climate change, and the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, which seeks to foster renewable energy capacity on the continent by 2020. In particular, the sustainable harnessing and integration of natural capital, including within the blue economy, were discussed as ways to implement the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.

IMO’s objectives highlighted at Singapore maritime forum IMO’s role in implementing the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was highlighted at the first Maritime Administrators’ Forum in Singapore (19 April). Participants were informed of IMO’s continuing efforts to link its technical cooperation program to the SDGs, including SDG 14 on conserving and sustainably using the oceans and SDG 5 on gender equality. The forum took the IMO World Maritime Day theme for 2016: “Shipping: Indispensable to the World” to highlight the importance of shipping and raise awareness of shipping’s role in supporting sustainable development.

Maritime women raise Pacific profile The Pacific Women in Maritime Association (PacWiMA) has been re-launched at a conference organized by IMO and the Pacific Community (SPC) (11-15 April). Hosted by Tonga and supported by New Zealand, the conference reinforced the regional commitment for a Pacific Platform for Action on Advancement of Women and Gender Equality. By developing targets and indicators on women’s rights and gender equality, this provides regional support for the global commitment for sustainable development through empowering women.

The conference highlighted women’s economic contribution and leadership in the Pacific maritime sector and will help place women in the maritime sector on the agenda of the transport and energy ministers’ meeting to be held in Tonga in 2017.

PacWiMA was established in 2005, under the auspices of IMO, through the Pacific Community’s Regional Maritime Programme. Its aim was to create a regional support system to raise awareness of issues concerning women’s empowerment and gender equality. Despite the success of some national associations, it became inactive due to a lack of funding and other issues. The conference will discuss its constitution, structure, activities and the development of national chapters. Some 80 women from the Pacific region are attending the conference.

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Training towards greater maritime securityExtensive maritime security training involving countries operating under the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) has been held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (20 March – 7 April). Maritime law enforcement officials from 17 DCoC signatory States participated in exercises dealing with transnational organized crimes at sea – including, piracy/armed robbery against ships, drug trafficking, marine terrorism, weapons smuggling and human trafficking. The training covered theory and hands-on practical training in conducting criminal investigations at sea, boarding and searching suspected vessels, collection, handling and preservation of evidence at sea.

The course was based on best practices and recognized international standards and delivered by experts from IMO, the United States Coast Guard and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Centre (NMIOTC), Greece and Saudi Arabia Border Guard, and jointly organized by Saudi Arabia and IMO.Young diplomats visit IMO

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim gave members of the Young Diplomats in London (YDL) an insight into IMO and his life as an international civil servant, at an event hosted at IMO Headquarters, London (12 April). He outlined the importance of shipping and how IMO treaties cover every aspect of a ship’s life, from the drawing board to the recycling facility – including design, equipment, seafarer training and so on. He also talked about his background as a seafarer and technical expert, and his journey into a new life as the head of a specialized United Nations agency.

Mapping to assist oil spill preparedness in Saint LuciaIMO is funding the development of Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps, an important oil spill response preparedness tool, in Saint Lucia. The Government of Saint Lucia is being assisted in the mapping by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean (RAC REMPEITC-Caribe), whose experts toured the island (4-8 April 2016) to collect Geographical Information System (GiS) data and photos to catalogue and chart coastal resources at risk.

Saint Lucia’s Director of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Christopher Alexander, said: “We are very grateful for the technical cooperation from IMO to develop ESI maps. ESI maps are a very important tool for contingency planners and oil spill responders and having these maps for Saint Lucia will be a great step forward for our country”.

Supporting Mozambique’s coastguard capacityMaritime security was on the agenda at a table top exercise in Maputo, Mozambique (5-6 April) aimed at supporting Mozambique’s national capacity to perform coastguard functions. The IMO-led exercise involved a range of scenarios, including policy decisions and crisis/emergency management and response, to highlight the need for an integrated, multi-agency approach in implementing maritime security measures and maritime law enforcement.

In particular, the exercise referred to the IMO instruments SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. This event was the fourth in a new series of maritime security table top exercises to be conducted in East Africa – offered to the Djibouti Code of Conduct signatory States. It follows the successful series of contingency planning seminars that were conducted by IMO in West Africa.

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Mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers were

adopted, as part of a revised and modernized annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), which aims to harmonize procedures for ship’s arrival, stay

and departure from port.The new standard 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, is among important changes in the revised Annex, which is

expected to enter into force on 1 January 2018, under the tacit acceptance procedure.

There will be a transitional period of 12 months to make electronic transmissions mandatory, during which period paper and electronic documents would be allowed. (Full story, p.8)

The Facilitation Committee was updated on IMO’s Maritime Single Window project, for the electronic exchange of arrival and departure information, in order to support the implementation of the new FAL requirements.The project was initiated following several needs-assessment missions for the enhancement of electronic information exchange, which identified that, while 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.The first phases of the IMO Maritime Single Window project have focused on gathering information on the current situation reagrding the clearance of ships, cargo and passengers at ports from some developing countries. The third phase would involve designing, developing and implementing a prototype maritime single window in a selected country.The Committee requested the IMO Secretariat to report back to FAL 41 with an analysis

of the needs, a summary of commonalities and any additional information related to the project. In the meantime, Member States requiring assistance for the implementation of maritime single windows were invited to contact IMO to discuss their specific needs and explore possible solutions. Member States and organizations willing to assist with the implementation of maritime single windows or the development of a prototype were also invited to contact IMO or submit information to the next session.

IMO maritime single window project

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The Facilitation Committee discussed the protection of the maritime transport network from cyber threats, including the need to address particular risks to maritime single windows, processes for electronic certificates and data exchange between ships and shore, pre-arrival information based on the Facilitation Convention and processes involving ship-port interface.

The MSC is also scheduled to discuss cyber security so it was suggested that any future guidance on cyber security risk management should be developed as a joint FAL/MSC guidelines, to avoid duplication and so that principles could be applied to all stakeholders, both ship and shoreside.

Cyber security Training and education for mooring personnel

The Committee agreed draft amendments to the Procedures for port State control, 2011 (Resolution A.1057(27)), to include references to electronic certificates. The amendments will be forwarded to the MSC and MEPC with a view to submission to the IMO Assembly (in 2017) for adoption.

Amendments to port State control procedures

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A revised FAL circular on minimum training and education for mooring personnel, updating the previous guidelines was approved. The guidelines provide Governments, port authorities and the port industry with guidance on recommended minimum training and education for mooring personnel (unless covered by other regulations), to assure the shipping industry and the public at large that there is an adequate level of competence available in ports, which would ensure that ships could enter, stay and leave a port safely, securely and efficiently.

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Mandatory requirements for ships to record and report data on their

fuel consumption together with additional data on proxies for the “transport work” undertaken by the ship were approved.

The mandatory data collection system is intended to be the first step in a three-step process in which analysis of the data collected would provide the basis

for an objective, transparent and inclusive policy debate in the MEPC. This would allow a decision to be made on whether any further measures are needed to enhance energy efficiency and address greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. If so, proposed policy options would then be considered. (Full story p.6)

The MEPC welcomed the

Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC and recognized the role of IMO in mitigating the impact of GHG emissions from international shipping. Following a wide-ranging discussion on future work to further address greenhouse gas emissions from ships, the Committee agreed to establish a working group at MEPC 70 for an in-depth debate on how to progress the matter.

Recording ships’ fuel consumption data

The MEPC agreed to establish the effective dates for the application of the Baltic Sea Special Area under MARPOL Annex IV (Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships).

In the special area, the discharge of sewage from passenger ships will generally be prohibited unless the ship has an approved sewage treatment plant in operation that meets the applicable additional effluent standards for nitrogen and phosphorus in accordance with the 2012 Guidelines on implementation of effluent standards and performance tests for sewage treatment plants (resolution MEPC.227(64)).

The dates are: for new passenger ships, on 1 June 2019; for existing passenger ships other than those specified below, on 1 June 2021; and for existing passenger ships en route directly to or from a port located outside the special area and to or from a port located east of longitude 28˚10’ E within the special area that do not make any other port calls within the special area, on 1 June 2023.

An MEPC resolution adopting the effective dates encourages Member Governments, industry groups and other stakeholders to comply immediately on a voluntary basis with the Special Area requirements for the Baltic Sea Special Area.

Effective dates for the Baltic Sea Special Area

The MEPC adopted amendments to MARPOL and the NOX Technical Code 2008, with entry into force expected on 1 September 2017:

• amendments to MARPOL Annex II, appendix I, related to the revised GESAMP hazard evaluation procedure;

• amendments to MARPOL Annex IV relating to the dates for implementation of the discharge requirements for passenger ships while in a special area, i.e. not before 1 June 2019 for new passenger ships and not before 1 June 2021 for existing passenger ships;

• amendments to MARPOL Annex VI regarding record requirements for operational compliance with NOX Tier III emission control areas;

• amendments to the NOX Technical Code 2008 to facilitate the testing of gas-fuelled engines and dual fuel engines;

Adoption of amendments to MARPOL

The MEPC agreed in principle to take a decision at MEPC 70 on the implementation date for the global 0.50% m/m sulphur cap for fuel oil, based on the outcome of a review which is due to be submitted to that session.

The MARPOL regulation limiting sulphur oxide emissions from ships provides for a 0.50% global cap to be implemented on 1 January 2020, but also requires a review of the availability of the required fuel oil to be carried out and concluded by 2018. Depending on the outcome of the review, the implementation date could be deferred to 1 January 2025.

A Steering Committee consisting of 13 Member States, one intergovernmental organisation and six international non-governmental organizations is overseeing the review.

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The report of a correspondence group established to consider possible quality-control measures prior to fuel oil being delivered to a ship was considered by the MEPC. Following discussion, the Committee encouraged the fuel oil supply industry to develop draft best practice for fuel oil providers and submit this best practice to the Committee for consideration at a future session.

The Committee also agreed that best practice for fuel oil purchasers/users and Member States/coastal States should be developed and instructed the correspondence group to continue its work on this guidance. The Committee decided not to continue its consideration of the adequacy of the current legal framework in MARPOL Annex VI.

Fuel oil quality

The Energy-Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and associated operational energy-efficiency measures for existing ships became mandatory in 2013, with the entry into force of relevant amendments to MARPOL Annex VI. The regulations require IMO to review the status of technological developments and, if proven necessary, amend the time periods and the EEDI reference line parameters for relevant ship types and reduction rates.

Data received by the IMO Secretariat identifies that nearly 1,700 ships had been certified as complying with the new energy-efficiency design standards.

The MEPC considered an interim report of its correspondence group reviewing the status of technological developments relevant to implementing Phase 2 of the EEDI regulations. Following consideration, the Committee instructed the group to continue considering the status of technological developments for ro-ro cargo ships and ro-ro passenger ships and to make recommendations to MEPC 70 on whether the time periods, the EEDI reference line parameters for relevant ship types and the reduction rates (in regulation 21 of MRPOL Annex VI) should be retained or, if proven necessary, amended.

Energy efficiency of international shipping

The MEPC noted that the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention), 2004, is very close to reaching its entry into force criteria and welcomed the efforts being made by a number of States to ratify the treaty in the near future. To date, 49 States with an aggregate of 34.79% of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage have acceded to the Convention. The entry into force criteria require 35% of world tonnage. The Convention aims to prevent the global spread of invasive aquatic species through ships’ ballast water and sediments.

The MEPC approved draft amendments to

regulation B-3 of the Convention relating to the time scale for implementation of the requirements, to be held in abeyance and circulated on entry into force of the BWM Convention for subsequent adoption.

The Committee granted Final Approval to three further ballast water management systems that make use of active substances. The Committee noted that the total number of type-approved systems is currently 65.

Meanwhile, the correspondence group on the review of the Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (G8) was re-established to continue its work.

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The designation of the marine area known as the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, located between the islands of the Philippines and North Borneo, as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) was approved, in principle, in order to provide special protection from international shipping. This ecologically important sea area is already on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

The Philippines is expected to submit its proposal for an “Area To Be Avoided” (ATBA) for all ships of 150 GT and above in the proposed PSSA to the NCSR Sub-Committee for adoption by the MSC. The PSSA could then be formally designated by MEPC 71 in spring 2017.

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FEATURE

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time, Grotius’ principle of “freedom of the seas” had become outdated and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was adopted, which applies the common heritage of mankind principle to the use and management of the ocean resources beyond national jurisdiction.

To support the global ocean governance, and fill the gap of global human resource capacity, The Nippon Foundation began our work of “Nurturing a New Generation of Ocean Professionals”, in particular, from developing countries, at institutions such as the World Maritime University and International Maritime Law Institute. We now have a network of more than one thousand fellows all over the world and we will strive to expand and strengthen this network ever more.

In recent years, we have witnessed that the problems related to our oceans arise from various interrelated causes. Therefore it has become indispensable that we have specialists who are able to apply a more comprehensive perspective that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

Young expertsIt is for this reason that The Nippon

Foundation has also been giving importance to the ocean-related human resource development of young experts who can develop holistic perspectives and knowledge. Currently, we have partnered with six universities, including Cambridge and Princeton, to establish a program that brings together experts from around the world in various fields such as climate change, ocean policy, biodiversity, fisheries, ocean resource economics, and law of the sea to predict

Every year the winner of IMO’s prestigious International Maritime Prize is invited to submit a paper on a subject of his or her choice for publication in IMO News. Here, 2014 winner Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, shares his views on the importance of ocean sustainability for future generations. The views expressed are those of the author and do not represent IMO position or policy

the future of our oceans. I am renewing my commitment to working for the capacity building of the future generations to project a more holistic and global vision for oceans and people.

I am, however, deeply concerned at the fact that the state and problems of our oceans are growing increasingly serious.

Overfishing has led to the destruction of ecosystem balance in different parts of the world, and it is said that about 50% of the world’s marine life has been lost over the past 40 years. Climate change can increase large-scale natural disasters with significant impact on all life on earth.

Acidification of the oceans is the cause of devastating biological damage such as to the coral reefs. Rising sea levels are threatening the lives of people in island nations of the South Pacific.

Maritime rightsLegal and policy challenges confront us

over the development of newly discovered deep-sea resources. There is also the issue of the management of the high seas which cover two thirds of the oceans. The battle to win maritime rights threatens the security and stability of the principle of “common heritage of mankind”.

As countries assert their rights and interests, the oceans, which are supposed to be our common heritage as one, are being split into pieces. Each of us, though we may be unaware, is involved in the deprivation of ocean resources that belong to future generations.

Crises that are challenging the oceans are becoming more and more serious. We remain ignorant of them as they silently continue to grow. Furthermore, the ever deepening crises of the oceans are left unaddressed. Unless we confront today these issues of the oceans

and take effective measures without delay, a time will come when human existence itself will be threatened.

New frameworkI am well aware of the major role UNCLOS

has played in maintaining international order, providing a legal framework for all maritime activities. However, due to changes in society and the environment, we now face problems that could not have been imagined before. We need to recognize that it is not enough to deal with them just through existing international organizations and conventional frameworks.

Now is the time for us to seek a new framework of ocean governance that will enable us to effectively solve the problems of the oceans. This new framework will not simply solve current problems to ensure that our finite oceans are passed on to the next generations. But it will be a new framework that addresses the changes of the ocean and, “designs the future of the oceans”, while providing hope for future generations. I believe this calls for a new global organization that can address the issues of ocean governance from a holistic and an integrated perspective.

Future of the oceansI feel that many of us share these concerns

and the need to take responsibility, consider the future of the oceans, and take appropriate action. But there is also a bright side to our challenges that there are young people who are well aware of the situation of the ocean today and what it will be in the future if left unattended. It is my wish that an integrated framework of ocean governance be established and that, coupled with the abilities of the young professionals we have nurtured, will enable the crises to be overcome, leaving abundant and beautiful oceans for future generations.

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Promoting ship energy efficiency in PanamaAn IMO workshop in Panama City (7-9 March) raised awareness of the Organization’s regulations on energy efficiency and the control of GHG emissions from ships. This was the latest in a series of national workshops in lead pilot countries for the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships Project (GloMEEP), which was launched in September 2015. The project aims to support uptake and implementation of energy efficiency measures for shipping.

Participants from Panamanian governmental departments, academia and other related bodies attended the “MARPOL Annex VI and Technology Transfer” workshop – which was run by IMO and funded by contributions from Norway. Additionally, Panama held the First National Task Force meeting (10 March) to endorse the National Work Plan of activities under the GloMEEP project for the coming two years.

Supporting port State control in west and central Africa Officials from 18 west and central African countries took part in a training workshop to promote further coordination of regional Port State Control (PSC) activities. Port State control is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the ships’ condition, equipment and manning comply with international regulations. The workshop, in Lagos, Nigeria (7-16 March), included training for PSC officers on the New Inspection Regime (NIR) – including a practical PSC inspection at Apapa Port, Lagos.

The NIR was developed by the Paris MoU and adopted by Abuja MoU for enhanced port State control inspections. The workshop was hosted by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and jointly organized by IMO and the MoU on port State control for west and central Africa, with sponsorship from the European Union.

Ballast water management experts gather for R&D forum Experts at the forefront of research and development in relation to preventing of the spread of potentially harmful species in ballast water gathered in Montreal, Canada for a key international forum under the banner “Ballast Water Management Convention – moving towards implementation”.

Some 140 participants at the 6th Global Environment Facility (GEF)-United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-IMO GloBallast R&D Forum and Exhibition on Ballast Water Management (16-18 March) shared knowledge and experience on treatment technologies and alternative methods and highlighted current research. Compliance-monitoring and enforcement, including sampling and analysis, were also discussed.

Students learn about IMO rules on air pollution and ship energy efficiency Students of shipping and maritime related subjects at Southampton Solent University have learned about IMO’s regulations for the control of air pollution and energy efficiency for ships, Southampton, United Kingdom (11 March). Speaking at the university’s Maritime Week, Edmund Hughes of the Marine Environment Division highlighted IMO’s important role in the governance of international shipping and the growing interest in marine protection and the mitigation of environmental risks from ships.

In particular, the presentation focused on air pollution prevention, the development of energy efficiency standards for ships and IMO’s work to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships. IMO is the first organization to have adopted energy-efficiency measures that are legally binding across an entire global industry, applying to all countries.

Asia-Pacific ship safety heads meetIMO joined Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) at their annual gathering (14-17 March) in Queenstown, New Zealand. The meeting began with a workshop on domestic ship safety, including ferries operating on non-international routes, and concluded with a port visit to domestic ships. Discussions during the main part of the meeting were devoted to country papers falling under each of the pillars of the APHoMSA: regional cooperation; marine environment protection; safety at sea including the human element; and marine casualty and incident response.


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Supporting oil spill response in DominicaA national workshop dealing with oil spill contingency planning, funded by IMO, was held in Dominica. It included an IMO oil spill response awareness session (30 March) attended by officials from Dominica’s Government and petroleum industry. The workshop participants worked with RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe and Polaris Applied Sciences to update Dominica’s national oil spill contingency plan, incorporating Environmental Sensitivity Maps, which were developed in 2012 with the help of IMO Technical Cooperation assistance.

The oil spill response awareness session was presented by the RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe in coordination with Dominica’s Ministry of Public Works and Ports and hosted by the Office of Disaster Management.

Women on boardTwo IMO films on women in the maritime industry were shown at the “Women on Board” exhibition at Hamburg’s International Maritime Museum, Germany (March – June 2016). The films “Women at the Helm” and “Making Waves: Women leaders in the maritime world” are part of IMO’s continuing efforts to promote the advancement of women in shipping. These latest screenings follow International Women’s Day, which saw IMO join the annual global celebration and awareness campaign in March.

IMO at UN counter-terrorism coordination meetingThe UN General Assembly’s Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force held a one-day Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York (17 March). IMO participates in the work of UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee’s Executive Directorate and the Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force, through country assessment visits, capacity building coordination, and exchange of policy developments with other UN and partner entities involved in border management and law enforcement. IMO’s Chris Trelawny participated in the meeting.

The event brought together principals and senior representatives from CTITF entities, including a number of UN agencies, to explore the way forward on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.

Marine litter partnership meetsThe steering committee of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter met at IMO Headquarters (22-23 March) to coordinate and plan future work to further reduce and better manage marine litter. The global partnership gathers together international agencies, Governments, NGOs, academia, private sector, civil society and individuals. IMO is a co-lead for sea-based litter in the global partnership, contributing to the development of the first so-called Massive Open Online Course on marine litter.

Maritime security in the spotlight at APEC transport meetingIMO underlined its support for joint capacity building efforts to implement internationally agreed standards for tackling maritime security threats at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (4-7 April). Henrik Madsen of IMO’s Subdivision for Maritime Security and Facilitation addressed the 42nd APEC Transportation Working Group (TPT WG), of which IMO is a member.

IMO and the Transportation Working Group’s Maritime Security Experts Sub-group have been collaborating on a series of joint national maritime security workshops in the region during 2015 and 2016, on topics ranging from drills and exercises mandated under IMO’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) to self-assessment and audit.

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Training for marine casualty investigationIMO ran a two-week national training course on marine casualty and incident investigation in Sri Lanka (29 February - 11 March). It focused on training for casualty investigators and officials involved in maritime policy-making, thereby supporting the country’s institutional capacities and human resources. Topics included implementation of casualty-related provisions in IMO treaties, such as regulations in IMO’s key maritime safety treaty SOLAS and the related mandatory Casualty Investigation Code.

IMO guidelines to assist investigators and guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers were also on the agenda. Additionally, the course was designed to facilitate information exchange between investigators, to promote cooperation in the conduct of investigations at the national level. The event was run by three IMO instructors and attended by participants from the Merchant Shipping Secretariat, the Department of the Attorney General’s office and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

Jamaica workshop promotes ship energy efficiency IMO has raised awareness of its regulations on energy efficiency and the control of GHG emissions from ships at a national workshop in Jamaica (2-4 March). Jamaica is a lead pilot country for the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships Project (GloMEEP), which was launched in September 2015. Participants from Jamaican governmental departments, academia and other related bodies attended the “MARPOL Annex VI and Technology Transfer” workshop.

Supporting Cambodia’s implementation of IMO treaties A national training course supporting the implementation of IMO treaties took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (29 February – 4 March). The course provided officials from key governmental departments, particularly those with duties relating to flag State implementation and port State control with an overview of the latest developments on the implementation of IMO instruments. The different obligations of the flag State, as required by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and various IMO instruments were also covered.

Supporting the Comoros’s maritime sectorAn IMO team visited the Comoros on a fact-finding and needs-assessment mission to help the country develop its maritime sector and ensure it can fulfil its flag, port and coastal State obligations. During the mission (29 February – 4 March) the team focused on topics such as ship registration and effective ship survey and certification.

Activities included a Maritime Awareness Seminar attended by thirty participants representing various ministries, departments and agencies involved in the administration of maritime affairs in the country.

Workshop raises awareness of waste dumping regulationDumping wastes and other matter at sea was discussed at a Pacific-region workshop in Suva, Fiji (2-4 March). The event aimed to increase the knowledge of dumping of wastes at sea and the existing global regulatory framework amongst participating countries – with the ultimate goal of strengthening capacity in the region to implement the London Protocol and thereby increase protection of the marine environment.

The workshop was attended by participants from: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and a representative from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). It was hosted by the Government of Fiji and carried out in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Regional Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), with IMO in attendance.

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Empowering women in the maritime sectorA regional conference supporting women in the maritime sector was held in Debre Zeyit, Ethiopia (23-26 February). Under the theme “Every Mile Counts: Building a legacy by women in the maritime sector” the event provided assistance to the Association of Women Managers in the Maritime Sector in East and Southern Africa (WOMESA), focusing on key achievements through constitutional, legislative and institutional reforms – both for and by women.

WOMESA was launched through IMO’s gender and capacity-building programme in 2007 and advocates for reforms that will raise recognition of women in the maritime sector and give them equal opportunities to their male counterparts. This is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number five (SDG 5), which aims to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.

IMO’s role in climate change promoted at CC:Learn meetingIMO participated in the annual meeting of the One United Nations Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn) in Geneva (24-25 February). IMO joined the partnership, which consists of more than 30 UN organizations that have an interest in climate change learning, last year. The CC:Learn e-Learning platform provides quality, freely available e-learning resources on climate change, with each course building on the expertise of relevant UN partners.

Supporting counter-terrorism capacity in KenyaThe UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) visited Kenya to assess progress on countermeasures put in place by the Kenyan Government to prevent and manage security incidents. In a follow-up to the committee’s last visit in 2008, meetings in Nairobi (22-25 February) focused on the Government’s strategic outlook and response to the terrorist threat. The delegation also visited the port of Mombasa and discussed issues including implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) with local and national agencies responsible for maritime security. Officials from IMO, WCO, IOM, UNHCR, Interpol, ICAO, UNODC and UNCTED all participated.

Supporting Ghana’s maritime administrationIMO has led a technical advisory mission to Accra, Ghana (15-19 February) to assess the functioning of the maritime administration and assist in the review of its maritime legislation. The aim was to assist Ghana’s maritime safety administration and to look at ways to increase the effectiveness of flag, port and coastal State functions. The mission culminated in a national seminar involving maritime stakeholders in Ghana to discuss the findings. The mission was carried out under the auspices of the IMO – IMO/EU/ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States) project to support flag and port states in west and central Africa (Flag-Port WACAF).

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