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1. la manutention des marchandises dangereuses et tout autre sujet relatif la s curit en mer Le Comit adopte les amendements des conventions majeures telles que SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Il peut aussi soumettre des recommandations l Assembl e A COMMITTEE FOR MARITIME SAFETY The MSC or Maritime Safety Committee is IMO s senior technical body and every member State has a representative sitting on this committee The MSC works on the various maritime issues related to navigation shipbuilding and fitting collision prevention handling of hazardous goods and any other matters related to safety at sea The Committee adopts amendments to major conventions such as SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea and it may also from time to time submit recommendations to the Assembly zi E Le ex Wes eta On m UN COMIT POUR LA PROTECTION DU MILIEU MARIN Le Comit Protection du milieu marin MEPC charg de la pr vention et de la lutte contre les pollutions est constitu de tous les tats membres Il est le premier organe subsidiaire de l Assembl e avoir t cr ce qui traduit une pr occupation majeure de l OMI pour les questions environnementales est comp tent pour amender les conventions relatives aux enjeux environnementaux telles que MARPOL MARine POLlution Convention A COMMITTEE FOR THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION The MEPC or Marine Environment Protection Committee2. in charge of preventing all types of sea pollution also involves all member States It was the first subsidiary organ of the Assembly to be established which reflects IMO s level of concern for these environmental issues It has the competence to amend any conventions relating to environmental issues such as MARPOL MARine POLlution Convention A SE LU Cast poe d 4 Gen deng L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS UN COMITE JURIDIQUE Le Comit Juridique LEG a t constitu l origine pour traiter les probl mes juridiques pos s par l accident du Torrey Canyon 1967 I est devenu ensuite comit permanent charg d examiner toutes les questions juridiques qui rel vent de la comp tence de l Organisation M me si le premier objectif de l OMI est de r gler les probl mes de s curit elle prend d sormais en consid ration les questions de responsabilit et d indemnisation des dommages LEGAL COMMITTEE The Legal Committee LEG was initially established to tackle the legal issues that followed from the Torrey Canyon accident 1967 Thereafter it became a standing committee in charge of looking at all legal matters falling within the jurisdiction of IMO Even if IMO s primary objective is to address safety problems it can now also embrace questions of liability and damage claims T UN COMIT PO
3. terre ayant un haut niveau de responsabilit au sein de la compagnie Les proc dures mises en place par le Code doivent tre dress es sur le manuel de gestion de s curit une copie doit rester bord MARITIMA CODE The ISM International Safety Management Code governs the management of ship operation safety at international scale Section IX of the SOLAS Convention makes this Code binding Every shipping company should therefore appoint a safety manager both on board and off board operations with a high profile responsibility within the company The procedures implemented by this Code should be documented in the safety management manual one copy of which should remain onboard 529 4 es L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LA CONVENTION MARPOL MARINE POLLUTION 73 78 La Convention internationale pour la pr vention de la pollution par les navires est le trait international majeur pour la protection de l environnement marin Il s agit d une combinaison de deux textes adopt s respectivement en 1973 et 1978 et amend s r guli rement La Convention MARPOL n est entr e en vigueur que le 2 octobre 1983 Tous les navires battant pavillon d un tat partie la Convention MARPOL sont soumis aux dispositions du texte et ce quel que soit leur lieu de navigation MARPOL CONVENTION MARINE POLLUTION 73 78 The International Conventio
4. Ship Design and Equipment DE 6 Fire Protection FP 7 Stability of Load lines and Fishing safety SLF 8 Bulk Liquids and Gases BLG 9 Flag State Implementation FSI AU e iu 4 pne es Jee x RE LRL 1 E 2 AROUND THE IN 50 LESSONS A L OMI EN 50 LE ONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LE MYST RIEUX POUVOIR DE CONTR LE DE Si l OMI n a juridiquement aucun pouvoir de sanction vis vis des tats membres de nouvelles pratiques tendent progressivement changer la donne Ces derni res ann es l OMI s est donn une nouvelle mission garantir la mise en uvre efficace de ses mesures Afin d y parvenir elle peut envoyer des experts pour auditer leur mise en application effective par les tats membres Attention toutefois les audit s doivent tre volontaires En 2006 le Chili et le Danemark ont t les premiers tenter l exp rience IMO S MYSTERIOUS POWER OF CONTROL Although IMO has no legal power to sanction Member States new practices are currently emerging that might change the deal Over the last few years IMO has assigned itself a new mission i e to guarantee effective enforcement of its measures In order to do so it will send experts to audit actual implementation of its rules and regulations by the Member States There is however one caveat the entities or States audited must volunteer for it In 2006 Chile and Denmark were
5. COMMENT EST ORGANISEE L OMI 2 L OMI est compos e d une Assembl e d un Conseil et de comit s eux m mes parfois constitu s de sous comit s L Assembl e est l organe directeur de l OMI Elle se r unit une fois tous les deux ans Le reste du temps c est le Conseil qui joue ce r le Il existe cinq comit s permanents dont ceux de la S curit maritime et de la Protection du milieu marin les plus importants Viennent ensuite les Comit s de la Coop ration technique Juridique et de la Simplification des formalit s HOW IS IMO ORGANISED IMO is constituted by Assembly a Council and committees sometimes also sitting in the form of sub committees The Assembly is the governing body of IMO it convenes every two years The rest of the time the Council acts as the leading body There are 5 standing committees most important of which are Maritime safety and Marine Environment Protection Next are the Legal Technical Co operation and Facilitation committees L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS UN COMIT POUR LA S CURIT MARITIME Le Comit S curit maritime MSC est l organe technique le plus important de l OMI Tous les tats membres y ont un repr sentant Le MSC r glemente les enjeux internationaux relatifs la navigation la construction et l quipement des navires la pr vention des collisions
6. ET UNE HISTOIRE DE C UR Le si ge de l OMI est Londres au 4 Albert Embankment Elle est la seule agence sp cialis e des Nations Unies install e au Royaume Uni pour des raisons historiques le Royaume Uni a toujours jou un r le fondamental dans le monde maritime international Le b timent de a t r nov en 2008 les nouveaux locaux offrent depuis la terrasse du restaurant une vue imprenable sur Londres la Tamise et l Abbaye de Westminster LONDON AND IMO A LOVE STORY IMO has its headquarters in London at 4 Albert Embankment It is the only dedicated agency of the UN that is based in the UK and the reason is to be found in history the United Kingdom has always played a central role in shipping The IMO building was revamped in 2008 from their restaurant s terrace the new premises offer an unbeatable view on London river Thames and Westminster Abbey QUI TRAVAILLE L OMI Environ 300 personnes travaillent temps plein l OMI aupr s du Secr tariat g n ral Compar d autres organisations internationales c est un effectif relativement limit ex l OMC compte pr s de 700 personnes Le personnel permanent la diff rence des repr sentants des tats membres ne prend aucune d cision sur le fond son r le est de faciliter le travail des tats et de promouvoir l Organisation l chelle internationale WHO WORKS AT IMO IMO boasts some 300 full time employees working und
7. Marine Labour Convention MLC 10 The sculpture erected in front of IMO s 3 Q e MARPOL 73 78 headquarters represents z a Alone seafarer 9 6 How many sub committees does IMO include b Two British sailors a None c A cruise ship s crew b6 ce 11 After auditing the States IMO 2 Q a Maysanction the audited states 8 7 Tobe party IMO Convention a State should b May sanction the seafarers of audited States S Q a Be a member of IMO Hasno sanctioning power b Ratify or adhere to the regulation c Have bilingual representatives speaking English 12 The ISPS code was implemented after E a The Karachi terrorist attack 2 Which of the following is not relevant to security b The September 11 attacks g 550 Q c The Erika sink b The ISM Code The ISPS Code q L VV 0L 2 6 9 8 4 4 2 9 2 G 9 94 212 5 5 zi L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS ER eu cree c Li 2 E we Bere Z ES ES 219 9 gt gt deeg 2 2 5 men anbiyde15 0107 3oNvti sunziviwiv SNO JI 05 N3 SNOSS3I Oe NI OWI FHL
8. Parmi ces textes les conventions peuvent tre regroup es en 3 cat gories les conventions relatives la pr vention des accidents SOLAS ou de la pollution marine MARPOL ou encore des gens de mer STCW les conventions concernant les moyens d action telle que la Convention sur la recherche et le sauvetage en mer SAR les conventions relatives l indemnisation et aux r gimes de responsabilit telle que la Convention de 1971 portant cr ation d un Fond international d indemnisation pour les dommages dus la pollution par les hydrocarbures FIPOL IMO S MAJOR CONVENTIONS Some forty texts were adopted within IMO Among these conventions may be classified into 3 categories conventions aimed at the prevention of accidents SOLAS marine pollution MARPOL or again Seafarers STCW conventions concerning the means of action such as the Convention on Search and Rescue 5 conventions relating to liability and compensation mechanisms such as the 1971 Convention establishing an International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds IOPCF Ari Ge La DOS ei W ei Wi NE VRAI FAUX LES RESOLUTIONS VALENT CONVENTIONS Faux Les r solutions doivent tre diff renci es des conventions Si les parties une convention sont tenues d en mettre en ceuvre les dispositions ce n est pas le cas pour les recueils de r gles et les r solutions Ils sont adopt s par l Assembl e
9. for the obligation to assist ships in distress prior to the said Convention no legal text had arranged for search and rescue operations properly speaking Today every coastal country is assigned a rescue area along its shores Such distribution of duties helps optimising operations time saving and more efficiency Arl Ge La DOS W Wi OIL POLLUTION FULL COMPENSATION Full compensation of damages for oil pollution subsequent to an accident suffered by an oil tanker at sea is provided via two level mechanism The first level provides for liability focused on the ship s owner International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage known as CLC This liability is automatic but limited except in the case of intentional wrongdoing on the part of the shipowner The second level is via the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds IOPCF which comes into play as soon as the first level proves insufficient m WE LU deet E EE e E SH Dr P AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS fh L OMI EN 50 LECONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS POLLUTION DES PLAFONDS DEPLAFONNES Le syst me d indemnisation a 2 niveaux instaur par les Conventions CLC et FIPOL permet une indemnisation rapide des victimes de dommages de pollution par hydrocarbures la suite des sinistres de l Erika et du Prestige pour assurer une r paration int grale les plafonds ont t augment s de p
10. tre d finie comme le code de la route maritime Les navires marchands doivent notamment respecter des r gles de priorit Le texte est aussi connu pour les dispositifs de s paration de trafic qu il met en place ex rail d Ouessant r glemente ainsi la vitesse et la conduite des navires l int rieur de v ritables routes maritimes MARITIME HIGHWAY CODE COLREG Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 may be likened to some kind of maritime highway code Merchant ships must abide by priority rules This text is also well known for its traffic separation scheme such as the Ushant traffic lane It also governs speed and the conduct of vessels operating within maritime roads so to speak BE EL mi PE EI b VRAI FAUX L OMI PEUT SANCTIONNER LES ETATS Faux L OMI ne peut pas sanctionner les tats membres En effet m me si les conventions tablies par l Organisation ont valeur obligatoire l OMI n a aucun pouvoir de sanction vis vis des tats qui conservent leur souverainet RIGHT OR WRONG IMO CAN SANCTION THE STATES Wrong IMO cannot sanction Members States In fact although the conventions established by the Organisation are binding IMO enjoys no sanctioning power vis vis the States which retain their utter sovereignty d r A NS PES LU gt L OMI 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 5
11. 0 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS UNE FAUSSE BONNE ID E l Union Europ enne n est ni membre de l Organisation ni m me observateur Pour que l UE adh re en tant que membre pl nier il faudrait modifier la Convention portant cr ation de l OMI Serait ce opportun pour repr senter la position europ enne 27 voix souveraines ne p sent elles pas plus qu une seule voix communautaire THE EU AT IMO A BAD GOOD IDEA At IMO the European Union is neither member of the Organisation nor even an observer For the EU to become a full fledged member the founding Convention of IMO would have to be amended Would it be wise to represent the European position as such Would it not be the case that 27 sovereign members have more weight than one single EU member LES CONVENTIONS OMI RATIFI ES PAR LA FRANCE PEUT MIEUX FAIRE Parmi les 44 textes conventions annexes et protocoles ratifi s par la France notons qu elle en a ratifi les principaux les Conventions MARPOL SOLAS STCW ou encore CLC Il est toutefois surprenant que certaines conventions comme celle sur les soutes de navires Convention Bunker 2001 entr e en vigueur en 2008 n ait pas t ratifi e avant 2009 Une France maritime forte se doit de ratifier les conventions internationales avec c l rit IMO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY FRANCE COULD DO BETTER Out of the 44 texts conventions annexes and protocols ratified by F
12. Convention without for that matter subscribing to all Annexes France has ratified all 6 Annexes Je ir Wl 29 D 14 Pir Cat e L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS Q L OMI EN 50 LE ONS QUELS ENJEUX ENVIRONNEMENTAUX POUR L OMI 2 Les questions environnementales sont au c ur des pr occupations de et de ses tats membres La pollution par les hydrocarbures la pollution de l atmosph re le recyclage des navires les eaux des ballasts et les d chets des navires sont autant de sujets de r flexion et d action de en mati re environnementale noter en 2009 la journ e mondiale de la mer t consacr e exclusivement au r chauffement climatique WHAT ARE IMO S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES Environmental issues are at the core of IMO s concerns and Member States Oil pollution air pollution ships recycling ballast water and other waste from ships are as many themes for reflection and action by IMO in terms of environment Note that in 2009 the World Maritime Day was exclusively devoted to Climate Change la E ws LA CONVENTION STCW STANDARD OF TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING La Convention sur les normes de formation des gens de mer et de d livrance des brevets de veille est le premier texte avoir tabli des normes internationales de comp tence des gens de mer Le contr le syst matique et
13. D THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS POURQUOI L OMI 2 D s la cr ation de l OMI les tats conscients du caract re international du transport maritime ont d cid de renoncer aux mesures unilat rales pour privil gier un encadrement l chelle mondiale Il s agissait galement d viter les comportements protectionnistes qui entravent l expansion de la navigation L OMI a ainsi permis une meilleure coop ration entre les tats et une harmonisation vers le haut des normes WHY IMO IS NECESSARY Since IMO was established member states as they became increasingly aware of the international nature of maritime transport decided to turn their back on unilateral measures to the benefit of a worldwide supervision approach The idea was also to prevent those protectionist behaviours that stifle the development of navigation IMO was thus able to promote stronger cooperation between states and concord standards and practices L TAT DU DROIT AVANT L OMI La dimension internationale des questions maritimes ne date pas de la cr ation de D s le XVIII si cle les tats ont t contraints de conclure des accords bilat raux ou multilat raux C est le cas en 1713 date du Trait d UTRECHT contenant parmi d autres des dispositions sur la p che Plus r cemment en 1914 les premiers travaux relatifs la Convention sur la sauvegarde de la vie humaine en mer SOLAS ont t initi s l origine d faut d une coop ration
14. International Maritime Safety Security and Environment Academy IMSSEA bas e G nes propose des formations techniques Par ailleurs l OMI finance des formations techniques IPER Institut portuaire d enseignement et de recherche au Havre L OMI EN 50 LE ONS IMO TAKES YOU BACK TO SCHOOL IMO has set up 3 international training centres The World Maritime University WMU established in Sweden in 1983 offers training geared to senior civil servants from emerging countries The International Maritime Law Institute IMLI based in Malta caters for legal training The International Maritime Safety Security and Environment Academy IMSSEA based in Genoa offers technical training Besides IMO finances the IPER Port Institute for Education and Research technical training sessions in Le Havre AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS Testez vos connaissances OWI de l OMI i L F 1 L oMi c est 5 Quelle convention ne porte pas sur la s curit maritime a L Organisation Marine Internationale Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS b L Organisation Maritime Intergouvernementale b Standard of Training Certification and Watchkeeping STCW c L Organisation Maritime Internationale c La Convention portant cr ation de l OMI 2 d Marine Labour Convention MLC 5 u 2 Combien y a t il d tats membres l OMI 2 L e MARPOL 73 78 3 o a WA b 168 6 Combien de sou
15. L unii LE ONS KW 7 Armateurs de France www armateursdefrance org L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L ONU de la mer l Organisation Maritime Internationale OMI Une ONU de la 2 L id e est bonne Si bonne que d j en 1948 une convention de l ONU sign e Gen ve portait cr ation d une Organisation Internationale onusienne de la Mer l OMI Elle s est r unie pour la premi re fois en 1959 et a permis la signature de plus de 70 conventions en 50 ans Est ce le peu d int r t de notre pays pour l international en g n ral pour la mer en particulier En tout tat de cause l OMI est l vidence tr s m connue elle est pourtant le seul lieu pertinent pour l laboration de la r glementation maritime la mer est sans fronti res l OMI les conventions s laborent dans le consensus international par les contributions et les travaux de ses membres L influence des tats sur les textes et les d cisions n est pas fonction de leur poids conomique mais de l assiduit et de la qualit des apports techniques de leurs repr sentants quoi sert l OMI Qui y si ge Comment est elle organis e Comment y sont labor es les conventions internationales Qui y d cide Qui a le pouvoir Quelle place la France y occupe t elle Quelles sont les grandes conventions de l OMI Ces textes internationaux s imposent ils aux tats Comment l OMI veille t elle au respect de
16. MI 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS O L OMI EN 50 LE ONS QUELS HOMMES POUR ASSURER LA SURETE BORD ET A TERRE 2 Le monsieur s ret bord des navires est le SSO Ship Security Officer Nomm par la compagnie cet Agent de s ret du navire met en uvre le plan de s ret d fini SSP Ship Security Plan Le monsieur s ret de la compagnie terre est le CSO Compagny Security Officer Nomm par la compagnie cet Agent de s ret de la compagnie participe l laboration du Plan de s ret et il est l interlocuteur du SSO et ou du capitaine en cas de difficult Un troisi me monsieur a s ret intervient dans le port C est le PFSO Port Facility Security Officer agent de s ret de l installation portuaire met en uvre le Plan de s ret de l installation THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF SECURITY ABOARD AND ON SHORE The person in charge of security onboard the vessels is the SSO Ship Security Officer Appointed by the company this officer implements the SSP Ship Security Plan The shore based security person for the company is the CSO Company Security Officer Appointed by the company the CSO takes part in preparing the Security Plan and is the point of contact of the SSO and or the captain in the event of a problem A third security related person is based in the port the PFSO or Port Facility Security Offi
17. MMITTEE The Facilitation Committee FAL set up by the Council to facilitate international maritime traffic by reducing the amount and complexity of paperwork for ships as they enter and exit harbours As it is the case for all IMO committees the Member States are invited to take part in its work on an equal footing one State one vote e VRAI FAUX IL Y 9 SOUS COMIT S Vrai Les comit s de la S curit maritime et de la Protection du milieu marin sont assist s par 9 sous comit s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 la s curit de la navigation NAV les radiocommunications et le sauvetage COMSAR les normes de formation et de veille STW le transport des marchandises dangereuses des cargaisons solides et des conteneurs DSC la conception et l quipement du navire D I la pr vention de l incendie la stabilit et les lignes de charge et la s curit des navires de p che SLF les produits chimiques en vrac les liquides en vrac BLG l application des instruments par l tat du pavillon FSI RIGHT OR WRONG THERE ARE NINE SUB COMMITTEES Right The committees on Maritime Safety and Marine Environment Protection are further supplemented by 9 sub committees 1 Safety of Navigation NAV 2 Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue COMSAR 3 Standards of Training and Watchkeeping STW 4 Transport of Dangerous Goods Solid Cargoes and Containers DSC 5
18. TY OF LIFE AT SEA La Convention sur la sauvegarde de la vie humaine en mer de 1974 entr e en vigueur en 1980 a t adopt e en r ponse au d sastre du Titanic Ledit texte est le plus important de tous les trait s internationaux en mati re de s curit des navires Plus pr cis ment la Convention SOLAS r gule le contr le des diff rents types de navires ainsi que les documents bord en mati re de s curit Elle ne s applique sauf exception qu aux voyages internationaux pour les navires de charge d une jauge brute sup rieure 500 ou les navires passagers SOLAS CONVENTION SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA The 1974 Convention on Safety of Life At Sea enforced in 1980 was spawned by the Titanic disaster This is the most momentous of all international treaties in terms of ship safety More precisely the SOLAS Convention governs the control of the various types of ships and their on board safety related documentation Except otherwise stated it only applies to international voyage for cargo ships with gross tonnage of 500 T or passenger ships uz S Airi aon T d La DOS W ei Ww NE CODE MARITIMA Le Code ISM International Safety Management r gule l chelle internationale la gestion pour la s curit de l exploitation des navires Le chapitre IX de la Convention SOLAS rend obligatoire ledit Code Chaque compagnie maritime doit d signer un responsable de la gestion de la s curit bord du navire et
19. UR LA COOP RATION TECHNIQUE Le Comit Coop ration technique TCC est charg de coordonner les activit s d assistance technique fournies par l OMI Il accompagne tout particuli rement les pays mergents dans la mise en uvre de la r glementation OMI Premi re organisation avoir reconnu officiellement un organe de ce type dans son acte constitutif l OMI tend harmoniser progressivement le droit maritime international TECHNICAL CO OPERATION COMMITTEE The TCC or Technical Co operation Committee coordinates the technical assistance activities provided by IMO In particular it supports emerging countries in enforcing IMO regulations As the first organisation to have officially recognised such body within its statutes IMO intends to gradually bring into line international maritime law E SCH gt L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS Le L OMI EN 50 LE ONS UN COMIT POUR LA SIMPLIFICATION DES FORMALIT S Le Comit Simplification des formalit s FAL constitu par le Conseil est charg de faciliter le trafic maritime international r duction des formalit s et simplification des documents requis pour l entr e et la sortie des navires dans des ports Comme c est le cas pour tous les comit s de les tats membres sont invit s participer sur un pied d galit un tat une voix ses travaux FACILITATION CO
20. beings and aims at protecting seafarers against intentional unlawful acts such as terrorism or piracy BEEN D _ ES LE DOS mi W Wi L APR S 11 SEPTEMBRE En r action aux attentats du 11 septembre 2001 et l attaque du Limburg par une vedette kamikaze en octobre 2002 l OMI a mis en place International Ship and Port Security ISPS Code international pour la s ret des navires et des installations portuaires s agit d un code en deux parties une partie imp rative et une partie facultative Il a t adopt en 2002 dans le cadre de la Convention SOLAS Le Code ISPS est en vigueur depuis juillet 2004 et est applicable bord des navires et dans les ports impose notamment un plan de s ret pour chaque navire et chaque infrastructure portuaire POST SEPTEMBER 11 In the wake of the 2001 September 11 attacks and that of the Limburg by a suicide dispatch boat in October 2002 IMO decided to set up the International Ship and Port Security ISPS an international code for the security of ships and port facilities This is a two part code one is mandatory and the other is optional It was adopted in 2002 as part of the SOLAS Convention The ISPS Code has been in force since July 2004 and is applicable onboard vessels and in ports Amongst other things it imposes a security plan for every ship and port facility Wl n a AU xs cds au ES Ga 529 4 ERN L O
21. cer who is in charge for the facilities Security Plan gt La S DOS ei c W ei Wi VRAI FAUX SOUTIENT LES PAYS EMERGENTS Vrai Chaque ann e de nombreuses actions s minaires ateliers conf rences sont men es en faveur des pays mergents pour faciliter la mise en uvre des mesures adopt es par l OMI Ces manifestations d assistance technique et de formation peuvent tre organis es directement dans les pays concern s ou au si ge de l OMI Ainsi l OMI a permis la cr ation ou le d veloppement de structures telles que des Acad mies maritimes RIGHT OR WRONG IMO SUPPORTS EMERGING COUNTRIES Right Every year many actions are undertaken in support of emerging countries with respect to the implementation of provisions adopted by IMO These technical assistance and training operations are directly organised in the countries concerned or at the headquarters of IMO as the case may be IMO has thus made it possible to create or develop structures such as the maritime academies V Y Wl Eus 4 taci AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS A L OMI EN 50 LECONS L COLE DE L OMI L OMI mis en place 3 centres de formation internationaux The World Maritime University WMU tablie en Su de en 1983 offre une formation aux hauts fonctionnaires des pays mergents The International Maritime Law Institut IMLI bas Malte offre des formations juridiques The
22. de l acceptation tacite a donc t d Andorre mise en place l amendement entre en vigueur si l expiration d un d lai convenu un nombre d termin d tats contractants ne s y est pas oppos L OMI EN 50 LECONS L OMI EN 50 LECONS 5 MEMBERS IN AND MEMBERS OUT THE WAY TO AMEND IMO S CONVENTIONS 2 3 The fact that a State is member of IMO does not necessarily mean that it The fast changing picture of international maritime issues regularly calls 3 8 subscribes to all the conventions established within the Organisation for conventions to be amended Initially amendments came into force only g 2 To become party to a convention a State must sign and ratify it or accede after a percentage of contracting States accepted them In practice this z g to it On the contrary a State may be party to one of IMO s conventions complex procedure tended to delay the actual enforcement of amended 9 without being member thereof Principality of Andorra texts To this end a new tacit acceptance procedure was implemented ui whereby amendment will become effective if after predetermined 5 period of time given number of contracting States has not opposed it 5 lt lt Ce g CASE ti a rt LE Ae Leli Bere gt lt gt gt b Sec g gt 4 EE i L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LA CONVENTION SOLAS SAFE
23. des navires en d tresse est traditionnellement pr vue en droit maritime aucun texte avant ladite Convention n organisait les op rations de recherches et de sauvetage proprement dites Aujourd hui chaque tat c tier se voit attribuer une zone g ographique de sauvetage Un tel d coupage de l espace permet d optimiser les op rations d lais et efficacit LA POLLUTION PAR HYDROCARBURES UNE R PARATION INT GRALE La r paration int grale des dommages de pollution par hydrocarbures cons cutifs un accident de mer subi par un p trolier est assur e gr ce un m canisme deux niveaux Le premier niveau instaure une responsabilit canalis e sur le propri taire du navire Convention sur la responsabilit civile pour les dommages dus la pollution par les hydrocarbures dite CLC s agit d une responsabilit automatique mais limit e sauf en cas de faute intentionnelle du propri taire du navire Le deuxi me niveau est assur par le Fond international d indemnisation pour la r paration des dommages dus la pollution par hydrocarbures FIPOL qui intervient d s lors que le premier niveau est insuffisant AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS UW L OMI EN 50 LECONS SAR CONVENTION SEARCH AND RESCUE TOWARDS INCREASED EFFICIENCY The 1979 Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue at Sea aims at coordinating the action of signatory States in the event of accidents at sea Even though maritime law traditionally provides
24. er the Secretary General This figure is quite small compared with other international organisations e g WTO has 700 Unlike the representatives of member states the full time staff does not have any decision making power on the basic issues their role is to facilitate the work of States and promote the Organisation on the international stage L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LE BUDGET DE Les tats membres contribuent annuellement au budget de l OMI Les contributions sont calcul es sur la base du tonnage de la flotte marchande de chaque tat Ainsi les plus gros contributeurs sont les tats qui disposent des capacit s effectives de transport de marchandises par mer les plus importantes En 2009 le budget de l OMI s levait 27 870 000 Toutefois le montant des cotisations n impacte pas les droits de vote Chaque pays dispose d une voix Il est donc primordial pour les tats de d l guer des repr sentants assidus et actifs IMO S BUDGET Members States contribute to the annual IMO s budget This contribution is based on the tonnage of each State s merchant fleet The highest contributors are therefore those States with the largest actual shipping capacity In 2009 IMO s budget stood at 27 870 000 The level of contributions does not however affect voting rights as all governments participate on an equal footing It is theref
25. ional des marins du monde est expos devant le si ge de l OMI Il repr sente un marin solitaire la proue d un navire de commerce Cette du sculpteur Michael SANDLE est d di e aux gens de mer Sa configuration th trale a transform la facade du b timent de l OMI qui est ainsi devenue un v ritable point de rep re dans Londres IS THE IMO SEAFARER A SOLITARY MAN Yes Since September 2001 the international memorial to the world s seafarers is exposed in front of the IMO headquarters It represents a lone seafarer at the bow of a merchant ship This work of art by sculptor Michael SANDLE is dedicated to all seafarers Its dramatic design and massive scale have totally transformed the facade of the IMO building which has thus become a real landmark in London n E T E AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS e L OMI EN 50 LECONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LA JOURNEE MONDIALE DE LA MER Tous les ans l OMI c l bre la journ e mondiale de la mer Celle ci a traditionnellement lieu la derni re semaine de septembre Son objectif est de promouvoir les questions de s curit de s ret ou d environnement maritimes aupr s du grand public THE WORLD MARITIME DAY Every year IMO celebrates the World Maritime Day traditionally held on the last week of September Its aim is to highlight issues of maritime safety security or environment for the public at large
26. l OMI et n ont pas force obligatoire Toutefois eu gard l importance de leur contenu en pratique les tats les integrent dans leur l gislation RIGHT OR WRONG RESOLUTIONS ARE AS BINDING AS CONVENTIONS Wrong Resolutions are not to be likened to conventions If the parties to a convention are required to implement the provisions thereof the same does not go for resolutions The latter are adopted by the IMO Assembly and they are not binding However because of the import of their contents they are in practice built into their legislation by the respective States gt 4 ESCH SECH 2 L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS RATIFIER 5 PAS JOUER MODIFIER UNE CONVENTION DE L OMI MODE D EMPLOI Ce n est pas parce qu un tat est membre de l OMI qu il est partie toutes L volution rapide des enjeux dans le monde maritime n cessite d amender les conventions tablies au sein de l Organisation Pour qu il devienne r guli rement les conventions l origine un certain nombre d tats partie une convention un tat doit signer et ratifier une convention devait avoir accept les amendements pour qu ils entrent en vigueur ou y adh rer l inverse un tat peut tre partie l une des conventions En pratique ce proc d complexe retardait l application effective des de l OMI alors m me qu il n en est pas membre ex la Principaut textes amend s La nouvelle proc dure
27. lus de 50 le 1 novembre 2003 pour atteindre 1 niveau 2niveau Navires entre 5 000 et 140 000 UMS 4 510 000 de DTS USD 7 millions 203 millions de DTS plus 631 DTS USD 1018 par unit USD 328 millions jauge suppl mentaire POLLUTION CAPS UNCAPPED The two level compensation system established by the CLC and FIPOL conventions provides for quick compensation of victims of oil pollution damages Following the Erika and Prestige disasters to ensure complete compensation the caps were raised by over 50 on the 15 of November 2003 so that they now stand as follows 1 level 2 evel Ships below 5 000 UMS 4 510 000 special drawing rights SDR USD 7 million Ships between 5 000 4510 000 SDR USD 7 million plus 631 SDR SDR 203 million and 140 000 UMS USD 1018 per additional tonnage unit USD 328 million Ships above 140 000 UMS 89 770 000 SDR USD 145 million E c C La N Gane aM aes Dy FIPOL ET Le FIPOL est ind pendant de l OMI Bien que cr en vertu de conventions adopt es par l OMI le FIPOL a une personnalit juridique distincte de l Organisation En d autres termes il s agit de deux entit s juridiques internationales diff rentes ayant des fonctions qui sont elles aussi diff rentes IOPCF AND IMO IOPCF is independent of IMO Although it was established by virtue of conventions adopted IMO IOPCF is a legal entity
28. n for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MARPOL is the most prominent international treaty for protection of the marine environment This convention actually combines together two previous texts respectively adopted in 1973 and 1978 and regularly amended since The MARPOL Convention only became effective on 2 October 1983 All ships that fly the flag of a State which is party to the MARPOL Convention are subject to the provisions thereof and this is applicable irrespective of the region they are sailing in NE CHACUN SES ANNEXES La Convention MARPOL est constitu e de 6 annexes e Annexe 1 pollution par les hydrocarbures e Annexe Il substances liquides nocives transport es vrac e Annexe IlI substances nuisibles en colis Annexe IV eaux us es des navires Annexe ordures des navires e Annexe VI pollution de l atmosph re par les navires Les tats ont la possibilit d tre parties la Convention sans pour autant tre parties toutes les Annexes La France a ratifi les 6 Annexes ANNEXES FOR ALL YOU NAME IT The MARPOL Convention comprises 6 annexes Annex I Pollution by Oil Annex II Pollution by Liquid Noxious Substances in Bulk Annex III Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried at Sea in Packaged Form Annex IV Pollution by Sewage from Ships Annex V Pollution by Garbage from Ships Annex VI Air Pollution from Ships States may be parties to the
29. n was known as Inter Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or IMCO The IMCO was therefore the first international body exclusively in charge of maritime affairs In actual fact there is no difference between IMCO and IMO NE VRAI FAUX LA CONVENTION DE MONTEGO BAY FONDE L OMI Faux Le texte international fondant l OMI est la Convention portant cr ation de l Organisation Maritime Internationale sign e en 1948 Gen ve et non la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer dite Convention de Montego Bay 1982 La Convention fondatrice est entr e en vigueur en 1958 dix ann es au cours desquelles le r le de l OMI a t tendu aux enjeux environnementaux la question de la formation des gens de mer et aux probl mes d ordre juridique RIGHT OR WRONG THE MONTEGO CONVENTION ESTABLISHED IMO Wrong The international agreement that created IMO was the Convention establishing the International Maritime Organisation signed in 1948 in Geneva and not the United Nations Convention on maritime law known as Convention of Montego Bay 1982 The founding Convention became effective in 1958 after ten years during which the role of IMO was extended to embrace environmental issues seafarers training and legal matters AU E 2 gt 80 AROUND THE IN 50 LESSONS L OMI 50 LE ONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LONDRES
30. nvention relative au transport par mer de passagers et de leurs bagages met en place un r gime de responsabilit pour les dommages subis par les passagers bord d un navire en cours de navigation Le transporteur maritime est d clar responsable pour les dommages ou pertes subis par le passager si l accident est imputable au transporteur Comme c est le cas dans la plupart des conventions maritimes il existe des possibilit s pour le transporteur de limiter sa responsabilit sauf s il a volontairement caus le dommage ou s il savait qu un pr judice probable en d coulerait ATHENS CONVENTION This Convention relating to the carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea lays down a framework of liability for damages suffered by passengers onboard a ship at sea The sea carrier is held liable for any damages or losses suffered by the passenger if the accident is ascribable to the carrier As is the case in most maritime conventions the carrier may limit his liability except if he has intentionally caused such damage or if originally aware that a prejudice was likely to follow gt 4 La BCC e Cd AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS UN CODE DE LA ROUTE MARITIME La Convention COLREG sur le r glement international pour pr venir les abordages mer Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 peut
31. obligatoire par l OMI incite les tats se conformer ces normes Une liste blanche des tats vertueux est publi e STCW CONVENTION STANDARDS OF TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING The Convention on the Standards of training certification and watchkeeping for Seafarers is the first instrument to have established international standards of competency for marines Systematic and mandatory inspections by IMO are further encouragement for States to comply with these standards A white list of virtuous States is published Wl gt 4 ees de EE arr mE AROUND THE 1 IN 50 LESSONS Tei L OMI EN 50 LE ONS LA FORMATION UNE PRIORIT POUR LES ARMATEURS UN TABLEAU DOUBLE ENTR E Les armateurs veillent l application optimale de la Convention sur POUR LA RESPONSABILIT BORD DES NAVIRES les normes de formation des gens de mer et de d livrance des brevets Dans un tableau double entr e la Convention STCW tablit de veille Ils v rifient notamment la comp tence des marins leurs effectifs d une part 7 fonctions de responsabilit bord des navires la navigation et la disponibilit des documents n cessaires bord Ils doivent mettre la manutention de la cargaison le contr le et l exploitation du navire en place en amont une coordination efficace pour la gestion les radiocommunications la m canique l lectrique et l entretien des situations d urgence D autre
32. of its own separate from the Organisation In other words these are two distinct international entities with functions that are equally distinct L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS LA CONVENTION 90 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON OIL POLLUTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND COOPERATION La Convention internationale sur la pr paration la lutte et la coop ration en mati re de pollution par les hydrocarbures a t adopt e en 1990 et est entr e en vigueur en 1995 Elle compl te les textes sur la pr vention et la r paration des pollutions par hydrocarbures Elle facilite la coop ration internationale et l assistance mutuelle entre les tats parties en cas de pollution majeure 2000 l OMI mis en place un outil similaire pour les pollutions li es aux substances dangereuses et toxiques OPRC 90 CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON OIL POLLUTION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND COOPERATION The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Cooperation was adopted in 1990 and came into force in 1995 It supplements existing law on the prevention of and response to oil pollution It facilitates international cooperation and mutual assistance between signatory states in the event of major oil pollution In 2000 IMO set up a similar tool for pollutions caused by dangerous and toxic goods LA CONVENTION D ATH NES Cette Co
33. ore crucial that States appoint devoted representatives LES TATS MEMBRES L OMI est constitu e de 168 tats membres et de 3 tats membres associ s Hong Kong Chine Macao Chine et les les F ro Danemark Ces derniers ne peuvent pas prendre part au vote du Conseil Beaucoup d tats sont membres depuis la cr ation de l OMI C est le cas du Royaume Uni pr sent depuis 1949 La France a rejoint l Organisation en 1952 L OMI accueille de nouveaux tats chaque ann e les Cook en 2008 MEMBER STATES IMO is composed by 168 Member States and 3 associate members Hong Kong China Macao China and the Faeroe Islands Denmark The latter three are not entitled to take part in the votes of the Council Many States have been members ever since the inception of IMO such as the United Kingdom who joined the organisation in 1949 and France a few years later in 1952 IMO welcomes new members every year Cook Islands in 2008 L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS o L OMI 50 LE ONS ORGANISATIONS NON GOUVERNEMENTALES ET INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES Les organisations non gouvernementales ayant la capacit d apporter une v ritable contribution au travail l OMI peuvent se voir attribuer un statut consultatif par le Conseil apr s approbation de l Assembl e C est le cas de l International Chamber of Shipping association internationale des armateurs et de Greenpeace Elles sont
34. ough they may assist in the work of representatives take no part in the decision making process AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS es L OMI 50 LE ONS T Je 529 4 AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS 54 L OMI EN 50 LE ONS VRAI FAUX _ EST DIRIG E PAR UN FRANCAIS Faux M Efthimios MITROPOULOS de nationalit grecque est l actuel et le septi me Secr taire g n ral de l OMI Son premier mandat de quatre ans a t renouvel le 9 novembre 2006 jusqu au 31 d cembre 2011 Parmi ses six pr d cesseurs l un tait fran ais M Jean ROULLIER fut Secr taire g n ral de 1964 1967 La mission principale du Secr taire g n ral de l OMI est de soutenir et de d velopper la cr dibilit de l Organisation est nomm par le Conseil avec l approbation de l Assembl e RIGHT OR WRONG IMO IS HEADED BY A FRENCHMAN Wrong Mr Efthimios MITROPOULOS a Greek citizen is the acting and seventh Secretary General of IMO His first 4 year mandate was renewed on 9 November 2006 until 31 December 2011 Among the 6 people who paved the way for him in this function there was indeed a French national Mr Jean ROULLIER who acted as Secretary General from 1964 to 1967 The IMO Secretary General s main mission is to promote and reinforce the Organisation s credibility He is appointed by the Council and endorsed by the Assembly LE MARIN DE L OMI EST IL SOLITAIRE Oui Depuis septembre 2001 le m morial internat
35. part on retrouve 3 niveaux de responsabilit la direction le Capitaine l op rationnel les officiers et l appui les matelots TRAINING A PRIORITY FOR SHIPOWNERS A DOUBLE ENTRY TABLE Shipowners see to optimum enforcement of the Convention on the FOR RESPONSIBILITIES ONBOARD SHIPS training of seafarers and the delivery of watchkeeping certificates The STCW Convention has drawn up a double entry table to define In particular they check the competence of seafarers that they are staffed 7 responsibility functions onboard ships navigation cargo handling in appropriate numbers and have all the required equipment onboard and stowage controls ship operations radio communications marine Upstream they must also ensure efficient coordination engineering electrical electronic and control engineering to handle situations of emergency and maintenance and repair Besides there are 3 levels of responsibility management captain operational officers and support sailors AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS vi L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS f L OMI EN 50 LECONS T Je A L PA gt 4 e E 11 GES LE E ws Wi m wel On ei Wi LA CONVENTION SAR SEARCH AND RESCUE VERS UNE EFFICACIT ACCRUE La Convention sur la recherche et le sauvetage mer de 1979 pour objet de coordonner l action des tats parties en cas d accident en mer M me si l obligation d assistance
36. rance note that it ratified the most important ones MARPOL SOLAS STCW or again CLC It remains surprising however that the convention on bunkers Convention Bunkers 2001 enforced in 2008 was not ratified until 2009 A strong French maritime nation has to ratify international conventions with celerity L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS VRAI FAUX L OMI DISTINGUE LA SECURITE DE LA SURETE Vrai faut distinguer s curit et s ret Il s agit de deux notions diff rentes qui font l objet de probl matiques et de conventions distinctes au sein de l OMI La notion de s curit se rapporte au mat riel et vise pr venir les incidents et accidents techniques tels que les abordages ou les pollutions La notion de s ret se rapporte l humain et vise prot ger les navigants contre les menaces d actions illicites intentionnelles tels que le terrorisme ou la piraterie Attention aux faux amis en langue anglaise security s ret et safety s curit RIGHT OR WRONG IMO DRAWS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SAFETY AND SECURITY Right Safety should be distinguished from security These are two different concepts that are addressed by separate mechanisms and conventions within IMO The notion of safety refers to equipment and aims to prevent technical incidents and accidents such as collisions or pollutions The notion of security refers to human
37. resentatives technical input What is the purpose of IMO Who can be a member How is it organised How are international conventions developed Who makes the decisions Who has the power What is the place of France What are the IMO s major conventions Are these international regulations binding for States How can IMO see to it that States abide by these regulations Can IMO sanction offenders What is IOPCF The UN of the Sea now exists With this booklet Armateurs de France invites you to discover this leading institution Anne Sophie AV Director General of Armateurs de France Ae Pa h SH SS E gt koa P LES 2 AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS A L OMI EN 50 LE ONS Armateurs de France QU EST CE QUE L OMI 90 du commerce mondial est transport par mer D s 1948 l ONU s est dot e d une agence sp cialis e pour les questions maritimes l Organisation Maritime Internationale Son r le est d laborer et de mettre en uvre des r glementations maritimes communes tous les tats membres WHAT IS IMO 90 of the world trade is conveyed by sea As early as 1948 the UN set up a dedicated agency for shipping matters the International Maritime Organisation Its purpose is to devise and implement maritime regulations shared by all member states 1 m 4 D E e E L OMI 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUN
38. s comit s sont ils pr sents l OMI 210 Aucun b 6 L Assembl e de se r unit Oc 9 a Une fois tous les deux ans 2 b Deux fois par an 7 Four tre Partie une Convention OMI un tat doit 8 Une fois par an a Etre membre de l OMI 8 b Ratifier ou adh rer au texte 5 d Parmi les comit s de l OMI cherchez l intrus L c Avoir des repr sentants bilingues en anglais 5 Le Comit pour la S curit maritime b Le Comit pour la Protection du milieu marin 8 S ret cherchez l intrus 2 Le Comit Juridique Q a Lesso g d Le Comit pour la Coop ration technique b Le Code ISM e Le Comit pour la Complication des formalit s c Le Code ISPS 2 X R e Lk b S E 4 EE UE Jupe gt L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS 10 11 12 Qu est ce que le FIPOL Le Fond International pour la Protection des Oursins et des Langoustes Q a b Une agence de l OMI sp cialis e dans la pollution par hydrocarbures DL e Le Fond International d indemnisation pour les dommages dus la POLlution par hydrocarbures L difice devant les bureaux de l OMI repr sente a Un marin solitaire b Deux marins britanniques Un quipage de croisi re Suite aux audits des tats l OMI a Peut sanctionner les tats audit s b Peut sanctionner les marins des ta
39. s r glementations par les tats L OMI peut elle sanctionner les contrevenants Qu est ce que le FIPOL L ONU de la Mer existe Avec ce livret Armateurs de France vous invite d couvrir cette institution phare Anne Sophie AV D l gu g n ral d Armateurs de France Se Le PEN ap A gt SCH e 2 L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS 6a AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS e L OMI EN 50 LECONS United Nations of the Sea the International Maritime Organisation IMO United Nations of the Sea The idea sounds good So good that as early as 1948 a UN convention signed in Geneva established a UN International Maritime Organisation IMO The body convened in 1959 for the first time and has since helped sign 70 conventions in the span of 50 years Is it due to France s general lack of interest for international matters or is it just because it is the sea In any event IMO is clearly not well known over here and yet it is the only relevant forum to work on maritime regulations for the sea has no borders At IMO conventions are prepared within an international consensus through the respective contributions and work of its members The Ys ae _ NA US ju e d influence of States on the text of laws and decisions made does not depend on their respective economic leverage but more on their consistent involvement and the quality of their rep
40. suffisante entre les tats de nombreux litiges taient port s devant la Cour internationale de justice Cette ONU de la mer a permis d harmoniser le droit et de d sengorger la Cour THE STATE OF LAW PRIOR TO IMO The international dimension of maritime matters didn t come about with the establishment of IMO As early as the 18 century States were obliged to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements Such was the case in 1713 with the UTRECHT Treaty which laid out a number of provisions on fishing More recently in 1914 the first steps were initiated to lay the grounds for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS Short of adequate inter State cooperation mechanisms many disputes heretofore been taken to the International Court of Justice This United Nations of the Sea thus made it possible to standardise the law and relieve the burden on the Court L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS L OMCI A PRECEDE Vrai Jusqu au 22 1982 l Organisation portait le nom d Organisation Maritime Consultative Internationale L OMCI est donc officiellement le premier organisme international charg des questions exclusivement maritimes Substantiellement il n existe toutefois aucune diff rence entre l OMCI et l OMI RIGHT OR WRONG IMCO PRECEDED IMO Right Up until 22 May 1982 the Organisatio
41. the first to enrol for this experience CONVENTION DE MONTEGO BAY ET OMI HIERARCHIE OU INTERDEPENDANCE La Convention internationale sur le droit de la mer dite Convention de Montego Bay a t adopt e dans le cadre des Nations Unies Elle n est donc pas un texte issu de l OMI En th orie la Convention de Montego Bay prime sur la r glementation de l OMI les tats parties la Convention de Montego Bay doivent en respecter les dispositions dans le cadre des travaux de l OMI En pratique cette hi rarchie est restreinte puisqu elle fait elle m me r f rence l OMI s agit donc de deux outils interd pendants MONTEGO BAY CONVENTION AND IMO HIERARCHY OR INTERDEPENDENCE The International Convention on the Law of the Sea more commonly known as Montego Bay Convention was adopted within the framework of the United Nations Therefore it was not drafted by IMO In theory the Montego Bay Convention prevails over any IMO regulations the States signatories to the Montego Bay Convention must abide by its provisions within the framework of the IMO work In actual practice there is no such prevalence as the Montego Bay Convention itself refers to IMO In other words these are two independent instruments L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS L OMI EN 50 LE ONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS LES GRANDES CONVENTIONS DE L OMI Une quarantaine de textes a t adopt e sous l effigie de l OMI
42. ts audit s c N a aucun pouvoir de sanction Le code ISPS a t mis en place la suite a Del attentat de Karachi Q b Des attentats du 11 septembre Delacatastrophe de l Erika Q ZL 1L 0L 2 6 4 8 0 4 2 9 2 S 9 v e Q 7 2 V Sosuodoy D D An ines MR Li CH GEET PER ER Mus IMO is a The International Marine Organisation b The Intergovernmental Maritime Organisation The International Maritime Organisation How many member States within IMO Q a 171 b 168 210 The IMO Assembly convenes a Once every two years b Twice a year c Once a year Which one of the following committees is not part of IMO a The Committee for Maritime Safety b The Committee for the Protection of the Marine Environment The Legal Committee d The Committee for Technical Cooperation e The Committee for the Complication of Formalities DCOCOLU fers gt 4 p mem dl L OMI EN 50 LECONS AROUND THE IMO IN 50 LESSONS D Which of the following conventions does not concern O9 What is IOPCF maritime safety Q a Thelnternational Organisation for the Protection of Crabs and Frogs a Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS b AnIMO agency specialising in oil pollution b Standard of Training Certification and Watchkeeping STCW c The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds Z c The Convention that established IMO u d The
43. une quarantaine et ont un r le d observateur L OMI peut galement conclure des accords de coordination avec des organisations intergouvernementales en fonction des sujets une trentaine ce jour NON GOVERNMENTAL AND INTER GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS Non governmental organisations that have the capability to genuinely contribute to IMO s work can be granted a consultative status by the Council subject to approval by the Assembly For instance this has been the case for the International Chamber of Shipping and Greenpeace In all there are some forty NGO acting as observers IMO may also from time to time enter into coordination agreements with intergovernmental organisations as appropriate thirty to this day REPR SENTANTS DES TATS ET OBSERVATEURS QUELLE DIFFERENCE Chaque tat membre nomme des repr sentants l OMI pour participer aux d bats et travaux des comit s ou des sous comit s Il peut s agir de repr sentants permanents en titre souvent ambassadeurs et de d l gations ponctuelles Les observateurs quant eux s ils peuvent assister les travaux des repr sentants n ont aucun pouvoir d cisionnel STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND OBSERVERS WHAT S THE DIFFERENCE Each Member State appoints representatives to IMO to take part in the proceedings and work of the various committees and sub committees These may be permanent official representatives such as ambassadors and punctual delegations The observers alth
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