IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to a restructuring of IMO’s Sub-Committees, in order to deal more effectively with the technical and operational issues covered by IMO regulations, as part of a review and reform process initiated by Secretary-General Mr. Koji Sekimizu.
The restructuring proposals, which were already considered and approved by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), will now go to the IMO Council (15 to 19 July) and to the IMO Assembly (24 November to 4 December) for endorsement.
The restructuring will see the number of Sub-Committees reduced from nine to seven:
- Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW)
- Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III)
- Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR)
- Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR)
- Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC)
- Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE)
- Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC)
Picture: IMO headquarters (by IMO)
