International Maritime Organization (IMO) is one of the Agency's Special United Nations (UN), which handles of Maritime issues.
Founded formation based on the Convention on 6 March 1948 in Geneva and starts on 17 March 1958. In the early formation called IMCO (Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization).
Since the 1st of May 1982 the name has changed to the International Maritime Organization, in short, IMO. Headquarters in: 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
Organization structure consists of the IMO Assembly, Council and 5 Committee, namely: Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), Legal Committee (LEG), the Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) and the Facilitation Committee (FAL).
1. Assembly or the IMO Assembly, is the highest institution IMO (IMO highest-Governing Body)), which consists of all IMO member countries, currently numbering 167 countries, meeting once in two years on the regular schedule, or every time when deemed necessary. Assembly is responsible for determining the program of work, voting the budget and determine the financial organization. Assembly is also responsible for conducting the selection of members of the Council (Council).
2. Council, or Council of IMO is a Governing Body in the IMO that the performance of duties in the organization between the two IMO Council of the Assembly. The Council of IMO is the executive body of the Assembly, responsible for implementing the supervisory work of the organization. Other tasks of the Council, namely:
a. To coordinate activities of others IMO bodies ,
b. Noting the draft budget and work program that must be submitted to the Assembly hearing,
c. Receiving reports and proposals from the Committee and the organs of the IMO as well as from other countries to be members of the Assembly with some input and recommendations appropriate.
d. Propose candidates for the Secretary-General, who in confirm by the Assembly later.
e. The efforts and cooperation with various organizations outside the IMO, which then in confirm through the Assembly.
IMO Council of 40 member countries of IMO (since 7 November 2002). From 40 countries to the IMO Council members are divided into 3 categories, namely:
a. Category A, consisting of 10 countries representing the international commercial shipping fleet and as the largest provider of the largest international sea transport,
b. Category B, consisting of 10 countries that represent the interests of Maritime largest in the International Ship-borne Trade,
c. Category C, consisting of 20 countries that have special interests in marine transportation or navigation, and reflect a fair representation geographically.
Selection of members of the Board of IMO 2 years once implemented, namely when the Assembly held a hearing. Countries that want to become a member of the Board members are obliged to convey credential to the Secretary General of IMO to nominate themselves in the category they want. At the hearing Assembly, countries nominate a member of the IMO Council will be asked for their views and common goals nomination, was conducted before the election.
3. Committee, is part of the body to process the IMO IMO aturan2 products to be submitted to the Council hearing. In the work, the Committee established a sub-sub-Committee, namely:
a. Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG), who plans to make provisions on the use of opium and liquid cargo transportation and gas in bulk using ships, including chemical materials and liquids for handling the pollution of the sea (dispersant).
b. Carriage of Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC), the task of creating designs provisions on the use of opium and transport hazardous cargo, dry cargo and packaging,
c. Fire Protection (FP), the task of creating designs provisions on the prevention of fire in the ship,
d. Radio-communications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR) served to create designs on the provisions of the radio communication in the ship and setting of the SAR (Search and Rescue and search = help),
e. Safety of Navigation (Index) served to create designs on the conditions of navigation aids and gully-gully for cruise shipping safety regulations and the prevention of collision at sea,
f. Ship Design and Equipment (DE) duty to make plans provisions on the ship building and ship all the equipment in connection with the safe operation of ships,
G. Stability and Load Lines and Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) served to create designs provisions on the calculation of ship stability, stomach relief, and safety conditions of vessels fishing,
h. Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) served to create designs provisions on education, training and certification to the sailors and the parties are working in the Maritime sector.
i. Flag State Implementation (FSI) duty is to make plans on the implementation of provisions of IMO instruments in the IMO member countries and the countries who are not members of IMO..
Because of the limited time that the council has in the schedule, in court-hearing sub-committee and the committee always formed working groups (Working-Group), group correspondence (Correspondence-Group) or the Drafting Group (Drafting-Group).
Often, the council also held a hearing inter-time (Intersession meeting) if necessary.
Development of Indonesia as a Membership in IMO
1. Indonesia officially become a member of IMO since 18 January 1961, and during this continuously active in all the activities IMO.
2. Indonesia was first nominated and elected as a member of the Board of IMO in 1973, membership for the period 1974 - 1975.
Two membership next period, namely 1976-1977 and 1978-1979 Indonesia is still selected as a member of the Board of IMO. Indonesia's failure to run on 2 the next period, namely the membership period 1980-1981 and 1982-1983.
At the hearing to 13 the Assembly in 1983, Indonesia elected again become a member of the Board of IMO, and always selected until the current (13 periods, respectively).
3. As the largest archipelago country in the world has recognized that provisions existence of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982), recognition of the existence of the state Maritime largest in the various international forums is still needed, including the Council forum in the Council The Council and the Assembly.
4. As a member of the IMO is quite long, up to now, Indonesia has ratified 15 (fifteen) IMO Convention, which is the rules in the field of shipping safety and marine environment protection, and is the only country in Southeast Asia is the most ratified the IMO Convention, and has been a lot of benefits in order to maintain the safety of shipping and marine environmental protection in Indonesia waters, and other benefits for the national Maritime industry.
5. Indonesia always put Transportation Attachein London Embassy, besides the principal has the task and function as listed in Rule KM.37 Minister of Transportation number Year 2007 article 9, 10 and 11, according to Article 12 (1), based on London Attache are also assigned to special obliged to follow and monitor the activities and IMO hearings.
At present time , Indonesia is in role together with Singapore and Malaysia in the project on the IMO Maritime Electronic Highway (MEH) in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore Straits.
By: hadispri06
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