The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee today kicks off its 76th session, with the focus on security issues and bulk carrier safety. The meeting is scheduled to take place at IMO headquarters in London through Dec. 13. A concurrent diplomatic conference on maritime security also is scheduled from Dec. 9-13.According to IMO, the safety committee “is expected to establish a working group on maritime security which will consider proposed draft amendments to SOLAS chapters V and XI; a proposed draft International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code; and proposed draft conference resolutions. The results of the discussions, together with consideration of submissions from member governments and international organizations, will be put forward to the committee itself and to the conference on maritime security.”
More information about the meetings is available at
IMO'S web site.
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