International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Organisation maritime internationale (OMI)
Organización Maritima Internacional (OMI)
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URL: https://www.imo.org/
Founded
1948-03-06 Geneva Switzerland
History
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Provide machinery for cooperation among governments on technical matters affecting international merchant shipping and, having special responsibility for safety and security of life at sea, ensure achievement of the highest possible standards of safety at sea and of efficient navigation; prevent pollution caused by ships and other craft operating in the marine environment (both sea and atmosphere).
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Agreements of cooperation with:
- F-XF5204 - Action Plan for Protection, Development and Management of the Marine Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region (NOWPAP);
- D-XD8572 - African Union (AU);
- T-XT9645 - Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS);
- F-XF6002 - Arab Federation of Shipping (AFS);
- C-XC0069 - Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO);
- D-XD4036 - Association of Caribbean States (ACS);
- E-XD0107 - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM);
- D-XD4579 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
- T-XT9600 - Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Caribbean MOU);
- E-XD2307 - Comisión Centroamericana de Transporte Maritimo (COCATRAM);
- D-XD2685 - Comisión Permanente del Pacifico Sur (CPPS);
- E-XD0464 - Commission du Danube (CD);
- E-XJ3857 - Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Black Sea Commission);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- C-XC0382 - Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO);
- D-XD0696 - Conférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications (CEPT);
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- D-XD0868 - European Space Agency (ESA);
- D-XD6438 - Commission de l'Océan Indien (COI);
- C-XC0248 - Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF);
- D-XE0007 - Inter-Governmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS);
- F-XF4717 - International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Agreement;
- C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
- B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL);
- B-XB2115 - International Hydrographic Organization (IHO);
- B-XB2136 - International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
- F-XC4643 - International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO);
- F-XF7953 - International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) (1971 and 1992 Funds and IOPCSF);
- B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM);
- F-XF2563 - International Seabed Authority (ISA);
- B-XB2627 - International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO);
- F-XD0695 - International Transport Forum (ITF);
- C-XC2811 - International Whaling Commission (IWC);
- T-XT9244 - Latin American Agreement on Port State Control of Vessels (Viña del Mar agreement);
- D-XD2879 - Latin American Integration Association (LAIA);
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- F-XJ1608 - Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum (MAIIF);
- F-XF1523 - Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA);
- T-XT0409 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Arab States of the Gulf (Riyadh MOU);
- F-XT9393 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU);
- T-XT0069 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea (Black Sea MOU);
- T-XT9898 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean MOU);
- T-XT9733 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Mediterranean (Mediterranean MOU);
- T-XT9901 - Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in West and Central Africa (Abuja MOU);
- D-XD3007 - North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- D-XD0064 - Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC);
- F-XF4685 - OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Commission);
- D-XD3260 - Pacific Community (SPC);
- T-XT8201 - Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU);
- D-XD4382 - Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA);
- E-XD3960 - Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA);
- E-XJ1610 - Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia - Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC);
- E-XE1269 - Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA);
- D-XD0319 - Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME);
- E-XE8300 - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP);
- F-XF0820 - South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP);
- E-XE1355 - Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC);
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism.
Member of: E-XJ5752 - UN-OCEANS. Permanent observer status with: B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Observer status with: D-XD5969 - Arctic Council. Formal relations with: B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU); B-XE3386 - UNIDO. Close links with: E-XE4161 - UNEP. Represented on: E-XE4062 - United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB). Has been represented in meetings of: K-XK2374 - Round Table on Sustainable Development at the OECD. Links with:
- F-XF5204 - Action Plan for Protection, Development and Management of the Marine Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region (NOWPAP);
- F-XF2002 - Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the East Asian Region (EAS);
- F-XF1833 - Action Plan for the Protection and Management of the South Asia Seas Region (SASP);
- F-XF1831 - Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas in the South East Pacific (SE/PCF);
- F-XF3000 - Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement);
- F-XF0711 - Antarctic Treaty (AT);
- F-XF1625 - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT);
- U-XE1110 - Arab Centre for Energy Studies (ACES);
- K-XM1030 - Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC);
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- F-XF5942 - Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT);
- S-XS0420 - Baltic Maritime Coordinating Meeting (MEPC BMCM);
- U-XF5143 - Black Sea Action Plan (BSAP);
- E-XE3058 - Bureau de développement des télécommunications (BDT);
- F-XF1971 - Caribbean Action Plan (CAR);
- F-XD9557 - Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution;
- U-XF2047 - Eastern African Action Plan (EAF);
- K-XF4248 - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- U-XF1601 - Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation (IOMAC);
- E-XE3917 - Inter-American Committee on Ports;
- E-XE0985 - Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission;
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC);
- B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
- E-XE0128 - International Civil Service Commission (ICSC);
- U-XK0127 - International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse (ICPIC);
- B-XC2404 - International Cocoa Organization (ICCO);
- E-XE5305 - United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- F-XF2563 - International Seabed Authority (ISA);
- F-XF2625 - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS);
- U-XE0927 - IOC Committee for the Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment (GIPME);
- E-XE5376 - IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE);
- E-XE9922 - Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations (JIU);
- E-XE3456 - Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM);
- U-XF2445 - Kuwait Action Plan (KAP);
- D-XD0335 - Latin American Fisheries Development Organization;
- E-XE1245 - Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC);
- F-XF1881 - Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP);
- D-XD1542 - The Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM);
- E-XE0816 - Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA);
- E-XE3556 - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process (UNSCO);
- H-XF2605 - Operational Net of Regional Cooperation of Central American Maritime Authorities;
- U-XE7247 - Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment Programme (PERSGA), superseded by E-XE1269 - Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA);
- E-XF1562 - Regional Maritime University, Accra (RMU);
- E-XE2653 - Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC);
- D-XD3257 - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- U-XK0525 - UNEP-DTIE Cleaner Production (CP);
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- E-XE0791 - Union of African Shippers' Councils (UASC);
- F-XF3808 - United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA);
- E-XE1146 - United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (Committee of Experts on TDG and GHS);
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE4178 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA);
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- E-XE0198 - United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- F-XF5941 - United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF);
- E-XK0972 - United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS);
- F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV);
- H-XF1927 - West and Central African Action Plan (WACAF);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- E-XE9798 - WHO Regional Office for Europe;
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Agreement of cooperation with: F-XF1623 - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Rules Governing Relationship with Non-Governmental Organizations adopted by Council in Mar 1960 and approved by 2nd Session of the Assembly, Apr 1961; Guidelines on the Grant of Consultative Status adopted by Council in May 1978 and endorsed by 11th Session of the Assembly in Nov 1979. Rules amended by Council Nov 1984 and endorsed 1985. Both Rules and Guidelines amended Jun 2001 by Council endorsed 2001. As of 2018 the following non-governmental organizations enjoy consultative status with IMO:
- D-XM6509 - Active Shipbuilding Experts' Federation (ASEF);
- E-XE0530 - Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS);
- C-XD0183 - BIMCO;
- E-XE1703 - Bureau international des containers et du transport intermodal (BIC);
- C-XJ6628 - Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC);
- C-XC2239 - Comité International Radio-Maritime (CIRM);
- C-XC2243 - Comité maritime international (CMI);
- D-XD0615 - Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique (CEFIC);
- C-XG0122 - Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA);
- F-XF1443 - Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC);
- D-XD3107 - European Association of Internal Combustion Engine and Alternative Powertrain Manufacturers (EUROMOT);
- C-XD4092 - Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA);
- F-XF4299 - Friends of the Earth International (FoEI);
- D-XD8157 - Global Maritime Education and Training Association (GlobalMET);
- D-XD3848 - Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA);
- F-XF4392 - Greenpeace International;
- F-XF6886 - ICHCA Internationa (IIL);
- C-XD7634 - IMCA International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA);
- F-XF1101 - Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL);
- D-XN3554 - Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST);
- G-XG2335 - Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Maritimo (IIDM);
- D-XD5124 - INTERFERRY;
- D-XD9045 - InterManager;
- D-XD6997 - International Association of Classification Societies (IACS);
- G-XG0376 - International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC);
- C-XD0274 - International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO);
- C-XC9011 - International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO);
- C-XD4779 - International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN);
- B-XB1303 - International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA);
- D-XD7425 - International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU);
- C-XD4478 - International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP);
- B-XB1329 - International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH);
- C-XC0049 - International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA);
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
- C-XC1492 - International Chamber of Shipping (ICS);
- B-XB5864 - International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA);
- C-XD1747 - International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA);
- D-XD8497 - International Dry Bulk Terminals Group (DBTG);
- C-XC1800 - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC);
- C-XD1260 - International Federation of Shipmasters Associations (IFSMA);
- F-XF6032 - International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW);
- F-XF0592 - International Group of P and I Clubs;
- C-XC0057 - International Harbour Masters' Association (IHMA);
- C-XJ2653 - International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA);
- D-XD5327 - International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association (ILAMA);
- D-XD6702 - International Maritime Health Association (IMHA);
- C-XC0118 - International Maritime Lecturers' Association (IMLA);
- C-XC4551 - International Maritime Pilots' Association (IMPA);
- C-XC2232 - International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF);
- E-XC3987 - International Ocean Institute (IOI);
- B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO);
- G-XG6903 - International Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA);
- F-XF4629 - International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA);
- D-XM6510 - International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA);
- B-XB2420 - International Road Transport Union (IRU);
- D-XD5329 - International Salvage Union (ISU);
- C-XC4523 - International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA);
- D-XD6663 - International Spill Control Organization (ISCO);
- B-XD5309 - ITOPF Ltd;
- F-XD3917 - International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC);
- B-XB2644 - International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF);
- A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN);
- C-XC2737 - International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI);
- G-XQ5480 - International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA);
- D-XD3824 - International Water Mist Association (IWMA);
- C-XC6080 - InterPortPolice;
- D-XN4813 - NACE International - The Corrosion Society;
- G-XN4196 - Nautical Institute;
- F-XF0436 - Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF);
- G-XN8658 - Pacific Environment;
- G-XM6512 - Pew Charitable Trusts;
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA);
- C-XD1147 - Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO);
- C-XJ6629 - Superyacht Builders Association (SYBAss);
- C-XD5027 - World Coatings Council;
- E-XE3734 - World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI);
- B-XB2824 - World Sailing;
- E-XM3397 - World Shipping Council (WSC);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Publications
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- Transportation → Shipping
- Transportation → Maritime
- Societal Problems → Safety
- Societal Problems → Pollution
- Research, Standards → Navigation
- International Relations → United Nations
- Solidarity → Cooperation
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB1117
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