1. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION

2. IMO FOUNDATION
1948 UN Maritime Conference adopts Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)
1958 Entry into force of Convention
1959 First Assembly of IMCO
1982 Name was changed in International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

3. PURPOSE OF IMO Article 1(a) of the Convention
To provide machinery for co-operation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; to encourage and facilitate the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, effiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships

4. IMO Structure ASSEMBLY All member states once every two years COUNCIL
elected for two years
MSC
MEPC
Facilitation
Committee
Legal
Tech co-op
Secretariat

5. IMO SUB-COMMITTEES MEPC MSC GESAMP BCH FSI SLF FP DE NAV BC COM LSR
STW
CDG