IMO Matters

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations, develops and maintains a comprehensive regulatory framework for international shipping. This covers safety and security, marine pollution, legal matters, technical co-operation and maritime traffic rules.

Singapore is one of the 170 Member states of the IMO.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)

The functions of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) are to “consider any matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with aids to navigation, construction and equipment of vessels, manning from a safety standpoint, rules for the prevention of collisions, handling of dangerous cargoes, maritime safety procedures and requirements, hydrographic information, log-books and navigational records, marine casualty investigations, salvage and rescue and any other matters directly affecting maritime safety”.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is empowered to consider any matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with prevention and control of pollution from ships. In particular it is concerned with the adoption and amendment of conventions and other regulations and measures to ensure their enforcement.

The Sub-Committees

The MSC and MEPC are assisted in their work by seven technical sub-committees. These are:

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); and
Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC)

Reports of the IMO meetings are available for download below.

Session	Date	Download Reports
MSC 106	2 - 11 Nov 2022	MSC 106 Report MSC 106 Add. 1
MSC 105	20 - 29 Apr 2022	MSC 105 Report MSC 105 Add. 1 MSC 105 Add. 2
MSC 104	4 - 8 Oct 2021	MSC 104 Report MSC 104 Add. 1 MSC 104 Add. 2
MSC 103	5 - 14 May 2021	MSC 103 Report MSC 103 Add. 1
MSC 102	13 - 22 May 2020	MSC 102 Report MSC 102 Add. 1 MSC 102 Add. 2
MSC 101	5 - 14 Jun 2019	MSC 101 Report MSC 101 Add. 1 MSC 101 Add. 1 Corrigendum 1 MSC 101 Add. 2 MSC 101 Add. 3
MSC 100	3 - 7 Dec 2018	MSC 100 Report (.pdf, 685 KB) MSC 100 Add. 1
MSC 91	26 - 30 Nov 2012	MSC 91 Report (.pdf, 823 KB) MSC 91 Add. 1 (.pdf, 2 MB) MSC 91 add. 2 (.pdf, 2 MB)
MSC 90	16 - 25 May 2012	MSC90-main report (.pdf, 845 KB) MSC 90 Add.1 / Rev.1 MSC 90 Add.2 MSC 90 Add.3 MSC 90 Add.4
MSC 89	11 - 20 May 2011	MSC 89 Report MSC 89 Add.1 MSC 89 Add.2 MSC 89 Add.3 MSC 89 Add.4
MSC 88	24 Nov - 3 Dec 2010	MSC 88 Report MSC 88 Add.1 MSC 88 Add.2
STCW Manila Conference	21 - 25 June 2010	Final Act and Resolutions Resolution 1 (Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention) Resolution 2 (Amendments to the STCW Code)
MSC 87	12 - 21 May 2010	MSC 87 Report MSC 87 Add.1 MSC 87 Add.2 MSC 87 Add.3
MSC 86	27 May - 5 Jun 2009	MSC 86 Report MSC 86 Add.1 MSC 86 Add.2
MSC 85	27 Nov - 5 Dec 2008	MSC 85 Report MSC 85 Add.1 MSC 85 Add.2
MSC 84	7-16 May 2008	MSC 84 Report MSC 84 Corrigenda
MSC 83	3-12 Oct 2007	MSC 83 Report
MSC 82	29 Nov - 8 Dec 2006	MSC 82 Report MSC 82 Add.1 MSC 82 Add.2
MSC 81	10-19 May 2006	MSC 81 Report MSC 81 Add.1 MSC 81 Add.2

Session	Date	Download Report
MEPC 77	22 - 26 Nov 2021	MEPC 77 Report MEPC 77 Add.1
MEPC 76	10 - 17 Jun 2021	MEPC 76 Report MEPC 76 Add.1 MEPC 76 Add.2
MEPC 75	30 Mar - 3 Apr 2020	MEPC 75 Report MEPC 75 Add.1 MEPC 75 Corr. 1
MEPC 74	13 - 17 May 2019	MEPC 74 Report MEPC 74 Add.1 MEPC 74 Add. 1 Corr. 1 MEPC 74 Add. 1 Corr. 2 MEPC 74 Add. 2 MEPC 74 Corr. 1 MEPC 74 Corr. 2
MEPC 73	22 - 26 Oct 2018	MEPC 73 Report MEPC 73 Add.1 MEPC 73 Add. 1 Corr. 1
MEPC 72	9 - 13 Apr 2018	MEPC 72 Report MEPC 72 Add.1
MEPC 71	3 - 7 Jul 2017	MEPC 71 Report MEPC 71 Add.1 MEPC 71 Add.2 MEPC 71 Corr. 1
MEPC 70	24 - 28 Oct 2016	MEPC 70 Report MEPC 70 Add.1 MEPC 70 Add. 1 Corr. 1 MEPC 70 Add. 1 Corr. 2
MEPC 69	18 - 22 Apr 2016	MEPC 69 Report MEPC 69 Add. 1 MEPC 69 Add. 1 Corr. 1 MEPC 69 Add. 1 Corr. 2
MEPC 68	11 - 15 May 2015	MEPC 68 Report MEPC 68 Add.1 MEPC 68 Add. 1 Corr. 1 MEPC 68 Add. 1 Corr. 2 MEPC 68 Corr. 1
MEPC 67	13 - 17 Oct 2014	MEPC 67 Report
MEPC 66	31 Mar - 4 Apr 2014	MEPC 66 Report MEPC 66 Corr. 1
MEPC 65	13 - 17 May 2013	MEPC 65 Report MEPC 65 Add.1 MEPC 65 Add.2 MEPC 65 Corr. 1 MEPC 65 Corr. 3
MEPC 64	1 - 5 Oct 2012	MEPC 64 Report MEPC 64 Add.1
MEPC 63	27 Feb - 2 Mar 2012	MEPC 63 Report MEPC 63 Add.1
MEPC 62	11 - 15 Jul 2011	MEPC 62 Report MEPC 62/24 Add.1 MEPC 62/24 Corr.1 MEPC 62/24 Corr.2
MEPC 61	27 Sep- 1 Oct 2010	MEPC 61 Report
MEPC 60	22-26 Mar 2010	MEPC 60 Report
MEPC 59	13-17 Jul 2009	MEPC 59 Report MEPC 59 Add.1
MEPC 58	6-10 Oct 2008	MEPC 58 Report
MEPC 57	31 Mar - 4 Apr 2008	MEPC 57 Add.1
MEPC 56	9-13 Jul 2007	MEPC 56 Report MEPC 56 Add.1
MEPC 55	9-13 Oct 2006	MEPC 55 Report MEPC 55 Add.1
MEPC 54	20-24 Mar 2006	MEPC 54 Report

Session	Date	Download Report
BLG 10	3 to 7 Apr 2006
BLG 11	6 to 20 Apr 2007
BLG 12	4 to 8 Feb 2008
BLG 13	2 to 6 Mar 2009
BLG 14	8 to 12 Feb 2010
BLG 15	7 to 11 Feb 2011
BLG 16	30 Jan to 3 Feb 2012

Session	Date	Download Report
COMSAR 10	6 to 10 Mar 2006
COMSAR 11	19 to 23 Feb 2007
COMSAR 12	7 to 11 Apr 2008
COMSAR 13	19 to 23 Jan 2009	COMSAR 13 Final Report
COMSAR 14	8 to 12 Mar 2010
COMSAR 15	7 to 11 Mar 2011
COMSAR 16	12 to 16 Mar 2012

Session	Date	Download Report
DE 49	20 to 24 Feb 2006
DE 50	5 to 9 Mar 2007
DE 51	14 to 18 Feb 2008
DE 52 DE 52-21-Add1 (2009 MODU Code)	16 to 20 Mar 2009
DE 53	22 to 26 Feb 2010
DE 54 DE 54-23-Add1 (ESP guidelines)(Resolution A.744(18))	25 to 29 Oct 2010
DE 55	21 to 25 Mar 2011
DE 56	13 to 17 Feb 2012

Session	Date	Download Report
DSC 10	26 to 30 Sep 2005
DSC 11	11 to 15 Sep 2006
DSC 12	17 to 21 Sep 2007
DSC 13	22 to 26 Sep 2008
DSC 14	21 to 25 Sep 2009
DSC 15	13 to 17 Sep 2010
DSC 16	19 to 23 Sep 2011

Session	Date	Download Report
FP 50	9 to 13 Jan 2006
FP 51	5 to 9 Feb 2007
FP 52	14 to 18 Feb 2008
FP 53	16 to 20 Feb 2009
FP 54 FP54 Corr. 1	12 to 16 Apr 2010
FP 55	25 to 29 Jul 2011

Session	Date	Download Report
FSI 14	5 to 9 Jun 2006
FSI 15 FSI 15 Add. 1	4 to 8 Jun 2007
FSI 16
FSI 17	20 to 24 Apr 2009
FSI 18	5 to 9 Jul 2010
FSI 19 FSI 19 Add. 1	21 to 25 Feb 2011
FSI 20	26 to 30 Mar 2012

Session	Date	Download Report
NAV 52	17 to 21 Jul 2006
NAV 53	23 to 27 Jul 2007
NAV 54	30 Jun to 4 Jul 2008
NAV 55 NAV 55 Add. 1	27 to 31 Jul 2009
NAV 56	26 to 30 Jul 2010
NAV 57	6 to 10 Jun 2011

Session	Date	Download Report
SLF 49	24 to 28Jul 2006
SLF 50	30 Apr to 4 May 2007
SLF 51	14 to 18 Jul 2008
SLF 52	25 to 29 Jan 2010	Note: Annex 2 of the report on Recommendations for decked Fishing Vessels is not posted here
SLF 53	10 to 14 Jan 2011
SLF 54	16 to 20 Jan 2012

Session	Date	Download Report
STW 37	23 to 27 Jan 2006
STW 38	22 to 26 Jan 2007
STW 39	3 to 7 Mar 2008
STW 40 STW 40 Add.1 (Preliminary draft text of revised STCW convention and codes)	2 to 6 Feb 2009
STW 41 STW 41 Add.1 (Draft text of revised STCW convention and codes)	11 to 15 Jan 2010
STW 42	24 to 28 Jan 2011
STW 43	30 Apr to 4 May 2012

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