role of the International Maritime Organization IMO in ensuring minimum standards of crew operation for the
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a London- based United Nations organization and includes representatives from 152 major maritime nations concerned solely with maritime affaires. The objectives of IMO are to facilitate co-operation among governments on technical matters affecting shipping, particularly from the angle of safety of life at sea, and the prevention of marine pollution from ships. (Alan, E.Branch 1996) As IMO is a technical organisation, most of its work is carried out in a number of committees and subcommittees.
One of the leading committee of the IMO that undertakes the organizations technical work is the Maritime Safety Committee (MCS). This committee has a number of subcommittees which deal with a wide variety of maritime safety issues. Standards of Training and Certification Watchkeeping(STCW) is one of these subcommittees, which has been dedicating its time to the role of 'people issues' in standards of crew operation for the international shipping industry as the interest in mariner qualifications has been receiving a great deal of attention internationally. The International Convention on Standards of Training and Certification Watchkeeping, the STCW Convention, and its Amendments -regularly set and revised minimum standards for the training and certification of crew members onboard all vessels engaged in international voyages. (http://www.imo...