The Assembly, Recalling Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, Recalling also that one of the goals of the Organization is to ensure the consistent and effective implementation of IMO instruments globally and compliance with their requirements and that, through resolution A.946(23), it approved the establishment and further development of the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the "Audit Scheme") and, through resolution A.974(24), it established the Framework and Procedures for the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme, Recognizing that Parties to international conventions have accepted, as part of the ratification process, the obligation under applicable international law to fully meet their responsibilities and to discharge their obligations, as prescribed by the conventions and other instruments to which they are party, Recognizing also that, since the commencement of audits in 2006, a number of Member States have volunteered to be audited, and the audit reports issued in relation to their audits as well as the feedback received from those States have confirmed that the Audit Scheme is a positive development in enhancing effective implementation of the provisions of the mandatory IMO instruments concerned by the Parties thereto, Reaffirming that it is the primary responsibility of States to establish and maintain an adequate and effective system to exercise control over ships entitled to fly their flag, and to adopt measures to ensure that they comply with the relevant international rules and regulations, Reaffirming also that States, in their port and coastal State capacities, under applicable international law, have obligations and responsibilities in respect of maritime safety and security and protection of the marine environment, Noting that the ultimate effectiveness of any IMO instrument depends, inter alia, upon all States: (a) becoming Parties thereto; (b) implementing and enforcing them fully and effectively; and (c) reporting to the Organization, as required, Noting also that, while States may realize certain benefits by becoming Parties to instruments aiming at promoting maritime safety and security and the protection of the marine environment, those benefits can only be fully achieved when all Parties carry out their obligations as required by the instruments concerned, Noting Further the need to assist Member Governments to improve their capabilities and overall performance in order to be able to comply with the IMO instruments, to which they are party, Conscious of the difficulties some Member States may face in complying fully with all the provisions of the various IMO instruments to which they are party, Being mindful of the need for any such difficulties to be eliminated to the extent possible and that the Organization has its Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme established to assist for that purpose, Being desirous of ensuring that all Member States have a common platform and methodology for assessing and improving their capabilities, as well as their overall performance in complying with the provisions of the IMO instruments to which they are party, Bearing in mind that amendments to a number of IMO instruments have been circulated, with a view to their adoption, which would make the use of the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (Ⅲ Code) and the auditing of the way in which Parties implement and enforce the provisions of those instruments mandatory, and that such audits should be conducted in line with a framework and procedures developed by the Organization, Having considered the decision of the Council at its 110th regular session and the work undertaken by the Committees in response to resolution A.1018(26) on Further development of the Voluntary IMO Memb
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