Voluntary audit scheme adopted at IMO's 24th Assembly

摘要

The auditing of IMO Member States to enhance the implementation and enforcement of international maritime standards has been set in motion, following the adoption of the Framework and Procedures for the voluntary scheme by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 24th Assembly, which met at the Organization's London Headquarters from 21 November to 2 December 2005. The adoption of the framework and procedures for the scheme heralds a new era for IMO, in which the Organization has at its disposal a tool to achieve harmonized and consistent global implementation of IMO standards, which is key to realizing the IMO objectives of safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.