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International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The Convention establishing the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was adopted in Geneva in 1948 and IMO first met in 1959. IMO's main task has been to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping.  Website: www.imo.org/

	Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation	14 October 2005
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements
	Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf	14 October 2005
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements
	Resolution MSC.153(78), Adoption of Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea, 1974	20 May 2004
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Resolution MSC.155(78), Adoption of Amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979	20 May 2004
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Resolution MSC.167(78), Guidelines on the Treatment of Persons Rescued At Sea	20 May 2004
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Resolution A.871(20), Guidelines on the Allocation of Responsibilities to Seek the Successful Resolution of Stowaway Cases	27 November 1997
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue	27 April 1979
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements
	International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea	1 November 1974
Category: Legal Information | Publisher: International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

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