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IMO scheme bolsters fight against substandard shipping.
(From Lloyds List)
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos says he is encouraged by the enthusiastic response to the development of the IMO's Voluntary Member State Audit Scheme.
The IMO is developing MSAS, and the accompanying Implementation Code, to help assess how effectively member states implement and enforce relevant IMO conventions, and to provide them with feedback and advice on their current performance.
The scheme presents a unique opportunity for the IMO to attain its objectives in a uniform manner, says an IMO spokeswoman. 'Every time we adopt a new instrument or simply a new standard, we undoubtedly make progress in regulating shipping engaged in international trade. The secretary-general sees the scheme as a tool to enable us to make even further progress in eliminating substandard shipping.
'It will satisfy our friends and silence those who label IMO as a 'toothless tiger' with no real control over the implementation of the rules and regulations it develops.'
Mr Mitropoulos says his vision is of a scheme which, rather than causing embarrassment to those to be audited by exposing their weaknesses, will instead bring the parties closer together 'the one helping the other in pursuit of our common goals of enhanced safety and environmental protection.
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