1、ASSEMBLYTWENTIETH SESSION17 27 November 1997RESOLUTIONSANDOTHER DECISIONS(RESOLUTIONS 839 873)BIMOLondon, 1998Published in 1998by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION4 Albert Embankment,London SE1 7SRPrinted in the United Kingdom by Unwin Brothers Ltd, Old Woking, Surrey24681097531ISBN 92-801-146
2、0-3ISSN 0534-624XIMO PUBLICATIONSales number: IMO-020ECopyright # IMO 1998All rights reserved.No part of this publication may,for sales purposes,be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmittedin any form or by any means,electronic,electrostatic,magnetic tape,mechanical,photocopying or othe
3、rwise,without prior permission in writing from theInternational Maritime Organization.ContentsPageAgenda of the 20th session of the Assembly 1ResolutionsA.839(20) Appointment of the Secretary-General 3A.840(20) Relations with non-governmental organizations 4A.841(20) Recognition of the World Maritim
4、e University degree 7A.842(20) Arrears of contributions 8A.843(20) Presentation of accounts and audit reports 10A.844(20) Work programme and budget for the twentieth financial period1998199911Appendix 1: List of meetings approved for 1998 and 1999Appendix 2: List of posts approved for 1998 and 1999A
5、ppendix 3: Work programme and programme budgets for thetwentieth financial period 19981999 bienniumA.845(20) AmendmentstotheOrganizationsFinancialRegulationsandFinancialRules19A.846(20) Long-term work plan of the Organization (up to 2004) 29Annex untitledA.847(20) Guidelines to assist flag States in
6、 the implementation of IMOinstruments36Annex: Guidelines to assist flag States in the implementation ofIMO instrumentsA.848(20) Implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code 46A.849(20) Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents 48Annex: Code for the Investigati
7、on of Marine Casualties andIncidentsA.850(20) Human element vision, principles and goals for the Organization 63Annex: Human element vision, principles and goalsA.851(20) General principles for ship reporting systems and ship reportingrequirements, including guidelines for reporting incidents involv
8、ingdangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants65Annex: General principles for ship reporting systems and shipreporting requirements, including guidelines for reporting incidentsinvolving dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marinepollutantsContents iiiA.852(20) Guidelines for
9、a structure of an integrated system of contingencyplanning for shipboard emergencies74Annex: Guidelines for a structure of an integrated system ofcontingency planning for shipboard emergenciesA.853(20) Amendments to the Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated NuclearFuel, Plutonium and High-Level R
10、adioactive Wastes in Flasks on boardShips93Annex: AmendmentstotheCodefortheSafeCarriageofIrradiatedNuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes inFlasks on board ShipsA.854(20) Guidelines for developing shipboard emergency plans for shipscarrying materials subject to the INF Code97Annex
11、: Guidelines for developing shipboard emergency plans forships carrying materials subject to the INF CodeA.855(20) Standards for on-board helicopter facilities 112Annex: Standards for on-board helicopter facilitiesA.856(20) Guidance to Administrations on development of a shore-based SARtelecommunica
12、tion infrastructure116A.857(20) Guidelines for vessel traffic services 117Annex 1: Guidelines and criteria for VTSAnnex 2: Guidelines on recruitment, qualifications and training ofVTS operatorsA.858(20) Procedure for the adoption and amendment of traffic separationschemes, routeing measures other th
13、an traffic separation schemes,including designation and substitution of archipelagic sea lanes, andship reporting systems135A.859(20) Ships routeing 136A.860(20) Maritime policy for a future global navigation satellite system (GNSS) 137Annex: Maritime requirements for a future global navigationsatel
14、lite system (GNSS)A.861(20) Performance standards for shipborne voyage data recorders (VDRs) 149Annex: Recommendation on performance standards for shipbornevoyage data recorders (VDRs)A.862(20) Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers 154Annex: Code of Practice for the Sa
15、fe Loading and Unloading ofBulk CarriersA.863(20) Code of Safe Practice for the Carriage of Cargoes and Persons byOffshore Supply Vessels (OSV Code)179Annex: Code of Safe Practice for the Carriage of Cargoes andPersons by Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV Code)A.864(20) Recommendations for entering enclo
16、sed spaces aboard ships 189Annex: Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboardshipsiv ContentsA.865(20) Minimum training requirements for personnel nominated to assistpassengers in emergency situations on passenger ships200Annex: Recommendation on minimum training requirements forpersonnel no
17、minated to assist passengers in emergency situationson passenger shipsA.866(20) Guidance to ships crews and terminal personnel for bulk carrierinspections204Annex: Guidance to ships crews and terminal personnel for bulkcarrier inspectionsA.867(20) Combatingunsafepracticesassociatedwiththetrafficking
18、ortransportof migrants by sea220A.868(20) Guidelines for the control and management of ships ballast water tominimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens222Annex: Guidelinesforthecontrolandmanagementofshipsballastwater to minimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms andpath
19、ogensA.869(20) Guidelines for facilitation of response to an oil pollution incidentpursuanttoarticle7andAnnexoftheInternationalConventiononOilPollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990236Annex: Guidelines for facilitation of response to an oil pollutionincident pursuant to article 7 and
20、 Annex of the InternationalConvention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response andCo-operation, 1990A.870(20) 1998 International Year of the Ocean 239A.871(20) Guidelines on the allocation of responsibilities to seek the successfulresolution of stowaway cases240Annex: Guidelines on the allocation of
21、responsibilities to seek thesuccessful resolution of stowaway casesA.872(20) Guidelines for the prevention and suppression of the smuggling ofdrugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals on shipsengaged in international maritime traffic247Annex: Guidelines for the prevention and suppressio
22、n of thesmuggling of drugs, psychotropic substances and precursorchemicals on ships engaged in international maritime trafficA.873(20) Technical co-operation as a means of promoting the acceptance andimplementation of IMO instruments293Other decisionsAdopted on 17 November 1997Adoption of the agenda
23、 295Adopted on 17 November 1997Election of the President and Vice-Presidents 295Adopted on 17 November 1997Establishment of the Credentials Committee 295Adopted on 17 November 1997Establishment of other committees 295Contents vAdopted on 18,20 and 21 November 1997Application of Article 56 295Adopted
24、 on 18 November 1997Status of the Convention and membership of the Organization 296Adopted on 18 November 1997Approval of the report of the Council 296Adopted on 20 November 1997Electronic transmission of meeting documents 296Adopted on 20 November 1997Report on evaluation activities in IMO 296Adopt
25、ed on 20 November 1997Immunities and privileges: progress report 296Adopted on 20 November 1997Relations with intergovernmental organizations 297Adopted on 21 November 1997Election of members of the Council 297Adopted on 21 November 1997Election of members to the IMO Staff Pension Committee 297Adopt
26、ed on 26 November 1997Relations with non-governmental organizations 297Adopted on 26 November 1997International Maritime Prize 297Adopted on 26 November 1997Determination of the place and date of the twenty-first regular session of the Assembly 297Adopted on 26 November 1997Approval of the reports o
27、f the Legal Committee 298Adopted on 26 November 1997Approval of the reports of the Technical Co-operation Committee 298Adopted on 26 and 27 November 1997Diplomatic conferences 298Adopted on 27 November 1997Approval of the reports of the Maritime Safety Committee 298Adopted on 27 November 1997Approva
28、l of the reports of the Marine Environment Protection Committee 298Adopted on 27 November 1997Approval of the report of the Facilitation Committee 299Status of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization 301vi ContentsAGENDA OF THE TWENTIETH SESSION OFTHE ASSEMBLYOpeningofthesessionbyt
29、herepresentativeofthedelegationoftheArgentineRepublic1 Adoptionoftheagenda2 ElectionofthePresidentandVice-PresidentsoftheAssembly3 Application of Article 56 of the IMO Convention Report of the Council to the Assembly on anyrequestsbyMembersforwaiver4 Establishmentof committeesoftheAssembly:(a) Estab
30、lishmentoftheCredentialsCommittee(b) Establishmentofothercommittees,asnecessary5 Considerationofthereportsof thecommitteesoftheAssembly:(a) ReportoftheCredentialsCommittee(b) Reportsofothercommittees6 ReportonthestatusoftheConventionandmembershipoftheOrganization7 Report on the status of conventions
31、 and other multilateral instruments in respect of which theOrganizationperformsfunctions8 ReportoftheCounciltotheAssemblyontheworkoftheOrganizationsincethenineteenthregularsessionoftheAssembly9 ConsiderationofthereportsandrecommendationsoftheMaritimeSafetyCommittee10 Considerationofthereportsandreco
32、mmendationsoftheLegalCommittee11 ConsiderationofthereportsandrecommendationsoftheMarineEnvironmentProtectionCommittee12 ConsiderationofthereportsandrecommendationsoftheTechnicalCo-operationCommittee13 ConsiderationofthereportsandrecommendationsoftheFacilitation Committee14 Reportsondiplomaticconfere
33、nces:(a) ConferenceofContractingGovernmentstotheInternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea,1974(b) International Conference on Hazardous and Noxious Substances and Limitation of Liability,1996(c) ConferenceofPartiestotheInternationalConventionforthePreventionofPollutionfromShips,1973,asmodifiedb
34、ytheProtocolof1978relatingthereto15 ConventiononthePrevention of MarinePollution by Dumpingof WastesandOtherMatter,1972:reportontheperformanceofSecretariatfunctionsandotherduties16 Electronictransmissionofmeetingdocuments117 Maritimetrainingprogrammes:(a) ReportontheWorldMaritimeUniversity(b) Report
35、ontheIMOInternationalMaritimeAcademy(c) ReportontheIMOInternationalMaritimeLawInstitute(d) Developmentandimplementationofmodelcourses(e) Othertrainingactivities18 ReportonevaluationactivitiesinIMO19 Immunitiesandprivileges:progressreport20 ArrearsofcontributionsWorkingCapitalFund21 Presentationofacc
36、ountsandauditreports22 WorkProgrammeandBudgetforthetwentiethfinancialperiod1998199923 AmendmentstotheFinancialRegulationsandFinancialRules24 Long-termworkplanoftheOrganization25 ReviewoftheOrganizationsfinancialframeworkinaccordancewithAssemblyresolutionA.726(17)26 RelationswiththeUnitedNationsandth
37、especializedagencies27 JointInspectionUnit28 Relationswithintergovernmentalorganizations29 Relationswithnon-governmentalorganizations:(a) Applicationsforconsultativestatus(b) Reviewofnon-governmentalorganizationsinconsultativestatus30 ElectionofMembersoftheCouncil,asprovidedforinArticles16and17ofthe
38、IMOConvention31 ElectionofMemberstotheIMOStaffPensionCommittee32 ApprovaloftheappointmentoftheSecretary-General33 Publicationsandpublicinformation34 ReportonWorldMaritimeDays,1996and199735 TheInternational MaritimePrize36 Determinationoftheplaceanddateofthetwenty-firstregularsessionoftheAssembly37 S
39、upplementaryagendaitems,ifany2ResolutionsResolutionA.839(20)Adoptedon20November1997(Agendaitem32)APPOINTMENTOFTHESECRETARY-GENERALTHE ASSEMBLY,TAKING NOTE that the Council at its seventy-seventh session (1822 November 1996) decided byacclamation to renew the appointment of Mr. William Andrew ONeil a
40、s Secretary-General of theOrganization, in accordance with Article 22 of the IMO Convention,APPROVES the renewal of Mr. William Andrew ONeils appointment as Secretary-General of theInternational Maritime Organization for a further period of four years.ResolutionA.839(20)3ResolutionA.840(20)Adoptedon
41、26November1997(Agendaitem29)RELATIONSWITHNON-GOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONSTHE ASSEMBLY,RECALLING Part XV of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization and in particularArticle 62,RECALLING that rule 1of the Rules Governing Relationship with Non-Governmental InternationalOrganizations requ
42、ires that consultative status granted by the Council to such organizations be subjectto approval by the Assembly,RECALLINGFURTHER thatrule 10of thesame Rules providesfor periodicreview bytheCouncilof thelistofnon-governmental international organizations in consultative status with IMO and for a repo
43、rt to besubmitted to the Assembly on the continuation of such status,NOTINGtheGuidelinesontheGrantofConsultativeStatustonon-governmentalinternationalorganizationsestablished by the Council at its fortieth session,HAVINGNOTED thedecisionoftheCouncilatitsseventy-sixthsessiontodiscontinuetheconsultativ
44、estatusof some organizations and its decision at its seventy-eighth session to maintain consultative status with theother organizations enjoying that status with IMO,NOTING thedecisionbytheCouncilthatthegrantofconsultativestatustotheInternationalRoadTransportUnion (IRU) should be on a permanent basi
45、s,HAVING CONSIDERED the decision of the Council to approve the grant of consultative status to theInternational Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA),NOTING IN PARTICULAR that in accordance with previous decisions of the Council the attention oforganizations in consultative status should be drawn to the
46、ir obligation to take all appropriate steps tocontribute to the work of IMO in their respective fields of work,1.APPROVES the decision taken by the Council with regard to the grant of consultative status to theInternational Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA); and2. ENDORSES thedecisionoftheCouncilreg
47、ardingthe enjoymentofconsultativestatus bythe followingorganizations:Dateconsultativestatusgranted1. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) 19612. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 19613. International Shipping Federation Ltd (ISF) 19614. International Electrotechnical Commission
48、 (IEC) 19615. International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) 19616. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 19617. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) 19614ResolutionA.840(20)Dateconsultativestatusgranted8. International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) 19619. Intern
49、ational Radio-Maritime Committee (CIRM) 196110. Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (PIANC) 196711. International Maritime Committee (CMI) 196712. International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) 196713. The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) 196914. International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) 196915. International Law Association (ILA) 196916. International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) 196917. European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) 197118. Latin American Shipowners Associati
