Sub Comite IMO

Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments
(III), 1st session, 14-18 July 2014

Draft Guidelines for port State control under the International Convention for the
Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM
Convention) were agreed by the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO
Instruments (III), when it met for its 1st session.
The draft guidelines will be submitted to the Marine Environment

Protection committee (MEPC 67), in October 2014, for adoption. The MEPC was invited
to decide on how to address matters related to sampling and whether
indicative analysis could be used for verifying compliance or non-compliance with the
convention standards.
PSCO guidelines on ISM code, rest hours and manning agreed
The Sub-Committee agreed draft Guidelines for port State control officers related to
the ISM Code, for consideration by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and the
MEPC, and as they deem necessary, the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training
and Watchkeeping (HTW), prior to approval.
Also agreed were draft Guidelines for port State control officers on certification of
seafarers’ rest hours based on the relevant provisions to the 1978 STCW Convention,
as amended, and manning requirements from the flag State, for referral to the HTW
Sub-Committee for review and the MSC for approval.
Casualty analysis – Costa Concordia recommendations considered
The Sub-Committee reviewed the analysis of the marine safety investigation report
into the grounding and loss of the passenger ship Costa Concordia, carried out by the
correspondence group on casualty analysis and reviewed by a working group during
the session, and agreed that there was a need for comprehensive risk assessment,
passage planning and position monitoring; effective bridge resource management; and
the removal of distractions from the bridge.
The analysis also showed there was also a need to consider protection of propulsion
and electrical production compartments; the functional integrity of essential
systems; improvement and redundancy of emergency power generation; detection and
monitoring system interfacing with onboard stability computer; inclusion of
inclinometer measurements within the voyage data recorder (VDR) data; more
detailed assessment criteria for recognizing manning agencies; and to assign
appropriately trained crew to emergency duties.
The findings will be brought to the attention of MSC 94, for input into the Committee’s
long-term action plan on passenger ship safety.
Casualty analysis “lessons learned” approved
The Sub-Committee approved the Lessons Learned for Presentation to Seafarers,

prepared by the correspondence group on casualty analysis.
Meanwhile, the correspondence group on casualty analysis was re-established to
continue its regular work, including reviewing casualty reports referred to the group,
as well as to prepare a draft in-the-field job aid for investigators, taking into account
relevant IMO instruments and the Marine Accident Investigators’ International Forum
(MAIIF) investigation manual.
Third IMO/FAO IUU meeting to be held in 2015
The third Joint IMO/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ad Hoc Working Group on
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Related Matters will be held at
IMO Headquarters in 2015 (subject to agreement by the MSC and the MEPC).
The Working Group would be expected to discuss all matters relating to IUU fishing,
including port State control and implementation of IMO standards for fishing vessel
safety. The last such meeting was held in 2007.
Meanwhile, the Sub-Committee urged Member States to deposit an instrument in

respect of the Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions
of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the
Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977, at their earliest convenience.
Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports completed
The Sub-Committee reviewed the analysis of consolidated audit summary reports

(CASRs), based on the outcome of 59 audits under the IMO voluntary Member State
Audit Scheme. The Audit Scheme will become mandatory from 1 January 2016,
following the adoption of amendments to the relevant IMO treaties.
The audits to date resulted in 550 findings (201 non-conformities and 349
observations) with references to conventions’ requirements, where applicable, and 356
root causes reported by the audited Member States. The information presented covers
audits of 52 Member States, (about 31% of the membership of the Organization), two
Associate Members and five dependent territories, which represent 92.8% of the gross
tonnage of the world fleet.
The analysis of 33 audits containing root causes revealed that the main underlying
causes, as reported by the audited Member States, were related to absence/lack of
procedure/process/mechanism, absence/lack of national provisions, insufficient
resources, lack of coordination among various entities, and absence/lack of training
programmes.
The outcome from this review will be brought to the attention of the Committees
Guidelines on unmanned non-self-propelled barges certification agreed
The Sub-Committee agreed draft Guidelines for exemption of the survey

and certification requirements under MARPOL Convention for unmanned non-self-
propelled barges for submission to the MEPC.
Interpretation on keel laying date for FRP craft agreed
The Sub-Committee agreed a draft MSC-MEPC.5 circular on Unified interpretation on

keel laying date for unified interpretation on keel laying date for fibre-reinforced plastic
(FRP) craft, for submission to MEPC 67 and MSC 94 for approval, to clarify that the
term “the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction” should
be interpreted as the date that the first structural reinforcement of the complete
thickness of the approved hull laminate schedule is laid either in or on the mould.
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Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

(III), 1st session, 14-18 July 2014

The draft guidelines will be submitted to the Marine Environment

PSCO guidelines on ISM code, rest hours and manning agreed

Casualty analysis – Costa Concordia recommendations considered

Casualty analysis “lessons learned” approved

The Sub-Committee approved the Lessons Learned for Presentation to Seafarers,

Third IMO/FAO IUU meeting to be held in 2015

Meanwhile, the Sub-Committee urged Member States to deposit an instrument in

Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports completed

The Sub-Committee reviewed the analysis of consolidated audit summary reports

Guidelines on unmanned non-self-propelled barges certification agreed

The Sub-Committee agreed draft Guidelines for exemption of the survey

The Sub-Committee agreed a draft MSC-MEPC.5 circular on Unified interpretation on

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