In January 1959, IMO began to maintain and promote the 1954 OILPOL Convention. When IMCO began its operations in 1959 certain other pre-existing conventions were brought under its aegis, most notable the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) 1954. Under the name of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), IMO's first task was to update the SOLAS convention the resulting 1960 convention was subsequently recast and updated in 1974 and it is that convention that has been subsequently modified and updated to adapt to changes in safety requirements and technology. Hitherto such international conventions had been initiated piecemeal, notably the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), first adopted in 1914 following the Titanic disaster. IMO was established in 1948 following a UN conference in Geneva to bring the regulation of the safety of shipping into an international framework. The headquarters of the IMO are located on Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London.
The secretariat is composed of a Secretary-General who is periodically elected by the assembly, and various divisions such as those for marine safety, environmental protection and a conference section.
IMO is supported by a permanent secretariat of employees who are representative of the organisation's members. Observer status is granted to qualified non-governmental organisations. Other UN organisations may observe the proceedings of the IMO. The work of IMO is conducted through five committees and these are supported by technical subcommittees. Its finance and organization is administered by a council of 40 members elected from the assembly. IMO is governed by an assembly of members which meets every two years. The IMO's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes maritime safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, IMO currently has 175 Member States and three Associate Members. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference held in Geneva in 1948 and the IMO came into existence ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959. The International Maritime Organization ( IMO, French: Organisation maritime internationale) is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. United Nations Economic and Social Council
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