Transcript Round Table on "Dangerous Goods: Global and Regional Dimensions" Sea Transport Regulations Alfredo Parroquin Ohlson Technical Officer, Cargoes Section, Maritime Safety Division, YOUR LOGO Geneva, 1 March.

Round Table on "Dangerous Goods:
Global and Regional Dimensions"
Sea Transport Regulations
Alfredo Parroquin Ohlson
Technical Officer, Cargoes Section, Maritime Safety Division,
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Geneva,
1 March
2011
About IMO
IMO is an intergovernmental body
that deals with matters (on sea
transport) referred to it by its
Member Governments.
This Organization is mainly
involved in development, on the
basis of proposals by Member
Governments, of international
regulations.
The practical design and
application of which is the
responsibility of the maritime
Administrations concerned
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How it works
General Assembly
Fire Protection (FP)
169 Member States
Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG)
COUNCIL
40 Member States
Flag State Implementation (FSI)
Technical
Co-operation
Committee
Legal Committee
Marine
Environment
Protection
Committee
Maritime Safety
Committee
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Ship Design and Equipment (DE)
9 Sub-Committees
5 Committees
Facilitation
Committee
Sub-Committee on Safety of
Navigation (NAV)
Standards of Training and Watchkeeping
(STW)
Radio communications and Search and
Rescue (COMSAR)
Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing
Vessels' Safety (SLF)
Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and
Containers (DSC)
E&T
Group
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The process....
General Assembly
169 Member States
Flag State Implementation
(FSI)
9 Sub-Committees
Fire Protection (FP)
COUNCIL
40 Member States
Sub-Committee on Safety of
Navigation (NAV)
Ship Design and Equipment (DE)
Legal
Committee
Facilitation
Committee
Technical
Co-operation
Committee
Marine
Environment
Protection
Committee
Maritime
Safety
Committee
Stability and Load Lines and on
Fishing Vessels' Safety (SLF)
Standards of Training and
Watchkeeping (STW)
Radio communications and Search
and Rescue (COMSAR)
Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG)
Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and
Containers (DSC)
E&T
Member States
Proposals
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Editorial
and
Technical
Group
Committee of
Experts on
TDG and GHS
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The way it flows..
DSC 15
September 2010
UN SCOE 38th
Committee TDG
GHS
5th Session
Draft
New Member States
Proposals
December 2010
E&T
15
April 2011
New Member States
Proposals
MSC
Committee
89
May 2011
*UN SCOE 39th
MEPC
Committee
62
June 2011
July 2011
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Finalization
* Draft / New Biennium
New Member States
Proposals or Comments
September 2011
E&T
16
Circulation of Amendments
six months before adoption
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September 2011
* UN SCOE 40th
December 2011
Maritime
Safety
Committee
90
Member States
Comments
2012
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Thank you for listening
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