In 1948 an International Conference in Geneva Adopted a Convention Formally Establishing the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

IMO

In 1948 an international conference in Geneva adopted a convention formally establishing the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The original name was Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, or IMCO, but the name was changed in 1982 to IMO.

The IMO Convention entered into force in 1958.

IMO is the United Nations specialized agency in charge with the development of a safe, efficient and regulated international shipping industry and the prevention of the marine pollution by ships.

The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code was developed as an international Code for the maritime transport of Dangerous Goods in packaged form, in order to enhance and harmonize the safe carriage of Dangerous Goods and to prevent pollution to the environment. The Code sets out in detail the requirements applicable to each individual substance, material or article, covering matters such as packing, container traffic and stowage, with particular reference to the segregation of incompatible substances.

IMDG Code was initially adopted in 1965 as a recommendatory instrument, becoming in 2002 mandatory under SOLAS Convention, from 1 January 2004.

It was definitely adopted in Italy with DPR dated June 6th 2005 no. 134, therefore a further Decree for its adoption is not mandatory.

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The IMO’s Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) addresses maritime safety and its most recent update is from 1974. After the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001, the members of the IMO agreed to develop security measures for ships and ports. The result was the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which is an amendment to SOLAS.

MARPOL

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes.

Its declared goal is to safeguard the marine habitats completely removing the pollution caused by hydrocarbons and other harmful substances and minimizing the accidental leakage of such substances.

The MARPOL Convention was adopted in 1973 at IMO and entered into force in 1983. It has been updated by amendments through the years.

COMANDO GENERALE DEL CORPO DELLE CAPITANERIE DI PORTO

General Headquarters of Unit of Port Captaincies were founded in 1865 with Royal Decree no. 250/97.

They are in charge of the several aspects of the port and maritime activities, of the safeguard of human life at sea, of the secure sailing and safe maritime transport, of the marine environment protection.

Dangerous Goods sea transportation is regulated on national scale by the General Headquarters of Unit of Port Captaincies, see following references:

Procedures for the issuing of the authorization to the boarding and maritime transportation and for the go-ahead to the landing and re-boarding on other ships (Transhipment) of the Dangerous Goods.

Decree of President of Republic June 6th 2005, no. 134 Regulation which governs the liners with regard to the requirements for the boarding, the transportation and the landing of Dangerous Goods.