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The Maritime Safety Committee,

 RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety, security and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,

 BELIEVING that the enhancement of maritime safety, security and pollution prevention and the prevention of maritime fraud could be facilitated if a permanent identification number were assigned to companies and registered owners which would remain unchanged and would be inserted on ships' certificates,

 HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendations made by the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 on Maritime Security (Conference resolution 3 on Further work by the Organization pertaining to the enhancement of maritime security),

  1. ADOPTS the IMO unique company and registered owner identification number scheme, as set out in the Annex to the present resolution, for implementation on a voluntary basis;

  2. RECOMMENDS Governments concerned to implement the scheme as far as is practicable, and to inform IMO of measures taken in this respect.

Parent topic: Resolution MSC.160(78) - Adoption of the IMO Unique Company and Registered Owner Identification Number Scheme - (adopted on 20 May 2004)
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