RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in
relation to regulations and guidelines regarding maritime safety and
the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
RECALLING ALSO that, by resolution
A.1054(27), it adopted the Code for the Implementation
of Mandatory IMO Instruments, 2011, annexes to which provide
a non-exhaustive list of instruments and obligations for guidance
on the implementation and enforcement of IMO instruments, in particular
concerning the identification of the auditable areas relevant to the
Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme,
RECOGNIZING the need for the annexes to the above-mentioned
Code to be further revised to take account of the amendments to the
IMO instruments referred to in the Code which have entered into force
or become effective since the adoption of resolution
A.1054(27),
RECOGNIZING ALSO that parties to the relevant international
conventions have, as part of the ratification process, agreed to fully
meet their responsibilities and to discharge their obligations under
the conventions and other instruments to which they are party,
REAFFIRMING that it is the primary responsibility of States
to have in place an adequate and effective system to exercise control
over ships entitled to fly their flag and to ensure that they comply
with relevant international rules and regulations in respect of maritime
safety, security and protection of the marine environment,
REAFFIRMING ALSO that States, in their capacity as flag,
port and coastal States, have other obligations and responsibilities
under applicable international law in respect of maritime safety,
security and protection of the marine environment,
NOTING that while States may gain certain benefits by becoming
party to instruments aimed at promoting maritime safety, security
and protection of the marine environment, these benefits can be fully
realized only when all parties carry out their obligations as required
by the instruments concerned,
NOTING ALSO that the ultimate effectiveness of any instrument
depends, inter alia, upon all States:
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(a) becoming party to all instruments related
to maritime safety, security and pollution prevention and control;
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(b) implementing and enforcing such instruments
fully and effectively; and
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(c) reporting to the Organization as required,
NOTING ALSO that, by resolution A.1070(28), it adopted the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code),
revoking resolution A.1054(27) on the Code for the Implementation
of Mandatory IMO Instruments, 2011,
NOTING ALSO that, by resolutions A.1083(28), A.1084(28)
and A.1085(28), it adopted amendments to the International Convention
on Load Lines, 1966, the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement
of Ships, 1969, and the Convention on the International Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, to make the use of the III
Code mandatory under these conventions,
NOTING FURTHER that the Marine Environment Protection Committee
and the Maritime Safety Committee have developed requirements for
adoption by Contracting Governments to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the Protocol of 1988 relating
to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified
by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, the Protocol of 1997 to
amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto,
and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, respectively, to make the use
of the III Code mandatory under these instruments,
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendations made by the Marine
Environment Protection Committee, at its sixty-fifth session, and
the Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-second session,
1 ADOPTS the 2013 Non-exhaustive list of obligations
under instruments relevant to the IMO Instruments Implementation Code,
as set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 URGES Governments of all States, in their capacity
as flag, port and coastal States, to make as much use as possible
of the list in the implementation of IMO instruments on a national
basis;
3 REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee and the
Marine Environment Protection Committee to keep the list under review
and, under the coordination of the Council, to propose amendments
thereto to the Assembly.