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Azerbaijani State Maritime Administration takes part in IMO meeting

Business Materials 6 December 2010 14:14 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 6 /Trend/

The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee discussed ways to improve mandatory audits to ensure compliance with international maritime transport conventions at a recent meeting, the Azerbaijani State Maritime Administration reported.

A delegation led by Azerbaijani State Maritime Administration head Gudrat Gurbanov represented Azerbaijan at the event in London on Nov. 24. The session was attended by the representatives of 164 countries, as well as various international organizations.

The session addressed improving operations to protect the marine environment and search and rescue operations. The IMO member countries also discussed methods to strengthen control mechanisms over classification societies and the mobilization of military forces to thwart piracy.

During the session, Gurbanov held meetings with the heads of maritime administrations from leading countries and discussed Azerbaijani maritime transport and other sectors of the economy.

The delegation also noted that the Azerbaijani National Center for Detection and Monitoring will open after the appropriate equipment is delivered.

IMO Secretary General, Admiral Efthimios Mitropoulos read a report on combating piracy at the event.

The session also elected Neil Ferrer as the IMO Maritime Safety Committee's new secretary.

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