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IMO Traning on Maritime Policy
An effective maritime transport system is an important foundation
for sustainable development. But it needs proper planning and a
solid policy foundation.
So, as part of its efforts to help deliver the global Sustainable
Development Goals, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
encourages and assists its Member States to devise national
maritime transport policies.
A seminar on maritime transport policy, delivered by IMO and the
faculty of the World Maritime University is now an integral part
of the curriculum at IMO's Malta-based International Maritime Law
Institute (IMLI) - and the fourth in the series has just been
completed (13-15 November).
The seminar highlights the importance of a national maritime
transport policy to guide planning, decision making and
legislation in the maritime sector. In particular, the importance
of maritime transport policy in relation to developing maritime
legislation and the close relation between policy and legislation
is emphasized.
At the end of the seminar the students participate in a practical
group exercise, during which they formulate the key aspects of a
maritime transport policy for an imaginary state.
By teaching students from developing countries how to formulate
their national maritime transport policies, IMO contributes to
several of the SDGs.
The seminar is the result of continuing collaboration between IMO
and its two global maritime training institutions - the World
Maritime University and IMLI - which help to train the future
leaders of the maritime world.
Nov 19, 2019
