Purpose of the Project: The
international agreements put forward by the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) must be implemented effectively by being transcribed by the parties to
domestic law to establish a global standard for the safe and secure conduct of
international shipping, protection of the marine environment, ensuring that
seafarers work in the best conditions and facilitating maritime trade.
In this project (TurTrans-638) named
"Implementation and Fulfillment of International Maritime
Agreements," which is carried out by our Ministry as the project owner
institution under the coordination of the Standing Committee for Economic and
Commercial of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC-COMCEC), the
partner With the countries Lebanon and Tunisia, it is aimed to be transposed
the international maritime conventions (SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, etc.) put forward
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to domestic law, to create
awareness about their implementation practices, to ensure cooperation and
coordination between countries.
Scope/Mission of the Project: Since the
project is for four months (1 July 2021 - 5 November 2021), it is not possible
to include all IMO Conventions, the subject of the project is limited to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS Convention). Due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been decided to conduct the project activities
online.
In this respect, the project includes three main
activities related to the SOLAS Convention: translation, training, and
workshop. According to the Project's Detailed Work Plan, "Online
Training" and "Online Workshop" activities will be conducted
with the participation of a total of 15 people, five from each country.
The vision of the Project: With this
Project, it is aimed to examine the basic maritime contracts issued by IMO, to
investigate the necessary steps for the best implementation by the countries,
to strengthen the legal infrastructure, to compare the implementation
practices, to strengthen the cooperation and coordination between the partner
countries.
It is considered that the project outputs will also
benefit the country's preparation for the audits to be carried out within the
scope of the IMO Member State Audit Scheme(IMSAS), which audits whether the IMO
regulations are implemented effectively and jointly by the member states.