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AND THE IMO, TOO ?Sail outside the U.S. waters? Add the International Maritime Organization (IMO) homepage to your favorites (www.imo.org). The IMO is the ?United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shopping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.? Mainly, the IMO keeps international marine legislation up to date and accepted by as many countries around the world as possible. That U.S. Coast Guard web site mentioned above is the American arm that helps implement the international legislation the IMO adopts. ?Shipping is perhaps the most international of the world?s industries, serving more than 90 percent of global trade,? according to the IMO. ?IMO plays a key role in ensuring that lives at sea are not put at risk and that the marine environment is not polluted by shipping as summed up in IMO?s mission statement ? safe, secure and ef cient shipping on clean oceans.? The IMO not only keeps the homepage populated with the latest news, but the media center link in the main menu is a valuable resource for everything from latest news, to IMO meeting summaries, multimedia and links to the United Nations. STAY CONNECTED?Students may not often think about it while they are in class, but the training you receive at Chesapeake Marine Training Institute is meant to keep the mariner, the ship and our environment safe,? Sorensen said. ?It?s not lost on us that the training our students receive here may be needed to save lives and property at sea.? Where did you receive your maritime training? That?s the third, and likely, most important web source and phone number to save to your browser. Why? ?It?s our job,? said Sorensen of his Chesapeake Marine Training Institute, and his fellow maritime training centers. ?We have a curriculum development department just for that reason. Between myself and the seasoned mariners who teach our classes, we keep up on the latest changes to ensure we are keeping our students up on the latest changes.?CMTI, like other training centers, encourages current and former students to call anytime with questions. ?If there?s anything we understand, it?s that the life of a mariner is busy,? Sorensen said. ?You often have a limited time to get things done while you are in port, so we do all we can to streamline the steps mariners have to take to get what they need to be safe at sea.?Chesapeake Marine Training Institute offers a survival craft course for mariners who wish to obtain an endorsement as Lifeboatman Limited for vessels not equipped with lifeboats.TRAININGwww.marinelink.com MN 37MN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 37MN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 371/3/2013 11:45:56 AM1/3/2013 11:45:56 AM