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IMO Crew Quality Plan

Would Have Rich Nations

Chip In For Extra Training

If a new initiative from the Lon- don-based International Maritime

Organization (IMO) to raise the qual- ity of ship's crews is approved, the world's wealthy nations will prob- ably have to contribute much more to the cost of training mariners.

Seafarer training is being targeted by the IMO as one of the areas in most urgent need of attention. Ac- cording to insurers, human error is at least partly to blame for the ma- jority of maritime accidents.

While the majority of ship's crews now come from developing countries such as the Philippines and India,

William O'Niel, IMO Secretary-

General, believes that the wealthier nations have an obligation to pay towards training costs.

He would like to see an interna- tional fund established in which de- veloped nations contribute funds that would be used to pay for train- ing facilities in poorer countries.

As the United Nations agency re- sponsible for developing interna- tional marine safety standards, the

IMO is striving to implement its own regulations before other coun- tries follow the U.S. lead and estab- lish legislation unilaterally. Mr.

O'Niel is trying to accelerate the legal introduction of IMO conven- tions, hoping to reduce the time between agreement and implemen- tation from the usual 18 months to one year. With the ultimate objec- tive being to bring mariner training procedures more into line with the aviation industry, Mr. O'Niel spe- cifically wants training institutions and shipowners to make greater use of simulators and for qualified offic- ers and crew to continue receiving training throughout their time at sea. The EC in Brussels recently pledged its continuing support for the IMO and also stressed the need for better training.

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