Resolutions 5th extraordinary 9th assembly session

ASSEMBL Y FIFTH EXTRAORDINARY 16 - SESSION 18 October 1974 and NINTH SESSION - 14 November 1975 RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER DECISIONS (RESOLUTIONS 315 - 370) CONTENTS 5th EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Page AGENDA OF THE FIFTH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS: Number Title Date adopted 1974 Agenda item A.315( ES.V) Amend ments to the IMCO Convention 17 October A.316(ES.V) Wider Representation in the Council 18 October 11 A.317(ES.V) Establishment of an Ad Hoc Working Group 18 October 12 Adoption of the agenda 16 October 13 Election of Vice-President 16 October Appointment Committee 16 October OTHER DECISIONS of the Credentials Attendance of Observers 13 17 October 13 13 9th SESSION Page AGENDA OF THE NINTH 14 SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS: Number Title Date adopted 1975 Agenda item A.318( IX) Adoption of the Reports of the Maritime Safety Committee 12 November 7(a) 16 A.319( I X) Amendment to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 12 November 7(b) 17 A.320(IX) Regulation Equivalent to Regulation 27 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 12 November 7(c) 20 A.321 (I X) Procedures for the Control of Ships 12 November 7(c) 26 A.322(IX) The Conduct of Investigations into Casualties 12 November 7(c) 30 Contents Number Title Date adopted 1975 Agenda item A.323(IX) Recommendation to Ensure Uniform Treatment of Ships Designed for the Carriage of Vehicles Involved in the International Road Transport of Goods 12 November 7(c) 31 A 324( IX) Recommendation on Position of Collision Bulkheads in Cargo Ships 12 November 7(c) 34 A.325(IX) Recommendation Concerning Regulations for Machinery and Electrical Installations in Passengerand Cargo Ships 12 November 7(c) 36 A.326(IX) Amendments to the Draft Regulations Concerning Fire Safety Measures for Tankers and Combination Carriers annexed to Resolution A.271(VIII) 12 November 7(c) 64 A.327(1 X) Recommendation Concerning Fire Safety Requirements for Cargo Ships 12 November 7(c) 67 A.328(IX) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk 12 November 7(c) 90 A.329( IX) Recommendations Concerning Ships not covered by the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (Resolution A.328( I X)) 12 November 7(c) 191 A 330(1X) Amendment to the Recommendation on Safe Access to and Working in Large Tanks (Resolution A.272(VIII), Annex I) to Include Large Water Ballast Tanks 12 November 7(c) 192 A.331(IX) Recommendation on Longitudinal Rubbing Bands 12 November 7(c) 193 A.332(IX) Recommendation on Arrangements for Embarking and Disembarking Pilots in Very Large Ships 12 November 7(c) 194 A.333( I X) Recommendation on the Conditions for the Approval of Servicing Stations for Inflatable Liferafts 12 November 7(c) 195 A 334( I X) Recommendation on Operational Standards for Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers 12 November (c) 197 A.335(IX) Recommendations Related to Chapter IV of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 12 November 7(c) 203 Page Contents Number Title Date adopted 1975 Agenda item Page A 336( I X) Recommendation on the Carriage of VHF Radiotelephone Stations 12 November 7(c) 207 A.337(IX) Recommendation on Principles and Operational Guidance for Deck Officers in Charge of a Watch in Port 12 November 7(c) 208 A.338(IX) Routeing Systems 12 November 7(c) 211 A.339( IX) Recommendation on Navigation Through the Entrances to the Baltic Sea 12 November 7(c) 226 A.340(IX) Recommendation on Establishment of Fairways Through Off-Shore Exploration Areas 12 November 7(c) 228 A.341(IX) Recommendation on Dissemination of Information, Charting and Manning of Drilling Rigs, Production Platforms and Other Similar Structures 12 November 7(c) 231 A.342( I X) Recommendation on Performance Standards for Automatic Pilots 12 November 7(c) 233 A.343( I X) Recommendation on Methods of Measuring Noise Levels at Listening Posts 12 November 7(c) 235 A.344(IX) Recommendation on Search and Rescue Signals between Aircraft and Ships 12 November 7(c) 237 A 345( I X) Recommendation on Marking and Labelling of Dangerous Goods 12 November 7(c) 239 A.346( IX) Approval of the Reports of the Marine Environment Protection Committee 12 November 240 A 347 ( IX) Entry into Force of the 1969 Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by ii, 1954 and of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 12 November 241 A.348( I X) Provision of Reception Facil ities for Oil Residues and Wastes under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 12 November 242 A.349(IX) Technical Assistance in the Field of Marine Pollution 12 November 243 A.350( I X) International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 12 November 12(a) 244 Contents Number Title Date adopted 1975 A,351 (I X) Use of Metric Units in the SI System in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and Other Futu re Instru ments 12 November 7(a) 245 A,352(IX) Acceptance of the 1974 Amendments to the IMCO Convention 12 November 246 A,353( I X) Co-operation between IMCO and the I LO on the Subject of Sub-Standard Ships 13 November 20 247 A,354( IX) Progressive Use of Spanish as a Working Language of the Organization 13 November 19 249 A,355( I X) Appointment 13 November 26 249 A,356( I X) Appl ication of Article 42 of the IMCO Convention 14 November 250 A,357( IX) Amendment to Article VII of the Convention on FaciIitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 14 November 9(b) 251 A,358( I X) Amend ments to the IMCO Convention 14 November 10(a) 252 A,359(IX) Establishment of an Ad Hoc Working Group 14 November 10(a) 261 A,360( I X) Institutional ization of the Committee on Technical Co-operation 14 November 10(a) 262 A,361(IX) Interpretation of the IMCO Convention Concerning Voting Rights in the Maritime Safety Committee 14 November 10(b) 263 A,362( IX) Headquarters Facil ities and Accommodation 14 November 13 264 A,363(IX) Working Capital Fund 14 November 14 265 A,364( IX) Amendment to Financial Regulations 14 November 14 266 A,365( I X) Presentation of Accou nts and Aud it Report 14 November 15 267 A,366(IX) Supplementary Estimates, 1975 14 November 16 268 A,367(IX) Long-Term Work Programme of the Organization (1978-1982) 14 November 17 269 A,368( IX) Currency of the IMCO Budget 14 November 18 270 A,369( IX) Work Programme and Budget for the Ninth Financial Period 1976/77 14 November 19 271 A,370(1 X) Relations with Non-Governmental International Organizations 14 November 22 274 of the External Auditor Agenda item Page Contents OTHER DECISIONS: Title Date adopted 1975 Agenda item Page Adoption of the agenda November 276 Election of President and VicePresidents November 276 Appointment Committee of the Credentials November 276 Appointment m ittees of Additional November 276 Approval of the Report of Council November 11 276 Conference on the Establ ishment of an International Maritime Satellite System 12 November 12(c) 277 Election of Members of Council 12 November 24 277 Election of Members of the IMCO Staff Pension Committee 13 November 25 277 Determination of the Date and Place of the Tenth Regular Session of the Assembly 13 November 28 277 Establ ishment by Member States of Permanent Missions to IMCO 13 November 29 277 Approval of the Reports of the I_egal Committee of IMCO 14 November 9(a) 278 Approval of the Reports of the Facilitation Committee 14 November 9(b) 278 Approval of the Reports of the Committee on Technical Co-operation 14 November 9(c) 278 International Legal Conference on Carriage of Passengersand Their Luggage on Board Ships, 1974 14 November 12(b) 278 Supplementary Estimates 14 November 16 278 Relations with the United Nations and the Special ized Agencies 14 November 20 279 Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizatlons 14 November 21 279 Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations 14 November 22 279 Inclusion of Chinese as an official language of the Organization 14 November 19 279 Com- STATUS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION AS AT 14 NOVEMBER 1975 280 Agenda (ES.V) AGENDA OF THE FIFTH OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ASSEMBLY Opening of the session Adoption of the agenda Establishment of the Credentials Committee Status of the IMCO Convention (IMCO Membership) Consideration of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group established by Resolution A.314(VIII) Consideration of proposals submitted by the Government of France for amending the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization Any other business: - Communications from a Member State Res A.315( ES.V) RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A.315 (ES.V) Adopted on 17 October 1974 Agenda item AMENDMENTS TO THE IMCO CONVENTION THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLING Resolution A.69(ES.II) by which it adopted amendments to the IMCO Convention increasing the membership of the Council and Resolution A.70(IV) by which amendments were adopted to the IMCO Convention to increase the number of members in the Maritime Safety Committee and to modify the method of their election, NOTING AND WELCOMING the increase in the membership of the Organization since these amendments were adopted, RECOGNIZI NG the need to ensure at all times that the principal organs of the Organization are representative of the total membership of the Organization and ensure equitable geographic representation of Member States on the Council, RECALLING its Resolution A.314(VIII) by which it decided to convene an Ad Hoc Working Group to study proposed amendments to the IMCO Convention concerning the size and composition of the Council and the Maritime Safety Committee and any consequential related amendments, HAVING CONSIDERED the Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group, including the Working Group's recommendations on proposed amendments to the IMCO Convention, HA VI NG ADOPTED at the fifth extraordinary session of the Assembly held in London from 16 to 18 October 1974, amendments, the texts of which are contained in the Annex to this Resolution, to Articles 10, 16, 17, 18, 20, 28, 31 and 32 of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, HAVING DETERMINED, in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of the Convention, that these amendments are of such a nature that any Member which hereafter declares that it does not accept the amendments and which does not accept the amendments within a period of twelve months after the amendments come into force shall, upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to the Convention, REQU ESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization to deposit the adopted amendments with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Article 53 of the IMCO Convention and to receive declarations and instru ments of acceptance as provided for in Article 54, INVITES the Member Governments to accept each amendment at the earliest possible date after receiving a copy thereof from the Secretary-General of the United Nations by communicating the appropriate instrument of acceptance to the Secretary-General Res A.315(ES.V) ANNEX AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION Article 10 The existing text is replaced by the following: An Associate Member shall have the rights and obligations of a Member under the Convention except that it shall not have the right to vote or be el igible for membership on the Council and subject to this the word "Member" in the Convention shall be deemed to include Associate Member unless the context otherwise requires Article 16 The existing text of paragraph (d) is replaced by the following: (d) To elect the Members to be represented on the Council as provided in Article 17 Article 17 The existing text is replaced by the following: The Council shall be composed of twenty-four Members elected by the Assembly Article 18 The existing text is replaced by the following: In electing the Members of the Council, the Assembly shall observe the following criteria: (a) Six shall be States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services; (b) Six shall be other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade; (c) Twelve shall be States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world Article 20 The existing t(Jxt is replaced by the following: 10 (a) The Council shall elect its Chairman and adopt its own Rules of Procedure except as otherwise provided in the Convention (b) Sixteen Members of the Council shaH constitute a quorum (c) The Council shall meet upon one month's notice as often as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties upon the summons of its Chairman or upon request by not less than four of its Members It shall meet at such places as may be conven ient Res A.365( IX) RESOLUTION A.365(1X) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 15 PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REPORT THE ASSEMBLY, RECALL! NG that Financial Regulation 12.11 provides for the transmission of the External Auditor's reports through the Council together with the audited financial statements, to the Assembly, NOTING the Secretary-General's presentation of the accounts for the financial period ended 31 December 1973 and the accounts of IMCO's transactions in 1973 as a participating and executing agency of the UNDP, together with the External Auditor's reports thereon and the certification that, in his opinion, these financial statements are correct, NOTI NG FURTHER the Secretary-General's presentation of the accounts for 1974, the first year of the seventh financial period 1974/75, and the accounts of IMCO's transactions in 1974 as a participating and executing agency of the UNDP, together with the External Auditor's reports thereon and the certification that, in his opinion, these financial statements are correct, BEARI NG IN MI ND that Council at its thirty-second session approved the accounts and audit reports for submission to the ninth regular session of the Assembly, BEARING ALSO IN MIND that Council at its thirty-fourth accounts and audit reports without comment, session took note of the APPROVES the accounts and audit reports thereon for the financial period ended 31 December 1973 and for IMCO's participation in the UNDP in 1973, APPROVES ALSO the accounts and audit reports thereon for the interim year ended 31 December 1974 and for IMCO's participation in the UNDP in 1974 267 Res A.366( I X) RESOLUTION A.366(1X) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 16 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1975 THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLI NG Annex (C) to Resolution A.306(VIII) authorizing an amount of US $3,031,500 in respect of budget appropriations for the calendar year 1975, FURTHER RECALLING that the available appropriations for 1975, after the carryover of $304,489 from 1974, amount to $3,335,989, NOTI NG that Council at its thirty-fourth session authorized the Secretary-General to effect any necessary transfers between sections of the budget to the extent that surplus balances were available to cover or reduce deficit balances, and agreed in principle to the same procedure for dealing with supplementary estimates in 1975 as was followed in 1973, FURTHER NOTING the recommendation of the eighth extraordinary session of Council for a total maximum supplementary appropriation in the amount of $220,000 for 1975, APPROVES a total maximum supplementary appropriation in the amount of $220,000 for 1975, the assessmenton Member States to be determined according to the actual budgetary outcome in that year 268 Res A.367 (I X) RESOLUTION A.367(1X) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 17 LONG-TERM WORK PROGRAMME OF THE ORGANIZATION (1978-1982) THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLI NG its Resolution A.303(VIII) by which it approved the long-term programme of work to be undertaken by the Organization for the period 1974-1980, RECALLING ALSO that it requested the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee to keep this programme under continuing review in the light of developments in the work of the Organization, HAVING CONSIDERED the proposals of the Council for a long-term work programme which has been prepared in the light of recommendations from the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, DECI DES to approve the long-term programme of work of the Organization for the period 1978-1982 as set out in the Annex to this Resolution, REQUESTS the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee to keep this programme under continued review in the light of developments in the work of the Organization and to report or recommend, as necessary, to the tenth regular session of the Assembly, FURTHER REQUESTS the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, in implementing the long-term work programme and in making recommendations for the work programme for subsequent periods, to bear in mind the desirability of scheduling not more than two conferences in each year, save in exceptional circumstances ANNEX PROPOSED LONG-TERM WORK PROGRAMME (1978-1982) OF THE ORGANIZATION 1978 (a) Conference on Crew Training (b) Conference on Search and Rescue Systems POSSIBLE SUBJECTS FOR STUDY DURING THE PERIOD 1978-1982 - Legal Status of Air-Cushion Vehicles; - Civil Liability for Pollution Damage from Substances other than Oil as defined in the 1969 Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage; 269 Res A.367(IX) Res A.368(IX) - Wreck Removal and Related Issues; - Regime of Vessels in Foreign Ports; - Safety of Novel Type Craft; - Establishment of International Ships and other Vessels; - Jurisdiction - Arrest of Sea-Going Ships Legal Machinery to Combat Marine Pollution from in respect of Collisions at Sea and other Maritime Incidents; RESOLUTION A.368(1X) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 18 CURRENCY OF THE IMCO BUDGET THE ASSEMBLY, RECALL! NG that at its eighth regular session it requested Council to consider the question of expressing the IMCO budget in sterling and the possibility of assessingcontributions in more than one currency, TAKING NOTE of the recommendation of Council at its thirty-fourth session to maintain the present system of expressing the budget in United States dollars, with contributions payable in either dollars or sterling, and to keep the situation under review APPROVES the recommendation of Council at its thirty-fourth session regarding the currency of the IMCO budget and the currencies of payment of contributions 270 Res A.369(IX) RESOLUTION A.369(1X) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 19 WORK PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR THE NINTH FINANCIAL PERIOD 1976/77 THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLING Article 16 of the IMCO Convention and in particular paragraph (f) thereof with regard to the functions of the Assembly in relation to the budget, NOTI NG that the provisions of Article III of the Financial Regulations with regard to the preparation of the budget estimates, including details of the work programme and appropriate information annexes, have been complied with, RECALLING that, in accordance with Resolution A.100(IV), the disposal of any amount standing to the credit of the Printing Fund at the end of a financial period shall be decided by the Assembly, APPROVES the work programme as submitted by the Secretary-General in the various relevant docu ments, FURTHER APPROVES the list of meetings and of posts contained in Annexes A and B respectively of this Resolution, RESOLVES that: (1) For the financial period 1976/77 appropriations shall be voted for the following purposes: $ I II III IV V Meetings Personnel 1,692,800 6,993,900 General Services 1,522,000 Printing and Publications Other Budgetary Provisions 40,900 999,800 11,249,400 (2) The appropriations voted in paragraph (1) above shall be financed by contributions from Member States after adjustment as provided in the Financial Regulations; for this purpose miscellaneous income is estimated at $120,000; (3) Transfers of uncommitted balances of appropriations to the same section of the budget in the second calendar year other than those authorized by Article IV of the Financial Regulations and transfers of appropriations between sections of the budget, shall only be carried out with prior concurrence of the Council; (4) In respect of each of the calendar years 1976 and 1977 covered by the financial period, the approved meetings shall be as shown at Annex A; the approved posts as at Annex B; and the appropriations shall be those indicated under the relevant headings as at Annex C; 271 Res A.370( I X) RESOLUTION A.310(lX) Adopted on 14 November 1975 Agenda item 22 RELATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THE ASSEMBLY, TAKING NOTE of Part XII of the IMCO Convention and in particular Article 48, RECALLING that Rule of the Rules Governing Relationship with Non-Governmental International Organizations requires that the Assembly approve consultative status granted by the Council to such organizations, RECALLING FURTHER that Rule 10 of the same Rules provides for periodic review by the Council of the list of non-governmental international organizations in consultative status with IMCO and a report to the Assembly on the continuation of such status, HAVING CONSIDERED the request of the Council at its thirty-fourth and eighth extraordinary sessions to approve the grant of consultative status to the following, as bodies which are able to make a substantial contribution to the work of the Organization: Institute of International International Association International Association International Association Container Lessors (IICU of Dri IIing Contractors (I ADC) of Institutes of Navigation of Producers of Insurance and Reinsurance (BIPAR) International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations (I FSMA) International Lifesaving Appl iance Manufactu rers' Association (I LAMA) International Salvage Union (ISU) Oil Industry International Exploration and Production Forum (E and P Forum) HAVING ALSO CONSIDERED the Council's decisions at its thirty-fourth regard to the continuation of the consultative status of certain organizations, session, with APPROVES the decision taken by the Council in conformity with Rule of the abovementioned Rules to grant consultative status to the above-mentioned bodies, and ENDORSES the determination of the Council to continue the consultative status of the following: International Chamber of Shipping International Organization for Standardization International Shipping Federation Limited International Electrotechnical Commission International Union of Marine Insurance International Chamber of Commerce International Confederation of Free Trade Unions International Association of Lighthouse Authorities International 274 Radio-Maritime Committee Res A.370( IX) International Commission on Illumination World Confederation of Labour Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses International Superphosphate Manufactu rers' Association Li mited European Nitrogen Producers' Association International Maritime Committee International Association of Ports and Harbors Baltic and International Maritime Conference International Association of Classification Societies International Law Association International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association European Council of Chemical Manufacturers' Federations European Industrial Space Study Group Latin American Shipowners' Association Oil Companies International Marine Forum European Tugowners' Association International Maritime Pilots' Association International Shipowners' Association Universal Federation of Travel Agents' Associations Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources EUROSAT S.A Friends of the Earth International Air Transport Association 275 Other Decisions (I X) OTHER DECISIONS ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA November 1975 Agenda item The Assembly amended and adopted the agenda for the ninth regular session ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS November 1975 Agenda item The Assembly elected the following delegates to hold office until the tenth regular session of the Assembly: President of the Assembly: H.E Dr P.V.J Solomon (Trinidad and Tobago) First Vice-President: H.E Mr L.A Aduko (Ivory Coast) Second Vice-President: Rear-Admiral G Helmy (Egypt) APPOINTMENT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE November 1975 Agenda item The Assembly appointed a Credentials Committee composed of representatives of Austria, Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, Ghana and Sri Lanka APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES November 1975 Agenda item The Assembly appointed, in addition to the Credentials Committee, an Administrative, Legal and Financial Committee and a Technical Committee APPROVAL OF THE REPORT OF COUNCIL November 1975 Agenda item 11 The Assembly approved the Report of Council on the work of the Organization since the previous regular session of the Assembly, submitted in accordance with Article 24 of the IMCO Convention 276 Other Decisions (I X) CONFERENCE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT SATELLITE SYSTEM OF AN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME 12 November 1975 Agenda item 12(c) The Assembly endorsed the views of Council concerning the convening of a second session of the Conference in February 1976 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL 12 November 1975 Agenda item 24 In accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of the IMCO Convention, the Assembly elected the Members of Council as follows: For the purposes of Article 18(a): United Kingdom, Greece, Japan, Norway, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics For the purposes of Article 18(b): Canada, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany For the purposes of Article 18(c): Algeria, India, Argentina, Nigeria, Indonesia and Poland ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE IMCO STAFF PENSION COMMITTEE 13 November 1975 Agenda item 25 The Assembly, in accordance with Article of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, re-elected Mr W Ertel (Poland) as representative and Mr W Clappin (United States) as alternate representative on the IMCO Staff Pension Committee during the next two years DETERMINATION OF THE DATE AND PLACE OF THE TENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY 13 November 1975 Agenda item 28 The Assembly decided that its tenth regular session should be held in the autumn of 1977, the precise date and the venue to be decided by Cou nci I at a later date ESTABLISHMENT BY MEMBER STATES OF PERMANENT MISSIONS TO IMCO 13 November 1975 Agenda item 29 The Assembly noted Council's decision to discuss this question at a later stage and report thereon to the Assembly in due course 277 Other Decisions (I X) APPROVAL OF THE REPORT$ OF THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF IMCO 14 November 1975 Agenda item 9(a) The Assembly approved the Reports of the Legal Committee on its twenty-first twenty-seventh sessions APPROVAL OF THE REPORTS OF THE FACILITATION to COMMITTEE 14 November 1975 Agenda item 9(b) The Assembly approved the Reports of the Facilitation Committee on its eighth and ninth sessions APPROVAL OF THE REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION 14 November 1975 Agenda item 9(c) The Assembly approved the Reports of the Committee on Technical Co-operation on its ninth to eleventh sessionsand expressed its warm appreciation of all those responsible for the progress achieved since the eighth regular session of the Assembly INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE ON BOARD SHIPS, 1974 14 November 1975 Agenda item 12(b) The Assembly endorsed the decisions of Council authorizing the acceptance of functions assigned to the Secretary-General and the Organization by the Athens Convention and the resolutions of the Conference SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES 14 November 1975 Agenda item 16 The Assembly, in approving a total maximum appropriation, decided to waive that part of Financial Regulation 3.8 which provides that supplementary estimates shall be prepared in a form consistent with the regular estimates 278 Other Decisions (I X) RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES 14 November 1975 Agenda item 20 The Assembly endorsed Council's decision to approve the temporary amendment to the post adjustment schedules for Professional staff without dependants, as recommended by the International Civil Service Commission, subject to approval by the General Assembly of the United Nations RELATIONS WITH INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 14 November 1975 Agenda item 21 The Assembly approved Agreements or Arrangements of Co-operation with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Danube Commission and INTELSAT The Assembly also approved, in principle, the conclusion of Agreements or Arrangements of Co-operation with the League of Arab States and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries RELATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 14 November 1975 Agenda item 22 The Assembly invited Council to take appropriate action on the review of criteria and procedures for the grant of consultative status with a view to providing guidelines for the Committees of the Organization when considering applications for that status APPROVAL OF THE INCLUSION OF CHINESE AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE ORGANIZATION, WITH CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE ASSEMBLY 14 November 1975 Agenda item 19 The Assembly approved the inclusion of Chinese as an official language of the Organization, with consequential amendments to Rules 29, 30 and 31 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly 279 STATUS THE OF THE CONVENTION INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONSUL TATIVE ON MARITIME ORGANIZATION As at 14 November 1975 MEMBERS DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE INSTRUMENT Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Brazil BuIgaria Burma Cambod ia Canada Chile China Colombia Congo Cuba Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Finland France German Democratic Republic Germany, Federal Republic of Ghana Greece Haiti Honduras Hong Kong* Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast * 280 Associate Member OF ACCEPTANCE 31 October 1963 18 June 1953 13 February 1952 April 1975 January 1970 August 1951 March 1963 April 1960 July 1951 January 1961 15 October 1948 17 February 1972 March 1973 19 November 1974 September 1975 May 1966 21 November 1973 October 1963 3June 1959 25 August 1953 12July1956 17 March 1958 September 1972 July 1975 21 April 1959 April 1952 25 September 1973 January 1959 July 1959 31 December 1958 23 June 1953 23 August 1954 June 1967 10June 1970 November 1960 January 1959 18 January 1961 January 1958 28 August 1973 26 February 1951 24 April 1952 28 January 1957 November 1960 Status of the IMCO Convention MEMBERS DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE INSTRUMENT Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Republic Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritania Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Republic of Korea Romania Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Cameroon United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Yugoslavia Zaire OF ACCEPTANCE 17 March 1958 November 1973 22 August 1973 July 1960 May 1966 January 1959 16 February 1970 March 1961 17 June 1971 31 May 1967 22 June 1966 May 1961 21 September 1954 30 July 1962 31 March 1949 November 1960 15 March 1962 29 December 1958 30 January 1974 21 November 1958 31 December 1958 15 April 1968 November 1964 16 March 1960 10 April 1962 28 April 1965 25 February 1969 November 1960 14 March 1973 17 January 1966 23 January 1962 Apri I 1972 July 1974 27 April 1959 20 July 1955 28 January 1963 20 September 1973 27 April 1965 23 May 1963 25 March 1958 24 December 1958 14 February 1949 May 1961 January 1974 17 August 1950 10 May 1968 27 October 1975 12 February 1960 16 August 1973 281 ...CONTENTS 5th EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Page AGENDA OF THE FIFTH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS: Number Title Date adopted 1974 Agenda... of the Credentials Attendance of Observers 13 17 October 13 13 9th SESSION Page AGENDA OF THE NINTH 14 SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS: Number Title Date adopted 1975 Agenda item A.318( IX)... fifth extraordinary session, and decided to invite that country to participate in the work of the Assembly in the capacity of observer 13 Agenda (I X) AGENDA OF OF THE THE NINTH SESSION ASSEMBLY