2018-2019 JAMAICA FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION COUNCIL - MFAFT
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JAMAICA
FOR
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION
COUNCIL
2018-2019
Election to the IMO Council will provide Jamaica with the opportunity to further contribute to ensuring
equity and consensus in decision-making within the IMO. Jamaica’s membership on the Council will
ensure that the interests of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Small
Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developing Countries (LDCs) continue to be adequately
represented and defended within the IMO.
JAMAICA is A maritime staTE
Jamaica is the largest
English-speaking island
The Most Honourable state in the Caribbean and
Andrew Holness, O.N., M.P. has had a long history of
PRIME MINISTER
involvement in maritime
affairs, including shipping.
“
Jamaica will offer leadership, commitment
and strategic focus as an IMO Council
member. Jamaica believes that it is of utmost The Government of Jamaica has submitted its
importance that internationally accepted
candidature for election to Category “C” of the Council
regulations be implemented to promote
maritime safety, security, improved working
of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), for
conditions on board ships and enhanced the period 2018-2019. Elections will be held during
pollution prevention measures consistent the 30th Regular Session of the IMO Assembly which
with the sustainable development goals of the is scheduled to be held in London, England, from 27th
“
United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable November 2017 to 8th December 2017.
Development.
JAMAICA AND THE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION (IMO)
Jamaica joined the IMO in 1976, and
since then has ratified the principal
Conventions governing maritime safety,
security and pollution prevention.
The country implements its flag, port
and coastal State obligations, through a
well established legal and administrative Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Transport and
framework instituted by the Government and Foreign Trade
Mining
of Jamaica. SENATOR THE HON. Kamina
Hon. L. Michael Henry C.D., M.P.
Johnson Smith
As a member of the Council, Jamaica
“
actively participates in the work of the
IMO and was elected for the 2008-2009, Among Jamaica’s IMO achievements are -
2010-2011, 2012-2013 and 2014-2015
biennia, and consistently represents the
Our presence on the Council will
interests of the Caribbean region as well l Chairing the IMO Sub-Committee ensure that serious consideration is
as those of Small Island Developing States on Standards of Training and given to the challenges being faced
(SIDS) and Least Developed Countries Watchkeeping (STW) for a decade. by Small Island Developing States
(LDCs). (SIDS), when international treaties
l Overseeing the comprehensive on matters on which our very survival
Jamaica serves on the IMO’s panel of revision of the international hinges, are negotiated and adopted.
“
competent persons established under the Convention governing the training
International Convention on Standards of and certification of seafarers.
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
l Chairing Committee 1 of the IMO
for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 as amended. Assembly.
Rear Admiral
Peter Brady
Jamaica is principally
represented at the IMO by the
Director General of the Maritime
Authority of Jamaica, Rear
Admiral Peter Brady.
In 2015, the Director General was Jamaica is a Lead Partnering Country under the IMO
awarded the Seatrade Award for supported GloBallast Partnership Programme and
his contribution to global maritime
education and training. He was
continues to play a major role in the implementation
also elected as Vice-Chairman of of the Project in the Caribbean region.
the Board of Governors (BOG) of
the World Maritime University in The country hosted the pilot regional workshop on the conduct of Port Biological Baseline
Sweden, in 2015 and presided at Surveys which is a key element in the compliance regime of the Ballast Water Management
the annual meeting of the BOG as Convention 2004. The Government of Jamaica has given its approval for Jamaica’s accession
Chairman in May 2016. to the Convention and the Instrument of Accession will be presented to the IMO in 2017.
Jamaica’s transshipment Jamaica is a preferred
activities are located destination for
in the seventh largest cruise shipping and
natural harbour in the continues to be a
world and Jamaica is global leader in the
also the second largest sector, evidenced by its
transshipment hub in the receipt of the “World’s
Caribbean region. Leading Cruise
Destination” award
Jamaican ports handle cargo destined for six (6) consecutive
to and from North, Central and South years.
America, Europe and Asia, receiving a level
of shipping traffic much higher than that The historic Port of Falmouth was
NATIONAL MARITIME reflected by its trade alone, (over ninety purpose-built to accommodate the
per cent (90%) of Jamaica’s exports and Genesis class ships. The destination
ACTIVITIES imports is transported by ship). In 2015, continues to experience major growth,
approximately 3,397 vessel calls were with over 10% increase in passenger
recorded at Jamaican ports, carrying in arrivals in the past year.
excess of twenty-two (22) million tonnes of
Jamaica has a highly
cargo.
developed maritime
infrastructure, which
The Government recently awarded a thirty-
comprises container,
year concession to a consortium, led by
cruise and bulk
CMA CGM, to operate the transshipment
cargo ports, maritime
terminal. This confirms the strategic and
administration and
essential role which port activities play for
ship registration, as
Jamaica in terms of employment and foreign
well as the training of
exchange earnings. These activities also
seafarers and shipping
support other States in the region whose
personnel.
trade and well-being are supported through
the network of feeder services operating
The country has demonstrated a
from Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited
vested interest in port, flag and
located in the Kingston Harbour.
coastal State Standards and has been
actively supporting the work of the
IMO in these areas.
REGIONAL INTERESTS Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (CMOU)
Jamaica is the host country of the Secretariat of the Caribbean
Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
Jamaica is a growing seafarer supply nation, and the Government (CMOU), located at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and has
of Jamaica through the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) collaborated with its Caribbean neighbours through the CMOU, to
continues to promote seafaring as a viable career to Jamaican, other eliminate sub-standard shipping in the region through an active
Caribbean and foreign nationals. The Government has also been ship inspection programme and participation in the programmes
engaged in the expansion and upgrading of the facilities at the CMI initiated under the CMOU.
to support the increased output of seafarers and has strengthened
agreements with ship owners to partner with the CMI for increasing Jamaica has accepted the request from the Technical Cooperation
the training opportunities of seafarers for the international market. Division of the IMO to provide technical assistance to countries
in the region, in order to enable them, inter alia, to meet their
Jamaica is the primary source of tertiary maritime training for obligations under the International Convention on Standards of
Caribbean nationals. CMI is the only IMO-recognized maritime Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
education and training provider in the English-speaking Caribbean
for the training of officers. Women in Maritime Association (WIMA) Conference
In April 2015, Jamaica hosted the inaugural regional Women
The CMI is led by Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, who has in Maritime Association (WIMA) Conference. During this
made significant contributions to the region by spearheading many meeting, the Deputy Director General of the Maritime Authority
initiatives geared toward preparing Caribbean Nationals for logistics of Jamaica was elected as President of the newly-formed Women
centred economies through education. His mandate is to bridge in Maritime Association Caribbean (WIMAC) and was re-elected
the gap between technical and vocational training, professional as President at the Association’s Annual Conference held in Grand
certification and academic pursuits. With the support of the Ministry Cayman in 2016.
of Transport and Mining, the CMI will transition to a specialized
maritime university to better meet the growing needs of the region Jamaica is host and headquarters for the Seabed
for industry ready maritime professionals. Authority. The authority was established by the
UNITED NATIONS Convention on the Law of the Sea
to organize, regulate and control alL mineral-
related activities in the international seabed
area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, an
area underlying most of the world’s oceans.
l Dr. Fritz Pinnock received the prestigeous
Socrates Award in England, during the official
ceremony at the Oxford University. He is the
first Jamaican to have won this award.
l Claudia Grant, Deputy Director
General of the Maritime Authority of
Jamaica was re-elected President
of Women in Maritime Association,
Caribbean.
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