MSC

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IMO body Maritime Safety Committee United Nations body

MSC is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee, the UN body responsible for setting global standards for the safety and security of international shipping.

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Label	Occurrences
MSC canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IMO body ⓘ Maritime Safety Committee ⓘ United Nations body ⓘ
abbreviationFor	Maritime Safety Committee ⓘ
affiliation	United Nations ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	maritime safety ⓘ maritime security ⓘ shipping regulation ⓘ
goal	enhancing maritime security ⓘ enhancing safety of life at sea ⓘ protecting passengers and cargo on international voyages ⓘ reducing risks to ships and seafarers ⓘ
governingBodyOf	International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention ⓘ surface form: International Safety Management Code International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ surface form: SOLAS Convention
headquartersLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
jurisdiction	international shipping ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetsAt	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
parentOrganization	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
partOf	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
responsibleFor	adoption of new mandatory safety measures for ships ⓘ adoption of new mandatory security measures for ships ⓘ amendments to the SOLAS Convention ⓘ approval of guidelines for maritime security measures ⓘ approval of guidelines for safe ship operation ⓘ
role	adopting mandatory rules for ship safety ⓘ adopting mandatory rules for ship security ⓘ developing non-mandatory guidelines and recommendations for maritime safety ⓘ overseeing implementation of IMO safety instruments ⓘ setting global standards for the safety of international shipping ⓘ setting global standards for the security of international shipping ⓘ
scope	international shipping ⓘ safety of life at sea ⓘ
sector	international trade ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ
worksWith	Flag States ⓘ IMO Council ⓘ Marine Environment Protection Committee ⓘ Port States ⓘ shipping industry organizations ⓘ

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Maritime Safety Committee → shortName → MSC ⓘ