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== Tekniske komiteer ==
Det tekniske arbeidet av IMO blir utført av en rekke komiteer<ref name=":4">{{Kilde www|url=http://www.imo.org/en/About/Pages/Structure.aspx|tittel=Structure|besøksdato=2020-04-14|verk=www.imo.org}}</ref><ref name=":3" />. Disse er:

* The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)
* The Marine environment Protection Committee (MEPC)
* Den juridiske komiteen
* The Technical Cooperation Committee, for capacity building
* The Facilitation Committee, to simplify the documentation and formalities required in international shipping.

=== Maritime Safety Committee ===
Er regulert i Artikkel 28(a) fra konvensjonen av IMO:<blockquote>ARTICLE 28

(a) The Maritime Safety Committee shall consider any matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with aids to navigation, construction and equipment of vessels, manning from a safety standpoint, rules for the prevention of collisions, handling of dangerous cargoes, maritime safety procedures and requirements, hydrographic information, log-books and navigational records, marine casualty investigation, salvage and rescue, and any other matters directly affecting maritime safety.

(b) The Maritime Safety Committee shall provide machinery for performing any duties assigned to it by this Convention, the Assembly or the Council, or any duty within the scope of this Article which may be assigned to it by or under any other international instrument and accepted by the Organization.

(c) Having regard to the provisions of Article 25, the Maritime Safety Committee, upon request by the Assembly or the Council or, if it deems such action useful in the interests of its own work, shall maintain such close relationship with other bodies as may further the purposes of the Organization</blockquote>Den maritime sikkerhetskomite er den eldste av disse tekniske komiteene. Komiteen overser arbeider fra sine ni underkomiteer og starter arbeidet med nye emner eller temaer. Store temaer som omhandler menneskelige elementer eller ulykker blir utarbeidet av alle underkomiteene, mens den maritime sikkerhetskomiteen har utviklet en kode for management av skip som skal påsè at de operasjonelle prosedyrer er på plass og blir fulgt opp av skipet og rederi<ref name=":3" />.

=== Underkomiteer ===
MSC og MEPC blir assistert i sitt arbeid av en rekke underkomiteer som er åpen til alle medlemsland<ref name=":4" />. Disse komiteene er:

* Underkomite for Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW)
* Underkomite for Implementation of IMO Instruments (III)
* Underkomite for Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR)
* Underkomite for Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR)
* Underkomite for Ship Design and Construction (SDC)
* Underkomite for Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE)
* Underkomite for Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC)

Navnene for disse underkomiteene ble endret i 2013<ref name=":4" />. Før 2013 var de ni underkomiteene som følger:

* Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG)
* Carriage of Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers(DSC)
* Fire Protection (FP)
* Radio-communications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR)
* Safety of Navigation (NAV)
* Ship Design and Equipment (DE)
* Stability and Load Lines and Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF)
* Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW)
* Flag State Implementation (FSI)

==== Resolusjoner ====
Resolusjon MSV.255(84), av 16. mai 2008, vedtar the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine casualty or Marine Incident, også kjent som Casualty Investigation-koden<ref>{{Kilde www|url=http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/circulars_and_notices/pdfs/shipping_circulars/sc08-13a.pdf|tittel=ADOPTION OF THE CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR A SAFETY INVESTIGATION INTO A MARINE CASUALTY OR MARINE INCIDENT (CASUALTY INVESTIGATION CODE)|besøksdato=14.04.2020|forfattere=THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE|dato=16.05.2008|forlag=International Maritime Organization|sitat=|arkiv-dato=2012-03-01|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301042638/http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/circulars_and_notices/pdfs/shipping_circulars/sc08-13a.pdf|url-status=yes}}</ref>.