ISO, IMSO Agree to Exchange Information on Maritime Safety, Navigation

ISO, IMSO Agree to Exchange Information on Maritime Safety, Navigation



The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) targeted at serving the interests of safety at sea, safe navigation and the promotion of safe and efficient maritime transport.

The two organizations agreed to establish and maintain cooperation plus to exchange information and documentation to keep each other fully informed of their activities and programs of work in fields of mutual interest.

These fields include maritime communications for maritime safety and efficiency of navigation.

IMSO said one of the factors that encouraged it to cooperate with ISO is the IMSO development of standards for various aspects of maritime security.

The MOU was approved at the Twentieth Session of the IMSO Assembly, which ended on Oct. 3, 2008.

Source: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).