Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA) has announced that the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) has implemented three additional safety-related policies from the 2012
Global Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review at the recently completed IMO
Maritime Safety Committee meeting.
All ten policies from the Review
have now been included in formal IMO standards specific to Passenger Ship
Safety.
“As a result of our relentless focus
on passenger safety and comfort and our ongoing mission of continuous
improvement in shipboard operations, cruising remains one of the safest
vacation experiences available today, ” said Christine Duffy, president and CEO
of CLIA.
“We look forward to working closely
with the IMO, its Secretary-General, the Maritime Safety Committee and the 170
IMO Member States around the world to make a safe industry even safer for the
over 20 million global passengers that cruise each year,” she said.
The global cruise industry launched
the Review, a comprehensive assessment of the critical human factors and
operational aspects of maritime safety as part of its longstanding efforts to
continuously raise the bar on safety matters. The global cruise industry
introduced ten new safety policies during the Review and each policy exceeded
current international regulatory requirements upon their announcement.
All policies have been adopted by
members of CLIA. Throughout the Review, CLIA and its members received input
from an independent Panel of Experts with extensive experience in maritime,
regulatory and accident investigation fields. This Panel continues to assist
the industry in providing ideas, guidance and impartial analysis and is
actively engaged through CLIA’s many Technical and Regulatory Committees.
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