SUB-COMMITTEE ON POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (PPR 13) | 9-13 February 2026
- PPR 13/5/5 – Implementation of the 2023 Biofouling Guidelines by ships and application of knowledge gained into the development of the legally binding framework (See attached)
SUB-COMMITTEE ON HUMAN ELEMENT, TRAINING AND WATCHKEEPING (HTW 12) | 23 – 27 February 2026
- HTW 12/6/34 – Proposed draft amendments to the STCW Code to address gap no.406 (See attached)
THE THIRTY-SIXTH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE IMO | 18-19 March 2026
- C/ES 36/3 Impacts On Shipping And Seafarers Of The Situation In The Arabian Sea, Sea Of Oman, And The Gulf Region, Particularly In And Around The Strait Of Hormuz (See attached)
FACILITATION COMMITTEE 2026 (FAL) | 23-27 March 2026
- FAL 50/17 – Proposal for a new output on the development of Guidelines on port nautical information (See attached)
MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC 84) | 27 April – 01 May 2026
- MEPC 84/4/4 – Addressing operational challenges in challenging water quality: proposed amendments to resolution MEPC.387(81) (See attached)
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MEPC 84/6/8 – Impact assessment of the BWM Convention on IMO’s decarbonization frameworks (See attached)
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MEPC 84-4-9 – Industry survey on ballast water management operational realities and compliance challenge… (See attached)
- MEPC 84-4-10 – Clarification and targeted amendments to BWM.2Circ.62 to ensure practical and ship-based c… (See attached)
MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC111) | 13 – 22 May 2026
- MSC 111-19-4 – Proposal for a new output to revise MSC-MEPC.3Circ.4Rev.1
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