Indonesia chosen as IMO member<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been selected to sit as a member
\non the London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO).<\/p>\n
A statement by the Indonesian Embassy in London said that
\nIndonesia was chosen during the 21st conference of the
\norganization, held in London from Nov. 15 through Nov. 26.<\/p>\n
IMO is the United Nations watchdog for maritime safety and the
\nprevention of pollution from ships.<\/p>\n
Indonesia joined the organization in 1960.<\/p>\n
IMO last month called for ships passing through the narrow
\nStrait of Malacca to be equipped with an automatic identification
\nsystem to prevent accidents.<\/p>\n
IMO said ships fitted with transponders could send out
\ninformation such as the ship's name, position, speed and course
\nwhen asked under a mandatory reporting system being implemented
\nin the strait.<\/p>\n
A new mandatory ship reporting system was introduced in the
\nStrait of Malacca in December 1998, but its effectiveness depends
\nvery much on the compliance by the estimated 30,000 vessels that
\nply the busy waterway every year.<\/p>\n
The system was implemented by the littoral states Malaysia,
\nSingapore and Indonesia. (byg)<\/p>",
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