IMO audit of Polish Maritime Administration
12.04.201016:14
Piotr
On 12 April 2010 the Ministry of Infrastructure hosted a meeting to launch an audit of the Polish maritime administration, a so called VIMSAS - Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme. This will be performed by the auditors from International Maritime Organisation: John Hannon, Sibrand Hassing and Jens Uwe-Schroeder. The meeting was attended by Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure Anna Wypych-Namiotko and representatives of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Ministry of National Defence, and Ministry of the Environment.
The audit will be conducted in maritime administration entities - central as well as local: Ministry of Infrastructure, Maritime Offices, Maritime Search and Rescue Service, Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Gdynia, and Polish Border Guard in Gdynia. It is intended to to provide an audited Member State with a comprehensive and objective assessment of how effectively it administers and implements those mandatory IMO instruments which are covered by the Scheme. On 19 April 2010, the auditors will come to a closing meeting and present their findings and observations necessary to take corrective actions.
