The IMO Sub-Committee on the Implementation of IMO Instruments III held its 11th session in July 2025. Here is the ABS IMO III 11 in a summary brief.
The Sub-Committee has a key role in casualty analysis and issuing lessons learned from marine incidents. It receives and analyses port state control data and keeps under review the procedures for port state control. Guidelines for survey and certification including the survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) also come under the remit of this Sub-Committee.
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has shared a brief summarising the more significant issues progressed at this session. The overview looks at:
• Revision of the 2023 Survey Guidelines under Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC)
• Development of Guidance on remote surveys, ISM audits, and ISPS verifications
• Revision of the 2023 Guidelines and Procedures for PSC
• Revision of the Unified Interpretation of “completion date of the survey”
Download the PDF: ABS Brief IMO III 11 summary report