Secretariat

The Secretariat is the IMO’s permanent body of international civil servants, headed by the Secretary-General and based at 4 Albert Embankment, London. It services the meetings of the Assembly, Council, Committees, and sub-committees, prepares and translates documents, maintains the depositary functions for IMO conventions, and runs the technical cooperation program. The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council with the approval of the Assembly under Article 22 of the IMO Convention. The Secretariat itself adopts no regulation; it supports the member-state organs that do.