Stowaway Focal Point

IMO has established a Stowaway Focal Point within its Maritime Safety Division.
It has been set up as a result of an INTERCARGO/INTERTANKO submission to the IMO
Facilitation Committee.( Fal Committee)
The Stowaway Focal Point helps in facilitating diplomatic assistance to enable disembarkation of
stowaways in circumstances where existing processes have been attempted but have not
successfully resolved the problem.
The Stowaway Focal Point is intended as an additional resource for owners and masters facing
the difficult and trying circumstances of attempting a timely and humanitarian repatriation of
stowaways.
masters and flag states to use the Stowaway Focal Point will also be an encouragement to
provide more statistical information and therefore a more accurate indication of the scale of the
problem.
To contact the Stowaway Focal Point and to send statistical reports on stowaways, vessels
should use e-mail falsec@imo.org or telephone +44 207 587 3110 during IMO Working Hours,
remembering to seek the advice of their P&I Club/Flag State.