(Int'l TPT Organizations) Thomas SIM

International Transport Organization
International
Transport
Organisation
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TOT Prog Addis Ababa/Ethiopia 18th–31st Jul 2018 (Thomas SIM)
Contents :
• 1 Aims & Objectives
• 2 Types of Organisation
• 3 International Organization
• 4 Land Organisations
• 5 Sea Organisations
• 6 Air Organisations
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•Aim
– to be aware of some of the many
transport organisations involved in
international trade.
•Objective
– to look at international organisations
within the areas of :
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Contents :
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Types of Organisations in Transport
• Intergovernmental • Trade associations set
organisations (IGO) – up by industry non-
where Governments governmental
are the members (e.g. organizations (NGO)
IMO, UNCTAD, WTO) to promote themselves
or discuss matters of
NGO can attend IGO mutual concern.
meetings, if Consisting of members
registered.
There are over 200
from the industry, they
NGO registered with may offer advice to
UNCTAD. governments (e.g.
FIATA, IUA)
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Geneva (Switzerland)
• Geneva is the city that
hosts the highest
number of international
organizations in the
world.
• Approximately 9,500 people

work for the UN family in
Geneva. In addition, there are
numerous people working for
NGOs and embassies.
François Modoux, "La Suisse engagera 300 millions pour rénover le Palais des Nations", Le Temps, Friday 28 June 2013, page 9.
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Generally, 3 Types of Transport Organisations
• Trade Associations : Set up by INDUSTRY to
promote themselves or discuss matters of
mutual concern. Consisting of members from
the industry, they may offer advice to
governments, etc.
• Official Bodies : Set up by GOVERNMENTS to

introduce, monitor and regulate industry or
policy. Usually these are agencies of a larger
organisation and do not have members.
• Combinations : of Government and Industry

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Questions ?
tomsim@singnet.com.sg
Prepared & edited by Thomas Sim – July 2018
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Contents :
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The UN and Transport
• Programmes and Funds
– UNCTAD, WFP ...
• Regional Commissions
– UNESCAP, UNECE, UNESCWA,
UNECLAC & UNECA
• Specialist Agencies
– ICAO, IMO, ILO ...
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SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
Outside the UN System
Greenpeace
OPCW UN specialized Agencies GESAMP

CTBTO IAEA WWF
WA FOE
UN Programmes ICSU
International IUCN
Criminal Court UNEP
WMO
GICHD Security Main UN organs
ICBL IWC
Council General Assembly
Secretary General ISA ITLOS ISO ITTO
ICRC UNHCR IMO
International Court of Justice ICCA
IOM OHCHR ICAO
ECOSOC ICS IATA
UNESCO UNICEF UNCTAD IMF
INTERPOL UNDCP WIPO CMI INTELSAT
UNFPA UNDP
AI ITU
HRW WFP UPU
WHO UNIDO IASB BCBS
ILO World Bank IAIS IOSCO FATF
IWHC
Group
MSF FAO IFAD
IOC Oxfam WTO
ICFTU OMT CCC ICC
HUMAN
Save the Children
GFW ICAN IFPMA
11 ECONOMY
WELFARE
UN Programmes
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Established in 1964, based in Geneva,
UNCTAD promotes the development-
friendly integration of developing countries
into the world economy
• Around 400 staff,
working on trade,
investment,
commodities, and
also trade logistics
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International Transport Organizations
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi

(Kenya)
Secretary-General
UNCTAD
Technical assistance
Research Intergovernmental and capacity building
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTAD Research Div
Regular
www.
publications
UNCTAD.org/rmt
2nd November 2016
Ad Hoc
publications
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Consensus Building
15
Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room, UN Geneva
Technical Assistance
and Capacity Building
• WTO negotiations
on trade facilitation
• ASYCUDA
• Lectures and training
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UN Regional Commissions
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(UNECE)
Centre for Transport

Agreements
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UNECA
UNESCAP
UNESCAP
22
World Food Programme (WFP)
World’s largest
Cargo Helicopter
Mi-26
20 tons Carrying-Capacity
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(ITF)
• The OECD’s intergovernmental organisation with 54

member countries.
• It acts as a strategic think tank for transport policy and

organises an Annual Summit of ministers.
• Goal - to help shape the transport policy agenda on a global

level, and ensure that it contributes to economic growth,
environmental protection, social inclusion and the
preservation of human life and well-being.
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• Annual Summit: • Think Tank: • IGO

• A unique • Work is • The roots of the
platform for a underpinned by organisation lie
global economic in the European
conversation on research, Conference of
strategies for statistics Ministers of
transport. collection and Transport
Ministers policy analysis. (ECMT), which
engage in met until 2007,
focused debates when the scope
with decision- and geographic
makers from reach was
business, civil widened.
society leaders
and top
academics.
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Questions ?
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Contents :
• 6 Further Reading
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Land (Road & Rail)
• Road
– IRF
– IRU
– PIARC
– PRI
• Rail
– UIC
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The International Road Federation
• The IRF is a non-governmental, not-
for-profit organisation (NGO) with
public and private sector members in
some 70 countries.
• Established in 1948 to help

rehabilitate Europe’s road systems
damaged in the war…
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What does it do?
• Over the years IRF has
been the driving force
behind major road
infrastructure
developments around
the world including the
Pan-American Highway.
• It has two program centers in
Washington, D.C. (USA) and Geneva
(Switzerland).
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IRF’s Mission and Role
• For governments and financial

institutions, the IRF provides a
wide base of expertise for
planning road development
strategy and policy.
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Membership
• IRF comprises of companies and
organizations active in road development.
• It includes contractors, road equipment

and vehicle manufacturers, consultants,
oil companies, road user groups, financial
and educational institutions, professional
associations, government agencies and
companies
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Publications
• World Road Statistics - The only
compilation of global road and vehicle
statistics for over 200 countries and is
updated annually. Supplied free of
charge to IRF members.
• Member’s/Graduates of IRF Directory
• Video Cassettes
• Magazines and Newsletters on matters
such as road building techniques, etc.
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• Founded in Geneva in
1948, has 145
members in 67
countries
• Promotes: safety,
efficiency, and
economical fuel
consumption; fleet
management, strict Countries with which a TIR operation
vehicle maintenance can be established
and good working Contracting Parties to the TIR
conditions for Convention,1975.
drivers.
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Transport Efficiency ?
Transport Efficiency ?
• Real solutions to a problem, as well as
being a problem in need of another
solution..?
IRU’s Mission and Role

• It is the international
guarantor of the TIR
Carnet System under
which trucks are sealed
by customs upon
departure and can then
cross several borders
without further checks
until they reach their
destinations…
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Secure vehicles
and containers
International Chain
of Guarantee
TIR Carnet
Mutual Recognition
of Customs Controls
TIR Convention
Controlled Access
SafeTIR
Who is the IRU ?
Created
1948
8 Founder States:
Belgium Denmark France Netherlands 2005

179 Members
Norway Sweden UK Switzerland
69 Countries
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Membership
• Active Members drawn from national
road transport associations
• Associate Members vehicle

manufacturers, combined transport
companies
– Passenger Transport Council Professional
passenger transport by bus, coach and taxi.
– Goods Transport Council Goods transport
for hire or reward and own account.
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WORLD ROAD ASSOCIATION (PIARC)
• PIARC formed 1909 and based in Paris.

• Has 97 national or federal government
members, 2,000 collective or individual
members in 129 countries, and over 750
experts in 20 standing Technical
Committees.
• Is a non-political and non-profit making
association.
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(Permanent International Association of Road
Congresses)
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ITE Trainers’ Refresher Programme 28th – 29th Sep 2016 (Thomas SIM)
122 Member Governments (2016)
Member Country with

a National Committee
Member Country
Non Member Country
(Map – 118 members -2011)
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PIRAC’s Mission
• Provide a forum for analysis and 90
discussion of transport issues,
related road transport. 80
70
• Identify, develop and disseminate 60
best practice and give better access
to international information. 50
East
40 West
• Provide within its activities special 30
emphasis for developing countries North
and countries in transition. 20
10
• Develop and promote efficient 0
tools for decision-making on 1st 3rd
matters related to roads and road
transport. Qtr Qtr
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Objectives
• It creates and co-ordinates Technical
Committees.
• Organises a quadrennial World Road

Congress, a quadrennial Winter Road
Congress and various technical seminars.
• Publishes a large number of documents

including a quarterly magazine
"Routes/Roads".
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The International Road Safety

Organisation (PRI)
• PRI is a non-governmental organisation,
founded in 1959 to promote co-
operation amongst national institutions
dealing with road safety. Some fifty
countries are represented within PRI.
• Based in Luxembourg
• www.lapri.org
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PRI
• It has Consultative Status at the UN, The Council
of Europe and the European Conference of
Ministers of Transport. It works in official
relations with the World Health Organization.
• PRI works in close-relationship with international

bodies concerned with the improvement of traffic
safety.
• Three specific methods are devoted to the

improvement of road safety: Education,
Information and Research.
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PRI’s Aims
• To promote traffic safety at an international
level.
• To advise and assist national bodies.
• To promote the co-operation of all bodies
interested in road safety.
• To heighten awareness to the consequences of

accidents and promote the training of
specialists/exchange of experience in the field of
traffic safety.
• To support research into all matters relating to
traffic safety and likely to develop interest in
road safety problems.
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International
Union of
Railways (UIC)
Been in existence for 170 years,
but in it’s present form since 1922
with the aim of creating uniform
conditions for the establishment
and operation of railways.
Today, it is the worldwide

organisation for cooperation
among railway companies. Its
activities encompass all fields
related to the development of rail
transport.
UIC’s Mission
• To promote cooperation
between railways at
world level and to carry
out activities to develop
international transport
by rail.
• To preparing standards,
regulations and
recommendations to
facilitate international
traffic,
• Representing the rail
transport mode,
worldwide, in outside
bodies,
…cont. UIC’s Mission
Carrying out Research,
• Promoting
international training
schemes and
exchange of
information.
• Concluding
agreements with
inter-governmental
organisations and
cooperating with all
organisations.
84th UIC General Assembly, Portoroz,
27 June 2014
UIC Membership
UIC - 202 members across all 5 continents
UIC - 202 members across all 5 continents
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Questions ?
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Contents :
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Sea
• IMO
• IACS
• ICS
• INTERTANKO
• BALTIC
EXCHANGE
• IVR
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INTERNATIONAL
IMO MARITIME
ORGANIZATION
► Around 131 states are
members.
HQ London
• The objectives of the IMO is a specialised
IMO are to facilitate co-
operation among agency of the UN
governments on concerned solely with
technical matters
affecting shipping, maritime affairs.
particularly on safety
of life at sea, and the
prevention of marine
pollution from ships.
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IMO
• Came into existence in
1958 to monitor and
update:
– International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea
of 1948
– The International
Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution of
the Sea by Oil of 1954
– Various treaties dealing
with loadlines and collisions
at Sea, ISPS code etc.
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• It takes on average 5 years for a new
convention to be adopted.
– International Convention for the Safety of Life at

Sea (SOLAS) 1960 was amended six times after it
entered into force in 1965.
• 1966,1967,1968,1969,1971 and 1973
– In 1974 a completely new convention was adopted

it and was itself modified in
• 1978,1981, 1983, 1988, 1990 and 1991.
***The IMO now monitors

>35 conventions
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Enforcement
• The enforcement
of IMO
conventions
depends upon
the governments
of member
parties. The
Organisation has
no policing
powers.
• Contracting
governments
enforce the
provisions of IMO
conventions as far
as their own ships
are concerned and
also set the
penalties for
infringements
where/when
applicable.
• IMO produces
regular publications
for members
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES (IACS)
• IACS is an association
representing the
world’s major
classification societies
and was founded in
London in 1968.
• Its main objectives are

to promote the
highest standards in
ship safety and the
prevention of marine
pollution. Over 90% of
the world’s merchant
fleet in terms of
tonnage is covered by
the standards of IACS.
IACS- Membership
• 11 Full Members & 2 Associates,
including…
– Bureau Veritas, (7702 ships)
– Germanischer Lloyd
– Det Norske Veritas
– Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (6700 ships)
– Register of Shipping (CIS)
– Palski Rejestr Statkow.
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IACS
• Works closely with the IMO and with
the world’s maritime industries and
international organisations.
• IACS issues safety certificates based

upon the ship’s structure & essential
engineering systems.
• Over 100 IMO members have

entrusted IACS with job of ensuring
that their ship’s are safe.
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Details of IACS requirements
1. Minimum longitudinal strength
standard.
2. Enhanced hull surveys of oil tankers and
bulk carriers.
3. Landing and guidance information.
4. Use of steel grades for various hull
members.
5. Hull and machinery steel castings.
6. Cargo containment on gas tankers.
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Details of IACS Requirements

1. Prototype testing and test
measurements on tank containers.
2. Inert gas generating installations on
vessels carrying oil in bulk.
3. Fire protection of machinery spaces.
4. Survey of hatch covers and coamings.
5. Various requirements on diesel engine
and propulsion shafting.
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IACS Summary
• Vessels must be surveyed once every 5 years,
any recommendations made must be
completed by a set date or classification is
withdrawn.
• Failure to be classified will usually result in

breach of H&M and P&I insurance thus
exposing the S/O to potential catastrophic
claims or fines from governments.
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INTERNATIONAL CARGO
HANDLING CO-
ORDINATION
ASSOCIATION (ICHCA)
• ICHCA Aim - to promote
efficiency and economy in all
the handling and
transportation of goods by
all transport modes, at all
stages of the transport chain
and in all regions of the
world.
• Founded in London in 1952,

it is completely
independent, non-political
and non-profit-making. Its
international membership
extends to 80 countries and
>900 members.
• To provide technical Aim of ICHCA

enquiry and cargo-handling
information service. It
provides advice on all
aspects of cargo operation
and problem-solving.
• Database information and
experts on topics including:
– health and safety
– Containerisation
– bulk cargoes
– intermodalism shipping
– combined transport and
air cargo.
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Publications :
• ‘Cargoware International’
• Quarterly bulletin
• The world of cargo handling ICHCA
annual review and national section
newsletters.
• Corporate Members also receive the
Containerization International and
International Bulk Journal.
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INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING (ICS)
• Originates from 1921 and is an association of
national organizations representing
predominantly private shipowners’ in over 25
countries.
• It boast that through these organisations, it

embraces some 50% of the world’s active
trading fleets.
• In its broadest sense it’s role relates to

shipping policy but not to personnel (see
International Shipping Federation)
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Aim of ICS
• To exchange views and frame policies for
international and national application for of
ICS member governments.
• To co-operate with other technical, industrial

or commercial interests or bodies on problems
of mutual concern to its members.
• To take part in the deliberations of other

international bodies so far as it may be
necessary for the achievement of its objectives.
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Recent Key issues
• The Loss of the "Prestige“
• Maritime Security
• Improving Flag State
Performance
• EU Action on Single Hull
Tankers
• New Approaches to
Shipbuilding
• ISM Code developments

• Atmospheric PollutionBallast
Water Controls
• Automatic Ship Identification
Systems (AIS)
• Basel II Banking Accord
• Panama Canal Toll Increase
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF INDEPENDENT TANKER OWNERS
• Intertanko HQ Oslo -
is an association of
tanker owners
• Today, Intertanko
membership
comprises of some 400
members and
associate members
between them
controlling about
2000 tankers – 80% of ► Only independent tanker owners
are eligible for full membership but
world independent many oil company and government-
tanker fleet. owned ships are entered as associate
members.
Intertanko - What it does ?
• The association is a non-profit organization
whose aims are to further the interests of
independent tanker owners, to promote a free
and competitive tanker market and to work for
safety at sea and the protection of the marine
environment.
• When a major incident such as the Exxon Valdez

or Prestige occurs there is usually a knee jerk
reaction from governments to introduce new
laws, e.g. OPA 1990.
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Torrey Canyon
(1967)
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The Erika
(1999)
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The Prestige
(2002)
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Intertanko
• It works with org. such
as IMO, OECD,
UNCTAD
• It has been successful:

– in persuading the OECD
to reduce subsidies on
ship building
– Persuading UNCTAD not
to adopt protectionist
policies
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BALTIC
EXCHANGE
• The only international shipping
exchange in the world and a
major earner of foreign
currency for Britain.
• Formed in 17th Century
• Its role is to unite cargo owners

with ships to carry their goods
and vice versa. Mainly brokers
are dealing with major foods
and dry raw materials – grain,
coal, iron ore, fertilizers, sugar,
cement and steel. However,
crude oil is also traded.
BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
FUTURES EXCHANGE
• BIFFEX – a means • Essentially cargo
by which the many owners or S/O can
elements of the buy the future price
international of goods or freight up
freight and to 18mths in advance
shipping industry and thereby hedge
can protect their position in case
themselves against of an adverse
adverse price movement in price.
movements.
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• IVR was founded in
1874 but after the
second World War the
association was
refounded in Rotterdam
in 1947 under the name
Aims: "International
to inspect – in addition to
the statutory inspection – Association the Rhine
all insurable inland Ships Register" (IVR)
navigation vessels in
respect of their fitness
to enter the vessels that

were found fit in a
register
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The main activities are:
• Certifying and registering
vessels on the entire
international Rhine- and
inland fleet and parts of the
Danube fleet
• Drawing up uniform rules for

general-average-cases in inland
shipping (Rhine Rules IVR)
and applying uniform rules
and guidelines for dealing with
general-average-cases.
• Striving for harmonization of

European inland shipping.
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Questions ?
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Contents :

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•ICAO
•IATA
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO)
• An agency of governments that
creates world standards for the
technical regulation of civil
aviation. 188 Members
• Its aims and objectives include the
development of the principles and
techniques of international air
navigation and it fosters the
planning and development of
international air transport.
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Origins
• During World War II any territorial
boundaries or agreed charges to fly over
countries were temporary abandoned
• It was realized that many legal issues would

arise if these or similar services were to be
maintained on return to peacetime conditions.
• The USA convened a (wartime) conference in

Chicago in 1944 which brought about ICAO
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Air Traffic Freedom Rights
Freedoms - The right to:
1. fly over the air space of any contracting state without landing.
2. Make a technical landing (e.g. for refuelling) in the territory of

any contracting state.
3. Set down traffic in the territory of any contracting state,

providing it originated in one’s own country.
4. Pick up traffic in the territory of any contracting state,

providing it was destined for one’s own country.
5. Carry traffic between the territories of any two contracting

states.
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
First Freedom
Country A Country B Country C
A Carrier may fly over the territory of

another nation w/o landing
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
 The right to fly and carry traffic over the territory
of another partner to the agreement without
landing.
(Almost all countries are partners to the Convention
but some have observed this freedom better than others)
 When the Korean airliner lost its way over Soviet air
space a few years ago and was shot down, the Soviet
Union (among other offenses !) violated this First
Freedom.
A Carrier may fly over the territory of

another nation w/o landing
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Second Freedom
A Carrier may land in the territory of another

nation for non-traffic purposes;
i.e., for crew change or refueling
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Second Freedom
 The right to land in those countries for
technical reasons such as refueling
without boarding or deplaning passengers.
A Carrier may land in the territory of another

nation for non-traffic purposes;
i.e., for crew change or refueling
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Third Freedom
A Carrier may drop off passengers from

its own country
in the territory of another nation
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Third Freedom
 The right of an airline from one country
to land in a different country and
deplane passengers coming from the
airline’s own country
A Carrier may drop off passengers from

its own country
in the territory of another nation
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Fourth Freedom
A Carrier may pick up passengers from

another country and
carry them back to its own country
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Fourth Freedom
 The right of an airline from one
country to land in a different country
and board passengers traveling to the
airline’s own country.

another country and
carry them back to its own country
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Third + Fourth Agreement
A carrier may carry passengers from its own

country, drop them off in another country,
pick up passengers from that country, and
carry them back to its own state
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Fifth Freedom
A Carrier may pick up passengers from a

state other than its own country and
deliver them to a third nation
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
 This freedom is also sometimes referred
to as 'beyond rights'
 It is the right of an airline from one
country to land in a second country, to
then pick up passengers and fly on to a
third country where the passengers then
deplane
e.g. a flight by AA from the US to England that is
going on to France. Traffic could be picked up in
England and taken to France
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Air Traffic Freedom Rights
Sixth Freedom

a state other than its own country and
deliver them to a third nation, via the home nation
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Sixth Freedom
 The right to carry traffic from one
state through the home country to a
third state.
e.g. traffic from England coming to the

US on a US airline and then going on to
Canada on the same airline.
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Seventh Freedom
A Carrier may pick up passengers from a

state other than its own country and deliver
them to another nation, without traveling
through the home country
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Seventh Freedom
 The right to carry traffic from one state
to another state without going through the
home country
Example - would be traffic from England going
to Canada on a US airline flight that does not
stop in the US on the way
A carrier may pick up passengers from a state other than
its own country and deliver them to another nation,
without traveling through the home country
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Eighth Freedom
A carrier may carry passengers domestically

within foreign countries (cabotage)
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AirAir Traffic
Traffic Freedom
Freedom Rights
Rights
Ninth Freedom
Right for Home Country to carry commercial

loads from State A in foreign country to
State B in same country. Flight need not
originate in Home Country
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IATA - The Airline’s Voice to
Governments
• Originally founded in
1919, IATA brings • Flights by these airlines
comprise more than 98 % of
together
all international scheduled
approximately 270 air traffic.
airlines.
• For consumers, IATA Equipment
simplifies the travel manufacturers and
and shipping process third-party service
by helping to control providers are able to
airline costs.
Individual passengers join in the airline
can make one meetings which define
telephone call to the way air transport
reserve a ticket, pay goes about its business.
in one currency and
then use the ticket on
several airlines in
several countries.
• IATA allows airlines a forum to tackle issues of

reducing costs and solving problems. Airlines knit
their individual networks into a world-wide
system through IATA, despite differences in
language, currencies, laws and national customs.
• IATA is a useful means for governments to work

with airlines and draw on their experience and
expertise. Working standards within the aviation
industry are developed within IATA. In fostering
safe and efficient air transport, IATA serves the
policies of most of the world's governments.
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IATA - Smart Security
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Transport Organisations Recap
IRF UIC
IRU
PIARC
IMO
PRI
IACS
ICS
INTERTANKO
ICAO BALTIC
IATA EXCHANGE
IVR
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Further Reading…
• Branch, A.E. (1996) Elements of Shipping, 7th

edtn, Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd,
Cheltenham, UK
• Faulks, R.W. (1999) International Transport,

Kogan Page Ltd, London
• http://www1.oecd.org/cem/sites/intorg.htm
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Questions ?
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Thomas Sim
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International Transport Organization

• Approximately 9,500 people

• Official Bodies : Set up by GOVERNMENTS to

• Combinations : of Government and Industry

OPCW UN specialized Agencies GESAMP

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

2nd November 2016

• Lectures and training

Centre for Transport

• The OECD’s intergovernmental organisation with 54

• It acts as a strategic think tank for transport policy and

• Goal - to help shape the transport policy agenda on a global

• Annual Summit: • Think Tank: • IGO

• Established in 1948 to help

IRF’s Mission and Role

• For governments and financial

• It includes contractors, road equipment

IRU’s Mission and Role

Belgium Denmark France Netherlands 2005

• Associate Members vehicle

WORLD ROAD ASSOCIATION (PIARC)

• PIARC formed 1909 and based in Paris.

Member Country with

Non Member Country

(Map – 118 members -2011)

• Organises a quadrennial World Road

• Publishes a large number of documents

The International Road Safety

• PRI works in close-relationship with international

• Three specific methods are devoted to the

• To heighten awareness to the consequences of

Today, it is the worldwide

UIC - 202 members across all 5 continents

UIC - 202 members across all 5 continents

– International Convention for the Safety of Life at

– In 1974 a completely new convention was adopted

***The IMO now monitors

• Its main objectives are

• IACS issues safety certificates based

• Over 100 IMO members have

Details of IACS Requirements

• Failure to be classified will usually result in

• Founded in London in 1952,

• To provide technical Aim of ICHCA

• It boast that through these organisations, it

• In its broadest sense it’s role relates to

• To co-operate with other technical, industrial

• To take part in the deliberations of other

• ISM Code developments

• When a major incident such as the Exxon Valdez

• It has been successful:

• Formed in 17th Century

• Its role is to unite cargo owners

to enter the vessels that

• Drawing up uniform rules for

• Striving for harmonization of

• 1 Aims & Objectives

• It was realized that many legal issues would

• The USA convened a (wartime) conference in

2. Make a technical landing (e.g. for refuelling) in the territory of

3. Set down traffic in the territory of any contracting state,

4. Pick up traffic in the territory of any contracting state,