IMO: IMO Secretary-General launches 'Accident Zero' initiative with IALA

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, during his closing address to the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, (14 September 2012), praised the safety record of the Turkish Straits VTS, which came into service in 2003, and encouraged IALA and VTS operators to undertake an initiative in which ports, harbours, straits and sea areas with VTS would count, and publicise, the number of consecutive accident-free days.

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Keywords: �ACCIDENT ZERO� INITIATIVE, IALA

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Related Topics: International Maritime Organization

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