Plan the establishment of the International Maritime Organization, or (IMO) on 6 March 1948 at a conference, which in Geneva had been adopted. This organization 10 years later, the executive was established, and from 1958 started to work in the international community. The organization mentioned previously, the Organization Advisory marine were (Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization) was read, but from 1982 to the International Maritime Organization's name change. Purpose the International Maritime Organization, etc. facilitate cooperation and information exchange among the member countries in the field of technical threads related to the ship a canoe to get there the most excellent criteria to marine safety. The mentioned turning point in the international community to come and because this is the first time that a pillar of the international, solely devoted to the issues of marine. This organization, now with 170 member states and 3 associate member of one of the specialized agencies affiliated to the United Nations and is headquarters in London (UK).