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This 2022, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has focused the Seafarers' Day celebration on the evolution of the working environment on board ships.
Over time, the maritime industry has undergone major and accelerated changes, having to adapt to the application of new technologies and a greener vision of the hand of more diverse crews.
The Day of the Seafarer was established by resolution at the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revision of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
Since 2005, every June 21, World Hydrography Day is celebrated, a date promulgated by the United Nations - UN to raise awareness of the discipline of hydrography and the role it plays in generating greater knowledge of the seas and oceans.
Among the areas of action of the General Directorate of the Merchant Marine of Honduras is the Protection of the Marine Environment, where, fulfilling its function as Maritime Authority, it has the authority to regulate and control marine traffic, ensuring the safety of navigation, human life at sea and the prevention and containment of marine pollution.