He leads a team which made it possible for Montenegrin seafarers to be at the IMO "White list" and represents Montenegro on relevant conferences.
He has led the US delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and spearheaded implementation of the Maritime Transportation Security Act and the development of international commercial vessel safety and security standards.
Mr. Lett also has participated in committees and conferences of the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Maritime Organization, where topics included improved access to information and communications technologies for the world’s poor, greater efficiency in the international management of radio spectrum and satellite orbits, and the use of technology to advance maritime safety and security.
Concerns over toxicity of these compounds (some reports describe biological effects to marine life at a concentration of 1 nanogram per liter) have led to a worldwide ban by the International Maritime Organization.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, commercial vessels commonly used bottom paints containing tributyltin (TBT), which has been banned in the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships of the International Maritime Organization due to its serious toxic effects on marine life (such as the collapse of a French shellfish fishery).
It represents interests of its members towards EU institutions (i.e. the EU Commission), single countries or groups of countries) and towards international institutions (i.e. United Nations / International Maritime Organization ; International Chamber of Shipping).