IMO Monitors commercial lcd displays computer navigation system IMO MONITORS IMO stands for International Maritime Organization and it is responsible for international maritime safety and safety practices. All equipment used in marine vessels should be IMO compliant. Marine environment always poses great insecurity and threat; to reduce the level of threat and to increase the safety of merchant vessels and naval vessels, people and goods that are transported, IMO has stringent specifications for all the gadgets used for marine needs. The same applies for display units or monitors that are used for marine applications. We cannot use our regular LCD or CRT monitors for marine purposes because they will be exposed to harsh conditions in marine environment. Only IMO monitors will be able to survive the extreme conditions. If a monitor that is not compliant with IMO standards is used, it may still work but it may not be reliable and the performance level too would be affected drastically.