IMLA NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 22

September 2018

Editorial

IMLA Secretariat

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IMLA Newsletter serves to report the latest

developments of this Association, IMLA

conferences and events, the consultative

activities with IMO as well as trends of

maritime education and training. It

provides opportunities and platforms to

share important information and ideas, and

promote the development of marine

science, engineering and technology. We

believe this would be an ideal path to

enhance exchanges and communication

between all members. It can be reached

through IMLA website www.imla.co

Contents

News

IMLA Co-organized the Global Forum on Green Shipping

For a Better Future – in Celebration of IMO 70th Anniversary

IMLA “HOLAS for SOLAS” Photo Exhibition at IMO Headquarters

IMO Secretary General at the IMLA Photo Exhibit in China

IMLA at IMO Meetings IMLA at IMO HTW5

IMLA Conferences The 20th IMLA-INSLC Conference Held in Auckland

IMLA Co-organized the

Global Forum on Green

Shipping

11 July 2018, in celebration of IMO's 70th

Anniversary, Global Forum on Green Shipping

organized jointly by the International

Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA),

Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) and

Maritime Technology Cooperation Center

(MTCC-Asia) was held in Shanghai China.

Welcome remarks was given by Prof. Jin

Yongxing Chairman of IMLA, and a keynote

speech was given by Mr. Kitack Lim, IMO

Secretary General.

IMO Secretary General Mr

Kitack Lim delivered a

keynote speech at the Forum

IMLA Chair Prof. Yongxing Jin gave a

welcome speech at the Forum

The forum served in general to acknowledge

IMO’s indispensable roles played in the 70-year

journey for the industry and its vision on safe,

secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.

Through speeches, dialogues and discussions

addressing the topic by representatives from

IMO, EU, maritime authorities, shipping

industry and maritime institutions, the forum

helped to raise the awareness of environmental

protection, both marine and atmosphere, from

shipping operations, and to echo IMO’s efforts

for the industry to eliminate and reduce all

adverse environmental impacts from ships. It

also provided opportunities for exchanging

views on current trends and practices in this

respect.

For a Better Future -

In Celebration of IMO

70th Anniversary

On the occasion of the Global Forum on Green Shipping held in Shanghai, China on 11 July, 2018,

a song named For A Better Future was presented by SMU and IMLA to celebrate the IMO’s 70th

Anniversary.

The song was written by academics from Shanghai Maritime University and IMLA, and the choir is

all from SMU students. IMLA Chair Jin presented the specially made CD containing the song to

Mr. Kitack Lim.

The lyrics not only praises the contribution of IMO in its 70 years of journey, but also conveys

strong will of SMU and IMLA to inherit the spirit of seafarers and take up the IMO missions.

A video was a produced to go with the song which could be viewed and downloaded from IMLA

website www.imla.co. You may also scan the SQ code to the left to watch it from the Youtube.

IMO Secretary General Mr Kitack Lim Watched the Student Choir Performance of the Song

For a Better Future Music: Jingye Shen

Lyrics: Yan Zhang

[Verse 1]

There goes the cloud-wracked sea

And the storm rumbling

No fear, no fear

Initiative from the Embankment bow leading

Marvel is the steering of that piloting vessel

Organizing us 70’s forward

We can embark and sail on

With the blessing and bearing

[Chorus]

We’d ship across every ocean

And navigate every ambition

Just to be with the heritage

And forward to a better future

[Verse 2]

There comes the Oriental harbour

Full ahead, full ahead

Shipping towards our glorious missions

Maritime nature is inscribed in us all

United we will accomplish the voyage

Spend all the time

Keeping you safe and sound

[Chorus]

We’d ship across every ocean

And navigate every ambition

Just to be with the heritage

And forward to a better future

[Final Chorus]

We’d ship across every ocean

And navigate every ambition

Just to be with the ever-blue heritage

And forward to a better sound future

cause we need you to deserve

That pride of the greener

We berth and re-sail

Scan to watch the video

from Youtube

IMLA at IMO HTW5

The 5th session of the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW),

chaired by Ms. M. Medina (United States) was held at IMO headquarters in London, UK from

Monday 16 to Friday 20 July 2018.

IMLA has been represented by dedicated members: Prof. Takeshi Nakazawa, Prof. Malek

Pourzanjani, Ms Yan Zhang, Ms. Melany Saramago, and Ms Haiyan Yu.

IMLA Representatives at IMO HTW5

A full meeting report can be found from IMLA website:

http://www.imla.co/content/imo-meeting-report

After the formal opening of the session by the IMO Secretary General, Mr Kitack Lim, and Chair of

the HTW sub-committee, the following agenda has been adopted:

1. Adoption of the agenda

2. Decision of other IMO bodies

3. Validated model training courses

4. Reports on unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency

5. Guidance for STCW Code, section B-I/2

6. Comprehensive review of the 1995 STCW-F Convention

7. Role of the Human Element

8. Revision of the Guidelines on Fatigue

9. Review of SOLAS chapter II-2 and associated codes to minimize the incidence and

consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special category spaces of new and

existing ro-ro passenger ships

10. Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for low-flashpoint

fuels

11. Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/Circ.1175)

and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships

12. Measures to harmonize port State control (PSC) activities and procedures

worldwide

13. Biennial status report and provisional agenda for HTW 6

14. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2019

-Reports of the working and drafting groups

15. Any other business

16. Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

“HOLAS for SOLAS”

Photo Exhibit at the

IMO Headquarters

Co-organized by Japan Seafarers Group and

IMLA, a photo exhibition with the theme of

“HOLAS for SOLAS” was presented at IMO

headquarters in London from July 2018.

Photographs contributed by IMLA at this

exhibit were collected from maritime

institutions of all different parts of the world,

to introduce to the general public the training

and daily lives of cadets at sea and in

maritime institutions.

“HOLAS (Happiness of Life at Sea) for SOLAS”

is a travelling exhibition to honor and

recognize the invaluable contribution of

seafarers and the maritime education and

training being made to the world maritime

community.

On 11 July 2018, in celebration of IMO's 70th

Anniversary, a special photograph exhibition

organized by IMLA with the theme of ”HOLAS

for SOLAS” was presented at the Shanghai

International Convention Center, the venue of

Global Forum on Green Shipping of which

IMLA was one of the organizers.

These artist works were contributed by IMLA

members and maritime institutions from

across the globe. They are all about Maritime

Education and Training Onboard.

IMO Secretary General Mr. Kitack Lim. and

Chairman of IMLA Prof. Yongxing Jin visited

the exhibit together. Mr. Kitack Lim

appreciated IMLA’s work to promote the MET

and the profile of maritime instructors and

seafarers.

IMO Secretary General at the

IMLA Photo Exhibit

The 20th IMLA-INSLC

Conference Held in Auckland

From 10 September to 13, INSLC20 Conference 2018 was held successfully in New Zealand

Maritime School / Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland.

As an effective forum, INSLC gathered the cutting-edge technologies and solutions in the training

or research on navigation simulators. INSLC 20 focused on topics of trends in simulator technology,

new approaches in the use of simulators in education training and other maritime simulation

applications, etc.

During the INSLC 20, INSLC Steering Committee Meeting was held on 10th Sept 2018. The meeting

was participated in by 9 committee members. The members voted unanimously for Mr. Michael

Baldauf to be the successor to the current chair of INSLC, Prof. Dr. Knud Benedict. He would begin

his service from the end of the INSLC 20.

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