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Dear Friends, May I first thank the Members of the IMLA-IMEC Steering Committee for (s)electing me as its 4th Chairperson, and for the honour they have bestowed. It was with some trepidation mingled with anticipation that I took up my duties and tasks at the close of IMEC 27 in October, but I’m fully conscious of what these involve having been the Vice Chair since 2002. IMEC was founded in 1981, at a time when I was dabbling with Aviation English, but it wasn’t until I took the risk of joining the

newly established WMU on an initial 1-year contract in 1984 that I embraced Maritime English. I recall my first international experience in this “odd” arena of ESP was as a young(ish) participant at IMLA’s Fourth Workshop on Maritime English, held at Plymouth Polytechnic, UK in 1987. This was followed a few weeks later in Hamburg at the “EngMart” colloquium of the German Association of Maritime English (GAME – what a delightful acronym) where I met a certain Peter Trenkner from the German Democratic Republic, who became my mentor, my colleague, my collaborator and close friend. Replacing Peter Trenkner after his 21 years as the IMEC Chair will be no easy task, but one thing for sure is that our physical profiles will never be confused, even if we Europeans all look the same! And then there’s the reassurance that IMEC has an energetic cadre of enthusiastic, talented and dedicated members as evident in its Steering Committee and Papers & Activities Committee which, and we are proud of this, has the perfect 50:50 gender balance, unique to the Maritime Industry! So what might be our passage plan? Well, it’s a little early to say yet, but already we know we’re heading for Gothenburg, Sweden in September next year for IMEC 28 to be held by our hosts at the Chalmers University of Technology. No doubt they are feeling challenged after experiencing the outstanding arrangements offered by NMIT at IMEC27 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, but different country, different culture, and we can expect much more than Vikings, Volvos and Vodka next September since, if there’s one thing the Swedes are famous for, its their superb organisational skills!

So, as you read on in this Newsletter, note the dates and challenge yourselves to be part of the IMEC family life; after all, it’s the participants and presenters, along with our hosts, who truly make our gatherings meaningful. See you there! Clive

Foreword Clive Cole - WMU - Malmo / Sweden—Chairman of IMLA-IMEC

About IMLA-IMEC

The International Maritime Lecturers’ Association’s International Maritime English Conference is a no-border forum: a round table for discussions on sea-related communication problems concerning a universally accepted language, that of Maritime English. IMEC provides a global forum for teachers and all other parties interested in Maritime English learning, teaching and usage for shipping industry purposes who are welcome to freely present their achievements, share experiences, exchange ideas and make suggestions through the IMEC wesite (www.imla-imec.com), the quarterly newsletter and at the annual conference; since its establishment IMEC has held 25 conferences worldwide.

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Dear friends, IMEC 27 was a memorable event during which we thanked our dear Peter Trenkner for his excellent leadership of IMEC and welcomed Clive Cole as Chair Person. It was a huge surprise and a great honour when I was approached by Peter Trenkner and invited to take on the responsibilities of Vice Chair of IMEC. I had not anticipated this at all and it took a while for the request to sink in! I am very honoured and will do my best to serve as Vice Chair. In my 'day job' as Manager of Marlins, I work primarily with crewing, training and compliance managers of ship owner / operator companies worldwide. We support companies with Maritime English language testing, training and the development of e-learning courses for seafarers and also for maritime personnel ashore. I am interested in the bridge between academia and industry and the ongoing learning that is required throughout a seafarer's career. Within Maritime English, my particular interests are learner autonomy, e-learning, course design, training methodology, language testing, culture, pronunciation and speaking skills development. I have been a member of the Steering Committee since 2003 and have learned a great deal from being part of this com-mitted group. I now look forward to serving the IMEC community further in my new role and to receiving your ideas on how we can best direct the activities of our organisation in years to come. Catherine

Catherine Logie - Vice Chair of IMLA-IMEC

Marlins Language Training / UK

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Dear Maritime English Family,

At IMEC 27, which was a very emotional event for me, after 21 successful years as the Captain of IMEC, I left the bridge for the watch below, so to speak. I do hope that this step will be an essential contribution to the necessary rejuvenation of the

IMLA Committee and the IMEC Steering Committee.

The younger generation is now given the chance to steer our IMLA-IMEC vessel safely over calm seas and through troubled

waters as well.

Dear friends, my decision didn’t come easily to me, as it was an honour, a pleasure and a privilege to sail with you in the same boat for so many years. My work for our Association blessed me with the most outstanding moments of my professional

career – I tried to do what I was expected to at my level best.

Dear members of the IMEC Steering Committee and, moreover, my dear Maritime English family: full of gratitude I will recall for good your cooperation, your loyalty and your friendship. My special thanks go to Prof. Dr. Jin Yongxing, Honorary Chairman of IMLA, for the untiring support he rendered to IMEC,

the most active interest group of IMLA, I may say.

Furthermore, I wish to express my gratefulness towards Milhar Fuazudeen, Head of IMO Maritime Training and Human Element Section, who, as an upcoming young IMO technical officer piloted me through the shallows of IMO and taught me the lyrics of the Organization. He has been a long standing supporter of Maritime English communication and inspired our work

essentially.

My dear friends, I am still alive and if IMEC would feel that my humble experience or opinion could be of a certain use one of

these days – I am on standby. However, I wouldn’t mind if you’d remember me at least for a certain while.

I wholeheartedly wish you and the yours all the best.

Prof. Dr. Peter Trenkner

A farewell to IMLA-IMEC Prof. Dr. Peter Trenkner.

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Hamburg, Germany, 1981; St. Malo, France, 1983; La Spezia, Italy, 1985; Plymouth, UK, 1987; Cadiz, Spain, 1989; Lisbon, Portugal, 1991; Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1993; Gdynia, Poland, 1995; Malmö, Sweden, 1997; Shanghai, China 1998; Rijeka, Croatia, 1999; Dalian, China 2000; Varna, Bulgaria, 2001; Qingdao, China, 2002; St Petersburg, Russia, 2003; Manila,Philippines, 2004; Marseille, France, 2005; Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2007; Shanghai, China, 2008; Szczecin, Poland, 2009; Alexandria, Egypt, 2010; Constanta, Romania, 2011; Yangon, Myanmar, 2012; Istanbul, Turkey, 2013; Terschelling, Netherlands, 2014; Johor, Malaysia, 2015.

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Dear Friends, A total of 32 participants responded to the IMEC 27 evaluation questionnaire. The rating scheme was from 1 (Poor) to 4 (Excellent), with 3 being “Good” and 2 “Satisfactory.” The questions were divided into the following subgroups: Preconference Organization (7 questions), Conference Contents and Scheduling (8) and General Conference Arrangements (8) The average scores to these three categories of questions were 3.6, 3.2, and 3.4, respectively, which clearly indicate that the Local Organizing Committee did a marvellous job in both preparing for and running the conference. Almost all respondents answered that IMEC 27 met their expectations, and many of them specifically thanked the LOC headed by Ms. Zafirah Ab Rahim. Many thanks to all of you from the IMEC family! Also worth mentioning is the high scores given to the first three questions of the Conference Contents and Scheduling, namely, overall quality of conference sessions (3.3), balance of topics (3.4), and relevance of topics (3.3). These scores were the highest of all times since we started the questionnaire. This, first and foremost, was due to the highly-relevant, outstanding contributions from our colleagues, and to the presence of Mr. Milhar Fuazudeen, Head of Maritime Training and Human Element Section Maritime Safety Division, IMO, who actively participated in the conference sharing his expertise generously. The IMO Model course presentation by our new IMLA-IMEC Chair Clive Cole and Vice Chair Catherine Logie undoubtedly contributed to the high satisfaction of the participants. Last but not least, the credit must also go to our dearest Prof. Dr. Peter Trenker, who was at the helm of IMEC and made sure all his crew members were satisfied. Although this was his last conference as IMLA-IMEC chair, the entire IMEC family are looking forward to seeing you in Gothenburg!

IMEC-27 Questionnaire Results

Prof. Dr. Naoyuki Takagi, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Alison Noble

IMEC27 Johor Bahru, Malaysia: The IMEC27 Papers and Activities Committee is pleased to announce that IMEC27 (International Maritime English Conference) has been deemed an outstanding success. This year’s IMEC held at Nether-lands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, marked the 34th anniversary of IMEC annual gath-erings, first held under the name of WOME (Workshop on Maritime English). Since the very beginning the primary aim of IMEC has been to provide an all-inclusive study of Maritime English as a language for specific purposes and to improve the methodology and efficiency of the teaching of Maritime English according to IMO’s mission statement: “Safe, Secure and Efficient Shipping on Clean Oceans”. IMEC27 offered a variety of interesting and challenging presentations and workshops thus providing a global forum for all participants and allowing them to further IMLA’s aims “to promote contact and co-operation between maritime lecturers” and “to develop a body of professional expertise” for the IMEC community. Click here to read the entire IMEC 27 summary Report

Latest updates on EU projects SeaTALK: the online platform for Maritime English resources within the SeaTALK project is now up and running! Interested parties can contribute their own materials to the current collection of resources. Interested parties can contribute their own materials to the current collection of resources. Visit the platform at http://www.seatalk.pro and the stakeholders questionnaire (click here).

MariLANG: the new MariLANG project has just kicked off! The Maritime English community, including international stakeholders, will shortly receive a request from the MariLANG partnership to assist with the validation of Maritime English language descriptors linked to the (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) CEFR. A Project Card has already been published by ECAS for the MariLANG project. Click here for more details of the project. MariLANG looks forward to involving IMEC-eers in this project.

IMEC-27 Summary Report

Alison Noble, Antwerp Maritime Academy

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Dear all!

As good news travels fast I hope the word about Chalmers – Gothenburg hosting IMEC28 in September 19th – 22nd, 2016, is well spread by now. The Department for Shipping and Marine Technology and the Division for Language and communication at Chalmers are looking forward to a memorable and enlightening conference when we will try to focus on cross-curricular

integration of teaching and learning activities.

Gothenburg is the largest port in Scandinavia, based on the shores of the river Göta, facing the Baltic Sea. It has operated as a port ever since the early 1600s and deals today with a volume of 38 380 000 tonnes (2013). Chalmers has been a land-mark in Gothenburg ever since 1829 when it operated as a technical school, and it gained university status in 1937. Since then, it has grown into the largest and most important technical university in Scandinavia and the base of more than 10 000

students, annually.

The three main characteristics of Gothenburg are: 1—good infrastructure for public transportation – it is quick and easy to travel by bus or tram 2—a vast number of landmarks and museums – there is always something interesting to learn about Gothenburg, or about the world, in Gothenburg,

3—very hospitable and welcoming people.

This being said, ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome to IMEC 28!

Väl mött,

Annamaria and Johan

The Steering Committee has a new member. She is Jane D. Magallon of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific,

Philippines. She supports the goals and relevant advocacies of the IMLA-IMEC for effective communications at sea.

She is a lecturer of English courses especially the Maritime English for the Navigation Department and a full-time general

education courses assessor in the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP).

She conducts Maritime English training for lecturers and maritime professionals participated by 5 countries such as Japan,

Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Tourism and Transport of Japan.

Currently, she is conducting series of lectures for students in the maritime colleges of Japan sponsored by Kaiji, Jinzai Ikusei.

She has developed or authored some modules, training programs and books in maritime purposes. Her inclinations include

forums in maritime education and training, studies on maritime communications, women in the maritime and applied linguistics,

and advocacies in the youth and environment.

A recipient of the IMTT Postgraduate certificate in Maritime Education and Training Program in Warsash Maritime Academy

Solent Southampton University, United Kingdom, finishing her Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics, a trainer, a scholar, a researcher, a

teacher, a life-long learner.

Introduction:

Jane Magallon— Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific—Philippines

Introduction to IMEC-28 Welcome to Chalmers and Gothenburg in Scandinavia! By Annamaria Gabrielli Chalmers University of Technology - Gothenburg -Sweden

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The IMEC Website: www.imla.co/imec

Peter van Kluijven, Rotterdam Mainport University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam—STC-GROUP

The IMLA-IMEC website offers interesting information regarding Maritime English and developments regarding shipboard intercultural management. Important information regarding IMEC-27 (Johor—Malaysia 2015), with the IMEC27 reports, proceedings, pictures and lots of other interesting information on our latest conference. All this can be found on the Conference News page. Click here to preview some pictures! Also highly interesting contributions on culture and ME by distinguished IMEC members can be downloaded from the website (see “Articles”). Articles related to Maritime English and/or Culture, the Human Element in Maritime affairs, and other safety related topics are welcome to be published on our website (see also “Articles”). You are invited to send in your contribution to be published on our site.

LINKS Many interesting links can be found on our Links-page (Click here). Feel free to send in addresses of websites that are of interest to our readers. The Rotterdam Maritime Symposium: check out the researches of the second year student at the Rotterdam Mainport University (click here).

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Invitation from the the Åland University of Applied Sciences - Mariehamn, Finland In late August 2016 the Åland University of Applied Sciences is to start a degree programme in Electro-technical Engineering with emphasis on ship automation, a growing field in great need of expertise. The programme was initiated in response to the future need of Electro-Technical Officers, as they will be part of many vessels' safety manning certificates from January 2017 according to the Manila amendments to the STCW Convention. The programme alternates theory with practical work in the university's electrical and automation labs, on board our training ships and on board ships in international traffic. The application period is 8-27 January 2016. It's free of charge.... ! More information about the degree programme and the Åland UAS can be found here

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A new Maritime English PC-supported Teaching material, developed by Peter Trenkner, is now available. The material is entitled “The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases in Dialogues – Routine, Distress, Urgency and Safety Communications on the Radio”. It consists of two parts: Student’s Course and Lecturer’s Manual. The material covers following chapters: A – Introduction B – Message Markers General C – VTS Communication Basics D – VTS: MAREP & Routine Communication E – Complex Routine Communication F – Distress, Urgency and Safety Communication G – Distress Scenes Pictures H – SMCP (Part A) - this is only in the Student’s Course as teachers will have the SMCP anyway.

An additional chapter with tests is added to the Lecturer’s Manual. Sound records (MP3) are also provided in various exercises and an extra collection of all the records accommodated in the material is available as well. The complete material is available on request free of charge from petrenk@t-online.de”

Peter Trenkner

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The Maritime English Resources link on the website http://www.pfri.uniri.hr/~bopri/ is operational again. The databank is also linked to IMLA-IMEC website. Authors of newly published or updated editions of existing Maritime English Resources and Materials are invited to send details of such publications (giving information on the title, names of authors, publisher, year or publication, type of resource, media, web address, pdf samples of cover page, contents and typical unit, etc.) to the following e-mail address: bopri@pfri.hr. These data will be included in the databank for use by Maritime English instructors and IMEC community worldwide.“

Dr.Boris Pritchard, Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka—Croatia

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SeaTALK has been launched! New FREE of charge Maritime English platform now available.

Over the past two years we have been involved in developing a new online learning tool named SeaTALK which provides e-learning materials for Maritime English. SeaTALK is a unique online platform offering Maritime English learning materials for each rank and function of seafarers. The SeaTALK e-learning platform has many advantages! The SeaTalk platform offers teachers a wide variety of materials to assist in the teaching process. The SeaTalk platform offers students a wide range of useful information and exercises related to Maritime English. SeaTALK materials have been developed to establish a harmonised, comprehensive framework for Maritime English Education and Training in accordance with competences set out in the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) and the CEFR (Common European Framework for Languages). In addition SeaTALK is linked to EQF (European Qualification Framework and ECVET (European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training). As such we hope that the SeaTalk will become a benchmark for learning Maritime English. Easy access to the materials provides the SeaTALK user with the opportunity to improve knowledge and enhance seafaring skills, resulting in safer seas for all concerned. The access to all learning materials is FREE of charge. Check it yourself at www.seatalk.pro! We value your feedback on SeaTALK and would appreciate your response to our survey at: click here Thank you for your feedback and enjoy using SeaTALK!

The newly formed IMLA-IMEC Steering Committee is composed of the following members:

For more information please visit the IMLA-IMEC website “Who are we” page (click here)

The IMLA-IMEC Steering Committee

IMEC 27—JOHOR, MALAYSIA—October 12—15 2015