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VOLUME 19

June 2017

IMLA24 November 10-14, 2016

Texas A & M University at Galveston,

Galveston Texas, US

IMLA NEWSLETTER

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Contents

IMLA’s Message on the Day of Seafarer

News

Prof. Jin Yongxing Met with IMO Secretary General

Mr. Kitack Lim

IMLA Co-organized the IMO Regional Training Course

on the Assessment and Examination of Seafarers

IMLA Lifetime Membership Shield Award at IMO

Headquarters

MET Institutes Announced to Host MTCCs

IMLA as IMO NGO

IMLA Biennial Report （2015-2017）

IMLA at IMO HTW4

Conferences 2017

IMLA-ICERS13 Conference Information

IMLA-IMEC29 Conference Information

IMLA Members

“Members Only” @ IMLA Website

IMLA Video Available

Cover Photo

Signal Hill at St.John’s

By Mr. Geoff Whiteway

Editorial

IMLA Secretariat

Email: imla@shmtu.edu.cn

Tel: + 86 21 3828 4255

Fax: + 86 21 3828 4166

Add: 1550 Haigang Ave. Shanghai

201306, P.R. China

Cover Photo

A main wall at the lobby of a building on

Texas A & M University Galveston

campus, the venue of IMLA24

Photographer: Capt. Alain Brillault

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

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June 25th 2017

Dear IMLA members,

Good day!

Today, 25 June 2017, is the seventh Day of the Seafarer (DotS). The purpose of DotS is to recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole. This year the theme issued by the IMO is "Seafarers Matter".

About 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry. Without shipping, the import/export of affordable food and goods would not be possible - half the world would starve and the other half would freeze!

At this special time, IMLA sincerely appreciates all members as MET instructors and beyond, for your enormous dedications to educating and training highly-qualified seafarers for this industry.

IMLA also would like to take this opportunity to express our wholehearted regards to all seafarers and their family members!

Sincerely,

International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA)

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NEWS

During his visit in Shanghai on 15-16 May 2017,

IMO Secretary General Mr. Kitack Lim was

welcomed by Prof. Jin Yongxing, IMLA Chair and

Chairman of Shanghai Maritime University

Council.

Prof. Jin highlighted IMLA’s strong legacy of

global forum for maritime education and training,

bringing together maritime lecturers,

professionals and experts, as a means to enhance

the overall standards of the world MET. He

stressed the unique role IMLA plays as an IMO

NGO in a wide spectrum of areas, including its

most recent commitments to the revision and

updates of IMO Model Courses.

Mr. Kitack Lim expressed great appreciations to

IMLA’s active involvements with various IMO

meetings and activities in the last few decades,

and shared his observations and views on the

world maritime education to status quo. In further

he spoke highly of the MTCC-Asia (Maritime

Technology Cooperation Center for Asia, hosted

by Shanghai Maritime University) that aims to

address energy efficiency issues from the

maritime sector, which he believed would also

help achieve the goal of sustainable development

for the city of Shanghai and areas beyond.

Prof Jin Yongxing Met with

IMO Secretary General

Mr Kitack Lim

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IMLA Co-organized the IMO

Regional Training Course on

the Assessment and

Examination of Seafarers

Mr. Milhar Fuazudeen addressed at the opening of the Seminar

The IMO Regional Training Course on the

Assessment and Examination of Seafarers is held

in Shanghai from 24 to 28 April. It was

co-organized by IMLA, China MSA, and Shanghai

Maritime University.

Some 50 participants from maritime authorities of

South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia,

Vietnam, Singapore and China attended the

training course. Mr. Milhar Fuazudeen, IMO’s

Head of Maritime Training and Human Element,

Maritime Safety Division, and were the leading

instructors throughout the week-long course.

Prof. Jin Yongxing spoke to welcome the

attendees on behalf of IMLA and Shanghai

Maritime University, and hoped the course would

provide an ideal opportunity for exchanges and

learning for those who involved in the seafarers

assessment and examination.

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Mr. Chang Fuzhi, Deputy General of Shanghai

Maritime Administration gave an introduction

about seafarers assessment and examination

executed by China MSA, and briefed on the

effectiveness of implementation of STCW

Convention in China.

The course provided updated knowledge and

skills on seafarers assessment and examination,

and it also aimed to enhance exchanges and

understanding between maritime authorities from

Asia.

Prof. Jin Yongxing, Chair of IMLA, welcomed the participants

Seminar room

Group photo

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IMLA Lifetime Membership

Shield Award at

IMO Headquarters The IMO HTW4 convened this February saw the

IMLA Lifetime membership Shield Award to two

delegates from USA. The shield award was

presented by the IMLA Secretary Prof. Clive Cole,

Head of the IMLA delegation, with all other IMLA

delegates at the meeting as witnesses.

Ms Angelica Sogor, Instructional Design

Coordinator from Maritime Institute of

Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and

the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), and Ms

Melany Saramago, Curriculum Developer/Quality

Management Coordinator from Maritime

Professional Training, both became IMLA lifetime

membership some years ago. They have been

frequent participants at IMLA conferences and

activities, including recent involvement with

IMLA’s commitments with the revision and

updates on IMO Model Courses.

Invited by IMLA, the two young ladies were able

to embrace their first opportunity ever to sit in an

IMO meeting at its headquarters. As members of

the IMLA delegation, their attentiveness,

concentration, and diligent work in the course of

IMO validation on the revised Model Courses

were totally impressive. In particular, their many

comments to the revision and modifications of

Model course 6.09, have played a positive part for

the validation work.

Members who have long-term commitment with

IMLA are the most important and invaluable

assets for the Association. It has been the

tradition that senior and active members of IMLA

be offered opportunities to be representative for

the Association in the international arena when

circumstances allow. Lifetime membership with

IMLA is open to any interested personnel who

works as a Maritime Lecturer, and to others, at the

discretion of the Committee.

Ms Melany Saramago (upper) and Ms Angelica Sogor(below)

Awarded with IMLA Lifetime Membership Shiled

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MET Institutes Announced

to Host MTCCs

Mr Kitack Lim, IMO Secretary General at the MTCC-Asia Launch Event

in Shanghai Maritime University (15 May 2017)

Funded by the European Union and

implemented by the International Maritime

Organization, the Global MTTC Network (GMN) –

formally titled “Capacity Building for Climate

Mitigation in the Maritime Shipping Industry ” –

initiative unites technology centres – Maritime

Technologies Cooperation Centres (MTCCs) – in

targeted regions into a global network. Together,

they are promoting technologies and operations

to improve energy efficiency in the maritime

sector and help navigate shipping into a

low-carbon future.

Following a competitive tendering process,

Shanghai Maritime University in China has been

selected to host the MTCC for the Asia region

(MTCC-Asia), the University of Trinidad and

Tobago to host MTCC-Caribbean, the Jomo

Kenyatta University of Agriculture and

Technology (JKUAT), Kenya to host the regional

Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC)

for the Africa region, International Maritime

University of Panama (UMIP) to host the regional

Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC)

for the Latin America, while the Pacific

Community (SPC) for the regional Maritime

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Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) for the

Pacific region. The fiver target regions – Asia,

Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific –

to form a global network.

The MTCCs will receive allocations from the €10

million European Union funding for the project.

They will be established and resourced to

become regional centres of excellence, providing

leadership in promoting ship energy-efficiency

technologies and operations, and the reduction

of harmful emissions from ships.

MTCC-Caribbean Launched at the Chaguaramas

Campus of The University of Trinidad and Tobago

(UTT) on 8th March, 2017.

Aims of the GMN project

Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping are

expected to increase but developing countries,

which play a significant role in international

shipping, often lack the means to improve energy

efficiency in their shipping sectors. This project,

formally entitled “Capacity Building for Climate

Change Mitigation in the Maritime Shipping

Industry” will enable developing countries,

especially Least Developed Countries and Small

Island Developing States, in the target regions to

effectively implement energy-efficiency measures

through technical assistance, capacity building

and promoting technical cooperation.

The project will be implemented through the

The International Maritime University of Panama

(UMIP) has been selected to host the MTCC for

the Latin America region

network of MTCCs which, once operational, will

act as focal point for:

• improving capability in the region - by working

with maritime administrations, port authorities,

other relevant government departments and

related shipping stakeholders to facilitate

compliance with international regulations on

energy efficiency for ships

• promoting the uptake of low-carbon

technologies and operations in the maritime

sector through pilot projects

• raising awareness about policies, strategies and

measures for the reduction of ghg and other

emissions from the maritime transport sector

• demonstrating a pilot-scale system for

collecting data and reporting on ships’ fuel

consumption to improve shipowners’ and

maritime administrations’ understanding in this

regard, and

• developing and implementing strategies to

sustain the impact of MTCC results and activities

beyond the project time-line.

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IMO NGO Biennial Report

IMLA AS IMO NGO

DATE Submitted

March 2017

Briefly outline your organization's interest in and contribution to the work of the relevant bodies of IMO in the past biennium

Standing at the forefront of Maritime Education and Training, IMLA has continued to significantly dedicate

its resources and competence by disseminating, sharing and transferring its knowledge and experience

within MET, while exploring comprehensive approaches to the many challenges that MET is currently facing.

With regards to the work of IMO during the past biennium, IMLA has participated in the MSC95(2015),

MEPC68(2015), NCSR2(2015), IMO Assembly29(2015), HTW2(2015), HTW3(2016) and HTW4(2017). Specific

documents, individually or jointly submitted by IMLA, are as follows:

1.HTW 3/INF.3 Review and revision of IMO Model Course 1.30 (IAMU and IMLA)

2.NCSR 3/INF.20 Investigation on improper occupation of marine VHF CH16 based on seafarers'

feedback (IMLA)

3.MSC 96/9/2 Lessons learned from marine casualties (China and IMLA)

Further, IMLA has continued to play a major role in the revising and updating of IMO Model Courses during

the biennium. In collaboration with IAMU, IMLA has revised and updated Model Course 3.12 Assessment,

Examination and Certification of Seafarers, Model Course 6.09 Training Course for Instructors, and Model

Course 1.30 On-board Assessment, which were all reviewed and successfully validated at HTW4. In addition,

Model Course 3.17 Maritime English, comprehensively revised by IMLA and validated at HTW2, was

published in October 2015.

Briefly outline how your organization disseminates information on and promotes the work of the Organization to its membership and/or beyond

On the main page of the IMLA website, there is a special column named “IMO Documents”, where relevant

IMO meeting summaries and reports, along with the IMO annual meeting programme, are posted.

In its quarterly Newsletter, which is circulated to all members and beyond, retains space to include a number

of items concerning IMO meetings. Delegates attending IMO meetings are required to submit meeting

reports, which are forwarded to all members.

Items related to IMO affairs are inevitably on the agenda of IMLA Committee Meetings, the Annual General

Meeting, and many conferences. These items include the IMO meeting programmes, major agenda of each

meeting, appeal for IMO proposal documents and all other relevant activities relating to IMO.

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IMLA at

IMO HTW4

IMLA delegates at HTW4 meeting hall

The 4th session of the International Maritime

Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human

Element, Training and Watch keeping (HTW4)

met at IMO Headquarters (30 January-3

February). The meeting was opened by IMO

Secretary-General Kitack Lim and chaired by Ms.

Mayte Medina.

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Revision and update of three model courses, namely

Model Course 3.12 on Assessment, Examination and

Certification of Seafarers, Model Course 6.09 on

Training Course for Instructors, and Model Course 1.30

on On-board Assessment, under the collaboration of

IMLA-IAMU, meeting the requirements of

MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.15, successfully went through the

working committee for validation.

This is another evidence of IMLA’s positive and active

engagement in maritime issues on the international

arena. In particular, the Model Course 6.09, solely

undertaken by experts from IMLA and Shanghai

Maritime University with good comments from the

Review Group, has been the result of the last two years’

commitment.

In addition to validation of a number of IMO model

course, items on the agenda include: ways to

enhance seafarer training by utilizing lessons learned

from marine casualty investigations; update and

revision of the Guidelines on Fatigue; the ongoing

comprehensive review of the fishing vessel personnel

training convention (STCW-F); and implementation

of the seafarer training convention (STCW) 2010

amendments.

The IMLA delegation, headed by Honorary Secretary

Prof. Clive Cole, include Capt. Leon Govender from

South Africa, Prof. Ruan Wei and Prof. Wang Xian

from China, and Ms Melany Saramago and Ms

Angelica Sogor from USA.

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CONFERENCES 2017

The 13th International Conference on Engine Room Simulators (ICERS13) is organized by National University

"Odessa Maritime Academy" in cooperation with the Exhibition Centre "Odessa Home" and supported by

the Maritime Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine. ICERS13 will be held from September 20st, 2017 to

September 21st, 2017 at National University "Odessa Maritime Academy" (NU"OMA"), Odessa, Ukraine.

ICERS13 invites submission of papers on relevant topics on Engine Room Simulators. All papers will be

reviewed by the Steering Committee as well as invited reviewers. After peer review, all accepted full papers

will be published in the Proceedings of ICERS13.

ICERS13

20 - 21 September 2017

National University "Odessa Maritime Academy",

Odessa, Ukraine

Conference Homepage: http://www.icers13.com.ua/

Session topics:

1. Education and training with ERS

2. New methods and technologies

3. Energy efficiency training with ERS

4. Soft skills in ERS

5. Assessment and evaluation in ERS

6. STCW 2010 and ERS

7. Troubleshooting analysis

8. Special topics in simulators

Key Dates:

Abstract to be submitted by April 1st, 2017

Refereeing of Abstracts completed by May 1st, 2017

Full Paper to be submitted by July 1st, 2017

Presentations to be submitted by August 15th , 2017

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Theme of the Conference

Maritime English and Industry Needs:

Sharing Experiences and Ideas of Teaching and Learning Maritime English

Suggested topics are (but not limited to):

1. Cross-curricular integration of teaching, learning and assessment in Maritime English courses;

2. Language, communication and the technical seafaring domain – common topics and overlapping issues;

3. Cross-cultural communication and awareness from different perspectives, on-board and on-shore;

4. Unification of graduate attributes: competence, performance, teaching, learning, and assessment;

5. Cross-curricular/cross - course adaptation, design and implementation of teaching and learning activities of

Maritime English;

6. E-learning, blended learning, e-platforms, computer based testing – ideas and suggestions;

7. Trends and research; teaching materials and learning activities;

8. The professional implications of the professional maritime context and how they condition communication at

sea;

9. Train the trainer – trainer requirements and competence;

10. International collaboration – needs, opportunities and possibilities.

Registration Online:

http://www.globalkimft.co.kr/main/main.php

IMEC29

Korea Institute of Maritime Fisheries Technology &

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Busan, the Republic of Korea

OCTOBER 23 - 26, 2017

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KIMFT Since being established in 1965, KIMFT has played a pivotal role in the development of maritime

industries by educating, training, and nurturing more than one million maritime professionals. KIMFT

continuously endeavors to be a first-class global education and training institute of maritime specialists.

KMOU In the seven decades since 1945, Korea Maritime and Ocean University has contributed greatly to the

development of a strong seafaring nation by providing specialized training to graduates in maritime technology

and ocean research. In particular, alumni who have made their careers with the sea have, through their

painstaking efforts in all maritime affairs, played a vital role in making our country one of the top ten oceangoing

countries in the world.

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IMLA MEMBERS

Membership with IMLA provides you with technical information and professional networking

opportunities that will help advance your career. It allows you to connect with your peers and exchange best

practices in the realm of MET at IMLA conferences and its three Special Interest Groups, namely IMLA-IMEC,

IMLA-INSLC, IMLA-ICERS. Among many other privileges, IMLA members are entitled to the “Membership

Only” on the IMLA website, which includes data and information of the following:

Access to materials of past conferences and events, including conference proceedings, photos, video;

Access to professional databases, like ISI Web of Science, ScienceDirect, EI Village, IEEE/IET Electronic

Library(IEL), Springer, etc.

Access to a number of e-books and publications on subjects of nautical sciences, engineering, and ship;

Access to some of IMO meeting documents that are related to human elements, education and

training;

IMLA internal documents: IMLA Constitutions, Membership Directory.

Others

Guides for accessing the online data and information:

Figure 1 - Login with your membership account on the IMLA Homepage

“Membership Only” @

IMLA Website

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Figure 2 -The main page of Membership Only after login

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Figure 3 -Database list within the “Online Library”

Figure 4 – E-books within the “Online Library”

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Figure 5 - Proceedings, pictures, videos of past IMLA conferences/events within the “Archives”

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IMLA Video Available A promotional video about IMLA produced by the

Secretariat Office has just been released this

November. For the first time, members are able to

get the knowledge about the Association through

a vivid video. The 5 minute movie includes an

overview of the Association, chronology events,

membership, conferences of IMLA and its three

Special Interest Groups, as well as its activities

with IMO as an NGO with consultative status.

The movie is available at “About IMLA” of the

IMLA official website : www. imla.co

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