2012 IFSMA 38thAnnual General Assembly, 14th and 15th of June
New Secretary General Capt. John W. Dickiewas elected and his vision for the future review of IFSMA presented. Here below comes extract of his future vision presentation:
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Membership
Numbers Increase 20% over 5 years
New Associationsto join Contact Associations
Individual Members encourage them to join an Association but if they do not have one still join as
Individual Members
Increase revenue from new sources, where possible
Not by increasing membership fees.
Increase membership numbers
Raising income from projects
Requests for speaking at conferences etc
Work with IMO/ILO on projects
Option to create IFSMA publications / courses
Visit of Secretary General to National Associations
Whenever possible the Secretary General will visit global branches while travelling on business, to save costs. Next visit is Varna, Bulgaria, before the end of this month
As my business schedule allows costs for such visits these will not be to the account of IFSMA
There is the matter of using the List of National Associations, having this circulated and records kept of contacts made with them
IMO /ILO
Whenever possible the Secretary General will try to raise the profile of IFSMA at the International Maritime Organization. Build on the relationships already in place and create new ones with flag administrations and NGOs. Attend as many sessions as possible over the year.
Work with National Associations to ensure that all sessions are covered by someone representing IFSMA.
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There were accepted 12 IFSMA resolutions, such as:
IFSMA Res. 1/2012 ( AGA 38), Further Development of SMCP ( Standard Marine Communication Phrases)
IFSMA Res. 2/2012 ( AGA 38), Safety of Passenger Vessels
IFSMA Res. 3/2012 ( AGA 38), Criminalization of Ship Masters
IFSMA Res. 4/2012 ( AGA 38), Cross Mentoring
IFSMA Res. 5/2012 ( AGA 38), Victims of Piracy
IFSMA Res. 6/2012 ( AGA 38), Coping with Capture
IFSMA Res. 7/2012 ( AGA 38), Fatigue
IFSMA Res. 8/2012 ( AGA 38), MLC 2006
IFSMA Res. 9/2012 ( AGA 38), Navigation Bridge Visibility
IFSMA Res. 10/2012 ( AGA 38), Green House Gas Programmes
IFSMA Res. 11/2012 ( AGA 38), Mass Rescue
IFSMA Res. 12/2012 ( AGA 38), Lean Ship of The Future
The following presentations were made by members during AGA which was followed by active discussions and opinions. Presentations:
My Vision for the Future of IFSMAby John Dickie
MARPOLby SudhirSubhedar
The Human Face of Piracy, Seafarer's Perspectiveby RaffatZaheer
Developing Leadership through Cross Mentoringby Mario Stadelmann
English as a Working Languageby Matthias Meyer
Protecting and Advancing Seafararers' Rightsby Deirdre Fiztpatrick
Safety of Passenger Shipsby Marcel van den Broek
Ballast Water Management Convention & Challenges for Mastersby Peter Rassmussen
Safety at Sea and in Ports in Times of Tsunami Crisisby Captain S. Kojima
ECDIS &ENav from the Pilots Point of Viewby Nick Cutmore of IMPA
Company of Master Mariners Australia - Way Forwardby Steve Harris
More detailed text of accepted IFSMA resolutions and presentations by IFSMA participants can be found on IFSMA home page: http://www.ifsma.org/, as well as some pictures and presentations made by Danish Maritime Officers are presented on home page www.soefartensledere.dk. See link http://www.soefartensledere.dk/kontakt/pressekontakt/ifsma-general-assembly-2012-downloads.aspx
It was agreed and confirmed Melbourne/Australia as AGA venue for 2013. The agreed days for venue were on 10 -12 of April, 2013.
As conclusion of mine, I can say that it was a very fruitful venue socially and professionally. It was nice to see so many Captains from different world gathered together. ‘’When we are together and united we havepower’’, this is the feeling I received during AGA of IFSMA.
Artis Ozols
LSMA Executive Secretary
