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When East Meets South and in-between- Building a Better Asia 8 -Dothy (Indonesia, 2001)“….To promote the feeling of oneness towards sustainable development
through social entrepreneurship and environmental conscientiousness….” was the theme declared at Building a Better Asia 8 (BABA 8) inBeijing, China last September 2010, incorporated with Peking
University. BABA, Building a Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue,
was started by The Nippon Foundation and its aﬃliates (NFG)
including the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Tokyo Foundation asa new path-breaking activity. This BABA networking came from
Fellows throughout Asia, of various levels and backgrounds, who intend
to be agents of change towards building a better Asia.
Inspired by magnificent speakers and lead facilitator, sessions started
with Mr. Rajaretnam (Special Advisor to the ASEAN Secretary General), Mr. Shuichi Ohno (Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation),
Mr. Takeju Ogata (President, The Nippon Foundation), Mr. Kavi
Chongkittavorn (Editor-at-large of the Nation), Ms. Claire Chiang(Senior VP, Banyan Tree Holdings), Mr. Andrew Ellis (Director for
Asia and the Paciﬁc for International IDEA), Mr. Arun Bala (Instructor,

DecemberMr. Ronaldo P. Bandalaria (Philippines 2005) and myself

2010

History & Philosophy at NUS), Mr. William Sabandar (Special Envoy,
ASEAN Secretary General), and ended with J.M. Anowar (Lead Facilitator). BABA 8 had 24 active participants from 15 diﬀerent countries,
all contributing in a meaningful and memorable way. The combinationof global insights and down-to-earth philosophies, inspiring speeches
and enjoyable games, individual and team action plans allowed us tocome up with one vision: “…to build a better Asian Community
through strong networking and effective communication….”
Of course, after this most important forum, we still had time togather with WMU Fellows in Beijing and Shanghai after 9 years of
being separated by thousands of kilometers. Welcome to the borderlessand timeless world of networking!

Sasakawa Fellows Leadthe Cooperative Mechanism

Hiroyuki Nishida

Director, International Negotiations OfficeInternational Shipping Division, Maritime Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

The ﬁfth meeting of the Aids to Navigation Fund (ANF) Committee
under the Cooperative Mechanism on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore was held in mid-October 2010 at Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the three littoral
States; and representatives from China, Japan, the Malacca Strait Council(MSC), the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) and The
Nippon Foundation.
Five meetings have been held, and signiﬁcant progress has been madesince the establishment of ANF in April 2008 as a concrete project of
Cooperative Mechanism.
During the meeting, it was reported that US$2.4 million had been
received in the year 2010. The amount has been contributed by The
Nippon Foundation, the Malacca Strait Council of Japan, UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Korea and China.
Although the number of contributors has increased, the total amount

Condolences

Passing the Baton to Next Year's ClassGRADUATION 2010

for ANF is not enough to cover the estimated amount for replacements
and maintenance of the A to N in the Straits. In this respect, littoral States
are requested to make more of an eﬀort to disseminate ANF and gain
contributions.
Sasakawa Fellows took leading roles at the meeting. Mr. Mohd Fairoz
Rozali worked hard as the secretary of the meeting, explaining the present
fund status, responding to various questions and writing up the report. Ms.
Norhasliza Mat Salleh aided the head of Malaysian delegates.
Mr. Ren Wimin, as the head of the Chinese delegation, reported on
China’s new contributions this year.
The sixth meeting will be held early next year.

Dr. Tran Dac Suu (1991 Vietnam) passed away in October 2010. He was the former
President of VIMARU, Director General of the Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration,
and a crucial ﬁgure in helping start the Vietnam Chapter of Sasakawa Fellows. We shall allpray for him and may his soul rest in peace.

Editor’s note
It’s been more than 6 years since I graduated from WMU and left
Malmö, and there have been many changes for me and my friends. I
have temporarily left the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and been assigned to
the Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS) as General Manager of
the International Office. Some of you might have also changed
organizations, gotten married, or become parents. WMU itself has alsochanged. Some beloved professors have gone, and Mr. & Mrs. Brown
will leave Malmö for Spain next month for good. The school building
will be moved to another location.
It has been about 9 months since I took over this position from Kentaro
Furuya as a member of the editorial committee of this newsletter, and also

Mr. Kunihiko Kitabayashi

since I’ve been with JAMS. Adopting new duties is full of difficulties andvery challenging, but also quite fulfilling and rewarding. As General
Manager of JAMS, I have visited more than 10 countries and have had theopportunity to meet many of you. Even though many of us have changed
our position, situation, and of course, our age, I still find that warm hearts
and friendship never change, which makes traveling abroad thoroughly
enjoyable, even if it is just a business trip.
Dear friends, keep in touch, and I hope our friendships continue
regardless of other changes. But, please let the secretariat know if youchange your contact address.
Happy New Year!

Tomoya Shimizu

General Manager of International Office
The Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS)

On Sunday, October 10, WMU’s Chancellor and IMO Secretary-General, Mr Efthimios E. Mitropoulos,
conferred postgraduate degrees on the World Maritime University’s Class of 2010.
HE Mr Georg Boomgaarden, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK
and Permanent Representative to IMO, was the Guest of Honor.
Susan Jackson(Associate Registrar, WMU)T

Swe Swe Zin (Myanmar)

wo graduates of the WMU PhD
program, Abhinayan Basu Bal ofIndia and Kevin Ghirxi of Malta,
received their degrees, along with 71
students graduating from the Malmö-based
MSc program in Maritime Affairs, and 15
from the distance-learning Postgraduate
Diploma in Marine Insurance.
The
graduates of 2010 bring the total to 3,213
from 162 countries and territories, allmaking a tremendous impact on the global
maritime sector.
In his speech, Mr Boomgaarden notedthat Germany had been one of WMU’sfounding countries, and had been very
supportive of the University since 1983.
“The World Maritime University is a uniquemodel of international learning andcooperation. It meets important needs ofboth developing and developed countries, aswell as of the industry. This is why today
many World Maritime University graduates
occupyseniormanagement
andpolicy-making positions in their countries orat an international level.”

K. R. Deepak Kumar (India)

The Chancellor gave the graduation
address, in which he observed: “There is,today, a huge demand for highly-trained,skilled and knowledgeable personnel tooperate and manage shipping, both ashore
and at sea; and the need to regulate it as anindustry that is ever-evolving from thetechnological point of view has become moreacute nowadays than in the past. In thiscontext, the concentration, in former years,of the minds of regulators on ship
construction and equipment as the principalmeans of improving safety at sea and theprotection of the marine environment haslatterly been supplanted by a focus on thehuman element.”
During the ceremony, the annual special
awards to students were announced:• Fang Ying of China's Ministry ofTransport won the Chancellor’s Medal for
Academic Excellence, the Pierre Léonard
Prize for the Best Female Student and theInforma Law dissertation prize• Swe Swe Zin (Sasakawa Fellow) of the
Myanmar Maritime University won the C.

P. Srivastava Award for International
Fellowship• K. R. Deepak Kumar (Sasakawa Fellow)of the Indian Coast Guard won the Lloyd’s
Maritime Academy dissertation prize

Tree-planting ceremony 2010

For the seventh year in succession, thegraduating students presented a living gift to
the City of Malmö. Each year, trees havebeen planted in a range of sites for theenjoyment of the people of Malmö. This year,
a Turkish Hazelnut was planted, which will
become a large and imposing tree withmarvelous autumn colors and large nuts. It
was planted near the 2008 and 2009 trees in
Slottsmöllan Park on September 30. A large
group of students from the graduating class
took part in the ceremony, where the City of
Malmö was represented by Mr Kent
Andersson. The total number of WMU trees
has now reached 82, and they continue tosymbolise the living and growing friendshipbetween the students of WMU and thepeople of Malmö.

Award Ceremony for Sasakawa Fellows, Class of 2010

The Exhibition on ‘No More Wars’ and Symposium on‘Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World’ in Stockholm
Aji Vasudevan (India, 2010)

W

T

Lyndell Lundahl (Student Services Officer, WMU)

he buzz of conversation was audible toarriving guests even before they
entered the stately Fridhemsborg
m a n s i o n . I t w a s S at u r d a y , O c t o b e r 9 ,Graduation Eve, and once again it was time
for graduating Sasakawa Fellows to celebrate
their success and to receive their special
certificates from the Ocean Policy Research
Foundation. A large number of distinguishedguests, World Maritime University staff, new
Sasakawa-funded students and, not least, thegraduands themselves, were present.
Th e h o s t s f o r t h e e v e n i n g w e r e M r
Masazumi Nagamitsu, Executive Director of
The Nippon Foundation and Mr Eisuke
Kudo, Special Adviser to the Ocean Policy
Research Foundation, while Mr Shinichi
Ichikawa of OPRF was a genial Master ofCeremonies. Mr Kudo, Mr Nagamitsu and
the President of the World Maritime
University, Dr Björn Kjerfve, addressed the
new Fellows, encouraging them to make best
possible use of the education and experience

they had gained at WMU, and to take fulladvantage of the network of international
contacts their studies had given them. OPRF
and WMU would continue to facilitate close
cooperation amongst the Fellows and withother graduates.
Each Fellow then received their certificate
from Mr Nagamitsu: a proud moment thatmany will remember for a lifetime. 11 out of
26 Fellows handed over Mr. Nagamitsu theirchallenging works of dissertation.
Mr Safaa Al-Fayyadh, Sasakawa Fellow and
President of the 2010 Student Council,
responded on behalf of the students. He
thanked OPRF for its support and generosity
in providing their fellowships, as well as fieldstudies in Japan and the continuing contact
with the Foundation after Graduation. The
opportunities for study and experience theFellows had received were invaluable andwould help make a real difference to themaritime industry, as well as to the individualcareers of each Fellow. OPRF was thanked

most sincerely.
Dinner then followed, and the guests weredelighted to try many delicious Japanese
specialities. The buffet dinner was a goodchance to mingle with old friends and new
ones. During the course of the evening, anumber of host families – Mr Leif Bjurström,
Mr and Mrs Duvander and Captain and Mrs
Siebert – were introduced to Mr Nagamitsu
and Mr Kudo, who thanked them for their
special support towards the Sasakawa Fellows.
It is clear that the chance to meet a new
culture from the perspective of a homeenvironment is a wonderful opportunity forthe exchange of ideas and views and thedevelopment of greater understanding to bothparties. The host families were thanked fortheir generous hospitality.
Happy and excited about the big day tofollow, the evening ended on a positive notefor all concerned. Graduation ahead!

5. Utomo, Prayudi Budi (Indonesia)
The Role of Traditional Knowledge inFisheries Management: A Study Case of
Panglima Laot (Sea Commander) in the
Aceh Province of Indonesia
6. Riantini, Rona (Indonesia)
Challenges towards Fuel Cells Adoption on
Board Merchant Ships
7. Al-Fayyadh, Saffa Abdulhussein Jaiyz (Iraq)
An Analysis of Multimodal Route via Iraq to
the Mediterranean and Europe Compared to
the Suez Canal
8. Sugomori, Masashi (Japan)
An Empirical Study on the Need for Anchor
Operation Education and Training

2

Following the inaugural address by Dr.
Sasakawa, H.E. Ambassador A. Nakajima,
Embassy of Japan in Sweden, gave the opening
address, followed by lectures from Ms. Y.
Kawaguchi, Member of Parliament (House ofCouncillors), Former Foreign Minister and
Co-Chair of the International Commission on
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament(ICNND), Dr. Hans Blix, Former Foreign
Minister of Sweden, Former Director General of
IAEA and UN Special Investigator of Nuclear
Arms in Iraq, and Dr. B. Heurlin, Jean Monnet
Professor of European Security and Integration,
University of Copenhagen, and Chairman of theDanish Institute for Military Studies. Then Ms.
S. Sasamori, a survivor from the Hiroshimabombing, narrated her experience during andafter the bombing. As she explained the horrorsof the nuclear bombing and tales of the survivors,
tears were flowing for many in the audience. She
said that she did not want anybody else to facesuch experiences in the future and urged all tomake efforts towards a peaceful world.

At the end of the symposium, most of the
Sasakawa Fellows interacted with the speakers
andMs.
Sasamori,
expressing
theirdetermination to work towards a nuclear-freeworld.
The return leg of our journey to Malmö
commenced at 5:00pm, and we reached Henrik
Smith by 1:00 at night. Though the journey wasarduous, the visit to the exhibition was
informative and thought-provoking. It provided
us the opportunity to realize the long-lasting
dangers of nuclear weapons and the need to
discourage the use of nuclear power for
destructive purposes. It was an inspiring initiativefrom the SJSF and The Nippon Foundation, andI am sure that WMU Fellows from different
parts of the world will pass the message on.
However, it was not clear why some nations stilldevelop and maintain nuclear weapons or form
allies with nuclear powers, forcing other nations
to develop more destructive methods to deter
possible nuclear attacks.

Feeling at Ease with Mr. Sasakawa
Yan Risuandi (Indonesia, 1990)

11 Challenging Works of Dissertation
1. Rogers, Phea Rhenese (Belize)
Ship Registration: A Critical Analysis
2. Kumar, K.R. Deepak (India)
Asymmetric Threats and Their Challenges to
Freedom of Navigation
3. Vasudevan, Aji (India)
Tonnage Measurement of Ships: Historical
Evolution, Current Issues and Proposals for
the Way Forward
4. Alfiani, Didin (Indonesia)
Multinational and Multicultural Seafarers
and MET Students: A Socio-Cultural Study
for Improving Maritime Safety and the
Education of Seafarers

e, the Sasakawa Fellows from theWMU 2010 and 2011 batch, attended
the inaugural function of the exhibitionon ‘No More Wars’ at the Arme-Museum in
Stockholm on September 9th, 2010. It was
followed by a symposium on the topic ‘Towards a
Nuclear Weapon Free World’. The exhibitionand symposium were jointly organized by the
Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation (SJSF),
The Nippon Foundation and the Swedish
Institute on International Affairs, with
co-operation and support from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan, the Embassy of Japan in
Sweden, the Army Museum (Stockholm), theSweden-Japan Foundation and the European
Institute of Japanese Studies.
The WMU Sasakawa Fellows were eagerly
looking forward to the visit, despite the 8-hourlong bus ride to Stockholm, since it concerned
one of the most destructive weapons ever used ina war and its potential use in the future. It wasalso a rare and unique opportunity to interact
with a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing and tosee artifacts from the Hiroshima bombing site.
We started from Malmö at 5:00am andreached the Army Museum by 1:00pm with two
halts on the way. The function started at 1:30
with the inauguration of the first-ever exhibitionin Scandinavia of the artifacts from the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima, named ‘No More Wars’.
It highlighted the horrors, tragedies anddisastrous consequences of a nuclear bombing,
and was convincing enough to avoid a nuclear
war in the future. The ceremony was attended by
Dr. Yohei Sasakawa and dignitaries from
Sweden and Japan. The exhibition will continue
until December 8th, 2010.
Afterwards, we attended the symposium.

9. Usui, Shinji (Japan)
Th e I n fl u e n c e o f P S S A s o n M a r i n e
Ecotourism: The Assessment of Marine
Ecotourism and the Applicability of the PSSA
Designation to Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan
10. Tarmizi, Mohd Khairul Tazril (Malaysia)
Institutional Framework for Ocean
Governance: A Way Forward
11. Cay, Vivien Jane Evangelio (Philippines)
Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage and Maritime
Security in Archipelagic Southeast Asia>>> Some of the dissertations

can be found on our website:
http://www.wmu.sof.or.jp/

T

he meeting was held at the Nikko Hotel,
Jakarta, Indonesia on August 30 from19:00-19:30 and was attended by 15
alumni and 1 student candidate. Among theparticipants, 3 came from Surabaya, a 70-minuteflight to Jakarta.
We were so happy to have the chance to meet
Mr. Sasakawa, notwithstanding his very busy
schedule, and greatly appreciated The Nippon
Foundation for arranging the time. We were also
extremely grateful to Mr. Sasakawa not only for
his time but for his consideration and warmth.
During the meeting Mr. Sasakawa enlightened
us that the maritime world should not only careabout shipping and navigation, but also continue
to work on the marine environment and security
problems in the future. Fishing within coastal
areas will also become more difficult, and deep
ocean fishing must be wary of causing pollution.

At the same time, educating and training highquality seafarers is necessary to save the oceans,and LNG transport and hazardous materialtransport requires professional, top quality
seafarers, and the current education of seafarers
should be up-to-date with the growth andtechnology of the shipping industry. Mr.
Sasakawa also mentioned that Passage through3

the Malacca Straits would no longer be free but
would be paid for by the users, since four major
shipping companies have declared they will
support safety in the Straits.
Mr. Sasakawa then kindly excused himself toattend his next commitment, while we continued
discussing other topics at the meeting.

Award Ceremony for Sasakawa Fellows, Class of 2010

The Exhibition on ‘No More Wars’ and Symposium on‘Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World’ in Stockholm
Aji Vasudevan (India, 2010)

W

T

Lyndell Lundahl (Student Services Officer, WMU)

he buzz of conversation was audible toarriving guests even before they
entered the stately Fridhemsborg
m a n s i o n . I t w a s S at u r d a y , O c t o b e r 9 ,Graduation Eve, and once again it was time
for graduating Sasakawa Fellows to celebrate
their success and to receive their special
certificates from the Ocean Policy Research
Foundation. A large number of distinguishedguests, World Maritime University staff, new
Sasakawa-funded students and, not least, thegraduands themselves, were present.
Th e h o s t s f o r t h e e v e n i n g w e r e M r
Masazumi Nagamitsu, Executive Director of
The Nippon Foundation and Mr Eisuke
Kudo, Special Adviser to the Ocean Policy
Research Foundation, while Mr Shinichi
Ichikawa of OPRF was a genial Master ofCeremonies. Mr Kudo, Mr Nagamitsu and
the President of the World Maritime
University, Dr Björn Kjerfve, addressed the
new Fellows, encouraging them to make best
possible use of the education and experience

they had gained at WMU, and to take fulladvantage of the network of international
contacts their studies had given them. OPRF
and WMU would continue to facilitate close
cooperation amongst the Fellows and withother graduates.
Each Fellow then received their certificate
from Mr Nagamitsu: a proud moment thatmany will remember for a lifetime. 11 out of
26 Fellows handed over Mr. Nagamitsu theirchallenging works of dissertation.
Mr Safaa Al-Fayyadh, Sasakawa Fellow and
President of the 2010 Student Council,
responded on behalf of the students. He
thanked OPRF for its support and generosity
in providing their fellowships, as well as fieldstudies in Japan and the continuing contact
with the Foundation after Graduation. The
opportunities for study and experience theFellows had received were invaluable andwould help make a real difference to themaritime industry, as well as to the individualcareers of each Fellow. OPRF was thanked

most sincerely.
Dinner then followed, and the guests weredelighted to try many delicious Japanese
specialities. The buffet dinner was a goodchance to mingle with old friends and new
ones. During the course of the evening, anumber of host families – Mr Leif Bjurström,
Mr and Mrs Duvander and Captain and Mrs
Siebert – were introduced to Mr Nagamitsu
and Mr Kudo, who thanked them for their
special support towards the Sasakawa Fellows.
It is clear that the chance to meet a new
culture from the perspective of a homeenvironment is a wonderful opportunity forthe exchange of ideas and views and thedevelopment of greater understanding to bothparties. The host families were thanked fortheir generous hospitality.
Happy and excited about the big day tofollow, the evening ended on a positive notefor all concerned. Graduation ahead!

5. Utomo, Prayudi Budi (Indonesia)
The Role of Traditional Knowledge inFisheries Management: A Study Case of
Panglima Laot (Sea Commander) in the
Aceh Province of Indonesia
6. Riantini, Rona (Indonesia)
Challenges towards Fuel Cells Adoption on
Board Merchant Ships
7. Al-Fayyadh, Saffa Abdulhussein Jaiyz (Iraq)
An Analysis of Multimodal Route via Iraq to
the Mediterranean and Europe Compared to
the Suez Canal
8. Sugomori, Masashi (Japan)
An Empirical Study on the Need for Anchor
Operation Education and Training

2

Following the inaugural address by Dr.
Sasakawa, H.E. Ambassador A. Nakajima,
Embassy of Japan in Sweden, gave the opening
address, followed by lectures from Ms. Y.
Kawaguchi, Member of Parliament (House ofCouncillors), Former Foreign Minister and
Co-Chair of the International Commission on
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament(ICNND), Dr. Hans Blix, Former Foreign
Minister of Sweden, Former Director General of
IAEA and UN Special Investigator of Nuclear
Arms in Iraq, and Dr. B. Heurlin, Jean Monnet
Professor of European Security and Integration,
University of Copenhagen, and Chairman of theDanish Institute for Military Studies. Then Ms.
S. Sasamori, a survivor from the Hiroshimabombing, narrated her experience during andafter the bombing. As she explained the horrorsof the nuclear bombing and tales of the survivors,
tears were flowing for many in the audience. She
said that she did not want anybody else to facesuch experiences in the future and urged all tomake efforts towards a peaceful world.

At the end of the symposium, most of the
Sasakawa Fellows interacted with the speakers
andMs.
Sasamori,
expressing
theirdetermination to work towards a nuclear-freeworld.
The return leg of our journey to Malmö
commenced at 5:00pm, and we reached Henrik
Smith by 1:00 at night. Though the journey wasarduous, the visit to the exhibition was
informative and thought-provoking. It provided
us the opportunity to realize the long-lasting
dangers of nuclear weapons and the need to
discourage the use of nuclear power for
destructive purposes. It was an inspiring initiativefrom the SJSF and The Nippon Foundation, andI am sure that WMU Fellows from different
parts of the world will pass the message on.
However, it was not clear why some nations stilldevelop and maintain nuclear weapons or form
allies with nuclear powers, forcing other nations
to develop more destructive methods to deter
possible nuclear attacks.

Feeling at Ease with Mr. Sasakawa
Yan Risuandi (Indonesia, 1990)

11 Challenging Works of Dissertation
1. Rogers, Phea Rhenese (Belize)
Ship Registration: A Critical Analysis
2. Kumar, K.R. Deepak (India)
Asymmetric Threats and Their Challenges to
Freedom of Navigation
3. Vasudevan, Aji (India)
Tonnage Measurement of Ships: Historical
Evolution, Current Issues and Proposals for
the Way Forward
4. Alfiani, Didin (Indonesia)
Multinational and Multicultural Seafarers
and MET Students: A Socio-Cultural Study
for Improving Maritime Safety and the
Education of Seafarers

e, the Sasakawa Fellows from theWMU 2010 and 2011 batch, attended
the inaugural function of the exhibitionon ‘No More Wars’ at the Arme-Museum in
Stockholm on September 9th, 2010. It was
followed by a symposium on the topic ‘Towards a
Nuclear Weapon Free World’. The exhibitionand symposium were jointly organized by the
Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation (SJSF),
The Nippon Foundation and the Swedish
Institute on International Affairs, with
co-operation and support from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan, the Embassy of Japan in
Sweden, the Army Museum (Stockholm), theSweden-Japan Foundation and the European
Institute of Japanese Studies.
The WMU Sasakawa Fellows were eagerly
looking forward to the visit, despite the 8-hourlong bus ride to Stockholm, since it concerned
one of the most destructive weapons ever used ina war and its potential use in the future. It wasalso a rare and unique opportunity to interact
with a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing and tosee artifacts from the Hiroshima bombing site.
We started from Malmö at 5:00am andreached the Army Museum by 1:00pm with two
halts on the way. The function started at 1:30
with the inauguration of the first-ever exhibitionin Scandinavia of the artifacts from the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima, named ‘No More Wars’.
It highlighted the horrors, tragedies anddisastrous consequences of a nuclear bombing,
and was convincing enough to avoid a nuclear
war in the future. The ceremony was attended by
Dr. Yohei Sasakawa and dignitaries from
Sweden and Japan. The exhibition will continue
until December 8th, 2010.
Afterwards, we attended the symposium.

9. Usui, Shinji (Japan)
Th e I n fl u e n c e o f P S S A s o n M a r i n e
Ecotourism: The Assessment of Marine
Ecotourism and the Applicability of the PSSA
Designation to Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan
10. Tarmizi, Mohd Khairul Tazril (Malaysia)
Institutional Framework for Ocean
Governance: A Way Forward
11. Cay, Vivien Jane Evangelio (Philippines)
Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage and Maritime
Security in Archipelagic Southeast Asia>>> Some of the dissertations

can be found on our website:
http://www.wmu.sof.or.jp/

T

he meeting was held at the Nikko Hotel,
Jakarta, Indonesia on August 30 from19:00-19:30 and was attended by 15
alumni and 1 student candidate. Among theparticipants, 3 came from Surabaya, a 70-minuteflight to Jakarta.
We were so happy to have the chance to meet
Mr. Sasakawa, notwithstanding his very busy
schedule, and greatly appreciated The Nippon
Foundation for arranging the time. We were also
extremely grateful to Mr. Sasakawa not only for
his time but for his consideration and warmth.
During the meeting Mr. Sasakawa enlightened
us that the maritime world should not only careabout shipping and navigation, but also continue
to work on the marine environment and security
problems in the future. Fishing within coastal
areas will also become more difficult, and deep
ocean fishing must be wary of causing pollution.

At the same time, educating and training highquality seafarers is necessary to save the oceans,and LNG transport and hazardous materialtransport requires professional, top quality
seafarers, and the current education of seafarers
should be up-to-date with the growth andtechnology of the shipping industry. Mr.
Sasakawa also mentioned that Passage through3

the Malacca Straits would no longer be free but
would be paid for by the users, since four major
shipping companies have declared they will
support safety in the Straits.
Mr. Sasakawa then kindly excused himself toattend his next commitment, while we continued
discussing other topics at the meeting.

A Seafarer to Be
Proud ofComprehensive
Review of 1978 STCW
Convention as
Amended in 1995

Shantanu Paul
(India, 2009)

Capt. Shigeyoshi Yoshimoto
Director
Technology ＆ Research Department
The Maritime Human Resource Institute, Japan

1. Introduction
At the request of the 37th Sub-committee for
the Standards of Training and Watchkeeping(STW37), the 81st Maritime Safety
Committee (MSC81) in May 2006 made adecision to undertake a comprehensive reviewof the STCW Convention and the STCW
Code, and in the four years since then the
STW Sub-committee and the Ad HocIntersessional meeting of the STW Working
Group have engaged in serious deliberation of
the comprehensive review. In January 2010 the
STW41 prepared a final review proposal, andin June 2010 the Conference of Parties to theInternational Convention on Standards ofTraining, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers was held in Manila to ratify the
proposal.
The conference made a decision to adopt the
proposal as the Manila Amendment of the2010 STCW Convention.

Chapter VI and engine room resource
management (ERM), which in content is thesame as BRM. It also provides for leadership
requirements.
As new content, minimum requirements for
qualifying as an able seafarer (engine
department) and minimum requirements for
qualifying as an electrical engineer (officers andratings) were also established.

2. Important amendments
Chapter I: General Provisions
Amendments included the necessary
addition of definitions following theamendment of regulations to suit current
conditions, the elimination of injustices
regarding qualifications, provisions concerning
computerization and changes regarding
physical standards for seafarers.

Chapter VI: Standards regarding emergency,
occupational safety, security, medical careand survival functions
In terms of requirements covered in Chapter
VI, the proposal provides for requirements forthe issue of certificates of proficiency notincluded in issued certificates, areas where
on-board training and experience may be
accepted, elements that may relate to pirates
and armed robbers, and security concerningseafarers other than ship security officers.

Chapter II: Master and Deck Departments
Requirements were established concerning
the use of terminology, mainly bridge resource
management (BRM) and ECDIS, andamendments in line with the SOLAS
Convention, as well as leadership. Minimum
requirements for able seafarer deck (deckdepartment)
qualifications
were
also
established.
Chapter III: Engine Department
Like regulations for deck department
employees, the proposal provides for thefulfillment of skills requirements relating to

Chapter IV： Radiocommunication andradio operators(Only some of the words were amended.)
Chapter V: Standards regarding special
training requirements for personnel on
certain types of ships
Updating of competence requirements for
personnel onboard all types of tankers,
including new requirements for personnel
serving on liquefied gas tankers.

Chapter VII: Standards regarding alternativecertification
The establishment of provisions for able
seafarer deck (deck department) and able
seafarer engine (engine department) also
resulted in the establishment of necessary
provisions in Chapter VII.
Chapter
VIII:
Standards
regardingwatchkeeping
Fitness for duty:• A rest period shall not be less than:

41) a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any
24-hour period; and2) 77 hours in any 7-day period• The hours of rest may be divided into no
more than two periods, one of which shallbe at least 6 hours in length, and theintervals between consecutive periods ofrest shall not exceed 14 hours.
• Parties may allow exceptions from therequired hours of rest provided that:
1) The rest period is not less than 70 hours
of rest in any 7-day period
2) Exceptions from the weekly rest period
shall not be given for more than two
consecutive weeks. Furthermore, theintervals between two periods of
exceptions on board shall not be less than
twice the duration of the exception.
3) The hours of rest may be divided into no
more than three periods, one of whichshall be at least 6 hours in length, andneither of the other two periods shall beless than one hour in length4) The intervals between consecutive rest
periods shall not exceed 14 hours
5) Exceptions shall not extend beyond two
24-hour periods in any 7-day period• In addition to providing for the
implementation of appropriate measures toprevent alcohol abuse, each Administration
shall establish a limit of not greater than
0.05% blood alcohol level (BAC) or 0.25
mg/l alcohol in the breath or a quantity ofalcohol leading to such alcohol
concentration for masters, officers andotherseafarers
while
performing
designated safety, security and marine
environmental duties.
3. Implementation
The amendments will be set to enter into force
on January 1, 2012 under the tacit acceptanceprocedure and be completely implemented on
January 1, 2017.
>>> Full text can be found on

our website:
http://www.wmu.sof.or.jp/

Shantanu Paul

Capt. T. D. HazariI

am really grateful to OPRF for providingme the opportunity to write a few lines
about an Indian seafarer, a great personality
in the Indian maritime industry, in “The Year of
the Seafarer.” Being a seafarer myself and the
youngest WMU graduate of The Shipping
Corporation of India Ltd, (SCI) - as per my yearof graduation but not my current age - I am
proud to write about Capt. T. D. Hazari, the first
WMU graduate of our company and a student
from the first batch at WMU.
He joined SCI as a deck cadet, climbed up theladder to Master, whilst serving in various typesof ships, including a cadet training ship. He also
holds an Extra-Master Certificate ofCompetency. In 1979, he joined the shore
services of SCI and worked in various capacities,
including Principal of the SCI Maritime
Training Institute (MTI), where I am working
now. In 1992 he also served as a visiting professor
at WMU, Malmö. He retired from SCI in 2006
as a Director but his passion for teaching stillbrings him to MTI almost every day. He devotes
his still prodigious energy to training young
cadets to ensure their bright future.
His expertise is unparalleled in the Indian
shipping industry. In 1993-95, he was a regular
Member of the Indian delegation on IMO’s

STW Sub-committee for the revision of the
STCW Convention. He has written many
articles and made impressive presentations atmany national and international seminars. Dr. C.
P. Srivastava, the former Secretary-General of
IMO, has also expressed his gratitude to Capt.
Hazari for his invaluable suggestions whilewriting his famous book on the first 20 years of
WMU. He was honored with the Award of
Excellence in the Shipping Industry on the 47th
National Maritime Day, April 5th, 2010.
His contribution to the maritime industry is so
great that any effort to illustrate it will always
come up short. However, without mentioning
the following event my tribute to this great
seafarer would not be complete. I was fortunate
enough to work with him in the month ofAugust 2010 when our institute (MTI) accepted
an offer to conduct a training course in Oman on
20 different topics of shipping. As a Dean, I was
in charge of the course, but without his help it
just wouldn’t have been possible. He offered his
assistance, but it was still a big challenge for me
to teach participants on the same dais where an
expert like Capt. Hazari would be lecturing.
However, he encouraged me throughout, andunder his guidance, the mission was very
successful. It was a great experience for me.

https://www.bimco.org/en/Corporate/Education/Seascapes/Seascapers/Shantanu_Paul.aspx

Seafarers in Latvia

Anete Logina(Latvia, 2009)In 1864 in one small village in Latvia –Ainazi – a nautical school was opened. In
this school everyone who had someseagoing experience and was not an illiterate
could acquire the skills necessary to become acaptain. One could do it in his native language,
free of charge and class restrictions. That was
something new for the Russian Empire, a partof which Latvia was at that time. Based on theexperience of Ainazi, 41 nautical schools of ademocratic nature were opened in the whole
Russian Empire. 10 of these schools were in
Latvia. The strong maritime traditions werealso continued in independent Latvia – from1918 until 1940. During the Soviet times, aswell as after regaining independence in 1991,
Latvia tried to keep up with its impressive
maritime past. In 2008 there were around
20,000 Latvian seafarers. That means almost
every 100th inhabitant of Latvia was a seafarer.
Today there are around 15,000 Latvian

seafarers. It is still a big amount for such a small
country. Also the reputation of Latvian
seafarers, especially officers, is high. Many ofthem work on technically sophisticated ships.
For example, around 20% of officers on
chemical tankers are Latvian seafarers.
However, the decrease in number of seafarers,
especially officers, does not allow one to besatisfied with the situation.
Recently, the Maritime Administration of
Latvia carried out research on Latvian seafarers,
inter alia, trying to find out the motivating
factors for choosing the seafarer’s profession.
Results showed that one very important
motivator is the simple will to become a seafarer(attraction to the profession as such). For
officers it is even the first motivator. For
captains – it surpasses other motivators by far.
Consequently, one of the ways to try to reduce
the shortage of officers is to show youth that theseafarer’s profession is something original and5interesting, and that it is in some way romantic.
Latvian maritime society tries to do so byorganizing a competition called “Anchor” forsecondary schools. This competition is also
telecast. In “Anchor” pupils can see forthemselves how it is to put on a hydro costume
and swim in it, to work in smoke in the fullequipment of a fire-fighter, to navigate a shipon a simulator, to row a boat, etc. They enjoy ita lot. More and more schools are applying to
the competition.
It’s hard to say whether it is due to the impact
of “Anchor,” but the fact is that the enrollmentof new students at the Maritime Academy ofLatvia as well as a number of maritime colleges
has been very successful this year. It gives hopethat seafarers are not only an important part ofthe past and present of Latvia, but also of its
future.

A Seafarer to Be
Proud ofComprehensive
Review of 1978 STCW
Convention as
Amended in 1995

Shantanu Paul
(India, 2009)

Capt. Shigeyoshi Yoshimoto
Director
Technology ＆ Research Department
The Maritime Human Resource Institute, Japan

1. Introduction
At the request of the 37th Sub-committee for
the Standards of Training and Watchkeeping(STW37), the 81st Maritime Safety
Committee (MSC81) in May 2006 made adecision to undertake a comprehensive reviewof the STCW Convention and the STCW
Code, and in the four years since then the
STW Sub-committee and the Ad HocIntersessional meeting of the STW Working
Group have engaged in serious deliberation of
the comprehensive review. In January 2010 the
STW41 prepared a final review proposal, andin June 2010 the Conference of Parties to theInternational Convention on Standards ofTraining, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers was held in Manila to ratify the
proposal.
The conference made a decision to adopt the
proposal as the Manila Amendment of the2010 STCW Convention.

Chapter VI and engine room resource
management (ERM), which in content is thesame as BRM. It also provides for leadership
requirements.
As new content, minimum requirements for
qualifying as an able seafarer (engine
department) and minimum requirements for
qualifying as an electrical engineer (officers andratings) were also established.

2. Important amendments
Chapter I: General Provisions
Amendments included the necessary
addition of definitions following theamendment of regulations to suit current
conditions, the elimination of injustices
regarding qualifications, provisions concerning
computerization and changes regarding
physical standards for seafarers.

Chapter VI: Standards regarding emergency,
occupational safety, security, medical careand survival functions
In terms of requirements covered in Chapter
VI, the proposal provides for requirements forthe issue of certificates of proficiency notincluded in issued certificates, areas where
on-board training and experience may be
accepted, elements that may relate to pirates
and armed robbers, and security concerningseafarers other than ship security officers.

Chapter II: Master and Deck Departments
Requirements were established concerning
the use of terminology, mainly bridge resource
management (BRM) and ECDIS, andamendments in line with the SOLAS
Convention, as well as leadership. Minimum
requirements for able seafarer deck (deckdepartment)
qualifications
were
also
established.
Chapter III: Engine Department
Like regulations for deck department
employees, the proposal provides for thefulfillment of skills requirements relating to

Chapter IV： Radiocommunication andradio operators(Only some of the words were amended.)
Chapter V: Standards regarding special
training requirements for personnel on
certain types of ships
Updating of competence requirements for
personnel onboard all types of tankers,
including new requirements for personnel
serving on liquefied gas tankers.

Chapter VII: Standards regarding alternativecertification
The establishment of provisions for able
seafarer deck (deck department) and able
seafarer engine (engine department) also
resulted in the establishment of necessary
provisions in Chapter VII.
Chapter
VIII:
Standards
regardingwatchkeeping
Fitness for duty:• A rest period shall not be less than:

41) a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any
24-hour period; and2) 77 hours in any 7-day period• The hours of rest may be divided into no
more than two periods, one of which shallbe at least 6 hours in length, and theintervals between consecutive periods ofrest shall not exceed 14 hours.
• Parties may allow exceptions from therequired hours of rest provided that:
1) The rest period is not less than 70 hours
of rest in any 7-day period
2) Exceptions from the weekly rest period
shall not be given for more than two
consecutive weeks. Furthermore, theintervals between two periods of
exceptions on board shall not be less than
twice the duration of the exception.
3) The hours of rest may be divided into no
more than three periods, one of whichshall be at least 6 hours in length, andneither of the other two periods shall beless than one hour in length4) The intervals between consecutive rest
periods shall not exceed 14 hours
5) Exceptions shall not extend beyond two
24-hour periods in any 7-day period• In addition to providing for the
implementation of appropriate measures toprevent alcohol abuse, each Administration
shall establish a limit of not greater than
0.05% blood alcohol level (BAC) or 0.25
mg/l alcohol in the breath or a quantity ofalcohol leading to such alcohol
concentration for masters, officers andotherseafarers
while
performing
designated safety, security and marine
environmental duties.
3. Implementation
The amendments will be set to enter into force
on January 1, 2012 under the tacit acceptanceprocedure and be completely implemented on
January 1, 2017.
>>> Full text can be found on

our website:
http://www.wmu.sof.or.jp/

Shantanu Paul

Capt. T. D. HazariI

am really grateful to OPRF for providingme the opportunity to write a few lines
about an Indian seafarer, a great personality
in the Indian maritime industry, in “The Year of
the Seafarer.” Being a seafarer myself and the
youngest WMU graduate of The Shipping
Corporation of India Ltd, (SCI) - as per my yearof graduation but not my current age - I am
proud to write about Capt. T. D. Hazari, the first
WMU graduate of our company and a student
from the first batch at WMU.
He joined SCI as a deck cadet, climbed up theladder to Master, whilst serving in various typesof ships, including a cadet training ship. He also
holds an Extra-Master Certificate ofCompetency. In 1979, he joined the shore
services of SCI and worked in various capacities,
including Principal of the SCI Maritime
Training Institute (MTI), where I am working
now. In 1992 he also served as a visiting professor
at WMU, Malmö. He retired from SCI in 2006
as a Director but his passion for teaching stillbrings him to MTI almost every day. He devotes
his still prodigious energy to training young
cadets to ensure their bright future.
His expertise is unparalleled in the Indian
shipping industry. In 1993-95, he was a regular
Member of the Indian delegation on IMO’s

STW Sub-committee for the revision of the
STCW Convention. He has written many
articles and made impressive presentations atmany national and international seminars. Dr. C.
P. Srivastava, the former Secretary-General of
IMO, has also expressed his gratitude to Capt.
Hazari for his invaluable suggestions whilewriting his famous book on the first 20 years of
WMU. He was honored with the Award of
Excellence in the Shipping Industry on the 47th
National Maritime Day, April 5th, 2010.
His contribution to the maritime industry is so
great that any effort to illustrate it will always
come up short. However, without mentioning
the following event my tribute to this great
seafarer would not be complete. I was fortunate
enough to work with him in the month ofAugust 2010 when our institute (MTI) accepted
an offer to conduct a training course in Oman on
20 different topics of shipping. As a Dean, I was
in charge of the course, but without his help it
just wouldn’t have been possible. He offered his
assistance, but it was still a big challenge for me
to teach participants on the same dais where an
expert like Capt. Hazari would be lecturing.
However, he encouraged me throughout, andunder his guidance, the mission was very
successful. It was a great experience for me.

https://www.bimco.org/en/Corporate/Education/Seascapes/Seascapers/Shantanu_Paul.aspx

Seafarers in Latvia

Anete Logina(Latvia, 2009)In 1864 in one small village in Latvia –Ainazi – a nautical school was opened. In
this school everyone who had someseagoing experience and was not an illiterate
could acquire the skills necessary to become acaptain. One could do it in his native language,
free of charge and class restrictions. That was
something new for the Russian Empire, a partof which Latvia was at that time. Based on theexperience of Ainazi, 41 nautical schools of ademocratic nature were opened in the whole
Russian Empire. 10 of these schools were in
Latvia. The strong maritime traditions werealso continued in independent Latvia – from1918 until 1940. During the Soviet times, aswell as after regaining independence in 1991,
Latvia tried to keep up with its impressive
maritime past. In 2008 there were around
20,000 Latvian seafarers. That means almost
every 100th inhabitant of Latvia was a seafarer.
Today there are around 15,000 Latvian

seafarers. It is still a big amount for such a small
country. Also the reputation of Latvian
seafarers, especially officers, is high. Many ofthem work on technically sophisticated ships.
For example, around 20% of officers on
chemical tankers are Latvian seafarers.
However, the decrease in number of seafarers,
especially officers, does not allow one to besatisfied with the situation.
Recently, the Maritime Administration of
Latvia carried out research on Latvian seafarers,
inter alia, trying to find out the motivating
factors for choosing the seafarer’s profession.
Results showed that one very important
motivator is the simple will to become a seafarer(attraction to the profession as such). For
officers it is even the first motivator. For
captains – it surpasses other motivators by far.
Consequently, one of the ways to try to reduce
the shortage of officers is to show youth that theseafarer’s profession is something original and5interesting, and that it is in some way romantic.
Latvian maritime society tries to do so byorganizing a competition called “Anchor” forsecondary schools. This competition is also
telecast. In “Anchor” pupils can see forthemselves how it is to put on a hydro costume
and swim in it, to work in smoke in the fullequipment of a fire-fighter, to navigate a shipon a simulator, to row a boat, etc. They enjoy ita lot. More and more schools are applying to
the competition.
It’s hard to say whether it is due to the impact
of “Anchor,” but the fact is that the enrollmentof new students at the Maritime Academy ofLatvia as well as a number of maritime colleges
has been very successful this year. It gives hopethat seafarers are not only an important part ofthe past and present of Latvia, but also of its
future.

Contemporary Maritime Issues

Unforgettable Memories
in the Gulf of Adenand Reunion in Jakarta

Relocating the Lighthouse
Asghar Ali (Pakistan, 2006)

A

cool, calm sea with a light headwind. A
bright moon helps the navigator tocompile a surface picture. The ship heads
for the coast at a steep angle. The foredeck
prepares the anchor. The Captain of the ship sits
in his chair sipping hot coffee. This is a scene notfrom a Hollywood movie but from the real life ofa seafarer.
A decade ago, as a nautical officer, I was
taking our ship to its anchor berth. We were in
the Gulf, where we had to travel extensively
along the coast. Being well conversant with the
topology and weather, we were having an easytime without any wind effect. Our marker was
the lighthouse which we had been using formany voyages, but this particular anchor run we
hadn’t done before. So it was the first time that
we got so close to the lighthouse in shallow
waters. Everyone was doing their best not tomake any mistakes and disturb the mood of the
Captain.

Corrosion Protection
for Cargo Oil Tankers

As we got within cable distance of our anchor
berth, I went through my final checks: Bothbeam markers were moving as expected and werein line with our approach; GPS positioning
matched the estimated position (EP), and thedepth contours were also as expected. The only
thing which was not in line with our planned
approach and with other real-time parameters
was the lighthouse! I checked and re-checked. I
couldn’t believe it, because the most accurate
navigational feature is supposed to be thelighthouse. The GPS can be faulty, radar can bemistaken, the land is subject to land-slides andhills/peaks can be wrongly identified. But alighthouse is a lighthouse, and is meant to beaccurate. I checked again. And what I finallyconcluded was this: Everything else was Ok, butthere was something wrong with the lighthouse.
I informed the Captain. He sent for the Chief
Officer to counter-check my findings. Others
also came to the rescue, and we all agreed thatthe ship’s position and approach were correct,
but the lighthouse was wrong.
Time passed, further masking all the features
except for the lighthouse. Morning brought fog,
which still left us with only one visible feature,
the lighthouse. I could see that the Captainhadn’t slept well, and the Chief Officer wastrying to avoid eye contact with me. Finally, as I
joined the liberty party on shore, my only desire
was to go see that lighthouse situated on a barren
area of the coast. It transpired that the lighthouse
we had seen was a new structure, with the old,rusted lighthouse standing two hundred meters
away, under repair. The company repairing thesteel structure must have also been working in
the electrical industry, whereby you construct a
new electrical pylon and then shift the electricalcables. Here also they had made a newlighthouse and then shifted the light itself to the
new steel structure.

New Technology:
Air Water Blasting

Masanori Yoshida
Japan Ship Technology
Research Association (JSTRA)

Requirements on Corrosion Protection
for Cargo Oil Tanks
We all remember the tragic, large oil spills that
happened in the late 1990s and the early 2000s,
such as the Erica oil spill (1999) and the Prestige
oil spill (2002). These accidents caused majorchanges toward the development of safety
requirements for crude oil tankers. One of thebiggest issues was the corrosion of steel in cargo
oil tanks. In 2006 at MSC82, 28 countries andrelated organizations proposed a new work
program to make mandatory requirements on
the protective coating in cargo oil tanks of crude
oil tankers. After the proposal was approved,
extensive discussions were made at the designand equipment sub-committee levels (DE), andToday many countries have sent theirnavy and air force towards the vicinityof Somalia. Japan has also dispatchedwarships and airplanes to maintain safe traffic
in the Gulf of Aden, in cooperation with manyother countries.
After graduating from the World Maritime
University, I was assigned a new position in
charge of piracy issues at the Japan Coast Guard(JCG) headquarters. At that time, I didn’t
expect that I would be involved in anti-piracy
missions off the coast of Somalia. However, I
started working on anti-piracy issues and finally
got the orders to tackle it on site.
In Japan, JCG deals with the piracy issue onan administrative level in principle no matter
where it happens; however, the government
decided to provide navy ships with limited
administrative law enforcement jurisdiction

and to send them to the Gulf as a special case,and JCG officers were also required to be on
board for criminal investigations.
During the five months that I was on theship, I had many precious experiences that I
couldn’t possibly have had in my normal life, as
we escorted around 400 merchant vessels,
irrespective of their flags or operatingcompanies. The contrast between my mundane
life on board ship and the menace and severityof the pirates’ influence in the region was quite
large. We received so many emergency callsfrom merchant ships during the mission, andof course, we did our best, but unfortunately,
we couldn’t sufficiently respond to everyone
that asked for help.
Because of this mission I believe even more in
the importance of cooperation among all thecountries that sent ships off Somalia inenhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of ouroperations. Even though many difficulties still
exist concerning relations between countries, wemust pursue common goals for everyone inorder to protect more ships from piracy.
After our escort mission ended, I was able toget together with my badge mates, Mr. Fajar
Nugraha and Miss Poppy Sartika, in Jakarta on
the return trip to Japan. It definitely helped toheal my weariness from the mission. Thanks tothis kind of opportunity, I realized again that
we are connected even if we live far apart, andhow wonderful it is that we have friends allover the world. I’m really proud of ouruniversity and friends, and I hope that our
network contributes to solve the various issues
in the maritime field.

Conventional Steel

Safety Requirements for
Crude Oil Tankers were Finalized

Introduction
The 87th Maritime Safety Committee(MSC87) was held in London in May 2010.
The Committee made two outstanding
adoptions on the safety of crude oil tankers, therequirements for corrosion protection of cargo
oil tanks (COT) for crude oil tankers, and thegoal based standard (GBS) for tankers and bulk
carriers. In this column, I will introduce therequirements on corrosion protection for COT.

Yasuhiro Okamoto(Japan, 2009)

New Corrosion
Resistant Steelthe requirements and associated SOLAS
regulations were finally adopted this May.
These requirements are applied to crude oiltankers of 5,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) andabove, for which the building contract occurs on
or after July 1st, 2013. All cargo oil tanks of these
crude oil tankers shall be protected by thefollowing methods:(1) Protective coating during the constructionof the ship in accordance with the PerformanceStandard for Protective Coatings for cargo oiltankers (PSPC for COT). The standard is basedon specifications and requirements that intend
to provide a target-useful coating life of 15 years.
(2) Alternative means for corrosion protection
or utilization of corrosion resistance material tomaintain required structural integrity for 25
years, in accordance with the PerformanceStandard for Alternative Means (PS for
alternative means). In the PS for alternativemeans, the standards of “corrosion resistantsteel” are only included as a notable and widely
recognized alternative protective method. Other
standards will be added in the future once otheralternative means are developed and approved by
the IMO.
I think that this adoption is a groundbreaking

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event at the IMO. IMO explicitly backed theposition that notable technologies are allowable
if they are in line with the goals of theregulations. I really hope that these requirements
and corrosion resistant steel will trigger further
technological development on other items.
Future Discussions at IMO
I will briefly explain the requirements forprotective coating for seawater ballast tanks.
These requirements were adopted at MSC82 inNovember 2006 and applied to all vessels which
are 500 gross tonnes and above and arecontracted on or after July 1st, 2008. In thisregard, various kinds of new technologies havebeen developed to implement the requirements.
Some novel technologies other than an epoxy
coating system - which is only accepted as amethod for corrosion protection - have also beenstudied and developed. In addition, some people
feel that the environmental view should beconsidered and reflected in the requirements.
Taking these points into account, I think thatthe requirements for seawater ballast tanks
should be reviewed in the near future so as tofurther improve maritime safety andenvironmental protection.

Climate Change andPort Strategies
Dr. Satoshi Inoue
Professor
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo
Emeritus Secretary General
International Association of Ports and Harbors

On Sunday July 25th, I got off the train at
Malmö’s Central Station. In the midstof this year’s unusually hot summer,
Malmö’s cool and fresh air gave me a more thanpleasant welcome. It was my first visit to theWorld Maritime University as well as the city.
Thanks to the kind work of Professor Pierre
Cariou, I was invited to deliver a series oflectures on climate change and port strategies.
I started my class, discussing a generalframework of interaction between ports andclimate change. On the one hand, ports arecontributing to global warming, for which
effective mitigation measures should be
implemented to reduce emissions ofgreenhouse gases. On the other hand, however,ports are most vulnerable to impacts of global
warming, such as the rise in sea levels andfrequent hurricane attacks. We therefore
require effective adaptation measures to prevent
damage to port facilities and the disruption of
port operations.

From left to right: Dr. Satoshi Inoue, Dr. Pierre Cariou and Dr. Daniel Moon

In fact, the International Association ofPorts and Harbors (IAPH), where I have beenworking as Secretary General for the last 11
years, has already launched a range of initiatives
to assist ports to plan and implement various
measures for mitigation and adaptation.
Among them, the IAPH’s World Ports
Climate Initiative (WPCI) stands as the main
global platform for port climate actions.
Based on those activities and experiences, I
discussed methodologies to develop port
climate action programs and to control air
emissions from port activities. Case studies on
leading ports were also presented to show more
precisely how they are challenging this criticalissue in a broad perspective and in an integrated
manner. My discussion finally exploredeffective ways to conduct climate action as anintegral part of overall port management. It wasstressed throughout my lectures that climate
action could and should go together with port
business rather than as a trade-off.

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I was impressed with the obvious interest andenthusiasm shown by the WMU students
throughtheirquestionsandactiveparticipation. I truly hope my lectures helped
them to understand not only methodologies
and technologies but also the underlying
principles and importance of port climate
action. As climate change is already in progress,
we can waste no time in taking immediate
action for us and the generations to come.
On the last day, another surprise awaited me.
When I was introduced to President Dr. Björn
Kjerfve, he smilingly told me that we had both
graduated from the same university, theUniversity of Washington, in Seattle, though ofcourse in different years. He also explained tome the details of WMU’s new campus, to belocated in a magnificent historical building,once used as the Swedish Customs office, very
close to the Central Station. He expected it toopen in the fall of 2012.

Contemporary Maritime Issues

Unforgettable Memories
in the Gulf of Adenand Reunion in Jakarta

Relocating the Lighthouse
Asghar Ali (Pakistan, 2006)

A

cool, calm sea with a light headwind. A
bright moon helps the navigator tocompile a surface picture. The ship heads
for the coast at a steep angle. The foredeck
prepares the anchor. The Captain of the ship sits
in his chair sipping hot coffee. This is a scene notfrom a Hollywood movie but from the real life ofa seafarer.
A decade ago, as a nautical officer, I was
taking our ship to its anchor berth. We were in
the Gulf, where we had to travel extensively
along the coast. Being well conversant with the
topology and weather, we were having an easytime without any wind effect. Our marker was
the lighthouse which we had been using formany voyages, but this particular anchor run we
hadn’t done before. So it was the first time that
we got so close to the lighthouse in shallow
waters. Everyone was doing their best not tomake any mistakes and disturb the mood of the
Captain.

Corrosion Protection
for Cargo Oil Tankers

As we got within cable distance of our anchor
berth, I went through my final checks: Bothbeam markers were moving as expected and werein line with our approach; GPS positioning
matched the estimated position (EP), and thedepth contours were also as expected. The only
thing which was not in line with our planned
approach and with other real-time parameters
was the lighthouse! I checked and re-checked. I
couldn’t believe it, because the most accurate
navigational feature is supposed to be thelighthouse. The GPS can be faulty, radar can bemistaken, the land is subject to land-slides andhills/peaks can be wrongly identified. But alighthouse is a lighthouse, and is meant to beaccurate. I checked again. And what I finallyconcluded was this: Everything else was Ok, butthere was something wrong with the lighthouse.
I informed the Captain. He sent for the Chief
Officer to counter-check my findings. Others
also came to the rescue, and we all agreed thatthe ship’s position and approach were correct,
but the lighthouse was wrong.
Time passed, further masking all the features
except for the lighthouse. Morning brought fog,
which still left us with only one visible feature,
the lighthouse. I could see that the Captainhadn’t slept well, and the Chief Officer wastrying to avoid eye contact with me. Finally, as I
joined the liberty party on shore, my only desire
was to go see that lighthouse situated on a barren
area of the coast. It transpired that the lighthouse
we had seen was a new structure, with the old,rusted lighthouse standing two hundred meters
away, under repair. The company repairing thesteel structure must have also been working in
the electrical industry, whereby you construct a
new electrical pylon and then shift the electricalcables. Here also they had made a newlighthouse and then shifted the light itself to the
new steel structure.

New Technology:
Air Water Blasting

Masanori Yoshida
Japan Ship Technology
Research Association (JSTRA)

Requirements on Corrosion Protection
for Cargo Oil Tanks
We all remember the tragic, large oil spills that
happened in the late 1990s and the early 2000s,
such as the Erica oil spill (1999) and the Prestige
oil spill (2002). These accidents caused majorchanges toward the development of safety
requirements for crude oil tankers. One of thebiggest issues was the corrosion of steel in cargo
oil tanks. In 2006 at MSC82, 28 countries andrelated organizations proposed a new work
program to make mandatory requirements on
the protective coating in cargo oil tanks of crude
oil tankers. After the proposal was approved,
extensive discussions were made at the designand equipment sub-committee levels (DE), andToday many countries have sent theirnavy and air force towards the vicinityof Somalia. Japan has also dispatchedwarships and airplanes to maintain safe traffic
in the Gulf of Aden, in cooperation with manyother countries.
After graduating from the World Maritime
University, I was assigned a new position in
charge of piracy issues at the Japan Coast Guard(JCG) headquarters. At that time, I didn’t
expect that I would be involved in anti-piracy
missions off the coast of Somalia. However, I
started working on anti-piracy issues and finally
got the orders to tackle it on site.
In Japan, JCG deals with the piracy issue onan administrative level in principle no matter
where it happens; however, the government
decided to provide navy ships with limited
administrative law enforcement jurisdiction

and to send them to the Gulf as a special case,and JCG officers were also required to be on
board for criminal investigations.
During the five months that I was on theship, I had many precious experiences that I
couldn’t possibly have had in my normal life, as
we escorted around 400 merchant vessels,
irrespective of their flags or operatingcompanies. The contrast between my mundane
life on board ship and the menace and severityof the pirates’ influence in the region was quite
large. We received so many emergency callsfrom merchant ships during the mission, andof course, we did our best, but unfortunately,
we couldn’t sufficiently respond to everyone
that asked for help.
Because of this mission I believe even more in
the importance of cooperation among all thecountries that sent ships off Somalia inenhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of ouroperations. Even though many difficulties still
exist concerning relations between countries, wemust pursue common goals for everyone inorder to protect more ships from piracy.
After our escort mission ended, I was able toget together with my badge mates, Mr. Fajar
Nugraha and Miss Poppy Sartika, in Jakarta on
the return trip to Japan. It definitely helped toheal my weariness from the mission. Thanks tothis kind of opportunity, I realized again that
we are connected even if we live far apart, andhow wonderful it is that we have friends allover the world. I’m really proud of ouruniversity and friends, and I hope that our
network contributes to solve the various issues
in the maritime field.

Conventional Steel

Safety Requirements for
Crude Oil Tankers were Finalized

Introduction
The 87th Maritime Safety Committee(MSC87) was held in London in May 2010.
The Committee made two outstanding
adoptions on the safety of crude oil tankers, therequirements for corrosion protection of cargo
oil tanks (COT) for crude oil tankers, and thegoal based standard (GBS) for tankers and bulk
carriers. In this column, I will introduce therequirements on corrosion protection for COT.

Yasuhiro Okamoto(Japan, 2009)

New Corrosion
Resistant Steelthe requirements and associated SOLAS
regulations were finally adopted this May.
These requirements are applied to crude oiltankers of 5,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) andabove, for which the building contract occurs on
or after July 1st, 2013. All cargo oil tanks of these
crude oil tankers shall be protected by thefollowing methods:(1) Protective coating during the constructionof the ship in accordance with the PerformanceStandard for Protective Coatings for cargo oiltankers (PSPC for COT). The standard is basedon specifications and requirements that intend
to provide a target-useful coating life of 15 years.
(2) Alternative means for corrosion protection
or utilization of corrosion resistance material tomaintain required structural integrity for 25
years, in accordance with the PerformanceStandard for Alternative Means (PS for
alternative means). In the PS for alternativemeans, the standards of “corrosion resistantsteel” are only included as a notable and widely
recognized alternative protective method. Other
standards will be added in the future once otheralternative means are developed and approved by
the IMO.
I think that this adoption is a groundbreaking

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event at the IMO. IMO explicitly backed theposition that notable technologies are allowable
if they are in line with the goals of theregulations. I really hope that these requirements
and corrosion resistant steel will trigger further
technological development on other items.
Future Discussions at IMO
I will briefly explain the requirements forprotective coating for seawater ballast tanks.
These requirements were adopted at MSC82 inNovember 2006 and applied to all vessels which
are 500 gross tonnes and above and arecontracted on or after July 1st, 2008. In thisregard, various kinds of new technologies havebeen developed to implement the requirements.
Some novel technologies other than an epoxy
coating system - which is only accepted as amethod for corrosion protection - have also beenstudied and developed. In addition, some people
feel that the environmental view should beconsidered and reflected in the requirements.
Taking these points into account, I think thatthe requirements for seawater ballast tanks
should be reviewed in the near future so as tofurther improve maritime safety andenvironmental protection.

Climate Change andPort Strategies
Dr. Satoshi Inoue
Professor
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo
Emeritus Secretary General
International Association of Ports and Harbors

On Sunday July 25th, I got off the train at
Malmö’s Central Station. In the midstof this year’s unusually hot summer,
Malmö’s cool and fresh air gave me a more thanpleasant welcome. It was my first visit to theWorld Maritime University as well as the city.
Thanks to the kind work of Professor Pierre
Cariou, I was invited to deliver a series oflectures on climate change and port strategies.
I started my class, discussing a generalframework of interaction between ports andclimate change. On the one hand, ports arecontributing to global warming, for which
effective mitigation measures should be
implemented to reduce emissions ofgreenhouse gases. On the other hand, however,ports are most vulnerable to impacts of global
warming, such as the rise in sea levels andfrequent hurricane attacks. We therefore
require effective adaptation measures to prevent
damage to port facilities and the disruption of
port operations.

From left to right: Dr. Satoshi Inoue, Dr. Pierre Cariou and Dr. Daniel Moon

In fact, the International Association ofPorts and Harbors (IAPH), where I have beenworking as Secretary General for the last 11
years, has already launched a range of initiatives
to assist ports to plan and implement various
measures for mitigation and adaptation.
Among them, the IAPH’s World Ports
Climate Initiative (WPCI) stands as the main
global platform for port climate actions.
Based on those activities and experiences, I
discussed methodologies to develop port
climate action programs and to control air
emissions from port activities. Case studies on
leading ports were also presented to show more
precisely how they are challenging this criticalissue in a broad perspective and in an integrated
manner. My discussion finally exploredeffective ways to conduct climate action as anintegral part of overall port management. It wasstressed throughout my lectures that climate
action could and should go together with port
business rather than as a trade-off.

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I was impressed with the obvious interest andenthusiasm shown by the WMU students
throughtheirquestionsandactiveparticipation. I truly hope my lectures helped
them to understand not only methodologies
and technologies but also the underlying
principles and importance of port climate
action. As climate change is already in progress,
we can waste no time in taking immediate
action for us and the generations to come.
On the last day, another surprise awaited me.
When I was introduced to President Dr. Björn
Kjerfve, he smilingly told me that we had both
graduated from the same university, theUniversity of Washington, in Seattle, though ofcourse in different years. He also explained tome the details of WMU’s new campus, to belocated in a magnificent historical building,once used as the Swedish Customs office, very
close to the Central Station. He expected it toopen in the fall of 2012.

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When East Meets South and in-between- Building a Better Asia 8 -Dothy (Indonesia, 2001)“….To promote the feeling of oneness towards sustainable development
through social entrepreneurship and environmental conscientiousness….” was the theme declared at Building a Better Asia 8 (BABA 8) inBeijing, China last September 2010, incorporated with Peking
University. BABA, Building a Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue,
was started by The Nippon Foundation and its aﬃliates (NFG)
including the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Tokyo Foundation asa new path-breaking activity. This BABA networking came from
Fellows throughout Asia, of various levels and backgrounds, who intend
to be agents of change towards building a better Asia.
Inspired by magnificent speakers and lead facilitator, sessions started
with Mr. Rajaretnam (Special Advisor to the ASEAN Secretary General), Mr. Shuichi Ohno (Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation),
Mr. Takeju Ogata (President, The Nippon Foundation), Mr. Kavi
Chongkittavorn (Editor-at-large of the Nation), Ms. Claire Chiang(Senior VP, Banyan Tree Holdings), Mr. Andrew Ellis (Director for
Asia and the Paciﬁc for International IDEA), Mr. Arun Bala (Instructor,

DecemberMr. Ronaldo P. Bandalaria (Philippines 2005) and myself

2010

History & Philosophy at NUS), Mr. William Sabandar (Special Envoy,
ASEAN Secretary General), and ended with J.M. Anowar (Lead Facilitator). BABA 8 had 24 active participants from 15 diﬀerent countries,
all contributing in a meaningful and memorable way. The combinationof global insights and down-to-earth philosophies, inspiring speeches
and enjoyable games, individual and team action plans allowed us tocome up with one vision: “…to build a better Asian Community
through strong networking and effective communication….”
Of course, after this most important forum, we still had time togather with WMU Fellows in Beijing and Shanghai after 9 years of
being separated by thousands of kilometers. Welcome to the borderlessand timeless world of networking!

Sasakawa Fellows Leadthe Cooperative Mechanism

Hiroyuki Nishida

Director, International Negotiations OfficeInternational Shipping Division, Maritime Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

The ﬁfth meeting of the Aids to Navigation Fund (ANF) Committee
under the Cooperative Mechanism on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore was held in mid-October 2010 at Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the three littoral
States; and representatives from China, Japan, the Malacca Strait Council(MSC), the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) and The
Nippon Foundation.
Five meetings have been held, and signiﬁcant progress has been madesince the establishment of ANF in April 2008 as a concrete project of
Cooperative Mechanism.
During the meeting, it was reported that US$2.4 million had been
received in the year 2010. The amount has been contributed by The
Nippon Foundation, the Malacca Strait Council of Japan, UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Korea and China.
Although the number of contributors has increased, the total amount

Condolences

Passing the Baton to Next Year's ClassGRADUATION 2010

for ANF is not enough to cover the estimated amount for replacements
and maintenance of the A to N in the Straits. In this respect, littoral States
are requested to make more of an eﬀort to disseminate ANF and gain
contributions.
Sasakawa Fellows took leading roles at the meeting. Mr. Mohd Fairoz
Rozali worked hard as the secretary of the meeting, explaining the present
fund status, responding to various questions and writing up the report. Ms.
Norhasliza Mat Salleh aided the head of Malaysian delegates.
Mr. Ren Wimin, as the head of the Chinese delegation, reported on
China’s new contributions this year.
The sixth meeting will be held early next year.

Dr. Tran Dac Suu (1991 Vietnam) passed away in October 2010. He was the former
President of VIMARU, Director General of the Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration,
and a crucial ﬁgure in helping start the Vietnam Chapter of Sasakawa Fellows. We shall allpray for him and may his soul rest in peace.

Editor’s note
It’s been more than 6 years since I graduated from WMU and left
Malmö, and there have been many changes for me and my friends. I
have temporarily left the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and been assigned to
the Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS) as General Manager of
the International Office. Some of you might have also changed
organizations, gotten married, or become parents. WMU itself has alsochanged. Some beloved professors have gone, and Mr. & Mrs. Brown
will leave Malmö for Spain next month for good. The school building
will be moved to another location.
It has been about 9 months since I took over this position from Kentaro
Furuya as a member of the editorial committee of this newsletter, and also

Mr. Kunihiko Kitabayashi

since I’ve been with JAMS. Adopting new duties is full of difficulties andvery challenging, but also quite fulfilling and rewarding. As General
Manager of JAMS, I have visited more than 10 countries and have had theopportunity to meet many of you. Even though many of us have changed
our position, situation, and of course, our age, I still find that warm hearts
and friendship never change, which makes traveling abroad thoroughly
enjoyable, even if it is just a business trip.
Dear friends, keep in touch, and I hope our friendships continue
regardless of other changes. But, please let the secretariat know if youchange your contact address.
Happy New Year!

Tomoya Shimizu

General Manager of International Office
The Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS)

On Sunday, October 10, WMU’s Chancellor and IMO Secretary-General, Mr Efthimios E. Mitropoulos,
conferred postgraduate degrees on the World Maritime University’s Class of 2010.
HE Mr Georg Boomgaarden, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK
and Permanent Representative to IMO, was the Guest of Honor.
Susan Jackson(Associate Registrar, WMU)T

Swe Swe Zin (Myanmar)

wo graduates of the WMU PhD
program, Abhinayan Basu Bal ofIndia and Kevin Ghirxi of Malta,
received their degrees, along with 71
students graduating from the Malmö-based
MSc program in Maritime Affairs, and 15
from the distance-learning Postgraduate
Diploma in Marine Insurance.
The
graduates of 2010 bring the total to 3,213
from 162 countries and territories, allmaking a tremendous impact on the global
maritime sector.
In his speech, Mr Boomgaarden notedthat Germany had been one of WMU’sfounding countries, and had been very
supportive of the University since 1983.
“The World Maritime University is a uniquemodel of international learning andcooperation. It meets important needs ofboth developing and developed countries, aswell as of the industry. This is why today
many World Maritime University graduates
occupyseniormanagement
andpolicy-making positions in their countries orat an international level.”

K. R. Deepak Kumar (India)

The Chancellor gave the graduation
address, in which he observed: “There is,today, a huge demand for highly-trained,skilled and knowledgeable personnel tooperate and manage shipping, both ashore
and at sea; and the need to regulate it as anindustry that is ever-evolving from thetechnological point of view has become moreacute nowadays than in the past. In thiscontext, the concentration, in former years,of the minds of regulators on ship
construction and equipment as the principalmeans of improving safety at sea and theprotection of the marine environment haslatterly been supplanted by a focus on thehuman element.”
During the ceremony, the annual special
awards to students were announced:• Fang Ying of China's Ministry ofTransport won the Chancellor’s Medal for
Academic Excellence, the Pierre Léonard
Prize for the Best Female Student and theInforma Law dissertation prize• Swe Swe Zin (Sasakawa Fellow) of the
Myanmar Maritime University won the C.

P. Srivastava Award for International
Fellowship• K. R. Deepak Kumar (Sasakawa Fellow)of the Indian Coast Guard won the Lloyd’s
Maritime Academy dissertation prize

Tree-planting ceremony 2010

For the seventh year in succession, thegraduating students presented a living gift to
the City of Malmö. Each year, trees havebeen planted in a range of sites for theenjoyment of the people of Malmö. This year,
a Turkish Hazelnut was planted, which will
become a large and imposing tree withmarvelous autumn colors and large nuts. It
was planted near the 2008 and 2009 trees in
Slottsmöllan Park on September 30. A large
group of students from the graduating class
took part in the ceremony, where the City of
Malmö was represented by Mr Kent
Andersson. The total number of WMU trees
has now reached 82, and they continue tosymbolise the living and growing friendshipbetween the students of WMU and thepeople of Malmö.