Recent develo p ment of maritime education in China

NEWSLETTER

riends ofJ"Dalian Maritime University has produced many talented people
who work not only in the central government offices in Beijing,
but also in related local agencies that manage shipping andm血time affairs," Dr. Wang said.
"We think that in addition to knowledge of merchant marine
technology, English language education is also important toproduce capable crews for foreign ships. Therefore, we areworking on a program to invite some 30 retired captains and chiefengineers from Europe and the United States.
"About half the 70 Chinese WMU graduates are actually DMU
graduates. Two thirds of the DMU graduates pursue maritime jobs
on land, while the rest work at sea as ship officers."
Mr. Sasakawa admired Dr. Wang's commitment to improvementof maritime education in China, saying,‘、There exists no national
border in the work of seafarers or the people engaged in maritime
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa with Dr. Wang Zuwen
affairs. Their work is remarkably universal in nature. Differences
Dr. Wang Zuwen, President of Dalian Maritime University, China, between maritime universities are due to the level of faculty
paid a courtesy call to Mr. Yohei Sasakawa at the headquarters of members' expertise; Dr. Wang's forward-looking attitude toward
The Nippon Foundation on December 16, 2004 . The following is new initiatives for improvement is admirable, indeed 、
excerpted from their discussion.

A PA NThe world is a family, and all humankind are brothers and sisters.

JUNE

2005

99

Creating Two New Chapters

Message from the Secretariat
Announcement of Name Chang e

As of April 1st, the Ship & Ocean Foundation will be known as
the Ocean Policy Research Foundation. We are happy to markthe thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of our foundation
this year. To facilitate a more integrated approach to ocean
related issues, under the new name we will be combining theactivities formerly carried out by the Institute for Ocean Policy,
SOF and the Ship & Ocean Foundation. It is our hope that thisbroader and more integrated research approach will yield moregenerous and timely results.

Ocean Policy Research Foundation

We asked Professor Zade to write an article about Dr.
Nomoto, the first WMU professor from Japan. Dr. Nomototaught at WMU for four years following its establishment andafter this period continued to contribute to maritime
education as a member of the Board of Governors. It seems
only yesterday that he was giving me kind, fatherly advice
when I was appointed to my WMU post.
Dr. Nomoto was an authority on naval architecture and alsoa well-known yachtsman. He loved sailing boats and evenbrought his own sailboat all the way from Japan to Malmo.
The accident occurred on the yacht on July 20 , and it just so
happened that this was Marine Day in Japan. I cannot help

but think it was more than just a coincidence.
I am sure that I am not the only person who wished thathe could continue to lead maritime education not only forthe sake of Japan but the world at large. Reading this article,
I felt much closer to the unpretentious nature of Dr. Nomoto,but regrettably we are no longer blessed with his presence.
We keenly feel the loss.

Prof. Toshio Hikima
Maritime Technical College

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HE current issue introduces newrecipients of the WMU Sasakawa
Fellowship in the following two pages. Also,
national chapters, made up of graduate
Sasakawa Fellows, are the mainstay of theever-spreading ne twork of Sasakawa
Fellows. The 1 1th issue features the goodnews that a national and a local chapter
have been newly added to our community.

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The Japan Chapter launched in January,
2005. According to Ms. Yasko Suzuki,ヽ‘Japan
started to send Japanese students funded by
The Nippon Foundation to WMU from2001. Now we have seven Sasakawa Fellow
graduates - Tomonori Okamura (MET2002),
Ryoji Hayashi (MA2002), Kentaro Furuya(M心003), Yasko Suzuki (M心003), Naoki
Saito(MET2004),
TomoyaShimizu(M心004), Fumi Yakabe (MSEP2004) - andwe decided to launch the awaited Japanesebranch of Sasakawa Fellows in January thisyear. In addition, we have created a website
you can visit from this addresswww.wmu.jp ( although some of its contents
are under construction). As is repeatedly

mentioned in our website, our wholehearted
appreciation is always extended to Mr. Yohei
Sasakawa and The Nippon Foundation. All
Japanese Sasakawa graduates have been
engaged in international maritime affairs andwish to contribute more to effective, safer
shipping and marine environment protection.
We also hope the link of regional Sasakawa
alum直grows broader and broader and,someday, to have Sasakawa Fellow alumni
all over the world."

The Surabaya Sub-Cha pter

An Indonesian Chapter member, Mr. Yan
Risuandi (1990), Transportation Attache of
the Indonesian Embassy in Japan, paid avおit to Mr. Sasakawa on February 15, 2005.
He was accompanied by Mr. Eisuke Kudo
and Mr. Takuo Tsuya of the "Friends"
Secretariat. The purpose of the Indonesian
diplomat's visit was to make an official
report to the Chairman of "Friends" about
the creation of the Surabayan Sub-Chapter.
The local chapter was in fact establおhed
much earlier, when Mr. Tsuya visited
Surabaya in mid-July, 2004 . Then, four

Sasakawa Fellows who live in the city Capt. F. Santoso (199 1); Mr. A. Syahrninur(2002); Mr. T. F. Nuguroho (2003); and Mr.
R. Fajryansah (2003) - gathered together on
July 16, declaring the establishment of the
Surabaya Sub-Chapter, which w邸 witnessedby Mr. Tsuya.
Mr. Risuandi showed Mr. S⑮akawa a large
cloth banner made by the local chapter
members for the occasion of the inaugural
ceremony 1⑮t year. Indonesia boasts a large
community of WMU graduates, which
S邸akawa Fellows are administering in an
admirably ha皿onizing manner.

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Editor's Postscript

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The following 28 newcomers have been selected as WMU Sasakawa Fellows. Farly this May, the Class of 2006 started
their studies at WMU. These students are experts in their own right and expected to excel in their chosen maritime
courses under the stringent supervision of the best experts in the world in the maritime field. Upon the completion of
their courses their new knowledge and skills shall contribute further to enhance their countries' maritime community.

BAZARRAGCHAA, Altan-Od Mr

OKUBO, TomomiMs

06005 MA Mongolia

06038 MA Japan

Head of Maritime Admin.
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport Dept.

Japan Coast Guard, Yokohama Coast Guard Office

DAGUIO-MAM/SAO, Maria Teresa Ms

PRIADI, Antoni ArifMr

One of the world's great industries is maritime shipping.
IMO's 164 Member States were united to ensure andpromote maritime safety worldwide and to address thechallenges in the international maritime community, which iscountry and decided to follow in his footsteps. I would likechanging more rapidly than ever before.

Foundation and Mr. Yohei Sasakawa for giving me the

The Nippon Foundation has contributed a lot to theinternational maritime community by continuously andchance to study at the World Maritime University and further
enhance my knowledge pertaining to my chosen maritime
field. I will always cherish this opportunity and continue togenerously supporting the WMU and undertaking several
projects and expert discussions at IMO.
My father is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer and apioneer in the Philippines. His profession is our "bread andbutter," and I have learned to appreciate the maritime

to dedicate my accomplishments to my father - Engr.
Mariano Dumayag Daguio.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank The Nippon

perform my duties and contribute to the maritime
community in the Philippines the knowledge and expertise I
will gain in my studies at WMU.

industry from a very young age. As I've grown up, I've
realized the importance of the maritime industry in my

Ms. Maria Teresa Daguio-Mamisao

06009 MSEP Philippines

06040 MET Indonesia

Senior Transportatino Development Officer
Maritime Industry Authority

Lecturer
Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic

DIA WA, Rodolfo Remigio Mr

SAKALAYEN, Quazi Mohammed Hi血ibusMr

ALMEIDA, Lucio/a Perez DeMs

MAT SALLEH, Norhas血aBintiMs

06012 MA Philippines

06045 SM Bangladesh

06062 MA Brazil

06082 MA Malaysia

Maritime Industry Dept. Specialist
Maritime Industry Authority

Assistant Chief
Ministry of Shipping

Environmental Supervisor for Port of Suape
Suape Port and Industrial Complex

Assistant Director, Prime Minister's Office
National Security Div., Government of Malaysia

GU, Weihong Ms

SANTOSO, Agus EdiMr

CONCEPCION, RuelMr

ROZALI, Mohd Fairoz BinMr

06018 SM China

06046 PM Indonesia

06067 MET Philippines

06090 MSEP Malaysia

Associate Professor
Shanghai Maritime Univ.

Senior Subsidiaries Advisory Officer
Indonesia Port Corp. II

Assist. Quality Management Representative
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

Head Quarter Senior Marine Engineer Officer/
Assistant Director
Marine Dept., Peninsular Malaysia

IRFAN, Ahmad Mr

SRIMEECHAI, Wichuda Ms

EVANGEIJSTA, Enrico E enMr

SONG, Wei Mr

06022 SM Indonesia

06048 MA Thailand

06068 MSEP Philippines

06092 MSEP China

Sea Traffic & Transport Staff
M皿stry of Communication,

Policy and Planning Analyst
Office of Transport and Traffic Policy andPlanning, Marine Div., Planning Bureau

Commanding Officer(Ship Captain)
Philippine Coast Guard

Port State Control Officer
Dalian Maritime Safety Administration

LASKA, SopbalMr

THEA WICHA, Thiwakorn Mr

HEBBAR, Anish ArvindMr

TRINH, Thi Ngoc Bien Ms

06027 ICOM Cambodia

06052 MET Thailand

06073 MSEP India

06093 SM Vietnam

Integrated Coastal Management
Project's Counterpart
Ministry of EnvironmentEng. Instructor/Second Engineer Officer
Merchant Marine Training Centre

Staff Officer to DY Director General
Indian Coast Guard

Expert-Business-Int'! Relations Dept.
Vietnam National Shipping Lines

MONTEIRO, Antonio DuarteMr

WINCHO,Mr

LE, Hong PhongMr

WRIGHT, Paul WayneMr

fr

06033 MSEP Cape Verde06056 SM Myanmar

06078 MA Vietnam

06094 MSEP Jamaica

Commanding Officer of P/BVigilante
Coast Guard

Assistant Manager
Myanma Five Star Line

Deputy Manager of Dept.
The Center for Shipping Policy andMarine Environment

Executive Officer
Jamaica Defence ForceNGUYEN, Thi Anh ThuMs

ALI, AsgharMr

LI, HaiboMr

YEMYINT, Mr

06036 SM Vietnam

06061 MET Pakistan

06080 MSEP China

06095 MSEP Myanmar

Teacher of Sea-Transport Economics
Vietnam Maritime Univ.

Nautical Instructor
Pakistan Marine Academy

Associate Director
Ministry of Co皿nunication,
Maritime Safety Admin. of Llanyungang

Deputy Director(Eng. & Ship Survey)
Dept. of Marine Admin.

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 2Friends of WMU JAPAN I 3

The following 28 newcomers have been selected as WMU Sasakawa Fellows. Farly this May, the Class of 2006 started
their studies at WMU. These students are experts in their own right and expected to excel in their chosen maritime
courses under the stringent supervision of the best experts in the world in the maritime field. Upon the completion of
their courses their new knowledge and skills shall contribute further to enhance their countries' maritime community.

BAZARRAGCHAA, Altan-Od Mr

OKUBO, TomomiMs

06005 MA Mongolia

06038 MA Japan

Head of Maritime Admin.
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport Dept.

Japan Coast Guard, Yokohama Coast Guard Office

DAGUIO-MAM/SAO, Maria Teresa Ms

PRIADI, Antoni ArifMr

One of the world's great industries is maritime shipping.
IMO's 164 Member States were united to ensure andpromote maritime safety worldwide and to address thechallenges in the international maritime community, which iscountry and decided to follow in his footsteps. I would likechanging more rapidly than ever before.

Foundation and Mr. Yohei Sasakawa for giving me the

The Nippon Foundation has contributed a lot to theinternational maritime community by continuously andchance to study at the World Maritime University and further
enhance my knowledge pertaining to my chosen maritime
field. I will always cherish this opportunity and continue togenerously supporting the WMU and undertaking several
projects and expert discussions at IMO.
My father is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer and apioneer in the Philippines. His profession is our "bread andbutter," and I have learned to appreciate the maritime

to dedicate my accomplishments to my father - Engr.
Mariano Dumayag Daguio.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank The Nippon

perform my duties and contribute to the maritime
community in the Philippines the knowledge and expertise I
will gain in my studies at WMU.

industry from a very young age. As I've grown up, I've
realized the importance of the maritime industry in my

Ms. Maria Teresa Daguio-Mamisao

06009 MSEP Philippines

06040 MET Indonesia

Senior Transportatino Development Officer
Maritime Industry Authority

Lecturer
Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic

DIA WA, Rodolfo Remigio Mr

SAKALAYEN, Quazi Mohammed Hi血ibusMr

ALMEIDA, Lucio/a Perez DeMs

MAT SALLEH, Norhas血aBintiMs

06012 MA Philippines

06045 SM Bangladesh

06062 MA Brazil

06082 MA Malaysia

Maritime Industry Dept. Specialist
Maritime Industry Authority

Assistant Chief
Ministry of Shipping

Environmental Supervisor for Port of Suape
Suape Port and Industrial Complex

Assistant Director, Prime Minister's Office
National Security Div., Government of Malaysia

GU, Weihong Ms

SANTOSO, Agus EdiMr

CONCEPCION, RuelMr

ROZALI, Mohd Fairoz BinMr

06018 SM China

06046 PM Indonesia

06067 MET Philippines

06090 MSEP Malaysia

Associate Professor
Shanghai Maritime Univ.

Senior Subsidiaries Advisory Officer
Indonesia Port Corp. II

Assist. Quality Management Representative
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

Head Quarter Senior Marine Engineer Officer/
Assistant Director
Marine Dept., Peninsular Malaysia

IRFAN, Ahmad Mr

SRIMEECHAI, Wichuda Ms

EVANGEIJSTA, Enrico E enMr

SONG, Wei Mr

06022 SM Indonesia

06048 MA Thailand

06068 MSEP Philippines

06092 MSEP China

Sea Traffic & Transport Staff
M皿stry of Communication,

Policy and Planning Analyst
Office of Transport and Traffic Policy andPlanning, Marine Div., Planning Bureau

Commanding Officer(Ship Captain)
Philippine Coast Guard

Port State Control Officer
Dalian Maritime Safety Administration

LASKA, SopbalMr

THEA WICHA, Thiwakorn Mr

HEBBAR, Anish ArvindMr

TRINH, Thi Ngoc Bien Ms

06027 ICOM Cambodia

06052 MET Thailand

06073 MSEP India

06093 SM Vietnam

Integrated Coastal Management
Project's Counterpart
Ministry of EnvironmentEng. Instructor/Second Engineer Officer
Merchant Marine Training Centre

Staff Officer to DY Director General
Indian Coast Guard

Expert-Business-Int'! Relations Dept.
Vietnam National Shipping Lines

MONTEIRO, Antonio DuarteMr

WINCHO,Mr

LE, Hong PhongMr

WRIGHT, Paul WayneMr

fr

06033 MSEP Cape Verde06056 SM Myanmar

06078 MA Vietnam

06094 MSEP Jamaica

Commanding Officer of P/BVigilante
Coast Guard

Assistant Manager
Myanma Five Star Line

Deputy Manager of Dept.
The Center for Shipping Policy andMarine Environment

Executive Officer
Jamaica Defence ForceNGUYEN, Thi Anh ThuMs

ALI, AsgharMr

LI, HaiboMr

YEMYINT, Mr

06036 SM Vietnam

06061 MET Pakistan

06080 MSEP China

06095 MSEP Myanmar

Teacher of Sea-Transport Economics
Vietnam Maritime Univ.

Nautical Instructor
Pakistan Marine Academy

Associate Director
Ministry of Co皿nunication,
Maritime Safety Admin. of Llanyungang

Deputy Director(Eng. & Ship Survey)
Dept. of Marine Admin.

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 2Friends of WMU JAPAN I 3

had never heard about SOF but werechannel for implementation. Therefore, I

initiatives are channeled correctly, can bringsupportedcan think of no one else to tum to except

about change in the maritime area, not onlyin their countries and regions but globally.

by

them

in

their

highereducation, many non-profit organisations

SOF. What I could not foresee earlier, I do

who have been sponsored by them forrealize now. I am not alone.

Many forums should be held to bring about

叫血g initiatives to keep the oceans safe

SOF, under The Nippon Foundation, is atogetherness and sharing of expertise, and I

and clean for future generations. I often

global organisation that transcends borders,

hope that SOF as always will help and assist

wonder why SOF chose me and how can I

religion

repay them? What do they expect from me?

development,

Well, I know for sure they will not ask

developed and developing countries. The

and

race

focuseson

all the initiatives of the alumni.

in

less

Studying at WMU is just the start of a longassociation with SOF that extends globally toandespeciallytheanything except to serve my coun的 andalumni of SOF are generally experts andensure the safety of shipping and promoting

institute the measures I learnt at WMU.

professionals, and some include maritime

peaceful and sustainable use of the oceans.

There are several obstacles to instituting

administrators and instructors. They are the

The SOF alumni of the class of 2004 are theReflections from a JICA Trainee

measures, official machineiy does not work,

chosen few and have been inculcated withbrightest lot, going by their track record, andso many ideas and initiatives that spring

Japanese culture and tradition and a love for

I am waiting with awe for the spark and theJ oselito F. de la Cruz

forth in our minds do not get the rightthe ocean and its life. The alumni, when theirwonderful developments to come.

(Philippines, 2003 Sasakawa Fellow)

others. After graduating from the WorldfamousMaritime University in 2003, I was assigned

museum, ltsukushima shrine in Miyajima

Peace

Memorial

to the coast guard education and training

Island, Kintai bridge, and a trip to Fukuoka

command, the office responsible for theCity, passing through numerous mountainimplementation of the project wherein I

tunnels and the Kan-mon Strait bridge.

was designated as the PCG counterpart for
m叩time law enforcement.
to visit Japan in August 2002. That six-day

This training was actually more like

textbookforstudy tour was like no other; hence, going

operational

back for the second time was indeed

internationalsomething to look forward to. And so,

the
use.

PCG's
Thus,

trainingamaritime

review

law,

and
of

I皿one of the few lucky Philippine Coast

way to Kure City, southern Japan, to findday. In my whole stay, almost half the time
was devoted to discussions with a number

Guard (PCG) officers sent for training inout what was in store for me in a month'sof JCGA faculty members, who showed theirstay. At frrst, I felt jittety being in a land

Coastwhose passion for work and perfection is a

Human

Resource

eagerness to help and the value of hard
work, punctuality and politeness, virtues the

known fact.

three years ago. This project is a technical

The training was held entirely at Japan

Japanese are known for. I got to know theircooperation that w川culminate in June 2007

Coast Guard Academy QCGA), located in awith them in and out of the office.

and that includes the dispatching of long­city that is home to the Japan Maritime Selfand short-term experts from Japan Coast

Defense Force or the Navy. I also had theGuard, the donation of training equipment

chanceand counterpart training in Japan, among

to seeandexp eriencesome

exciting and historical places like thelighter side, too, having spent much time
It was both a fun and rewarding stint.
It may have been short but worth
remembering. And so I say, "Domoarigato gozaimashita."

Recently on May 31, 2005, a small general

improvements to the national SAR system,

Donny Michaelcargo merchant ship named MV Faiz, sailingand I have contributed much towards it. But(Ind i a, 2004 Sasakawa Fellow)

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rika, Castor, Prestige. These were three

and a large scale search was launched byeffectiveness,

the Indian Coast Guard. After 2 days theusers and the shipping community, accidents

ship was located with a burnt-up
accommodation area and 10 survivors in a

do happen, more so due to negligence andlife-raft. The survivors were picked up, but

Governments, maritime administrations, andthe ship had four charred bodies - allPort State Control do take notice, butblatant

without cooperation fromfl auntingofsafetyallowstheon Places of Refuge for Ships in Need ofisAssistance (William Ritchie, University ofalready

clear

that

many

maritime

administrations will be adopting the IMO

Aberdeen);

Guidelines in deciding on whether to grantmanagement(Jens-Uwe Schroder, WMU);

risk

assessment

andor deny refuge to a ship in need of

port

assistance. While the Guidelines constitute a

Roman,

useful m皿agement tool, there are different

communications management (Mark Clark,

management(Rosa

University

of

Mar

DarbraCatalunya);andships that shared a common problem:

views on whether a legal solution is alsoneeded. Recently at a meeting of the IMO

The legal papers addressed both public

Legal Committee, the Comite Maritimeand private international maritime law
aspects,

International

Organization might consider the possibility

were denied haven. Two of them resulted

of a new convention. However, the majority

Chircop);

liability

inof(Gotthard

Gauci,

maritime

casualties,

withmemberdelegations

that

felt

the

includingsheltered waters in a condition of distress.
Their crews were airlifted, but the ships
major

recommended

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency).

otherwise,theinternationalcustomary law and the law of the sea (Aldoandcompensation

Universityof Walescatastrophic oil pollution along hundreds ofpreferring instead to see more widespread

Swansea); general average (Hugh Kindred,kilometres of coastline. These incidents notand better implementation of the existing

Dalhousie

only constituted problems for the statesinternational conventions. It remains to be

insurance (Patrick Donner, WMU and Eric

suffering loss, but also posed major policy,

seen whether a management response alone

Van Hooydonk, University of Antwerp).

management and legal challenges to theis sufficient to address an ongoing problem.
On March 4-5, 2005, WMU took up the

The
final
sessionconsistedofpresentations on the national approach of

University,

Canada);andWhat should a coa池I authority do whenchallenges posed by the problem andAustralia (Sam Bateman, University ofa ship that potentially poses a major

convened a Workshop on Places of Refuge

Wollongong),

Belgium

environmental

threatfor Ships in Dおtress as a part of a research

Hooydonk),

Denmark(Johnrequests refuge in sheltered coastal waters
or a port? Historically, ships in distressproject jointly funded by the Sahlens
Foundation of Stockholm. The workshop

WMU), Germany (Uwe Jenisch, Universityof Kiel), the United Kingdom (Toby Stone,enjoyed a humanitarian right to refuge. But

brought together seven WMU faculty and

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency) andin the day and age of the VLCCs andexperts and practitioners from Australia,

the United S皿es (Paul Alberston, US Coast

ULCCs,

Canada,andeconomic

Guard), thus adding a rather interesting

Kingdom and United States. The workshop

comparative dimension to the workshop.

has changed. Or has it? The International

was opened by WMU President Karl

The workshop papers are currently being

Maritime Organization (IMO) has been

Laubsteinandconsidering this problem, but it is clear that

Chircop(Canadian

this is a problem that the shipping industry

Environment Protection).

changed, and arguably the right of refuge

Spain,

was

the

Van

Liljedahl,

Unitedthe nature of the threat has

Germany,(Ericchairedby

Aldo

edited into a book to be published by the

Marineprestigious Nijhoff Publishers. In addition toParticipants, who had been conducting

contributors to the book are Detlef Nielsen

belonging to one family, the captain, hissomethingwife and two small children. The ship sankcontinuous operation of substandard vessels.

a few days after. The reasons I am telling
this incident is that I am directly involved incan be implemented. How can an individual

search and rescue training and one of mylike me do something to prevent such

eliminate. Even the best of ships need a

research

students who was commanding the coast

incidents? Will there be enough support for
my cause from departments or organisations

place of refuge at times.

presented several papers on various aspects

Proshanto Mukhetjee (11F Chair, WMU),

With this sobering thought, the IMOof the problem, including management,

Angela Shairp (Adsteam Marine, Australia)

commenced consideration of the problem in

legal

2001, and by the end of 2003 the Assembly

management

addressed

and Philip John (Rigel Shipping, Canada).
With multidisciplinary perspectives andinsights from both scholars and practitioners,

guard vessel rescued the 10 sU1Vivors. He

unexplainable

standards.

m碑er, salvor and coastal state authorities. It

they were all denied refuge by coastal
authorities when they needed to enterinternational community.

Reflections on Ship & Ocean Foundation

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May 2005

investigation, vessel boarding procedures

handful of Japanese greetings, I made my

Japan under the JICA sponsored Philippine

Aldo Chi『co pcriminal

and criminal law became the order of theGuard

WMU Workshop on Places of Refuge for Ships in Distresscome up with a Maritime Law Enforcement

Januaiy 17 of this year, knowing only a

Development Project since it began almost

Internationa I Maritime Information

research, the objective of which was to

As a Sasakawa fellow, I had the chance

The JCGA Superintendent and faculty

Hiroshima

No training is complete unless what I learnt

sent me a message saying that the vessel did

who are fully aware of the situation? I can

not have basic safety equipment, and before

think of none other than the Ship & Ocean

he could collect evidence for the frre, theFoundation (SOF).

ship sank due to rough weather conditions.

Beforetalking

about

SOF,

I

shouldmention that I am an alumnus, fortunate to

After graduating from WMU, I was posted
at a training centre to impart training on

have been helped by them in my studies at

maritime

WMU. Like me there are many others who

safety.

There

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 4

are

many

and

coastalstatescannotcompletely

and

since

the

Chair

the

summercomparative

inof

aspects.

presentations

2004,

The

workshopparticipants,other(Nippon Chair in Maritime Administration),annex

diverse topics and included a presentation

containing the Guidelines for Places ofby Olof Llnden (Nippon Chair in Marine

it is hoped that this publication will be a

Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance. The

Environmental Management) on integrated

significant WMU initiative and contribution

assessment

coastal m皿agement; environmental impact

to the international community's discourse

framework for decision-making for theassessment aspects of the IMO Guidelines

on this important subject.

adopteda

Guidelines

resolution

provide

a

with

risk

an

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 5

had never heard about SOF but werechannel for implementation. Therefore, I

initiatives are channeled correctly, can bringsupportedcan think of no one else to tum to except

about change in the maritime area, not onlyin their countries and regions but globally.

by

them

in

their

highereducation, many non-profit organisations

SOF. What I could not foresee earlier, I do

who have been sponsored by them forrealize now. I am not alone.

Many forums should be held to bring about

叫血g initiatives to keep the oceans safe

SOF, under The Nippon Foundation, is atogetherness and sharing of expertise, and I

and clean for future generations. I often

global organisation that transcends borders,

hope that SOF as always will help and assist

wonder why SOF chose me and how can I

religion

repay them? What do they expect from me?

development,

Well, I know for sure they will not ask

developed and developing countries. The

and

race

focuseson

all the initiatives of the alumni.

in

less

Studying at WMU is just the start of a longassociation with SOF that extends globally toandespeciallytheanything except to serve my coun的 andalumni of SOF are generally experts andensure the safety of shipping and promoting

institute the measures I learnt at WMU.

professionals, and some include maritime

peaceful and sustainable use of the oceans.

There are several obstacles to instituting

administrators and instructors. They are the

The SOF alumni of the class of 2004 are theReflections from a JICA Trainee

measures, official machineiy does not work,

chosen few and have been inculcated withbrightest lot, going by their track record, andso many ideas and initiatives that spring

Japanese culture and tradition and a love for

I am waiting with awe for the spark and theJ oselito F. de la Cruz

forth in our minds do not get the rightthe ocean and its life. The alumni, when theirwonderful developments to come.

(Philippines, 2003 Sasakawa Fellow)

others. After graduating from the WorldfamousMaritime University in 2003, I was assigned

museum, ltsukushima shrine in Miyajima

Peace

Memorial

to the coast guard education and training

Island, Kintai bridge, and a trip to Fukuoka

command, the office responsible for theCity, passing through numerous mountainimplementation of the project wherein I

tunnels and the Kan-mon Strait bridge.

was designated as the PCG counterpart for
m叩time law enforcement.
to visit Japan in August 2002. That six-day

This training was actually more like

textbookforstudy tour was like no other; hence, going

operational

back for the second time was indeed

internationalsomething to look forward to. And so,

the
use.

PCG's
Thus,

trainingamaritime

review

law,

and
of

I皿one of the few lucky Philippine Coast

way to Kure City, southern Japan, to findday. In my whole stay, almost half the time
was devoted to discussions with a number

Guard (PCG) officers sent for training inout what was in store for me in a month'sof JCGA faculty members, who showed theirstay. At frrst, I felt jittety being in a land

Coastwhose passion for work and perfection is a

Human

Resource

eagerness to help and the value of hard
work, punctuality and politeness, virtues the

known fact.

three years ago. This project is a technical

The training was held entirely at Japan

Japanese are known for. I got to know theircooperation that w川culminate in June 2007

Coast Guard Academy QCGA), located in awith them in and out of the office.

and that includes the dispatching of long­city that is home to the Japan Maritime Selfand short-term experts from Japan Coast

Defense Force or the Navy. I also had theGuard, the donation of training equipment

chanceand counterpart training in Japan, among

to seeandexp eriencesome

exciting and historical places like thelighter side, too, having spent much time
It was both a fun and rewarding stint.
It may have been short but worth
remembering. And so I say, "Domoarigato gozaimashita."

Recently on May 31, 2005, a small general

improvements to the national SAR system,

Donny Michaelcargo merchant ship named MV Faiz, sailingand I have contributed much towards it. But(Ind i a, 2004 Sasakawa Fellow)

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Deed of Establishment,
Sasakawa Fellows'Alumni Association 2004

E

rika, Castor, Prestige. These were three

and a large scale search was launched byeffectiveness,

the Indian Coast Guard. After 2 days theusers and the shipping community, accidents

ship was located with a burnt-up
accommodation area and 10 survivors in a

do happen, more so due to negligence andlife-raft. The survivors were picked up, but

Governments, maritime administrations, andthe ship had four charred bodies - allPort State Control do take notice, butblatant

without cooperation fromfl auntingofsafetyallowstheon Places of Refuge for Ships in Need ofisAssistance (William Ritchie, University ofalready

clear

that

many

maritime

administrations will be adopting the IMO

Aberdeen);

Guidelines in deciding on whether to grantmanagement(Jens-Uwe Schroder, WMU);

risk

assessment

andor deny refuge to a ship in need of

port

assistance. While the Guidelines constitute a

Roman,

useful m皿agement tool, there are different

communications management (Mark Clark,

management(Rosa

University

of

Mar

DarbraCatalunya);andships that shared a common problem:

views on whether a legal solution is alsoneeded. Recently at a meeting of the IMO

The legal papers addressed both public

Legal Committee, the Comite Maritimeand private international maritime law
aspects,

International

Organization might consider the possibility

were denied haven. Two of them resulted

of a new convention. However, the majority

Chircop);

liability

inof(Gotthard

Gauci,

maritime

casualties,

withmemberdelegations

that

felt

the

includingsheltered waters in a condition of distress.
Their crews were airlifted, but the ships
major

recommended

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency).

otherwise,theinternationalcustomary law and the law of the sea (Aldoandcompensation

Universityof Walescatastrophic oil pollution along hundreds ofpreferring instead to see more widespread

Swansea); general average (Hugh Kindred,kilometres of coastline. These incidents notand better implementation of the existing

Dalhousie

only constituted problems for the statesinternational conventions. It remains to be

insurance (Patrick Donner, WMU and Eric

suffering loss, but also posed major policy,

seen whether a management response alone

Van Hooydonk, University of Antwerp).

management and legal challenges to theis sufficient to address an ongoing problem.
On March 4-5, 2005, WMU took up the

The
final
sessionconsistedofpresentations on the national approach of

University,

Canada);andWhat should a coa池I authority do whenchallenges posed by the problem andAustralia (Sam Bateman, University ofa ship that potentially poses a major

convened a Workshop on Places of Refuge

Wollongong),

Belgium

environmental

threatfor Ships in Dおtress as a part of a research

Hooydonk),

Denmark(Johnrequests refuge in sheltered coastal waters
or a port? Historically, ships in distressproject jointly funded by the Sahlens
Foundation of Stockholm. The workshop

WMU), Germany (Uwe Jenisch, Universityof Kiel), the United Kingdom (Toby Stone,enjoyed a humanitarian right to refuge. But

brought together seven WMU faculty and

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency) andin the day and age of the VLCCs andexperts and practitioners from Australia,

the United S皿es (Paul Alberston, US Coast

ULCCs,

Canada,andeconomic

Guard), thus adding a rather interesting

Kingdom and United States. The workshop

comparative dimension to the workshop.

has changed. Or has it? The International

was opened by WMU President Karl

The workshop papers are currently being

Maritime Organization (IMO) has been

Laubsteinandconsidering this problem, but it is clear that

Chircop(Canadian

this is a problem that the shipping industry

Environment Protection).

changed, and arguably the right of refuge

Spain,

was

the

Van

Liljedahl,

Unitedthe nature of the threat has

Germany,(Ericchairedby

Aldo

edited into a book to be published by the

Marineprestigious Nijhoff Publishers. In addition toParticipants, who had been conducting

contributors to the book are Detlef Nielsen

belonging to one family, the captain, hissomethingwife and two small children. The ship sankcontinuous operation of substandard vessels.

a few days after. The reasons I am telling
this incident is that I am directly involved incan be implemented. How can an individual

search and rescue training and one of mylike me do something to prevent such

eliminate. Even the best of ships need a

research

students who was commanding the coast

incidents? Will there be enough support for
my cause from departments or organisations

place of refuge at times.

presented several papers on various aspects

Proshanto Mukhetjee (11F Chair, WMU),

With this sobering thought, the IMOof the problem, including management,

Angela Shairp (Adsteam Marine, Australia)

commenced consideration of the problem in

legal

2001, and by the end of 2003 the Assembly

management

addressed

and Philip John (Rigel Shipping, Canada).
With multidisciplinary perspectives andinsights from both scholars and practitioners,

guard vessel rescued the 10 sU1Vivors. He

unexplainable

standards.

m碑er, salvor and coastal state authorities. It

they were all denied refuge by coastal
authorities when they needed to enterinternational community.

Reflections on Ship & Ocean Foundation

ュ ・ー一

May 2005

investigation, vessel boarding procedures

handful of Japanese greetings, I made my

Japan under the JICA sponsored Philippine

Aldo Chi『co pcriminal

and criminal law became the order of theGuard

WMU Workshop on Places of Refuge for Ships in Distresscome up with a Maritime Law Enforcement

Januaiy 17 of this year, knowing only a

Development Project since it began almost

Internationa I Maritime Information

research, the objective of which was to

As a Sasakawa fellow, I had the chance

The JCGA Superintendent and faculty

Hiroshima

No training is complete unless what I learnt

sent me a message saying that the vessel did

who are fully aware of the situation? I can

not have basic safety equipment, and before

think of none other than the Ship & Ocean

he could collect evidence for the frre, theFoundation (SOF).

ship sank due to rough weather conditions.

Beforetalking

about

SOF,

I

shouldmention that I am an alumnus, fortunate to

After graduating from WMU, I was posted
at a training centre to impart training on

have been helped by them in my studies at

maritime

WMU. Like me there are many others who

safety.

There

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 4

are

many

and

coastalstatescannotcompletely

and

since

the

Chair

the

summercomparative

inof

aspects.

presentations

2004,

The

workshopparticipants,other(Nippon Chair in Maritime Administration),annex

diverse topics and included a presentation

containing the Guidelines for Places ofby Olof Llnden (Nippon Chair in Marine

it is hoped that this publication will be a

Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance. The

Environmental Management) on integrated

significant WMU initiative and contribution

assessment

coastal m皿agement; environmental impact

to the international community's discourse

framework for decision-making for theassessment aspects of the IMO Guidelines

on this important subject.

adopteda

Guidelines

resolution

provide

a

with

risk

an

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 5

EssayREMEMBERING PROFESSOR KENSAKU NOMOTO
Gunther Zade
Vice-Rector and Academic Dean of WMU, 1983-2001

Students will never forget his words of encouragement

creating an international university that existed only in theparticipation. He was awarded the prestigious ColumbusM呻try of Transport, who asked Professor Nomoto's former

Attracting Professor Nomoto to WMU

minds of some people and partly on paper. Dr. Srivastava

Prize of the city of Genoa for his achievement in advancing

student Koji Sekimi加，now Director of the Maritime Safety

then contacted the later Vice-Admiral Eおuke Kudo at thethe science of naval architecture.

Division at IMO, to deal with the details.

In the late'60s, I attended a meeting of a group of German

Japanese Embassy in London, who shared my doubts

naval architects specializing in hydrodynamics and thewhether his former esteemed professor would leave Osaka

He was extremely popular with the students because of

When in Malmo he made up his mind (as most of us) tomovement of ships in order to learn from them whether thefor Malmo. Luckily, and to our great satisfaction, we

his friendliness and constant support and because he had theuse a bicycle to get around. He then took a map of the cityand identified all the possible ways to get from his home tomainly experience-based teaching of manoeuvring to future

succeeded in winning Professor Nomoto for WMU. It helped

ability to pare complicated questions to their core andmaster mariners could be made more effective by a science­

us that he was used to working internationally, had many

explainbased approach. The chairman of the group used tofriends abroad (including Sweden) and that, and this wasunderstand.

conclude discussions on a topic on which no full agreement

most important for him, he was keen on passing on his vast

could be found or on which there was a lack of knowledge

knowledge and experience to students from as manyby stating that he would have to ask Professor Nomoto forcountries as possible from different sectors of the maritime

them

so

that

everybody

could

followandthe university and back. Thereafter, he tested all of them fortheir suitability for cycling and jokingly told me that he would
see this as applied research.

He was equally popular with his colleagues, and it waswonderful for Professor Pierre Houssin and me to have him

The picture shows Professor Nomoto and me at the 9th

his opinion before returning to thefield - for which WMU would provide

as a true friend. Through many familial

topic at the next meeting.

him with the ideal opportunity.

and social contacts (as, for example,

organized by President Tokujiro Inoue,

parties for students) Ken's and my wife

a friend of Ken and later Governor andbecame friends.

Visiting

Professor

President

KiyoshiObviously, I was quite anxious tomeet this famous Professor Nomoto
when

we

both

attended

IMLA Conference on MET that was

Working with Professoran- the professional Ken

1972. Since then we have kept incontact at and between internationalI

wasimmenselypleased

WMU,

Hara,

a

Vice­
formerstudent of Professor Nomoto, and their

Before returning to Kobe in 1987, heNomoto at WMU

international maritime conference inofsaw to it that he was succeeded by thecolleagues at (then) Kobe University of

top-classMercantile

Japanesenaval

architectMarine

in

1996.

(The

that

Professor Hiroyuki Adachi. I missed Ken

President of IMLA at this time wasconferences on matters of common

Professor Kensaku Nomoto, "Ken" to hisvery much but fortunately he kept in

Kuniji Toda, Member of the Japaneseinterest, and we became friends. Hecolleagues and friends, had joined WMU

constant contact and maintained his

Parliament.)

even visited me in Bremen.

in May 1983, a few months before WMU

commitment

Thus, in 1982, when Dr. Srivastava,

to

WMU,

while

was inaugurated on July 4. He was an

representing Japan on the Board ofoutstanding academic and an outstanding

Governors(1991-1997),

andI went to see Kabuki theatre inheTokyo before the conference, withmy wife and daughter, who plannedofpractitioner. He was a founding professor

successfully continued his fund-raising

WMU, asked me whether I knew aof WMU and substantially contributed toefforts. Thus, I was most pleased whendeveloping the organisational structure

he and I were the first two to be madetook us to Noh theatre in Osaka

for our academic program and filling it

Professor Emeritus of WMU in 2001, theafterwards and expertly explained toFounding

Chancellor

Emeritus

Prof. Kensaku Nomoto and the author

reputed Japanese naval architect who
might be willing to join as a professor

Enjoying the breeze on board

to pursue a career in the theatre. Kenof the not yet existing WMU, my instant reply was thatwith substance. He became responsible for maritime

Professor

Navaltechnology. He taught what he called "General Ship

This is only a small indication of Ken having been much

Architecture at Osaka University, would be the ideal choice,

Knowledge" to students who had no shipboard experience,

more than a world famous naval architect and a pioneer

Nomoto,Headof

Departmentofalthough it might be difficult to persuade him to leave ataught manoeuvring, stability and other naval architecture­

world-renowned university for the adventurous challenge ofrelated subjects to future maritime lecturers and surveyors,

us Japanese theatre and how it reflects national culture.

year before his much too early passing away.

professor at WMU.

The private Kenand most of all he taught "his" Technical Management of

My remembering the four years that Ken and I had

Shipping Companies (TMS) course that he led together with

together at WMU can not be satisfactorily covered in a few

his colleague and friend Professor Pierre Houssin. The latter

pages and I can not conclude my incomplete reminiscences

was the former CEO of a French shipping company who

without saying a little bit about the private person Ken.

had built some ships for his former company in Japan, hadlearnt some Japanese and was a connoisseur of Japanese

He brought his self-designed yacht to Malmo on the ship

music. Ken was responsible for the "T" in TMS and Pierreof a befriended German captain who lived with his Japanese

for the "M".

wife in Malmo. He sailed up the Swedish east coast on
Saturdays and returned by train on Sundays. As he got

Ken created field study opportunities for students at

Awarded Professor Emeritus in 2001

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 6

farther and farther north there came a time when he would

maritime technology research centres in Denmark andhave to fly back to Malmo. He decided then to bring his

Sweden, obtained funding from J apan for a computer

yacht back south. To obtain permission to fly the Japaneselaboratory at WMU, and was asked by European universities

flag in Swedish coastal waters, he turned for help to his

to give lectures and to honor international symposia with his

friend Kuniji Toda at the Maritime Safety Division of the

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 7

Smiling with his colleagues

EssayREMEMBERING PROFESSOR KENSAKU NOMOTO
Gunther Zade
Vice-Rector and Academic Dean of WMU, 1983-2001

Students will never forget his words of encouragement

creating an international university that existed only in theparticipation. He was awarded the prestigious ColumbusM呻try of Transport, who asked Professor Nomoto's former

Attracting Professor Nomoto to WMU

minds of some people and partly on paper. Dr. Srivastava

Prize of the city of Genoa for his achievement in advancing

student Koji Sekimi加，now Director of the Maritime Safety

then contacted the later Vice-Admiral Eおuke Kudo at thethe science of naval architecture.

Division at IMO, to deal with the details.

In the late'60s, I attended a meeting of a group of German

Japanese Embassy in London, who shared my doubts

naval architects specializing in hydrodynamics and thewhether his former esteemed professor would leave Osaka

He was extremely popular with the students because of

When in Malmo he made up his mind (as most of us) tomovement of ships in order to learn from them whether thefor Malmo. Luckily, and to our great satisfaction, we

his friendliness and constant support and because he had theuse a bicycle to get around. He then took a map of the cityand identified all the possible ways to get from his home tomainly experience-based teaching of manoeuvring to future

succeeded in winning Professor Nomoto for WMU. It helped

ability to pare complicated questions to their core andmaster mariners could be made more effective by a science­

us that he was used to working internationally, had many

explainbased approach. The chairman of the group used tofriends abroad (including Sweden) and that, and this wasunderstand.

conclude discussions on a topic on which no full agreement

most important for him, he was keen on passing on his vast

could be found or on which there was a lack of knowledge

knowledge and experience to students from as manyby stating that he would have to ask Professor Nomoto forcountries as possible from different sectors of the maritime

them

so

that

everybody

could

followandthe university and back. Thereafter, he tested all of them fortheir suitability for cycling and jokingly told me that he would
see this as applied research.

He was equally popular with his colleagues, and it waswonderful for Professor Pierre Houssin and me to have him

The picture shows Professor Nomoto and me at the 9th

his opinion before returning to thefield - for which WMU would provide

as a true friend. Through many familial

topic at the next meeting.

him with the ideal opportunity.

and social contacts (as, for example,

organized by President Tokujiro Inoue,

parties for students) Ken's and my wife

a friend of Ken and later Governor andbecame friends.

Visiting

Professor

President

KiyoshiObviously, I was quite anxious tomeet this famous Professor Nomoto
when

we

both

attended

IMLA Conference on MET that was

Working with Professoran- the professional Ken

1972. Since then we have kept incontact at and between internationalI

wasimmenselypleased

WMU,

Hara,

a

Vice­
formerstudent of Professor Nomoto, and their

Before returning to Kobe in 1987, heNomoto at WMU

international maritime conference inofsaw to it that he was succeeded by thecolleagues at (then) Kobe University of

top-classMercantile

Japanesenaval

architectMarine

in

1996.

(The

that

Professor Hiroyuki Adachi. I missed Ken

President of IMLA at this time wasconferences on matters of common

Professor Kensaku Nomoto, "Ken" to hisvery much but fortunately he kept in

Kuniji Toda, Member of the Japaneseinterest, and we became friends. Hecolleagues and friends, had joined WMU

constant contact and maintained his

Parliament.)

even visited me in Bremen.

in May 1983, a few months before WMU

commitment

Thus, in 1982, when Dr. Srivastava,

to

WMU,

while

was inaugurated on July 4. He was an

representing Japan on the Board ofoutstanding academic and an outstanding

Governors(1991-1997),

andI went to see Kabuki theatre inheTokyo before the conference, withmy wife and daughter, who plannedofpractitioner. He was a founding professor

successfully continued his fund-raising

WMU, asked me whether I knew aof WMU and substantially contributed toefforts. Thus, I was most pleased whendeveloping the organisational structure

he and I were the first two to be madetook us to Noh theatre in Osaka

for our academic program and filling it

Professor Emeritus of WMU in 2001, theafterwards and expertly explained toFounding

Chancellor

Emeritus

Prof. Kensaku Nomoto and the author

reputed Japanese naval architect who
might be willing to join as a professor

Enjoying the breeze on board

to pursue a career in the theatre. Kenof the not yet existing WMU, my instant reply was thatwith substance. He became responsible for maritime

Professor

Navaltechnology. He taught what he called "General Ship

This is only a small indication of Ken having been much

Architecture at Osaka University, would be the ideal choice,

Knowledge" to students who had no shipboard experience,

more than a world famous naval architect and a pioneer

Nomoto,Headof

Departmentofalthough it might be difficult to persuade him to leave ataught manoeuvring, stability and other naval architecture­

world-renowned university for the adventurous challenge ofrelated subjects to future maritime lecturers and surveyors,

us Japanese theatre and how it reflects national culture.

year before his much too early passing away.

professor at WMU.

The private Kenand most of all he taught "his" Technical Management of

My remembering the four years that Ken and I had

Shipping Companies (TMS) course that he led together with

together at WMU can not be satisfactorily covered in a few

his colleague and friend Professor Pierre Houssin. The latter

pages and I can not conclude my incomplete reminiscences

was the former CEO of a French shipping company who

without saying a little bit about the private person Ken.

had built some ships for his former company in Japan, hadlearnt some Japanese and was a connoisseur of Japanese

He brought his self-designed yacht to Malmo on the ship

music. Ken was responsible for the "T" in TMS and Pierreof a befriended German captain who lived with his Japanese

for the "M".

wife in Malmo. He sailed up the Swedish east coast on
Saturdays and returned by train on Sundays. As he got

Ken created field study opportunities for students at

Awarded Professor Emeritus in 2001

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 6

farther and farther north there came a time when he would

maritime technology research centres in Denmark andhave to fly back to Malmo. He decided then to bring his

Sweden, obtained funding from J apan for a computer

yacht back south. To obtain permission to fly the Japaneselaboratory at WMU, and was asked by European universities

flag in Swedish coastal waters, he turned for help to his

to give lectures and to honor international symposia with his

friend Kuniji Toda at the Maritime Safety Division of the

Friends of WMU JAPAN I 7

Smiling with his colleagues

Recent develo p ment of maritime education in China

NEWSLETTER

riends ofJ"Dalian Maritime University has produced many talented people
who work not only in the central government offices in Beijing,
but also in related local agencies that manage shipping andm血time affairs," Dr. Wang said.
"We think that in addition to knowledge of merchant marine
technology, English language education is also important toproduce capable crews for foreign ships. Therefore, we areworking on a program to invite some 30 retired captains and chiefengineers from Europe and the United States.
"About half the 70 Chinese WMU graduates are actually DMU
graduates. Two thirds of the DMU graduates pursue maritime jobs
on land, while the rest work at sea as ship officers."
Mr. Sasakawa admired Dr. Wang's commitment to improvementof maritime education in China, saying,‘、There exists no national
border in the work of seafarers or the people engaged in maritime
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa with Dr. Wang Zuwen
affairs. Their work is remarkably universal in nature. Differences
Dr. Wang Zuwen, President of Dalian Maritime University, China, between maritime universities are due to the level of faculty
paid a courtesy call to Mr. Yohei Sasakawa at the headquarters of members' expertise; Dr. Wang's forward-looking attitude toward
The Nippon Foundation on December 16, 2004 . The following is new initiatives for improvement is admirable, indeed 、
excerpted from their discussion.

A PA NThe world is a family, and all humankind are brothers and sisters.

JUNE

2005

99

Creating Two New Chapters

Message from the Secretariat
Announcement of Name Chang e

As of April 1st, the Ship & Ocean Foundation will be known as
the Ocean Policy Research Foundation. We are happy to markthe thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of our foundation
this year. To facilitate a more integrated approach to ocean
related issues, under the new name we will be combining theactivities formerly carried out by the Institute for Ocean Policy,
SOF and the Ship & Ocean Foundation. It is our hope that thisbroader and more integrated research approach will yield moregenerous and timely results.

Ocean Policy Research Foundation

We asked Professor Zade to write an article about Dr.
Nomoto, the first WMU professor from Japan. Dr. Nomototaught at WMU for four years following its establishment andafter this period continued to contribute to maritime
education as a member of the Board of Governors. It seems
only yesterday that he was giving me kind, fatherly advice
when I was appointed to my WMU post.
Dr. Nomoto was an authority on naval architecture and alsoa well-known yachtsman. He loved sailing boats and evenbrought his own sailboat all the way from Japan to Malmo.
The accident occurred on the yacht on July 20 , and it just so
happened that this was Marine Day in Japan. I cannot help

but think it was more than just a coincidence.
I am sure that I am not the only person who wished thathe could continue to lead maritime education not only forthe sake of Japan but the world at large. Reading this article,
I felt much closer to the unpretentious nature of Dr. Nomoto,but regrettably we are no longer blessed with his presence.
We keenly feel the loss.

Prof. Toshio Hikima
Maritime Technical College

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HE current issue introduces newrecipients of the WMU Sasakawa
Fellowship in the following two pages. Also,
national chapters, made up of graduate
Sasakawa Fellows, are the mainstay of theever-spreading ne twork of Sasakawa
Fellows. The 1 1th issue features the goodnews that a national and a local chapter
have been newly added to our community.

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The Ja pan Cha pter

The Japan Chapter launched in January,
2005. According to Ms. Yasko Suzuki,ヽ‘Japan
started to send Japanese students funded by
The Nippon Foundation to WMU from2001. Now we have seven Sasakawa Fellow
graduates - Tomonori Okamura (MET2002),
Ryoji Hayashi (MA2002), Kentaro Furuya(M心003), Yasko Suzuki (M心003), Naoki
Saito(MET2004),
TomoyaShimizu(M心004), Fumi Yakabe (MSEP2004) - andwe decided to launch the awaited Japanesebranch of Sasakawa Fellows in January thisyear. In addition, we have created a website
you can visit from this addresswww.wmu.jp ( although some of its contents
are under construction). As is repeatedly

mentioned in our website, our wholehearted
appreciation is always extended to Mr. Yohei
Sasakawa and The Nippon Foundation. All
Japanese Sasakawa graduates have been
engaged in international maritime affairs andwish to contribute more to effective, safer
shipping and marine environment protection.
We also hope the link of regional Sasakawa
alum直grows broader and broader and,someday, to have Sasakawa Fellow alumni
all over the world."

The Surabaya Sub-Cha pter

An Indonesian Chapter member, Mr. Yan
Risuandi (1990), Transportation Attache of
the Indonesian Embassy in Japan, paid avおit to Mr. Sasakawa on February 15, 2005.
He was accompanied by Mr. Eisuke Kudo
and Mr. Takuo Tsuya of the "Friends"
Secretariat. The purpose of the Indonesian
diplomat's visit was to make an official
report to the Chairman of "Friends" about
the creation of the Surabayan Sub-Chapter.
The local chapter was in fact establおhed
much earlier, when Mr. Tsuya visited
Surabaya in mid-July, 2004 . Then, four

Sasakawa Fellows who live in the city Capt. F. Santoso (199 1); Mr. A. Syahrninur(2002); Mr. T. F. Nuguroho (2003); and Mr.
R. Fajryansah (2003) - gathered together on
July 16, declaring the establishment of the
Surabaya Sub-Chapter, which w邸 witnessedby Mr. Tsuya.
Mr. Risuandi showed Mr. S⑮akawa a large
cloth banner made by the local chapter
members for the occasion of the inaugural
ceremony 1⑮t year. Indonesia boasts a large
community of WMU graduates, which
S邸akawa Fellows are administering in an
admirably ha皿onizing manner.

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