2003 Japan Field Study - Continued 3) Site Visit in Western Japan (Sept. Hayashi, one of the Sasakawa Fellows,
18-19)Class of 2002, hosted.
On Sept. 18, the students moved to
On Sept. 19, in unexpected summer
the Inland Sea area in Hiroshima Pref. heat, the students were offered a
to visit the Koyo Dockyard and Japan comfortably air-conditioned passenger
Coast Guard Academy. At the launch of the Osaka Port Authority
dockyard, they saw ships under arranged by the Kinki Maritime Bureau
construction and exchanged opinions to see the structure of the port, whichwith the staff about relationships consists of many artificial islands. Thenbetween IMO rules and ship design. At they moved to the Kobe area and visited
the Academy, they were shown around Marine Technical College and Kobe
the Training Ship “Kojima” after University of Mercantile Marine. In thewatching dive training. In the evening, evening, a reception was held at thethey got together with students and University, gathering many companies
staff of the Academy, which Mr. Ryoji from Asian countries being trained atboth the University and College, staff ofboth schools, and people working in themaritime field in the Osaka/Kobe area.
Sept. 20, the last day in Japan, wasset aside to visit Kyoto, where theylearned old Japanese culture at
Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion), Nijo
Castle and Kiyomizu Temple. In theevening, all participants ended thetrip with a cheerful farewell party.
Owing to the generous cooperationof people concerned and the students’eagerness to study in Japan, the fieldstudy concluded successfully. Thanks
to all who helped us.
December

2003 Japan Field Study

2003

No.

5

U
Message from the Secretariat

Research Grant for Sasakawa Fellowship Recipients

SOF started financial support for Sasakawa Fellowshiprecipients of the second year class who are going toprepare their dissertations for degrees. The amount ofgrant per student is 50,000 yen (about 3,500 Swedish
Kroner). The recipient can use the money to buy books
and materials which are useful to complete his or her
dissertation. To receive the grant, the candidates musthave good academic standing in their first year alongwith a recommendation from WMU. In 2003, twodeserving students received the grant as the firstrecipients. Application details for the 2004 grant are to
be announced next spring.

Editor’s Postscript

The year 2003 is now about to close. Time passes so fast.
In recent years, the world has been filled with somuch bad news of wars, terrorism, hunger, disease, etc.,
etc. In such circumstances, working with the Secretariatof the Newsletter, sorting out information on maritime
matters and news from Fellows active everywhere in theworld has more than sentimental value for me. It fills
me with relief.

We welcome your contribution to Newsletter/Website

The Secretariat invites you to contribute to the Newsletter.
Kindly attach the contributor’s photograph.
Ship/Ocean/Ports related photographs are also
welcome. You can send printed copies by post or digital
photos by e-mail. Please note, however, that due to space
limitations, some contributions might be reduced involume, held over to the next issue, or be changed forinclusion in the website at the Secretariat’s discretion.

Websites

The following websites are available for your visit.
Philippines: http://www.phwmu.sof.or.jp
Viet Nam: http://www.wmu-vn.com
Thailand: http://www.sasakawa-thailand.netfirms.com

Hoping for a peaceful world to come, I renew mydesire to improve the Newsletter, which now has seen
its fifth edition.

nder the WMU Sasakawa
Fellowship Program, 2003
Japan Field Study took placefrom Sept. 14 to 21. Twenty-ninestudents were invited. This program
intends to give the first-year students
opportunities to meet people inJapanese maritime fields and to
exchange information and opinionswith them as well as to enhance theirknowledge about Japan.
1) Courtesy Call to The Nippon
Foundation (Sept. 16):
At
The
NipponFoundation,
students had a friendly meeting with
Ms. Ayako Sono, Chairperson of The
Nippon Foundation, and otherexecutives and staff. Ms. Sono said
that after the students’ graduation,
they will have a great advantage informing the best policies for the sea,
because they will have cultivated acommon purpose with each otherduring their stay in Malmö. She alsosuggested that, through this trip, thatthey always try to see not only thegood points, but also the bad points
in order to understand Japanthoroughly.

Prof. T. Hikima
Marine Technical College

This newsletter is published under a grant from The Nippon Foundation
to promote communication among the Sasakawa Fellows of WMU (World Maritime
University) and edited by the Ship & Ocean Foundation in cooperation with
Mr. Ko Koiso, Prof. Toshio Hikima, Ms. Masako B. Otsuka, and Ms. Sue Jackson.

Secretariat: International Cooperation Division, Ship & Ocean Foundation
Kaiyo Senpaku Building, 1-15-16 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 105-0001
Tel. 81-3-3502-1887 Fax. 81-3-3502-2033 URL: http://www.sof.or.jp/

Reception at Hotel Kaiyo, Tokyo

Sasakawa Fellows and Taisei Maru, a training ship of National Institute of Sea Training at Port of Tokyo

Before this courtesy call, thestudents visited the Museum of
Maritime Science to see a spy shipfrom North Korea.
2) Site Visit in Tokyo Area (Sept. 16-17):
On Sept. 16, the students visited
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport (MLIT), and met Mr.
Makoto Washizu, Director-General of
Maritime Bureau, then they received ageneral explanation of Japan’smaritime administration from the
Safety Standards Division. Afterwards
the students were divided into thefollowing 5 groups for lectures from
the Maritime Bureau, Policy Bureau,
Ports and Harbors Bureau Japan Coast
Guard:
Group A: Marine Safety, Marine
Environment Protection and Maritime
Administration
Group B: Maritime Education/Training

Group C: Shipping Management
Group D: Port Management
Group E: Maritime Security
At the evening reception, they
were welcomed by about 200 people
in the Japanese maritime field
including members of “Friends of
WMU, Japan”.
On Sept. 17, the students visitedthe Port of Tokyo to see the Training
Ship “Taisei Maru” of the National
Institute for Sea Training, where they
were guided by Mr. Tomonori
Okamura, Lecturer/Navigation Officerof the Institute, who is a Sasakawa
Fellow, Class of 2002. Then they went
to the mouth of Tokyo Bay by an
Institute launch and visited Tokyo
Bay Traffic Advisory Service Center of
the Japan Coast Guard, which controls
the sea traffic of Tokyo Bay.
(cont'd on p.8)

Welcoming Visitors

Sasakawa Fellow again wins a graduation award
Class 2003 Sasakawa Fellows established SAF 2003

President of Shanghai Maritime University visited
The Nippon Foundation

Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party

Graduation Ceremony
Mr. Sasakawa (left) greeting Prof. Yu, President of Shanghai
Maritime University (right)

1. Graduation Ceremony
WMU Graduation Ceremony of theClass of 2003 was held at Malmö
Concert Hall on October 12, with 102
graduates being awarded postgraduate
degrees. Much to our delight andgratitude, one of the Sasakawa Fellows
once again won the C.P. Srivasatava
Award for International Fellowship
this year.
Soon
after
the
graduation
ceremony, the winner, Mr. Taufik
Fajar Nugroho from Indonesia
expressed his gratitude at thereception, “It is very surprising that I
got the CP Srivasatava Award forInternational Fellowship. I cannot
accept this award alone since I’ve
been working in a computer group inwhich almost all the members are
Sasakawa Fellows. Mr. Kentaro
Furuya, Mr. Xue Conghua, and Mr.
Narinsak Sattaprasit.”

Mr. Nagamitsu(left) and Mr. Nugroho (right)

Fellows. As a secretariat of Friends of
WMU, Japan, SOF will continue to
implement cooperation and support
activities for this welcome development.

2. Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party
Mr. Nugroho also acts as the first
Secretary-General of Sasakawa Fellow
Alumni 2003 (SAF 2003), established at
the Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party
held on October 11, 2003 at the Savoy
Hotel, Malmö. At the Party hosted by
Ship & Ocean Foundation (SOF) morethan 100 students and others involved
celebrated the graduation of 25
Sasakawa Fellows. Mr. Masazumi
Nagamitsu, Executive Director of The
Nippon Foundation presented each ofthem with the membership certificateof the Friends of WMU, Japan.
3. Sasakawa Fellow Alumni 2003 (SAF 2003)
Class of 2003 Sasakawa Fellow Students
established SAF because of theirgrowing concerns for the necessity ofbuilding and maintaining the friendship and maritime networks among
them worldwide after their graduation.
Through SAF 2003, they will exchange
information, promote international
understanding for maritime matters andmaintain friendly cooperation for thedevelopment of maritime industry. SAF
2003 is the first official international
alumni association among the Sasakawa

Prof. Yu Shicheng, President of Shanghai
Maritime University and Associate
Professor Mr. Xue Jing visited The Nippon
Foundation on Sept. 11, 2003 to pay a
courtesy call to Mr. Yohei Sasakawa,
President of The Nippon Foundation.
Prof. Yu said that now 8 Sasakawa
Fellows are actively working with the
University, responsible for areas of IMO
matters, ocean environment, etc. Amongthem, Mr. Gao Deyi, Class of 1995, is Vice

4. Graduation Thesis
This year, five of the Class of 2003
Sasakawa Fellow Students wrote
graduation theses. The names of thestudents and themes of his/her theses
are as follows.
- Mohab Mahmoud Abou-el Kawam(Egypt), The Validity of Oil Spill
Combatting Methods: The DecisionMaking Process - A Critical Study- Jabeth Sena Japath A. Dacanay(Philippines), The Shift of Seafaring from
Traditional to Emerging Maritime States:
An Analysis of the Trends- Rahman Fajriyansa (Indonesia), A
Study of the Application of Utmost Good
Faith Principle under the English
Maritime Insurance Law: Legal Review
and Practical Solutions- Jean Ver Pugal Pia (Philippines),
Conflicting Territorial Claims in theSouth China Sea- Conghua Xue (China), Recognizing and
Implementing
Training
Onboard:
Implications for Promoting a Safety
Culture at Sea

2

President of the University. He expressed
his gratitude for the support andcontribution of The Nippon Foundation
for maritime education in China as well as
for International Association of Maritime
Universities(IAMU)
activities.
He
proposed to hold a forum gathering all
the Chinese Sasakawa Fellows, totaling 45
all over the country, working in various
fields including government, schools andprivate companies. He suggested that hewill invite Mr. Sasakawa to the Forumwhen this plan is materialized.
Mr. Sasakawa thanked the President for
China’s cooperation in various projects of
The Nippon Foundation such as WMU
Fellowship program and IAMU. He said
that the Foundation has been paying full
attention to the academic quality of WMU;
in this context, three new WMU chairs
were established last year with funding
provided by the Foundation.
Recognizing the recent rapid increaseof China’s role in international society, he
put a special emphasis on the necessity ofdevelopment of the human network forsolving international maritime issues. In
closing, he expressed his desire to visit
the University next time.

The President of WMU visited Director-General of
Maritime Bureau
On the way back from China where heattended an International Maritime
University Presidents Forum at Dalian
Maritime University, Dr. Karl Laubstein,
President of WMU dropped by Japan andvisited MLIT on Aug. 29 to see Mr.
Makoto Washizu, Director-General of
Maritime Bureau.
Dr. Laubstein talked of recent WMU’sactivities and expressed his gratitude to
the Japanese Government and The
Nippon Foundation for their generous
support given to the University for many
years. Dr. Laubstein said that future
development of WMU will depend on
various support abroad and requested
continuous support from Japan. Mr.
Washizu concurred with the president inmaking every effort for WMU.

3

Dr. Laubstein (right) visited Mr. Washizu, DirectorGeneral of Maritime Bureau (left)

Welcoming Visitors

Sasakawa Fellow again wins a graduation award
Class 2003 Sasakawa Fellows established SAF 2003

President of Shanghai Maritime University visited
The Nippon Foundation

Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party

Graduation Ceremony
Mr. Sasakawa (left) greeting Prof. Yu, President of Shanghai
Maritime University (right)

1. Graduation Ceremony
WMU Graduation Ceremony of theClass of 2003 was held at Malmö
Concert Hall on October 12, with 102
graduates being awarded postgraduate
degrees. Much to our delight andgratitude, one of the Sasakawa Fellows
once again won the C.P. Srivasatava
Award for International Fellowship
this year.
Soon
after
the
graduation
ceremony, the winner, Mr. Taufik
Fajar Nugroho from Indonesia
expressed his gratitude at thereception, “It is very surprising that I
got the CP Srivasatava Award forInternational Fellowship. I cannot
accept this award alone since I’ve
been working in a computer group inwhich almost all the members are
Sasakawa Fellows. Mr. Kentaro
Furuya, Mr. Xue Conghua, and Mr.
Narinsak Sattaprasit.”

Mr. Nagamitsu(left) and Mr. Nugroho (right)

Fellows. As a secretariat of Friends of
WMU, Japan, SOF will continue to
implement cooperation and support
activities for this welcome development.

2. Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party
Mr. Nugroho also acts as the first
Secretary-General of Sasakawa Fellow
Alumni 2003 (SAF 2003), established at
the Sasakawa Fellow Graduation Party
held on October 11, 2003 at the Savoy
Hotel, Malmö. At the Party hosted by
Ship & Ocean Foundation (SOF) morethan 100 students and others involved
celebrated the graduation of 25
Sasakawa Fellows. Mr. Masazumi
Nagamitsu, Executive Director of The
Nippon Foundation presented each ofthem with the membership certificateof the Friends of WMU, Japan.
3. Sasakawa Fellow Alumni 2003 (SAF 2003)
Class of 2003 Sasakawa Fellow Students
established SAF because of theirgrowing concerns for the necessity ofbuilding and maintaining the friendship and maritime networks among
them worldwide after their graduation.
Through SAF 2003, they will exchange
information, promote international
understanding for maritime matters andmaintain friendly cooperation for thedevelopment of maritime industry. SAF
2003 is the first official international
alumni association among the Sasakawa

Prof. Yu Shicheng, President of Shanghai
Maritime University and Associate
Professor Mr. Xue Jing visited The Nippon
Foundation on Sept. 11, 2003 to pay a
courtesy call to Mr. Yohei Sasakawa,
President of The Nippon Foundation.
Prof. Yu said that now 8 Sasakawa
Fellows are actively working with the
University, responsible for areas of IMO
matters, ocean environment, etc. Amongthem, Mr. Gao Deyi, Class of 1995, is Vice

4. Graduation Thesis
This year, five of the Class of 2003
Sasakawa Fellow Students wrote
graduation theses. The names of thestudents and themes of his/her theses
are as follows.
- Mohab Mahmoud Abou-el Kawam(Egypt), The Validity of Oil Spill
Combatting Methods: The DecisionMaking Process - A Critical Study- Jabeth Sena Japath A. Dacanay(Philippines), The Shift of Seafaring from
Traditional to Emerging Maritime States:
An Analysis of the Trends- Rahman Fajriyansa (Indonesia), A
Study of the Application of Utmost Good
Faith Principle under the English
Maritime Insurance Law: Legal Review
and Practical Solutions- Jean Ver Pugal Pia (Philippines),
Conflicting Territorial Claims in theSouth China Sea- Conghua Xue (China), Recognizing and
Implementing
Training
Onboard:
Implications for Promoting a Safety
Culture at Sea

2

President of the University. He expressed
his gratitude for the support andcontribution of The Nippon Foundation
for maritime education in China as well as
for International Association of Maritime
Universities(IAMU)
activities.
He
proposed to hold a forum gathering all
the Chinese Sasakawa Fellows, totaling 45
all over the country, working in various
fields including government, schools andprivate companies. He suggested that hewill invite Mr. Sasakawa to the Forumwhen this plan is materialized.
Mr. Sasakawa thanked the President for
China’s cooperation in various projects of
The Nippon Foundation such as WMU
Fellowship program and IAMU. He said
that the Foundation has been paying full
attention to the academic quality of WMU;
in this context, three new WMU chairs
were established last year with funding
provided by the Foundation.
Recognizing the recent rapid increaseof China’s role in international society, he
put a special emphasis on the necessity ofdevelopment of the human network forsolving international maritime issues. In
closing, he expressed his desire to visit
the University next time.

The President of WMU visited Director-General of
Maritime Bureau
On the way back from China where heattended an International Maritime
University Presidents Forum at Dalian
Maritime University, Dr. Karl Laubstein,
President of WMU dropped by Japan andvisited MLIT on Aug. 29 to see Mr.
Makoto Washizu, Director-General of
Maritime Bureau.
Dr. Laubstein talked of recent WMU’sactivities and expressed his gratitude to
the Japanese Government and The
Nippon Foundation for their generous
support given to the University for many
years. Dr. Laubstein said that future
development of WMU will depend on
various support abroad and requested
continuous support from Japan. Mr.
Washizu concurred with the president inmaking every effort for WMU.

3

Dr. Laubstein (right) visited Mr. Washizu, DirectorGeneral of Maritime Bureau (left)

News from Alumni
On the Japanese Training Ship Hokuto Maru
Mr. Myat Moe (MET 1997, Myanmar)

An Indonesian Fellow Met Ms. Ayako Sono at Handing
Over Ceremony of a Buoy Tender

Ms. Sono (2nd from the left), Ms. Windari (2nd from the right)

Ms. Rento Windari, Class of 2001, met Ms.
Ayako Sono, Chairperson of The Nippon
Foundation, at a handing-over ceremony ofa buoy tender held in Indonesia on Oct. 10,
2003 at Batam Island. Though the time wasquite limited, they exchanged conversation
for a while and Ms. Sono encouraged Ms.
Windari and Indonesian Sasakawa Fellows
to make greater efforts for cooperation in
the maritime field in the world.
This new buoy tender was donated by
Japan-based Malacca Strait Council (MSC)
under the full sponsorship of The Nippon
Foundation. Ms. Sono, Mr. Agum Gumelar,

The improvement of Maritime education
and Training is an important matter for
Myanmar’s Maritime Industry. To achieve
this objective, Myanmar’s Ministry ofTransport delegated me to attend the
Maritime education and Training for
Safety Management (Engineering) as apart of JICA (Japan International
Cooperation Agency) activities.
About 2 months after the beginning of
the training at Marine Technical College,
onboard training on the Hokuto Maru
(National Institute for Sea Training) from
Otaru to Kobe was scheduled. On the
gangway, at the very beginning of theembarkation, I saw the 2nd officer,
Tomonori Okamura, Class of 2002,
whom I had met before at the Sasakawa
Forum in Tokyo, 2001. We greeted eachother instantly and I felt at home.
The neatness of the 28-year-old Hokuto
Maru, the smooth operations of all
machinery and accessories show off theCommunications Minister, and some 150
people attended the ceremony. Ms.
Windari worked for the ceremony as a staff
member of the secretariat on theIndonesian side.
Under the administration of Directorateof Navigation, Directorate General of Sea
CommunicationofCommunications
Ministry, the 13.2m buoy tender, “Jadayat”(meaning Tropic of Capricorn), will bebased at Kijang Port on Bintan Island toundertake maintenance and repair ofnavigation aids attached to waters of theStraits of Malacca and Singapore. Together
with a similar ship which MSC donated to
Malaysia last year, it is highly expectedthat the deployment of “Jadayat” will
remarkably increase the maintenancecapacity of navigation aids in the world’s
busiest and narrowest waters.

perfect maintenance. On the other hand,modern training equipment, systematictraining schedules, enthusiastic training
officers on board and eager and active
cadets prove the excellent training.
Being a teacher in a developing
country, my duty includes taking theadvanced technology and techniques I see
and bringing them back to my country.

30th PIM Conference was successfully held in Kiev
Victoria Radochenko (GMA 2001, Ukraine)
30th Pacem in Maribus was held in Kiev on
27-30 of October, 2003. It was organizedby the International Ocean Institute (IOI),National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine(NASU), National Commission of Ukrainefor UNESCO, and sponsored by IOC,UNESCO-ROSTE, WMO, EC, Globallast
programme (IMO), UNDP/GEF, BSERP, etc.
215 professionals from 34 countries
participated in this forum.
It began with inaugural speeches by B.E.
Paton, President of the NASU, Mrs. N.N.
Zarudnaya, Deputy Director of Ukraine
Commission for UNESCO, and Dr. Awni
Behnam, President of the IOI.

“Jadayat” during her sea trial

Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesian Chapter Meeting was held on
July 23, 2003 at Jakarta. Twelve WMUgraduates including 6 Fellows attended. At
the meeting, matters concerning theestablishment of an intra-network and thechapter’s future activities were discussed.
In order to maintain smooth communications, Mr. Subagjo H. Moeljantoand Mr. Andi Isnovandiono wereappointed new coordinators. The meeting
was organized mainly by the secretariat of
Arcturus Maritime Association (AMA),
which is WMU/IMLI (International
Maritime
Law
Institute)alumni’sorganization in Indonesia. We thank AMA
for their cooperation. In attendance:
Mr. Danny Tarigan (GMA 1989), Mr. Yansen
Sinaga (GMA 1988), Mr. Subagio H.
Moeljanto (SM 1996), Mr. Andi Isnovandiono(PM 2000), Mr. Nahduddin (GMEP 1998), Mr.

Mr. Okamura (left) and Mr. Moe (right)

Prof. Mejia giving presentation on WMU

Public lectures dedicated to Prof. Arvid
Pardo and Prof. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, thefounders of IOI, were delivered by Dr. I.M.
Baysarovich and Prof. P. Bernal, UNESCO-IOC.
Six working groups developed recommendations on:
1. Emerging environmental issues andhuman health. Safety and security ofhuman activities at sea.
2. Ocean and coastal protection andintegrated management.
3. Living and non-living resources.
4. Problems of semi-closed and closed seas.
5. Climate change. Disaster preparedness.
6. Education and training in Ocean related areas.
Among the key-note lecturers of working
sessions were Prof. Aldo Chircop and Capt.
Max Mejia from WMU. Capt. Mejia gave apresentation on WMU - its dedication to the
Dr. Radochenko (3rd from left), Prof. Chircop (2nd from right) global network of maritime expertise.

Smiles of WMU graduates, Jakarta

Roy Kasiono (GMEP 1996), Mr. Indra Hidayat
Sani (PM 2002), Mr. Alam Syah Mapparessa(MA 2002), Mr. Agus Sudarmaji (PM 1999),
Ms. Melda Mardalina (MA 2002), Mr. Simson
Sinaga (PM 1996), Ms. Nanik Salakiati.

45

News from Alumni
On the Japanese Training Ship Hokuto Maru
Mr. Myat Moe (MET 1997, Myanmar)

An Indonesian Fellow Met Ms. Ayako Sono at Handing
Over Ceremony of a Buoy Tender

Ms. Sono (2nd from the left), Ms. Windari (2nd from the right)

Ms. Rento Windari, Class of 2001, met Ms.
Ayako Sono, Chairperson of The Nippon
Foundation, at a handing-over ceremony ofa buoy tender held in Indonesia on Oct. 10,
2003 at Batam Island. Though the time wasquite limited, they exchanged conversation
for a while and Ms. Sono encouraged Ms.
Windari and Indonesian Sasakawa Fellows
to make greater efforts for cooperation in
the maritime field in the world.
This new buoy tender was donated by
Japan-based Malacca Strait Council (MSC)
under the full sponsorship of The Nippon
Foundation. Ms. Sono, Mr. Agum Gumelar,

The improvement of Maritime education
and Training is an important matter for
Myanmar’s Maritime Industry. To achieve
this objective, Myanmar’s Ministry ofTransport delegated me to attend the
Maritime education and Training for
Safety Management (Engineering) as apart of JICA (Japan International
Cooperation Agency) activities.
About 2 months after the beginning of
the training at Marine Technical College,
onboard training on the Hokuto Maru
(National Institute for Sea Training) from
Otaru to Kobe was scheduled. On the
gangway, at the very beginning of theembarkation, I saw the 2nd officer,
Tomonori Okamura, Class of 2002,
whom I had met before at the Sasakawa
Forum in Tokyo, 2001. We greeted eachother instantly and I felt at home.
The neatness of the 28-year-old Hokuto
Maru, the smooth operations of all
machinery and accessories show off theCommunications Minister, and some 150
people attended the ceremony. Ms.
Windari worked for the ceremony as a staff
member of the secretariat on theIndonesian side.
Under the administration of Directorateof Navigation, Directorate General of Sea
CommunicationofCommunications
Ministry, the 13.2m buoy tender, “Jadayat”(meaning Tropic of Capricorn), will bebased at Kijang Port on Bintan Island toundertake maintenance and repair ofnavigation aids attached to waters of theStraits of Malacca and Singapore. Together
with a similar ship which MSC donated to
Malaysia last year, it is highly expectedthat the deployment of “Jadayat” will
remarkably increase the maintenancecapacity of navigation aids in the world’s
busiest and narrowest waters.

perfect maintenance. On the other hand,modern training equipment, systematictraining schedules, enthusiastic training
officers on board and eager and active
cadets prove the excellent training.
Being a teacher in a developing
country, my duty includes taking theadvanced technology and techniques I see
and bringing them back to my country.

30th PIM Conference was successfully held in Kiev
Victoria Radochenko (GMA 2001, Ukraine)
30th Pacem in Maribus was held in Kiev on
27-30 of October, 2003. It was organizedby the International Ocean Institute (IOI),National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine(NASU), National Commission of Ukrainefor UNESCO, and sponsored by IOC,UNESCO-ROSTE, WMO, EC, Globallast
programme (IMO), UNDP/GEF, BSERP, etc.
215 professionals from 34 countries
participated in this forum.
It began with inaugural speeches by B.E.
Paton, President of the NASU, Mrs. N.N.
Zarudnaya, Deputy Director of Ukraine
Commission for UNESCO, and Dr. Awni
Behnam, President of the IOI.

“Jadayat” during her sea trial

Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesian Chapter Meeting was held on
July 23, 2003 at Jakarta. Twelve WMUgraduates including 6 Fellows attended. At
the meeting, matters concerning theestablishment of an intra-network and thechapter’s future activities were discussed.
In order to maintain smooth communications, Mr. Subagjo H. Moeljantoand Mr. Andi Isnovandiono wereappointed new coordinators. The meeting
was organized mainly by the secretariat of
Arcturus Maritime Association (AMA),
which is WMU/IMLI (International
Maritime
Law
Institute)alumni’sorganization in Indonesia. We thank AMA
for their cooperation. In attendance:
Mr. Danny Tarigan (GMA 1989), Mr. Yansen
Sinaga (GMA 1988), Mr. Subagio H.
Moeljanto (SM 1996), Mr. Andi Isnovandiono(PM 2000), Mr. Nahduddin (GMEP 1998), Mr.

Mr. Okamura (left) and Mr. Moe (right)

Prof. Mejia giving presentation on WMU

Public lectures dedicated to Prof. Arvid
Pardo and Prof. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, thefounders of IOI, were delivered by Dr. I.M.
Baysarovich and Prof. P. Bernal, UNESCO-IOC.
Six working groups developed recommendations on:
1. Emerging environmental issues andhuman health. Safety and security ofhuman activities at sea.
2. Ocean and coastal protection andintegrated management.
3. Living and non-living resources.
4. Problems of semi-closed and closed seas.
5. Climate change. Disaster preparedness.
6. Education and training in Ocean related areas.
Among the key-note lecturers of working
sessions were Prof. Aldo Chircop and Capt.
Max Mejia from WMU. Capt. Mejia gave apresentation on WMU - its dedication to the
Dr. Radochenko (3rd from left), Prof. Chircop (2nd from right) global network of maritime expertise.

Smiles of WMU graduates, Jakarta

Roy Kasiono (GMEP 1996), Mr. Indra Hidayat
Sani (PM 2002), Mr. Alam Syah Mapparessa(MA 2002), Mr. Agus Sudarmaji (PM 1999),
Ms. Melda Mardalina (MA 2002), Mr. Simson
Sinaga (PM 1996), Ms. Nanik Salakiati.

45International Maritime Information

EssaysWORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY- AS SEEN BY A CITIZEN OF MALMÖ

Regulations on single hull oil tankers are being
strengthened in respond to the Prestige incident

by Nils Stormby, MD, PhD, ORS
Hon. Consul General of JapanT

Oil spill fire
(Photograph not related to the article)T

he 50th session of the Marine
Environment
Protection
Committee (MEPC50) was held
on December 1 and 4, 2003, and the
MARPOL 73/78 Convention wasamended in response to the Prestige
accident in November 2002. The
amendment will enter into force on
April 5, 2005.
A summary of the amendments are
as follows:
1) Acceleration of phasing out of
single hull oil tankers:
Single hull oil tankers of 5,000 dwt
and above shall be gradually phasedout by 2015 under the current MARPOL
regulations, but the new schedule willphase them out by 2010. It is also
agreed that the Administration of theflag state may extend the deadline up to2015 for tankers of 25 years andyounger on a case-by-case basis, while
another country has a right to denysuch tankers from entering its ports.
2) Introduction of new regulations
on heavy grade oil transportation:
A new regulation on “prevention ofoil pollution from ships carrying heavy
grade oil” was introduced. In thisregard, heavy grade oil means (i) crude
oil heavier than 900 kg/m3, (ii) fuel oil
either heavier than 900 kg/m3 or moreviscous than 180 mm2/s, and (iii)
bitumen, tar and their emulsions.
From April 5, 2005, tankers of 5,000
dwt and above carrying heavy grade oilshall have double hull construction, andfrom 2008, this also applies to tankers
of between 600 dwt and 5,000 dwt.
The Administration of the flag state
may grant an exemption on a case-bycase basis, while another country has aright to deny such tankers fromentering its ports. Domestic transportation may also be exempted fromthis regulation.
3) Expanded application of theCondition Assessment Scheme:
The Condition Assessment Scheme(CAS) had been introduced following
the ERIKA incidents so that theAdministration of the flag state would
review and confirm the results of asurvey on a single hull tanker
conducted by a classification society.
Under the current MARPOL regulations,
CAS only applies to single hull tankers
of around 25 years or older and oflarger than 20,000 dwt (for crude oiltankers) or 30,000 dwt (for producttankers).
In the amendments at MEPC50, theapplication of CAS was expanded toapply to single hull tankers of 15 years
and older and of 5,000 dwt and above.
In principle, the first CAS survey will be
conducted in conjunction with the first
CAS after April 5, 2005.
Adding to plenary meetings of MEPC
on December 1 and 4, working groupmeetings and drafting group meetings
were also held on December 2 and 3,

and extensive discussions were madeamong delegates. EU member countries,
which had already introduced regional
regimes in October, took an initiative inorder to introduce global measures inline with their regional regulations,while some other countries expressed
difficulties on implementation. The
MEPC chairman, Mr A. Chrysostomou(Cyprus), the drafting group chairman,
Mr G. Maplebeck (Australia), and thedelegation from Japan made a great
effort to reach a compromise among the
EU and other countries.
It took only one year from the
Prestige incident to amend the MARPOL
73/78 Convention, and it seems to be
the fastest track. Each time a major oil
spill incident from single hull tankers
occured, regulations on such tankers
were strengthened. Responding to the
Exxon Baldiz incident in Alaska in 1989,
double hull requirements for oil tankers
and phasing out regulations of single
hull tankers 25 or 30 years old wereintroduced in the MARPOL 73/38
Convention. Responding to the ERIKA
incident in 1999, a cut-off date of 2015
for phasing out single hull tankers wasintroduced. This shall be the final
amendment on single hull tankers,
which are soon to be phased out.

he southern Swedish city of
Malmö,
crammedbetween
Copenhagen
and
the
old
university town of Lund is not known asa cultural hub or a major teaching
center although its Latin school was
instituted already by the pope
Innocentius V, in 1406. However, inMalmö there is a glittering jewel, asolitaire, unique among teaching
institutes all over the world - the WORLDMARITIME UNIVERSITY. This importantestablishment in its modest setting justat the coastline reflects both the wavesof Öresund – the busy straits between
Denmark and Sweden - and the utmost
global importance of maritime matters.
WMU is young. It was established in1983 on the initiative of theInternational Maritime Organization(IMO), a specialised agency of theUnited Nations, in close cooperation andwith decisive backing from the City of
Malmö. Being a success from the
beginning it has ever since been
forcefully supported by a number ofnations, including Sweden, Norway,
Canada, Denmark, UK, France andothers, and bodies like the International
Transport
Federation.
Importantcontributions have been provided bycompanies such as Inmarsat, and last
but not least, extensively by the Nippon
Foundation and the Ship and Ocean
Foundation of Japan.
The number of students andgraduates is now close to 2000,
originating from nations all over theworld, like Bangladesh, the Philippines,
Kenya, Ghana, India, Chile and many
more. Particularly interesting and ofgreat importance is the increasing
number of women, signalling a turn of
the tide in maritime professions, earlier
fully dominated by men. This shift isparticularly obvious at the yearly
graduate ceremony at WMU.
On the other hand, Malmo has been
looking at WMU scholars from the Far
East, which, for us Europeans, is still felt
to be quite a remote world. And since
the late Dr. Kensaku Nomoto, the firstJapanese professor at WMU, thepresence of Japanese teaching staff has
shown that the quality of maritime andacademic society in Japan can stand incomparison with their counterparts in
Europe and the US. The international
touch thereby given to Malmö is ofgeneral value in a city seeking a moreglobal future.
Thus, there is more than good reason
for the City of Malmö and its
inhabitants to proudly look at this jewel.
Malmö, itself a melting pot withdiversified social structures and a large
number of immigrants, has experienced
substantial integration problems. The
World Maritime University actually is anextremely good example of how
students, men and women from all over
the world, can be successfully
amalgamated into an organization withteaching and learning as a common
denominator. A detailed overview of all
WMU activities can be seen at

Dr. Stormby with his wife Yukie

http://www.wmu.se
It’s true that WMU is a well-known
organization for some professionals andpoliticians. However, as an important
hub for knowledge and a superb exampleof how individuals from so many racially,
religiously, politically and economicallydifferent countries can work and enjoy
working together, WMU is not enoughknown or appreciated by the common
citizens of Malmö. The university plays agreat role for the city of Malmö – theinhabitants of Malmö should also play agreater role for WMU. We living here
should take the opportunity to learn
about all the nations represented by thestudents when they are here and takethem closer to our heart. Although thetime for studies is concentrated, hard,and short, we should never hesitate to beinnovative and find out what we can dofor the students, inviting themoccasionally to different activities andour homes. The reward will be
unexpectedly great.

Secretariat’s Note
Since the foundation of WMU, Dr.
Stormby has given continuous support toJapanese teaching staff and Japanese
students working and learning at WMU.
For his contribution over many years inpromoting amicability between Japan and
Sweden he was decorated by the Japanese
Government with The Order of the Rising
Sun in autumn, 2003.
The Celebration Message was sent from
Mr. Sasakawa.

The Øresund Bridge seen from Lernacken in the evening

Ko Koiso

Chief Researcher, Regulation Div.
The Shipbuilding Research Association of Japan6

7

Photographer: Daniel Anderson

International Maritime Information

EssaysWORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY- AS SEEN BY A CITIZEN OF MALMÖ

Regulations on single hull oil tankers are being
strengthened in respond to the Prestige incident

by Nils Stormby, MD, PhD, ORS
Hon. Consul General of JapanT

Oil spill fire
(Photograph not related to the article)T

he 50th session of the Marine
Environment
Protection
Committee (MEPC50) was held
on December 1 and 4, 2003, and the
MARPOL 73/78 Convention wasamended in response to the Prestige
accident in November 2002. The
amendment will enter into force on
April 5, 2005.
A summary of the amendments are
as follows:
1) Acceleration of phasing out of
single hull oil tankers:
Single hull oil tankers of 5,000 dwt
and above shall be gradually phasedout by 2015 under the current MARPOL
regulations, but the new schedule willphase them out by 2010. It is also
agreed that the Administration of theflag state may extend the deadline up to2015 for tankers of 25 years andyounger on a case-by-case basis, while
another country has a right to denysuch tankers from entering its ports.
2) Introduction of new regulations
on heavy grade oil transportation:
A new regulation on “prevention ofoil pollution from ships carrying heavy
grade oil” was introduced. In thisregard, heavy grade oil means (i) crude
oil heavier than 900 kg/m3, (ii) fuel oil
either heavier than 900 kg/m3 or moreviscous than 180 mm2/s, and (iii)
bitumen, tar and their emulsions.
From April 5, 2005, tankers of 5,000
dwt and above carrying heavy grade oilshall have double hull construction, andfrom 2008, this also applies to tankers
of between 600 dwt and 5,000 dwt.
The Administration of the flag state
may grant an exemption on a case-bycase basis, while another country has aright to deny such tankers fromentering its ports. Domestic transportation may also be exempted fromthis regulation.
3) Expanded application of theCondition Assessment Scheme:
The Condition Assessment Scheme(CAS) had been introduced following
the ERIKA incidents so that theAdministration of the flag state would
review and confirm the results of asurvey on a single hull tanker
conducted by a classification society.
Under the current MARPOL regulations,
CAS only applies to single hull tankers
of around 25 years or older and oflarger than 20,000 dwt (for crude oiltankers) or 30,000 dwt (for producttankers).
In the amendments at MEPC50, theapplication of CAS was expanded toapply to single hull tankers of 15 years
and older and of 5,000 dwt and above.
In principle, the first CAS survey will be
conducted in conjunction with the first
CAS after April 5, 2005.
Adding to plenary meetings of MEPC
on December 1 and 4, working groupmeetings and drafting group meetings
were also held on December 2 and 3,

and extensive discussions were madeamong delegates. EU member countries,
which had already introduced regional
regimes in October, took an initiative inorder to introduce global measures inline with their regional regulations,while some other countries expressed
difficulties on implementation. The
MEPC chairman, Mr A. Chrysostomou(Cyprus), the drafting group chairman,
Mr G. Maplebeck (Australia), and thedelegation from Japan made a great
effort to reach a compromise among the
EU and other countries.
It took only one year from the
Prestige incident to amend the MARPOL
73/78 Convention, and it seems to be
the fastest track. Each time a major oil
spill incident from single hull tankers
occured, regulations on such tankers
were strengthened. Responding to the
Exxon Baldiz incident in Alaska in 1989,
double hull requirements for oil tankers
and phasing out regulations of single
hull tankers 25 or 30 years old wereintroduced in the MARPOL 73/38
Convention. Responding to the ERIKA
incident in 1999, a cut-off date of 2015
for phasing out single hull tankers wasintroduced. This shall be the final
amendment on single hull tankers,
which are soon to be phased out.

he southern Swedish city of
Malmö,
crammedbetween
Copenhagen
and
the
old
university town of Lund is not known asa cultural hub or a major teaching
center although its Latin school was
instituted already by the pope
Innocentius V, in 1406. However, inMalmö there is a glittering jewel, asolitaire, unique among teaching
institutes all over the world - the WORLDMARITIME UNIVERSITY. This importantestablishment in its modest setting justat the coastline reflects both the wavesof Öresund – the busy straits between
Denmark and Sweden - and the utmost
global importance of maritime matters.
WMU is young. It was established in1983 on the initiative of theInternational Maritime Organization(IMO), a specialised agency of theUnited Nations, in close cooperation andwith decisive backing from the City of
Malmö. Being a success from the
beginning it has ever since been
forcefully supported by a number ofnations, including Sweden, Norway,
Canada, Denmark, UK, France andothers, and bodies like the International
Transport
Federation.
Importantcontributions have been provided bycompanies such as Inmarsat, and last
but not least, extensively by the Nippon
Foundation and the Ship and Ocean
Foundation of Japan.
The number of students andgraduates is now close to 2000,
originating from nations all over theworld, like Bangladesh, the Philippines,
Kenya, Ghana, India, Chile and many
more. Particularly interesting and ofgreat importance is the increasing
number of women, signalling a turn of
the tide in maritime professions, earlier
fully dominated by men. This shift isparticularly obvious at the yearly
graduate ceremony at WMU.
On the other hand, Malmo has been
looking at WMU scholars from the Far
East, which, for us Europeans, is still felt
to be quite a remote world. And since
the late Dr. Kensaku Nomoto, the firstJapanese professor at WMU, thepresence of Japanese teaching staff has
shown that the quality of maritime andacademic society in Japan can stand incomparison with their counterparts in
Europe and the US. The international
touch thereby given to Malmö is ofgeneral value in a city seeking a moreglobal future.
Thus, there is more than good reason
for the City of Malmö and its
inhabitants to proudly look at this jewel.
Malmö, itself a melting pot withdiversified social structures and a large
number of immigrants, has experienced
substantial integration problems. The
World Maritime University actually is anextremely good example of how
students, men and women from all over
the world, can be successfully
amalgamated into an organization withteaching and learning as a common
denominator. A detailed overview of all
WMU activities can be seen at

Dr. Stormby with his wife Yukie

http://www.wmu.se
It’s true that WMU is a well-known
organization for some professionals andpoliticians. However, as an important
hub for knowledge and a superb exampleof how individuals from so many racially,
religiously, politically and economicallydifferent countries can work and enjoy
working together, WMU is not enoughknown or appreciated by the common
citizens of Malmö. The university plays agreat role for the city of Malmö – theinhabitants of Malmö should also play agreater role for WMU. We living here
should take the opportunity to learn
about all the nations represented by thestudents when they are here and takethem closer to our heart. Although thetime for studies is concentrated, hard,and short, we should never hesitate to beinnovative and find out what we can dofor the students, inviting themoccasionally to different activities andour homes. The reward will be
unexpectedly great.

Secretariat’s Note
Since the foundation of WMU, Dr.
Stormby has given continuous support toJapanese teaching staff and Japanese
students working and learning at WMU.
For his contribution over many years inpromoting amicability between Japan and
Sweden he was decorated by the Japanese
Government with The Order of the Rising
Sun in autumn, 2003.
The Celebration Message was sent from
Mr. Sasakawa.

The Øresund Bridge seen from Lernacken in the evening

Ko Koiso

Chief Researcher, Regulation Div.
The Shipbuilding Research Association of Japan6

7

Photographer: Daniel Anderson

2003 Japan Field Study - Continued 3) Site Visit in Western Japan (Sept. Hayashi, one of the Sasakawa Fellows,
18-19)Class of 2002, hosted.
On Sept. 18, the students moved to
On Sept. 19, in unexpected summer
the Inland Sea area in Hiroshima Pref. heat, the students were offered a
to visit the Koyo Dockyard and Japan comfortably air-conditioned passenger
Coast Guard Academy. At the launch of the Osaka Port Authority
dockyard, they saw ships under arranged by the Kinki Maritime Bureau
construction and exchanged opinions to see the structure of the port, whichwith the staff about relationships consists of many artificial islands. Thenbetween IMO rules and ship design. At they moved to the Kobe area and visited
the Academy, they were shown around Marine Technical College and Kobe
the Training Ship “Kojima” after University of Mercantile Marine. In thewatching dive training. In the evening, evening, a reception was held at thethey got together with students and University, gathering many companies
staff of the Academy, which Mr. Ryoji from Asian countries being trained atboth the University and College, staff ofboth schools, and people working in themaritime field in the Osaka/Kobe area.
Sept. 20, the last day in Japan, wasset aside to visit Kyoto, where theylearned old Japanese culture at
Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion), Nijo
Castle and Kiyomizu Temple. In theevening, all participants ended thetrip with a cheerful farewell party.
Owing to the generous cooperationof people concerned and the students’eagerness to study in Japan, the fieldstudy concluded successfully. Thanks
to all who helped us.
December

2003 Japan Field Study

2003

No.

5

U
Message from the Secretariat

Research Grant for Sasakawa Fellowship Recipients

SOF started financial support for Sasakawa Fellowshiprecipients of the second year class who are going toprepare their dissertations for degrees. The amount ofgrant per student is 50,000 yen (about 3,500 Swedish
Kroner). The recipient can use the money to buy books
and materials which are useful to complete his or her
dissertation. To receive the grant, the candidates musthave good academic standing in their first year alongwith a recommendation from WMU. In 2003, twodeserving students received the grant as the firstrecipients. Application details for the 2004 grant are to
be announced next spring.

Editor’s Postscript

The year 2003 is now about to close. Time passes so fast.
In recent years, the world has been filled with somuch bad news of wars, terrorism, hunger, disease, etc.,
etc. In such circumstances, working with the Secretariatof the Newsletter, sorting out information on maritime
matters and news from Fellows active everywhere in theworld has more than sentimental value for me. It fills
me with relief.

We welcome your contribution to Newsletter/Website

The Secretariat invites you to contribute to the Newsletter.
Kindly attach the contributor’s photograph.
Ship/Ocean/Ports related photographs are also
welcome. You can send printed copies by post or digital
photos by e-mail. Please note, however, that due to space
limitations, some contributions might be reduced involume, held over to the next issue, or be changed forinclusion in the website at the Secretariat’s discretion.

Websites

The following websites are available for your visit.
Philippines: http://www.phwmu.sof.or.jp
Viet Nam: http://www.wmu-vn.com
Thailand: http://www.sasakawa-thailand.netfirms.com

Hoping for a peaceful world to come, I renew mydesire to improve the Newsletter, which now has seen
its fifth edition.

nder the WMU Sasakawa
Fellowship Program, 2003
Japan Field Study took placefrom Sept. 14 to 21. Twenty-ninestudents were invited. This program
intends to give the first-year students
opportunities to meet people inJapanese maritime fields and to
exchange information and opinionswith them as well as to enhance theirknowledge about Japan.
1) Courtesy Call to The Nippon
Foundation (Sept. 16):
At
The
NipponFoundation,
students had a friendly meeting with
Ms. Ayako Sono, Chairperson of The
Nippon Foundation, and otherexecutives and staff. Ms. Sono said
that after the students’ graduation,
they will have a great advantage informing the best policies for the sea,
because they will have cultivated acommon purpose with each otherduring their stay in Malmö. She alsosuggested that, through this trip, thatthey always try to see not only thegood points, but also the bad points
in order to understand Japanthoroughly.

Prof. T. Hikima
Marine Technical College

This newsletter is published under a grant from The Nippon Foundation
to promote communication among the Sasakawa Fellows of WMU (World Maritime
University) and edited by the Ship & Ocean Foundation in cooperation with
Mr. Ko Koiso, Prof. Toshio Hikima, Ms. Masako B. Otsuka, and Ms. Sue Jackson.

Secretariat: International Cooperation Division, Ship & Ocean Foundation
Kaiyo Senpaku Building, 1-15-16 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 105-0001
Tel. 81-3-3502-1887 Fax. 81-3-3502-2033 URL: http://www.sof.or.jp/

Reception at Hotel Kaiyo, Tokyo

Sasakawa Fellows and Taisei Maru, a training ship of National Institute of Sea Training at Port of Tokyo

Before this courtesy call, thestudents visited the Museum of
Maritime Science to see a spy shipfrom North Korea.
2) Site Visit in Tokyo Area (Sept. 16-17):
On Sept. 16, the students visited
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport (MLIT), and met Mr.
Makoto Washizu, Director-General of
Maritime Bureau, then they received ageneral explanation of Japan’smaritime administration from the
Safety Standards Division. Afterwards
the students were divided into thefollowing 5 groups for lectures from
the Maritime Bureau, Policy Bureau,
Ports and Harbors Bureau Japan Coast
Guard:
Group A: Marine Safety, Marine
Environment Protection and Maritime
Administration
Group B: Maritime Education/Training

Group C: Shipping Management
Group D: Port Management
Group E: Maritime Security
At the evening reception, they
were welcomed by about 200 people
in the Japanese maritime field
including members of “Friends of
WMU, Japan”.
On Sept. 17, the students visitedthe Port of Tokyo to see the Training
Ship “Taisei Maru” of the National
Institute for Sea Training, where they
were guided by Mr. Tomonori
Okamura, Lecturer/Navigation Officerof the Institute, who is a Sasakawa
Fellow, Class of 2002. Then they went
to the mouth of Tokyo Bay by an
Institute launch and visited Tokyo
Bay Traffic Advisory Service Center of
the Japan Coast Guard, which controls
the sea traffic of Tokyo Bay.
(cont'd on p.8)