Sasakawa Fellowsh ip St udents Meet at the Henr ik Sm ith Hostel

On Wednesday, June 9 at 19:00, asocial gathering of Sasakawa FellowshipStudents was held at the Henrik Smith
Hostel in Malmo, Sweden. Visiting
Malmo at the time to attend the 22nd
Session of the Board of Governors andthe First Lecture of the Kinney Lecture
Series was Dr. T. Inoue, a Governor of
WMU. Taking advantage of his visit asan opportunity to promote exchanges
between the students and Governor
Inoue, the meeting was organized
mainly by scholarship students fromJapan. In spite of the gathering taking
place just before the start of exams, it

was attended by over 40 fellowshipstudents.
After opening greetings from Prof. T.
Nakazawa, Governor Inoue addressed
the students saying:"I understand that the students fromthe Class of 2005 who started classes in
May will commence mid-term exams
next week and that the students fromthe Class of 2004 are right in the middleof their research for their Master's
Dissertations. Speaking from my own
experience, I know that studying or
doing research overseas is very intense.
The motto of a certain university I

essagefromthe Secretariat
MKindly
info rm us of your latest contact information

The secretariat is planning to make an entire list of
Sasakawa Fellows this year. The list will help serve
Sasakawa Fellow Network activities. Please return theenclosed form to confirm your contact information if
you did not do that after this April. You can request
the form in digital format from 'wmujapan@sof.or.jp'.

attended in my youth was "Patience andSuccess" and I believe that this motto isuniversal. I hope that you will inscribe
these words in your memory and makethe most of the remaining period ofyour studies here.
"Those at the Sasakawa Fellowshipand Ship and Ocean Foundation lookforward to the results of your studies
and the important role that they willplay in the field of world maritime affairs.
We believe that your current endeavors
will result in success, which you will
discover is just around the comer."Dr. Inoue's address was followed
by a toast proposed by Capt. E. Siebertof Malmo to open the evening's
activities. Local dishes were offered
and the meeting provided Sasakawa
Fellowship students an opportunity tomeet each other for the first time.
Some students showed off their skills
singing popular Japanese songs withperfect accents and the party
proceeded in a friendly and lively
atmosphere. The meeting continued
until after 21:00 and adjourned after
students affirmed their determination
to continue their hard work.

Surabaya Sub-Chapter was Launched
Six Indonesian Sasakawa Fellows living in the East Javaregion declared the establishment of the Indonesia
Sasakawa Fellows Surabaya Sub-Chapter on 16 July,
2004. The founding members are Capt. Fadjar Santoso(1991), Mr. R.O. Saut Guming (2000), Ms. Dothy (2001),
Mr. Adrian Syahminur (2002), Taufik Nugroho (2003)
and Mr. Rahman Fajriyansah (2003). Also, theIndonesian Chapter relaunched their Web site. Their
new URL is http://www.idwmu.sof or.jp.

Editor's Postscript
In summer 2004, many of us shared the excitement of
Greece. In Vol. 8, let us share the passion to promote
safe and secure shipping and a clean marine
environment by a splendid man from Greece who has
the sea in his blood. His wish for Sasakawa Fellows to
become highly trained experts who act as catalysts forchange by using their valuable network of contacts
within the international maritime community has been
proven to be realized by other articles in this issue.
Tokyo MOU is celebrating its 10th anniversary thisyear, and it is wonderful to know that the regional PSC
is very effective and efficient and that the regional

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training courses are very meaningful for PSC staff,
providing a common vision to share.
WMU fellows are lucky to be supported and advisedby Mr. and Mrs. Kraft, a Swedish family that is keenly
concerned about forming a better world of peace,envisioned by Dag Hammarskold, former Swedish UN
Secretary General. We will be more than happy if thisissue reminds you of the sense of unity which was
fostered at WMU.
Masako Bannai Otsuka
Director, International Ocean Institute-Japan

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/

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riends of

The world is a family, and all humankind are brothers and sisters.

JAPAN
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September 2004

New Guardian of the Sea

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8From a special interview in July
with E himios E. Mitropoulos,
who newly became Secretary­
General, International Maritime
Org anization on January 1, 2004.

ft1

Why did you choose a maritime
occup ation?
I was born in Greece to a genuinely
maritime family, my father being amerchant navy chief engineer officer
and my mother the daughter of a
shipmaster and owner of brigantinesand schooners captained by his sons.
The family comes from Galaxidi, amajor Greek maritime centre during
the tall ships' era - so for me, taking
up a maritime occupation was almost
inevitable. The sea is in my blood.

2

How did you become involved
with IMO? What was youroccup ation be ore you came to
IMO?

f

from
the
After
graduating
Aspropyrgos
Merchant
MarineAcademy I served as apprentice,second and chief deck officer onmerchant ships on voyages aroundthe world before entering the Hellenic
Coast Guard Academy. Thereafter I
began a career as a commissioned
Coast Guard Officer, eventuallyretiring with the rank of Rear Admiral.
Between 1977 and 1979 I was Harbor
Master of Corfu, with responsibility

Mr. Mitropoulos expresses his high expectations to the WMU graduates as managers of change.
for the sea area surrounding Corfu
and all the nearby Greek islands fromthe safety, security and environmental
protection points of view.
I joined the IMO Secretariat in 1979,
as Implementation Officer in the
Maritime Safety Division, and in
October 1985 was appointed Head of
the Navigation Section. In 1989 I was
promoted to Senior Deputy Director
for Navigation and Related Mattersand in May 1992 was appointed
Director of the Maritime Safety
Division. In May 2000, I was
appointed Assistant Secretary-General,
retaining my duties as Director of the
Maritime Safety Division, and in
November 2003 I had the honor to beelected Secretary-General for theperiod 2004 to 2008.
However, my association with IMO
goes back to 1965 when I first
represented Greece at the meeting of

the Sub-Committee on Fire Protectionin December of that year. Between
1966 and 1977 I participated, initiallyas a member and later as Head of the
Greek Delegation, in the work ofvarious Sub-Committees and the
Maritime Safety Committee of IMO(which I also served as vice-chairman
and chairman of working groups).
During my service with the Greek
Maritime Administration, I also
participated at meetings of ILO,UNCTAD, OECD and the Consultative
Shipping Group.

3

Please name some issues orcon erences that you got involved
with as an IMO official.

f

Before joining the IMO Secretariat I
participated in the work of theCouncil and the Assembly as well as in
the 1972 Collision Regulations andInterview with Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization
1974 Safety of Life at Sea Conferences
convened by IMO, where I was elected
first Vice-Chairman of the TechnicalCommittee of both. I also attended
the Third United Nations Conference
on the Law of the Sea (1975-1977) as
the representative of the Greek
Ministry of Mercantile Marine at themulti-ministerial Greek delegation.
After joining the IMO Secretariat in1979 I acted as Secretary of the
Maritime Safety Committee andserved as Executive Secretary of the1993 Torremolinos Conference, which
adopted the 1993 Protocol to the1977 Torremolinos International
Convention for the Safety of Fishing
Vessels; the 1994 SOLAS Conference,
which adopted new SOLAS chapters on
management for the safe operation ofships, safety measures for high-speed
craft and special measures to enhancemaritime safety; the 1995 STCW and
STCW-F Conferences, which adopted
amendments to the 1978 STCW
Convention and a new International
Convention on standards of training,certification and watchkeeping forfishing vessel personnel, respectively;
the 1995 SOLAS Conference, which
adopted amendments to the SOLAS
Convention to enhance the safety ofro-ro passenger ships; the 1997 SOLAS
adoptedwhich
Conference,amendments to the SOLAS Convention
to enhance the safety of bulk carriers;
and the 2002 SOLAS Conference on
Maritime Security.
Between 1989 and 1998, I also led
IMO's efforts to establish a global
Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan throughregional Conferences in Lisbon, CapeTown, Seoul, Valencia and Fremantle
and a Conference in Florence
specifically to consider SAR matterspertaining to Africa.

4

fu

f

Please comment on theture o
IMO. What are your expectations
r the Member countries?

fo

When looking into the future, I find it
hard to see beyond the six years(2004 to 2010) covered by IMO's
Strategic Plan, which contains a great
deal of detail about what we are trying
to achieve, how we propose to go
about it and how we will monitor our
progress.
There is no doubt that one of ourbiggest challenges will be ensuring theeffective, uniform implementation ofandexisting
IMO
standards
thecourse,regulations.
Ofdevelopment of new regulations andthe modification of existing ones isimportant, and we will continue to do
this wherever appropriate, as part ofthe process of ensuring that theregulatory framework is kept up-to­
date and in tune with the prevailingtechnologies and expectations. But theregulatory framework currently inisessentially
both
place
comprehensive and effective. It is
generally not because of gaps in theframework that accidents happen,that ships and lives are lost. We are
more likely to find the causes in theway standards and regulations arebeing implemented and enforced.

steady flow of high calibre individuals
into industry and government. The
university is the lynchpin in IMO's
strategy of shifting the focus awayfrom the purely technical aspects ofships and equipment and onto thepeople who manage and crew them.
Through its programs, WMU provides
developing countries with the latest
knowledge and technological skills in
the maritime transport industry,
without compromising the more
traditional aspects of seafaring. WMU
graduates now form an exclusive
group of highly trained maritime
experts who act as catalysts forchange nationally, regionally andinternationally.
Many graduates of the World
Maritime University are now regularparticipants in the various committees
and sub-committees of IMO, where
they attend as members and leadersof
theirnationaldelegations.
Important decisions that affect theentire shipping industry are made atthese meetings.
WMU graduates, in their role as
managers of change, find that they
very quickly gain a firm grasp of thedirection
globalfutureofdevelopments, not to mention an
invaluable network of contacts within
the international maritime community
which is a useful tool for the up-and­coming administrator or decision­
maker.

5

What are your exp ectations
WMU graduates?

6

forIMO considers human resources to be
the greatest asset the shipping
industry possesses and the principal
building block with which we canachieve a culture that will promote
safe and secure shipping and a cleanmarine environment internationally.
WMU is uniquely placed to foster
quality shipping by encouraging a

What is your cherished motto?
The message that comes from Frank
Sinatra's song "I did it my way".

7

Please give a short message to thereaders o the "Friends o WMU,
Japan" newsletter.

ff

WMU is at the apex of all maritime
training institutions and provides the
focal point for IMO's goal of creating
3

Implementation of the various IMO
safety, security and anti-pollution
standards should be preceded by
ratification of the conventions which
lay them down, and I appeal to all
Governments to accept those IMO
treaties which they have not ratified
so far, in particular those which have
not yet entered into force. Of all these,
I would single out in particular the
1993 Torremolinos Protocol and the1995 STCW-F Convention, and fromthose conventions adopted more
recently, the 2001 International
Convention on the Control of Harmful
Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, the2001 International Convention on
Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution
Damage, the 2002 Protocol to the
197 4 Athens Convention relating to
the Carriage of Passengers and their
Luggage by Sea and the 2003
Pollution
International
Oil
Compensation Supplementary Fund.
In the same vein, I have called for a
special effort to be made to ratify theInternational Convention for theControl and Management of Ships,
Ballast Water and Sediments, which
IMO adopted last February, given its
unquestionable importance to protect
the marine environment against any
invasionunwanted
micro­
oforganisms and pathogens.

2

Last year, an ad hoc Working Group of
the IMO Council set out to identify thetrends, developments and challenges
facing the Organization today. In
order to respond to these issues, theOrganization has identified three core
strategic directions: enhancing thestatus and effectiveness of IMO;
developing and maintaining acomprehensive framework for safe,
secure, efficient and environmentallysound shipping; and always being
aware of the profile of shipping andthe needs of a quality culture andenvironmental consciousness.

M r. Mitropoulos meets officials from the Directorate General for the Maritime Terr ito ry and Merchant
Navy (DIRECTEMAR) on a recent v isit to Ch ile.
a culture of safe, secure andenvironmentally friendly shipping,worldwide.
It combines a sound,
quality academic program with
exposure to practical situations in theindustry, which is so important for
students. And the excellent body ofvisiting professors brings the students
up-to-date with real-life experiences
and knowledge that is unparalleled.
One of the main attributes of the
University is that it brings together
withvariousyoung
peopleeducational, cultural and social
backgrounds to study and live
together for two years.
What isparticularly significant is that thisbroadening of their experience andtheir contacts outside of their normallife at home does not end with theirstay at the University. It extends into
their post-graduation lives where
networks of WMU graduates all over
the world can call upon each other toshare work experiences and offer
mutual assistance, often in an
informal but none-the-less helpfulmanner. This international network is
one of the unique benefits that the
WMU alumni, who are members of avery select band, can draw uponthroughout their careers in shipping.

Over the years the University has
been sustained financially by many
voluntary donors, and we are evergrateful to them for providing themeans whereby so many students
have been assisted in achieving their
Masters' level status. All the goodwork that WMU does is only madepossible by the generous donations
and support that come from various
Member States and certain sectors oftheinternational
maritime
community, and we are all very
grateful for their continued financial
assistance,
contributions
andparticularly when we all know thatbudgets are tight and competition forresources is always strong.
Finally, to those of you who haveappliedyourdedication
andperseverance to graduate successfully
from WMU, I should like to stress how
much those of us who have spentmuch of our working lives in the
pursuit of safer, more secure andmore efficient ships, plying cleaner
oceans, look to you as prospective
future leaders of the industry who
will share those aims and ideals and,most importantly, thanks to your timeat WMU, have the means at yourdisposal to help achieve them.

Interview with Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization
1974 Safety of Life at Sea Conferences
convened by IMO, where I was elected
first Vice-Chairman of the TechnicalCommittee of both. I also attended
the Third United Nations Conference
on the Law of the Sea (1975-1977) as
the representative of the Greek
Ministry of Mercantile Marine at themulti-ministerial Greek delegation.
After joining the IMO Secretariat in1979 I acted as Secretary of the
Maritime Safety Committee andserved as Executive Secretary of the1993 Torremolinos Conference, which
adopted the 1993 Protocol to the1977 Torremolinos International
Convention for the Safety of Fishing
Vessels; the 1994 SOLAS Conference,
which adopted new SOLAS chapters on
management for the safe operation ofships, safety measures for high-speed
craft and special measures to enhancemaritime safety; the 1995 STCW and
STCW-F Conferences, which adopted
amendments to the 1978 STCW
Convention and a new International
Convention on standards of training,certification and watchkeeping forfishing vessel personnel, respectively;
the 1995 SOLAS Conference, which
adopted amendments to the SOLAS
Convention to enhance the safety ofro-ro passenger ships; the 1997 SOLAS
adoptedwhich
Conference,amendments to the SOLAS Convention
to enhance the safety of bulk carriers;
and the 2002 SOLAS Conference on
Maritime Security.
Between 1989 and 1998, I also led
IMO's efforts to establish a global
Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan throughregional Conferences in Lisbon, CapeTown, Seoul, Valencia and Fremantle
and a Conference in Florence
specifically to consider SAR matterspertaining to Africa.

4

fu

f

Please comment on theture o
IMO. What are your expectations
r the Member countries?

fo

When looking into the future, I find it
hard to see beyond the six years(2004 to 2010) covered by IMO's
Strategic Plan, which contains a great
deal of detail about what we are trying
to achieve, how we propose to go
about it and how we will monitor our
progress.
There is no doubt that one of ourbiggest challenges will be ensuring theeffective, uniform implementation ofandexisting
IMO
standards
thecourse,regulations.
Ofdevelopment of new regulations andthe modification of existing ones isimportant, and we will continue to do
this wherever appropriate, as part ofthe process of ensuring that theregulatory framework is kept up-to­
date and in tune with the prevailingtechnologies and expectations. But theregulatory framework currently inisessentially
both
place
comprehensive and effective. It is
generally not because of gaps in theframework that accidents happen,that ships and lives are lost. We are
more likely to find the causes in theway standards and regulations arebeing implemented and enforced.

steady flow of high calibre individuals
into industry and government. The
university is the lynchpin in IMO's
strategy of shifting the focus awayfrom the purely technical aspects ofships and equipment and onto thepeople who manage and crew them.
Through its programs, WMU provides
developing countries with the latest
knowledge and technological skills in
the maritime transport industry,
without compromising the more
traditional aspects of seafaring. WMU
graduates now form an exclusive
group of highly trained maritime
experts who act as catalysts forchange nationally, regionally andinternationally.
Many graduates of the World
Maritime University are now regularparticipants in the various committees
and sub-committees of IMO, where
they attend as members and leadersof
theirnationaldelegations.
Important decisions that affect theentire shipping industry are made atthese meetings.
WMU graduates, in their role as
managers of change, find that they
very quickly gain a firm grasp of thedirection
globalfutureofdevelopments, not to mention an
invaluable network of contacts within
the international maritime community
which is a useful tool for the up-and­coming administrator or decision­
maker.

5

What are your exp ectations
WMU graduates?

6

forIMO considers human resources to be
the greatest asset the shipping
industry possesses and the principal
building block with which we canachieve a culture that will promote
safe and secure shipping and a cleanmarine environment internationally.
WMU is uniquely placed to foster
quality shipping by encouraging a

What is your cherished motto?
The message that comes from Frank
Sinatra's song "I did it my way".

7

Please give a short message to thereaders o the "Friends o WMU,
Japan" newsletter.

ff

WMU is at the apex of all maritime
training institutions and provides the
focal point for IMO's goal of creating
3

Implementation of the various IMO
safety, security and anti-pollution
standards should be preceded by
ratification of the conventions which
lay them down, and I appeal to all
Governments to accept those IMO
treaties which they have not ratified
so far, in particular those which have
not yet entered into force. Of all these,
I would single out in particular the
1993 Torremolinos Protocol and the1995 STCW-F Convention, and fromthose conventions adopted more
recently, the 2001 International
Convention on the Control of Harmful
Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, the2001 International Convention on
Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution
Damage, the 2002 Protocol to the
197 4 Athens Convention relating to
the Carriage of Passengers and their
Luggage by Sea and the 2003
Pollution
International
Oil
Compensation Supplementary Fund.
In the same vein, I have called for a
special effort to be made to ratify theInternational Convention for theControl and Management of Ships,
Ballast Water and Sediments, which
IMO adopted last February, given its
unquestionable importance to protect
the marine environment against any
invasionunwanted
micro­
oforganisms and pathogens.

2

Last year, an ad hoc Working Group of
the IMO Council set out to identify thetrends, developments and challenges
facing the Organization today. In
order to respond to these issues, theOrganization has identified three core
strategic directions: enhancing thestatus and effectiveness of IMO;
developing and maintaining acomprehensive framework for safe,
secure, efficient and environmentallysound shipping; and always being
aware of the profile of shipping andthe needs of a quality culture andenvironmental consciousness.

M r. Mitropoulos meets officials from the Directorate General for the Maritime Terr ito ry and Merchant
Navy (DIRECTEMAR) on a recent v isit to Ch ile.
a culture of safe, secure andenvironmentally friendly shipping,worldwide.
It combines a sound,
quality academic program with
exposure to practical situations in theindustry, which is so important for
students. And the excellent body ofvisiting professors brings the students
up-to-date with real-life experiences
and knowledge that is unparalleled.
One of the main attributes of the
University is that it brings together
withvariousyoung
peopleeducational, cultural and social
backgrounds to study and live
together for two years.
What isparticularly significant is that thisbroadening of their experience andtheir contacts outside of their normallife at home does not end with theirstay at the University. It extends into
their post-graduation lives where
networks of WMU graduates all over
the world can call upon each other toshare work experiences and offer
mutual assistance, often in an
informal but none-the-less helpfulmanner. This international network is
one of the unique benefits that the
WMU alumni, who are members of avery select band, can draw uponthroughout their careers in shipping.

Over the years the University has
been sustained financially by many
voluntary donors, and we are evergrateful to them for providing themeans whereby so many students
have been assisted in achieving their
Masters' level status. All the goodwork that WMU does is only madepossible by the generous donations
and support that come from various
Member States and certain sectors oftheinternational
maritime
community, and we are all very
grateful for their continued financial
assistance,
contributions
andparticularly when we all know thatbudgets are tight and competition forresources is always strong.
Finally, to those of you who haveappliedyourdedication
andperseverance to graduate successfully
from WMU, I should like to stress how
much those of us who have spentmuch of our working lives in the
pursuit of safer, more secure andmore efficient ships, plying cleaner
oceans, look to you as prospective
future leaders of the industry who
will share those aims and ideals and,most importantly, thanks to your timeat WMU, have the means at yourdisposal to help achieve them.

WMU S asakawa Fellows Met with
J apan Ship Cen tre (J ETRO) and The N ipp on Foundati on Executi ves at IMO

Ten Years Development of the Tokyo MOU

Ning Zheng
Techn i cal Offi cerTokyo MOU Secretariat(Graduate of WMU, China 1993)

T

network will be maintained forever.
The field study trip is one of theunique programs at WMU, and visiting
IMO, the parent organization of W血，isthe highlight of its va rious field studies.
All students in different courses are
gi ven a chance to attend a meeting
depending on their speciali sation.
Visiting the Technical Co-operation
Division, IMO Publishing Servic e andlibrary are also included in the programat IMO. Other WMU class of 2004
students
vi sitedthefo llowi ng
committee and sub-committee meetings:• Maritime Education and Training(MET) course: S1W35 (26-28 January)• Maritime Administration (MA) course:
FSil 2 (1 5-17 March)• Port Management (PM) course:
MEPCSl (29-31 March)• Shipping Management (SM) course:
MSC78 (17 May)
It is an educational and inspiringoccasion for students to observe actual
discussions on the different maritime
issues at IMO. It gives them actual
learning
experiencesonhowinternational safety and environmental
protection standards are recommended,
deliberated and adopted. It also
motivates them to stay focused on ourcommon goal of ensuring safer ships
and cleaner oceans, as well as securing
ships and ports, which can only beachi eved through the spi rit o fworldwide cooperation.

T5- Sasakawa scholarship students in MSEPClass of2004

4

he recently concluded 78th Nippon Foundation), Mr. Ishi da andMaritime Safety Committee (MSC) M r. Yamada (Mariti me Depa rtment,
meeti ng at the Internati onal Ministry o f Land, I nfrastructure andMar iti me
Or gan i zati on(I MO) Transport), and former WMU lecturer,
Headquarters in London again served as Mr. Uemura (Embassy o f Japan).
a semi-reunion venue for WMU Sasakawa fellows present included six
Sasakawa fellows. The meeting which successful alumn i, namely Mr.
1992),
proved to be significant due to the Prase ty o
(I ndones i a
upcoming entry into force of the ISPS Transportati on Attache - Embassy ofCode, brought together WMU Sasakawa Indonesia; Ms. Xu (China 1996), First
graduates who were present either as Secreta ry - Embassy o f China; M r.
delegates of their respective countries Shaheen (Pakistan 1998), Mast er
or as IMO staff members. Also present Ma riner - Mini stry of Communicati ons;
were graduating students of the WMU Mr. Baron (Colombia 2002), Technical
Maritime Safety and Environmental Offi cer - IMO; Mr. Hayashi (Japan
Protection (MSEP) course who were 2002), Mar iti me Secur ity Lia i son
attending the meeting as part of their O ffi cer
J ap an
In t erna ti onal
field study in the UK. Aside from the Transport Institute Washi ngton DC
new maritime security code, the MSC78 Office; and Mr. Furuya (Japan 2003),
meeting held from 12 to 21 May 2004 Ch ie f o f In ternati onal Search andalso focused its discussion on additional Rescue - J apan Coast Guard. Ms.
sa fety measures for large passenger Yakabe (Japan), Mr. Zhou (China), Mr.
ships, the human element, and goal— Dela Vega (Philippines), Mr. Htut andbased new ship construction standards. Mr. Wynn (Myanmar) were the WMUConsequently, new amendments on the MSEP Sasakawa studen ts presen t
SOLAS, SAR, and STCW Conventi ons during the dinner.
The group had a delightful time
were adopted.
The IMO meeting also provided an while enj oying sumptuous Chinese
oppo rtunity for interacti ng separately, cuisine. The conversation grew lively
and accordingly a dinner hosted by and would not seem to come to an end,
the Japan Ship Centre led by Director­ as many experiences and views relating
General Mr. Tanaka, Director Mr. Kato to current maritime issues were shared,
and Director Mr. Taguchi was held on and numerous stories and memories of
12 May 2004. Attending the dinner WMU life were reminisced. As expected,
were prominent personaliti es in the the ISPS Code remained the hottest
maritime soci ety in Japan, including topic of discussion during the night.
Mr. Yoshikura (Assistant Manager o f Finally, it ended with a great hope, that
Sec ti on the friendship among WMU Sasakawa
Domes ti c
Pro g ram
Department of Maritime Affairs, The fellows will keep on and its global

his year is the tenth am叡ersaryof the Tokyo MOU. A decade ago,the ma ritime Authorities in the
Asia-Pacific region gathered in Tokyo,
t heconcludedandJ apan,Memorandum of Understanding on
Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific
Regi on (Tok yo MOU), a iming toestablish an effective and harmonizedPort State Control system to eliminate
substandard ships and promote
maritime safety and protection of themarine enViromnent.
Currently, Tokyo MOU consists of
18 Mar iti me Author iti es as full
members, namely: Australia, Canada,
Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China),
Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Philippi nes, the RussianFederati on, Si ngapore, Tha iland,
Vanuatu and Viet Nam. The executive
body of the Tokyo MOU is the Port
State Control Committee which meets
periodically to monitor and control theimplementation and on-going operationof the Memorandum. The Secretariat of
the Memorandum is stationed in Tokyo,
Japan, and the in formati on system(APCIS) is hosted by the Authority of
the Russian Federation in Vladivostok.
Ever si nce its incepti on, Tok yo
MOU has achieved significant progressand development on Port State Control
ac ti viti es. The total number o f
inspecti ons conducted by member
Authoriti es has been increased from
8,000 in 1994 to more than 20,000 in
2003, and the regional annual target
inspecti on rate o f 7 5% has beenachieved and maintained since 2002.
In addition to normal PSC inspections,

Tokyo
MOU
also
organizes
concentrated i nspection campaigns(CIC) for facilitating the enforcement
and i mplemen tati on o f certa i n
i mpo rtan t conven ti on regulati ons,
such as the ISM Code, GMDSS, bulk
carrier sa fety, ISPS Code andoperati onal re quirements. Recently,
Tokyo MOU formally introduced aship targeti ng system which would
provide PSC offic ers with a useful tool
for selecting ships for inspection. For
the purpose o f prov i di ng moretransparent and timely information on
PSC activities, Tok yo MOU publishes
ships' detenti on in fo rmati on ever ymonth and a full set of PSC inspection
data on a real time basis on the web­site (http://www.tokyo-mou.org).
One o f the most im por tan t
successes o f the Tokyo MOU is thedevelopment and implementati on o feffective and comprehensive technicalco-operati on acti vities. From the very

beginning, Tokyo MOU has kept the
t ra i n i n gand
i m provemen tofprofessional qualifi cation of Port State
Control offi cers as a high pri ority.
Based on an integrated strategi c planfo r training and exchange o f Port
State Con trol o ffi cers, Tok yo MOU
organi zes and implements three kindsof technical co-operation programs, i.e.
a training program wh ich includes abasic tra i n i ng course and expert
mi ssi on tra in ing for j un ior or new
entrant PSC offi cers, and fellowshiptraining for middle or high level PSC
o ffi cers; a PSC o ffi cer exchange
program for exchanging PSC officers
among Authorities and PSC seminars
to update knowledge. To date, 280
PSC officers have been trained underbasi c train ing courses, 21 expert
training missions have been organi zed,
98 PSC o ffi cers have attended
fellowsh ip tra in ing, 25 PSC officers
have parti cipated i n the exchange
program and 10 seminars have been
held. Successfu l i mplementati on o f
the techn ic al co-operation programs
enables Tokyo MOU to enhance Port
State Control acti viti es and promotes
harmoni zati on of Port State Control
procedures throughout the regi on.
The N ippon Foundati on k i ndl yrendered generous support for Tokyo
techn ic al co-operati on ac ti viti es by
providing funds.
After ten years of development,
Tokyo MOU has attracted more andmore attenti on and gained wi derecognition from the shipping indus切and the general public, becoming oneof the most active regi onal Port State
Control regimes around the world.

WMU S asakawa Fellows Met with
J apan Ship Cen tre (J ETRO) and The N ipp on Foundati on Executi ves at IMO

Ten Years Development of the Tokyo MOU

Ning Zheng
Techn i cal Offi cerTokyo MOU Secretariat(Graduate of WMU, China 1993)

T

network will be maintained forever.
The field study trip is one of theunique programs at WMU, and visiting
IMO, the parent organization of W血，isthe highlight of its va rious field studies.
All students in different courses are
gi ven a chance to attend a meeting
depending on their speciali sation.
Visiting the Technical Co-operation
Division, IMO Publishing Servic e andlibrary are also included in the programat IMO. Other WMU class of 2004
students
vi sitedthefo llowi ng
committee and sub-committee meetings:• Maritime Education and Training(MET) course: S1W35 (26-28 January)• Maritime Administration (MA) course:
FSil 2 (1 5-17 March)• Port Management (PM) course:
MEPCSl (29-31 March)• Shipping Management (SM) course:
MSC78 (17 May)
It is an educational and inspiringoccasion for students to observe actual
discussions on the different maritime
issues at IMO. It gives them actual
learning
experiencesonhowinternational safety and environmental
protection standards are recommended,
deliberated and adopted. It also
motivates them to stay focused on ourcommon goal of ensuring safer ships
and cleaner oceans, as well as securing
ships and ports, which can only beachi eved through the spi rit o fworldwide cooperation.

T5- Sasakawa scholarship students in MSEPClass of2004

4

he recently concluded 78th Nippon Foundation), Mr. Ishi da andMaritime Safety Committee (MSC) M r. Yamada (Mariti me Depa rtment,
meeti ng at the Internati onal Ministry o f Land, I nfrastructure andMar iti me
Or gan i zati on(I MO) Transport), and former WMU lecturer,
Headquarters in London again served as Mr. Uemura (Embassy o f Japan).
a semi-reunion venue for WMU Sasakawa fellows present included six
Sasakawa fellows. The meeting which successful alumn i, namely Mr.
1992),
proved to be significant due to the Prase ty o
(I ndones i a
upcoming entry into force of the ISPS Transportati on Attache - Embassy ofCode, brought together WMU Sasakawa Indonesia; Ms. Xu (China 1996), First
graduates who were present either as Secreta ry - Embassy o f China; M r.
delegates of their respective countries Shaheen (Pakistan 1998), Mast er
or as IMO staff members. Also present Ma riner - Mini stry of Communicati ons;
were graduating students of the WMU Mr. Baron (Colombia 2002), Technical
Maritime Safety and Environmental Offi cer - IMO; Mr. Hayashi (Japan
Protection (MSEP) course who were 2002), Mar iti me Secur ity Lia i son
attending the meeting as part of their O ffi cer
J ap an
In t erna ti onal
field study in the UK. Aside from the Transport Institute Washi ngton DC
new maritime security code, the MSC78 Office; and Mr. Furuya (Japan 2003),
meeting held from 12 to 21 May 2004 Ch ie f o f In ternati onal Search andalso focused its discussion on additional Rescue - J apan Coast Guard. Ms.
sa fety measures for large passenger Yakabe (Japan), Mr. Zhou (China), Mr.
ships, the human element, and goal— Dela Vega (Philippines), Mr. Htut andbased new ship construction standards. Mr. Wynn (Myanmar) were the WMUConsequently, new amendments on the MSEP Sasakawa studen ts presen t
SOLAS, SAR, and STCW Conventi ons during the dinner.
The group had a delightful time
were adopted.
The IMO meeting also provided an while enj oying sumptuous Chinese
oppo rtunity for interacti ng separately, cuisine. The conversation grew lively
and accordingly a dinner hosted by and would not seem to come to an end,
the Japan Ship Centre led by Director­ as many experiences and views relating
General Mr. Tanaka, Director Mr. Kato to current maritime issues were shared,
and Director Mr. Taguchi was held on and numerous stories and memories of
12 May 2004. Attending the dinner WMU life were reminisced. As expected,
were prominent personaliti es in the the ISPS Code remained the hottest
maritime soci ety in Japan, including topic of discussion during the night.
Mr. Yoshikura (Assistant Manager o f Finally, it ended with a great hope, that
Sec ti on the friendship among WMU Sasakawa
Domes ti c
Pro g ram
Department of Maritime Affairs, The fellows will keep on and its global

his year is the tenth am叡ersaryof the Tokyo MOU. A decade ago,the ma ritime Authorities in the
Asia-Pacific region gathered in Tokyo,
t heconcludedandJ apan,Memorandum of Understanding on
Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific
Regi on (Tok yo MOU), a iming toestablish an effective and harmonizedPort State Control system to eliminate
substandard ships and promote
maritime safety and protection of themarine enViromnent.
Currently, Tokyo MOU consists of
18 Mar iti me Author iti es as full
members, namely: Australia, Canada,
Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China),
Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Philippi nes, the RussianFederati on, Si ngapore, Tha iland,
Vanuatu and Viet Nam. The executive
body of the Tokyo MOU is the Port
State Control Committee which meets
periodically to monitor and control theimplementation and on-going operationof the Memorandum. The Secretariat of
the Memorandum is stationed in Tokyo,
Japan, and the in formati on system(APCIS) is hosted by the Authority of
the Russian Federation in Vladivostok.
Ever si nce its incepti on, Tok yo
MOU has achieved significant progressand development on Port State Control
ac ti viti es. The total number o f
inspecti ons conducted by member
Authoriti es has been increased from
8,000 in 1994 to more than 20,000 in
2003, and the regional annual target
inspecti on rate o f 7 5% has beenachieved and maintained since 2002.
In addition to normal PSC inspections,

Tokyo
MOU
also
organizes
concentrated i nspection campaigns(CIC) for facilitating the enforcement
and i mplemen tati on o f certa i n
i mpo rtan t conven ti on regulati ons,
such as the ISM Code, GMDSS, bulk
carrier sa fety, ISPS Code andoperati onal re quirements. Recently,
Tokyo MOU formally introduced aship targeti ng system which would
provide PSC offic ers with a useful tool
for selecting ships for inspection. For
the purpose o f prov i di ng moretransparent and timely information on
PSC activities, Tok yo MOU publishes
ships' detenti on in fo rmati on ever ymonth and a full set of PSC inspection
data on a real time basis on the web­site (http://www.tokyo-mou.org).
One o f the most im por tan t
successes o f the Tokyo MOU is thedevelopment and implementati on o feffective and comprehensive technicalco-operati on acti vities. From the very

beginning, Tokyo MOU has kept the
t ra i n i n gand
i m provemen tofprofessional qualifi cation of Port State
Control offi cers as a high pri ority.
Based on an integrated strategi c planfo r training and exchange o f Port
State Con trol o ffi cers, Tok yo MOU
organi zes and implements three kindsof technical co-operation programs, i.e.
a training program wh ich includes abasic tra i n i ng course and expert
mi ssi on tra in ing for j un ior or new
entrant PSC offi cers, and fellowshiptraining for middle or high level PSC
o ffi cers; a PSC o ffi cer exchange
program for exchanging PSC officers
among Authorities and PSC seminars
to update knowledge. To date, 280
PSC officers have been trained underbasi c train ing courses, 21 expert
training missions have been organi zed,
98 PSC o ffi cers have attended
fellowsh ip tra in ing, 25 PSC officers
have parti cipated i n the exchange
program and 10 seminars have been
held. Successfu l i mplementati on o f
the techn ic al co-operation programs
enables Tokyo MOU to enhance Port
State Control acti viti es and promotes
harmoni zati on of Port State Control
procedures throughout the regi on.
The N ippon Foundati on k i ndl yrendered generous support for Tokyo
techn ic al co-operati on ac ti viti es by
providing funds.
After ten years of development,
Tokyo MOU has attracted more andmore attenti on and gained wi derecognition from the shipping indus切and the general public, becoming oneof the most active regi onal Port State
Control regimes around the world.

Integrated Coastal Management: Towards Sustai nable Development and Managementof Coastal and Mari ne Areas i n the Seas of the East Asi a Region

ICM
comprehensive
providesframeworks that can be applied invarious aspects to achieve sustainable
Alam Syah Mapparessa development and management of coastal
and marine areas, ranging from
(Indonesia 2002)
Ministr y of Environment/ pollution prevention and management,
National Focal Point coastal
tourismdevelopment,
Agency for PEMSEA
development of sustainable fisheries andRepubl ic of Indones i acoastalaquaculture,
biodiversity
protection, functional zoning of uses of
Chapter 17 of Agenda 21 calls for coastal and marine areas, up to
integrated management and sustainable integrated waste management.
As a region with fast economic
development of coastal and marine areas,
and mandates states to co-operate in growth, the semi-enclosed East Asian
tremendous
encounterpreparing national policy for integrated Seas
coastalzone
management
and environmental pressure, threatening
development. In that context, Integrated sustainable development, due to the
Coastal Management, a resource expansion of industries - particularly
management system that employs an the maritime trade - and the rapid
integrative, holistic approach and increase in coastal population in theinteractive planning, has been proven as region. Management measures tocontrolandmitigate
the only comprehensive approach to prevent,address complex coastal management environmental degradation in the coastal
issues. It serves as a blue-print for areas are therefore recognized as an
attaining the goals of sustainable urgent need. Over the last two decades,development by maintaining the countries in East Asia have attempted tofunctional integrity of coastal resource address their environmental problems
systems, reducing resource-use conflicts, (Chua and Yu, 1998). Regional and sub­maintaining the quality of the regional co-operation and initiatives
environment and facilitating the have been established to strengthen the
progress of multisectoral development. capacity of national and local

governments in the region to adopt more
and more holistic approaches inaddressing
coastalandmarineenviromnental issues. As a remarkableachievement of regional cooperative
efforts, "Sustainable Development
Strategy for the Seas of East Asia" hasbeen developed and adopted by twelve
countries in the region (Brunei
Darussalam, China, Cambodia, theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea,
Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam), facilitated byinPartnerships
GEF/UNDP/IMO
Enviromnental Management for the Seasof East Asia (PEMSEA). The Sustainable
Strategypresents
Development
implementation approaches for the
integrated management and sustainable
use of the enviromnent and resources of
the Seas of East Asia. Yet, commitment
and efforts from countries remain achallenge in the near future to fmalize
the Implementation Plan of the
Sustainable Development Strategy, as
one important step in the road-map
towards sustainable development andmanagement of the Seas of East Asia.
E-mail:came into view was a face so familiar to see my friends from WMU, who havethat I thought,‘、Am I still dreaming?" It all studied together with me.
was one of my WMU classmates from
I would like to keep in touch with
Colombia, working for IMO as a all my WMU friends forever since I
member of the Secretariat since just a consider it a precious relationship. In
this sense, please do not hesitate to
few weeks before.
When I was in the meeting, I saw a contact me when you, or even yourman with a relatively bright head, also colleagues and friends with anvery familiar, sitting in the front. He introduction from you, get a chance towas a classmate from Malta, and I come to either Japan or the US.
Again I would like to thank therecalled his hard work at WMU.
There was one more classmate in Sasakawa Fellow Scholarship Program
the Chinese delegation.
for giving me this precious human
How nice to have so many friends network.
from all over the world!
So long as I work in the maritime
field, there will be a lot of opportunities E-mail: RjHayashi@hotmail.com

Bei n g Contact Persons for Students at the WMUMarianne and Jan Kraft

as_mapparessa@yahoo.com
Mr. and Mrs. Kraft with Ms. Reina Sulistyawati (Indonesia 2003) and Mr. Ricardo Eliseo Valdes Cerda(Mexico 2003)

Worki ng i n Washi nton D.C.
Ryoji Hayashi(Japan 2002)
Japan Coast Guard

Midsummer is a very special holiday
in Sweden. It is always traditional.
Everywhere people from the village or
the region where they live gather at a
certain place. Guests are always
welcome. In the middle of an open
field a pole decorated with flowers andleaves that people have brought israised. Around the pole, accompanied
by music, children and grown-ups
enjoy singing, dancing and playing
together. Quite often many of themwear flower garlands on their heads.
Later in the day the party turns into a
feast with typical midsummer food,especially fresh farm products.
Of course, being in Sweden thestudents of WMU also celebrate
midsummer when they are here. And
the place where they do it, some 80
kilometers east of Malmo, is chosen for

7

Mr. Sha Zhengrong (China 2002 Sasakawa Fellow) [left], LCDR Ryoji Hayashi [second left], Ms.
Chakhvadze Aliona (Georgia 2002) [second right], Mr. Milton Alfredo Baron Perico (Colombia 2002) [right]

6

I seem to have a ringing in my ears. It isreported that this year is the breeding
season for "cicadas", which come only
once every 17 years. I can hear many
people screaming when I'm walking on
the street because cicadas flit toward
them. The way of chirping and the sizeof the cicadas differs from the ones in
my country.
I put a cicada perching on myclothes back on a branch of a treelining the street, thinking that I am
lucky because I'm here at this precioustime.
I started work in Washington D.C.,

as a Maritime Security Liaison Officer
to the US Government, effective lastApril.
I am now building a human
network here through WMU Alumni
and other connections.
Here in the US, the experience
gained in WMU works well.
I would like to mention one morething about the WMU network.
I attended MSC78 Meeting at IMO,
London last May. It was earlier than 7o'clock in the morning when I arrived
from Washington.
When I got to the plenary room of
IMO directly from Heathrow Airport
with my sleepy eyes, what abruptly

its extraordinary values. Firstly, it is abeautiful place near the sea. Secondly,
it has a special meaning not only for
Swedes but for everyone coming toenjoy the atmosphere.
It is called Backakra and wasowned by the former Swedish General
Secretary
of
the
UN,
Dag
Hammarskold. He aquired the place topeacefully spend time off from theworld of conflict that was his field ofwork. Now it has been turned into a
museum which bears homage to Mr.
Hammarskold. After his tragic death
it has come to symbolize his intentions
to help form a better world of peace,and international
understanding
fellowship. Thus WMU has chosen avery suitable place for its midsummer
celebrations.
We look upon the task of being

contact persons for students of WMU
as acting in line with enhancing theconnections
international
andthat
Backakra
understanding
symbolizes. We believe the placing of
WMU in Sweden and Malmo is a very
good example of this way of thinking,and the role of acting as contact
persons is truly rewarding. Getting toknow people from other countries,
especially far away ones that you do
not know so much about, is reallyeducational. At the same time it gives
you the opportunity to introduce
your student guests to Sweden and its
social and cultural way of living.
And of course we also enjoy
offering support when it is needed,
whether it concerns studies or thedifficulties of coping with being a longway from home and family.
The first of our years as contact
persons we met the following students.
Ms. Presca Lugo from the Phillipines,
who studied Maritime Administration,
Ms. Aliona Chakhvadze from Georgia
and Ms. Viktoriya Paunova from
Bulgaria, who both took part in
Shipping Management. The second
year we had Ms. Retna Sulistyawati,Indonesia, and Ms. Yasuko Suzuki,
both
Maritime
inJapan,
Administration, and Mr. Ricardo
Valdes Cerda, Mexico, who studied
Maritime Safety and Environmental
Protection as "our" students. This
year
we
meet
Ms.
RachaelKasiyandima from Zimbabwe and Ms.
Dyah Punamaningum, Indonesia, bothin Maritime Administration.
We believe strongly that all thesestudents and the future ones we arelooking forward to meeting will play
an important role in their respective
nations' future.

Integrated Coastal Management: Towards Sustai nable Development and Managementof Coastal and Mari ne Areas i n the Seas of the East Asi a Region

ICM
comprehensive
providesframeworks that can be applied invarious aspects to achieve sustainable
Alam Syah Mapparessa development and management of coastal
and marine areas, ranging from
(Indonesia 2002)
Ministr y of Environment/ pollution prevention and management,
National Focal Point coastal
tourismdevelopment,
Agency for PEMSEA
development of sustainable fisheries andRepubl ic of Indones i acoastalaquaculture,
biodiversity
protection, functional zoning of uses of
Chapter 17 of Agenda 21 calls for coastal and marine areas, up to
integrated management and sustainable integrated waste management.
As a region with fast economic
development of coastal and marine areas,
and mandates states to co-operate in growth, the semi-enclosed East Asian
tremendous
encounterpreparing national policy for integrated Seas
coastalzone
management
and environmental pressure, threatening
development. In that context, Integrated sustainable development, due to the
Coastal Management, a resource expansion of industries - particularly
management system that employs an the maritime trade - and the rapid
integrative, holistic approach and increase in coastal population in theinteractive planning, has been proven as region. Management measures tocontrolandmitigate
the only comprehensive approach to prevent,address complex coastal management environmental degradation in the coastal
issues. It serves as a blue-print for areas are therefore recognized as an
attaining the goals of sustainable urgent need. Over the last two decades,development by maintaining the countries in East Asia have attempted tofunctional integrity of coastal resource address their environmental problems
systems, reducing resource-use conflicts, (Chua and Yu, 1998). Regional and sub­maintaining the quality of the regional co-operation and initiatives
environment and facilitating the have been established to strengthen the
progress of multisectoral development. capacity of national and local

governments in the region to adopt more
and more holistic approaches inaddressing
coastalandmarineenviromnental issues. As a remarkableachievement of regional cooperative
efforts, "Sustainable Development
Strategy for the Seas of East Asia" hasbeen developed and adopted by twelve
countries in the region (Brunei
Darussalam, China, Cambodia, theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea,
Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam), facilitated byinPartnerships
GEF/UNDP/IMO
Enviromnental Management for the Seasof East Asia (PEMSEA). The Sustainable
Strategypresents
Development
implementation approaches for the
integrated management and sustainable
use of the enviromnent and resources of
the Seas of East Asia. Yet, commitment
and efforts from countries remain achallenge in the near future to fmalize
the Implementation Plan of the
Sustainable Development Strategy, as
one important step in the road-map
towards sustainable development andmanagement of the Seas of East Asia.
E-mail:came into view was a face so familiar to see my friends from WMU, who havethat I thought,‘、Am I still dreaming?" It all studied together with me.
was one of my WMU classmates from
I would like to keep in touch with
Colombia, working for IMO as a all my WMU friends forever since I
member of the Secretariat since just a consider it a precious relationship. In
this sense, please do not hesitate to
few weeks before.
When I was in the meeting, I saw a contact me when you, or even yourman with a relatively bright head, also colleagues and friends with anvery familiar, sitting in the front. He introduction from you, get a chance towas a classmate from Malta, and I come to either Japan or the US.
Again I would like to thank therecalled his hard work at WMU.
There was one more classmate in Sasakawa Fellow Scholarship Program
the Chinese delegation.
for giving me this precious human
How nice to have so many friends network.
from all over the world!
So long as I work in the maritime
field, there will be a lot of opportunities E-mail: RjHayashi@hotmail.com

Bei n g Contact Persons for Students at the WMUMarianne and Jan Kraft

as_mapparessa@yahoo.com
Mr. and Mrs. Kraft with Ms. Reina Sulistyawati (Indonesia 2003) and Mr. Ricardo Eliseo Valdes Cerda(Mexico 2003)

Worki ng i n Washi nton D.C.
Ryoji Hayashi(Japan 2002)
Japan Coast Guard

Midsummer is a very special holiday
in Sweden. It is always traditional.
Everywhere people from the village or
the region where they live gather at a
certain place. Guests are always
welcome. In the middle of an open
field a pole decorated with flowers andleaves that people have brought israised. Around the pole, accompanied
by music, children and grown-ups
enjoy singing, dancing and playing
together. Quite often many of themwear flower garlands on their heads.
Later in the day the party turns into a
feast with typical midsummer food,especially fresh farm products.
Of course, being in Sweden thestudents of WMU also celebrate
midsummer when they are here. And
the place where they do it, some 80
kilometers east of Malmo, is chosen for

7

Mr. Sha Zhengrong (China 2002 Sasakawa Fellow) [left], LCDR Ryoji Hayashi [second left], Ms.
Chakhvadze Aliona (Georgia 2002) [second right], Mr. Milton Alfredo Baron Perico (Colombia 2002) [right]

6

I seem to have a ringing in my ears. It isreported that this year is the breeding
season for "cicadas", which come only
once every 17 years. I can hear many
people screaming when I'm walking on
the street because cicadas flit toward
them. The way of chirping and the sizeof the cicadas differs from the ones in
my country.
I put a cicada perching on myclothes back on a branch of a treelining the street, thinking that I am
lucky because I'm here at this precioustime.
I started work in Washington D.C.,

as a Maritime Security Liaison Officer
to the US Government, effective lastApril.
I am now building a human
network here through WMU Alumni
and other connections.
Here in the US, the experience
gained in WMU works well.
I would like to mention one morething about the WMU network.
I attended MSC78 Meeting at IMO,
London last May. It was earlier than 7o'clock in the morning when I arrived
from Washington.
When I got to the plenary room of
IMO directly from Heathrow Airport
with my sleepy eyes, what abruptly

its extraordinary values. Firstly, it is abeautiful place near the sea. Secondly,
it has a special meaning not only for
Swedes but for everyone coming toenjoy the atmosphere.
It is called Backakra and wasowned by the former Swedish General
Secretary
of
the
UN,
Dag
Hammarskold. He aquired the place topeacefully spend time off from theworld of conflict that was his field ofwork. Now it has been turned into a
museum which bears homage to Mr.
Hammarskold. After his tragic death
it has come to symbolize his intentions
to help form a better world of peace,and international
understanding
fellowship. Thus WMU has chosen avery suitable place for its midsummer
celebrations.
We look upon the task of being

contact persons for students of WMU
as acting in line with enhancing theconnections
international
andthat
Backakra
understanding
symbolizes. We believe the placing of
WMU in Sweden and Malmo is a very
good example of this way of thinking,and the role of acting as contact
persons is truly rewarding. Getting toknow people from other countries,
especially far away ones that you do
not know so much about, is reallyeducational. At the same time it gives
you the opportunity to introduce
your student guests to Sweden and its
social and cultural way of living.
And of course we also enjoy
offering support when it is needed,
whether it concerns studies or thedifficulties of coping with being a longway from home and family.
The first of our years as contact
persons we met the following students.
Ms. Presca Lugo from the Phillipines,
who studied Maritime Administration,
Ms. Aliona Chakhvadze from Georgia
and Ms. Viktoriya Paunova from
Bulgaria, who both took part in
Shipping Management. The second
year we had Ms. Retna Sulistyawati,Indonesia, and Ms. Yasuko Suzuki,
both
Maritime
inJapan,
Administration, and Mr. Ricardo
Valdes Cerda, Mexico, who studied
Maritime Safety and Environmental
Protection as "our" students. This
year
we
meet
Ms.
RachaelKasiyandima from Zimbabwe and Ms.
Dyah Punamaningum, Indonesia, bothin Maritime Administration.
We believe strongly that all thesestudents and the future ones we arelooking forward to meeting will play
an important role in their respective
nations' future.

Sasakawa Fellowsh ip St udents Meet at the Henr ik Sm ith Hostel

On Wednesday, June 9 at 19:00, asocial gathering of Sasakawa FellowshipStudents was held at the Henrik Smith
Hostel in Malmo, Sweden. Visiting
Malmo at the time to attend the 22nd
Session of the Board of Governors andthe First Lecture of the Kinney Lecture
Series was Dr. T. Inoue, a Governor of
WMU. Taking advantage of his visit asan opportunity to promote exchanges
between the students and Governor
Inoue, the meeting was organized
mainly by scholarship students fromJapan. In spite of the gathering taking
place just before the start of exams, it

was attended by over 40 fellowshipstudents.
After opening greetings from Prof. T.
Nakazawa, Governor Inoue addressed
the students saying:"I understand that the students fromthe Class of 2005 who started classes in
May will commence mid-term exams
next week and that the students fromthe Class of 2004 are right in the middleof their research for their Master's
Dissertations. Speaking from my own
experience, I know that studying or
doing research overseas is very intense.
The motto of a certain university I

essagefromthe Secretariat
MKindly
info rm us of your latest contact information

The secretariat is planning to make an entire list of
Sasakawa Fellows this year. The list will help serve
Sasakawa Fellow Network activities. Please return theenclosed form to confirm your contact information if
you did not do that after this April. You can request
the form in digital format from 'wmujapan@sof.or.jp'.

attended in my youth was "Patience andSuccess" and I believe that this motto isuniversal. I hope that you will inscribe
these words in your memory and makethe most of the remaining period ofyour studies here.
"Those at the Sasakawa Fellowshipand Ship and Ocean Foundation lookforward to the results of your studies
and the important role that they willplay in the field of world maritime affairs.
We believe that your current endeavors
will result in success, which you will
discover is just around the comer."Dr. Inoue's address was followed
by a toast proposed by Capt. E. Siebertof Malmo to open the evening's
activities. Local dishes were offered
and the meeting provided Sasakawa
Fellowship students an opportunity tomeet each other for the first time.
Some students showed off their skills
singing popular Japanese songs withperfect accents and the party
proceeded in a friendly and lively
atmosphere. The meeting continued
until after 21:00 and adjourned after
students affirmed their determination
to continue their hard work.

Surabaya Sub-Chapter was Launched
Six Indonesian Sasakawa Fellows living in the East Javaregion declared the establishment of the Indonesia
Sasakawa Fellows Surabaya Sub-Chapter on 16 July,
2004. The founding members are Capt. Fadjar Santoso(1991), Mr. R.O. Saut Guming (2000), Ms. Dothy (2001),
Mr. Adrian Syahminur (2002), Taufik Nugroho (2003)
and Mr. Rahman Fajriyansah (2003). Also, theIndonesian Chapter relaunched their Web site. Their
new URL is http://www.idwmu.sof or.jp.

Editor's Postscript
In summer 2004, many of us shared the excitement of
Greece. In Vol. 8, let us share the passion to promote
safe and secure shipping and a clean marine
environment by a splendid man from Greece who has
the sea in his blood. His wish for Sasakawa Fellows to
become highly trained experts who act as catalysts forchange by using their valuable network of contacts
within the international maritime community has been
proven to be realized by other articles in this issue.
Tokyo MOU is celebrating its 10th anniversary thisyear, and it is wonderful to know that the regional PSC
is very effective and efficient and that the regional

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training courses are very meaningful for PSC staff,
providing a common vision to share.
WMU fellows are lucky to be supported and advisedby Mr. and Mrs. Kraft, a Swedish family that is keenly
concerned about forming a better world of peace,envisioned by Dag Hammarskold, former Swedish UN
Secretary General. We will be more than happy if thisissue reminds you of the sense of unity which was
fostered at WMU.
Masako Bannai Otsuka
Director, International Ocean Institute-Japan

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/

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September 2004

New Guardian of the Sea

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8From a special interview in July
with E himios E. Mitropoulos,
who newly became Secretary­
General, International Maritime
Org anization on January 1, 2004.

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Why did you choose a maritime
occup ation?
I was born in Greece to a genuinely
maritime family, my father being amerchant navy chief engineer officer
and my mother the daughter of a
shipmaster and owner of brigantinesand schooners captained by his sons.
The family comes from Galaxidi, amajor Greek maritime centre during
the tall ships' era - so for me, taking
up a maritime occupation was almost
inevitable. The sea is in my blood.

2

How did you become involved
with IMO? What was youroccup ation be ore you came to
IMO?

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the
After
graduating
Aspropyrgos
Merchant
MarineAcademy I served as apprentice,second and chief deck officer onmerchant ships on voyages aroundthe world before entering the Hellenic
Coast Guard Academy. Thereafter I
began a career as a commissioned
Coast Guard Officer, eventuallyretiring with the rank of Rear Admiral.
Between 1977 and 1979 I was Harbor
Master of Corfu, with responsibility

Mr. Mitropoulos expresses his high expectations to the WMU graduates as managers of change.
for the sea area surrounding Corfu
and all the nearby Greek islands fromthe safety, security and environmental
protection points of view.
I joined the IMO Secretariat in 1979,
as Implementation Officer in the
Maritime Safety Division, and in
October 1985 was appointed Head of
the Navigation Section. In 1989 I was
promoted to Senior Deputy Director
for Navigation and Related Mattersand in May 1992 was appointed
Director of the Maritime Safety
Division. In May 2000, I was
appointed Assistant Secretary-General,
retaining my duties as Director of the
Maritime Safety Division, and in
November 2003 I had the honor to beelected Secretary-General for theperiod 2004 to 2008.
However, my association with IMO
goes back to 1965 when I first
represented Greece at the meeting of

the Sub-Committee on Fire Protectionin December of that year. Between
1966 and 1977 I participated, initiallyas a member and later as Head of the
Greek Delegation, in the work ofvarious Sub-Committees and the
Maritime Safety Committee of IMO(which I also served as vice-chairman
and chairman of working groups).
During my service with the Greek
Maritime Administration, I also
participated at meetings of ILO,UNCTAD, OECD and the Consultative
Shipping Group.

3

Please name some issues orcon erences that you got involved
with as an IMO official.

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Before joining the IMO Secretariat I
participated in the work of theCouncil and the Assembly as well as in
the 1972 Collision Regulations and