1

www.imla.co VOLUME 16

March 2016

IMLA NEWSLETTER

IMLA-IMEC28 Gothenburg Sweden

SEPTEMBER 19 - 22, 2016

2

News

IMLA Committee Met in Shanghai

IMLA-IAMU Joint Efforts for the Revision of IMO

Model Courses

IMLA at IMO HTW3

IMLA Chair was Attributed the Title of Officer in the

Order of LeopoldⅡ by the Kingdom of Belgium

Future Events

The 28th International Maritime English

Conference

The 19th International Navigation Simulation

Lecturers Conference

Notice to Members

A Reminder from Hon. Treasurer on Membership

Renewal

Cover Photo

Signal Hill at St.John’s

By Mr. Geoff Whit

eway

Editorial

IMLA Secretariat Office

Email: imla@shmtu.edu.cn

Tel: + 86 21 3828 4255

Fax: + 86 21 3828 4166

Add: 1550 Haigang Ave. Shanghai

201306, P.R. China

Cover Photo

Port of Gothenburg Sweden

Venue of IMLA-IMEC28

IMLA Newsletter serves to report

the latest developments of this

Association, IMLA conferences and

events, the consultative activities

with IMO as well as trends of

maritime education and training. It

provides opportunities and

platforms to share important

information and ideas, and promote

the development of marine science,

engineering and technology. We

believe this would be an ideal path

to enhance exchanges and

communication between all

members. It can be reached

through IMLA website www.imla.co

3

NEWS

From 8th to 9th March, IMLA and IAMU

met in Shanghai for their joint

endeavor on the revision of IMO

Chair Jin Yongxing made the Chairperson’s Report at the Meeting

IMLA Committee met in

Shanghai on 10-11 December 2015,

which was presented by Hon. Chair Jin

Yongxing, Hon. Secretary and

IMLA-IMEC Chair Clive Cole,

IMLA-INSLC Chair Knud Benedict,

IMLA-ICERS Chair Takeshi Nakazawa,

and Papers & Activities Chair Leon

Eugene Govender.

The meeting was opened by a

welcome address from Chair Jin

Yongxing in which he thanked the

Committee for their continued support

and engagement in IMLA’s

IMLA Committee Met in

Shanghai

4

development. Chair Jin then gave the

Chairperson’s Report, reviewing the

major activities and achievements of

the Association during the past year,

and enumerating future tasks.

Clive Cole chaired the Meeting

On behalf of Hon. Treasurer, Hon.

Secretary Clive Cole reported the

financial matters of the Association,

including an explication on the current

balance sheet and relevant information

regarding the financial account.

Takeshi Nakazawa reported on behalf of

IMLA-ICERS

The Chairpersons of the three

special interest Conference, i.e. IMEC,

ICERS, AND INSLC, introduced their

activities and recent achievements by

reviewing such in the past year.

Following the Reports, IMLA and

IAMU representatives reviewed the

progress and status of the ongoing

revision of the IMO Model Courses as

delegated.

Knud Benedict reported on behalf of

IMLA-INSLC

A major task for the meeting was

to appropriately amend the IMLA

Constitution which has its origin in the

1970s and had amended when needed.

Amendments discussed and approved

during this meeting covered such key

items as Honorary Member and Senior

Advisor; Duties of the Committee and

Criteria for becoming a Committee

Member; Conference Venues for 2016

and 2017; Membership Classification

and Membership Fee Payment; and

Benefits from being a Member.

As the only secretariat office of the

Association, the IMLA Shanghai

Office’s contributions and values were

highlighted by the meeting. The

Office’s responsibility was proposed to

be specified in the Constitution to

allow the Association to run in a more

effective and efficient way, and was

approved so.

The Committee Meeting was

sponsored by the Shanghai Maritime

University.

5

From 8th to 9th March 2016, IMLA

and IAMU met in Shanghai for their

joint endeavor on the revision of IMO

Model Course1.30, 3.12, 6.09. The

meeting was organized by IMLA

Shanghai Office and Shanghai

Maritime University (SMU).

IMLA Chair Jin Yongxing

welcomed the working group, hoping

the joint efforts would push the task of

IMO Model Course revision a great

step forward using the combined

advantages of IMLA and IAMU.

The newly issued IMO documents

related to Model Course revision, such

as MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.15 on Revised

Guidelines for the Development, Review

and Validation of Model Courses and

HTW 3-WP.6-Add.1 - Report of the

Drafting Group, were reviewed and

discussed in details. Following the

documents review, the working group

reported the current progress and

difficulties with regards to the 3 Model

Courses. In further, they planned a

detailed schedule for the following

phase of the work while specifying

responsibilities of each side.

Attendees included Yutaka EMI,

IAMU Deputy Executive Director,

Michael Ekou Manuel, Head of WMU

MET Specialization, Yu Hongrong,

Director of SMU International Office,

Yuli Chen, Deputy Dean of SMU

Merchant Marine College, and other

members of the working group.

Owning to the adoption of 2010

Manila Amendment to the IMO STCW

Convention 1978, a range of IMO

model courses need to be updated or

developed in order to promote the

effective implementation of IMO

instruments. Based on their expertise

on teaching, training and globally

available resources, IMLA has

undertaken part of the revision work

since 2014.

IMLA-IAMU Joint Efforts for the

Revision of IMO Model Courses

6

IMLA at IMO HTW3

IMLA delegates headed by Hon.

Secretary Clive Cole attended the IMO

HTW3 (The 3rd Session of the

Sub-Committee on Human Element,

Training and Watchkeeping ) which

was held during 1-5 February 2016.

Other representatives include IMLA

Treasurer Prof. Capt. Stephen Cross,

Capt, Committee Member Cox Quentin,

and Associate Prof. Ruan Wei.

Draft revised and updated

Guidelines on Fatigue to promote

improved understanding of fatigue

and fatigue risk management at sea

were finalized as expected. Other items

on the agenda included the validation

of a number of model courses; the

development of revised training

requirements for personnel serving on

board passenger ships; revisions to the

guidelines on the Implementation of

the International Safety (ISM) Code by

Administrations; implementation of the

STCW convention and initiation of the

comprehensive review of the STCW-F

Convention.

7

IMLA Chair was Attributed the Title of

Officer in the Order of Leopold Ⅱ by

the Kingdom of Belgium

For view of his outstanding

achievement and contribution to the

bilateral relationship between the

Kingdom of Belgium and the People’s

Republic of China, IMLA Honorary

Chair Prof. Dr. Jin Yongxing was

attributed the title of Officer in the

Order of Leopold Ⅱ by His Majesty

King Philippe, the Kingdom of Belgium.

The decoration was bestowed by

His Excellency Michel Malherbe,

Ambassador of Belgium to China, and

Ms Cathy Buggenhout, Consul General

of Belgium in Shanghai.

The Order of Leopold is one of the

three current Belgian national honorary

orders of knighthood. It is the highest

order of Belgium and is named in

honour of King Leopold I.

Prof. Dr. Jin Yongxing was bestowed the decoration by Ambassador His Excellency Michel Malherbe

8

Future Events

Conference Topics

IMEC28 The 28th International Maritime English Conference

www.imla.co/imec

Maritime English across the domains:

Cross-curricular integration of teaching and learning activities

Chalmers University of Technology

Gothenburg Sweden

SEPTEMBER 19 - 22, 2016

9

Conference Topics

1. Cross-curricular integration of teaching, learning and assessment in Maritime English courses.

2. Language, communication and the technical seafaring domain – common topics and overlapping issues.

3. Cross-cultural communication and awareness from different perspectives, on-board and on-shore.

4. Unification of graduate attributes: competence, performance, teaching, learning, and assessment.

5. Cross-curricular/cross-course adaptation, design and implementation of teaching and learning activities of Maritime English.

6. E-learning, blended learning, e-platforms, computer based testing – ideas and suggestions.

7. Trends and research; teaching materials and learning activities.

8. The professional implications of the professional maritime context and how they condition communication at sea.

9. Train the trainer – trainer requirements and competence.

10. International collaboration – needs, opportunities and possibilities.

Submission of Contributions

Additional details and guidelines about the format of the conference presentations can be found

on the IMEC website at www.imla.com/imec/ When submitting, authors are asked to state clearly the title

(format) of their contribution.

IMEC28 Organizers

Lennart Josefson – Professor, Head of Department, Department of Shipping and Marine Technology

Magnus Gustafsson– Associate Professor, Head of division, Chair of the European Association for the Teaching of

Academic Writing Division for language and communication

Johan Eliasson – Head of the Marine Engineering Programme, Department of Shipping and Marine Technology

Carl-Johan Carlsson – Director of studies, Division for Language and Communication Annamaria

Gabrielli – Lecturer Division for Language and Communication

10

We are proud to announce that the honour of hosting the next International

Navigation Simulator Lecturers’ Conference (INSLC 19) been awarded to South

Africa - the first ever INSLC conference to be hosted in Africa. The South African

Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA) and the Cape Peninsula University of

Technology (CPUT) were nominated during INSLC 18 in 2014, to co-host the event

which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 5 September 2016.

As simulator professionals operate as global players, international conferences

are an ideal forum to discuss and share information, and explore new approaches.

The INSCL 19 programme is designed to attract experts, decision makers, and

influential personalities you want to meet. SAMTRA and CPUT look forward to

welcoming you to Cape Town in 2016.

IMPORTANT DATES

INSLC19 The 19th International Navigation Simulation Lecturers Conference

www.samtra.co.za/inslc-19-conference-2016

The South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA)

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

5 – 8 SEPTEMBER 2016

WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

11

12

Notice to Members

To all IMLA members,

With the New Year 2016 well underway, it is time to remind you of your obligations as

IMLA member.

According to IMLA Constitution, a member is a person who has paid the membership fee.

That means that if you are lagging behind in payment, your membership might have

expired. (The Lifetime Membership does not expire and these members may thus

disregard this reminder).

The previous category group-membership expired after 2 years and there are presently

no valid group members registered. Furthermore it has been decided to discontinue the

group membership category as per 2015 due to difficulty in monitoring the regularly

changing, actual group members’ extent. Former group members therefore need to

make an individual registration from now on.

As an IMLA member, you are entitled to the membership benefits such as the Newsletter,

access to the information provided at the membership area on the website, the reduced

conference fees at IMLA events and so on.

In order to renew your membership, please fill out the membership form which can be

found on the website www.imla.co. All payment details can also be found there. Should

you be in doubt if your membership is still valid, please send an email to the

me(sjcross@hetnet.nl) for an update.

A Reminder from IMLA Treasurer

on Membership Renewal

13

As stated this reminder does not apply to the Lifetime Members. This category is now

open to all members, without the restriction of required previous 5 year membership

validity. This option is strongly recommended to all interested members as it is more

economic in the long term and administratively more efficient.

We hope 2016 will be an educational IMLA year for us all.

Prof. Capt. Stephen Cross

IMLA Honorary Treasurer

Thank you for being interested in

joining the IMLA family!