Assembly) was held in Helsinki 25.9.-27.9.2019
G IFSMA 45th AGA assembly.
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During Thursday FSOU also arranged a “partners pro-gram”
for adjoining partners, 12 persons. The day included
a guided bus tour showing the main attractions in Helsin-ki,
Kiasma - The Museum of Contemporary Art and
Ateneum – The Finnish National Gallery.
In the evening an Annual Dinner was hosted by Finnish
Ship’s Officers Union in the Old Student Union Building
(Vanha ylioppilastalo “Musiikkisali”). The dinner was well
attended and people were happy.
Captain Koichi Akatsuka (Japan) was presented with a
commemorative sign because of the honorary membership
in IFSMA he was granted in the fall 2018 in London.
THE FRIDAY’S ASSEMBLY PROGRAM AND
PRESENTATIONS WAS AS FOLLOWS:
• Regulatory Scoping exercise for MASS by Jim Scorer (SecGen)
• Safe Navigation in Malacca Strait by Dwiyono Soeyono (Indonesia)
• SAREX. by Tor Husjord of Maritime Forum North (Norway)
• Overriding Authority - And How to Defend It. Erik Kravets,
Attorney at Law
• Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). by Vivek Menon
(Denmark)
• IMO MSC Guidelines on Fatigue by Paul Owen (ASG)
• Action & Control, Physical & Mental Action, Regulation of Activity or
• Freedom of Actions. by Dimitar Dimitrov, BSA (Bulgaria)
The General Assembly was closed at 15.00
It has been a great honour for FSOU and Finland to
be host of the IFSMA 45th AGA. •
E IFSMA Secretariat Commodore
Jim Scorer & Captain Paul Owen.
G IFSMA 45th AGA Ladys program.