IMO EXTERNAL RELATIONS. (g) IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. Note by the Secretary-General

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1 MARITIME ORGANIZATION E IMO COUNCIL 100th session Agenda item 15(g) C 100/15(g) 28 May 2008 Original: ENGLISH EXTERNAL RELATIONS (g) IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea Note by the Secretary-General Executive summary: Strategic direction: 11 High-level action: Planned output: Action to be taken: Paragraph 4 SUMMARY This document reports on the nomination of candidates for the 2008 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea; and on arrangements so far Related documents: C 98/D and Circular letters Nos.2837 and In accordance with the arrangements previously approved by the Council for the establishment of the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, Circular letters Nos.2837 and 2856 were issued (on 2 January and 13 March 2008, respectively), inviting nominations for the 2008 Award for actions performed during the period 2 March 2007 to 29 February Interested Governments and organizations were invited to submit their nominations by 15 April The nominations received, by the deadline set, in response to that invitation are listed in the annex to this document. 3 In accordance with the Guidelines for the Award (see annex 1 to Circular letter No.2837), the nominations will, in the first instance, be scrutinized by an Assessment Panel of experts chaired by the Secretary-General, who will, thereafter, submit their recommendations to a Panel of Judges, chaired by the Council Chairman, who will then decide on the winner of the Award. For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly asked to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.

2 - 2 - Action requested of the Council 4 The Council is invited to take note of the information provided in this document and to comment or decide as appropriate. ***

3 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2008 IMO AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY AT SEA AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CHILE CHINA The crews of the Hunter Region Surf Life Saving Association, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Mr. Rodolpho Fonseca da Silva Rigueira, Subsea Trainee on the Noble Roger Eason MRCC Chile, supported by MRCCs of Argentina, the United States, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, the crews of the Norwegian-flagged MS Nordnorge, the Chilean navy icebreaker Admiral Oscar Viel, the Brazilian naval support vessel Ary Rongel, the Argentine navy ocean-going tug Suboficial Castillo, the MS National Geographic Endeavour (Bahamas), the MS Antarctic Dream (Panama), the MS Ushuaia (Panama) and all involved in the rescue exercise of the cruise vessel Explorer The Wu Song Division of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration The crew of the fishing Boat Qiong Qiong Hai The crew of the rescue tug Nanhaijiu 112 The crew of the Rescue Helicopter B-7101 The Communication and Information Centre of Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration Mr. Chen Jian of Yangshan Division of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration Mr. Guo Wenbiao, fisherman of Wenzhou Mr. Shen Daoming of Nantong Maritime Safety Administration Captain Pan Wei of the Rescue Helicopter B-7312 of the North Sea No.1 SAR Flying Service GREECE The crew of the Hellenic Coast Guard cutter SAR 516 and tug boat ALFEIOS; the staff of the Port Authority of Katakolo; and the staff of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC), Piraeus

4 Page 2 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Mr. Shafi Mohammad Jadgal, Chief Engineer, SAR Unit Naji 5, Ports and Shipping Organization Mr. Ali Sheikhiani, Boat Master Mr. Hasan Keshavarz, Boat Master ITALY Three crew members of the Rescue Boat ITCG 859 (Master Chief petty officer Giuseppe Falato, Petty officer 2nd class Umberto Palombo and Petty officer 3rd class Antonio Flamini) Petty officer 1st class Nico Tattoli, Coast Guard Command of Vieste MARSHALL ISLANDS MEXICO UNITED STATES Captain Kyaw Thet Aung, Master of the ANL WARRINGA Lt. Ulises Toledo Sánchez, diver, Mexican Navy Panther helicopter AMHP-151 The crew of the Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Jet Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Lawrence Nettles, Coast Guard HH-65 Helicopter HELLENIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (HELMEPA) MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION (IMRF) The crews of F/T FRIGG, F/T FREY, F/T THOR and F/T ODIN Mr. Xinhua Zhang, Rescue winchman, Nanhai Rescue Bureau Captain Jianxin Teng and the crew of the Rescue Tug Donghaijiu 201, Donghai Rescue Bureau Captain Deliang Liu and the crew of the Rescue Tug Beihaijiu 112, Beihai Rescue Bureau Coxwain Mark Criddle, Torbay Lifeboat Station

5 Page 3 SALVAGE UNION (ISU) TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATION (ITF) Mr. Hu Chengdong, Head of Diving Team of the Rescue Tug Donghai Jiu 122, Shanghai Salvage Bureau Captain Raymond Van Hulle and the crew of the M/T Alphonse Letzer Captain Raymond Van Hulle of the M/T Alphonse Letzer Captain Colin Darch, Master of the tug Svitzer Korsakov The officers and crew of the Horizon Falcon