IFSMA’s 36th ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

REPORT BY OUR ATTENDING SECRETARY GENERAL, CAPT. J. CUYT ON        

IFSMA’s 36^th ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Manila (The Philippines), 17 – 18 June 2010

IFSMA RESOLUTIONS OF THE 36th AGA in pdf format

IFSMA minutes of meeting of the 36th AGA can be read in pdf format HERE

The 36^th Annual General Assembly of IFSMA took place in Manila (The Philippines) on 17^h  and 18^th  June 2010, on invitation by AMOSUP (Associated Marine Officers’ ands Seamen’s Union of the Philippines. Besides
 22 Filipino Captains, the Assembly was attended by 29 delegates from 17 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, and USA. The KBZ (Belgium) was represented by its Secretary-General Capt. J.Cuyt.
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During the subsequent election of the Executive Council, following delegates were elected unanimously for a term of four years:

• President: Christer Lindval (SSOA/Sweden)

• Deputy President: Koichi Akatsuka (JCA/Japan)

• Vice Presidents: Jerome Benyo (CAMM/USA), Marcel van den Broek (Nautilus/the Netherlands), Rémi Boissel Dombreval (ACOMM/France), Marcos Castro (CCUMM/Argentina), Bjorn Haave (Ind.Member/Norway), Hans Sande (NMOA/Norway), Willi Wittig (VDKS/Germany).

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Ø Approval of Resolutions

Two General Assembly Statements and four General Assembly Resolutions were presented. After some discussion and amendments they were all approved, subject to any tidying up, as required, by the Secretariat. (See further in this issue)

Ø Invitation for the 37^th Annual General Assembly (2011)

The Company of Master Mariners of Canada (CMMC) had invited IFSMA to hold the 37th Annual General Assembly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In support of this invitation a short video was shown and a formal letter of invitation read out. There had been no other invitations.

The complete report of the IFSMA Annual general Assembly by our Secretary General can be read in pdf format HERE