“International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations (IFSMA), is the international professional organisation that unites and represents the world's serving Shipmasters.

The IFSMA is primarily concerned with representing the interests of the serving Shipmasters in bodies such as the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization and other relevant, international and national organisations.

The purpose of IFSMA is to bring the Shipmasters' views on matters of marine safety, maritime security and protection of the marine environment to recognition at the required level and, at the same time, to forge a more exclusive and professional status for Shipmasters, one based upon their professional responsibility toward both shipowners and society.

The IFSMA is concerned about both international standards of professional competence for seafarers and international standards on conditions of work for seafarers.

The IFSMA is a federation with a policy to ensure safe operational practices, to prevent human injury, to protect the marine environment and to ensure the safety of life and property at sea.

About IFSMA

History

IFSMA was formed by eight National Shipmasters' Associations and formally constituted on 1 January 1974, in Rotterdam ^[1] with the aim to unite the world's serving Shipmasters into a single non-profit making international professional organisation.^[2]

The IFSMA office was moved to London in 1983 for close proximity to the London headquarters of the United Nations (UN) International Maritime Organization (IMO) at which IFSMA had been granted consultative status in 1975, only one year after IFSMAs inauguration. This consultative status as a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) enables IFSMA to represent the views and protect the interests of the serving Shipmasters unfettered and unfiltered either by national governments or by shipping companies.

In February 1993, IFSMA was placed on the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Special List of Non-Governmental International Organisations.

In the beginning of 2011, IFSMA started the MasterMarinerBenefitProgram™ a specialized benefit program for all serving Shipmasters, who are either a member of one of the IFSMA Member Associations or an IFSMA Individual Member.

In 2014, over 16,000 Shipmasters from almost 60 different countries are affiliated to IFSMA, either through their National Associations or as Individual Members.

IFSMA Founding Associations

IFSMA, the International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations was founded in 1974 by the following eight National Shipmasters' Associations:^[3]

Presidents

Secretaries General

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Membership

Member Associations

Honorary Members

See also

External links

International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations

IFSMA Member Associations

Other Relevant Organisations

References

1. ^{{cite journal|last=Rutherford|first=N. W.|title=The International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations|journal=IALA Bulletin|year=1988|volume=1988|issue=4}}
2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.thedigitalship.com/webguide/ifsma.html | title = International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations | accessdate = 2012-01-22 | publisher = Digital Ship and Inmarsat | quote = The IFSMA is a non-profit making organisation that was formed from the merger of several shipmasters’ associations in 1974. It has strong links with the IMO and purposes to uphold international competency standards to ensure safety of life at sea.}}
3. ^{{cite journal|journal=IFSMA 37th AGA Proceedings - PART A|year=2011}}
4. ^{{cite book|title=International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations - A Commemorative Publication|year=1999|author=Clipsham, Roger|authorlink=IFSMA - the first Presidency|editor=Long, Kenneth A.|pages=11–16}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations - A Commemorative Publication|year=1999|author=Clipsham, Roger|authorlink=IFSMA - the first Presidency|editor=Long, Kenneth A.|pages=11–16}}

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