IMO Blog mentions for September 3, 2010 showing 2 entries
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IMO Blog mentions for September 3, 2010 showing 2 entries
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Program Lead, Marine Program (Washington, DC)
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The IMO is currently considering a suite of policy options to address climate change emissions from international ships. … Reviewing and summarizing working papers submitted by IMO member states
Program Lead, Marine Program
International Council on Clean Transportation
Washington, DC
The ICCT is a small, fast growing environmental organization focused on addressing climate change and air quality impact from the transportation sector. We work closely with governments in the top ten vehicle markets around the world (US, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, and South Korea) and serve as an international best practices center for policies addressing air quality and climate change impacts from vehicles and fuels. The ICCT has offices in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.theicct.org.
We are seeking an energetic, self-directed person with excellent technical writing and analytical skills to build upon our existing international marine program. The primary policy forum for this position over the next several years will be the International Maritime Organization in London. The IMO is currently considering a suite of policy options to address climate change emissions from international ships. The position will require frequent domestic and international travel, primarily to IMO meetings, policy and technical workshops, and marine conferences. The program lead will report to the Program Director for global goods and passenger movement that oversees the marine, aviation ad heavy-duty vehicle programs and supervise one researcher.
The program leads tasks will include:
Developing and implementing a program plan that achieve ICCTs policy goals. Lead will be responsible for budget management and completion of deliverables.
Managing in-house and consultant projects evaluating policy options for international marine conventional and climate change emissions. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis will be undertaken.
Participating in discussions at the IMO. Reviewing and summarizing working papers submitted by IMO member states and NGO observers in preparation for IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC), Bulk Liquid Gas (BLG) Sub-Committee, and relevant intercessional meetings.
Developing and implementing an outreach strategy to advance ICCTs policy recommendations within the key international and national policy forums. Outreach activities range from making high-level policy-maker briefings to organizing workshops to talking to the media.
Writing progress reports, policy briefs, and ICCT technical reports on shipping and climate change for both internal and external audiences.
Participating in projects in ICCTs other program areas based on specific interest, qualification and need.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, knowledge of air quality, climate change and transportation issues and a minimum of two years experience as a project manager. A masters degree in engineering, environmental science, or energy and resources is preferred. Policy experience and a familiarity with economic analysis are also desirable. The position requires excellent quantitative, analytic, and research skills, along with strong written and verbal communications skills. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, self-directed, and creative and strategic in problem-solving and identifying policy needs. Fluency in another language is desirable, as is international experience or significant travels.
Job details: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience and a generous benefits package is provided. (Salary range 75K 105K).
Please send a resume, cover letter summarizing your interests and qualifications, a writing sample, name and contact information of three references (letters not necessary), and salary expectations to jobs@theicct.org. Use the position name Program Lead, International Marine Program as your messages subject heading. Candidates will be considered on a first come, first served basis and the position will remain open until filled. Do not contact our offices, we will contact directly candidates that are deemed qualified. Please visit our website for additional position listings in our Washington DC and San Francisco offices.
International Council on Clean Transportation
1225 Eye ST NW Suite 1000
Washington DC 20005
The International Council on Clean Transportation is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to dramatically reduce conventional pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from personal, public and goods transportation in order to improve air quality and human health, and mitigate climate change. The Council is made up of leading government regulators and experts from around the world that participate as individuals based on their experience with air quality and transportation issues. The ICCT promotes best practices and comprehensive solutions to improve vehicle emissions and efficiency, increase fuel quality and sustainability of alternative fuels, reduce pollution from the in-use fleet, and curtail emissions from international goods movement. The ICCT has offices in Washington, DC and San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.theicct.org.
Published: September 02, 2010
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Part III, for example, deals with ‘The principal domestic laws governing the Shipmaster in the States of the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization’ These number some 300
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THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SHIPMASTERBy John A.C. Cartner, Richard P. Fiske, Tara L. Leiter
ISBN: 978-1-84311-807-7
Informa Law, London
FOR THE GLOBAL MARITIME COMMUNITY….AN INVALUABLE WORK OF REFERENCE
An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers
For the legal practitioner, this book is a unique and invaluably time saving survey of the law affecting the shipmaster across a range of jurisdictions worldwide, all logically set out in one convenient volume.
Not only is this a unique source of reference for lawyers and the courts, as well as ship masters themselves, the insights it provides constitute an invaluable aid to decision making for ship managers and operators, not to mention risk managers.
But the book is aimed at a still wider readership, from port authorities, consuls and coastguards to brokers, bankers and booking clerks. At last, here is a volume that offers in-depth and quite astounding insights into the person and pivotal role of the shipmaster. Responsible for his ship 24 hours a day the Shipmaster holds the responsibility for transporting its cargo across oceans.
The book starts by attempting to establish a commonly recognized definition of ‘shipmaster’, described in general terms as ’a qualified seafarer in charge of a ship’. In English usage, the term ‘Captain’ is the title which refers to most masters. Mere definitions, however, cannot begin to describe adequately the complexities of the shipmaster’s role.
In the newly emerging world of global business the modern shipmaster must deal with, assimilate, act upon and make judgments upon vast loads of information pertaining to commercial and maritime practices; from cargo, engineering and salvage, to medical and employment issues, as well as weather and conditions in ports. This book will assist the shipmaster — and those with whom he works – to understand his place in law in whatever jurisdiction he finds himself anywhere in the world.
Just one look at the table of contents of this remarkable volume reveals its impressive scope. Part III, for example, deals with ‘The principal domestic laws governing the Shipmaster in the States of the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization’ These number some 300 nations at least, from Afghanistan to Vanuatu and Zimbabwe – all covered in this book, which excels in the depth and breadth of knowledge of its subject matter.
For example, check out the note on the Centennial of the Titanic which mentions that the swift reaction to the disaster of 1912 was the convention SOLAS which survives as ’one of the pillars of the law of the shipmaster’- note to editor: SOLAS, contrary to what the footnote says, is not listed in the Table of Acronyms — a minor glitch in this otherwise exemplary book!
In addition to this and other fascinating historical insights and a survey of the international law affecting the shipmaster, the book contains the certification, nationality and taxation requirements for the master in 179 jurisdictions. It compares the law of agency for shipmasters and crews across jurisdictions and examines the duties of shipmaster, encompassing liabilities and penalties in all IMO member states.
The book’s publication date is September 2009. No doubt it will be updated as the years pass. We believe it is destined to become a classic work in maritime and shipping law.
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Published: September 02, 2010