ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ HELLENIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 1-ΕΜΠ/06

2-ΕΜΠ/06 Environmental Consciousness Safety Spirit Security Culture A Motivated, Dedicated Seafarer

…we, the Shipping Community of Greece, comprising shipowners, operators, managers and agents, masters, deck and engineer officers and seamen, representing a historic industry presently operating and controlling some 50 million gross tons of commercial shipping, voluntarily commit ourselves to eliminate ship-generated marine pollution… 3-ΕΜΠ/06 From HELMEPA’s Founding Declaration of Voluntary Commitment “to Save the Seas”

4-ΕΜΠ/06 The Syllabus Concept

5-ΕΜΠ/06 The Training Attendance Deck Officers Engineer Officers Various Specialties Member Companies Staff Hellenic Navy Officers Hellenic Coast Guard Officers Total No of Participants 8,353 4, ,041

6-ΕΜΠ/06 Children of 1986

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8-ΕΜΠ/06 First Seagull Poster 1983

9-ΕΜΠ/06 Created in 1993

10-ΕΜΠ/06 Founded during “Posidonia 2002”

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12-ΕΜΠ/06 Contingency Planning Provided the experts a platform to:  Assess the existing level of cooperation between member States  Promote a framework of cooperation among stakeholders  Highlight common factors for common guidelines for Contingency Planning, and  Identify particularities of States or Areas for establishing European Guidelines.

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16-ΕΜΠ/06 “Invest little now, harvest big later!”