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We are pleased to announce that at the 2003 All-Shipping/Managing-Companies-Championships, Super League category, of the

greater Athens-Piraeus-Glyfada area. Mind you the team qualified as champions, with flying 'centrofin' colours and a lot of joie-de-vie, at the apres-match party, and what's more, they even returned later to the….. office, in jerseys and shorts, for more…work. Well done lads!

our football (5x5) team has won the third place

INSPECTION ALERT MARPOL Annex IThe following article was posted in a recent maritime industry

periodical. For your information.

A US Federal Court in Oregon USA has handed down a $2M fine

to the owner of a 46,640 dwt bulk-carrier “Name” for dumping oily

waste and falsifying discharge logs the largest fine for ocean

pollution by the state.

In addition the Japanese owner will be forced to undergo a court-

supervised compliance plan, while the ship's Indian Chief

Engineer will serve a month in prison. A US Attorney said the

vessel's prosecution was just the latest in the series of

“increasingly aggressive” efforts to police compliance with

MARPOL regulations. The judge who handed down the ruling was

quoted as saying the verdict “intends to send a message” to chief

engineers: if they violate environmental laws, they will end up in

US jail cells.

British shipping company his is a hard and a high-risk job. There are many T(as per a Lloyd's List comment) background elements that increase the Aonce suggested that shipmasters should vulnerability of shipmasters; conventions standards that be described as “managers”, a more aren't been enforced; inadequate manning laws; modern and less anachronistic term. unreliable certification; questionable qualification of

here was a good deal of negative seafarers; commercial pressures; conflicting interests; the Tcomment about this suggestion, various codes - which should help reinforce the master's not least because of the unique legal position but with distinctly mixed messages about their position of a shipmaster; very effectiveness and lately the ISPS.different to that surrounding asters are vulnerable under pollution Msomebody who runs a factory or a legislation, and coastal states think nothing of shore-side installation of any kind. even holding in prison a survivor of a shipwreck; who in

an earlier age would have surely be treated with rather The Nautical Institute is to have more respect. In short there is a whole lot that is wrong taken a good look at the powers, responsibilities, status with the position of the modern shipmaster and his and legislative background of the modern shipmaster. relationship with the society. Criminalisation of This is long overdue because of the way in which the seafarers will harm this industry. master's authority is being constantly eroded and his

he position of the shipmaster needs to be clarified responsibilities enhanced. T and also be valued higher; common sense and ncreasingly illiberal governments constantly fairness suggests that. After all would a factory owner I multiply the numbers of criminal offences for which hire a total stranger to take charge of a piece of plant masters can be arraigned and increase the penalties for worth millions, with potential liabilities of tens of them. In port every official and jack in office thinks he millions?has a God-given right to an instant interview with the Note. master. Every spotty youth in a character's office thinks We care for you and are always here to make your life easier. he has the powers of instant dismissal over the master.Ed.One wonders, sometimes, why anyone would want such

employment.

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Protecting Masters Editorial Comment

CENTROFIN's football team

Good Regulations Save Lifes

The Story of Language

Modern-day pirates take charge of the high seas

The Olympic Anthem

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What is language? items (first words, then syllables and finally It is language, more obviously than anything sounds or phonemes).else, which distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world. At one time it was The earliest true writing perhaps was common to define man as a thinking animal, developed by the Sumerians in Southern but we can hardly imagine thought without Mesopotamia, between 4000 and 3000 BCE; words or thought that is at all precise, it is called cuneiform (wedge shaped).anyway. Language is the most remarkable The Sumerians, as a great power of the tool that man has invented, and it is the one region, were replaced by various Semitic that makes all the others possible. peoples, such as the Babylonians and the Animals, it is true, communicate with one Assyrians and by non-Semitic like the another, or at any rate stimulate one another Hittites and the Persians.to action, by means of cries. Next comes the original Egyptian script

( 3000 BCE) which was pictorial and is A human language is a signaling system that called hieroglyphic writing (holy carved) for uses vocal sounds; but basically is something religion inscriptions and hieratic (priestly) which is spoken; the written language is for everyday use. On about c 700 BCE was secondary and derivative. developed a script called demotic (popular)

writing.We are profoundly ignorant about the [The conventionalisation of a pictorial script origins of language and have to content seen in Sumerian and Egyptian can be ourselves with more or less plausible paralleled elsewhere, for example in speculation. It seems likely that it goes back traditional Chinese writing- The golden age to the earliest history of man, perhaps over a of Chinese literature was roughly coeval million years. with that of Greek. Meng-tse (372-288) was Once upon a time, there were few human born only twelve years after Aristotle (384-languages and perhaps only one. Thus all of 322)]. the 6,000 languages spoken around the The Western Europe alphabet derives from world today must be descended from it. the Latin, which in turn derives from the

Greek alphabet, which is also the ancestor of How did language arise in the first place? the Cyrillic ones. The early Greek alphabet Different authors seem to mean different possibly has come from the Phoenicians things. (West Semitic scripts) and / or the Egyptian There is a welter of theories: Demotic, through possibly the Minoan -The BOW-WOW theory: an imitation of Crete. natural sounds-The POOH-POOH theory: arose from From the texts of the two reference books instinctive emotional cries above is attempted below, a non-scientific -The DING-DONG theory: or nativistic but simplistic, matrix presentation of the theory major language families. The field is Vast -The YO-HE-Ho theory: arising from the and Uncharted. If the family tree could be noises made by a group of men engaged in reconstructed and its branching points joint labour or effort (moving a tree trunk, dated, a wonderful window would be opened lifting a rock) onto the human past. Regretfully the -The GESTURE theory: taking the view that chances of such a tree are virtually nil.gesture language preceded speech-The MUSICAL theory: sees speech and Briefly the major families (in a metaphorical music as emerging from something earlier sense) are (sequence at random) as follows:that included both, and finally I. Indo-European - The CONTACT theory: sees language as II. Hamito-Semitic (includes arising through man's instinctive need for remotely isolated Maltese)contact with his fellows III. Ural-Altaic

IV. Sino-TibetanThe origins of writing derive from speech, V. Dravidianis in fact an imperfect visual representation VI. Austro-Asian (Mon-Khmer)of it; for purposes of distance VII. Japanese-Koreancommunication and record keeping. VIII. Basque (isolated)Initially we have had the picture writing; IX. Burushaski (isolated - in paintings on rocks. India)In their development two main processes X. Malayo-Polynesiantook place: (1) the pictures were simplified XI. Papuan and conventionalized, until they were not XII. Africanrecognizable as pictures at all; and (2) they XIII. Caucasian were made to stand directly for linguistic XIV. Amerindian


The Language in the Modern World (by Charles. L. Barber- 1964)

(by Simeon Potter - 1960)

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O es en t ar r e n n d er es n the pr s. A C tre o c ry out es arch i to savi g “en ang ed” languag from extinction is to be y h P n R al d ( h M c a e o r al A i u n n topened b t e ri cess oy , to ay 24t ar h), t th Scho l of O ient & fr can St dies in Lo do . I

l u e au a r es t h c k B m r f m hwil ho s the Hans R sing End nge ed Languag projec , w i h is bac ed by a G P20 g ant ro t e i R u i g C a e nL sbet a s n h ritabl Fu d.o t e 0 t g s en i h l SA P A S V ac d nFr m he approximat 6, 00 on ues pok n t e wor d ONE DI P E R E ERY FORTNIGHT, cor i g to

Eresearchers. d.

Obsessed with this phenomenon and its major threat to Some of the results that have come out of Max ships, already dealt with in issues 3, 7, & 10, we present Wave include the fact that in three winter weeks 10 below some more data. waves higher than 25m were observed by To further understanding of the problem a three-year-project satellites and that the highest abnormal wave of “Max Wave” has been undertaken by six European countries 30m appeared to have a long trough ahead and with objectives: behind.-Observing global sea waves from satellites, coastal and Professor Douglas Faulkner, of the University of shipborne radar, and downward looking laser measurement Stirling and a leading campaigner for further from offshore platforms, and correlating these results with investigation, has defined the freak wave as the ship casualties. one that is more than 2.3 times the significant -Modelling numerically the abnormal waves so as to better wave height (defined as the average of the highest understand their formation characteristics one third of waves encountered) or 25m. -Warning mariners of likely abnormal weather conditions and Some waves have been recorded at up to 2.9 provide weather maps as part of GMDSS times the significant height.

(ROGUE) FREAK WAVES

The ILAMA (International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association) wants to make sure that its equipment saves lives. Its chairman's priority is to cut down the number of accidents which occur because critical parts, as the life boat hooks, are either not serviced or are serviced by untrained a/o unqualified people. That should be easy, as all its members make good life saving appliances; however the members wonder of how can they influence the way their equipment is maintained and used once it is in service?

IMO, with help from ILAMA, has made significant progress in that respect; amendments to SOLAS will come before the next IMO MSC in May 2004 for adoption.

The new rules call for regular tests and inspections of lifeboats, hooks and davits, and specify what these tests should be and who should do them. While weekly and monthly work can be carried out by the on board personnel, the annual and five-yearly tests and service have to be done by personnel authorized by the manufacturer.This puts a lot more responsibility on the manufacturer to train and maintain a global network of technicians/engineers and to ensure that there is proper capability to meet the needs of the operators. The ILAMA members have welcomed this responsibility. So do we!

ILAMA will be fully engaged with IMO and member states to ensure that these measures are both adopted and then implemented as swiftly and as effectively as possible.This news we hope will please the new ISRC/Cardiff Director Dr H. Sampson.


Dear Master,

This letter is to bring to your attention 4.- The ship is operating at the same,the new rules on ship security effective or a higher, security level as the

stJuly 1 , 2004. From that date all ships port facilitysubject to SOLAS Ch XI-2 are required 5.- Records are held of the last ten to carry on board a valid International ship to port, or ship to ship Ship Security Certificate (ISSC), as the interfacesPSC officers will check this and related 6.- Security drills and exercises have items. been carried out at required The list below shows the deficiencies intervals, taking account of crew that would be recorded: changes

7.- The Master and ship's personnel 1.- No valid ISSC appear to be and are familiar with 2.- Lack of control of access to the essential ship security procedures

vessel 8.- Key members of the ship's 3.-Lack of control of access to personnel are able to communicate

sensitive areas of the ship effectively

LETTER OF WARNING

SOLAS Chapter XI-2,and the ISPS Code

Port State Control9.- A subsequent Interim ISSC has been

issued to avoid full compliance with ISPS

10.-The ship identification number is permanently marked in a visible place.

If deficiencies are recorded against any of

stthese items from July 1 , then action may be taken by the PSC Officer or the Competent Security Authority (CSA).

These may include delay, detention or expulsion of the ship from the port or other lesser administrative or corrective measures. The CSA may carry out quite separate checks onboard ship. You are kindly requested to inform the company of the requirements and control measures.

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O es en t ar r e n n d er es n the pr s. A C tre o c ry out es arch i to savi g “en ang ed” languag from extinction is to be y h P n R al d ( h M c a e o r al A i u n n topened b t e ri cess oy , to ay 24t ar h), t th Scho l of O ient & fr can St dies in Lo do . I

l u e au a r es t h c k B m r f m hwil ho s the Hans R sing End nge ed Languag projec , w i h is bac ed by a G P20 g ant ro t e i R u i g C a e nL sbet a s n h ritabl Fu d.o t e 0 t g s en i h l SA P A S V ac d nFr m he approximat 6, 00 on ues pok n t e wor d ONE DI P E R E ERY FORTNIGHT, cor i g to

Eresearchers. d.


(ROGUE) FREAK WAVES






Dear Master,






LETTER OF WARNING








Saying you are sorry. Now there's a subject guaranteed to raise eyebrows of more than one lawyer

or correspondent who too often equate showing remorse and admitting guilt. But no matter where

you operate Europe, the Americas, or the Pacific Rim, the reality of today's business, legal and

environmental atmosphere is that aggrieved parties are quicker to forgive those whom seem to do

them if offered a full and heart-felt apology.

Clearly, a distinction must be made in many cases between saying you are sorry and admitting that

you have done something wrong. Our belief is that it is indeed possible to do one while avoiding the

other.

No matter the type of accident or persons involved, people who are harmed or consider themselves

at risk want an apology and a sense that their opinions and feelings matter.

Moreover, they want a demonstration of humanity and compassion and often won't be satisfied if

such an action does not come in a timely and meaningful manner.

In fact certain surveys (as per the Beuerman Miller Group) found that apologies can often avert the

filings of lawsuits and facilitate an out-of-court settlement where otherwise a case may be destined

for court.

According to studies conducted among persons aged 21-70, three key factors affected how well an

apology works, including:

The nature of apology - The severity of the injury or damage - The evidence of responsibility

Here is some advice and a few words of caution:

First, saying you are sorry, is no substitute for not having an accident in the first place. It

doesn't erase what happened or remove the incident from the memories of the media, the

lawyers, regulators or public. That is why companies at risk should always make safe

operations their first priority and practice their crisis response plans as often as needed to

ensure a prompt and professional response.

8

STUDY SHOWS FULL APOLOGIES DETER LAWSUITS8

8

8

8

Second, when issuing an apology for your part in

an incident ( again, this not the same thing as

admitting that you did something wrong) , be

sure to finely craft your words and to obtain the

advice of this office before issuing the first

written or spoken apology. Once words are

uttered they cannot be taken back, and every

word has value financial, reputational and legal.

Third, depending on the importance of the

incident, apologies should come from an

appropriate level of company leadership.

Fourth, timeliness matters. Issuing an apology

to aggrieved parties days after the incident

occurs only serves to "fuel the fire" of outrage.

Moreover, it is reactive, not proactive and shows

little respect or regard for people who feel as

though they have been wronged.

Finally, any apology should contain a

commitment to work with all parties to mitigate

the damage and a demonstration of the

individual's / company's commitment to safe and

sound operations.

Con

t'd P

age

4-5

The average person is more interested in his/her own name than all the other names in the world. The individuals' name sets them apart, makes them unique and important.Remember a person's name and you have paid a subtle and effective compliment. Forget a person's name and you have placed yourself in a disadvantage. Get into Action: When having a conversation with someone you have just met, take the time to repeat the name several times to help remember it. (Adapted from Dale Carnagie / S.Triantafillou)

Remember a Person's Name

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O es t ar r n d es n the pr s. A Centre o c ry out esearch i to saving “en angered” languag from extinction is to be y h P n R al d ( h M c e al A i u n n topened b t e ri cess oy , to ay 24t ar h), at th School of Orient & fr can St dies in Lo do . I

l u e a r es t h c k B m r f m wil ho s the Hans R using Endange ed Languag projec , w i h is bac ed by a G P20 g ant ro the i R u i g a e nL sbet a s n Ch ritabl Fu d.o t e 0 t g s en i l S A V a dFr m he approximat 6, 00 on ues pok n the wor d ONE DI APPE RS E ERY FORTNIGHT, ccor ing to

Eresearchers. d.


(ROGUE) FREAK WAVES






Dear Master,






LETTER OF WARNING








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O es t ar r n d es n the pr s. A Centre o c ry out esearch i to saving “en angered” languag from extinction is to be y h P n R al d ( h M c e al A i u n n topened b t e ri cess oy , to ay 24t ar h), at th School of Orient & fr can St dies in Lo do . I

l u e a r es t h c k B m r f m wil ho s the Hans R using Endange ed Languag projec , w i h is bac ed by a G P20 g ant ro the i R u i g a e nL sbet a s n Ch ritabl Fu d.o t e 0 t g s en i l S A V a dFr m he approximat 6, 00 on ues pok n the wor d ONE DI APPE RS E ERY FORTNIGHT, ccor ing to

Eresearchers. d.


(ROGUE) FREAK WAVES






Dear Master,






LETTER OF WARNING








Saying you are sorry. Now there's a subject guaranteed to raise eyebrows of more than one lawyer

or correspondent who too often equate showing remorse and admitting guilt. But no matter where

you operate Europe, the Americas, or the Pacific Rim, the reality of today's business, legal and

environmental atmosphere is that aggrieved parties are quicker to forgive those whom seem to do

them if offered a full and heart-felt apology.

Clearly, a distinction must be made in many cases between saying you are sorry and admitting that

you have done something wrong. Our belief is that it is indeed possible to do one while avoiding the

other.

No matter the type of accident or persons involved, people who are harmed or consider themselves

at risk want an apology and a sense that their opinions and feelings matter.

Moreover, they want a demonstration of humanity and compassion and often won't be satisfied if

such an action does not come in a timely and meaningful manner.

In fact certain surveys (as per the Beuerman Miller Group) found that apologies can often avert the

filings of lawsuits and facilitate an out-of-court settlement where otherwise a case may be destined

for court.

According to studies conducted among persons aged 21-70, three key factors affected how well an

apology works, including:

The nature of apology - The severity of the injury or damage - The evidence of responsibility

Here is some advice and a few words of caution:

First, saying you are sorry, is no substitute for not having an accident in the first place. It

doesn't erase what happened or remove the incident from the memories of the media, the

lawyers, regulators or public. That is why companies at risk should always make safe

operations their first priority and practice their crisis response plans as often as needed to

ensure a prompt and professional response.

8

STUDY SHOWS FULL APOLOGIES DETER LAWSUITS8

8

8

8

Second, when issuing an apology for your part in

an incident ( again, this not the same thing as

admitting that you did something wrong) , be

sure to finely craft your words and to obtain the

advice of this office before issuing the first

written or spoken apology. Once words are

uttered they cannot be taken back, and every

word has value financial, reputational and legal.

Third, depending on the importance of the

incident, apologies should come from an

appropriate level of company leadership.

Fourth, timeliness matters. Issuing an apology

to aggrieved parties days after the incident

occurs only serves to "fuel the fire" of outrage.

Moreover, it is reactive, not proactive and shows

little respect or regard for people who feel as

though they have been wronged.

Finally, any apology should contain a

commitment to work with all parties to mitigate

the damage and a demonstration of the

individual's / company's commitment to safe and

sound operations.

Con

t'd P

age

4-5

The average person is more interested in his/her own name than all the other names in the world. The individuals' name sets them apart, makes them unique and important.Remember a person's name and you have paid a subtle and effective compliment. Forget a person's name and you have placed yourself in a disadvantage. Get into Action: When having a conversation with someone you have just met, take the time to repeat the name several times to help remember it. (Adapted from Dale Carnagie / S.Triantafillou)

Remember a Person's Name

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MONMUNDA

AUSTRO - ASIAN [MON - KHMER OR KOLARIAN]

KHMER

BORNEO

MALAY

CELEBES

BALIMADAGASCAR

[MALAGASY]

FORMOSA

MELANESIANINDONESIAN

JAVA [JAVANESE

PHILLIPINES [TAGALOG]

MOLUCCA ISL

8 LANGUAGES

MICRONESIAN

FIJIAN& 35 MORE

POLYNESIAN

MALAYO - POLYNESIAN

TAHITI -HAWAII ]

MAORI& 20 LANGUAGES

AS [SAMOA -

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SAMOYED

YAKUT

HUNGARIAN

LAPPISH

UZBEK

PERMIAN

AZERBAIJANI

KARELIAN

KAZAKH

KIRGHIZ

OSTYAK

ORIGINAL URALIAN LANGUAGE ORIGINAL ALTAIC [TURKO - TARTAR] LANGUAGE

FENNIC

FINNISH ESTONIAN

ORIGINAL URAL - ALTAIC LANGUAGES

[OSMANLI]

TURKISH FINNO - UGRIAN [URALIAN]

MONGOLMANCHU

III

VII JAPANESE & KOREAN BASQUE BURUSHASKIVIII IXVII

X

MANDINGO EWE

NUBIAN IBO

YORUBA TWI

EFIK MENDE

BANTU KHOIN S. AFRICA

AFRICAANS

NDEBELE

SWATI

TSONGA

TSWANA

VENDA

XHOSA

NAMA OR HOTTENTOT

SAN OR BUSHMAN

HAUSA

SUDANESE - GUINEAN

HERERO

SWAHILI

ZULU

SUBIYA

LUGANDA

KAFFIR

LUBA - LULUA

AFRICAN (OVER 500)

XII

NEW GUINEA AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES OF AUSTRALIA

PAPUAN LANGUAGESXI


NAHUATL (AZTECS)

MAYAN (MAYAS)

KECHUAN (INCAS)

ESKIMO-ALEUT (24) ANTILLEAN SOUTH AMERICAN (783) NORTH AMERICAN (351)

ATHAPASKAN

ALGONQUIAN

IROQUOIAN

ARAWAK

CARIB

TUPI-GUARANI

ARAUCANIAN

MEXICAN-CENTRAL AMERICA (96)

AMERINDIAN (1254)

XIV

BRAHUI

MALAYALAM

KANARESE

KURUKH

KUI

TAMIL

TELUGU

DRAVIDIAN LANGUAGES

GONDI

V

GHEG TOSK

SERBO CROATIANLITHUANIAN OLD PRUSSIAN

OLD PERSIAN

BALOCHICZECH

PUSHTUHINDI

OSSETIAN

BURGUNDIAN

SINHALESEPOLISHKURDISH

VANDAL

BIHARI

UKRAINIAN

ICELANDIC FAROESE

MARATHI

GOTHIC

SLOVENE

BOKMAL NYNORSK

OSTROGOTHIC VISIGOTHIC

RAJASTHANI

PUNJABI

SLOVAK

BULGARIAN

BYELORUSSIAN

GUJARATI

ORIYA

NORWEGIAN

GREAT RUSSIAN [MOSCOVITE]

SLAVONIC

BENGALI

URDU

VEDIC HYMNS

MODERN PERSIAN

CLASSICAL SANSKRIT

ARYAN [INDO -IRANIAN]

INDIANIRANIAN

AVESTAN [ZOROASTRIAN]

PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

BALTIC

LETTISH

ARMENIAN

WEST SCANDINAVIAN

DANISH

SWEDISH

GUTNISH

EAST SCANDINAVIAN

WEST GERMANIC NORTH GERMANIC

HIGH NEW GERMAN

OLD LOW FRANCONIAN

OLD SAXON

ANGLO-FRISIAN

DUTCH FLEMMISH

OLD ENGLISH OLD FRISIAN

ENGLISH FRISIAN

LOW GERMAN[PLATT DEUTCH]

OLD HIGH GERMAN

PROTO GERMANIC

EAST GERMANIC

WESTERN BRANCH EASTERN BRANCHEASTERN BRANCH

TOCHARIAN

AGNEAN KUCHEAN ATTIC

MODERN GREEK

HELLENIC

BALTIC - SLAVONIC ALBANIANWEST EUROPEAN

CELTIC - ITALIC

GAULISH UMBRIANOSCAN

SCOTISH

IRISH

MANX

GAELIC

PORTUGUESE

SPANISH

ITALIAN

FRENCH

PROVENCAL

RUMANSCH

SARDINIAN

GALICIAN

DALMATIAN

CATALAN

RUMANIAN

CASTILIAN

ITALIC

LATIN

CELTIC

CORNISH

WELSH

BRETON

BRITTANIC

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KUO YU (MANDARIN) BALTI MIN HAKKA WUCANTONESE

BODO NAGA LOLOBURMESECHINESE - TIBETAN

SINO - TIBETAN FAMILY OF LANGUAGES

SIAMESE OR THAI

IV

NORTH

ABKAZ

CHECHEN

AVAR

CAUCASIAN LANGUAGES

SOUTH

LAZ

MINGRELIAN

GEORGIAN

XIII

ETHIOPIAN ARABIC

GALLA

ASSYRIAN

WEST ARAMAIC MOABITE

TUAREG SHLUH KABYL

SOMALI

SYRIACMALTESE PHOENICIAN

BEJA

PUNIC

HEBREW

NORTHERN HAMITIC

BERBER

CANDANITE

COPTIC

ANCIENT EGYPT EASTERN HAMITIC

[CUSHITIC]

BABYLONIAN

ORIGINAL HAMITIC LANGUAGE

EAST SEMITIC

AKKADIAN

WEST SEMITIC

ARAMAIC

ORIGINAL SEMITIC LANGUAGE

ORIGINAL HAMITO - SEMITIC LANGUAGES

SOUTH SEMITIC

II

Disease and injury are very disruptive that are of concern to the individual seafarer and will problems onboard vessels. Not only do they be focusing and stressing on to his personal disturb the normal functions but the direct responsibility to his own self, first. We are anxiously

and indirect consequences may be dramatic and awaiting for the topics and the means to identify and difficult to control. Seafaring remains one of the most remedy same and will bring them on to you.dangerous professions. The frequency and gravity of the accidents are high comparing to other industries (Adapted from the IMHA News)and medical care onboard is basic; a seafarer is

NOTE. Seamen who suffered an incident / accident isolated from the normal levels of care on land.onboard a vessel and, after their treatment by a Support Team, immediately returned to a similar duty, Health is integral and the very basic part of well being, a study by the Royal Norwegian Navy has shown that, so it is only natural that the ICSW (International they were better off than those who had chosen other Committee on Seafarers' Welfare) and other relevant positions instead. organizations are involved in health matters. It is in this It is of paramount importance to have identified, as of respect that the ICSW has taken the decision to now, the Special Support Team ashore which in case launch a Seafarers Health Information programme. of a serious medical incident will handle the crisis / We are aware of the two previous campaigns on “HIV disaster, during and after. Should include physicians, & AIDS” and on “Hygiene in the Galley”, both of which ministers, nurses and psychologists among the other have occupied space in this bulletin (issue 6). specialist-doctors.This programme will address all the health matters

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QUOTATIONS

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.-Albert Einstein-

The only way to improve your tomorrow is to know what you did wrong today.

-Danger arises when a man feels secure in his position. -Destruction threatens when a man seeks to preserve his worldly estate. -Confusion develops when a man has put everything in order. Therefore the superior man does not forget danger in security, nor ruin when he is well established, nor confusion when his affaires are in order. In this way he gains personal safety and is able to protect the empire. (Chinese Wisdom)

( known by their use, but possibly not for their meaning)

pp : propria persona oneself : per procurationen by

agency : per proxy

aka : also known as, : another known alias

alias: assumed name

(contributed by JBD)

Our Joke (s) :

:)

ABBREVIATIONS

-Find out what this means:Report to MAROPS about ISPS and get OK from DPA at once. Otherwise PSC will claim Non-conformities for MOU.

-Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink,Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.

rose by 50% last year. In total, 644 incidents of violence to ships' crews were recorded. Various unions have proposed that sea marshals be enlisted

egendary tales of pirating rogues running to accompany vessels across piracy hotspots, such daring raids on the high seas have as off Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nigeria, and not L provided bedtime entertainment for only.

generations of children. But the modern face of violent piracy could not be further from the age-old Such incidents are causing growing alarm but more myth of the heroic buccaneer. foreboding is the emerging trend towards piracy

terrorism. The International Maritime Bureau reported a Are cutlasses replaced by Kalashnikovs?record number of violent incidents in 2003, amid We expect that the international shipping industry increasing reports of machinegun attacks which will not turn a blind, Nelsonian, eye.


DNASuppose one strand of DNA looks like this:

The DNA strand bound to it will look like this:

What is DNA Fingerprinting?The chemical structure of everyone's DNA is the same. The only difference between people (or any animals) is the order of the base pairs. There are so many millions of base pairs in each person's DNA that every person has a

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is different sequence.a chemical structure that forms Using these sequences every person could be

chromosomes. A piece of a identified solely by the sequence of their base chromosome that dictates a pairs. However, because there are so many particular trait is called a gene. millions the task would be very time-

Structurally, DNA is a double helix: consuming. Instead scientists are able to use a two strands of genetic material spiraled shorter method because of repeating patterns.

around each other. Each strand contains a sequence These patterns do not, however, give an of bases (also called nucleotides). A base is one of individual 'fingerprint' but they are able to four chemicals (adenine, guanine, cytosine and determine whether two DNA samples are from thiamine). the same person, related people, or non-The two strands of DNA are connected at each base. related people. Scientists use a small number Each base will only bond with one other base as of sequences of DNA that are known to vary follows: Adenine (A) will only bond with Thiamine (T), among individuals a great deal, and analyze and Guanine (G) will only bond with Cytosine (C). those to get a certain probability of a match.

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Seafaring is a very singular way of life. Major decisions have to be taken every day onboard ships.

But shipping is also about small decisions. We should never forget that the industry is about people

living in harmony and in a confined area. Self-imposed discipline is important.

The problem of stowaways is serious and is getting worse.

Crewmembers can take steps to prevent stowaways from boarding, as following:

Accommodation doors should be locked or guarded while the vessel is in port.

A crewmember should be on gangway duty, tallying all boarding / disembarkations.

The vessel should be searched thoroughly before departure. A checklist should be drawn of all

likely hiding/dark/seemingly locked places for this purpose.

When stowaways are found the master should search the area for concealed documents.

The P&I club can provide suitable forms of questionnaires, in a variety of languages, to record such

information.

Report to this Office, which in turn will advise the Club.

Chat informally to them and treat them humanely; adequate food, clothing and washroom facilities

must be provided. Should be kept confined, separately if at all possible, and not put to work.

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Stowaways!!Please consult, from your ship's library, the BIMCO manual "The ShipMaster's Security Manual" and include at your next Safety Meeting the guidelines for preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships. On the lighter side of today's world events, we have commenced distributing, onboard all our fleet vessels, the video film "MASTER and COMMANDER". Directed by Peter Weir and cast Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and Richard Stroh it has been nominated for 3 Golden Globes for 2004 and we consider it 'a rousing high-sea adventure that sweeps you into another world'. Captain John Aubrey (Crowe) of HMS Surprise is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stakes chase across two oceans, to the far side of the world, to intercept his foe. Crowe, who has had some experience playing the guitar and drums took great pains to get the fingering of the complex instrument (violin) although the music heard in the film is not his own. The reason? "I just thought that it was very important for the balance," explains. "It was just as important for me to learn about the violin as it was to learn about the way the ship moved". Enjoy it. Ed.

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

If you can dream and not make dreams your master.

If you can think and not make thoughts your aim.

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same.

If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run.

Yours is the earth and everything that's in it And which is more You 'll be a Man, my son!

(Extracts from the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936)

The Verdidad of the Zend-Avesta (5 century BCE) 10,19."Make thy own self pure, O righteous man! any one in the world here can win purity for his own self, namely, when he cleanses his own self with good thoughts, words, and deeds".

poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetryExcellence and the Competitive SpiritAncient athletes competed as individuals, not as national teams, as in the modern Olympic Games. The emphasis on individual athletic achievement through public competition was related to the (ancient) Greek ideal of excellence, called arete. Aristocratic men who attained this ideal, through their outstanding words or deeds, won permanent glory and fame. Those who failed to measure up to this code feared public shame and disgrace.

“” Do you think, fellow citizens, that any man would ever have been willing to train for the pancratium or any other harder contest in the Olympic games…if the crown were given, not to the best man, but to the man who had successfully intrigued for it? No man would ever have been willing. But as it is, because the reward is rare…and because of the competition and the honour, and the undying fame that victory brings, men are willing to risk their bodies, at the cost of the most severe discipline to carry the struggle to the end. ””(AESCHINES against Ctesiphon, 179).

Not all athletes lived up to this code of excellence. Those who were discovered cheating were fined, and the money was used to make bronze statues of Zeus, which were erected on the road to the stadium. The statues were inscribed with messages describing the offenses, warning others not to cheat, reminding athletes that victory was won by skill and not money, and emphasizing the Olympic spirit of piety toward the gods and fair competition. The earliest recorded cheater was Eupolus of Thessaly, who bribed boxers

thin the 98 Olympiad. Callipus of Athens bought off his competitors in the pentathlon

thduring the 112 festival. When the Persian military officer Tigranes “heard the prize was not money but a crown (of olive), he could not hold his peace, but cried, “Good heavens, Mardonius what kind of men are these that you have pitted us against? It is not for money they contend but for glory of achievement!''' HERODOTUS, Histories, 8.26.3.O' tempore, o' mores.




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If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

If you can dream and not make dreams your master.

If you can think and not make thoughts your aim.

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same.

If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run.

Yours is the earth and everything that's in it And which is more You 'll be a Man, my son!

(Extracts from the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936)

The Verdidad of the Zend-Avesta (5 century BCE) 10,19."Make thy own self pure, O righteous man! any one in the world here can win purity for his own self, namely, when he cleanses his own self with good thoughts, words, and deeds".

poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetryExcellence and the Competitive SpiritAncient athletes competed as individuals, not as national teams, as in the modern Olympic Games. The emphasis on individual athletic achievement through public competition was related to the (ancient) Greek ideal of excellence, called arete. Aristocratic men who attained this ideal, through their outstanding words or deeds, won permanent glory and fame. Those who failed to measure up to this code feared public shame and disgrace.

“” Do you think, fellow citizens, that any man would ever have been willing to train for the pancratium or any other harder contest in the Olympic games…if the crown were given, not to the best man, but to the man who had successfully intrigued for it? No man would ever have been willing. But as it is, because the reward is rare…and because of the competition and the honour, and the undying fame that victory brings, men are willing to risk their bodies, at the cost of the most severe discipline to carry the struggle to the end. ””(AESCHINES against Ctesiphon, 179).

Not all athletes lived up to this code of excellence. Those who were discovered cheating were fined, and the money was used to make bronze statues of Zeus, which were erected on the road to the stadium. The statues were inscribed with messages describing the offenses, warning others not to cheat, reminding athletes that victory was won by skill and not money, and emphasizing the Olympic spirit of piety toward the gods and fair competition. The earliest recorded cheater was Eupolus of Thessaly, who bribed boxers

thin the 98 Olympiad. Callipus of Athens bought off his competitors in the pentathlon

thduring the 112 festival. When the Persian military officer Tigranes “heard the prize was not money but a crown (of olive), he could not hold his peace, but cried, “Good heavens, Mardonius what kind of men are these that you have pitted us against? It is not for money they contend but for glory of achievement!''' HERODOTUS, Histories, 8.26.3.O' tempore, o' mores.

The poem << Ancient Eternal and Immortal Spirit>> written by the famous Greek poet Costis PALAMAS (1859-1943) was set to music by Spyros SAMARAS (1853-1917) .It was performed for the first time at the modern I Olympiad in Athens, in 1896. For many years thereafter, different musical offerings provided the background to the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, until 1960. The

thInternational Olympic Committee had unanimously decided to adopt it as the official Olympic Anthem, at its 55 session in Tokyo, 1958.

The Olympic Anthem is sung in many languages. Because the lyrics have to follow the music the translations are free.

Below please find the Greek original text (m), its corresponding English translation (l), an the lyrics sung in English (r) in free translation.

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Immortal spirit of antiquity,Father of the true, beautiful and good,Descend, appear, shed over us thy ligh1tUpon this ground and under the skyWhich has first witnessed thy imperishable fame.Give life and animation to those noble games!Throw wreaths of fadeless flowers to the victorsIn the race and in strife!Create in our breasts, hearts of steel!Shine in a roseate hue and form a vast templeTo which all nations throng to adore thee,Oh immortal spirit of antiquity.

Ancient immortal spirit, pure father, of beauty, of greatness and of truth,descend, appear as lighting hereupon the glory of your own earth & sky.At running and wrestling and a throwingilluminate the noble-games' rivalry, and crown with the fadeless branchand create the body worthy and of steel. Valleys, mountains, and seas shine with youlike a white-marble and purple great temple,And hurries to the temple here, your pilgrim;Oh immortal spirit of antiquity; every nation.

Áñ÷áéï Ðíåõìá áèáíáôïí, áãíå ðáôåñá,ôïõ ùñáéïõ, ôïõ ìåãáëïõ êáé ô' áëçèéíïõ,êáôåâá, öáíåñùóïõ êé áóôñáø' åäù ðåñáóôçí äïîá ôçò äéêçò óïõ ãçò êáé ô' ïõñáíïõ.Óôï äñïìï êáé óôï ðáëåìá êáé óôï ëéèáñé,óôùí åõãåíùí Áãùíùí ëáìøå ôçí ïñìç,êáé ìå ô' áìáñáíôï óôåöáíùóå êëùíáñéêáé óéäåñåíéï ðëáóå êé áîéï ôï êïñìé.Êáìðïé, âïõíá êáé ðåëáãá öåããïõí ìáæé óïõóáí åíáò ëåõêïðïñöõñïò ìåãáò íáïò,Êáé ôñå÷åé óôï íáï åäù ðñïóêõíçôçò óïõ.Áñ÷áéï Ðíåõì' áèáíáôï, êáèå ëáïò.

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