![]() Phillips, from Houston (United States), who defied fire to bring a burning ship to safety, averting a major maritime catastrophe, received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.Ĭaptain Radhika Menon, Master of the M/T Sampurna Swarajya, nominated by the Government of India, for her display of great determination and courage in rescuing seven fishermen from the sinking boat Durgamma. ![]() Petty Officer Michael Kelly, a rescue swimmer with the United States Coast Guard, received the 2019 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea Video -Ī rescue diver from China who made a series of underwater dives to rescue three people from a sunken cargo ship received the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery At Sea. Video of the virtual awards ceremony - Press Briefing Fabio Rodrigues Alves de Abreu, members of the São Paulo Pilots from Brazil (left), and Petty Officer Second Class Ralph Ofalla Barajan of the Philippine Coast Guard (right), received the 2020 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. And, thirdly, letters of commendation are sent to those nominees who are judged to deserve some special recognition for meritorious actions. Secondly, certificates of commendation are awarded to nominees who have committed acts of extraordinary bravery. There are three categories of honour: first, the Award itself, for the nominee judged to have performed the most outstanding act of bravery from among those described. The recipient of the Award is invited to a special ceremony at IMO to receive a medal and a certificate citing the act of exceptional bravery performed. Subsequently, a Panel of Judges meets (under the Chairship of the Chair of the Council, with the participation of the Chairs of the Maritime Safety Committee, Marine Environment Protection Committee, the Legal Committee, the Technical Co-operation Committee and the Facilitation Committee) to consider the recommendations of the Assessment Panel and to select the recipient of the Award. ![]() Nominations are scrutinized by an Assessment Panel made up of members of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO, under the Chairship of the Secretary-General. ![]() This annual award was established by the Organization to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery, displaying outstanding courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment. Such acts of bravery may also involve extraordinary seamanship skills in very difficult conditions or any other display of outstanding courage. ![]()
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