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HELMEPA (Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association) is a voluntary organization dedicated to eliminating ship-generated marine pollution and promoting safety, environmental consciousness, and a security culture in the Greek shipping community. Founded in 1982, HELMEPA provides training, education, and resources to seafarers and raises awareness about the importance of protecting the marine environment.
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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ HELLENIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 1-ΕΜΠ/06
A Motivated, Dedicated Seafarer Safety Spirit Environmental Consciousness Security Culture 2-ΕΜΠ/06
From HELMEPA’s Founding Declaration of Voluntary Commitment “to Save the Seas” …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
The Syllabus Concept 4-ΕΜΠ/06
The Training Attendance 1983 - 2005 8,353 4,374 484 717 867 246 15,041 Deck Officers Engineer Officers Various Specialties Member Companies Staff Hellenic Navy Officers Hellenic Coast Guard Officers Total No of Participants 5-ΕΜΠ/06
Children of 1986 6-ΕΜΠ/06
First Seagull Poster 1983 8-ΕΜΠ/06
Created in 1993 9-ΕΜΠ/06
Founded during “Posidonia 2002” 10-ΕΜΠ/06
+ 1989-1993 = + 1995-1996 11-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. 12-ΕΜΠ/06
“Invest little now, harvest big later!” 16-ΕΜΠ/06