1. Overview

In order to promote the construction of technologically and artistically outstanding ships and offshore structures that contribute towards the development of Japanese social life and dissemination of maritime culture, JASNAOE will select particularly outstanding ships and offshore structures built during 2014, for the “Ship of the Year 2014” award.

2. Eligibility

Vessels that travel on water and floating structures or sub-surface structures are eligible for the competition. All entries to the competition must have been built in Japan between January 1 and December 31, 2014.

3. Entry categories

Entries will be accepted in the following categories:

(1)	Large passenger ship (capacity > 5,000 GT)
(2)	Small passenger ship (capacity < 5,000 GT)
(3)	Large cargo ship (capacity > 10,000 GT)
(4)	Small cargo ship (capacity < 10,000 GT)
(5)	Fishing/work vessel
(6)	Special ship
(7)	Ocean structure, ocean equipment

Procedure for submitting entries

(A)

Entries can be submitted by an individual or an organization (hereafter referred to as the “relevant party”) connected with the entry. Entries should be submitted on the Application Form (Form 1), along with the Details of Work (Form 3), to the secretariat by March 23, 2015.

(B)

A JASNAOE member may recommend the entry based on the premise that the relevant party agrees to submit necessary information and materials for review and to make a presentation on the entry. The member must submit the prescribed Letter of Recommendation (Form 2) and the salient features of the entry (Form 3) to the secretariat by February 27, 2015. The secretariat will subsequently forward the Letter of Recommendation to the relevant party.

All the forms—the Application Form (Form 1), Letter of Recommendation (Form 2), and Details of Work (Form 3)—are available on our website.

4. Selection procedure

1)	For selection of entries, JASNAOE will set up a “Ship of the Year Selection Committee” (hereafter referred to as the “Selection Committee”) comprising experts on ships and oceans as well as journalists.
2)	JASNAOE will also constitute a preliminary review committee comprising naval architects and ocean engineers, selected from JASNAOE’s supporting organizations. The preliminary review committee will review all the submitted materials and make a preliminary selection and recommendation of entries to the Selection Committee based on the following assessment criteria: Uniqueness and innovativeness of technology (including concept) Degree of perfection of the work and the technology used in it Spillover effect on society Newsworthiness or attractiveness to society The “Ship of the Year Special Technological Award” will be given to the work that is considered by the preliminary review committee to have a particularly outstanding technology.
3)	Based on the overall review results of the preliminary review committee, and presentations on the work by the applicants, the Selection Committee will choose the most outstanding work for the “Ship of the Year” award. The Selection Committee will also choose an outstanding work in each category, for the “Ship of the Year Category Awards.”

5. Announcement and awards ceremony

Entries submitted to the competition will be published in the May issue of bulletin / "KANRIN." In June, details of the prizewinning entries will be released to the media. At the award ceremony, to be held in July 2015, prizewinners will be awarded a certificate of merit and a memorial tablet with the name of the prizewinning work.

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