Koji Sekimizu’s career - to date Koji Sekimizu was born on 3 December 1952 in Yokohama, Japan.
He studied marine engineering and naval architecture, and in particular ship structure and vibration at Osaka University between April 1971 and March 1975 when he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
He further studied ship vibration theories at the graduate level at Osaka University for two years and obtained a Master’s degree in engineering with a thesis on “One method for vibration analysis of a uniform beam with vibrating sub-structures” in March 1977.
In April 1977, he joined the Ministry of Transport of Japan (MOT) and was immediately appointed as a Ship Inspector in the Nagasaki district branch of Kyushu District Maritime Bureau.
In April 1979, he moved to the headquarters of MOT. During the short interval before his next transfer in July 1980, he acted as the chief officer in charge of IMO regulations in the Safety Planning Section of the Ship Bureau and drafted various proposals to IMO’s technical sub-committees, including the proposal to the DE Sub-Committee for manoeuvrability characteristics with Professor Kensaku Nomoto, who was later appointed as a Professor at the World Maritime University.
In July 1980, he was transferred, under a special arrangement, to the Shipbuilding Research Association of Japan to engage in his duties to attend committees and sub-committees of IMO.
In April 1982 he was promoted to Deputy Director of the Environment Division, MOT. One of the most notable achievements during his service in this Division was to introduce the bill for modifying relevant Japanese national laws in order to comply with the provisions of MARPOL 73/78 and to help it toward passage.
In April 1984, he temporarily moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed Deputy Director, Second International Organizations Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, in charge of OECD related issues.
On his return to MOT in September1986, he was appointed Deputy Director, Safety Standards Division, Maritime Technology and Safety Bureau.
On 2 July 1989, he joined IMO and was appointed as Technical Officer in the Sub-Division for Technology, Maritime Safety Division of IMO, with an assignment as the Secretary for the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection. In 1992, when the Technology Section was established, he was appointed Head of the Technology Section. After this, he worked for the Maritime Safety Division until October 1997 when he moved to the Marine Environment Division. In October 2001, he served as Executive Secretary of the Diplomatic Conference on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems for Ships. His outstanding leadership led the Conference to a successful conclusion and led the Convention to adoption.
In August 2002, he attended the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa, representing IMO.
Since 5 January 2004, he has been appointed as Director of Maritime Safety Division, and the Secretary of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to date. He is a Member of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, and is a Councillor of “Kousi Zosen Kai”,
the Alumni Society of Naval Architects of Osaka University. Publications
• The Marine Electronic Highway in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore – An Innovative Project for the Management of Highly Congested and Confined Waters (Tropical Coasts, 2001)
• GESAMP and GMA – Constructing a New System for Evaluation of the Marine Environment (Ocean Policy Research Foundation, 2003)
• Marine Electronic Highway Project as a New Management System for Sea Areas (Nippon Foundation Library, 2004).
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