December 2018
John Wynn, founder of IMSARC is appointed by the World Bank to conduct a review of the current status of Inland Waterway Transportation (IWT) safety in Bangladesh, This project will commence in late January 2019.
June 2018
John Wynn, MD and founder of IMSARC is appointed by the World Bank to support their team with the implementation of a project to establish a Search and Rescue and communications system on Lake Tanganyika. The main objective of the assignment is to support the World Bank transport and digital development team in managing the quality and realism of the outputs of a feasibility study to identify and evaluate cost-effective and institutional options for the establishment of a Search and Rescue Service on the lake.
June 2017
This month will see the introduction of a new MF/HF R/T and DSC transmission capability from our site at Wattayah in Muscat. Equipment is provided by Barrett, (Australia) and will be integrated into the operating system provided by Frequentis (Austria).
May 2016
Upgrade of Oman's shorebased AIS network will see a further 3 new sites added in the South of Oman extending from Duqm to Deem on the border with Yemen. Installation will complete by the end of May 2016.
June 2014
New Maritime Radiocommunications Operations Centres (MROC) successfully established in Muscat with four radio sites providing all GMDSS communications and AIS receivers.
April 2013
Contracted by Qnective Middle East LLC to assist with the design, implementation and procurement of a shore-based maritime Radiocommunications infrastructure including GMDSS sub-systems for Sea Areas A1, A2 and A3, AIS, NAVTEX, COSPAS-SARSAT GEO & LEO LUT's for the Sultanate of Oman. Qnective Middle East LLC in association with their Omani Partners has been awarded a license to establish and operate the maritime network services through Royal Decree 09/2013 for a period of 15 years.
John Wynn, founder of IMSARC is appointed by the World Bank to conduct a review of the current status of Inland Waterway Transportation (IWT) safety in Bangladesh, This project will commence in late January 2019.
June 2018
John Wynn, MD and founder of IMSARC is appointed by the World Bank to support their team with the implementation of a project to establish a Search and Rescue and communications system on Lake Tanganyika. The main objective of the assignment is to support the World Bank transport and digital development team in managing the quality and realism of the outputs of a feasibility study to identify and evaluate cost-effective and institutional options for the establishment of a Search and Rescue Service on the lake.
June 2017
This month will see the introduction of a new MF/HF R/T and DSC transmission capability from our site at Wattayah in Muscat. Equipment is provided by Barrett, (Australia) and will be integrated into the operating system provided by Frequentis (Austria).
May 2016
Upgrade of Oman's shorebased AIS network will see a further 3 new sites added in the South of Oman extending from Duqm to Deem on the border with Yemen. Installation will complete by the end of May 2016.
June 2014
New Maritime Radiocommunications Operations Centres (MROC) successfully established in Muscat with four radio sites providing all GMDSS communications and AIS receivers.
April 2013
Contracted by Qnective Middle East LLC to assist with the design, implementation and procurement of a shore-based maritime Radiocommunications infrastructure including GMDSS sub-systems for Sea Areas A1, A2 and A3, AIS, NAVTEX, COSPAS-SARSAT GEO & LEO LUT's for the Sultanate of Oman. Qnective Middle East LLC in association with their Omani Partners has been awarded a license to establish and operate the maritime network services through Royal Decree 09/2013 for a period of 15 years.
May 2012
Sub-contracted by Milieu Ltd as a Senior Technical Advisor for an EU project - “Evaluation study on the Implementation of Directive 2009/123/EC on amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringement”. The project is being led by Milieu - a dynamic and multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Brussels, specializing in providing high quality legal and policy services.
October 2011
John Wynn participates in the 3rd Major Maritime Disaster Management Symposium held in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia as a key-note speaker. The symposium hosted by the Ministry of Interior, Frontier Guard is a biennial event. For more information, including papers delivered at the symposium, go to the symposium web site at www.fg-mdm.org
January 2011
Appointed as international expert to the SASEPOL project www.sasepol.eu an EU funded project concerning development
of common security management, maritime safety and ship pollution prevention
for the Black Sea and Caspian Sea in 5 beneficiary countries; Azerbaijan, Georgia. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. Assessment of compliance with mandatory IMO instruments carried out concerning the ISPS Code, VTS arrangements and promotion of the the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS)
Read about TRACECA at its dedicated web site www.traceca-org.org/
May 2009
John Wynn attended the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden where he undertook the Training Course for Auditors - Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme, based on, and fully in accordance with the standard IMO model training programme.
John Wynn attended the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden where he undertook the Training Course for Auditors - Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme, based on, and fully in accordance with the standard IMO model training programme.
January 2008
John Wynn of IMSARC joins the European Commissions team of Reviewers for the MarNIS (European wide Maritime Navigation and Information Services) project.
John Wynn of IMSARC joins the European Commissions team of Reviewers for the MarNIS (European wide Maritime Navigation and Information Services) project.
February 2008
The World Maritime University (WMU) is developing a project on Search and Rescue Research related to Passenger Ships, carried out under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The objective of the project is to gather information about ongoing research with regard to SAR and areas of concern that could lead to future research projects in the above context. The WMU SAR Information Platform has been created (and is currently under development), the aim of which is to facilitate the gathering and exchange of SAR information, including research projects, studies, promulgation of training courses, national SAR-related legal documents, conferences and seminars, evaluation reports of SAR exercises, SAR-related pictures etc. For more information you can visit the WMU's new SAR web portal at www.sar-info.net
The World Maritime University (WMU) is developing a project on Search and Rescue Research related to Passenger Ships, carried out under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The objective of the project is to gather information about ongoing research with regard to SAR and areas of concern that could lead to future research projects in the above context. The WMU SAR Information Platform has been created (and is currently under development), the aim of which is to facilitate the gathering and exchange of SAR information, including research projects, studies, promulgation of training courses, national SAR-related legal documents, conferences and seminars, evaluation reports of SAR exercises, SAR-related pictures etc. For more information you can visit the WMU's new SAR web portal at www.sar-info.net
June 2008
John Wynn joins the European Commissions team of reviewers for the European Maritime Data Management (EMDM) project. You can read more information about this project on their web site at http://www.euroqualityfiles.net/emdm/
John Wynn joins the European Commissions team of reviewers for the European Maritime Data Management (EMDM) project. You can read more information about this project on their web site at http://www.euroqualityfiles.net/emdm/
