Maritime CEO awarded Honorary Fellowship at the Royal Institute of Navigation
Sir Alan receiving his Honorary Fellowship from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
Vice Admiral and Chief
Executive of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Sir Alan Massey has been
awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN).
The highly-coveted accolade
was presented to Sir Alan by the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Patron, His
Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Institute’s Annual Meeting held in
London last month on 18 July.
Sir Alan received the Honorary
Fellowship in recognition of his and the MCA’s close and continuing engagement
with the Royal Institute of Navigation.
“Sir Alan Massey is widely and
highly respected for his maritime leadership. Sir Alan has built strong links
between the MCA and the Royal Institute of Navigation” said John Pottle,
Director, Royal Institute of Navigation. “These linkages have been beneficial to
many individuals and groups in both the MCA and RIN. We are delighted to
recognise Sir Alan’s leadership and contribution through the award of Honorary
Fellowship of the RIN.”
Under Sir Alan’s leadership,
the MCA’s Navigation Safety group leads on marine navigational policy, standards
and services on behalf of the UK. In recent years this remit has expanded to
include maritime access, in addition to an already impressive portfolio of
interests including civil hydrography, marine meteorology, maritime radio
communications, maritime autonomous surface ships, maritime surveillance and
vessel traffic management.
Consistently innovating to
support safe and effective navigational decision-making, as well as the MCA’s
commitment to Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas; today the MCA’s Navigation
Safety group is regarded as one of the best in the world, particularly in
relation to their work around civil hydrography, port marine safety and maritime
radio communications. Led by André Cocuccio, Assistant Director - Navigation
Safety, the group’s forward look centers around the “de-risking of UK waters
through the provision of contemporary, evidence-based marine navigational
guidance, standards and services to a technologically evolving maritime
industry.”
Sir Alan, who has been the CEO
for the MCA since 2010 and achieved the rank of Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy
said: “I’m extremely honoured to have been invited to become part of the eminent
group of RIN Honorary Fellows. The RIN and the MCA share a common purpose in
setting high standards for navigational precision and safety. We are both
similarly intent on embracing new techniques and technologies to assist in that
purpose. This prestigious, generous award reflects positively on our
long-standing, collaborative relationship. I am both delighted and humbled to
receive it on the Agency’s behalf, as we continue to work closely with the RIN
into the future”.