VOS Outstanding Performers in 2009
Company Award Winners ALASKA TANKER COMPANY ANGLO-EASTERN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. BGT LIMITED CELEBRITY CRUISES CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION HOLLAND AMERICA
Ship Award Winners ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS AL MARROUNA ALASKAN LEGEND ALASKAN NAVIGATOR AMERICAN CENTURY AMSTERDAM ANTONIS I. ANGELICOUSSIS APL KOREA AQUARIUS VOYAGER AURORA AZAMARA JOURNEY CARNIVAL CONQUEST CARNIVAL GLORY CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION CELEBRITY EQUINOX CELEBRITY INFINITY CELEBRITY MERCURY CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM CELEBRITY SOLSTICE COURAGE DEEPWATER MILLENNIUM DISCOVERER DEEP SEAS
DISNEY MAGIC DUNCAN ISLAND EVER REACH EXCALIBUR GEMINI VOYAGER GREAT LAND GSF GRAND BANKS GULF RELIANCE HENRY GOODRICH HONOR HORIZON ANCHORAGE HORIZON ENTERPRISE HORIZON HAWK HORIZON HUNTER HORIZON PRODUCER HORIZON RELIANCE HORIZON TRADER INDEPENDENCE II INDIANA HARBOR JAMES BARKER JEAN ANNE JOHN G. MUNSON LNG ARIES LNG CAPRICORN LNG GEMINI LNG LEO LNG LIBRA LNG TAURUS LNG VIRGO MAERSK IOWA MAERSK MISSOURI MAERSK MONTANA MAERSK OHIO MIDNIGHT SUN NOAA SHIP OREGON II NOORDAM NORWEGIAN GEM
NORWEGIAN JADE NORWEGIAN PEARL NORWEGIAN SPIRIT NORWEGIAN STAR NORWEGIAN SUN OCEAN RANGER ORIENTAL QUEEN OVERSEAS LONG BEACH OVERSEAS LOS ANGELES P/V STIMSON P/V WOLSTAD PACIFIC CHALLENGER PAUL R. TREGURTHA PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS POLAR RESOLUTION PRESIDENT ADAMS REGULUS VOYAGER RESOLVE SEA HAWK SEA-LAND COMET SEA-LAND EAGLE SEA-LAND RACER SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS ST LOUIS EXPRESS STAR HIDRA STATENDAM TROPIC OPAL TUSTUMENA UBC SAIKI UNIQUE BRILLIANCE UNITED SPIRIT VIGILANT VOLENDAM WASHINGTON EXPRESS WESTERDAM WESTWOOD RAINIER ZAANDAM ZUIDERDAM
Recently, there has been some minor confusion on how the annual VOS Performance Awards are selected. To assist in the clarification, here are our guidelines used for selection of this annual award.
- 100 Performance plaques can be awarded annually.
- The Top 50 reporters will automatically qualify.
- The remaining plaques will be fair shared out for PMO determination.
- The VOS League results will not be a consideration factor for performance plaque determination as these reports are not program-wide inclusive.
- No ships with Automated Weather Stations (AWS) will be considered for this award.
- Manual reporting NOAA Corps ships may be considered for this award.
We will be implementing other appreciation type awards this coming year for those ships who do not make the bar, but still have done well in their support of the VOS program. I hope this helps all ships fully understand our efforts at keeping this award a special honor to truly thank and appreciate the dedicated efforts of ALL our Great VOS reporting ships.
V/R
Luke
VOS Program Manager