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.

  1. 100 Performance plaques can be awarded annually.
  2. The Top 50 reporters will automatically qualify.
  3. The remaining plaques will be fair shared out for PMO determination.
  4. The VOS League results will not be a consideration factor for performance plaque determination as these reports are not program-wide inclusive.
  5. No ships with Automated Weather Stations (AWS) will be considered for this award.
  6. 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

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