general presentation - European Maritime Heritage EMH

The European Association for
Traditional Ships in Operation

Today´s program
The program
• General introduction of EMH
• Quiz
• EMH philosophy
• National presentations
• Review JWG proposal
• Closing remarks and questions

The European Peninsula

National members: 8
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Greece (expected)
Regional members: 1
Galicia, Spain
Flanders (expected)
EMH membership

Advisory members: 19
Museums and boat centres
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Antwerpen, BE
Rudkøbing, DK
Barcelona, ES
San Sebastian, ES
Helsinki, FI
Paris, FR
Bremerhaven, GE
Amsterdam, NL
Enkhuizen, NL
Rotterdam, NL
Kristiansand, NO
Norheimsund, NO
Gratangen, NO
Greenwich, UK
Seixal, PT
Lisbon,PT
Karlskrona, SE
Klaipeda, LT
Rovinj,HR

Associate members: 11
EMH membership
International Council Maritime Museums (ICMM)
Sail Training International (STI)
Baltic Sail / Hanse Sail Rostock
Sammenslutningen af Mindre Erhvervfartöjer (SME), DK
Estonian Association of Historical Ships, EE
Forbundet Kysten, NO
Portuguese Association for Maritime Heritage (APMM), PT
STS General Zaruski, Gdansk, PL
Goelette Grosse-Île, Montreal, Canada
Albaola - Basque Maritime Heritage Society, ES
Islandic Association of Maritime Museums

EMH is member of
International Congress of Maritime Museums:
Umbrella of Maritime Museums in the World
Europa Nostra:
The voice of Cultural Heritage in Europe
Association of Maritime Museums in the Mediterranean

Events
More than 500 events attract
20 millions spectators a year

Recommendation
The Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of
Europe (PACE) Recommendation No 1468/2000
Preserve, use, educate, joy and safe operation

MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding
for Traditional Ships signed by
Norway United Kingdom Spain
Finland Netherlands Germany
Denmark Estonia Sweden

Barcelona Charter
Guideline for proper
• conservation
• preservation
of ships in operation and skills

Future Policy
EMH foresees a bright future for European
Maritime Heritage with support,
collaboration and a progressive policy

EMH offers
Maritime Heritage is an economic factor
• 20 Million spectators spend € 25 per day and
generate € 500 Million income for local tourism
• 10000 ships in operation spending € 25.000 in
maintenance and operating do generate € 250 Million
turnover for related craftsmen and suppliers

EMH offers
• Creates awareness for the common European maritime
roots
• Creates awareness of a common European identity
• Facilitates tourism development of regions

EMH offer
• Offers training in social skills and team spirit
• Preserves maritime skills and craftsmanship, which
otherwise might get lost
• Will generate thousands of motivated future officers and
seafarers for Europe’s merchant marine, ports, administrations
and shipping companies

Economic calculation volunteers
10.000 ships x 10 persons x 10 days x € 100 / day =
€ 100.000.000 (100 million euros )

Europe’s Maritime Future is founded on
Europe’s Maritime Heritage
www.e-m-h.eu

Aphrodite
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional?
Traditional ships in operation
Artemis
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional?

Astrid
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional
Traditional ships in operation
Bruinvisch
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional

Europa
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional
Traditional ships in operation
Hydrograaf
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional

Kaatje
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional
Traditional ships in operation
Oosterschelde
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional

Souverein
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional
Traditional ships in operation
Zuiderzee
Built ?
Original function?
Traditional

Traditional ships in operation
Aphrodite
Built: 1994
Original function: Sailing passenger ship
Traditional ?
Artemis
Built : 1926
Original function: Whale hunter
Traditional ?

Astrid
Built : 1918
Original function: Herring lugger
Traditional ?
Traditional ships in operation
Bruinvisch
Built : 1902
Original function: cargo tjalk
Traditional ?

Europa
Built : 1911
Original function: Light vessel
Traditional ?
Traditional ships in operation
Hydrograaf
Built : 1910
Original function: Hydrographic survey vessel
Traditional ?

Kaatje
Built : 1785/1935
Original function: Stationary
training vessel
Traditional ?
Traditional ships in operation
Oosterschelde
Built : 1917
Original function: Three mast schooner
Traditional ?

Souverein
Built : 1956
Original function: oil tanker
Traditional: ?
Traditional ships in operation
Zuiderzee
Built : 1909
Original function: Two mast schooner
Traditional ?

Chapter 19
Keeping traditional ships in operation
• To safeguard the ships
• To safeguard the seamanship and the
craftsmanship
but also
• No economic value, no upkeep
• Participation in regular inland navigation

Philosophy
SAFETY COMMERCE
CULTURE

Definition
Memorandum of Understanding, Wilhelmshaven 2000
“historic ships” can be all kinds of historical ships and their replicas
including those designed to encourage and promote traditional skills and
seamanship, that together serve as living cultural monuments, operated
according to traditional principles of seamanship and technique.
GSHW
Historic ship is a ship or its replica for which’s preservation and operation
the society has an interest; especially because of its age, its special
technical and/or constructive character, its rareness, its importance for
the conservation and instruction of the historic principles of seamanship
and/or technical knowledge of inland navigation or its importance for its
period in history and/or its region.

Definition 2
Herr Kliche, JWG (07)55, 22 October 2007
The Recommendation 1486 takes notice of the already existing public
interest in these non-monuments and exactly does not ask to make them
monuments, but to support and encourage public and private bodies and
voluntary associations which preserve historic vessels, or life size or
large scale replicas, in working order; and encourage the display and
use of these vessels for the education and enjoyment of the general
public
A traditional ship, which is build as a passenger ship, shows in its
individual plan of operation essential information of itself, of its operation
and its decoration (and/or of national or regional historic events or
aspects) and will not only be preserved and operated just for the
enjoyment of the guests or for the most universal employability

Barcelona Charter
Definition 3
ARTICLE 1.
The concept of maritime heritage afloat embraces the single traditional
ship in which is found the evidence of a particular civilisation or
significant development as well as traditional sailing, seamanship and
maritime workmanship. This applies both to larger ships and to more
modest craft of the past, which have acquired cultural significance with
the passing of time.
ARTICLE 2.
The preservation, restoration and operation of traditional ships must
have recourse to all the sciences, techniques and facilities, that can
contribute to the study and safeguarding of the
maritime heritage afloat.

EG2002/59
Definition 4
traditional ships means all kinds of historical ships and their
replicas including those designed to encourage and
promote traditional skills and seamanship, that together serve as
living cultural monuments, operated according to
traditional principles of seamanship and technique;

Value setting framework
Taxation of cultural values
1. The meaning of the object.
2. Comparative criteria for weighing of the
cultural meaning and to establish the
uniqueness of the object.
3. Plan for preservation and restoration,
including which values especially have to
be saved.

Value setting framework
1. The meaning of the object.
This is a general description of not only the object
itself but also the history of its use.
- Historic meaning in all its forms, for example
Scientific or technical meaning
Social-economic meaning
- Aesthetic meaning (sensory aspects: we love to
see it, we like the smell of coal and enjoy the
sound of the steam whistle)
- Social or actual meaning

Value setting framework
2. Comparative criteria for weighing of the cultural
meaning and to establish the uniqueness of the object
-Representation meaning
- calibration value
- symbolic value
- link value
- origin or cultural biography
- Rarity
- Actual status of the object
- conceptual authenticity
- material authenticity
- non-historic authenticity
- the historic period chosen to demonstrate
- historic authenticity
- functional authenticity
- Presentation potential
- Ensemble value
- Documentation available
- Knowledge

Value setting framework
3. Plan for preservation and restoration,
including which values especially have to be
saved.
The majority of maritime heritage is in operation, sometimes even to
provide means for maintenance. This makes it necessary to draft the
plan of operation.

Replicas

Replicas

Spirit of tradition

Restoration projects

New function, new certificate

Main conversion

Main conversion

The European Peninsula
The European Peninsula is connected by
transport over the sea and the inland waterways
Chapter 19 could recognise traditional shipping
and its European origin and orientation
The variety and number of current and future
traditional ships call for a generic solution

Europe’s Maritime Future is founded on
Europe’s Maritime Heritage
Any questions?
Thank you very much for your
attention