Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 16122.2A
AWARD MATERIALS
a.
Each company with a ship eligible for an award will receive a Letter of Appreciation signed by
the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, placed in an attractive folder with the
AMVER logo on the front.
b.
A Certificate of Merit will be produced for each individual ship of that company, embellished
with the year of the award, the ship's name and call sign, the number of total awards, and the
number of consecutive awards for that particular ship.
c.
The appropriate color pennant will be forwarded to the ship on the following anniversary
years: BLUE pennant for a vessel completing its first year of participation and being honored
for the first time. GOLD pennant for a vessel completing five consecutive years of eligibility
for an AMVER award. PURPLE pennant for a vessel completing ten consecutive years of
eligibility for an AMVER award.
SPECIAL AWARDS
a.
Ships completing FIFTEEN YEARS, TWENTY YEARS, and TWENTY-FIVE years of
consecutive AMVER award eligibility will receive special awards recognizing their
accomplishment.
b.
Ships winning the International Rescue At Sea Award for the most significant AMVER rescue
in a calendar year will receive a distinctive plaque from Lloyds of London Press, and be
eligible to fly the unique RED pennant of the AMVER program.
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