Rescue Medal (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
The rescue medal of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was donated by the then Prime Minister Berndt Seite on October 24, 1992 by the state parliament . It is therefore state recognition for rescuers who have carried out rescue acts at the risk of their own lives.
Foundation content
The Lifesaving Medal is loud foundation charter granted only to those individuals who are under particularly difficult, associated with its own mortal danger may have saved people from death or to those who averted a significant risk of the general public and doing a special degree of courage and self-sacrifice shown to have. The rescue medal can only be awarded once to the same person. Multiple awards are therefore excluded. If the rescue act was only carried out with less serious risk to life or was unsuccessful, a public commendation is given, which also applies in the case in which a rescue medal has already been awarded for previous missions. In addition to the rescue medal itself and the public commendation, a cash reward can also be granted. However, people who are or have been entrusted with protecting the lives of others, or who are responsible for averting dangers from the general public on an official or professional basis (e.g. fire brigade or medical service staff ) can only be granted the rescue medal if this is done during the rescue act had significantly exceeded the average level of their duty .
Decision-making authority
The decision as to whether the rescue medal, the public commendation and, in addition, a monetary reward are granted, is made by the state's prime minister himself at the suggestion of the interior minister. He also hands them over. In the case of the awarding of the rescue medal as well as the public commendation, a certificate signed by the Prime Minister is presented to the rescuer. However, he can also delegate this conferral authority to other persons. Both the awarding of the rescue medal and the public commendation are announced in the official gazette for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Appearance and texture
The rescue medal is minted in silver and has a diameter of 33 mm. On its front, the state coat of arms of the country was shown in the middle, which is surrounded by the inscription: MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN . Both the lettering and the national coat of arms are embossed. The reverse of the medal shows the four-line inscription: For / rescue / out / danger . The medal is worn on an orange ribbon, based on the old Prussian model, with a width of 25 mm, with a narrow white stripe running through it at its edges.
Others
The determination of the rescue acts as well as the accompanying report on the rescue itself must be carried out on the official channel to the Minister of the Interior by the local regulatory authorities in whose area the rescue took place. In contrast, the ship's home port is responsible for rescue operations at sea.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 1
- ^ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Vorpommern of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 3
- ↑ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 4
- ↑ Business and Regulation Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 5
- ↑ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 6
- ^ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 7
- ^ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 2 paragraph 1
- ↑ Business and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of October 23, 1992, p. 659 § 2 paragraph 2
- ↑ Law and Ordinance Gazette Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of May 5, 1994, p. 566 § 8