Security, Environment, New Legislation, Human Element, …. The Connecticut Maritime Association ISSUES OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE INDUSTRY ? Peter M Swift Security, Environment, New Legislation, Human Element, …. Our concerns for OUR SEAFARERS

Crew treated as second class citizens – bordering on the inhumane Shore leave denied Crew changes prohibited Access to medical treatment restricted Mustering during inspections Excessive charges for terminal transits Etc…………

Criminalisation - and unfair treatment Criminalisation legislation - “Find the guilty” culture rather than a thorough investigation of the cause Failure to adhere to guidelines on “Fair Treatment of Seafarers” – in particular after a marine accident BUT is Industry prepared to stand-up ?

- obvious redundancies in the monitoring and verification programmes Too many inspections ! Adding unnecessarily to fatigue and stress - obvious redundancies in the monitoring and verification programmes - failure to share information frequently results in inspections overlapping - improper targeting; frequently hitting the soft option and - non-uniformity in interpretations creates its own problems

The Tsunami of Paperwork Senior officers report spending up to half of their time filling in forms, answering e-mails and requests for information

Manuals that are incomprehensible Language issues Installation rather than instruction manuals Incomplete in content Inconsistent in functional scope But also sometimes simply unavailable

Equipment NOT Fit For Purpose Inadequate equipment Equipment NOT Fit For Purpose OWS / ODME’s Incinerators (undersized) Loading calculators Cranes Lifeboats ! and Inadequate shoreside reception facilities

Regulation without recognition of ramifications Ballast Water Management Systems Emission abatement technologies Multi-fuel ships …………… Somebody has to make it work ! - or carry the can if it does not work!

Regulation without recognition of ramifications May 2006 IMO: Nov 2007 EU: Aug 2007 Sulphur Emission Control Areas, the Baltic and the North Sea Potential for complications and confusion AND A further burden for the crew !

And the list goes on !! ……………….. Non-availability of Material Safety Data Sheets for cargoes and bunkers Pressure on Masters from Charterers, Terminal Operators and Owners ………………..

LIFE at sea - quality of accommodation Owners too readily accept “norms” of shipyards as acceptable standard Insufficient attention to personal communications, shipboard training facilities and much more ………………………

WHO CARES ? IF we don’t, who will ?

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