1. 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

2. 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…………

3. 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 ?

4. - 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

5. The Tsunami of Paperwork
Senior officers report spending up to half of their time filling in forms, answering s and requests for information

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

7. 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

8. 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!

9. 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 !

10. 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
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11. 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
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12. WHO CARES ?
IF we don’t, who will ?

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