1. Environmental concerns
Environmental challenges for Tanker owners
“SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES”
Peter M Swift

2. Environmental concerns
Recycling
Ballast Water Management
Air Emissions (Engine)
Air Emissions (Cargo)
Discharges to the sea
Ship Selection
Pilotage
Ship-to-ship transfers

3. MEETING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES – SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES
SHIP
DESIGNER
SHIPBUILDER
REGULATORS
SHIPOWNER / MANAGER
has
PRIME RESPONSIBILITY
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURER
CARGO INTERESTS
/ CHARTERERS
SHIP
BREAKER
FUEL
SUPLLIERS
PORTS & TERMINALS

4. Recycling Challenges
Notes

5. International guidelines on “best practice”

6. Recycling Challenges Owner Support & maintain Green Passport
Deliver to breaker with Inventory of Hazardous Material
Adopt “best practice” demolishing contract
Builder
Deliver ship with Green Passport
Breaker
Adopt Recycling Plan (IMO)
Adopt HSE “best practice” codes (ILO)
Adopt Hazardous waste handling “best practices” (Basel)
National governments
Standardise Green Passport (format)
Develop HSE regulations for breakers
Licence / approve shipbreaking yards

7. Ballast Water Management International Ballast Water Convention – 14 Guidelines
Owner / Industry
Develop “effective” solutions to these challenges
Regulators
Maintain international regime
Ports & Terminals
Provide discharge facilities

8. Air Emissions (Engine)
Owner
Is customer for fuels
50,000 ships
Support Engine developments
Bunker supplier
Is service provider
250 suppliers
All
Constructive dialogue on revision of Annex VI

9. Air Emissions (Cargo) Loading and On Passage
Owner
Adopt Best Practice
Charterer
Incentivise & support owners

10. Oil in the oceans Owners Condemn illegal discharges
Adhere strictly to operating procedures
Ports & Terminals
Provide adequate and affordable reception facilities
Insurers
Incentivise owners
Industry
Research further “zero discharge” options

11. Ship Selection : Baltic / Black Sea
: tankers above 50,000 dwt %
Baltic Sea %
Black Sea

12. Pilotage Owner Adopt IMO recommendations Charterers
Model Clause:
Where the vessel is to pass through the entrances to the Baltic Sea the vessel shall comply with the recommendations set out in the IMO Resolution MSC.138(76) adopted on 5 December 2002 as amended from time to time including the use of pilots for the passage. Charterers shall reimburse owners for any pilotage expenses incurred by compliance with these recommendations on any ballast passage to a port of loading or on the laden passage unless such expenses have already been taken into account in the freight payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of Worldscale.
Owner
Adopt IMO recommendations
Charterers
Support owners (charter party)
Insurers
Apply economic (dis)incentives
Pilots
Improve Master-Pilot Exchange

13. STS Ship-to-ship transfers
Model Clause:
If lightering is necessary to enter any designated port, or if the cargo is loaded or discharged in whole or in part by ship to ship (STS) transfer, such lightering or STS (‘The lighterage) shall be performed in accordance to the latest edition of the ICS/OCIMF STS Transfer Guide (Petroleum) as of the date of the transhipment. Charterers shall pay the costs of providing all hoses, fenders and equipment necessary for the lighterage, as reasonably required by lighterage operators.
Owner
Adopt Best Practices
Charterers
Support owners (charter party)
Insurers
Apply economic (dis)incentives
Governments / Regulators
Designate preferred zones

14. POSEIDON CHALLENGE Singapore 30-31 March 2006
- “STRIVING FOR ZERO”
The Poseidon Challenge is an invitation to all participants in the Chain of Responsibility to join INTERTANKO members in a sustained commitment to CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. It is founded upon the principle that the shared goals of “zero accidents”, cleaner seas and the elimination of the sub-standard can best be achieved by voluntary, cooperative and self motivated efforts.

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