1. Promoting a Safety Culture and Environmental Stewardship – Flag State Responsibilities
Ed Waryas
Vice President, Marine Business Development
Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc.
October 30, 2013

2. Circle of Maritime Responsibility

3. Flag State / Recognized Organization (RO) relationship
Statutory Authorizations delegated to “qualified“ ROs.
Contract put into place (MOA).
Flag State gains:
Global service network coverage
Technical competencies (from design review to decommissioning)
Auditing/surveying/inspecting/investigating capabilities in-service
Broad Surveyor experience

4. ROs do non-Statutory, non-Class work too
Voluntary certifications (e.g., MLC, 2006)
Independent Third Party roles (e.g., SEMS auditing)
Verifications, Type Approvals, etc.

5. Vetting the RO What is a “qualified” RO?
Qualifications established by Flags
RO’s audited by Flags and/or other bodies (EMSA)
Sanctions for failure to perform
RO Code being implemented by IMO

6. MLC, 2006 implementation
Ships inspected and certified by Lloyd’s Register:
First MLC certification (statement of voluntary compliance) issued December 2010.
Until end of 2012: 117 inspections carried out.
Inspections in 2013: Over 3800.
Total Inspections: Over 3900.

7. Environmental Stewardship
Clearly all need to be environmentally sensitive and proactive.
Win–Win scenario: More efficient ships not only save operating costs
but also improve the environment.
Ship’s Energy Efficiency studies make sense.
Much talk about Eco Ship: Fact or Fiction??

8. Safety Culture
What is the culture of an organization?: A mix of shared values, attitudes and
patterns of behavior.
A safety culture involves all levels of a company – when in place, everyone wins.
Obvious improvements in safety reduce accidents but eventually you reach a plateau.
Further improvement involves people who have a direct effect on errors or violations.
The key is: do employees actually do what they say?
Maximize safety culture:
Need visible commitment by management
Workforce takes ownership
Trust at all levels
Good communication
Competent work force

9. HOT SAFETY TOPIC: LNG as Fuel
Safety is key – one incident can have a significant impact that could put a damper on this environmentally and economic fuel.
Public Perception: Perception is “reality” (DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE).
Perception differs by location.
Examples: LA
Boston
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