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“The Cruise Industry’s Efforts to Enhance Passenger ShiP SAFETY” Bud Darr SVP, Technical and Regulatory Affairs May 28, 2015 Miami, Florida BAHAMAS SHIPOWNERS ASSOCATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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About CLIA
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Cruise Lines International Association Unified voice of the global cruise community Represents, advocates and promotes the common interests of the industry to external stakeholders Global organization with 15 offices worldwide 62 Cruise line members worldwide – 95% of global cruise capacity 50,000 Travel agent members 275 Executive partners
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Technical and Regulatory Affairs Team Advocates industry legal, legislative and technical positions Actively monitors and participates in the development of shipping policies and regulations at all levels Actively involved in the safety of passengers and crew, as well as protecting the marine environment
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Australia + New Zealand China Singapore Italy Belgium + Luxembourg Netherlands Germany Spain UK + Ireland CLIA Office Locations 5 Alaska Hawaii Canada US + Global Brazil France
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Economic Impact
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CLIA Global Ocean Cruise Passengers (in Millions) 7 17.8 2009 20.5 2011 20.9 2012 21.3 2013 19.1 2010 22.1 2014 23.0* 2015 * projected
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Global Distribution of Cruise Passengers by Source Market (Millions of Passengers) Source: G.P. Wild (Int.) Limited from CLIA, IRN and other sources (2013)
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Distribution of Cruise Passengers by Source Market Outside of Europe and North America Source: G.P. Wild (Int.) Limited from CLIA, IRN and other sources (2013)
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Economic Impact Total Global Economic Contribution of the Cruise Sector (2013) No. of Passenger and Crew Onshore Visits (in millions) 114.87 Total Direct Expenditures (in billions of U.S. dollars) $52.31 Total Output Contribution (in billions of U.S. dollars) $117.15 Total Income Contribution (in in billions of U.S. dollars) $38.47 Total Employment Contribution891,009 Source: BREA (2014)
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Current Policy Issues
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Cruise Ship Policy Contributors -Cruise Lines -Seafarers -Shipbuilders -Classification Societies -Flag States -Port States -Industry Trade Associations 13
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Trade Association Roles -Cooperation -Communication -Sharing of Best Practices -Policy Development -Issues Education -International Engagement -Representation 14
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Representation with UN Bodies -International Maritime Organization -International Labour Organization -World Health Organization -UN World Tourism Organization -International Civil Aviation Organization 15
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CLIA Complementary Efforts -Promotion of Enhanced Safety Culture -CLIA Globalization -Integration of cruise associations -Broader safety impacts -Develop & Enhance Industry Policies -Verification of Member Policies (CEO Engagement) -Guest Care & Contingency Planning Initiatives -Passenger Bill of Rights 16
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Some Key Safety Issues -Operations -Reliability -Innovation in Design -Emergency Planning -Polar Cruises
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Recent Industry Efforts -Operational Safety Review (10 additional policies) -Preparedness Risk Assessment Initiative -CLIA Safety Committee -Independent Panel of Experts -Contingency Planning -Fire Safety -Cruise Ship Safety Forum
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Recent IMO Submissions -Operational Safety Review Policies -Damage Stability & Survivability -Evacuation Analysis -Passenger Ship Crew Training -E-Navigation
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An Example of Partnership – Black Swan
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Black Swan Exercise Purpose and scope: the largest, most complex full scale exercise in design and execution of an Offshore Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) exercise in the history of the International Maritime Community. Development of this joint contingency planning exercise began in 2010 U.S. Coast Guard, cruise lines, emergency response teams, the Bahamian government and other key parties partnered in this exercise in Freeport, Bahamas
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Shore-side Incident Response Many parties involved Company incident management teams Federal agencies (U.S. examples - USCG/FBI/CBP) Local community Police Fire department Hospitals Port and harbor authorities Ship agents Tour companies Volunteers
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Local Community Assistance Create and manage a landing site for passengers Medical care and transport Security Create and manage shelters
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