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Presentation To: THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING/NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE

Presentation To: THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING/NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future. 13 August 2010. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW.

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Presentation To: THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING/NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE

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  1. Presentation To: THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING/NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future 13 August 2010

  2. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW • Background on the RMI Flag State Administration • Eight Topic Areas: • Policies and practices the Maritime Administrator uses in assessing the suitability of MODUs • Safety standards and other related requirements that MODUs must adhere to while operating under the RMI flag • Education and experience requirements of the RMI Maritime Administrator personnel responsible for overseeing the safety of vessels registered by the RMI • The organizations given responsibility by the Maritime Administrator for conducting safety reviews of vessels and how often the reviews are conducted

  3. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW (continued) • Eight Topic Areas (continued): • The Maritime Administrator’s history with the Deepwater Horizon MODU • Findings of recent safety inspections for the Deepwater Horizon MODU and what was done • The Maritime Administrator’s plans for investigating the Deepwater Horizon incident • Any formal processes the Maritime Administrator might employ for collecting and disseminating information to MODUs under its flag concerning hazardous occurrences

  4. FLEET TYPES As of 30 June 2010

  5. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

  6. Some of the primary IMO Conventions: • Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) • Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) • Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping of Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) • Numerous other Codes: • International Safety Management (ISM) Code • International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code • IMO MODU Code

  7. DUTIES OF THE FLAG STATE • Issue Certificates of Registry • License and Document Seafarers • Issue Minimum Safe Manning Certificates • Issue Ship Radio Station Licenses • Conducts safety inspections and surveys • Monitor compliance with national and international safety, security and environmental standards • Investigate marine casualties • Provide technical assistance • Provide information on maritime requirements and port activities

  8. PORT STATE CONTROL • Paris MOU: Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom • USCG: United States • Tokyo MOU: Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

  9. PARIS MOU From 2009 Paris MoU Annual Report

  10. TOKYO MOU WHITE LIST From 2009 Tokyo MoU Annual Report

  11. USCG QUALSHIP 21 * Require submission of the SAF to be fully qualified. From USCG 2009 Report to the IMO’s Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation

  12. TOPIC AREA 1 • Policies and practices the Maritime Administrator uses in assessing the suitability of MODUs

  13. PRE-REGISTRATION VETTING PROCESS • Vessel Age • Vessel Type • Status of the Vessel • Ownership History • Vessel & Shipmanager Fleet Performance

  14. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES (IACS)

  15. TOPIC AREA 2 • Safety standards and other related requirements that MODUs must adhere to while operating under the Marshall Islands flag

  16. MI-293 • Adopts the IMO’s MODU Code as its national regulation • Mandates compliance with that Code

  17. IMO MODU CODE

  18. TOPIC AREA 3 Education and experience requirements of RMI Maritime Administrator personnel responsible for overseeing the safety of vessels registered by the Marshall Islands Abandon ship drill during RMI ASI

  19. SURVEYOR / NAUTICAL INSPECTOR EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION A surveyor/nautical inspector must have: • a certificate issued under the relevant provisions of the STCW Convention, designating the holder as a master, chief engineer or other appropriate certification; • a university degree or diploma as a naval architect, mechanical engineer, electrotechnical engineer, or other type of engineer whose professional education relates to the maritime industry; • not less than five years of service as an officer on board a ship at sea, as a naval architect, or as an engineer or Classification Society surveyor in the maritime field; • a relevant university degree or diploma, augmented by completion of certain IMO model courses.

  20. TOPIC AREA 4 Responsibility and frequency of conducting safety reviews of vessels

  21. TOPIC AREA 5 The Maritime Administrator’s history with the Deepwater Horizon MODU

  22. TOPIC AREA 6 Deepwater Horizon safety inspection findings and response

  23. TOPIC AREA 7 The Maritime Administrator’s plans for investigating the Deepwater Horizon incident

  24. ONGOING INVESTIGATION EFFORTS OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR • Utilizing own investigators that have been onsite and involved since 21 April 2010 • Worked out a set of cooperative principles with the U.S. Coast Guard regarding each party’s role in respect to obligations regarding casualty investigations under the IMO Casualty Investigation Code • Conducting independent flag State investigation in accordance with its obligations under Article 94, Section 7 of the UNCLOS, SOLAS and the IMO Casualty Investigation Code • A report of our findings will be submitted to the IMO

  25. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

  26. TOPIC AREA 8 Process for collection and disseminating of information regarding hazardous occurrences to all Marshall Islands flagged MODUs

  27. MARINE SAFETY ADVISORY (MSA) • Information network distributed to apprise owners and operators • MSA 45-10 was circulated shortly after the incident addressing the MODU Emergency Operations • Additional advisories may be issued as the investigation proceeds • Any regulatory revisions to the MODU Code will be applied

  28. THANK YOU REPUBLIC of the MARSHALL ISLANDS Office of the Maritime Administrator 11495 Commerce Park Drive Reston, Virginia 20191-1506 USA Tel: +1 703 620 4880 Fax: +1 703 476 8522

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