SAFE TRANSPORTATION AT SEA A Baltic Sea perspective – Requirements on vessels

1. SAFE TRANSPORTATION AT SEA • A Baltic Sea perspective – • Requirements on vessels Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

2. CONTENT – 1st priority • VESSELS OFFICERS AND CREW • Manning • Training • Work and Rest hours • Operating systems Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

3. Content -2nd priority • NAVIGATION AND OPERATION • - Bridge equipment standards • Safety equipments • Emergency procedures • Emergency equipment Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

4. Vessels out there every day Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

5. Background to Manning • All vessels are required to have a so called SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE. • The requirements when this SAFE MANNING is established depends totally of the tonnage of the vessel, the size of the engine and where the vessel will be trading. • What considerations should then the flag state issuing the certificate have ? Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

6. Work and Rest Hours - FATIGUE • Harmonization through ILO Conv. 140 • No limitation on how long periods allowed to work at sea without relief • Work weeks of 98 hours allowed for up to six months in a row, • Even with the Swedish legislation, which is supposed to be tough. • Minimum rest of 6 hours a day required • Numerous exceptions Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

7. Need for Harmonized training • Certification of Seafarers is another problem. • False certificates • Differing requirements, leading to the same certificate. • Up to individual companies to set any additional requirements not mandatory under the conventions, such as BRM, MRM , Oil spill recovery, emergency handling of vessels etc. Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

8. The challenge withIntroduction of new trainingRequirements • Up to the flag state authorities to interpret the IMO conventions and the so called Model Courses • Just an example, taken from what we accept within the EU • New training ideas must be accepted and authorized by these same authorities that already has accepted another certain training course Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

9. Possibilities • - EMSA • New Maritime policy from the EU • Look at what other countries around the world have been doing. • PSSA Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

10. What we want to see – and perhaps also expect Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

11. Operating Systems • Co - Pilot Systems • Safe manning of bridges and control rooms, with competent and rested staff • Pilots ? • Environemental pilots ? • Language requirements • Under keel clearance • VTS centers Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

12. Bridge equipment standards • Radars • A I S • E C D I S • I B S • Communication equipment • Steering and propulsion Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

13. Safety Equipments Standards • I will not bore you with details of this but also here there is a definite need for raising the standard requirements Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

14. If things go wrong ? Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

15. Emergency Equipment • Emergency Lightering equipment • Oil spill containment equipment • Emergency towing equipment • Training in the use of the above • Fire fighting capacities Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

16. Emergency Procedures • Mandatory excersises with shore organisations , own and external • CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING, for all involved • Special Baltic Sea Response Plans- • onboard all vessels and also with the proper authorities ashore Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

17. Challenges • How could we possibly get the 9 countries surrounding the Baltic Sea to • work together on these issues? • Could this be an issue for the EU ? • Is it at all possible to get our large eastern neighbour to agree to any matters of this nature? • Do we want to get a REAL protection of the Baltic Sea ? Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

18. Possible developments • Extended manning requirements • Mandatory rest periods before taking charge of any operation whatsoever • Double manning on the bridge – mandatory co pilot systems • Extended and specified equipment requirements both for navigation and for safety. • Extended training requirements Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

19. Training Requirements • Should we not try to achieve a requirement for higher standards then the minimum STCW in respect of training of officers operating vessels transporting dangerous goods in our sensitive Baltic sea ? Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

20. Training Requirements • First of all I believe we need to strengthen the safety of navigation and operation of the vessels. • Mandatory Manouvering courses, including all types of emergency manouvering and manuvering under tow and of course also mandatory training in ice navigation • Mandatory BRM and/or MRM courses, clearly directed towards enhancing the teamwork onboard • - Courses in better understanding and use of existing equipments, such as ECDIS, AIS, IBS Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

21. Further Training Requirements • Secondly there is a clear lack of training in emergency procedures and the use of emergency equipments • Emergency towing • Emergency Lightering • Emergency oil spill recovery • Emergency communications • General emergency procedures • Crisis Management , just to name a few Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy

22. Thank you very muchfor your attention ! Christer Bergquist – Kalmar Maritime Academy