INTERTANKO North America Panel

US Coast GuardPresentation

RDML Joseph ServidioAssistant Commandant for Prevention Policy

March 2014

US Port State Control – 2013 Stats

• ~ 9,300 individual vessels

• 85 different Flags

• 80,000+ U.S. port calls

• Nearly 9,400 PSC exams

• Nearly 8,600 ISPS exams

Detentions

• Other Options:– Denial of Entry/Suspend Cargo Ops /

Expel from port– Vsl Banning Policy- minimum of 3 mo

• Typical reasons:– Firefighting– Marine Pollution (including env crime)– Propulsion & Machinery– ISM Code

• Very low detention ratio in 2013: 1.11%

Historical Trends2010 2011 2012 2013

Distinct Arrivals(Unique Vessel Arrivals) 9,260 9,326 9,011 9,281

3-Year Average Detention Ratio 1.86% 1.53% 1.30% 1.11%*

PSC Detentions 156 97 105 121PSC Examinations 9,907 10,129 9,469 9,389

ISPS Major Control Actions 17 15 8 8

ISPS Examinations 8,906 8,909 8,627 8,571

3-Year Average Major Control Action Ratio 0.18% 0.16% 0.14% 0.14%

Safety/Security Controls By Port• Greatest # of detentions in New Orleans & Miami• Goal: consistent application of criteria• Uptick in detentions at other ports:

Corpus Christi, TX Portland, ORMobile, AL New York, NY

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% 5+ def exams% 0 def exams

2013 Safety Detentions By Ship Type53

19

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6 6 5

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2013 Detainable Deficiencies

7%

4%

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7%

8%

10%

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18%

31%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

All Other

Load Lines

Crew

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery

Life Saving Appliances

Safety in General

ISM Related

Marine Pollution

Fire Fighting Appliances

Targeted Flag Administrations - Safety7 Point Targeted List 2 Point Targeted List

BELIZE* ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

BOLIVIA CYPRUS

EGYPT MALTA

HONDURAS PANAMA

LITHUANIA PHILIPPINES*

MEXICO TURKEY*

NEW ZEALAND VANUATU*

PERU

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS*

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Targeted Flag Administrations - Security

7 Point Targeted List 2 Point Targeted List

EGYPT TURKEY

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES*

Environmental Enforcement• MARPOL detentions• Environmental crime referrals

Port State Control Appeals

• No repercussions to appeal• On average, over last five yrs, ~30 % resolved in

favor of the appellant• Detentions reported immediately to IMO;

corrected if appeal granted• Most appeals from Ship Management, Charterers,

& RO’s who don’t want to be associated with a detention due to targeting criteria.

Rewarding the Best• QUALSHIP 21 (Q21)

– Rewards Highest Performing vsls flagged by an eligible Flag Administration– Subject to fewer CG inspections – Internationally recognized prgm sought out by owners, operators, charterers– Difficult criteria must be met through vsl performance, flag performance, etc– 1,083 vessels enrolled at the end of 2013– May refine Q21 eligibility criteria due to overall PSC performance

Flag States that are preliminarily eligible for QUALSHIP 21 in 2014

The Bahamas China Greece Malaysia Republic of Korea

Barbados Croatia Hong Kong Marshall Islands Singapore

Belgium Denmark India The Netherlands Sweden

Bermuda France Japan Norway Switzerland

Canada Gibraltar Liberia Portugal United Kingdom

ECA Compliance Verification• Coast Guard verifies compliance with Annex VI

– includes ECA requirements• ECA compliance/verification is done during CG exams • Non-compliance, if found, referred to EPA for enforcement• Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports (FONARs) & Notice of Protest

(NoP) • FONARs should be submitted electronically to the EPA

– via EPA’s Central Data Exchange• CG Policy, ECA Job Aid for inspectors & Frequently Asked

Questions (FAQs) available at: www.homeport.uscg.mil – click on Port State Control/General Info/MARPOL VI

ECA Enforcement

• Under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) EPA has– All authorities, including subpoena, of CG in matters referred – For enforcing Reg 18, MARPOL Annex VI (Fuel Oil Availability)

• All Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports (FONARs) received by EPA are considered “referred” from USCG for enforcement

• EPA uses its discretion to determine appropriate enforcement – Appropriate action could be “not taking any action”

• EPA policy, guidance & FONAR reporting available on EPA’s website : http://www.epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm

CG International Port Security Program • IPS Program visits 150+ countries/two yrs• COE imposed on vsls arriving from ports:

– lacking effective anti-terror measures– where CG denied access

• Vsls with COE’s must take added security precautions while in the foreign ports• Vsls with COE’s are subject to offshore boardings prior to US entry• Vsls may need to post guards while in US• List of countries & specific conditions in Port Security Advisory

https://homeport.uscg.mil

Currently on PSA (2-12)

• Cambodia *• Cameroon *• Comoros• Cote d’Ivoire• Cuba• Equatorial Guinea *• Guinea-Bissau• Iran

• Liberia *• Madagascar *• Sao Tome and Principe• Syria• Timor-Leste• Venezuela *• Yemen *

* These countries have certain ports exempted from COE.

Regulatory Update/Issues• Ballast Water

– Final rule published 23 March 2012– Vessels required by 2013 (new), 2016 (existing)– USCG Type Approval

• Labs (2): NSF International and DNV-GL• AMS (37)• Type approvals (0)• Extension letters (~ 100) – vessels due in 2014

– EPA VGP• USCG/EPA joint letter – Dec 24,2013

– Need USCG type approved systems

Regulatory Update/ Issues

• Non-tank Vessel Response Plans – Final regulations published September 2013– 1700+ plans submitted to the Coast Guard– 1800+ Interim Operating Authorizations issued

covering over 12,000 non-tank vessels• MLC

– US ratification process– Voluntary compliance

Regulatory Update/ Issues

• GHG– Ship efficiency for both new and existing ships– Focus on data collection at MEPC 66

• LNG and ship’s fuel– Policy letters

• Ship engineering and design• Ship operations and training• Bunkering facility operations and training

– IMO IGC Code development

Thank you!

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