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T&T SHIPBUILDER & REPAIR NEWS www.tts-r.com ISSUE #032 – MAY 2010. +1 (868) 384 - SHIP

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T&T SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR (S&R) CLUSTER

Diversifying our Economy, one Ship at a time©...

Hello S&R Stakeholders,

Trinidad and Tobago elects first woman Prime Minister

On Monday May 24, 2010 a coalition led by Kamla Persad Bissessar, the leader of the Trinidad and Tobago opposition, displaced incumbent Patrick Manning by a landslide. Mrs. Bissessar political leader of the People’s Partnership is now Trinidad and Tobago’s first woman Prime Minister. We extend congratulations to Mrs. Bissessar and the People’s Partnership in our recent election results.

People’s Partnership Manifesto pledges to continue to develop T&T Maritime Industry

New Minister appointed at T&T Ministry of Trade and Industry Businessman Mr. Stephen Cadiz was elected to the House of Representatives on May 24, 2010, as a member of the 10th Republican Parliament. He was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry shortly thereafter. We sincerely congratulate Mr. Cadiz on his appointment and look forward to his wide ranging private sector experience in assisting our S&R sector.

Austal establishes Global Service Centre at Chaguaramas Austal Service has commenced its five year comprehensive maintenance and support services programme for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard’s six new 30 metre fast patrol craft. The programme includes scheduled planned and preventative maintenance support, unscheduled maintenance, management and performance of annual surveys and maintenance periods as well as shore-based engineering support out of their Chaguaramas Heliport location. To view their Austal Service website please click: http://austal.com/go/service

Sincerely, T&T Shipbuilding and Repair Cluster. Wilfred de Gannes. Deputy Leader.

The Manifesto of the People’s Partnership pledges to continue the diversification of the Trinidad and Tobago economy and to further develop the local maritime industry (Refer to pages 56 and 57).

To download and view their 2010 Manifesto click: http://www.unc.org.tt/downloads/9-peoples-manifesto-2010/download.html

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO VESSEL TAKES TO THE SEA FOR FINAL TESTS Final testing of the first of three Offshore Patrol Vessels, built by BAE Systems for the Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard, is underway around Portsmouth this week ahead of a planned handover later this month.

To View: “T&T Vessel takes to sea for final test” Click: www.baesystems.com/AboutUs/TrinidadTobagovesseltakestotheseaforfinaltests/

“CG -50 Port of Spain” is part of a contract signed in 2007 to build, integrate, test and commission three ships for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The 90 metre vessels can remain at sea for 35 days, with a maximum speed of 25.8 knots and will be used for a range of Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) management tasks, from tackling drug smuggling to helping with disaster relief in the region. Under the agreement, BAE Systems will provide training and a five year in-service support package to the Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard after it takes delivery of the vessels. The UK Ministry of Defence will provide sea training to the crews before they return to the Caribbean. The first of the ships has been constructed at BAE Systems' Portsmouth facility, while the second and third vessels, set for delivery later this year, are being built at its yard at Scotstoun on the Clyde.

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BARBADOS CONSIDERS CRUISE SHIP CASINO OPENING The Barbados government is trying to get cruise ships to stay here longer. Allowing them to open their casinos while docked here is now under consideration.

Roulette table on board the “Liberty of the Seas” (built 2007) owned by Royal Caribbean International

Prime Minister David Thompson made the revelation at a recent tour of Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, an entertainment and shopping complex on the country’s west coast, noting that cruise ships usually leave the Bridgetown Port early because existing legislation does not allow them to open their casinos while in port. Changing that, he said, would give passengers more time on the island to visit areas outside of Bridgetown.

He also revealed that a task force on cruise tourism had recently been established by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of International Transport to determine how the country could get more out of the sector.

"We had major initiatives in the 1990s to re-orient the duty free sector in Barbados, arising out of the foreign exchange committee, and those have served us well. But it is clear that we need to look at all aspects of cruise tourism,” he said.


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"The work of the Barbados Tourism Authority is in relation to marketing, but we need to look at our product development and we need to look at where we want to go in terms of cruise tourism, and what we are competing against.”

He explained that the task force would be looking at possible entry points for cruise ships other than Bridgetown and noted that a facility such as the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, would be an asset.

"Barbados is viewed as a destination of high quality, a once in a lifetime scenario, so when we position ourselves there, it means that we have to have the product and the opportunities for persons at that level to engage in high quality shopping," Thompson said.

Eighty percent of the commercial aspect of the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre is expected to be opened to the public by December, while on the residential side, eight of 57 planned town houses and condominiums are currently being built.

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PM David Thompson (2nd from right) on a tour of the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre. At left is Real Estate Developer and Project Manager Paul Altman.


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AUSTAL ESTABLISHES GLOBAL SERVICE OFFERING Austal has established itself as a major provider of worldwide vessel maintenance and management, securing more than 1000 service-related jobs in 16 different countries over the past year.

Many of these contracts involve non-Austal vessels and range from refitting steel offshore support vessels to planned vessel maintenance of high speed aluminium patrol boats. Earlier this year the company announced a vessel maintenance services contract with Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC) for the maintenance of seven large high speed craft, including two Oman Coast Guard rescue boats. Notably, five of these vessels were built at other shipyards. Austal Service General Manager Chris Pemberton said the company was no longer being viewed as just a ship builder. “I think operators now recognise how our experience in designing and building more than 200 vessels over two decades translates to a more effective and efficient service offering,” Mr Pemberton said. “This experience allows us to understand the value of vessel operability across all sectors, from commercial ferry operations to patrol boat fleets to luxury private yachts.” “For commercial operators this means more revenue-earning voyages per annum, for naval operators it’s more patrol days per year and for yacht owners it ensures their vessels are available when they want them.” Mr Pemberton said Austal Service’s product offering included contract maintenance, general refit and repair, spare parts, consultancy, ship management support services, and crew familiarisation training. Austal’s efficient global supply chain enables Austal to source quality parts, particularly specialist parts, with quick delivery and at reasonable cost. The past year has seen Austal undertake service-related work all over the world, including Indonesia, Norway, Venezuela, Malaysia, Maldives, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and USA. Austal recently completed the annual docking of 69 metre high speed catamaran vehicle ferries “Jazan” and “Farasan”, owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Performed by Austal personnel at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Shipyard, the docking included vessel modifications and preventative maintenance.


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Austal continues to build a permanent service presence in the Middle East having established hubs in the Red Sea (Egypt) and in Oman, with a regional office in the UAE to open in coming months. Demonstrating Austal’s general refit and repair capabilities was the recently completed refit work on 82 metre, 3,226 tonne deadweight steel diving support vessel “Nor Australis”, built by Nor Offshore in Singapore. The project involved sending a team of Austal engineers, naval architects and engineers to Karratha in Australia’s North West. Their work successfully reduced noise and vibration onboard the vessel, resulting in improved working conditions for the crew. Mr. Pemberton noted that this reflected Austal’s capability to effectively service a wide range of vessels. “Austal is known as a designer and builder of high speed aluminium vessels but jobs such as this demonstrate how owners of other vessel types can benefit from our expertise. This is because our capabilities include naval architecture, mechanical, electrical and HVAC systems, not just fabrication.” In June this year, Austal will have completed its ninth year of a contract to provide Ship Management Support Services to 101 metre high speed theatre support vessel “WestPac Express” operated by the US Marines and based in Okinawa, Japan. During this time the vessel has maintained a technical reliability of 99.7 per cent. Mr. Pemberton said Austal offered dedicated personnel with ship management experience who can compliment and support the Ship Management Support Services it offered. “We can assist with set up, auditing, accreditation and ongoing support of management services including International Safety Management (ISM) and International Ship and Port Security Systems (ISPS) as well as Computerised Maintenance Management Systems and vessel delivery and repositioning.”

Austal’s next generation 102-metre trimaran “Benchijigua Express” on dry dock.


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About Austal Service

Austal Service provides vessel maintenance and management services for both Austal and non-Austal clients worldwide. Experience from designing and building more than 200 vessels over two decades allows Austal Service to deliver a more efficient and effective maintenance offering.

Austal Service has extensive experience in contract maintenance, general refit and repair, spare parts, consultancy, ship management support services, and crew familiarisation training. By recognising the need to maximise the operational availability of every vessel, Austal Service will work closely with each customer to understand their ship operations so that effective product support can be provided to them.

The Austal Service product offering includes:

Contract Maintenance

• Through Life Support (TLS) • Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) • Technical Management • Management of Spares and Inventory

Consultancy

• Conversion / Modernisation • Surveys • Regulatory compliance • Client Rep/Project Management

General Refit & Repair

• Repair • Retrofits • Modernisation / Upgrades • Life extension • Annual Docking

Ship Management Support Service

• International Safety Management (ISM) System • International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) System • Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)


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Spare Parts

• Insurance Spare Parts • Scheduled Maintenance Spare Parts • Breakdown Parts • Refit & Repair Spare Parts • Obsolete Parts • Specialist Spare Parts & Tools

Training

• Maintenance Training • Familiarisation Training • CMMS & Marinelink Training

These services are not limited to owners of Austal built vessels. Austal Service has a growing international customer base, particularly in the specialist area of aluminium vessels.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Tullow signs up for Suriname Deep-water - May 17, 2010

Anglo-Irish explorer Tullow Oil said it had signed a preliminary agreement with Suriname covering a 2369-square-kilometre deep-water block off the South American country.

Tullow said in a statement that the agreement signed with Suriname’s state oil company Staatsolie would enable the parties to finalise a full production-sharing agreement for Block 47 in the Suriname-Guyana basin. Tullow will operate the block with a 100% stake during the exploration phase with Staatsoilie having an option to take a 20% interest if a commercial discovery is made. Seismic data will be shot on the acreage next year with exploration wells expected to be drilled as part of Tullow’s medium-term drilling plans for the region, the company said.

Interest in the acreage off Suriname and Guyana has increased since the two nations settled a dispute over oil exploration on their maritime border that disrupted earlier exploration. Tullow is hoping the deep-water play will match that of its massive Jubilee find off Ghana, on the other side of the Atlantic basin.

Venezuelan Gas Rig Sinks - May 13, 2010 Aban Offshore’s “Aban Pearl” semi-submersible drilling rig sank off the Paria Peninsula in eastern Venezuela. Aban Offshore of India says that the rig sank “following an incident…which impacted its stability.” The “Aban Pearl” was drilling the Dragon 6 non-associated gas well in 160 metres of water when it sank. The Dragon gas field is part of Pdvsa’s Mariscal Sucre offshore gas production/liquefied natural gas initiative. The Dragon field is scheduled to start commercial production of about 600 million cf/d by end-November 2012. The Dragon field will include eight wells, a gathering platform and a 115-km, 36-inch underwater pipeline to a gas processing plant on the Paria Peninsula. Energy ministry said that the government’s intelligence service (SEBIN) will investigate what caused the semi-submersible rig to sink. Sources say the Aban Pearl’s alarm systems were triggered at 11:20 p.m. on 12th May after a failure was detected in the rig’s flotation systems. The rig’s 92 workers were evacuated when a tilt of 10 degrees was registered. But some of the key workers stayed on the rig for several hours, until the rig’s tilt reached 15 degrees. At that time operators shut down and disconnected the gas well from the rig to prevent a potential environmental crisis in the area. The “Aban Pearl” reached a tilt of 45 degrees at roughly 1:30 a.m. on 13th May, at which point the remaining workers were evacuated.


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Brazil launches first oil tanker - May 10, 2010 Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in "black gold," and give new life to its shipbuilding industry. The 274 metre (899-foot) long vessel, named the "Jaoa Candido" after a famous black Brazilian sailor, cost US$120 million dollars and can transport a million barrels of crude -- around half the daily output of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the launching ceremony, telling the 3,700 shipyard workers here that the tanker symbolized "a people's high affirmation." Brazil is sitting on 14 billion barrels of proven reserves of crude oil, and expects to more than triple that with recent offshore finds, propelling it into the ranks of major oil exporters. In 2009, the country had a daily oil output of 2.5 million barrels. The tanker was one of 49 Brazil intends to build under a national development programme for its shipyards that have gone into decline since the 1970s. Brazil to fund Shipyard in Venezuela - May 5, 2010 Brazil's development bank BNDES has announced that it will pay for building a US$1 billion shipyard in Venezuela. The deal was discussed by Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during talks in Brasilia. The yard will be built by an as-yet-undetermined Brazilian company, an aide to Lula told the Mercantile Monitor newspaper. The ships built there will be used to service Brazil's huge pre-salt offshore oilfields, said Marco Aurelio Garcia, the aide. The decision to build the yard in Venezuela is aimed at stimulating shipbuiding in other parts of Latin America, Garcia said. "This is very important because it demonstrates that the development of Brazil pulls in the other countries in the region," he added. Garcia stressed that Brazil does not want to be "an industrialised island, surrounded by countries with economic difficulties". No details were given about where or when the yard would be built.


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ROBERT ALLAN LTD. CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL SHIP DESIGNS

In May 2010, in conjunction with the presence of the International Tug & Salvage Conference in Vancouver, Robert Allan Ltd. will celebrate its 80th continuous year in business as an independent, privately held, consulting Naval Architectural firm. The firm will commemorate this significant milestone in its history with many of its local and international clients who will be attending this major international conference.

Robert Allan Ltd. is currently Canada's most senior Naval Architectural firm, and with 65 employees is one of the largest in the country. The company provides ship design and related consulting engineering services to an international client base for a wide range of commercial and government working vessels. It is a recognized world leader in the development of high-performance tugboat designs for tanker escort and LNG terminal support services. It is also the world's leading designer of major fireboats. Other significant project expertise involves the design of coastal and river tug-barge towing systems, offshore support vessels, crewboats, patrol craft, scientific research vessels, icebreakers, ferries and a wide array of unique specialized craft.

The business was founded in Vancouver by Robert Allan, a university-trained naval architect who had emigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1919 to take a position at Wallace Shipyards in North Vancouver. In his tenure there he was credited with the design of the SS Princess Louise, the first BC Coastal Steamship built outside of Scotland. In 1930 he set out as an independent consultant, and produced many enduring designs of the period, including the still notable motor yachts Meander (1936) and Fifer (1939). In 1945, he was joined by his son, Robert F. (Bob) Allan in the business, operating out of the basement of the family home in South Vancouver. The duo was responsible for many designs for coastal fishing vessels, ferries and workboats throughout the 1940's and 1950's, and emerged as a major design force in the late 50's and early 60's when the coastal towing industry went through a major transformation, building many new steel tugs to replace aging wooden vessels, and using barges for the transportation of logs, pulp and paper, chemicals, construction materials, etc. as the BC coast went through a period of almost unprecedented growth. The business was incorporated as Robert Allan Ltd. in 1962 as the growing business had expanded beyond the capacity of the home basement and moved into its first formal offices at Granville and 72nd Avenue.


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MY “Fifer” P MY “Meander”

Throughout the 1960's the business grew significantly and many of the mainline tugs and barges that still work the BC coast were designed by Robert Allan Ltd. in that period. Notable vessels of the period include the (originally named) tugs Haida Brave, Harold A. Jones, Jose Narvaez, and Hecate Crown. The firm is also generally credited with the development of the self-loading/self-dumping log barges and the majority of these were designed in this period.

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In 1973 Robert G. (Rob) Allan, the third generation, joined his father in the firm, at a time when the focus of design activities had largely shifted from the west coast to the Arctic, although there was still plenty of activity in the local tug and barge and fishing industries. The major action for new vessel designs however was on the Mackenzie River and in the newly developing activities of the Beaufort Sea. Robert Allan Ltd. was responsible for the development of many innovative, pioneering designs for these regions, including the original Canmar Suppliers (I-IV), Ikaluk and Miscaroo, Beaufort Sea Explorer, and the Northern Transportation Co. Ltd. (NTCL) mainline river tugs Henry Christoffersen, Matt Berry, et al. The company also branched out of North America, setting up a joint venture operation in Singapore to take advantage of the far more active shipbuilding market in that part of the world. The company was successful in obtaining a number of crewboat, patrol boat, ferry and supply vessel design contracts throughout South-East Asia, a process that in fact set the stage for much larger developments in later years.

R.F. "Bob" Allan died rather prematurely in 1982, and Rob Allan was left to take over the business, with support from a strong and capable staff. The company struggled, as did many, through the slow years of the mid-80's, but also took the opportunity to venture into the emerging technologies of computer-aided design and drafting processes. Those early experiments gave Robert Allan Ltd. a head start over many of its competitors in this field. New design projects continued to come its way, with many major commissions for the Government of Canada, various Provincial governments, and many of its long-time historical clients, including the notable C.H. Cates and Sons, operating, at the time, all the ship-handling tugs in Vancouver Harbour. Cates embarked in the late 60's on a programme to replace their aging small wooden tugs with a new generation of steel diesel-powered tugs, and they turned to Robert Allan Ltd. to help them with that development. The ideas and concepts of Terry Waghorn, then President of Cates, were discussed and developed with Bob Allan, and then later with Rob Allan as the company eventually moved into the emerging technology of Z-drive tugs. The unique, compact tugs developed here attracted international attention, and ultimately gave Robert Allan Ltd. a springboard into the worldwide market for new tugs.

In the early 90's the tug market globally was poised for a major rebuilding and the designs developed by Robert Allan Ltd. struck a chord with tug owners everywhere. The acceptance of the company's designs was almost overwhelming, and the company expanded rapidly to keep pace with the demand for an ever expanding portfolio of high-performance tug designs. This growth also coincided with the emergence of escort towing technology, and Robert Allan Ltd. committed considerable of its own resources to the testing of new ideas to improve the capability and safety of tugs dedicated to tanker escort work. Today Robert Allan Ltd. is the acknowledged world leader in tug design of all sizes, with the output of this office accounting for an estimated 25%-30% of the world's new tugs in the past decade. Significant projects in this genre include the creation of a fleet of seven major escort/terminal RAstar Class tugs for Svitzer at Milford Haven, UK, five unique Voith-propelled escort tugs for Ostensjo Rederi AS of Norway for Oil terminals in Norway and the UK, a fleet of twenty 25 metre and 30 metre RAmparts Class ASD tugs for SMIT-Rebras in Brazil, the development of the award-winning Z-Tech concept for the Port of Singapore, and many others.


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The company has also emerged in the last decade as the world leader in major fireboat projects, with recent major commissions for Los Angeles, Portland, ME, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen (China), Kuwait, Chicago, and the just to be commissioned 140 feet (42.65 metres), 50,000 gpm (11,355 m3/hour) pair of major fireboats for the Fire Department of New York.

In the midst of this activity, Rob Allan recognized that if the legacy of this family firm was to continue for at least another generation, then the contributions of the many extremely capable Engineers and Naval Architects on staff had to be acknowledged in a new Ownership strategy. Throughout 2008 a plan emerged to sell the shares in the private Company to a group of senior employees, and that plan has now been fully implemented for almost 18 months. While Rob Allan remains fully active in the company, assuming the role of Executive Chairman of the Board, his ultimate "exit strategy" involves the gradual turning over of administrative and management duties to the new team. The new Company Owners are today in charge of all operations, under the direction of Ken Harford, the President. With the support of a committed and capable team, the future of Robert Allan Ltd seems well secured for many more years of successful, diverse and innovative ship designs.

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WÄRTSILÄ AND ROBERT ALLAN LTD. TO SIGN CO-OP AGREEMENT Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a Letter of Intent with the renowned Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd. to develop a Strategic Cooperation Agreement.

Vancouver-based Robert Allan Ltd. is a leading specialist designer of tugs and other harbour and coastal vessels. Both parties see market opportunities for advanced tug designs, utilizing improved hull forms and new fully integrated power and propulsion technologies. The aim of the cooperation agreement will be to jointly develop advanced, environmentally sound solutions, resulting in a range of optimized tug designs to be supplied by Wärtsilä for the world market.

Both Wärtsilä and Robert Allan Ltd. have developed their own plans for modernising and improving tug design, and see significant advantages in co-coordinating their R&D activities in a strategic cooperation.

Evolving emissions regulations will inevitably require the redesign of many vessel types. This is especially true for vessels operating in the proximity of large population centres, as is the case with tugs in ports.

"The economic viability of advanced technical solutions can only come about through an integrated approach. By combining our companies' complementary expertise in ship design and integrated technologies, we believe that such viable solutions can be attained," said Mr. Wilco van der Linden, Director Business Development, Wärtsilä Ship Power.

"Robert Allan Ltd. will provide tug design expertise, and in particular the development of advanced, high-performance hull forms for new designs that will embody Wärtsilä’s advanced technical power, energy-conservation and environmental solutions. These complementary capabilities will provide a valuable service to the international tug industry," said Mr. Robert G. Allan, Executive Chairman of Robert Allan Ltd.

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IMO SAFETY COMMITTEE ADOPTS SHIPBUILDING REGULATIONS IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has instigated an historic change in the way international standards for ship construction are to be determined and implemented in the future. The adoption of so-called "goal-based standards" (GBS) for oil tankers and bulk carriers by the MSC, on May 20, 2010, means that newly-constructed vessels of these types will have to comply with structural standards conforming to functional requirements developed and agreed by the Committee. This means that, for the first time in its history, IMO will be setting standards for ship construction. The Committee also adopted guidelines that, equally for the first time, give the Organization a role in verifying conformity with SOLAS requirements. The guidelines establish the procedures to be followed in order to verify that the design and construction rules of an Administration or its recognized organization, for bulk carriers and/or oil tankers, conform to the adopted GBS. The verification process consists of two main elements: self assessment of the rules by the entity submitting them to IMO for verification; followed by an audit, to be carried out by experts appointed by the Organization, of the rules, the self-assessment and the supporting documentation. Since the beginning of the 2000s, Governments and international organizations had expressed the view that the Organization should play a larger role in determining the structural standards to which new ships are built. The philosophy underpinning this move has been that ships should be designed and constructed for a specified design life and that, if properly operated and maintained, they should remain safe and environmentally friendly throughout their service life. The MSC formally adopted International Goal based Ship Construction Standards for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, along with amendments to Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), making their application mandatory, with an entry into force date of 1 July 2012. The new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 will apply to oil tankers and bulk carriers of 150 metres in length and above. It will require new ships to be designed and constructed for a specified design life and to be safe and environmentally friendly, in intact and specified damage conditions, throughout their life. Under the regulation, ships should have adequate strength, integrity and stability to minimize the risk of loss of the ship or pollution to the marine environment due to structural failure, including collapse, resulting in flooding or loss of watertight integrity. The MSC further adopted Guidelines for the information to be included in a Ship Construction File. The notion of "goal-based ship construction standards" was introduced in IMO at the 89th session of the Council in November 2002, through a proposal by the Bahamas and Greece,


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suggesting that the Organization should develop ship construction standards that would permit innovation in design but ensure that ships are constructed in such a manner that, if properly maintained, they remain safe for their entire economic life. The standards would also have to ensure that all parts of a ship can be easily accessed to permit proper inspection and ease of maintenance. The Council referred the proposal to the 77th meeting of the MSC in May/June 2003 for consideration. The MSC commenced detailed technical work on the development of goal-based ship construction standards at its 78th session in May 2004, when a comprehensive general debate of the issues involved took place and the Committee agreed to utilize a five tier system initially proposed by the Bahamas, Greece and the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), consisting of the following: Tier I - Goals High-level objectives to be met. Tier II - Functional requirements Criteria to be satisfied in order to conform to the goals. Tier III - Verification of conformity Procedures for verifying that the rules and regulations for ship design and construction conform to the goals and functional requirements. Tier IV - Rules and regulations for ship design and construction Detailed requirements developed by IMO, national Administrations and/or recognized organizations and applied by national Administrations, and/or recognized organizations acting on their behalf, to the design and construction of a ship in order to conform to the goals and functional requirements. Tier V - Industry practices and standards Industry standards, codes of practice and safety and quality systems for shipbuilding, ship operation, maintenance, training, manning, etc., which may be incorporated into, or referenced in, the rules and regulations for the design and construction of a ship. The goal-based standards adopted at this session reflect tiers I to III. IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has described the adoption of GBS as "a significant and important breakthrough for the Organization, not only in terms of how future regulations will be developed, but also with respect to the role that IMO will play in verifying conformity with SOLAS requirements." He added, "the concept that IMO should state what has to be achieved, leaving classification societies, ship designers and naval architects, marine engineers and ship builders the freedom to decide on how best to employ their professional skills to meet the required standards is a sound one and I congratulate the Committee on the painstaking and hard work carried out to turn the concept into reality."

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MARITIME INDUSTRY WEB LINKS

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Grenada to commence maritime talks with Venezuela.

Grenada has made contact with officials in Venezuela with the intention of opening maritime delimitation talks with the oil-rich South American Republic.

Foreign Minister Peter David says discussions will begin in the near future.

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