u.s. coast guard intertanko north american panel presentation

United States Coast GuardMarine Safety, Security, and Stewardship

U.S. Coast Guard INTERTANKO North American

Panel Presentation

Jeff LantzDirector of Commercial Regulations and Standards

March 21, 2011


Port State Control• 9,260 individual vessels, from 92 different Flag

Administrations, made 81,712 U.S. port calls– U.S. ports saw vessel arrivals increase by approximately 8%

• Goal: eliminate substandard shipping– Performance based targeting system: U.S. Port State Control Matrix

targets – Flag, Recognized Org, Class Society, & Ship Mgmt/Charterers.

• Challenge: – Ships larger/ more complex– Consequences of failure greater– Effects of Economic downturn?

Change in trading patterns?


Detentions

• Other Options:– Denial of Entry/Suspend Cargo Ops/Expel from port– New Vessel Banning Policy- minimum of 3 months

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

• Relatively low detention ratio: 1.87%


2010 Detainable DeficienciesFirefighting Appliances 18%

Propulsion & Aux Machinery 15%

Marine Pollution 12%

ISM Related Deficiencies 9%

Lifesaving Appliances 9%

Loadline 7%

ISPS 7%

Safety, General 6%

Crew 5%

Other 12%


2010 PSC Statistics2008 2009 2010

3-Year Average Detention Ratio

1.75% 1.92% 1.87%3%

PSC Detentions 176 161 1563%

PSC Examinations 11,582 9,657 9,9073%

ISPS Major Control Actions

27 18 176%

ISPS Examinations 9,491 8,725 8,9062%

Note: Decrease in arrivals and examinations affects the overall detention average. In 2009, 8557 distinct arrivals.


Improved PerformancePort State Control Targeting

Flag States that have improved performance and are not longer targeted in 2011

Safety SecurityBahamas Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Chile

Netherlands

Russian Federation


Rewarding the BestQUALSHIP 21

– Rewards Highest Performing vessels flagged by an eligible Flag Administration– Subject to fewer CG inspections – Internationally recognized program sought out by charterers, etc– Difficult criteria must be met through vessel performance, flag performance, etc– Only 342 vessels enrolled

Flag States that are QUALSHIP 21 eligible in 2011

Barbados Isle of Man Russian Federation

Canada Japan Sweden

Denmark Liberia Switzerland

France Malaysia Thailand

Germany Marshall Islands United Kingdom

Greece Norway Vanuatu

Hong Kong


Vessel Banning Policy• USCG Banning Policy is set forth

in CG-543 Policy Letter, dated September 1, 2010

• Outlines procedures for denying entry of identified (banned) foreign vessels from a Port or place in the U.S.

• Intended to deter substandard vessels and companies from changing shipping routes or Flag Administrations to avoid the PSC program

• Based upon compliance of vessel with the ISM Code

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Overview of Banning Procedures1. 3 detentions in a 12 month period – vessel will be reviewed closely by U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters to determine if vessel meets criteria 2. Clearly documented cases of ISM Code non-compliance indicating a failure of the Safety

Management System is a key factor in U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters’ determination 3. If banned, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters issues Letter of Denial w/conditions to the

Owner/Operator, Flag Administration and Coast Guard units. Vessel is banned for a minimum of 3 months – regardless if conditions for removal of ban are satisfied earlier then the 3 month timeline.

4. Banning remains in effect until removed by U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, regardless of status of vessel (change of Flag, RO or operating status)

5. If vessel takes corrective actions, U.S. Coast Guard issues Letter of Acceptance; Immediately upon return to U.S. waters, an offshore PSC exam is required.

6. If found non-compliant again, the Coast Guard will review the detention and may issue another Letter of Denial; vessel would be banned for no less than 12 months

7. Vessels “Banned” may still transit US waters due to Force Majeure or Innocent Passage

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Conditions of Entry• Cambodia*• Cameroon*• Congo, Republic of*• Cuba• Equatorial Guinea*•Guinea-Bissau• Indonesia*• Iran

* contains some exempted ports

•Liberia*• Madagascar• Mauritania*• Sao Tome and Principe•Syria• Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic• Venezuela


Vessel General Permit

• VGP MOU outlines coordination and cooperation between EPA and the USCG

• MOU provides division of labor– USCG – compliance

examinations– EPA – enforcement

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Vessel General Permit

• The Permitting Program for Vessels - National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

• Covers Normal Operational Discharges

• Vessels subject to VGP must be in compliance now

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Regulatory Update• Workload• Review process

– Significant/Non-significant– OMB/DHS

• High priority regulations– STCW– Ballast Water (VGP Settlement)– Non-tank Vessel Response Plans– Towing Vessels


Regulatory Update

• EO 13563 – “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review”

• Federal Register Notice – 76FR13526 dated 14 March 2011


Japanese Fukushima Power Plant Incident

• Maritime Transit Advisory – Coast Guard, MARAD and NOAA - HYDROPAC and NAVAREA XII message to mariners

• Do not expect harmful levels to reach the US• The US has necessary screening protocols in

place for inbound vessels, cargo and people should further examination be required


KANDA, FUKUOKA

SHIMIZU

TOKYO

KASHIMA, IBARAKI

OSAKA

TOYOHASHI

NAGOYA AICHI

KOBE

CHIBAYOKOHAMA

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI POWER PLANT

PROXIMITY TO POWER PLANT (APPROX)CLOSEST – 100 MILES

FARTHEST – 600+ MILES

101 MILES

132 MILES154 MILES

139 MILES282 MILES375 MILES

281 MILES362 MILES

617 MILES

214 MILES


IMO Update

• EU Mutual recognition• Code for Implementation of Mandatory

Instruments – mandatory audit scheme to tell how countries are giving complete effect to mandatory IMO instruments

• Recognized Organization Code – govern the actions of recognized organizations (classification societies)


Questions

Thank you

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