Xth. International Seminar

“Substandard Shipping – Solution Through Partnership”

“International Initiatives: Time for Breakthrough”

Peter M. Swift

INTERTANKO – The Voice of the Tanker Industry

MISSION• To provide leadership to the Tanker Industry in serving

the world with safe, environmentally sound and efficient seaborne transportation of oil, gas and chemical products.

VISION FOR THE TANKER INDUSTRY• A responsible, sustainable, respected Tanker Industry,

committed to continuous improvement and constructively influencing its future.

ONE OF THE ASSOCIATION’S PRIMARY GOALS• Lead the continuous improvement of the Tanker

Industry’s performance in striving to achieve the goals of:Zero fatalities, Zero pollution, Zero detentions

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Xth. International Seminar

A unique opportunity to examine:

• Past discussions and proposals

• Current and future initiatives

Time for Breakthrough !

Actions not words !

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping International Seminar

Previous Seminars

&

Past Discussions and Proposals

Public expectation Общественные ожидания

• Zero accidents

• Ноль аварий

• Zero pollution

• Ноль загрязнений

How is this achieved ?

Как этого достичь?

• Commitment to continuous improvement

• Общее стремление к постоянному улучшению

How is this achieved ?Как этого достичь?

Good ships / Хорошие суда

Good people / Хорошие люди

“Good” regulation / «Хорошие» правила

and elimination of the substandard

и устранение отклонений от стандартов

Good ships Хорошие суда

• Robust new ships – common rules/Надежные новые суда – общие правила

• Sound maintenance – industry guidelinesПравильное обслуживание – отраслевые рекомендации

• Strong class – doing betterСильный класс – делающие лучше

• Responsible charterers – more to doОтветственные фрахтовщики – делать больше

• Responsible insurers – P&I coming onboardОтветственные страховщики – страхование ответственности перед третьими лицами

• Competent flags – pressure buildingКомпетентные флаги – усиление давления

Assisted by uniform and effective Port State ControlС помощью единого эффективного контроля со стороны

государства порта

Good people Хорошие люди

• Improved training – STCW revised ?Более качественная подготовка – пересмотр STCW?

• Better guides – industry roleЛучшие руководства – роль отрасли

• Greater transparency – no blame cultureБольшая прозрачность – отказ от культуры обвинения

“Good” regulation«Хорошие» правила

• Fit for purpose Соответствующие назначению

• Properly consideredТщательно продуманные

• Impact assessedС оценкой возможных последствий

• Consistent with international lawСогласующиеся с международным з аконодательством

• Uniformly (and fairly) implementedЕдинообразно (и честно) выполняемые

TODAY

TO IMPROVE SAFETY

Still important to have:

Good ships / Хорошие суда

Good people / Хорошие люди

“Good” regulation / «Хорошие» правила

But the emphasis is even greater on:

Good people / Хорошие люди

Tens Year AgoTO IMPROVE SAFETY

• INTERTANKO introduced the concept of the “Chain of Responsibility”

• A realisation that it was necessary to involve all parties if we wished to eliminate the substandard – we ALL have responsibilities

TODAYThat concept is widely recognised and

applied

BUILDERS

MANAGERS

EQUIIP SUP

CLASS

FINANCIERS

CARGO

BROKERS

P&I

HULL INSR

FLAG STATECOASTAL STATE

WATERWAYSPORTTERMINALS

BUNKERERSPILOTS

TUGS

LABOUR

CREW

AGENTS

REPAIRERS

SALVORS

INCIDENT MGT

SHIPBREAKERS

EDUCATIONTRAINING

DESIGN

OWNER OPERATOR

STAKEHOLDERS AGENCIES GOV IMO STATES LOCAL GOV

CARGO

INTERTANKO has established the Poseidon Challenge

Poseidon Challenge- encourages all parties to commit to:

- continuous improvement- working with all partners

The Challenge of “Continuous Improvement”

Doing better tomorrow than we do today !

Methodologies to assist, (some examples):• Incident analyses• Sharing of information

Learning lessons

Tanker Incidents & Information Sharing- examining trends

0

200

400

600

800

1000

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

War

Hull & Machinery

Fire/Expl

Grounded

Coll/Contact

Misc.

Pollution - bars

Reported tanker incidents and accidental pollutionNo. 1000 ts

2007 projection based on data 8.7 months

Using the “Incident Pyramid”

“Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach” H.W. Heinrich, 1931

Tanker incidents 2006 by typeLarge contribution of human errors ?

13%28%

9%

33%17%

Collision

Grounding

Fire/Explosion

Hull & machinery

Misc/unknown

Collision

Groundings

Hull & Machinery (27 engine, 3 hull related)

Misc.

F & E

Reported tanker incidents Jan-Dec

2006 - total 264

Tanker incidents 2006 - by age of ship

26%30%

25%

5%

13%

Unknown

Built 1970s

Built 1980s

Built 1990s

Built 2000s

Reported tanker incidents Jan-Dec

2006 - total 264

* Rate= no. incidents/no. shipsTotal average = 0.020

Rate:*

0.010

0.022

0.023

0.022

Tanker incidents 2006 - by size of ship

11%

24%

52%

13% Below 10,000 dwt

10-29,999 dwt

30-99,999 dwt

100,000+ dwt

Reported tanker incidents Jan-Dec

2006 - total 264

0.017

Rate:*

0.026

0.027

0.024

* Rate= no incidents/no shipsTotal average = 0.020

Tankers: Engine related incidents (2006)

No

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

1970s - 18

1980s - 39

1990s - 32

2000s - 19

NK - 5

2007: 40 days

Built:

INTERCARGO: Bulk Carrier performance

• Report covers port state control and other issues

• Factors analysed includes – age profile– Class, Flag and P&I (IACS

does better than average)– Negative performance

factors (Collisions and Groundings)

– Ports detaining vessels– Ownership quality – factored

into 10 categories based on Deficiencies per Inspection

INTERCARGO: Bulk Carrier Losses

• Bulk Carrier losses remain very small in proportion to the overall total of vessels

• But losses due to structural reasons have not yet been eliminated. 0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year

No

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Number of losses by structural failure

Total number of losses

The Sharing of information- to improve safety

Frequently there are difficulties – commercial confidences and exposures, legal issues, professional integrities to protect, etc.

The Challenge is to overcome these !

Examples of successes:

• Company “NO-BLAME” cultures

• Confidential reporting – for example CHIRP (Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme)

• Near-Miss reporting – for example with pilotage in straits

• Inter-industry analyses – for example of fires and explosions on Chemical and Product Carrier

• IACS “Early Warning System” (EWS)

BUT More are needed !

CONCLUSIONS

To improve safety:

• Good ships BUT also GOOD PEOPLE

• Greater emphasis on partnerships and cooperation

• Commitment to “continuous improvement”

• Learn lessons (for example through incident and root cause analyses, and accident investigations)

• Share information (greater openness and transparency)

THANK YOU

СПАСИБО! For more information, please visit:

www.intertanko.com www.poseidonchallenge.com

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