yacht and super yacht symposium 2015 representatives from osra international adrien bonnici sandro...
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Yacht and Super Yacht Symposium 2015
Representatives from OSRA
International
Adrien Bonnici
Sandro Sammut
OSRA InternationalOSRA is an International Oil Spill Response Company
with 6 bases and offices around the Mediterranean,
providing a number of support services to the
Maritime and Oil & Gas Industry.
• 24 x 7 Oil Spill Response support , through various frame agreement
models
• Offshore Salvage and Recovery
• Underwater hull surveys, cleaning and repairs
• Training
• Supply of Absorbent materials, chemicals and containment booms
• Tank cleaning
OSRA Gibraltar(operates base at the entrance to the Mediterranean)
OSRA Tunisiabase in Sfax
Taranto, Italy(ECOTARAS is an OSRA partner since 2013)
OSRA Malta(Valletta Base & Founder Member)
OSRA Greece(Piraeus Base & Founder Member)
LibyaRepresentation Office in Tripoli
Mediterranean Presence
Risk Awareness
Pollution Prevention
Support
Outline
• Marine Activities around us
• Risks Associated with these activities
• Need for Regulation
• Education / Training
• Support
Marine Activities
i) Carriage of Oils as Cargo
ii) Bunkering in ports and coastal areas in bunkering
zones
iii) Ship-to-ship operations
iv) Vessel operations in port, conducting loading and
unloading of cargos including liquid cargos
v) Exploration and Production in offshore fields in the
Med
(N. Africa, offshore Italy, Cyprus, offshore Israel)
What have we experienced.
Oil Spills
• Ports• Marinas• At sea oil slicks• Marine Fires• Spills following Collisions at Sea• Spills from vessel Groundings• Contaminated shorelines• Contamination of vessel hulls
Super Yacht Marina major oil spill from commercial activities
Impact on Marina & Superyachts.
• Irrespective of whose fault it is, superyacht
owners suffer
• Where?
– Oil slicks in Harbours
– Contaminated Jetties, Pontoons and Buoys,
– Yacht Hulls and Waterlines.
• Expensive to clean. Marinas can provide
protection
• Authorities must protect the industry through
regulation.
Cleaning operation following oil spill in a Greek Marina
Risks Associated with Activities
Collision, Groundings and Accidental Fires
• Due to increased vessel traffic
• Increase in trade and size of vessels
• Incidents associated with adverse weather
conditions, and restricted visibility
• Human error and fatigue
• Equipment failure
Collisions
Grounding
Grounding
Grounding
Vessel grounding in Port
Fires
Fire
Fire
Fire
Do we have the means to protect
ourselves against the effects from
such incidents?
How important is it to be informed?
Regulations
• Laws
Yacht Owners may not be well informed of the international
maritime laws and local legislation. Agents / Managers /
Representatives need to advise all parties of the legal obligations.
• Minimum Requirements
Such requirements must be in place and have the necessary safe
guards
• Limited Enforcement
Some countries may not be enforcing regulations and authority
inspections not carried out on regular basis. This has given rise to
yacht owners and crews to become complacent in some instances.
Regulations
• Authorities must also ensure that such an important
growing industry for Malta is protected.
• What is Malta’s capability in case of a large spill? The
national oil spill contingency plan should be a public
document allowing operators like OSRA to be prepared.
• Dangerous activity such as bunkering and port
operations should be required to have oil spill
contingency measures.
Education and Training• Once crews / agents / owners are
aware of the Risks, training on the
use of equipment for the
preparedness and prevention as a
safe guard, becomes a necessity.
Education and training is a key factor
in the reduction of marine accidents.
SupportImportant to know that there is a
solution
for preventive action.
We are here for you.
Hull cleaning and protection
Cleaning of Marina quay and facilities
Cleaned hull
Super Yacht Protection
Super Yacht protection using boom
Port Activities Preventive Action
Thank you
EMERGENCY CALL OUT No:
+356 9966 6000
Company contact details
www.osraint.com Malta Tel:
21800289/21800291