Quality Shipping XXI Century Standard Seafaring Careers Raising

“Quality Shipping: XXI Century Standard, Seafaring Careers: Raising the Profile” St. Petersburg: 22 -23 October 2008 Jeff Lantz Director of Commercial Vessel Regulations and Standards United States Coast Guard

Mariner Shortage – Why? § Lifestyle § Compensation § Unappreciated and undervalued * § Treatment * § § Increased bureaucracy Increased requirements and standards Criminalization Militarization * - Regulatory agency has influence United States Coast Guard

Regulatory agency – US Coast Guard Interaction with mariner § Licensing § Surveys and inspections on US flag ships § PSC examinations – safety, environmental, security § Investigations United States Coast Guard

Coast Guard Marine Safety Program § Coast Guard’s performance in Marine Safety Program came under attack in 2007 § Vice Admiral Jim Card report – 16 Nov 2007 § “Honor the mariner” United States Coast Guard

ADM Allen’s message – 28 Feb 2008 § “USCG ACTIVITIES INVOLVING U. S. AND FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL MARINERS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH UTMOST PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT. ” § “LICENSED AND DOCUMENTED MARINERS ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE OUR INTERESTS IN A SAFE, SECURE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPLIANT INDUSTRY. “ § “UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM HIGHLY RESPECTEDPROFESSIONALS RECOUNTING COAST GUARD BOARDINGS, INSPECTIONS, AND INVESTIGATIONS NOT DISPLAYING PROFESSIONALISM. “ § “WE MUST CHANGE THIS PERCEPTION. “ United States Coast Guard

Marine Safety Performance Plan www. uscg. mil/hq/cg 54/mspp. asp Goals & Objectives § Goal 1 – Reduce Maritime Casualties § Goal 2 – Improve Service to Mariners, Industry & Public § Goal 3 – Improve Program Process & Management § Goal 4 – Improve Human Resource Capability Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, looks out onto the decks of a chemical carrier during a safety and security inspection June 4, 2007. United States Coast Guard

Marine Safety Performance Plan www. uscg. mil/hq/cg 54/mspp. asp Performance Initiatives § Superior Workforce § Superb Service Delivery § Quality Management Increase Rulemaking Capacity Expand Professional Marine Safety Training and Education. United States Coast Guard

Superior Workforce § Increase Marine Inspector And Investigator Capacity § Strengthen Marine Inspection And Investigation Consistency By Adding Civilian Positions § Increase Accessions From Maritime Institutions § Strengthen Marine Safety Career Paths § Expand Professional Marine Safety Training And Education § Expand Opportunities For Maritime Industry Training § Enhance Engineering Capacity United States Coast Guard

Superb Service Delivery § Establish Centers Of Expertise § Improve Information Technology Systems § Increase Rulemaking Capacity To Expedite Regulatory Implementation § Improve Mariner Credentialing § Conduct Independent Evaluation United States Coast Guard

Quality Management § Improve Management Accountability § Strengthen Program Management § Develop A Balanced Scorecard § Implement A Quality Management System United States Coast Guard

Coast Guard Compliance Efforts § Education § Outreach with Regulated Community § International Engagement § Foreign Government Capacity Building § Research § Interagency Coordination § Enforcement United States Coast Guard

Options for Enforcement § Informal Corrective Actions § Port State Control Action § Notice of Violation (ticket) § Civil Penalties § Criminal Prosecution United States Coast Guard

Environmental Crime Prosecution The Coast Guard has historically referred cases for criminal prosecution for: § Knowing criminal violations; § Criminal false statements and other deliberate concealment; § Obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence; § Failure to report known pollution, or; § Gross Negligence United States Coast Guard

Fair Treatment of Seafarer Witnesses § Issue arises in midst of need to conduct thorough investigation in timely manner. § Often hampered by active efforts to obstruct investigation and intimidate witnesses. § Consistent efforts by USCG and DOJ to – § Gain cooperation of owner/operator to maintain necessary witnesses so as to minimize disruption to vessel’s schedule. § Expedite investigations. § Utilize available procedures to memorialize testimony and permit early release of mariner witnesses. § USCG Commandant is personally briefed on the status of witnesses each week. § Key US Government concern in each and every case. United States Coast Guard

How are we doing? § BIMCO survey § Compared latest US ship inspection with most recent non-US inspection § 30% had received “unprofessional” or “disrespectful” inspections somewhere in the world in last 24 months § 95% reported most recent inspection in US had been “professional” and “respectful” § 77% had noted improvement in the attitude of US Coast Guard personnel § Long way to go! § U. S. Coast Guard Performance Plan United States Coast Guard

Thank you! United States Coast Guard

Coast Guard PSC Boardings Additional slides United States Coast Guard

2006/2007 PSC Statistics PSC Safety and Environmental Protection Detentions PSC Examinations 2006 110 2007 152 10, 136 10, 423 Increase/decrease 38% Increase 2. 8% Increase ISPS Major Control Actions 35 42 20% Increase ISPS Examinations 9, 053 8, 901 1. 7% Decrease PSC Rolling Detention Ratio 2006: 1. 78% PSC Rolling Detention Ratio 2007: 1. 60% 1 Security Major Control Action Ratio 2007: 0. 53 1 Security Major Control Action Ratio 2006: 0. 43% United States Coast Guard

2008 PSC Statistics 2007 PSC Safety and Environmental Protection Detentions ISPS Major Control Actions 152 2008 Jan – Jul 121 35 23 Increased Detention and Major Control Action United States Coast Guard

Qualship 21 Registries for 2008 Barbados Belgium* Belize Bermuda Hong Kong India* Israel Malaysia* Bulgaria* Canada China France* Germany Gibraltar* Greece Marshall Island Norway Philippines* Republic of Korea Sweden United Kingdom * Require submission of Self-Assessment Form to be fully qualified United States Coast Guard

PSC Conditions of Entry § Countries affected: § Cuba § Cameroon* § Equatorial Guinea* § Guinea-Bissau § Indonesia* § Iran § Liberia* § Mauritania* § Syria * = contains some exempted ports United States Coast Guard