INTERTANKO

Dr Phillip Belcher
Marine Director

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Structure of the talk

Vetting as a priority
Priority areas
Steps taken by INTERTANKO

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INTERTANKO priority areas

1. The Sustainability of the Tanker Industry
2. The Human Element
3. Tanker Safety and Performance
4. Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
5. Air Emission Reductions
6. Ballast Water Management
7. Maritime Security Threats, and
8. Chemical Tanker Operations
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Problem areas
Stakeholders
Operation of the SIRE system
Quality of inspections
Costs
Availability of inspectors
Crewing matrix
TMSA coordination
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Stakeholders
Members
Oil Companies
Charterers
Class societies
Coastal States
Society
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Operation of the SIRE system

How its meant to work:
One inspection
All share
All trust
Open and transparent
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Operation of the SIRE system

Reduction in numbers of inspections
Average of 2.4 inspections per ship
All share
Increase in level of trust
Reduction in need for charterers
inspection
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Priority areas
Quality of Inspections
INTERTANKO v non-INTERTANKO fleet
Direct Costs
Indirect Costs
Availability of inspectors
Crew matrix
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Quality of Inspections
Variations in quality
One inspection no observations
Next inspection many observations
Inspector training
Seafarers play a vital role
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Observations v inspections

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Top 10 Observations (All Ships)

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12 month inspections to Feb 2014, oil only

SIRE total

INTERTANKO
member

Non-INTERTANKO
member

Inspections

13,093

6,507

6,586

Observations

63,423

27,669

35,754

Average
observation per
inspection

4.84

4.25

5.43

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Vetting Inspection Feedback Forms

INTERTANKO form
Your opportunity to feed back
We then feed that back to OCIMF and CDI
And they do listen

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Direct Costs
Each inspection must be paid for
But, costs should be reasonable
Inspectors should come from local area
Travel and hotels commensurate to job
Profit centres
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Costs
Both SIRE and CDI seeing a reduction in
direct costs
Due to CDIs system of self-regulation,
CDI inspection costs have plateaued over
the last 18 months and are now showing
a slight downward trend.
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CDI Statistics 1st February 2015

71 Participants
868 Ship operators
4747 Ships on the database
2035 Inspections last 12 months
1860 Ships active
7927 Accesses per year
Ship Inspection Access Ratio 3.9
98 Accredited Inspectors
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Indirect costs
Pre vetting inspections
Administrative burden
Port delays
Potential for distraction
Cancellations

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Availability of inspectors
Absence in some parts of the World
Too many in others, but no competition
Charterer requirements, but no inspector
If you are paying for the service then
they should recognise that and respond
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Crewing matrix
Too many differing requirements
Stifles promotion
Keeps less competent officers in place
Pay a premium for those meeting the
matrix

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Q88.com Officer Matrix Compliance Analysis

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The INTERTANKO Response

Close working relationship:
OCIMF
CDI
Individual companies

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OCIMF SIRE Focus Group

Initiated by INTERTANKO VC Chairman
Initial focus was the decline in the use of
the SIRE system by OCIMF members
Issued discussed included:
increased sharing of ship inspection stats
data
improved feedback systems on ship
inspections and inspectors
development of best practice guidance on
important areas of marine risk assurance
development of matters related to crew
competency

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CDI
We sit on editorial board
Feed in positions
Argue
Push members interests

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Individual Companies
Also work on a one to one basis
Examples:
Chinese mooring ropes
MLC member state
Shell CEO policy
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More to be done
Costs still high
Average inspection numbers mask
individual experience
Need to think about TMSA
Vetting guide
Seafarers vetting guide
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Vetting
It is your ticket to trade
So it is our priority
Together we can improve it

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