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USCG Marine Safety USCG Marine Safety Update 2009Update 2009

Intertanko North American PanelHouston, TX

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MARINE SAFETY UPDATE - 2009

•Marine Safety Improvement Plan Update•Port State Control Statistics•Tank Ship Stats – Top 10 deficiencies•Houston-Galveston COTP Zone COC Policies

•Seafarer Shore Access Issues•Facility Access Issues•MARPOL Reception Facility Issues

FY08 FY09 FY10

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FY08

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FY10FY08

Enhancing the Coast Guard Marine Safety ProgramEnhancing the Coast Guard Marine Safety Program Objective Action Progress

FY08 FY10FY09

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FY10

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FY08 FY10

Improve the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Capacity and Performance

• Increase marine inspector and investigator capacity

• Strengthen marine inspection and investigation consistency through addition of civilian positions

• Increase accessions from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and maritime institutions

• Strengthen Marine Safety career paths

• Expand professional Marine Safety training and education

• Expand opportunities for maritime industry training

• Enhance engineering capacity for plan review, policy, and standards development

• Multiple marine safety resource proposals

• Senior civilian training officer additions to all Sectors and Marine Safety Units

• Doubling annual MARGRAD accessions from 18 to 36

• Auth Bill proposal for promotion targets

• Increase post graduate opportunities will by 50%, from 8 to 12 positions

• Double annual ind training billets to 24

• Add 156 billets to support plan review, policy and standards development

Enhance Service Delivery to Mariners and Industry Customers

• Establish Centers of Excellence (COEs)

• Improve information technology systems

• Increase rulemaking capacity to meet regulatory implementation

• Improve credentialing through greater efficiency, transparency and capacity

• 6 new COEs planned including 2 in FY08

• Add IT for marine safety field personnel

• Add 24 billets to boost standards development, including 4 in FY08

• NMC restructuring complete in CY08 – productivity is up 250% in last 6-months

Expand Outreach and Advisory Mechanisms for Industry and Communities

• Establish Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship.

• Establish a national council of maritime advisors for the Commandant.

• Exercise leadership at international, national, regional, state, and local safety, security, and environmental committees.

• Need passage of Auth Bill to finalize DCO organization

• Hosting 1st in series of listening sessions with industry executives on February 8th

• Double annual flag officer attendance at marine safety forums

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Port State Control – Safety Deficiencies 2008

5%

5%

5%

7%

10%

11%

11%

13%

14%

18%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%

Load Lines

Safety in General

SOLAS Related Operational Deficiencies

Navigation

ISM Related

Life Saving Appliances

Crew

Fire Fighting Appliances

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery

Marine Pollution

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Port State Control – Safety Detentions by Ship Type

70

23

1815

108

6 6 5 5 4 3 3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Bulk C

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Gen

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Ro-Ro-C

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Contain

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Refrig

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Oth

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LPG G

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Chemic

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hip

Oil

Tankship

Passe

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Supply S

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Tankship

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Towboat/T

ug

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Port State Control – Security Detentions by Ship Type

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Oil Tankship

Livestock Carrier

Other

Chemical Tankship

Ro-Ro-Cargo Ship

Containership

General Dry Cargo Ship

Bulk Carrier

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10 – Lifeboat Structure or Operation (Lifesaving)

MarkingFrozen RudderBroken Tiller

Inoperable Engine

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9 – Certs/Docs/Licenses(Personnel)

Failure to have tanker endorsementExpired LicensesImproper licenses

MERCHANTMARINER

CREDENTIAL

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8 – Lifeboat Equipment(Lifesaving)

Expired/Contaminated Food RationsOars/Boat Hooks not present

Expired Parachute FlaresMissing Radar Transponder

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7 – Vapor Control System(Deck/Cargo)

Unapproved systemFlange stud missing & markings/labelingOverpressure/vacuum protection/alarms

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6 – Diesel Engine(Engineering)

Oil/Fuel leaksInoperable Turbocharger

Improper fuel lines

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5 – Certificates/Documents(Documents)

Missing OWS or other equipment approvalsShip Type not included on required documentsIOPPDocument of ComplianceCargo Ship Safety Certificate

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4 – IGS(Deck/Cargo)

BlowerMain ValveDeck Water Seal

Holes Unapproved Type

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3 – Cargo Transfer/Lightering(Deck/Cargo)

Inadequate ventilation in Cargo Pump RoomEmergency ShutdownsOverfill Devices

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2 – Hold/Tank(Deck/Cargo)

LEL/O2 Meters Span gas not present or expired Improper calibration

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1 – Prevention Equipment(Pollution Prevention/Response)

OWS – Unapproved/Unauthorized ChangesODME – Unable to operate due to crew

unfamiliarity with the testing of equipmentIncineratorMarine Sanitation DeviceUnauthorized piping arrangements

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Houston-Galveston COTP Zone COC Issues

• Cargo Waiver Policy Decrease Delays Within 90 days annual or biannual COC Critical system check within 72 hours Not applicable to Initial COCs or beyond 90 days

• Houston Fuel Oil No COCs

• Outside of the Cargo Waiver Fees (off charter) or lay berth

• Upper Ship Channel Deep Draft constrained < 40 feet Oil Tanking – Layberth – Public Terminal Exxon Baytown - deep draft Shell Crude Dock

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Seafarer Shore Access Issues

•33 CFR 105.200(b)(9) – “Ensure Coordination of shore leave…

•Vast majority of seafarers denied shore leave don’t have Visas – Shore Pass (Seaman’s Church Survey)

•Houston PSIB 04-09– Review of all FSPs for specific procedures– Investigations

•USCG Headquarters ALCOAST 575/09 – “reasonable access to mariners.” reporting of facilities to CG HQ.

•Houston – Seafarer Access Guide

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Facility Access Issues•33 CFR 105.200(b)(9) – ensure coordination of…

crew change out….& visitors to the vessel…•33 CFR 105.270 – Delivery of Stores and Bunkers•Houston PSIB 04-09 – Access to Ships Through

Facilities•CG Headquarters ALCOAST 575/09•Seafarer Access Guide•USCG Restrictions•FIAT – Investigate & respond to complaints•AMSC - Facility Access Workgroup

– Next meeting October 23, 2009 in Houston at Seaman’s Center

•HOGANSAC – Safety & Utilization Subcommittee

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MARPOL Reception Facility Issues

•Certificate of Adequacy (COA)– Oil Slops (Annex I)– NLS (Annex II)– Garbage (Annex V)

•Verification Activities for approval•Artificial Barriers•Communication issues – Transparency•Houston – Reception Facility Guide

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•Questions?

CDR Rob Smith, USCGChief, Prevention OperationsCG Sector Houston-Galveston9640 Clinton DriveHouston, TX 77029(713) 671-5186Robert.L.Smith@uscg.mil