The Connecticut Maritime Association

ADAPTING TO CHANGE – RIDING THE DRAGON

Defining Leadership:

Industry Tackles Global Challenges

CMA: Shipping 2007

Peter M. Swift

Walking the Talk

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The Global Challenges:• the need for international regulation, uniformly applied; and the

case for less regulation and more self-regulation

• the many environmental challenges ranging from eliminating oil pollution and reducing air emissions to ballast water management

• the problems of manning and the looming supply shortages of properly trained officers and crew

• concerns over the unfair treatment and unjustified criminalisation of seafarers

• the importance of maintaining the existing liability regimes

• the need to clear out the substandard elements of the industry

• ……………

A common agenda

Walking the TalkGlobal governance structures

• We can talk about the importance of upholding international law and the downsides of unjustified criminalisation or we can challenge bad laws through the court

• We can talk about the need for the supremacy of Federal Law in the United States or we can act against pre-emption by states, even as far as the Supreme Court

• We can call for the prompt ratification of international conventions in press releases and at conferences or we can get out and campaign, hold workshops and seminars

• We can simply agree with the calls for more robust ships or we can initiate programmes leading to common structural rules and establish a constructive dialogue with shipbuilders and classification societies

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Environmental Challenges

• We can call for greater environmental awareness within the shipping industry or we can develop and run environmental awareness courses for ship and shore based personnel

• We can lament the lack of adequate Reception Facilities or we can establish an International Forum and develop joint industry-government initiatives and drive the IMO's activity on the issue

• We can wait for an International Recycling Convention or we can develop an Interim Strategy to put in place the key elements on a voluntary basis

• We can talk about ratifying the Antifouling Convention or we can implement the policy without waiting for its formal entry in to force

• We can talk about supporting a reduction in air emissions and plans for the development of long term strategies or we can propose solutions

Walking the TalkTackling the issues

• We can stress the importance of maintaining existing liability regimes or we can involve ourselves in the international and regional arenas and argue our case

• We can applaud the IMO Flag State Audit programme or we can actively promote it and establish a membership criterion around it

• We can note the IMO recommendations on taking a pilot in international straits or we can establish a joint user group with governments and the pilots, and actively encourage their use

• We can complain about Port State Control procedures or we can propose changes and see them implemented around the world

• We can express our concerns about shortcomings with lifeboats or we can establish feedback procedures and joint programmes with manufacturers

• We can express concern at the shortage of seafarers, or we can encourage the provision of cadet berths and training

Walking the TalkOther pro-active initiatives for better

standards • e-navigation: assisting in the development of Marine Electronic Highways

• Information sharing on incidents and near-misses and commitment to Early Warning Systems

• Dangerous cargoes; ensuring the availability of better information for crews

• VOC emissions controls; development of voluntary operational procedures

• Inadvertent cargo vapour emissions: sharing of best practices

• Oily water separators: development of industry guides and establishment of cooperation programmes

• Multiple and overlapping inspections: initiated work for developing industry standards for quality inspections and repairs

• Retrofitting full VDRs: worked with manufacturers and IMO to produce a VDR Lite solution

Walking the Talk

We can “TALK”

OR

We can “WALK THE TALK”

Walking the Talk

The biggest challenges for the shipping industry today, and for their representative organisations, are our ability:

• to be dynamic, • to respond to change, and • to be proactive

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Being pro-active on an issue does not automatically confer legitimacy on the cause,

But

Being passive or inactive challenges the legitimacy of that organisation’s being.

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Being a passive player is easy

Being a dynamic, pro-active leader is very much harder

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The shipping industry has much to be proud of.

Shipping provides a fantastic, albeit unheralded, service for society and we

can demonstrate outstanding performance in terms of safety,

reliability, environmental stewardship and cost effectiveness.

However, no matter how good we are today, we will be expected to be even

better tomorrow.

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Ship owners, operators and managers are the heart of the industry and have the prime responsibility for the quality of shipping’s service.

However they and their associations cannot do it alone and are dependent on the quality of the support they receive from their partners who form the other links in the chain of responsibility.

Poseidon Challenge

POSEIDON CHALLENGE - “STRIVING FOR ZERO”

The Poseidon Challenge is an invitation to all participants in the Chain of Responsibility to join INTERTANKO members in a sustained commitment to CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. It is founded upon the principle that the shared goals of “zero accidents”, cleaner seas and the elimination of the sub-standard can best be achieved by voluntary, cooperative and self motivated efforts.

The Poseidon Challenge

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

Poseidon Challenge- commitment to continuous improvement- commitment to working with all partners

Let us ALL

Walk the Talk

Join usPoseidon Day II, INTERTANKO Tanker Event,

28 March 2007, Houston

THANK YOU

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Poseidon ChallengeHouston, 28 March 2007