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Dear Shiptalk Readers,
Welcome to this the August 2007 edition of the Shiptalk newsletter.
Please take your time to read what we have to say this month about issues affecting your everyday lives at sea and do let us know if you have an opinion or comments on any of this month's articles or other issues that you would like to air via Shiptalk.com.
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HEADLINE ARTICLE
SECAs and SOx – what you need to know!
SHIPTALK Publishing are pleased to announce the release of the first in their series of pocket sized legal guides designed to translate complicated regulations into easily understandable legal advice for the modern day mariner.
“SECAs and SOx – what you need to know!” has been produced in collaboration with leading maritime law firm Clyde & Co with the timing of its launch to coincide with the forthcoming implementation of the North Sea SECA on the 11 th August 2007.
This legal guide has been co-authored by Andrew Preston and Cris Partridge of Clyde & Co. Andrew Preston is currently a director of and legal adviser to the International Bunkering Association (IBIA), whilst Cris Partridge is a recently serving Master Mariner with personal experience of operating vessels within the existing Baltic SECA and is now a Marine Investigator with Clyde & Co.
These expert co-authors have managed to condense MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI into a pocket sized guide that mariners of any nationality can quickly read and understand and thereafter feel better prepared to comply with these new stringent environmental laws.
“SECAs and SOx” could be the best £10 of legal advice that could send out with their senior officers' joining instructions or that a mariner could personally invest in today to avoid the potential penalties that could befall those that fail to comply.
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SAFETY WELFARE
Insane in the Shipping Lane
Shiptalk remembers it like it was yesterday…arriving on the Bridge for the first ever time as a naïve, fresh-faced young Cadet.
Over the chart table was pinned the hilarious note, “You don't have to be mad to work here…but it helps!” Which meant the Chief Mate was well sorted, as not only was he mad, he was a drunken, homicidal, manic-depressive, Glaswegian. Ah happy days!
Anyway we digress – the issue of mental health on ships emerged again last month as an Indian sailor was sectioned under British mental health laws, after he became violent on a ship anchored off the UK coast.
Police and a doctor were called after the distressed sailor ran amok and assaulted a shipmate as the oil tanker waited to berth.
After boarding the vessel they eventually located the sailor, from Mumbai, and diagnosed him as suffering a mental illness. After a struggle they eventually managed to sedate him, and coax him down the ladder to the waiting launch, from where they took him to a local Hospital.
After treatment and further more detailed assessment the sailor was eventually sectioned and treated under the UK Mental Health Act.
We at Shiptalk are admittedly no psychologists – in fact we were kicked out of our evening class for asking the teacher if she really thought our homework was that bad, or whether she was taking out her angst at being fat and ugly on us…anyway, it seems obvious that people who are tired, who away from home, family and friends, who are denied certain freedoms, are kept on a large steel box with the daily threat of drowning are perhaps quite understandably likely to go a little loco on occasions…
Seems that too many people forget the basics and the need to try to make life at sea less of a trial, and more of a, well a life.
Are you easily irritated? Grrrr…who wants to know???
Do you have limited concentration and feel tired all the time? Eh, what?
Does the chart table look “comfy”, or is the Engine control room peaceful? Have you ever made a little nest of high-viz jackets in the cargo office and bedded down like a golden retriever? Oooh just us then….moving on.
Do you stare out of bridge windows and see no ships, just big lumbering soft divans off to Starboard? Zzzzzz
If any of the answers are, yawn, stretch, “YES”…then you my friend are either on drugs, or you're very tired…we'll give you benefit of the doubt this time.
But help is at hand, as the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency recognises these symptoms (not all of them obviously, as we made some up), as the telltale signs associated with seafarers suffering from fatigue.
This has prompted them not to issue Masters with pointy sticks to keep slackers awake, but instead to publish two handy guides highlighting fatigue in seafarers and how to manage it.
The imaginatively titled, “Fatigue in Seafarers”, and yes you guessed it, “Managing Fatigue in Seafarers” are available free of charge from the Agency's distributors EC Group Tel.+44 (0)845 603 2431
The guides are intended to raise both awareness of fatigue, and to assist Seafarers and managers in the Maritime Industry to improve their fatigue management skills. They also explain what fatigue is, and contain some useful tips and best practice guidance for both recognising and reducing the problem.
Sharon Judge, Deputy Manager from the Seafarer Health and Safety Branch at the Agency said: "MCA appreciates the problems with fatigue at sea and the potential negative impact on both operational safety and the individual well being of the seafarer".
The MCA hopes the guides will assist seafarers and managers to recognise the signs and symptoms of fatigue, and educate them about taking steps to avoid and reduce fatigue.
“Fatigue management”? Oh that'll be getting some shuteye then will it? I'll just consult my handy guide…
Actually all this fuss reminds us of the second mate who was an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic.
He used to stay up all night wondering if there really is a dog!
Oh suit yourselves…
SECURITY
People Make the Difference
Whenever security consultants are asked what is the most effective piece of kit an owner can invest in to improve security, there are often many varied answers.
The charlatans may say some magical sonic cannon, the clueless may say something like strobe lights or a keyless entry system – but anyone with an ounce of maritime common sense would simply say an extra person.
It seems that people do indeed make a difference, and this has been borne out by a Nautilus UK survey on security, with the overwhelming response being that seafarers regard higher manning levels as their best protection against piracy.
Nautilus reported that almost two-thirds of respondents said increased manning would be the move most likely to improve security and reduce the risk of a pirate attack.
It seems that the view onboard is that companies do recognise and agree that piracy is a serious threat, but a substantial number complained of failure to invest in extra manning or equipment, and they felt that while the Ship Security Officer (SSO) role was worthwhile its usefulness was eroded when the responsibilities were simply piled onto existing duties.
It seems as true as ever, that if a job is worth doing, as securing vessels undoubtedly is, then it's a job worth doing properly, and Nautilus is urging governments and the industry to take the survey's findings seriously.
More people on ships…hmm that'll never catch on.
When we read in the maritime press of a “piracy spike”, we thought we were going to see some dreadful, toe curlingly vicious emboweling tool…sadly the “spike” in question was the depressing news from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) that pirate attacks have increased sharply worldwide in the past three months, especially in Nigeria and Somalia .
In the report issued last month, IMB stated that between April to June there were 85 reported piracy attacks, which is more than double the number of incidents reported in the preceding three months.
It's not quite time for doom and gloom just yet though, as despite this recent surge, the overall number of attacks in the first six months of 2007 is in line with the number of attacks in the same period last year (126 in 2007, versus 127 in 2006.)
Apparently this jump (yes ok, spike), has taken some observers by surprise, as there has been a sustained decrease in piracy during the past three years.
The IMB says Nigeria and Somalia remain high-risk areas for ships. Nineteen piracy incidents have been reported off the Nigerian coast, and 17 other attacks occurred off the Somali coast.
Time, Tide (and Pirates) Waiteth For No Man
Indeed it used to be the Bermuda Triangle that had an unwavering tendency to make ships vanish…not anymore – Pirates off Somalia and the waters off the Horn of Africa are making things disappear faster than David Blaine on a Vegas show night... Piff paff poof!
In reports last month from the region it seems that yet another vessel has vanished. It is understood that the St Vincent and the Grenadines flagged cargo ship, ”MV Reef Azania” went missing while under way to Seychelles from Dubai, with a crew of 4 Asians and 8 Tanzanian nationals onboard.
The Somali “troubles” have been brewing for years, and pressure is slowly being applied to the Somali “Government” to take action, and even to allow naval vessels into its territorial seas.
While ship after ship has been taken in the area, and with even Cruise ships having to run the gauntlet of RPG rattling sea bandits, it has been the repeated attacks on World Food Programme (WFP) chartered vessels, which have really been the catalyst for action.
Frequent pirate attacks have become a real thorn in the side of the food aid deliveries, to the extent that ship owners are seemingly no longer willing to charter their vessels to the WFP. Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Commander Allied Maritime Component Command said of the situation that it is, “deeply embarrassing in the 21st century that ships carrying corn and maize are being threatened not by missiles but by pirates.”
If you ask us it'd be a little embarrassing to have them threatened by missiles…
Anyway, the pirates have threatened aid, and in turn have threatened the lives of starving millions – thus prompting the International Maritime Organisation ( IMO ) and World Food Programme (WFP) to ask the UN Security Council for action.
In the meantime The UN is reportedly awaiting Somalia 's response...yeah, don't wait up!
As far back as 2005 in our Piracy Special Report, Shiptalk proclaimed that, “Ships and their crews can only do so much to protect themselves, they need international support from their flag States, from the IMO and even the military”.
While even this year, in our April newsletter, we said that action was overdue, “If a State cannot keep it's waters safe and secure, especially for the delivery of humanitarian aid, then perhaps the responsibility should be given to someone who can…territorial waters or no. “
Years and months on we are now finally seeing the UN wheels begin to turn – with even a flotilla of NATO warships circling Africa . Lets hope it doesn't take the loss of too many more lives, too many more tonnes of stolen aid, or too many more vessels, to further grease the wheels of political progress.
Hobbies are strange things…from eccentric old men collecting lawn mowers to eccentric young men collecting stamps, butterflies, and smelly rubbers (erm that's “erasers” to our US readers), and don't get us started on train spotters…(notice it's always men doing these daft things?)
Anyway while these pursuits are gentle, but weird, it seems that the adrenaline junkies of the “dangerous pursuits” crowd are turning their eyes from mountains, ski slopes and telling young ladies that they bottoms do actually look fat in that, towards the sea as the place to make their hearts beat faster…until they stop completely!
Rescuers recently rushed to a dreadful scene off the South Coast of England, where two men were both face down in the water. The pair were airlifted to hospital but one could not be saved. The second was stabilised in intensive care.
According to witnesses the two men were among five friends who jumped, fully-clothed, into the sea from the heights of a Victorian pier after they had been drinking.
There has apparently been a spate of serious incidents around the UK over the past months as people seemingly keep jumping off high things into the water
One Father-of-six from south Wales , leapt 10m (33ft) into the sea at low tide…Splat!. A 14-year-old girl suffered spinal injuries when she hit rocks after jumping from a cliff in Devon …Bang! A 29-year-old man was rescued from the base of cliffs at St Agnes in north Cornwall after being knocked unconscious….Ouch!
In Wales , a hard-hitting poster campaign was launched after youngsters were seen jumping off a ship's mast into shallow water. One poster shows a boy floating face down in the sea with the slogan: "We'd hate to say we told you so."
A Coastguard statement said of the latest death: "Once again, we see another fatality sustained by jumping from cliffs or structures into water”.
It may seem like a weird thing to have to say – but in the words of the Coastguard, "Jumping from any cliff or structure into water is dangerous. It could result in serious injury or death."
The waters around the Philippines are a grave to many a poorly built, badly equipped and incompetently run ferry.
Even good ships can succumb to the power of Typhoons and in the face of bad weather, but year after year, another sad tale will emerge of the loss of hundreds of innocent lives on some death trap ferry around the Philippines.
Based on the fact that the nation appears to have so much trouble in policing and improving the standards of ferries, you'd think they would at least invest in a damn good rescue set-up…seemingly not.
Reports emerged last month in the wake of the loss of the ferry “MV Blue Water Princess”, that the rescue efforts were hampered not just by the appalling weather that battered the coast as typhoon “Bebeng" hit, but also because there was no mobile phone signal in the area!
Lt. Col. Roderick Parayno, spokesman of the military's Southern Command, said, “There's no cell phone signal at the shoreline”, which meant the rescuers then had to switch to communications via military equipment.
Since when have maritime rescues been dependent on mobile phones? Aside from just this very problem of “dead spots”, surely rescuers should be equipped properly and not have the risk of their Mother interrupting operations to ask what they want for dinner.
This really is a farce, and begs serious questions of not only the ability of the local authorities to police shipping, but also in its ability to manage and co-ordinate a response to any disaster.
The fact that people couldn't readily communicate, that no-one appeared to know just how many passengers were onboard mean that things aren't being run properly,
That chaos surrounded seemingly almost every aspect of the loss and then the rescue means that lessons are not being learnt, companies are not being forced to implement common sense minimum standards, and that rescue services are not being resourced or supported properly.
A tragedy is yet again waiting to happen…and this time next year no doubt it will!
A letter from an irate Nautilus member (is there any other kind?) recently hit our desks – it was published in the Telegraph a couple of months ago, but poses one very interesting supposition.
The letter states in commenting on near miss reporting requirements, and we quote, “It's b*llocks, like most other recent innovations brought in since 1997”.
Bash, Kappow, Whack…quite a punch in the face for the legislators and for a decades hard work. ISM, ISPS, AIS, VDRs, LRIT, BWM, etc, etc and on and on…
Looking back since 1997 we have seen so much legislation hitting almost every aspect of shipping – from safety, the environment, security, training and even construction – the world of shipping has literally had the rule book thrown at it.
It seems on the face of it all that effort has wrought few results – sure we think of shipping as being better, faster, cleaner, safer, heck even “securer”, but lets be honest…
The pirates won't go away, oil keeps getting spilt, ferries keep toppling and killing thousands of innocents. Collisions still happen, major claims are spiralling and we can't get anyone to go to sea literally for love nor money…oh and those that do are likely to be arrested, though they are the lucky ones because at least they get a run ashore (albeit in a police car).
What a mess – some rules are good, some are bad, but if we aren't going to use them to really make a difference, to improve the overall picture of shipping, rather than just watching the profits roll in we have a real problem….
The distressed view of Nautilus Member 146533 may not be totally right, but it'd be damnably hard to prove him wrong!
Last month it emerged that a US Navy officer was thrown into the brig for stealing up to $140,000 from the safe aboard his ship in order to pay debts racked up through an Internet scam.
Lt. Milton Guy pleaded guilty to charges of wrongful appropriation, making a false official statement and dereliction of duty, during a court-martial in San Diego .
Guy, 29, was the disbursing officer aboard the frigate “McClusky”. He oversaw the ship's petty cash, much of it earned through sales of items in the ship's store.
It is understood that Guy received an e-mail in August 2004 from a man named Barnabus, who claimed to be a representative of the Nigerian government, saying that Guy, was the relative of a wealthy local who had tragically died in a car accident in Nigeria .
In a series of e-mails and phone calls, Barnabus explained that Milton Guy had been left $2.6 million. There was only one stumbling block, that in order to claim the estate there would have to be some payments in order to set up a foreign bank account and cover the cash transfer. D'oh!
Between October 2004 and July 2005, Guy then took $120,000 to $140,000 out of the “McClusky” safe in amounts of $3,000 to $10,000 each time.
He sent most of the money to Barnabus but also used about $4,000 for a laptop computer, a down payment on a car and a deposit on an apartment.
In May 2006, auditors discovered that money was missing from the safe and the scheme quickly unravelled. Leading to Guy serving time in the brig being fined $14,000 and dismissed from the Navy.
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A sneaky seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a store and helping himself to his favourite crisps.
The fearless bird lies in wait every day and pounces at a corner shop in Aberdeen , Scotland whenever the door is left open.
The feathered fiend sneaks in, grabs a pack of spicy Doritos, and then flies off with them in his beak.
The seagull, nicknamed Sam by staff and customers, has become so popular locals have started paying for his crisps. Shop worker Sriaram Nagarajan, 22, said: "Everyone is amazed by the seagull.
"For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps, nothing else will do for him. But he's got it down to a fine art. He waits until there are no customers around and I'm standing behind the till, then he raids the place."
Bosses at the shop have now decided to keep the door closed to try to deter Sam, but customers have taken pity and have started donating money to keep him in Doritos.
Sriaram added: "He's becoming a bit of a celebrity. Seagulls are usually not that popular but Sam is a star because he's so funny."
Not only is Sam popular with the locals, all the other nice gulls love him too as he turns from Seagull to Robin…Hood and shares his booty with the other birds.
Sam, however, may soon be a jailbird, as it is understood that Police are planning to swoop on the local bird bandit…
Actually Sam isn't the only snap happy felon in our round up of tenuously maritime related animal stories…
Last month Chinese police arrested and boarded a vessel they had been tracking on a border river in southwest China .
They expected to find the usual haul of cigarettes, perhaps a few refugees looking to skip out of the country…what they actually found was a whole lot more frightening.
Upon opening the hatches they reportedly received a “big surprise” when they allegedly found 270 crocodiles in the hold!
According to the Xinhua News Agency report, the seizure was the largest this year in the region. Well sure seems to us that 270 is quite a lot of crocs. We pity the poor crewman who was charged with caring for that little consignment…but heck fingers are overrated anyway!
When a local official was asked whether the cargo was on it's way to feed the new popular Shanghai trend for Crocodile Shoes he looked puzzled and stated that none of them were wearing any.
What have Jimi Hendrix and the Managing Director of a leading P&I Club got in common?
No ideas? Well, disappointingly it's nothing to do with foxy ladies, and all to do with a demand for experience.
While young Mr Hendrix wanted to “watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea”, The MD of the North of England P&I Club, Rodney Eccleston would rather prefer it if experience could guard against anyone going to Davey Jones' Locker.
Mr Eccleston has claimed that shipping is at risk of being “overwhelmed by a rising tide of inexperience”, and says, ”unless the industry ploughs more profits from the current boom into recruiting and training new staff, the present adverse claims trend could soon reach critical levels.”
In fact the statement goes further to stress, “There are simply not enough good people out there to run the world's much bigger fleet properly or to provide the necessary support and experience from ashore.”
This terrifying trend is seemingly borne out by the fact that relatively minor incidents are developing into unnecessarily major claims, seemingly because basic procedures are not being followed and that simple common sense has vanished.
In the eyes of Mr Eccleston, “Seafarer education is now so focused on running ships in accordance with procedures that, when an incident occurs for which there are no procedures, crews do not always have the training, initiative or experience to think independently.
Ah yes, but it's tough to use your initiative when no-one tells you to…
If that isn't enough the black news continues, as the North of England's recent claims apparently suggest the shortage of seafarers is having a detrimental knock-on effect on the availability, experience and competence of vessel superintendents and other shore staff vital to ship operations.
In a modern age of management in which so much emphasis has been put on the “quality” systems, people and guidance ashore in head office – it seems terrifying to think they the poor Master out at sea will soon have no where to turn for support.
It seems that Mr Eccleston's assertion that perhaps now it is “payback time” is true – time for owners to invest in their own future, in training, recruitment and in encouraging young people back to sea.
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For over 230 years, Camper & Nicholson s has managed the design and build of the world's most acclaimed yachts, pushed the boundaries of naval architecture and design, raised the benchmark of technology, led the way in safety standards and guided luxury yachting into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. Always at the forefront, Camper & Nicholson s has literally paved the way to the development of luxury yacht charter, establishing the standards of luxury charter as well as owner services. Today, Camper & Nicholson s International remains the global leader in all luxury yachting activities, from sales brokerage to new construction, charter management, yacht management and crew placement. And the only company capable of offering the best of a total yachting experience
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WHAT'S ON WHERE?
IBIA Annual Convention 2007 (10 - 12 September, Montreal)
At the Hyatt Regency Montreal Centre-Ville.
EVENT PROFILE:
Now in its fourth year, following the huge successes of Buenos Aires (2004), Hong Kong (2005) and Monaco (2006), the IBIA Annual Convention 2007 takes place in Montreal , one of the most beautiful cities in North America . Here, where the Old World meets the New World , IBIA will again be at the forefront of change. The programme for 2007 reflects the sea change in world bunker markets as new environmental legislation comes into force, obliging the shipping, oil and bunker industries to take notice and participate.
IBIA Conventions are renowned for sparking discussion and debate. This year, several more ‘interactive' sessions are planned to allow delegates to get to the heart of important issues. Environmental regulations, and how to adapt to them now, and in the future, will stir some strong debate. The keynote speech will focus on the changing environment, while government and non-government agencies will outline their plans and try to stand up to the toughest scrutiny. New technologies will be examined and difficult questions asked. Complex political issues will also be aired, including the introduction of bunkering taxes which in some areas are threatening to destroy local markets and livelihoods. Safe access, sampling, communications and other key operational issues will also be debated.
But the future of IBIA - what it stands for, where it is headed and who will be involved - will be the big issue of the Convention. After a rousing session on IBIA's future at the Monaco Convention last year, even more time has been set aside this year to allow delegates the chance to question the Association's aims and ambitions with a view to developing important policy guidelines and to set IBIA the goals and targets that will ensure that the Association works for YOU!
Make sure you attend what will be one of the most exciting and forward-looking bunkering events of the year and take this opportunity to make your voice heard!
For more details click here: www.bunkerspot.com/eventsregisterdetail.asp?id=6445
ISF Manning and Training Conference 2007
The International Shipping Federation is holding its annual one-day Manning and Training Conference in London on Wednesday 12 th September 2007 at the Royal Society of Arts.
This event has become well-established and popular in the maritime industry and is aimed at personnel directors and senior managers from international ship operating companies, or anyone interested in maritime manpower issues. It is attended by about 200 people and viewed as a principal event for those involved in employing seafarers.
The keynote speaker this year is Mr Willem de Ruiter, Executive Director at the European Maritime Safety Agency. Other topics include safe Manning & Fatigue, the STCW review, Health & Safety and the Viking lines case and more…
Full details can be found at:
or by contacting:
Mrs Shantel Ryan
ISF
12 Carthusian Street
London
EC1M 6EZ
Tel: +44 20 7417 2855
Fax: +44 20 7417 8877
Email: shantel.ryan@marisec.org
An Introduction to Freight Derivatives 2007
Taking place between the 26 th and 27 th September in London, this new 2 day seminar is designed to help new participants get to grips with the basics of the dry market and to be equipped with the tools to further your understanding of this exciting market.
Expert industry speakers and derivative specialists from companies such as GFI Brokers, Freight Investor Services, Baltic Exchange, Drewry Shipping Consultants, Holman Fenwick and Willan, UBS , and Teekay Shipping, Norway to name a few, will guide you through the key areas from an Introduction to FFAs and the mechanics of FFA trading, to learning how to set up a trading desk and looking at key issues such as options and risk management.
This two-day seminar is ideal for those looking to enter the growing FFA market. Equip yourself with the basic tools to further your understanding and take advantage of the opportunities FFAs present.
Key Speakers:
- Jamie Warner , Freight Derivatives Broker, GFI Brokers
- Petter Rishovd , Freight Derivatives Broker, Freight Investor Services
- Jeremy Penn , Chief Executive, Baltic Exchange
- Jeffrey McGee , Senior Consultant, Drewry Shipping Consultants
- Brian Perrott , Partner, Holman Fenwick and Willan
- Mark Hubbard , Director, UBS
- Konstantinos Danikas , Associate Director, UBS
- Stephanos Pissis , Market Developer, Teekay Shipping , Norway
- David Chopping , Partner, Moore Stephens
- Duncan Dunn , Business Development Manager, SSY
This is an excellent meeting place for networking and information gathering, the event will be attracting a broad scope of professionals in Commodity companies, Shipowning, Operating and Management companies, as well as Investors, Funds, Hedge Funds, Market Analysts and Brokers who want further insight into how this dynamic market is developing.
For further information or to register contact our Registration Hotline on
+44 (0)20 7017 5511 , visit www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com/lm1921 or email my colleague Marianna Christodoulou on marianna.christodoulou@informa.com
We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an invaluable seminar.
Kind regards,
Seminar Producer
Lloyd's Maritime Academy
2nd Maritime HR and Crew Development Conference October 24- 25 2007
ACIs 2nd Maritime HR and Crew Development Conference will address the key issues in crewing and training within the maritime sector, focussing on strategies to address and overcome imminent crew shortages, boost crew retention and improve crew performance through effective training and development. The event will also consider the benefits and challenges of taking a demand-led approach to crewing shortages, examining key technologies and strategies to overcome the industry's key hurdle to boosting productivity and profitability.
The programme focuses on:
How do you tackle crew shortages?
Strategies to source skilled crew
Latest developments and best practices in training
Taking a demand-led approach
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