SURVEY ON MARITIME TRANSPORT SAFETY 19 December 2016 Enrico C. Ferre enrico.ferre@dotc.gov.ph Department of Transportation Republic of the Philippines
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION 1. Introduction 2. Safety Management Administration 3. Passenger Ship Safety Management System 4. Maritime casualties 5. Search and Rescue 6. Challenges, Current problems / issues
1. Introduction Philippines as a maritime nation Geographically it depends mainly on seaborne shipping to transfer people and goods among its 7,100 islands Inter island shipping facilitates 98% of domestic inter island trade & passenger movement There area about 1,776 domestic shipping routes connecting the islands
Department of Transportation (DOTr) the primary Executive Agency involved in transportation policy formulation, regulation, and strategic plan development and implementation. Some of the agencies that are attached to the Department are as follows: Philippine Ports Authority Cebu Port Authority Maritime Industry Authority Philippine Coast Guard Office of Transport Security Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
Linkages DOTr Maritime Cluster Office of Transportation Security
2. Safety management administration 2.1 National maritime safety policy 2.1a. Does your country set up a nation wide maritime safet y policy including implementing time table and budget? Yes No 2.1b. What s the cycle to update/set up policies? ( ) years Revised Philippine Merchant Marine Rules and Regulations (RPMMR) 1997 (original ver. 1976) 2011 2016 Medium Term Philippine Developme nt Plan is updated every six years to cover the six year period of office each Administration
2. Safety management administration (cont.) 2.2a. Describe your country s maritime safety related organizations Name of the organization for prevention in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle: ( Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Name of the organization for preparedness in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle: ( PCG Philippine Coast Guard ) Name of the organization for response in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle: ( PCG Philippine Coast Guard ) Name of the organization for recovery in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle: ( PCG Philippine Coast Guard )
2. Safety management administration (cont.) 2.2 Maritime safety organization in the government 2.2b. Does your country have a maritime police (or coastguard) organization? Yes No 2.2c. If you said Yes, what s the relationship between the maritime safety org anization and the maritime police (or coastguard) organization? Under the same ministry Independent organizations under the same ministry Independent organizations under different ministries Pursuant to RA 9993, the Philippine Coast Guard is mandated to enforce regulations in accordance with all relevant maritim e international conventions, treaties or instruments of which the government is signatory and national laws The PCG undert akes the following functions: MARITIME SAFETY, MARITIME S ECURITY, MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE AND MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
2. Safety management administration (cont) 2.3 Vessel inspection organization 2.3a. Does your country have an authorized ship classification society (organization)? Yes No Classification Societies recognized by MARINA (Domestic) 1) Filipino Vessels Classification System Association, Inc. 2) Ocean Register of Shipping, Inc. 3) Orient Register of Shipping, Inc. 4) Philippine Register of Shipping, Inc. 5) Philippine Register of Shipping, Inc. 6) Shipping Classification Standards of the Philippines, Inc.
2. Safety management administration (cont) 2.3 Vessel inspection organization (2) 2.3b. Classification Societies recognized by MARINA (Overseas) 1) American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) 2) Bureau of Veritas 3) China Classification Society (CCS) 4) Det Norske Veritas (DNV) 5) Germanisher Lloyd (GL) 6) Hellenic Register of Shipping (HRS) 7) International Register of Shipping 8) Korean Register of Shipping 9) Korean Register of Shipping (Head Office) 10)Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS) 11)Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) 12)Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) 13)Philippine Register Shipping (PRS)
2. Safety management administration (cont.) 2.4 Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) 2.4a. How many places are VTS site in your country? ( Four ) places Manila Bay, Batangas Bay, Subic Bay and Tagoloan Bay (Mindanao Container Port) The Philippine Ports Authority is planning to put up VTMS in four more of its ports. 2.4b. How many Vessel Traffic Control Officers (VTSO)? ( ) persons Manila VTMS Nine (9) from PPA plus six (6) personnel from PCG; Batangas VTMS fifteen (15) operators, of which nine (9) are in Control Center and six (6) are in 3 radar stations located in different areas.
2. Safety management administration (cont) 2.4 Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) 2.4d. Is there any organization to monitor navigation of passenger ship, besides VT S? Yes No National Coast Watch Council, Philippine Coast Guard 2.4e. If you said Yes, please describe the monitoring organization. 1. (Executive Order No. 57 established a National Coast Watch System (NCWS) as a ce ntral interagency mechanism for a coordinated and coherent approach in addressi ng maritime issues and maritime security operations towards enhancing governan ce in the country s maritime domain. Under the NCW System, a National Coast Wa tch Council is formed serving as the central inter agency body which shall be in cha rge of formulating strategic direction and policy guidance for the NCWS. Likewise, a National Coast Watch Center was established. Headed by the Philippine Cost Gua rd, the Center shall implement and coordinate maritime security operations. 2. The PCG, Navy, the PNP Maritime Group, Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Customs, National Prosecution Servic e of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Immigration, Bureau of Fisheries and Aq uatic Resources are among the support agencies which shall provide manpower, e quipment and material in support to the mandates of the NCWC. )
3. Passenger ship safety management system 3.1 Safety management system 3.1a. Is International Safety Management (ISM) Code or similar safety management system applied to domestic ships? Yes No 3.1b. Is International Safety Management (ISM) Code or similar safety management system applied to domestic passenger ship? Yes No 3.2 Passenger ship inspection 3.2a. Who is responsible for inspection of passenger ships in international voyage? Government official Classification society s inspector Others ( ) 3.2b. Who is responsible for inspection of passenger ships in domestic voyage? Government official Classification society s inspector Others ( )
4. Maritime casualties 4.1 Statistics of accidents in maritime shipping (During last 5 years) year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Oceangoing Domestics 531 558 716 428 578 4.3 Statistics of casualties (During last 5 years) year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Death 40 63 297 197 306 Injury (survivors) 17,950 21,156 15,510 14,444 10,875 Missing people 318 486 278 105 213
5. Search and Rescue Search and rescue (SAR) organization 6.1a. Name of SAR organization ( Philippine Coast Guard ) 6.1b. Is the oil pollution response organization included in the govern ment SAR organization? Yes No 6.1c. Number of SAR teams: ( ) persons 6.1d. Number of SAR vessels: ( 8 ) ships 6.1e. Number of SAR aircrafts: ( 2 ) airplanes ( 2 ) helicopters
5. Search and Rescue (cont) 6.2 Statistics of rescued vessels (During last 5 years) Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total 323 461 569 410 537 Passenger / Cargo ship 323 461 569 410 537 6.3 Statistics of rescued people(during last 5 years) year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total 10,993 16,450 8,386 13,376 4,942 Passenger 1,509 3,229 1,754 3,362 1,701 Crew 12,502 19,679 10,140 16,738 6,643
6. Challenges / Other concerns 7.1 Three main factors considered to be current obstacles to the safe operation of domestic passenger ship in the country. 1. non convention size ships and aged vessel fleet mostly acquired and operated ships are secondhand vessels operating domestic routes ; 2. Inadequate maritime safety infrastructure, maritime aids to navigation (ATON) and maritime communications system ; 3. the country s geographical location visited by an average 19 22 typhoons per year /
6. Challenges / Other concerns (cont.) 7.2 Other issues relating to the development of domestic passenger ships: 1. Need for Strict Implementation of Safety Standards of Vessel; 2. Need to Improve the quality and competence of the Seafarers that operate the vessels; 3. Need for upgrading the maritime transport infrastructure (Like ports and harbours, sea routes, communication systems, ATON Systems and Search and Rescue Equipment and Facilities) in support of the activity; 4. low accession rate to existing IMO instruments/conventions; 5. Need to establish a maritime database i.e., shared information by and among maritime agencies
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