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INTERTANKO North America Panel US Coast Guard Presentation

INTERTANKO North America Panel US Coast Guard Presentation. RDML Joseph Servidio Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy March 2014. US Port State Control – 2013 Stats. ~ 9,300 individual vessels 85 different Flags 80,000+ U.S. port calls Nearly 9,400 PSC exams

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INTERTANKO North America Panel US Coast Guard Presentation

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  1. INTERTANKO North America PanelUS Coast GuardPresentation RDML Joseph Servidio Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy March 2014

  2. US Port State Control – 2013 Stats • ~ 9,300 individual vessels • 85 different Flags • 80,000+ U.S. port calls • Nearly 9,400 PSC exams • Nearly 8,600 ISPS exams

  3. Detentions • Very low detention ratio in 2013: 1.11% • Other Options: • Denial of Entry/Suspend Cargo Ops / Expel from port • Vsl Banning Policy- minimum of 3 mo • Typical reasons: • Firefighting • Marine Pollution (including env crime) • Propulsion & Machinery • ISM Code

  4. Historical Trends

  5. Safety/Security Controls By Port • Greatest # of detentions in New Orleans & Miami • Goal: consistent application of criteria • Uptick in detentions at other ports: • Corpus Christi, TX Portland, OR • Mobile, AL New York, NY

  6. 2013 Safety Detentions By Ship Type

  7. 2013 Detainable Deficiencies

  8. Targeted Flag Administrations - Safety

  9. Targeted Flag Administrations - Security Environmental Enforcement • MARPOL detentions • Environmental crime referrals

  10. Port State Control Appeals • No repercussions to appeal • On average, over last five yrs, ~30 % resolved in favor of the appellant • Detentions reported immediately to IMO; corrected if appeal granted • Most appeals from Ship Management, Charterers, & RO’s who don’t want to be associated with a detention due to targeting criteria.

  11. Rewarding the Best • QUALSHIP 21 (Q21) • Rewards Highest Performing vsls flagged by an eligible Flag Administration • Subject to fewer CG inspections • Internationally recognized prgm sought out by owners, operators, charterers • Difficult criteria must be met through vsl performance, flag performance, etc • 1,083 vessels enrolled at the end of 2013 • May refine Q21 eligibility criteria due to overall PSC performance

  12. ECA Compliance Verification • Coast Guard verifies compliance with Annex VI • includes ECA requirements • ECA compliance/verification is done during CG exams   • Non-compliance, if found, referred to EPA for enforcement • Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports (FONARs) & Notice of Protest (NoP) • FONARs should be submitted electronically to the EPA • via EPA’s Central Data Exchange • CG Policy, ECA Job Aid for inspectors & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available at: www.homeport.uscg.mil • click on Port State Control/General Info/MARPOL VI

  13. ECA Enforcement • Under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) EPA has • All authorities, including subpoena, of CG in matters referred • For enforcing Reg 18, MARPOL Annex VI (Fuel Oil Availability) • All Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports (FONARs) received by EPA are considered “referred” from USCG for enforcement • EPA uses its discretion to determine appropriate enforcement • Appropriate action could be “not taking any action” • EPA policy, guidance & FONAR reporting available on EPA’s website : http://www.epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm

  14. CG International Port Security Program • IPS Program visits 150+ countries/two yrs • COE imposed on vsls arriving from ports: • lacking effective anti-terror measures • where CG denied access • Vsls with COE’s must take added security precautions while in the foreign ports • Vsls with COE’s are subject to offshore boardings prior to US entry • Vsls may need to post guards while in US • List of countries & specific conditions in Port Security Advisory https://homeport.uscg.mil

  15. Currently on PSA (2-12) • Cambodia * • Cameroon * • Comoros • Cote d’Ivoire • Cuba • Equatorial Guinea * • Guinea-Bissau • Iran • Liberia * • Madagascar * • Sao Tome and Principe • Syria • Timor-Leste • Venezuela * • Yemen * * These countries have certain ports exempted from COE.

  16. Regulatory Update/Issues • Ballast Water • Final rule published 23 March 2012 • Vessels required by 2013 (new), 2016 (existing) • USCG Type Approval • Labs (2): NSF International and DNV-GL • AMS (37) • Type approvals (0) • Extension letters (~ 100) – vessels due in 2014 • EPA VGP • USCG/EPA joint letter – Dec 24,2013 • Need USCG type approved systems

  17. Regulatory Update/ Issues • Non-tank Vessel Response Plans • Final regulations published September 2013 • 1700+ plans submitted to the Coast Guard • 1800+ Interim Operating Authorizations issued covering over 12,000 non-tank vessels • MLC • US ratification process • Voluntary compliance

  18. Regulatory Update/ Issues • GHG • Ship efficiency for both new and existing ships • Focus on data collection at MEPC 66 • LNG and ship’s fuel • Policy letters • Ship engineering and design • Ship operations and training • Bunkering facility operations and training • IMO IGC Code development

  19. Thank you! Questions?

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