What's New at Interferry & Improving Safety in the Developing World - Mike Corrigan, CEO - Interferry Passenger Vessel Association - February 2020
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What’s New at Interferry &
Improving Safety in the Developing World
Mike Corrigan, CEO – Interferry
Passenger Vessel Association – February 2020
© 2020 Interferry
About Interferry
• Global voice of our industry
• Not-for-Profit
• Operators and Suppliers
• Advocate for
• Legislation, regulation and policy
• Fair and open competition
• Safety and environmental protection
• Forum exchange for information, ideas and networking
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Voluntary Leadership: Interferry’s Board
© 2020 Interferry 3
A Stronger Voice for the Ferry Industry
• Consultative Status since 2003 at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• Since we received consultative status, Interferry has been represented at every
meeting of the:
• Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)
• Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)
• Sub-committees and working group meetings
IMO in session
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Interferry’s Structure Drives Results
INTERFERRY BOARD
Chairman: John Steen-Mikkelsen
Samsø-Linien & Stena RoRo INTERFERRY HEAD OFFICE
Mike Corrigan, CEO
OPERATORS POLICY Interferry, Canada
COMMITTEE (OPC)
Chairman: Götz Becker
REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICE FRS
Johan Roos
Interferry, Brussels
REGULATORY COMMITTEE SECURITY COMMITTEE DOMESTIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Chairman: Andrew Sheen Chairman: Capt. John Garner Chairman: Capt. Jamie Marshall
Irish Ferries P&O Ferries BC Ferries
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Regulatory Committee
• Sulfur • Fire Safety
• Ballast Water • Passenger Rights
• Damage Stability • Autonomous Ships
• EEDI • CO2
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Issue: GHG and Carbon Reduction
• IMO directive: reduce absolute CO2 emissions from shipping
by 50% by 2050
• Speed reductions not viable for ferry operators
• Develop an approach and timeline that supports viability of
the industry
• GHG working group formed
• Leader in alternative power sources:
• Batteries, Electrification, Hybrids, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen & LNG
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Interferry Security Committee
• Comprised of company security officers
• Facilitates sharing of common practices
and experiences
• Passenger screening: France
• Stowaways: Major safety and security
concern, especially in the Mediterranean
• Mapping which ports are currently
affected
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Security Issues of Concern to Interferry Members
• Passenger Screening: Written to French admin regarding plans for on-board screening of
passengers between vehicle deck and accommodation areas
• Vehicle decks not a safe place to have large number of passengers in transition to
stairways
• In dialogue with European commission, EU states, NATO to support wider risk-based
approach
• Stowaways: Migrants hiding on ferries and refusing to leave has become a major safety
and security concern, especially in Europe
Tangier – Mobile Vehicle Inspection Truck
• Mapping which ports are currently affected
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Interferry Domestic Safety Committee Mandate
• 93% of ferry fatalities occur on
domestic routes, with two-thirds
occurring in just seven countries
• Formed to support developing
nations
• Lloyd’s Register Foundation /
Philippines study
• Participate in WFSA and ASEAN
safety summits
• IMO model regulations
Ten countries having the most ferry fatalities from 1966 to 2017
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation
© 2020 Interferry 102017-2019 Strategic Plan –
We’re On Our Way
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© 2019 Interferry2017-2019 Strategic Plan – We’re On Our Way
Key deliverables:
• Increased influence and reach
• Many regulatory wins
• 30% plus membership growth
• Sound financial position
© 2020 Interferry 122017-2019 Strategic Plan – We’re On Our Way
Key deliverables (cont):
• Creation of Domestic Safety, Security and
Regulatory committees
• Delivery of three successful conferences
• Improve board governance and oversight
© 2020 Interferry 132020-2022 Strategic Plan –
Stronger Together
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© 2019 Interferry2020-2022 Strategic Plan – Stronger Together
Additional areas of focus:
• Promote the entire ferry industry
• Attract new members especially from the
developing world
• Host safety conferences in Asia Pacific
© 2020 Interferry 152020-2022 Strategic Plan – Stronger Together
Additional areas of focus (cont.):
• Additional resources for Regulatory Affairs
• Evaluate creating a Workforce
Development Committee
• Continuously improve the conference
© 2020 Interferry 16The FerrySafe Project
The findings of the two FerrySafe investigatory missions to
Manila and Cebu in the Philippines during March 17-23 and May
22-29, 2019 and a summary of subsequent activities
© 2020 Interferry 17The FerrySafe Project
Background
FerrySafe is a continuing project of the Domestic Ferry Safety Committee of Interferry. The first
mission was funded by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
Objective
Our objective is to significantly reduce the numbers and severity of fatal ferry accidents on
domestic routes, particularly in developing countries.
© 2020 Interferry 18The FerrySafe Project
Why the Philippines?
The Philippines has achieved significant reductions in its numbers of “known” ferry fatalities.
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The FerrySafe Team
Neil Baird
semi-retired international maritime publisher
Johan Roos
Regulatory Affairs Director of Interferry
Edwin Pang Baird Roos Pang Dela Cruz
naval architect and passionate ferry safety expert
Nelson Dela Cruz
a Manila-based maritime journalist and researcher
© 2020 Interferry 20The FerrySafe Project
The Project Method
The FerrySafe team interviewed 66 individuals representing:
• Ferry owners • Port authorities
• Shipbuilders • Unionists
• Designers • Policy makers
• Masters and crews • Regulators
• Classification societies • Ship spotters
• Insurers • Tourist operators
• Marine surveyors • Media
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The Project Method 5
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We toured seven ferry routes
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Our Findings
The Princess of the Stars
incident in 2008 inspired
serious reform.
© 2020 Interferry 23The FerrySafe Project
Government developed the will to reform…
• MARINA (The Maritime Industry Authority) was substantially reformed
• The PCG (Philippines Coast Guard) gained new powers and more personnel
© 2020 Interferry 24The FerrySafe Project
…and so did the ferry industry.
• Operators, ship builders, designers, insurers and surveyors
• Generational change among ship owners and managers
• The effects of social media – the “internet effect”
• Domestic airlines inspired considerable improvement
© 2020 Interferry 25The FerrySafe Project
Ferry safety improvements
• Several improvements have been implemented.
• An effective mix of “carrot and stick” approaches.
• They can be implemented in other countries that continue to suffer from poor ferry safety records.
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Top 10 improvements
1. Will to reform
2. “No sail” policy
3. Insurance vetting
4. Loading and stowage controls by
ports and PCG. “No ticket/No ID/No
Boarding Pass…No boarding”
5. Passage planning
© 2020 Interferry 27The FerrySafe Project
Top 10 improvements
6. Phasing out wooden vessels
7. Banning imports of vessels
>20 yrs old
8. Imported vessels < 20 yrs old
must be IACS compliant
9. Tax free imports of new, IACS
compliant vessels
10. Promotion of the “Nautical
Highway”
© 2020 Interferry 28The FerrySafe Project
More safety improvements…
• Introduction of Traffic Separation Schemes.
• Improved weather forecasting and dissemination.
• Compulsory lifejackets, life-rafts and Carley floats.
• Widespread implementation of two-way AIS.
• Widespread implementation of radar reflectors.
• Greater adoption of IMO codes.
• Elimination of fare price controls.
• MARINA franchises based on public interest.
• Bow doors and ramps banned on new-build monohull vessels.
• No smoking and crew alcohol bans enforced.
• The outstanding example of Interferry member Archipelago Philippine Ferries and their FastCats.
© 2020 Interferry 29The FerrySafe Project
Consequential improvements…
• Introduction of new younger, more reputation-
conscious managers.
• Recruitment of internationally experienced
managers and officers.
• Expansion and improvement of PCG personnel.
• The World Maritime University effect.
• Growth of international tourism.
• Establishment of modern, safe, comfortable,
high quality ferry operating companies like
Archipelago Philippine Ferries / FastCat.
© 2020 Interferry 30The FerrySafe Project
How and where do we proceed?
• Building on the positive development in the
Philippines, ferry safety could be significantly
further improved elsewhere.
• Most of the key improvements could be
transferred to other countries dependent upon
cultural and geographic factors and
government will.
• Where do we first try to apply the lessons
learnt?
• Bangladesh? Indonesia? Pacific Islands?
Tanzania? DR Congo? India? Egypt? …?
© 2020 Interferry 31The FerrySafe Project
Where there’s a will there’s a way…
• Like the Philippines, Bangladesh and China have also seen significant
improvement.
• FerrySafe has participated in three annual Workshops organised by the
China Maritime Safety Administration.
• Resulting from those, China has successfully persuaded IMO to take
domestic ferry safety seriously.
• The average annual global death toll is declining.
• Unfortunately, however, some countries are backsliding. Indonesia and
DR Congo most notably.
© 2020 Interferry 32The FerrySafe Project
Next moves…
• The outcome of the Philippines mission was
reviewed in London by the Interferry Domestic
Ferry Safety Committee in October 2019.
• The resulting document was then reviewed by the
Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
• We are currently deciding to which country or
countries we will turn our attention in an attempt to
encourage the adoption of the very encouraging
lessons we have learned in the Philippines.
• By October we intend to report some useful and
significant progress from our project’s next stage.
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