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Transport Canada Donald Roussel marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc

Regulatory Oversight Regime on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway Webinar presentation January 2014. Transport Canada Donald Roussel marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca. U.S. Coast Guard CAPT Andrew Tucci Andrew.A.Tucci@uscg.mil.

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  1. Regulatory Oversight Regime on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence SeawayWebinar presentation January 2014 Transport Canada Donald Roussel marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca U.S. Coast Guard CAPT Andrew Tucci Andrew.A.Tucci@uscg.mil

  2. An initial 29 item RCC Action Plan was announced in December 2011. We are now entering the final months of the initial Action Plan. In recent Canada Gazette and Federal Register consultations, PCO/OIRA received stakeholder submissions representing 160 organizations. Canada and the US are committed to another phase of work and PCO/OIRA are considering input received with Departments. Canada and the US will develop an outline of a forward plan for regulatory cooperation by the Spring, building on progress to date and lessons learned through the implementation of the initial Action Plan. Both governments plan to engage stakeholders in the development of the next phase of work. RCC – The Way Forward

  3. Content • Overview of the initiative • Progress update • Ongoing alignment work • Next steps • Questions

  4. Overview of the initiative • Desired outcome of the Work Plan Establish a framework to • jointly address issues related to the safety (including the protection of the environment); and • security of vessels operating within the Great Lakes (GL) and St. Lawrence Seaway (SLS), in order to eliminate duplicative inspections and eliminate impediments to trade. Action Item 1: Explore the feasibility of an expanded Joint Initial Verification Program in the St. Lawrence Seaway at Montreal to address both safety and security inspection requirements with the intent to reduce duplication of inspection. Action Item 2: Explore feasibility of mutual recognition of regulatory oversight regimes for vessels operating exclusively on the GL and the SLS.

  5. Progress update • Action Item 1 – Results of the Pilot Project on Port State Control (PSC) • 22 requests made for joint inspections with 8 different marine agents. • 18 positive answers (4 refusals). Of those eighteen positive answers, ten (10) vessels were jointly boarded for inspection by both TC and U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. • 6 vessels given PSC Exam Credit by U.S. Coast Guard . • Outcome • Joint PSC inspections are feasible and can be accommodated by vessel crews. • Conducting joint PSC examinations in Canadian waters may not be the most efficient method. • The joint PSC process should remain separate from JIVP for the time being. • Leveraging the St. Lawrence Seaway Enhanced Seaway Inspection process will lead to efficiencies for both countries.

  6. Progress update • Action Item 2 - Highlights of actions undertaken • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on issues of Mutual Interest Respecting Marine Safety and Security between Transport Canada and the United States Coast Guard became effective in June 2012. • MOU between TC and U.S. Coast Guard Respecting Mutual Recognition of Domestic Mariner Qualifications (2002) being revisited. Outcome • U.S. Coast Guard is conducting fewer inspections of Canadian lakersvisiting a U.S. port (annually). • TC is conducting a less detailed inspection on a limited number of U.S. vessels in Canadian ports (annually). • Efforts are being taken to bring these two approaches more closely into alignment.

  7. Ongoing alignment work The Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway working group has reached out to a number of stakeholder groups over the past year. Great Lakes Shipping Association – December 2012. Great Lakes Waterways Conference – February 2013. Lakes Carriers’ Association – February 2013. Seaway Customer Relation Meeting – March 2013. Shipping Federation of Canada – March 2013. Canadian Maritime Advisory Councils – March/April 2013. RCC Stakeholder Dialogue Session –June 2013. Canadian Maritime Advisory Council – November 2013.

  8. Next steps • The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway project is now complete. • The final report will be submitted to management shortly. • No issues are considered outstanding.

  9. Questions As the two country’s regimes are so closely aligned, what do you see as the impediments to mutually recognizing the other country’s regime. Any questions?

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