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ISPS and Safety Implications of Megaports Capability

ISPS and Safety Implications of Megaports Capability. by Sub.Lt. Preecha Phetwong, RTN Deputy Director General Marine Department. Contents. Overview of Maritime Transport in Thailand About the Marine Department ISPS Code Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand

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ISPS and Safety Implications of Megaports Capability

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  1. ISPS and Safety ImplicationsofMegaports Capability by Sub.Lt. Preecha Phetwong, RTN Deputy Director General Marine Department

  2. Contents • Overview of Maritime Transport in Thailand • About the Marine Department • ISPS Code • Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand • International Cooperation on ISPS Code • Other Related Measures • New challenges

  3. Shipping Route of Thailand SOUTH ASIA MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE,… JAPAN, CHINA PACIFIC, USA,… Project under consideration

  4. Map of Ports in Thailand

  5. About the Marine Department Scope of Work: • Maritime transport, inland water transport (IWT), multimodal transport • Infrastructure development: ports, channel, aids to navigation, etc • Monitoring & control of ships: safety of ships & navigation, ship registration, ship survey & inspection, movement of ships in Thai waters • Seafarers: education & training, certification

  6. About the Marine Department Scope of Work (cont.) • Marine environment: prevention, prepared-ness & response of pollutions caused by ships • Oversee and promote shipping & related industries • Law enforcement: Navigation in Thai waters Act, Thai Vessels Act, etc

  7. About the Marine Department • Vision: “To develop water transport system to ensure safety, convenience, rapidity and efficiency along with marine environmental management. Also to promote proper expansion of water transport and transport network in order to increase the potential for trade and service competition which will lead to better quality of life for the people.”

  8. About the Marine Department • Mission • To enforce the Navigation in Thai Water Act, Thai Vessels Act and other relevant laws. • To conduct studies for the development of water transport infrastructure • To regulate water transport and shipping industry • To cooperate and coordinate with relevant local and international agencies and organizations in the field of water transport and shipping industry including agreements and international conventions • To carry out other work entrusted by law or the Ministry of Transport or the Cabinet

  9. ISPS Code • Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS adopted in December 2002 • Entered into force on 1 July 2004 • Consists of 2 parts • Mandatory section (Part A) – Security-related requirements for Governments, port authorities & shipping companies • Non-Mandatory Section (Part B) – guidelines about how to meet these requirements

  10. Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand Implementation by Marine Department • Marine Department acts as Designated Authority (DA) • Department’s working groups were set up to establish rules, procedures & guidelines to implement ISPS Code • The Vessel Traffic Control & Maritime Security Center (VTCMSC) was established • Marine Department’s Navigators & Harbour Masters have been trained on a continual basis • Establishing VTMIS is under way

  11. Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand Implementing ISPS at Bangkok Port - PFSP in place with well trained person- nel and regular exercises - 40 CCTV installed - External guards hired - Scanning equipment (fixed & mobile) - Water patrol operation with marine police

  12. Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand Implementing ISPS at Laem Chabang Port - PFSP in place with well trained personnel and regular exercises - 11 operators have PFSP in place with well trained personnel and regular exercises - CCTV installed at each terminal with 36 new CCTV installed at the Port - More external guards hired - 20 radioactive detectors under anti-WMD program - 1 fixed scanner & 5 mobile scanners - US officials working at the Port under CSI - Regular exercises with Royal Thai Navy, Marine Police, Japan, Australia and US

  13. Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand • Other port facilities • PFSP in placewith well trained personnel and regular exercises

  14. International Cooperation on ISPS Code • IMO: received technical assistance on 5-day workshop on implementation of ISPS Code in October 2007, Bangkok, Thailand • ASEAN: formulation of ASEAN-Japan Regional Action Plan on Port Security (under the ASEAN-Japan on Maritime Security Program)

  15. Implementation of ISPS Code in Thailand • Marine Department’s Merchant Marine Training Center organized training courses for Ship Security Officers (SSO), Company Security Officer (CSO) and Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) for private sector • Conducts Port Facility Security Assessment (PFSA), approves Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) and issues Letter of Approval (LoA) / Statement of Compliance (SoC) • Authorizes 6 classification societies to conduct Ship Security Assessment (SSA), approves Ship Security Plan (SSP) and issues International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC)

  16. International Cooperation on ISPS Code • APEC: join the Maritime Security Experts Group and participate in the following projects: - Technical assistance rendered by Transport Canada covering 2 following activities: • 1st Thailand-Canada Port and Maritime Security, November 2005, Bangkok, Thailand. • 2nd Thailand-Canada Port and Maritime Security, May 2007, Vancouver, Canada. - Model Port Visit: to Papua New Guinea in October 2007

  17. International Cooperation on ISPS Code Not directly related to ISPS Code but having some aspects of ISPS Code: • Thailand – Australia (2007-09) • Inter-Agency Border Strengthening (IABS) workshop by Australia Custom and DOTARS for 8 Thai Border control and law enforcement agencies • Thailand – US (2008-09) • Boarding Officer Course (BOC) for 13 Thai authorities by USCG under the Export Control & Related Border Security (EXBS) project • Advanced Port Physical Security / Port Vulnerability Course and Maritime Crisis Management Seminar by USCG

  18. Other Related Measures Security measures have extended from a particular transport mode to interface points, inland activities and the whole transport and supply chain: • CSI • CT-PAT • STAR Initiative • Supply Chain Security

  19. New Challenges • Forms of terrorist attacks keep on evolving (sometimes unpredictable) • Increasing dual use materials as well as increasing dangerous/chemical/radioactive cargo throughput indicates high possibility of dirty bomb occurrence • Detective devices such as scanners are needed to reduce risks from undesired effects e.g. dirty bombs and ensure safety at the interface points as well as inland transport • Marine Department oversees and monitors transport of dangerous goods in accordance with SOLAS’s IMDG Code

  20. New Challenges • Careful handling, good management & effective response emergency plan of such cargo throughput are necessary for all megaports • National Oil Spill Response Emergency Plan is now in place with regular exercises at both national and sub-regional levels (but still not for HNS) • What impact will arise at Thai ports as a result of the implementation of 100% scanning requirement of the US new law?

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