Jeff Lantz Director of Commercial Vessel Regulations and Standards

1. “Quality Shipping: XXI Century Standard, Seafaring Careers: Raising the Profile”St. Petersburg: 22-23 October 2008 Jeff LantzDirector of Commercial Vessel Regulations and Standards

2. Mariner Shortage – Why? Lifestyle Compensation Unappreciated and undervalued * Treatment * Increased bureaucracy Increased requirements and standards Criminalization Militarization * - Regulatory agency has influence

3. Regulatory agency – US Coast Guard Interaction with mariner Licensing Surveys and inspections on US flag ships PSC examinations – safety, environmental, security Investigations

4. Coast Guard Marine Safety Program Coast Guard’s performance in Marine Safety Program came under attack in 2007 Vice Admiral Jim Card report – 16 Nov 2007 “Honor the mariner”

5. ADM Allen’s message – 28 Feb 2008 “USCG ACTIVITIES INVOLVING U.S. AND FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL MARINERS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH UTMOST PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT.” “LICENSED AND DOCUMENTED MARINERS ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE OUR INTERESTS IN A SAFE, SECURE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPLIANT INDUSTRY.“ “UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM HIGHLY RESPECTEDPROFESSIONALS RECOUNTING COAST GUARD BOARDINGS, INSPECTIONS, AND INVESTIGATIONS NOT DISPLAYING PROFESSIONALISM. “ “WE MUST CHANGE THIS PERCEPTION. “

6. Marine Safety Performance Plan www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg54/mspp.asp Goals & Objectives Goal 1 – Reduce Maritime Casualties Goal 2 – Improve Service to Mariners, Industry & Public Goal 3 – Improve Program Process & Management Goal 4 – Improve Human Resource Capability Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, looks out onto the decks of a chemical carrier during a safety and security inspection June 4, 2007.

7. Marine Safety Performance Plan www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg54/mspp.asp Performance Initiatives Superior Workforce Superb Service Delivery Quality Management Increase Rulemaking Capacity Expand Professional Marine Safety Training and Education.

8. Superior Workforce Increase Marine Inspector And Investigator Capacity Strengthen Marine Inspection And Investigation Consistency By Adding Civilian Positions Increase Accessions From Maritime Institutions Strengthen Marine Safety Career Paths Expand Professional Marine Safety Training And Education Expand Opportunities For Maritime Industry Training Enhance Engineering Capacity

9. Superb Service Delivery Establish Centers Of Expertise Improve Information Technology Systems Increase Rulemaking Capacity To Expedite Regulatory Implementation Improve Mariner Credentialing Conduct Independent Evaluation

10. Quality Management Improve Management Accountability Strengthen Program Management Develop A Balanced Scorecard Implement A Quality Management System

11. Coast Guard Compliance Efforts Education Outreach with Regulated Community International Engagement Foreign Government Capacity Building Research Interagency Coordination Enforcement

12. Options for Enforcement Informal Corrective Actions Port State Control Action Notice of Violation (ticket) Civil Penalties Criminal Prosecution

13. Environmental Crime Prosecution The Coast Guard has historically referred cases for criminal prosecution for: Knowing criminal violations; Criminal false statements and other deliberate concealment; Obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence; Failure to report known pollution, or; Gross Negligence

14. Fair Treatment of Seafarer Witnesses Issue arises in midst of need to conduct thorough investigation in timely manner. Often hampered by active efforts to obstruct investigation and intimidate witnesses. Consistent efforts by USCG and DOJ to – Gain cooperation of owner/operator to maintain necessary witnesses so as to minimize disruption to vessel’s schedule. Expedite investigations. Utilize available procedures to memorialize testimony and permit early release of mariner witnesses. USCG Commandant is personally briefed on the status of witnesses each week. Key US Government concern in each and every case.

15. How are we doing? BIMCO survey Compared latest US ship inspection with most recent non-US inspection 30% had received “unprofessional” or “disrespectful” inspections somewhere in the world in last 24 months 95% reported most recent inspection in US had been “professional” and “respectful” 77% had noted improvement in the attitude of US Coast Guard personnel Long way to go! U.S. Coast Guard Performance Plan

16. Thank you!

17. Coast Guard PSC Boardings Additional slides

18. 2006/2007 PSC Statistics PSC Rolling Detention Ratio 2006: 1.78% PSC Rolling Detention Ratio 2007: 1.60% Security Major Control Action Ratio 2006: 0.43% 1 Security Major Control Action Ratio 2007: 0.53 1

19. 2008 PSC Statistics Increased Detention and Major Control Action

20. Qualship 21 Registries for 2008 * Require submission of Self-Assessment Form to be fully qualified

21. PSC Conditions of Entry Countries affected: Cuba Cameroon* Equatorial Guinea* Guinea-Bissau Indonesia* Iran Liberia* Mauritania* Syria * = contains some exempted ports