2009 Programme
Wednesday 11 November
18:00-20:00 Pre-conference registration & welcome drinks sponsored by Muse Professional Group
Thursday 12 November
08:00 Registration and networking coffee
08:45 Welcome by Conference Chairman, Edwin Lampert, Editor: Tanker Shipping & Trade
09:00 Opening Address Day 1: John Denholm, Chairman, BIMCO Marine Committee and Chairman & Chief Executive,
J & J Denholm Limited
SESSION 1: MITIGATING RISKS
Prevention is better than cure. Implementing best practices and sharing lessons learned from safety incidents
09:15 Chair: John Ramage, Director, Worldwide Business Operations, International Registries, Inc
09:20 Implementing an effective open reporting scheme and internal communications
Graham Westgarth, President, Teekay
09:40 How to reduce incidents at sea
Karl Lumbers, Loss Prevention Director, UK P&I Club
10:00 Lessons learned from accidents at sea
Duncan Harwood, Key Account Manager, Docmap AS & Geir Hudø Jørgensen, HSE/ISM Auditor, Höegh Fleet Services AS
10:20 Implementing best practice: getting it right - first time!
Dr Phil Anderson, Managing Director, ConsultISM Ltd
10:40 Q & A
11:00 Morning refreshments sponsored by Regs4ships
SESSION 2: UNRAVELLING MATRIX REQUIREMENTS
Oil major’s matrix requirements are in place to ensure that vessels are safely crewed from both a numbers and competency point of view. However are they realistic? Are they flexible? Do they take into account today’s skills shortage? Despite their best intentions do they in fact undermine safety onboard?
11:20 Chair: Captain Phil M Davies, Director, OCIMF
11:25 The need for a new approach to tanker officer training
Capt Howard Snaith, Director, Marine, Environment, Ports, Terminals & Chemicals, Intertanko
11:45 Training today and tomorrow's seafarers
Oscar Johansen, Chairman, Seagull AS & Alan Whitcher, Senior Lecturer, Warsash Maritime Academy, Southampton Solent University
12:05 It's time for mandatory experience requirements for officers
Kishore R Nigam, General Manager & Office Incharge, Fleet Manager Europe Limited
12:25 Vetting and crewing requirements for an ice class fleet
Capt John F Konkola, Marine Risk Manager Ship Vetting, Neste Oil Corporate Risk Management
12:45 Q & A
13:05 Lunch sponsored by Oxymat
SESSION 3: ENHANCING SAFETY AT SEA: REGULATIONS
Regulations are multiplying in both number and complexity. What’s next on the agenda and how best to prepare/stay in compliance?
14:05 Chair: Jan Fransen, Managing Director, Green Award Foundation
14:10 Perspectives on the new SOLAS regulation on hydrocarbon gas detection in empty/ballast void spaces
Henrik von Platen, Executive Vice President, Samco Shipholding
14:30 Lifeboat safety developments and recovering casualties from the sea
John Murray, Senior Marine Advisor, International Chamber of Shipping
14:50 Safe installation and operation of PSA and membrane nitrogen generators
Jesper Sjøgren, CEO, Oxymat
15:10 Preventing rules being misinterpreted during mandatory inspections
David Wright, Head of Business Development, Regs4ships
15:30 Q & A
15:50 Afternoon refreshments sponsored by Regs4ships
SESSION 4: ENHANCING SAFETY AT SEA: FIRE PREVENTION
To save lives as well as damage to assets, cargo and the environment, it is vital industry reduces the risk of fire and explosion at sea. This session will asses the role crew, shorestaff and equipment can play in fire prevention.
16:10 Chair: Paul Cavagan, Master Mariner Consultant, Brookes Bell
16:15 How to prevent fires at sea and reduce the risk of port state detentions
Capt Jim Barclay, Principal Specialist, Port State Control, Lloyd's Register
16:35 Designing vessels for fire prevention and fire retardation
Cdr Kenneth R Bryan, Senior Investigating Officer, US Coast Guard Activities Europe
16:55 A salvor's perspective on fire safety and fire prevention
Kees van Essen, Operations Manager, SMIT Salvage
17:15 An operator's perspective on the causes of fires and explosions and perspectives on new ways forward
John Fields, Quality Assurance Director, Broström Tankers AS
17:35 Q & A
17:55 Chairman's closing remarks, Edwin Lampert, Editor: Tanker Shipping & Trade
18:00 Evening reception sponsored by International Registries, Inc.
20:30 Close of day one
Friday 13 November
08:00 Registration and networking coffee
09:00 Welcome by Conference Chairman, Edwin Lampert, Editor: Tanker Shipping & Trade
09:05 Opening Address Day 2: Willem de Ruiter, Executive Director, EMSA
SESSION 5: PIRACY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Piracy is the most talked about safety issue confronting the tanker industry and the indications are that this year will see over 300 attacks off the coast of Somalia alone. What is more, pirates are moving to new areas that are even tougher for the world’s navies to police.
09:15 Chair: Captain Georges Van Aalst , Chief of Staff (Operations) to the EU NAVFOR, EU Naval Force
09:20 The tactics and trends underpinning piratical attacks
Hans Tino Hansen, Managing Director and CEO, Risk Intelligence & Dirk Steffen, Director of Consultancy, Risk Intelligence
09:40 The operational and defensive measures being applied by industry: are armed crews/sea marshals the answer? What are the alternatives?
Capt Ian Mathison, Director - Marine and Safety, Bibby Ship Management Limited
10:00 When pirates attack: how MISC Berhard responded from crew to board level when a vessel was hijacked
Capt Rajalingam a/l Subramaniam, Vice President, Fleet Management Services, MISC Berhad
| Special Focus: Reputation and media management at times of crisis |
10:20 Reputation management at times of crisis….much more than media response
Kim Barbero, Principal, Carah Worldwide Consulting, Inc
10:40 Q & A
11:00 Morning refreshments sponsored by David Moore International Consultant
SESSION 6: ENHANCING SAFETY AT SEA: OPERATIONS
Human factors are at the heart of safe operations. This session will investigate the challenges faced by both those on board and those responsible for the crew onboard in developing, delivering and sustaining an effective safety culture.
11:20 Chair: Jan Koren, Business Director for Tankers, DNV
11:25 The administrative burden facing seafarers and potential solutions
Capt Peter Bond, Director/General Manager, Interorient Marine Services
11:45 Working with tanker terminals to make operations safer for all
Oil tankers have been inspected and vetted for many years, resulting in unquestionably safer operations for all. Using the same mentality of a positive, transparent system of observations, as evidenced by the Terminal Vetting Database is proving an effective vehicle for improving conditions at terminals. This applies to hardware and human systems alike.
Fritz Heidenreich, President, Heidenreich Innovations LLC & Capt John N Hill, Director Marine Risk Management, Heidmar, Inc
12:05 An integrated approach to structural maintenance - from drawings to drydockings
Karel van Campenhout, Senior Vice President, Europe Division, ABS
12:25 Creating and perpetuating a genuine safety culture
Oleg Kalinin, Technical Manager, SCF Unicom
12:45 Q & A
13:05 Lunch sponsored by T&T Bisso
SESSION 7: OIL SPILLS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Just 20 years ago three quarters of the spills attended by ITOPF staff involved tankers with only one quarter from other ship types. Today the proportions are reversed but the spills are increasingly costly, complex and high profile
14:05 Chair: Hugh Parker, Senior Technical Adviser, The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
14:10 The keys to an effective oil spill response
Dave Salt, Operations Director, Oil Spill Response Limited
14:30 Safety issues before, during and after the transfer/transshipment of liquid bulk cargo
Ruud Cogels, Managing Director, MariFlex Group of Companies
14:50 Emergency Response under OPA 90
Mauricio M Garrido, General Manager- Americas & Europe, T&T Bisso LLC
15:10 When disaster strikes. Marshalling an effective legal response
Chris Farmer, Solicitor/Master Mariner, Ince & Co
15:30 Q & A
15:50 Chairman's closing remarks, Edwin Lampert, Editor: Tanker Shipping & Trade
16:00 Afternoon refreshments sponsored by David Moore International Consultant, and end of conference
Networking Opportunities
With networking such an important reason to attend the Tanker Safety Conference, the programme is structured to offer excellent networking and socialising opportunities, from the time you arrive until the time you leave.