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15:00-19:00
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2001 08:00-09:00
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SESSION 1
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SETTING THE SCENE, IDENTIFYING THE
OBJECTIVES |
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1.
To
what extent will governments bear the external costs resulting from
non-compliance in the future? 2.
How is
the human factor accounted for and dealt with in the current regulations? 3.
Is the
lack of qualified personnel already a threat for marine safety? 4.
What
measures are being taken to address the current shortage of well-trained and
experienced seafarers? 5.
How
can government and industry develop ways for successful inter-communication
on quality regulations and their enforcement? 6.
Can
governmental policy have a positive and productive influence on corporate
culture? 7.
Should
accidents at sea and loss of life in the course of duty be viewed as a
criminal offence? 8.
The
Reactive and Proactive Faces of the Law |
Opening
and Introduction of the Conference 09:00 Michael
GREY, Conference
Chairman 09:10
Aart KORTELAND Chairman, Royal Association of Netherlands'
Shipowners
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 09:20
Mrs. Tineke NETELENBOS Minister
of Transport, Public Works
& Water Management, The Netherlands 09:35
Jiro
HANYU Vice
Minister 09:50 David JAMIESON Minister Ministry of Shipping, United Kingdom 10:05 on
behalf of the Minister of Mercantile Marine George
ANOMERITIS Rear
Admiral George PAPACHRISTODOULOU Ministry
of Mercantile Marine/Hellenic Coastguard, Greece 10:20 Patricia
SANTO TOMAS Minister Ministry
of Labour, Philippines 10:35 on
behalf of the Minister of Trade and Industry Ms
Ida SKARD Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway 10:50 break 11:20 Willem DE RUITER Head of
Division of Maritime Safety European Commission, DG VII 11:35 David
COCKROFT Secretary General International
Transport Workers’ Federation 11:50 Chris
HORROCKS Secretary General International
Shipping Federation 12:05
Discussion 12:20 Lunch
hosted by BUREAU VERITAS
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: Michael
GREY
Conference
Chairman Lloyd’s List Jannis KOSTOULAS
Managing Director Mare Forum Ger
NIEUWPOORT
Head of Transport Division Dutch Ministry of
Transport Chris
HORROCKS
Secretary General International
Chamber of Shipping International
Shipping Federation Pieter
van AGTMAAL
Managing Director Royal Association
of Netherlands Shipowners John
LYRAS
President Union of Greek Shipowners Rolf
SAETHER
Director General Norwegian
Shipowners’ Association Ed
SARTON
President Dutch Seafarers’
Federation (FWZ) Rear Admiral Robert C. NORTH (RET.)
President, North
Star Maritime, Inc. Nicolas
FISTES
Executive Vice
President and Managing Director CERES Hellenic Shipping Brian WADSWORTH
Director, Logistics and Maritime Transport,
Dept. of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, UK Philippe
BOISSON
Director Bureau Veritas Jon
Whitlow
International
Workers’ Transport Federation Alphons GUINIER
Secretary General European Community
Shipowners’ Association Ioannis
KOURMATZIS
Vice-President DET NORSKE VERITAS Jean-Yves
LEGOUAS
Senior Maritime
Specialist International
Labour Office Cees van der SLIKKE
Managing Director AON Marine Energy
& Construction Insurance Brokers Dr Hans
PAYER
President Germanischer Lloyd George
SKORDILIS
Shipping
Journalist eco2today.gr |
SESSION 2
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A Threat
to Shipping International Manning Problems Today and in
the Future |
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1.
Identifying
the threat to safety and quality of (multi)national crews 2.
Are
seafarers disadvantaged in comparison to shore based personnel? 3.
The
necessary social environment to cultivate a sustainable shipping industry. 4.
How to
identify and maintain the sources of high-quality workforce members 5.
The
Future Seafarer: Requirements & Qualifications 6.
Shortage
of Seafarers: how to develop a Marketing Strategy for the Seafarers’
Profession 7.
Identifying
and Averting the Consequences of a (3rd World) Maritime Industry: The
Growing Gap Between Technological Progress and Cheap Labour 8.
Competency
of Crew versus High Tech Systems: How a choice between the two leads away
from economic viability 9.
How to
access critical information on safety in the case of non-reporting and near
misses: The Importance of Feed-Back 10.
The
role of the human factor in accidents and the lessons to be learned from the
analysis thereof 11.
The
fatigue problem: Size of ships crews and the adequacy of manning scales |
Session Chairman: 13:45 David
COCKROFT Secretary General International Transport Workers' Federation 14:00 Ed SARTON President Dutch Seafarers’ Federation (FWZ) The essential seafarer 14:15 On behalf of Rear Admiral
Paul PLUTA Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and
Environmental Protection, United States Coast Guard Rear
Admiral Robert C. NORTH, USCG (ret.) President,
North Star Maritime, Inc Mariner Recruitment and Retention in the United States 14:30 Rolf
SAETHER Director General Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Do we really have a manning problem? 14:45 Rear
Admiral John LANG Chief Inspector UK MAIB The Human Factor: A Marine Accident Investigator’s View 15:00 Capt. Gerhard KIEHNE President Confederation of European Shipmasters’
Associations The Seafarer a WEAK LINK in the Transport Chain? 15:15 Discussion 15:45 Break |
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SESSION 3
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Investing in Quality Management Determining
your Future Economic Viability |
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1.
What
are the prerequisites for a quality culture? 2.
Why quality
management in shipping will determine your future economic viability 3.
Facing the
legal consequences of accidents related to (attributed to) human error. 4.
What can
on-shore management do to maintain
safety in a quality culture? 5.
In maintaining
a safety culture, what is expected from external parties, e.g. the regulator?
6.
Transparency in
Safety Performance Indicators as a Measure of a Quality Culture 7.
Which
barriers and facilitators have been identified in the process of arriving at
a quality culture? 8.
Focusing
on the human factor in order to achieve improved (safety) performance in a
quality culture. 9.
How can a
quality culture contribute to the optimal working environment so that
incidents are prevented and costs are diminished? |
Session
Chair:
16:15 Mike
SHUKER
Manager CERES Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Ltd. 16:30 Lars
MODIN General Manager European Fleet Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group B.V. The Human Element 16:45 Andreas
HADJIELEFTHERIADIS Member of the Executive Board Eletson Corporation Perception and Reality; the Quality
Seafarer 17:00 Bernard Anne Managing Director Bureau Veritas Giving the human factor a helping hand 17:15 Adrie KUIPER Manager Business Development Corus Bulk Shipping, London Quality management a common interest 17:30 Jan van der STELT Attorney
at Law Smallegange,
van Dam van der Stelt The Human Factor in Accidents at Sea - Legal Consequences 17:45 Discussion & Session Conclusions 18:30 END DAY 1 20:00 Conference Dinner |
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2001 |
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SESSION 4
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QUALITY SHIPPING’S GREATEST ASSET: ACHIEVING PEAK HUMAN PERFORMANCE |
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1.
Building
a Winning Work Force: Incentives to attract and keep new recruits. 2.
Performance
Transparency of Safety-Critical Employees: A Tool for Quality. 3.
The
use of simulators, training and assessment in the on-going learning process. 4.
Designing
and Implementing a Successful HRM System for the Maritime Industry (career
development issues, competence management, selection and recruitment,
leadership) 5.
Determining
validity of qualifications 6.
The development
of distance learning techniques 7.
Improving the
Quality of Education in Labour Supplying Countries 8.
Is there
another way in which training institutes can contribute to the supply of
qualified seafarers? 9.
What should
manning agents contribute to quality? |
Session Chair: 09:00 Dr Hans PAYER President Germanischer Lloyd 09:15 Douglas LANG Managing Director Denholm Crew
Management Ltd. Alternative Manning Strategies 09:30 John MILLICAN Head Warsash Maritime Centre Developing Seagoing Professionals - Has the
Time Come for a New Approach? 09:45 George
PATAKOS Chief
Executive Officer Hellas Flying Dolphins Investing in the Human Factor 10:00 Ton
van ESSEN Director Shipping & Transport College More Training in Maritime Education
and Training 10:15
Discussion & Session Conclusions 10:45
Break |
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SESSION 5
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The Stakeholders: GOVERNMENT, CLASS AND
INSURANCE : BALANCING THE FINANCIAL STAKES IN THE
SHIPPING INDUSTRY |
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