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The topics which will be addressed are: SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE, IDENTIFYING
THE OBJECTIVES 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 SESSION
2: A Threat to Shipping International Manning Problems Today
and in the Future 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 3: Investing in Quality
Management Determining your Future Economic Viability 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 4: QUALITY SHIPPING’S GREATEST
ASSET: ACHIEVING PEAK HUMAN PERFORMANCE 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 5: The Stakeholders: GOVERNMENT,
CLASS AND INSURANCE : BALANCING THE FINANCIAL STAKES IN THE SHIPPING
INDUSTRY 1.
Should the
insurance sector make its policies dependent upon the degree to which a
quality culture exists at a shipping company? 2.
Is there a direct
correlation between lack of quality in crews and systems and the loss of
profit for the insurance industry? 3.
The role of
government in setting standards and obliging the maintenance thereof in
seafarers´ training. 4.
Is the government
the right party to promote and obligate quality management in the shipping
industry? 5.
Enhancing existing
machinery: - the ISM Code and human factors - STCW and human factor - ILO
conventions 6.
Profit or
Penalty? A choice of incentives as an effective enforcement of standards. 7.
The role of
information in making decisions for quality 8.
Do Flag States
enforce regulations which relate to seafarers and the practice of their
profession? 9.
Does the
regulatory system address the needs of seafarers 10.
How have the
changes in the shipping industry impacted on informal mechanisms which
contribute to the governance of the industry. session 6: Concluding session The legal and financial responsibility of quality shipping A Round Table to debate the issues and designate
working groups for future steps: 1.
Promote the Profession:
Developing an International Marketing Strategy for the Seafarers’ Profession 2.
Standardise the Profession:
Formulating and Implementing International Standards for Seafarer's Training 3.
Correct the Profession:
Bridging the Gap between Technological Progress and Cheap Labor 4.
Management of
the Profession: Creating a stimulating work environment combined with a no
blame culture 5.
Responsibility for the
Profession: Who carries the legal and financial responsibilities? INFORMATION For further
information on the conference please contact: MARE FORUM Beurs-World Trade Center P.O. Box 30027 3001 DA Rotterdam
- The Netherlands Tel: +31.10.2057455 Fax: +31.10.2055655 e-mail:
info@mareforum.com |
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
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