“The Cruise Industry’s Efforts to Enhance Passenger ShiP SAFETY” Bud Darr SVP, Technical and Regulatory Affairs May 28, 2015 Miami, Florida BAHAMAS SHIPOWNERS ASSOCATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Dec 24, 2015
“The Cruise Industry’s Efforts to Enhance Passenger ShiP SAFETY”
Bud DarrSVP, Technical and Regulatory Affairs
May 28, 2015Miami, Florida
BAHAMAS SHIPOWNERS ASSOCATIONANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Cruise Lines International Association Unified voice of the global cruise community Represents, advocates and promotes the
common interests of the industry to external stakeholders
Global organization with 15 offices worldwide 62 Cruise line members worldwide – 95% of
global cruise capacity 50,000 Travel agent members 275 Executive partners
Technical and Regulatory Affairs Team
Advocates industry legal, legislative and technical positions
Actively monitors and participates in the development of shipping policies and regulations at all levels
Actively involved in the safety of passengers and crew, as well as protecting the marine environment
Australia + New Zealand
China
Singapore
Italy
Belgium +Luxembourg
Netherlands
Germany
Spain
UK + Ireland
CLIA Office Locations
5
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
US + Global
Brazil
France
CLIA Global Ocean Cruise Passengers(in Millions)
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17.82009
20.52011
20.92012
21.32013
19.12010
22.12014
23.0*2015
* projected
Global Distribution of Cruise Passengers by Source Market
(Millions of Passengers)
Source: G.P. Wild (Int.) Limited from CLIA, IRN and other sources (2013)
Distribution of Cruise Passengers by Source Market Outside of Europe and North America
Source: G.P. Wild (Int.) Limited from CLIA, IRN and other sources (2013)
Economic ImpactTotal Global Economic Contribution of the Cruise
Sector (2013)No. of Passenger and Crew Onshore Visits (in millions)
114.87
Total Direct Expenditures (in billions of U.S. dollars)
$52.31
Total Output Contribution (in billions of U.S. dollars)
$117.15
Total Income Contribution (in in billions of U.S. dollars)
$38.47
Total Employment Contribution 891,009
Source: BREA (2014)
Cruise Ship Policy Contributors
- Cruise Lines- Seafarers- Shipbuilders- Classification Societies- Flag States- Port States- Industry Trade Associations
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Trade Association Roles- Cooperation - Communication- Sharing of Best Practices- Policy Development- Issues Education- International Engagement- Representation
14
Representation with UN Bodies
- International Maritime Organization- International Labour Organization- World Health Organization- UN World Tourism Organization- International Civil Aviation Organization
15
CLIA Complementary Efforts
- Promotion of Enhanced Safety Culture - CLIA Globalization
- Integration of cruise associations- Broader safety impacts
- Develop & Enhance Industry Policies- Verification of Member Policies (CEO Engagement)- Guest Care & Contingency Planning Initiatives- Passenger Bill of Rights
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Some Key Safety Issues- Operations- Reliability - Innovation in Design- Emergency Planning- Polar Cruises
Recent Industry Efforts- Operational Safety Review (10 additional
policies)- Preparedness Risk Assessment Initiative- CLIA Safety Committee- Independent Panel of Experts- Contingency Planning- Fire Safety- Cruise Ship Safety Forum
Recent IMO Submissions
- Operational Safety Review Policies- Damage Stability & Survivability - Evacuation Analysis- Passenger Ship Crew Training- E-Navigation
Black Swan Exercise Purpose and scope: the largest, most complex full scale
exercise in design and execution of an Offshore Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) exercise in the history of the International Maritime Community.
Development of this joint contingency planning exercise began in 2010
U.S. Coast Guard, cruise lines, emergency response teams, the Bahamian government and other key parties partnered in this exercise in Freeport, Bahamas
Shore-side Incident Response Many parties involved
Company incident management teamsFederal agencies (U.S. examples - USCG/FBI/CBP)Local community• Police• Fire department• Hospitals• Port and harbor authorities• Ship agents• Tour companies• Volunteers
Local Community Assistance
Create and manage a landing site for passengers
Medical care and transport Security Create and manage shelters