The “PEOPLE CHALLENGE” Peter M. Swift Managing Director, INTERTANKO.

The “PEOPLE CHALLENGE”

Peter M. SwiftManaging Director, INTERTANKO

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

260 + members: > 80% of the independent oil tanker fleet and > 85% of the chemical

carrier fleet

300 + associate members: in oil and chemical tanker related businesses

15 Committees - 4 Regional Panels

Representative Offices in Europe, US and Asia

One of the Association’s primary goals:Lead the continuous improvement of the Tanker Industry’s

performance in striving to achieve the goals of:Zero fatalities, Zero pollution, Zero detentions

Our industry is committed to keeping Tanker Shipping

Safe, Secure, Reliable & Cost Effective

Key challenges for shipping industry:

• Maintaining an international framework of consistent high standards

• Ensuring availability of good people – afloat and ashore

• Delivering best environmental performance - meeting society’s expectations

Key environmental challenges:

• Ballast Water Management

• Pollution of the Oceans

• Atmospheric Pollution / Air Emissions

• Responsible Recycling

•Safe antifoulants

Many sensitive areas around the world

Issues and Politics are local !

Key challenges for shipping industry:

• Maintaining an international framework of consistent high standards

• Ensuring availability of good people – afloat and ashore

• Delivering best environmental performance -meeting society’s expectations

“QUALITY” PEOPLE

Meeting the challenges

What to do ?

• Focus was on hardware

• Focus is now on “people”

Hence the “People Challenge”

The “People Challenge”

What do we know ?

• Formally a shortage of officers today and the gap in supply will grow, but it is more than just “quantity”

• Weaknesses identified ?

- e.g. Skills, Competencies, Knowledge,

and Experience, (Fatigue ?) and more ?

• Similar issues for shore management, especially if the supply pool from ships dries up

HUMAN FACTOR !Tanker incidents by cause 2006

Source: Based on incident reports from Informa

13%28%

9%

33%17%

Collision

Grounding

Fire/Explosion

Hull & machinery

Misc/unknown

Collision

Groundings

Hull & Machinery (32 engine, 3 hull related)

Misc.

F & E

Reported tanker incidents Jan-Dec 2006 -

total 265

Tanker incidents by cause 1978-1Q07

Number incidents

Source: Based on incident reports from Informa

0

200

400

600

800

1000

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

War

Hull & Machinery

Fire/Expl

Grounded

Coll/Contact

Misc.

Pollution - bars

Meeting the challenges

What to do ?

• Broad approach to quality improvements

- e.g. the “Poseidon Challenge”

BUILDERS

MANAGERS

EQUIIP SUP

CLASS

FINANCIERS

CARGO

BROKERS

P&I

HULL INSR

FLAG STATECOASTAL STATE

WATERWAYSPORTTERMINALS

BUNKERERSPILOTS

TUGS

LABOUR

CREW

AGENTS

REPAIRERS

SALVORS

INCIDENT MGT

SHIPBREAKERS

EDUCATIONTRAINING

DESIGN

OWNER OPERATOR

STAKEHOLDERS AGENCIES GOV IMO STATES LOCAL GOV

CARGO

The “Poseidon Challenge”- commitment to continuous improvement- commitment to working with all partners

To meet our goals and to achieve the desired results

Shipping Industry needs:

• To adopt “industry best practices”

• To cooperate with others

Meeting the challenges

What to do ?

• Broad approach to quality improvements

- e.g. the “Poseidon Challenge”

• Focus on the “Human Element”

- Recruitment

- Training

- Retention

The “People Challenge”

Focus on the “Human Element”

- Recruitment

- Training

- Retention

The “People Challenge”

Focus on the “Human Element”

Recruitment

- Frequently best addressed at local and national level, e.g. through governments, national shipowner associations, colleges, etc.

- Also through heightened awareness of the industry and the opportunities

- ………………………………….

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The “People Challenge”

Focus on the “Human Element”

Recruitment

- Frequently best addressed at local and national level, e.g. through governments, national shipowner associations, colleges, etc.

- Also through heightened awareness of the industry and the opportunities

- “Marketing” based on a “maritime career”

- ………………………………….

The “People Challenge”

Focus on the “Human Element”Recruitment

Training- Ensuring cadet berths and training facilities available- Focus more training on the ship,

BUT only if “good” instructors are available- “Training” to include having in mind possible future “maritime career”- …………………….

The “People Challenge”

Focus on the “Human Element”

Recruitment

Training

Retention

- Career opportunities afloat and ashore (including in related industries)

- …………………

The “People Challenge”

Next step(s) ?

QUAILITY SHIPPING Is

QUALITY SHIPS And

QUALITY PEOPLE

Post graduate training - …………………………

Thank you 谢谢大家

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