The S.O.P. of Ship Safety Management of Public Transportation at Sea

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The S.O.P. of Ship Safety Management of Public
Transportation at Sea

• ReporterHsin-Tien Lai
• OrganizationCentral Region Office
• M.O.T.C.
• 15,Jan.2004

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Outline

• Background
• Current Status
• Problem Analysis
• Policy Research and Suggestion
• S.O.P. Amendment
• Establishment of Supervision/Inspection Mechanism
  and Procedure
• Goals and Vision

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I. Background

• Taiwan being surrounded by the sea relies on
  passenger shipping for inter-island
  transportation. To ensure for the safety of
  these passenger ship, government published the
  Ship Law and regulation. Furthermore, shipping
  companies are constantly reminded to improve ship
  navigation and ship safety via executive safety
  on-site inspection and safety checking.
• Government has completed maritime disaster and
  emergency rescue system to shorten the response
  time and to reduce the damage in cases of
  passenger ship disaster/emergency.
• In addition, we require the passenger shipping
  co. to complete its own emergency response plan
  and to keep practicing and improving the skill
  until all crew member are familiar with the
  S.O.P. of maritime disaster and emergency
  procedures.

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The Shipping Route of Taiwan Public Transportation
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II. Current Status

• There are on the average, 300 annual maritime
  incidents (including passenger ship) occur in
  Taiwan. The primary categories are due to engine
  trouble (31.3) followed by collision (24.2) and
  others (19.1).
• Among these disasters involving sea fire, about
  56 maritime incidents will result in either
  sinking or capsized (turnover).

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Review of Domestic Maritime Disasters
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Review of Internationl Maritime Disasters
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II. Current Status (2)

• Implement and carry out ship safety inspection
• Special/annual and occasional inspection, form
  special task force on-site inspection
• Establish the sea accident rescue agency
• Streamline sea accidents communication system
• Ship must follow procedure to send distressed
  (Mayday) signal for help the moment incident
  occurs.
• Coastal radio station or fishery communication
  station are required to monitor and relay the
  distressed call to search and rescue center with
  minimum delay.
• Taipei Maritime Coordinate Center (MCC) is
  responsible for SART surveillance and coordinate
  among relevant rescue agencies.

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III. Problem Analysis

• Characteristic of passenger ship
• High-capacity, slow movement and highly risky.
• Has more bulkheads.
• Requires higher-standard safety equipment.
• Characteristic of Passenger ship disaster rescue
• Sea accidents are far away from land in large sea
  area.
• Sea accidents occur in a sudden, passenger are
  prone to panic, result in heavy casualty.
• Rough sea and bad weather make rescue at sea even
  more difficult.
• Oil spill pollutes the sea and endanger sea
  environment. Sea fire due to oil burning
  jeopardizes rescue mission and personnel.

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IV Policy Research and Suggestion

• Short-term goals
• -Revision of safety regulation on facility and
  equipments
• -Conduct seminar, workshop and rescue exercises
  
• Mid and long-term goals
• -Rejuvenate sea rescue manpower and equipment
• -Discuss and revise the relevant law
• -Retire unqualified passenger ship
• Hardware improvement
• Improve ship hardware design with high standard
  of structure and hull and multi-watertight holds
  design.
• All front revision on the standard and location
  of life jackets.

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IV Policy Research and Suggestion (2)

• The aspect of disaster prevention
• Risk factor reduction built into ship design.
• Use fire and smoke proof material with insulating
  property.
• Install water-spraying equipment to reduce smoke
  hazard.
• The aspect of rescue response
• Human always first.
• Build effective rescue infrastructure including
  food, searching boat and aircraft, control and
  command.

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IV Policy Research and Suggestion (3)

• Education and Safety Promotion
• Passenger ship safety propaganda
• Media promotionTV, Radio and newspapers.
• Navigation safety equipment displayHold public
  exhibition of life-saving equipment with
  instructor and live demo and free public trials.
• Conduct safety training seminar for boats
  operators and crew
• Case study of sea disaster and safety workshop.
• Training course includes life-saving, emergency
  evacuation on the passenger ship.

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V Establishment of Supervision/Inspection
Mechanism and Procedure

• We, relevant government agencies, do have a
  working standard operation procedure (SOP) to
  carry out sea rescue operation.
• Workload distribution and coordination
• -M.O.T.C. is the central administrative
  authority in charge of disaster prevention and
  sea rescue operation. It is also responsible
  for the supervision, coordination of all
  relevant government rescue agencies.
• -National Search and Rescue (SAR) Command
  Center
• is responsible for the command and coordination
  of provincial and civilian SAR parties.
• -Coast guard, Exe. Yuan provides rescue boat
  and personnel and emergency medical care.

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Float chart of Ship Safety Management and
Distress Signal receiving
Self Checking
Annual Inspection
Random Inspection
Occasional Inspection
Safety Management
Special Inspection
Supervision
Passenger ship
Coastal radio station?Maritime Coor. Cntr
?Fishery Comm. Radio, 118 line?Harbor bureau or
ship owner
Disaster Notification
Notification
MOTC Sea Rescue committee
coordination
Rescue Dispatching
Ship Near by
National Rescue Command Center Coast guard SAR
Coord. Cmmd Ctr. Ministry of Defense (mil.
vessel?aircraft) Ministry of Interior (Air
Police, Fire Man) Local Harbor Bureau
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VI Establishment of Supervision/Inspection
Mechanism and Procedure

• We should rely on the effective rescue process to
  minimize the loss when sea accident occurred.
  Every rescue member should familiar himself with
  the rescue skill operation to ensure a job well
  done. By integrating the power resource, we
  can meet the expected performance.
• All the unit should continuously discuss
  rectify the rescue work, and examine the
  liability of emergency response operation
  procedure by simulated exercise
• Regulate and publish the Rescue S.O.P. Exercise
  Plan of capsized passenger ship

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VI Establishment of Supervision/Inspection
Mechanism and Procedure (2)

• Supervision Inspection
• Each administration authority should do the ship
  survey well. If there is anything unsafe of the
  ship, they should ask the captain to rectify
  before sailing. Anyone violates the Ship Law
  relevant regulations should be punished.
• Ships owner Captain should be punished for
  cargo or passenger overloading?
• M.O.T.C. established ?The passenger ship
  Navigation Safety Supervision Inspection
  Team?to check the ships safety equipment?Muster
  List?Fire-fighting Evacuation Drill?

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VII Goals Vision

• To clarify the harm level by looking into every
  kind of disaster per the passenger ships feature
  rescue resource. Compile and publish the
  response countermeasure principle.
• To strengthen the S.A.R. ability. To equip the
  qualified equipments for members. To protect
  peoples life. To reduce the casualty.
• To install the accident preventing automatic
  system on every ship. Once the accident happens,
  it will start preventing process to eliminate the
  accident, reduce the casualty and treasure loss.

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The End

• Thank You
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