Smit Salvage

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Emergency Towage Vessel Concept

• Smit Salvage

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Introduction

• The concept
• Emergency Towage Vessels to minimise the risk of
  accidents

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ETV Concept

• What is the main purpose of an ETV?
• First line of environmental defence of coastal
  sea areas
• Protection of the environment by assisting
  vessels in distress
• Secondary functions
• Assisting in search-and-rescue operations
• Surveillance operations (Sea Traffic Control,
  Customs, etc)
• Assisting in oil spill recovery operations
• Supporting underwater recovery operations

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SMITs capabilities

• World leader in salvage
• competent
• trustworthy
• SMIT dedicates time and money to environmental
  protection
• Research, Development and Innovation programmes
• POLREC/ROLS

• Hot-tap

• JLMD system

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SMITs capabilities (2)

• MME training programs for ETV personnel
• Will agree to team-up with local salvors
• Quick response ETV on 20 minutes notice
• Full co-operation with authorities
• Other advantages when working with a salvor
• Contact with the press
• Contacts with local authorities and governmental
  bodies
• Minimise the costs for hull underwriters
• Cargo interest

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Existing ETV systems with SMIT involvement

• Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• France
• South Africa

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Netherlands
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RWS and SMIT

• Salvage know-how of worlds major salvage
  organisation contractually integrated in
  ETV-concept for resolving even the most
  complicated incidents.
• Since 1995 under contract with Netherlands
  Coastguard.
• Present contract agreed until 2010.
• Concept is operating to full satisfaction of
  government

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United Kingdom
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MCA and Klyne Tugs/SMIT

• Salvage know-how of worlds major salvage
  organisation contractually integrated in
  ETV-concept for resolving even the most
  complicated incidents.
• Since 2002 under contract to Maritime Coastal
  Authorities.
• Present contract agreed until 2009.
• Concept is operating to full satisfaction of
  government

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Les Abeilles and SMIT

• Salvage know-how of worlds major salvage
  organisation contractually integrated in
  ETV-concept for resolving even the most
  complicated incidents.
• Since 2003 under contract with French authorities
• Present contract agreed until 2008 with 2 x 3
  years option
• Concept is operating to full satisfaction of
  government

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South Africa
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SAMSA and SMIT

• Salvage know-how of worlds major salvage
  organisation contractually integrated in
  ETV-concept for resolving even the most
  complicated incidents.
• Since 1972 under contract with South African
  government
• Contract has just been extended for five years
• Concept is operating to full satisfaction of
  government

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• 1973 South African Dept. of Transport concludes
  what was to become the worlds first Preventative
  Oil Pollution Service Agreement with S.A. Marine
  (the previous owner of what Smit purchased
  12/1999)
• Agreement provides for 2 large ocean going rescue
  tugs (Wolraad Woltemade Smit Amandla) and 5 oil
  pollution abatement vessels (Kuswags)
• Partnership between Government and Private
  Industry has since been used as a model by other
  countries who take the protection of the
  environment seriously, including The Netherlands,
  France, Germany, UK and USA
• 2003 Partnership still in place and going
  strong new contract recently awarded to Smit.

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Key Success Factors

• Years of experience
• Reliability of performance
• Successful operations
• Local Operation Local knowledge Network
• Globally recognised
• Multi-tasking/skill expertise
• Infrastructure
• Linked range of services
• Human assets
• Equipment

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Comparative Cost of Oil Spill Clean-ups
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South African Coast Tanker Incidents
_at_ 1,000 per tonne 4,600,000,000
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From the foregoing slides it is thus clear that
one major unprotected incident could by far
exceed the cost of providing the Oil Pollution
Prevention Tug Service in South Africa over the
last 26 years!
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Performance!
Number Type of Vessels/Aircraft salved since
1976 -
OVER 12,500,000 DWT OF SHIPS!
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What type of Organisation can provide
Environmental Protection Services?

• Specialist Marine Services type Company
• Expertise, equipment, deep pockets
• Highly responsive - 24/7/365
• Capable of handling national disasters
• Typically, the profile of a salvage company

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How this relates to Canada

• Specific ETV requirements have not yet been
  defined
• Number of vessels?
• Salvage equipment onboard?
• Interface with salvage organisation?
• Vessel characteristics e.g.
• maximum draught?
• bollard pull?
• speed?

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Secondary requirements for ETV Canada

• Vessel to be outfitted for underwater recovery
  operations?
• Vessel to be outfitted for oil spill clean-up
  operations?
• Vessel to be outfitted for surveillance work?
• Specific tasks for Canadian authorities?

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Possible interim solution for ETV Canada

• ETV Wolraad Woltemade
• Characteristics
• 26,200 HP
• 185 T Bollard Pull
• 19,600kW
• 21 knots / 39 km/h
• dedicated salvage equipment onboard
• full integration of Smits salvage capacities.

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ETV Wolraad Woltemade
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Costs

• Costs for full ETV-concept to be determined after
  answering open questions regarding
• vessel requirements
• equipment requirements
• Costs for possible interim solution
• Daily rate to be negotiated

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Next steps to definite solution

• Find interim solution
• Identify operational requirements
• Provide suitable vessel(s)
• Integrate vessel(s) into existing Canadian
  structure
• To train Canadian crews in one of the existing
  ETV concepts

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