representing responsible oil and chemical tanker owners worldwide

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• representing responsible oil and chemical tanker
  owners worldwide
• promoting Safer Ships, Cleaners Seas and Free
  Competition

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• strict membership criteria based on quality and
  performance

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The International Association of Independent
Tanker OwnersINTERTANKO today

• 245 (/-) Members
• 2,050 tankers
• 155 million dwt
• Average age 13.5 years
• 280(/-) Associate Members
• 25 Staff / 8 Consultants

Oslo
London
Singapore
Washington
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INTERTANKO Governance and Administration
Structure

• General meeting Annual
• Council 120 members
• Executive Committee 12 members
• Management Committee 5 members
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• 14 Committees
• 4 Panels

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INTERTANKO - Challenges

• Work Programme priorities
• Maintenance of credibility and integrity
• Members bottom lines

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• Approach to Issue Management
• Establish partnerships with other stakeholders
• Cooperate with other industry associations

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Chain of Responsibility
SHIPOWNER
CLASS SOCIETIES
CHARTERER

• Working with regulators and legislators

SHIPYARDS
CARGO OWNER
INSURERS
PORTS TERMINALS
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
FLAG STATES
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INTERTANKO Work Programme

• SAFETY/TECHNICAL Newbuilding standards,
  Initiatives with Classification, Air
  Emissions/Pollution, Bunker Quality, Safe Means
  of Access, Shuttle Tankers and more
• NAUTICAL OPERATIONAL Port Ship Security,
  Safe Transits, Pilotage, Piracy, Lifeboat Safety,
  Terminal Vetting, Ports of refuge
• SHIP VETTINGS INSPECTION Commercial, PSC,
  Multiple Inspections, EQUASIS
• ENVIRONMENTAL Ballast Water Management, TBT,
  Recycling, Reception Facilities, Tagging of Fuel
  and Cargo

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INTERTANKO Vetting

• Port State Control
• Appeals Process
• Naming the Charterer
• Multiple Inspections
• How to reduce the number of Inspections

• Commercial Vetting
• CDI/Sire Harmonization
• Common VPQ
• EQUASIS
• Updating Correction of owners details
• Effective close out of deficiencies

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Ballast Water Management

• Fourth major threat to worlds oceans
• 12 Billion tonnes per year
• 4,500 species at any one time
• Global problem requires international solution
• IMO Convention
• Must be ready by 2003

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INTERTANKO Work Programme

• COMMERCIAL Charter Party Terms, Late FD
  payments, Insurance,
• REGULATORY/LEGISLATIVE Pollution Liability
  (Oil and HNS), EU, USCG, EPA, MPA, others.
• INFORMATION PROVISION Website, Info centre
• SERVICE PROVISION Technical, nautical,
  environmental, legal, documentary, analatical,
  research, ports and terminals, workshops and
  seminars, etc.

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and theres more

• AIS/VDR
• Electronic Charts
• Port costs and incentives
• Cargo carriage and handling
• Anchoring, Mooring and Towing equipment
• Lightering
• Spill response and preparedness
• Protection of bunker tanks
• ISM and STCW
• And more .

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INTERTANKO Chemical Tanker Committee (formerly
Chemical Tanker Owners Advisory Group)

• Revision of MARPOL ANNEX II
• Revised Stripping Limits
• Oil like substances and deletion from Annex II
• Pollution Category revisions
• Nitrogen purging
• CDI developments

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INTERTANKO - LOBBY ISSUES

• Places of Refuge
• Marpol Annex VI
• Oil Spill Compensation / Environmental Liability
• Turkish Straits
• Reception Facilties
• MSDS

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Working together we can make a difference
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• Thank you
• www.intertanko.com