BPAC 2013

The Norwegian Coastal Administration

Helsinki 2013, Jan Magne Fosse

Key figures for the Norwegian pilotage service

2012

• Pilots 272 operating from 25 pilot stations

• 12 pilot apprentices

• 44 522 pilotage operations in 2012

• 1% lower then 2011

• Nearly all of the bookings via SafeSeaNet

• Annual turnover in 2012: 98.000.000 €

• 10% higher then 2011. 7% in NOK

• About 2700 valid PECs.

• Norway do not have any deep-sea pilotage service

Pec’sTotal 100.213•Pilot 44.522•PEC 53.328

Los om bord45 %

Dispensasjoner2 %

Seilas på farledsbevis

53 %

Lospliktige seilas pr desember 2012

• Government has appointed a committee to consider changes in the pilotage act. – which vessels should be

subject to compulsory pilotage

– Pec

– the impact of modern aid to navigation

– how should the pilotage service be organized?

Norwegian Public report (NOU)

NOU

• The chairman is a judge and politician from the Christian Democratic Party

• The ministry of fisheries and coastal affairs

• Shipowners' Associations

• Environmental authorities

• The coastal administration

• Port Authority

• Maritime Officer’s Association

• Norwegian Pilot’s Association

– the impact of modern aid to navigation

– which vessels should be subject to compulsory pilotage

– Pec– how should the pilotage

service be organized?

Norwegian Public report (NOU)

NOU - Pilotboat service

• Costs 26.000.000 €• Some boats costs more then

10.000 €/hour• The pilot provider must have

the opportunity to bay this service from private companies.

NOU

• The report will be delivered to the ministry of fisheries and coastal affairs the 10. of June.