SURVEY ON MARITIME TRANSPORT SAFETY

Department of TransportationRepublic of the Philippines

Enrico C. Ferreenrico.ferre@dotc.gov.ph

19 December 2016

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION1. Introduction2. Safety Management Administration3. Passenger Ship Safety Management 

System4. Maritime casualties5. Search and Rescue6. Challenges, Current problems / issues

1.  Introduction• Philippines as a maritime nation• Geographically  it depends mainly on seaborne shipping to transfer people and goods among its 7,100 islands 

• Inter‐island shipping facilitates 98% of domestic inter‐island trade & passenger movement

• There area about 1,776 domestic shipping routes connecting the islands 

• Department of Transportation (DOTr) ‐ the primaryExecutive Agency involved in transportation policyformulation, regulation, and strategic plandevelopment and implementation.

Some of the agencies that are attached to the Department are as follows:• Philippine Ports Authority• Cebu Port Authority• Maritime Industry Authority• Philippine Coast Guard• Office of Transport Security• Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

DOTr Maritime Cluster

LinkagesOffice of TransportationSecurity

2. Safety management administration2.1  National maritime safety policy2.1a. Does your country set up a nation‐wide maritime safet

y policy including implementing time table and budget? Yes No

2.1b. What’s the cycle to update/set up policies? (   ) years

• Revised Philippine Merchant Marine Rules and Regulations (RPMMR) 1997   (original ver. 1976)• 2011‐2016 Medium‐Term Philippine Developme

nt Plan is updated every six years to cover the six‐year period of office each Administration

2. Safety management administration (cont.)2.2a. Describe your country’s maritime safety‐related organizations 

Name of the organization for prevention in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle:

( Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)   

Name of the organization for preparedness in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle:

(  PCG  Philippine Coast Guard                                  )

‐ Name of the organization for response in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle:

(  PCG   Philippine Coast Guard                                 )

Name of the organization for recovery in the 4 phases of disaster management cycle:

(  PCG   Philippine Coast Guard                                 ) 

2. Safety management administration (cont.)2.2  Maritime safety organization in the government

2.2b. Does your country have a maritime police (or coastguard) organization?  Yes No

2.2c. If you said ‘Yes,’ what’s the relationship between the maritime safety organization and the maritime police (or coastguard) organization?

Under the same ministry  Independent organizations under the same ministry  Independent organizations under different ministries 

Pursuant to RA 9993, the Philippine Coast Guard is mandated to enforce regulations in accordance with all relevant maritime international conventions, treaties or instruments of which the government is signatory and national laws The PCG undertakes the following functions: MARITIME SAFETY , MARITIME SECURITY, MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE AND MARITIME  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 

2. Safety management administration (cont)

2.3  Vessel inspection organization2.3a. Does your country have an authorized ship classification society (organization)? Yes No

Classification Societies recognized by MARINA(Domestic)

1) Filipino Vessels Classification System Association, Inc.2) Ocean Register of Shipping, Inc.3) Orient Register of Shipping, Inc.4) Philippine Register of Shipping, Inc.5) Philippine Register of Shipping, Inc.6) Shipping Classification Standards of the Philippines, Inc.

2. Safety management administration (cont)2.3  Vessel inspection organization (2)

2.3b. Classification Societies recognized by MARINA (Overseas)1) American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)2) Bureau of Veritas3) China Classification Society (CCS)4) Det Norske Veritas (DNV)5) Germanisher Lloyd (GL)6) Hellenic Register of Shipping (HRS)7) International Register of Shipping8) Korean Register of Shipping9) Korean Register of Shipping (Head Office)10)Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS)11)Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)12)Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)13)Philippine Register Shipping (PRS)

2. Safety management administration (cont.)2.4  Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

2.4a. How many places are VTS site in your country?  ( Four ) places• Manila Bay, Batangas Bay, Subic Bay and Tagoloan Bay 

(Mindanao Container Port)• The Philippine Ports Authority is planning to put up VTMS 

in four more of its ports.

2.4b. How many Vessel Traffic Control Officers (VTSO)?  (           ) persons• Manila VTMS – Nine (9) from PPA plus six (6) personnel 

from PCG;• Batangas VTMS – fifteen (15) operators, of which nine (9) 

are in Control Center and six (6) are in 3 radar stations located in different areas.

2. Safety management administration (cont)2.4  Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

2.4d. Is there any organization to monitor navigation of passenger ship, besides VTS? Yes NoNational Coast Watch Council, Philippine Coast Guard

2.4e. If you said ‘Yes,’ please describe the monitoring organization.1. (Executive Order No. 57 established a National Coast Watch System (NCWS) as a ce

ntral interagency mechanism for a coordinated and coherent approach in addressing maritime issues and maritime security operations towards enhancing governance in the country’s maritime domain. Under the NCW System, a National Coast Watch Council is formed serving as the central inter‐agency body which shall be in charge of formulating strategic direction and policy guidance for the NCWS. Likewise, a National Coast Watch Center was established. Headed by the Philippine Cost Guard, the Center shall implement and coordinate maritime security operations. 

2. The PCG, Navy, the PNP‐Maritime Group, Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Customs, National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Immigration, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are among the support agencies which shall provide manpower, equipment and material in support to the mandates of the NCWC. )   

3. Passenger ship safety management system3.1  Safety management system

3.1a. Is International Safety Management (ISM) Code or similar safety management system applied to domestic ships?  Yes No

3.1b. Is International Safety Management (ISM) Code or similar safety management system applied to domestic passenger ship? 

Yes No

3.2  Passenger ship inspection3.2a. Who is responsible for inspection of passenger ships in international 

voyage? Government official Classification society’s inspector Others ( )

3.2b. Who is responsible for inspection of passenger ships in domesticvoyage?

Government official Classification society’s inspector  Others  (                                              )

4. Maritime casualties4.1  Statistics of accidents in maritime shipping (During last 5 years) 

year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

TotalOceangoingDomestics 531 558 716 428 578

4.3  Statistics of casualties (During last 5 years)year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Death 40 63 297 197 306Injury

(survivors) 17,950 21,156 15,510 14,444 10,875

Missingpeople 318 486 278 105 213

5. Search and Rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) organization

6.1a. Name of SAR organization ( Philippine Coast Guard )

6.1b. Is the oil pollution response organization included in the government SAR organization?Yes No

6.1c.  Number of SAR teams:  ( ‐ ) persons

6.1d.  Number of SAR vessels: ( 8 ) ships

6.1e.  Number of SAR aircrafts: ( 2 ) airplanes( 2 ) helicopters

5. Search and Rescue (cont)

6.2 Statistics of rescued vessels (During last 5 years)Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Total 323 461 569 410 537

Passenger/ 

Cargo ship 323 461 569 410 537

6.3 Statistics of rescued people(During last 5 years)year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Total 10,993 16,450 8,386 13,376 4,942

Passenger 1,509 3,229 1,754 3,362 1,701Crew 12,502 19,679 10,140 16,738 6,643

6. Challenges / Other concerns 7.1 Three main factors considered to be current obstacles to thesafe operation of domestic passenger ship in the country.

1. non‐convention size ships and aged vessel fleet‐mostly acquired and operated ships are second‐hand vessels operating domestic routes ;

2. Inadequate maritime safety infrastructure,‐maritime aids to navigation (ATON) and maritimecommunications system ;

3. the country’s geographical location‐ visited by an average 19‐22 typhoons per year

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6. Challenges / Other concerns (cont.)7.2 Other issues relating to the development of domestic

passenger ships:

1. Need for Strict Implementation of Safety Standards of Vessel;2. Need to Improve the quality and competence of the Seafarers

that operate the vessels;3. Need for upgrading the maritime transport infrastructure (Like

ports and harbours, sea routes, communication systems, ATONSystems and Search and Rescue Equipment and Facilities) insupport of the activity;

4. low accession rate to existing IMO instruments/conventions;5. Need to establish a maritime database i.e., shared information

by and among maritime agencies

Thank you