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A reflection on the UK maritime sector Alan Massey former Chief Executive of the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency Some brief factoids Ships deliver 90% of world trade - UK 95% Maritime brings UK 14.5bn;186,000 jobs World

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A reflection on the UK maritime sector

Alan Massey former Chief Executive of the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency

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Some brief factoids…

  • Ships deliver 90% of world trade - UK 95%
  • Maritime brings UK £14.5bn;186,000 jobs
  • World maritime trade growing by 3.8%pa
  • …which would double volumes by 2036
  • World tonnage up 3.3% in 2017 to 1.2bn
  • 90% of shipbuilding in China, Japan, RoK
  • Dry cargo growing briskly – ‘wet’ less so
  • Container shipping profited $7bn in 2017
  • 3 Alliances = 93% capacity on E-W routes
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Some global trends….

  • Freight rates are still volatile (and low)
  • Ships remain in oversupply
  • Ports pressurised to adapt and compete
  • Welfare better (MLC, ILO 188), but patchy
  • Autonomy & efficiency may risk sea jobs
  • Environment brings huge challenges
  • Regulation lags technology & innovation…
  • ..yet safety standards generally improving
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Seafarers – 2017 statistics

  • 1.65m seafarers globally
  • 23,670 active UK seafarers (1.43%):stable
  • (excl. RN (25k), fishing (12k), workboats)
  • 9,830 ratings (up 11% from 2016)
  • 10,600 officers, 1,830 cadets, 1,500 uncert
  • 14,480 UK holding MCA certificates (all)
  • 14,300 non-UK hold MCA CoCs
  • 9,250 MCA CECs held (13,000 in 2009)
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What is the MCA for?

  • Runs UK ship & seafarer register
  • Promotes, regulates and enforces

maritime safety in UK waters

  • Deals with maritime emergencies,

including pollution

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MCA: the 2010 to-do list…

  • Modernise HM Coastguard
  • Take over all UK airborne SAR
  • Transform survey and inspection functions
  • Double the tonnage on the UK Flag
  • Improve stakeholder relationships
  • A safer and healthier maritime workforce
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Her Majesty’s Coastguard

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HMCG Incidents and Volunteer Callouts

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  • 19 MRCCs, each covering

a specific area

  • Limited resilience

between ’paired’ MRCCs (operational picture and comms).

  • But beyond pairings,

connectivity and support were extremely limited

Rescue Coordination then (2012)

MRCC 24*7 (31) MRCC 24*7 (23) MRCC 24*7 (31) MRCC 24*7 (23) MRCC 24*7 (34) MRCC 24*7 (27) MRCC 24*7 (20) MRCC 24*7 (23) MRCC 24*7 (29) MRCC 24*7 (23) MRCC 24*7 (23) MRCC 24*7 (25) MRCC 24*7 (21) MRCC 24*7 (29) MRCC 24*7 (25) MRCC 24*7 (28) MRCC 24*7 (25) MRCC 24*7 (25) 6

Stornoway Aberdeen Forth Shetland Clyde Belfast Holyhead Liverpool Humber Milford Haven Swansea Falmouth Brixham Portland Solent Yarmouth Thames Dover London

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Drivers for Change

  • 1970s structure and organisation
  • Ageing ICT systems and workforce
  • Inefficient use of manpower
  • Limited resilience (only between ‘paired’ stations)
  • Very limited capability to distribute workload
  • Fragmented areas of responsibility
  • No common recognised UK operational picture
  • Inadequate arrangements for senior incident C2
  • Poor exploitation of information across Govt agencies
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This is the event workload at a different MRCC, with the same staffing, skills and resources, for the same year

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  • National Maritime Ops

Centre (NMOC): Fareham

  • Coastguard Ops Centres

(CGOCs): Shetland, Aberdeen, Humber, Dover, Falmouth, Milford, Holyhead, Belfast, Stornoway and London –

  • ne single network
  • Dual-system resilience
  • Back-up site for NMOC at

Dover

MRSC 24*7 (23) MRSC 24*7 (23) 6 MRSC 24*7 (23) MRSC 24*7 (23) MRSC 24*7 (23) MRSC 24*7 (23) MRSC 24*7 (23) (28) MRSC 24*7 MRSC 24*7 (23) MOC 24*7 (96)

Stornoway Aberdeen Shetland Belfast Holyhead Humber Milford Haven Falmouth Dover London

Rescue Coordination – now

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CGOC CGOC CGOC CGOC CGOC NMOC CGOC CGOC CGOC CGOC

Single Presentation All Resources available to all Operators

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HMCG Helicopter Tasks

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% Helicopter Tasks

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  • Search and Rescue
  • Pollution Response
  • Vessel Traffic Management
  • Maritime Safety
  • Accident and Disaster

Response

  • Maritime Security
  • Customs
  • Border Control
  • Fisheries Control
  • Law Enforcement

Coastguard Functions

Yes No

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UK Ship Register

  • c.1,340 Large Merchant Ships, 16.3m GT
  • 12th largest fleet in World, 5th in Europe
  • 5,750 Fishing Vessels
  • 65,000 Other Small Vessels
  • 8,000 UK Seafarer Certificates pa
  • 5,000 Foreign Seafarer Certificates pa
  • MCA leads the ‘Red Ensign Group’ at IMO
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UK Ship Register 2001-18

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Why Flag with the UK?

  • High quality standards
  • Prestige and reputation
  • Depth of expertise (DfT and MCA)
  • Government backup
  • Royal Navy protection
  • Improving service
  • = keeps you trading
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The largest tonnage-contributing owner on the UK flag is Frenc

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Don’t knock it!....

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An estimated 19,000 UK seafarers work in the large yacht industry

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Why not?

  • Cost (Tax, NI, Equality Act, Training oblig)
  • Eligibility
  • Gold-plating of regulations
  • Slow, inflexible, unresponsive service
  • Inconsistency of standards and decisions
  • Political risk
  • = not an easy ride
  • ...and then add Brexit
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UK PCZ

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AIS Data by permission of the UK MCA

2 weeks AIS traffic 6th to 20th Feb 2011

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MSC FLAMINIA – Jul 2012

(51 days)

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UK Merchant and Fishing Safety 2011-2017

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Fishing vessel losses 2010-2017

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CREW PROVISIONS ROOM – JUST A FEW ROTTEN CABBAGES

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RESCUE BOAT MOUNTING BRACKET SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. RENDERING THE RESCUE BOAT USELESS

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Diving incidents/deaths

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Beachy Head

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Animal Rescues

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So, in a nutshell...

  • The UK’s maritime interests remain huge
  • Trade is increasing: the seas are busier,

more congested, and potentially riskier

  • Accidents happen; poor behaviours

persist; the safety picture is unbalanced

  • The environment will drive major change
  • Seafarers deserve attention and a fair deal
  • Good regulation and stewardship of the

seas & shipping are more vital than ever

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New garden sheds everywhere, in Worthing…

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