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Expert Group Meeting on Improving Maritime Transport Safety in the ESCAP Region, Bangkok,2 September 2016

The Department of Marine Administration was established in 1930 and called Principle Port Officer -

• Office. Before the second world war, it was called

Nautical Advisor & Principal Port Officer , Merchant

• Department. In 1956, it was renamed Mercantile

Marine Department. Since 16th May 1972 , it is called the present name, the Department

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Marine Administration. History of Department of Marine Administration

The Department of Marine Administration composes of nine sub-divisions, and are as follows : - 1. Legal & Technical Standards Division 2. Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection Division 3. Nautical Division 4. Marine Engineering Division 5. Planning Division 6. Shipping Division 7. Seafarer Division 8. State & Region Offices Division( Upper Myanmar ) 9. State & Region Offices Division (Lower Myanmar )

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Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

Director

Department of Marine Administration

Legal & Technical Standards Division

Maritime Safety , Security and Environmental Protection Division

Nautical Division

Marine Engineering Division Planning Division Shipping Division Seafarer Division State & Region Offices Division ( Upper Myanmar ) State & Region Offices Division ( Lower Myanmar ) Director General Deputy Director General (Technical) Deputy Director General (Planning) Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director

The purposes of Maritime policy: -

• 1. To conform national ships standards, safe practices

and standard of competence required of its marine personnel.

• 2. To promote development of human resources, man-

power planning and optimum utilization of such man-power in the Maritime sector.

• 3. To improve the safety record of Myanmar registered

vessels.

• 4. To improve specific obligation to save lives in

distress at sea and protection of marine environment

Policy

The most vital functions of the Department of Marine Administration are those intended to ensure the safety of Life at Sea, Safety of Navigation and protection of the Marine

• Environment. In this connection the Primary Functions are

expected to take the form of –

• 1. Maritime legislation in Myanmar.
• 2. Maritime Advisory to Government Organization.
• 3. Focal Department for IMO & ASEAN concerning

Maritime Affairs

• 4. Conducting the Maritime Education & Training on

behalf of the Ministry of Transport &Communications

• 5. Evaluation, Certification and Verification for COC,

COP.

• 6. Ship Survey and Registration.

Functions

• 7. Marine Incident / Accident Investigation, Arbitration

and Report to the Governmental bodies.

• 8. Conducting Maritime Safety and Environmental

Protection in Myanmar.

• 9. Conducting Ship and Port Facility Security.
• 10. Conducting Port State, Flag State and Coastal State

in Myanmar .

• 11. Focal Department for Coast Guard Agency.
• 12. Controlling Myanmar Seafarer Contract, Article and

Disciplinary matters.

• 13. Controlling Myanmar Seafarer Recruitment and

placement Services Companies

• 14. Myanmar Seafarer Registration
• 15. Conducting Myanmar Coastal & Inland Water

Vessel Business Licensing .

• 16. Conducting Safety Training in Myanmar.

• UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS, 1982)
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

( SOLAS 74 )

• CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING

COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 ( COLREGS 72 )

• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON LOAD LINES, 1966 ( LL66 )
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF SHIPS, 1969

( TONNAGE 69 )

• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM

SHIPS, 1973/78 ( MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, II,III,IV,V )

• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARD OF TRAINING,CERTIFICATION

AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS, 1978 AS AMENDED IN 1995 AND 1997 ( STCW – 1978 AS AMENDED )

• CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACT AGAINST THE SAFETY

OF MARITIME NAVIGATION, 1988 ( SUA 1988 )

• PROTOCOL FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY

OF FIXED PLATFORMS LOCATED ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF, 1988 ( SUA PROTOCAL 1988) .

• MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (2006)
• CLC Convention.

Status of Myanmar accession to Conventions

• The Carriers Act (1865)
• The Myanmar Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (1925)
• The Bills of Lading Act (1856)
• The Myanmar Merchant Shipping Act (1923)
• The Myanmar Registration of Ships Act (1841)
• Contract of the Law on the navigation at sea (1952)
• Myanmar Coastal and Inland Water Transport License Law

(2015)

• Inland Vessels Law (2015)
• Multimodal Transport Law (2015)

Maritime Legislation in Myanmar

Inland Vessel Law was entered into force in Myanmar on 5th March 2015. Relevant Rules and Regulations under Inland Vessel Law are as follow:

• 1. Survey the ship and issuance of statutory Certificate.
• 2. Certificate of competency for Master, Engineer and

Drivers.

• 3. Ship building
• 4. Carriage of passenger and Cargo.
• 5. Prevention of Marine Pollution
• 6. Accident of investigation .
• 7. Permission for Foreign Flag vessel.
• 8. Punishment.

Inland Vessel Law (2015)

The Department of Marine Administration collaborates with Marine Police in maritime law enforcement. Marine Police was established on 28th June 2012 under Ministry of Home

• Affair. It was provided Safety Training by Department of

Marine Administration. Strength is about 600.Stations are as follows: 1. Yangon 2. Mandalay (River) 3. Pathein 4. Myeik 5. Sittwe 6. Kawthaung 7. Mekong (River)

Marine Police

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Yangon Sittwe Kyaukpyu Thandwe Pathein Maulamyaing Dawei Myeik Kawthaung

KAWTHAUNG DAWEI MYEIK MAWLAMYINE YANGON PATHEIN THANDWE KYAUKPYU SITTWE

River port River port

• More than 400 Ports

More than 400 Ports Coastal length Coastal length -

• Total 1930 km

Total 1930 km

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Domestic Passenger Ship plying Area

Domestic Passenger Ship

• 1. Safety rules and regulations for Inland Vessel not come out

yet

• 2. Outdated Myanmar Merchant Shipping Act
• 3. Need to development Safety regulation for the carriage of

dangerous petroleum

• 4. Lack of human resources such as Naval Architect, Ship

Designer

• 5. Lack of Infrastructure such as Shipyard, River Cargo parts

and passenger terminals

• 6. Lack of reporting procedure for data collection
• 7. Lack of Law Enforcement

Challenges

• 1. Rule and Regulation to be prepared as follow up to Inland

Vessel Law.

• 2. Rule and Regulation to be developed for the carriage of

dangerous petroleum by Oil barge.

• 3. Rule and Regulation to be prepared as follow up to Coastal

& Inland Transport Licensing Law.

• 4. Training ensure to be conducted for human resource

development in ship building sector of Inland Water Transport .

• 5. Initiative for implementation of SMS in Tourist Passenger

Vessel .

• 6. Organization of Ship Owner Association to actively

participate in development of River Transport.

Future Plan

Thank You