Transcript GHANA MARITIME AUTHORITY

MID YEAR REVIEW CONFERENCE
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has organized
this year’s Annual Sector Review conference
2010 at a ceremony at Koforidua on 22nd – 24th
September.
It was attended by representatives from all
agencies under the Ministry, including members
of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads
and Transport.
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Agencies under the MOT are:
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Ghana Maritime Authority
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
Ghana Shippers Authority
Regional Maritime University
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
Ghana Airports Company Limited
Ghana Railway Company Limited
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8. Ghana Railway Development Authority
9. Intercity STC Coaches Limited
10. Metro Mass Transit Limited
11. Government Technical Training Centre
12. Volta Lake Transport Company
13. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority
14. National Road Safety Commission
The following is the presentation
made by the GMA:
GHANA MARITIME
AUTHORITY
PRESENTATION
By:
I. P. Azuma
Director General
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION
INTRODUCTION
MISSION
OBJECTIVE
FUNCTIONS
TARGETS
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
SHORT TERM PLANS
CONSTRAINTS
INTRODUCTION
• The Ghana Maritime Authority was
established under Act 630 of 2002 and
charged with the responsibility of
monitoring, regulating and coordinating
activities in the maritime industry.
MISSION
• The Mission of the Authority is to ensure
the provision of safe, secure and efficient
shipping services and the protection of the
marine environment from ship source
pollution. It is also to oversee the training,
engagement and welfare of Ghanaian
Seafarers.
VISION
To ensure that the seas and inland waters of
Ghana are safe, clean, and secure and to
facilitate their use as an asset for Ghana’s
economic and social development
OBJECTIVE
• The objective of the Authority is to create a
harmonious and enabling environment
within the maritime industry which will
ensure the provision of safe, secure and
efficient shipping operations in the country.
FUNCTIONS
The Authority is mandated to perform the
following functions:
Implement the provisions of the Ghana
Shipping Act, 2003, (Act 645);
Ensure safety of navigation;
Fulfil flag state and port state
responsibilities in an effective and
efficient manner, having due regard to
international maritime conventions,
instruments and codes;
FUNCTIONS CONT’D
Deal with matters pertaining to maritime search
and rescue and coordinate the activities of the
Ghana Armed Forces, the Ports and Harbours
Authority and other relevant bodies during search
and rescue operations;
Regulate activities on shipping in the inland
waterways including the safety of navigation in
inland waterways;
Cause to be investigated maritime casualties and
take appropriate action;
Oversee matters pertaining to the training,
recruitment and welfare of Ghanaian seafarers
FUNCTIONS CONT’D
Plan, monitor and evaluate training programmes of
seafarers to ensure conformity with standards laid
down by international maritime conventions;
Ensure in collaboration with such other public
agencies and institutions as the Board may
determine the prevention of marine source
pollution protection of the marine environment and
response to marine environment incidents;
Pursue the ratification or accession and
implementation of international maritime
conventions, in conjunction with the appropriate
Ministry;
FUNCTIONS CONT’D
Assess the manpower needs of the maritime
sector for national planning purposes;
Liaise effectively with government agencies and
institutions that deal with maritime transport and
related transport matters for the purpose of
achieving harmony in the maritime industry;
Initiate research into national maritime transport
development for effective planning and
coordination;
Ensure an efficient, cost effective and orderly
provision of services in the shipping industry in
line with government policies;
FUNCTIONS CONT’D
Initiate action for the promotion,
establishment and development of private
shipping lines;
Advise on policies for the development and
maintenance of maritime infrastructure such
as ports and harbours in the country;
Advise the government on maritime matters
generally;
Regulate the activities of shipping agents,
freight forwarders and similar shipping
service providers.
MAJOR TARGETS
• Following the discovery of oil and the time
table set by Tullow Ghana to commence lifting
operations in the last quarter of 2010.
• the GMA this year set a number of targets
aimed at supporting Ghana’s oil and gas
development particularly with regard to the
GMA’S mandate on maritime safety, maritime
security and marine environment protection.
MAJOR TARGETS CON’T
These targets include:
• Ratification of relevant international maritime
instruments
• Establish a comprehensive legislation to
support Ghana’ emerging oil and gas sector
• Improve maritime security
-conduct security assessment on the FPSO
-ratify 2005 SUA Protocols
MAJOR TARGETS CON’T
- Prepare domestic legislation to give effect to
SUA Protocols
- Procure Vessel Traffic Management and
Information System(VTMIS)
• Seafarer employment programme
- Prepare regulations to license ship manning
agencies
-Establish a seafarer electronic data base
MAJOR TARGETS CON’T
- GMA to submit to voluntary audit by European
Maritime Safety Agency(EMSA)
• Maintain the Ghana Ship Register in an
effective manner
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
• RATIFICATION OF CONVENTIONS
The GMA through the MOT facilitated Ghana’s
accession of the following conventions:
A. 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention
of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Waste and
Other Matter (London Convention).
B. Convention on Oil Pollution,Preparedness,
Response and Cooperation(OPRC),1990.
C. International Convention on Maritime Search and
Rescue,1979
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
D. The Under listed Annexes to the International Convention on
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78)
• MARPOL Annex III – Regulations for the
Prevention of Pollution by harmful Substances
Carried by Sea in Packaged Form.
• MARPOL Annex IV – Regulation for the Prevention
of Pollution by Sewerage from Ships.
• MARPOL Annex V – Regulations for the Prevention
of Pollution by Garbage from Ships.
• MARPOL Annex VI – Regulation for the
Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Instruments of accession in respect of these
conventions have been deposited with the
IMO as required
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• The GMA has through the MOT have also
submitted Cabinet memoranda for the
accession of the following international
maritime conventions:
• Protocol of 2005 to the Convention on the
Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the
Safety of Maritime Navigation(SUA)
• Protocol of 2005 to the SUA Protocol relating
to Fixed Platform Located on the Continental
Shelf
• International Convention on Civil Liability for
Bunker Oil Pollution Damage,2001
• 1988 Protocol to the International Convention
on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),1974
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Improve maritime security:
• The safety and security of ships and port
facilities through effective implementation of
the Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004
continued to be a priority for the GMA.
• ISPS security audit have been carried out at the
ports of Tema and Takoradi. The audit report
has been sent to GPHA for implementation and
issuance of Certificate of compliance.
Improve maritime security (cont’d):
• ISPS security assessments have been carried
on FPSO Kwame Nkrumah by a Recognised
Security Organization (RSO) appointed by the
GMA. The recommendations contained in the
assessment report have been forwarded to
the operator (Tullow Ghana) for
implementation and issuance of certificate of
compliance.
Improve maritime security (cont’d):
The GMA through the MOT has obtained
Parliamentary approval for a loan facility
to procure the Vessel Traffic Management
Information Systems (VTMIS) to facilitate
surveillance of our coastal waters for
navigational safety, maritime security and
protection of the marine environment.
Area Control Centre/National Control
Center
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Legislation to support oil and gas:
• 7 pieces of legislation have been prepared by
the GMA to support the oil and gas sector.
These are:
• Ghana Maritime Security (Amendment) Bill
• Ghana Maritime Authority (Amendment ) Bill
• Ghana Maritime Authority(Maritime Safety
Fess and Charges )Regulations
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• Ghana Maritime Authority(Maritime Safety
Fees and Charges )Regulations
• Ghana Shipping (Protection of Offshore
Operations and Assets) Regulations
• Marine Pollution Bill
• Marine Pollution Prevention and Control
Regulations
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• Ghana Maritime Security (Amendment) Bill, 2010- to
extend the scope of application of this Act to cover
offshore oil or gas installations beyond the territorial
sea
• The amendment will extend the application of the
GMS Act to the whole area of Ghana’s maritime
jurisdiction.
• Incorporate audit and inspection provisions for
foreign-registered ships, MODUs and offshore
installations in Ghanaian waters
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Ghana Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2010:
• The GSA imposes restrictions on the trading of
foreign registered ships in Ghanaian waters by
preserving local trade to Ghanaian ships.
However, the current definition of Ghanaian
waters is limited to the 12 NM territorial sea.
• this amendment will extend the definition of
Ghanaian waters to include the waters within
the 500m safety zone generated automatically
around installations in the EEZ
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Ghana Maritime Authority (Amendment ) Bill:
• Many new challenges face the GMA in
developing capacity to support offshore oil
and gas development.
• Amendment will enhance the GMA’S role to
advise on policy guidelines not covered by the
Act e.g procedures for inspection, certification
of vessels and offshore installations to ensure
safety and protection of the marine
environment
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
CON’T
Ghana Maritime Authority(Maritime Safety
Fess and Charges )Regulations:
• This regulations will prescribe maritime safety
fees and charges on installations, ships,
pipelines, cables and other assets employed in
the maritime domain.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Ghana Shipping (Protection of Offshore
Operations and Assets) Regulations
• Offshore platforms and pipelines can be a
significant hazard to navigation
• Regulations will empower the establishment
of safety zones and protected areas around
the offshore installations and subsea pipelines
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Marine Pollution Bill:
• The Bill is intended to provide a legal
framework to prevent and control marine
source pollution in general by consolidating
the major International Marine Pollution
Conventions developed by the IMO.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Marine Pollution Prevention and Control
Regulations:
• This will provide rules for offshore installations
to prevent pollution of the marine
environment by substances used or produced
during offshore petroleum exploration and
exploitation
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Other initiatives:
• The GMA has prepared navigational safety
notices to advise mariners and the seafaring
community in the interest of safety to
maintain a safe distance of 5 Nautical miles
radius from the developments around the
Jubilee oil fields.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• GMA has made a proposal to IMO to establish
an Area To Be Avoided(ATBA) for the DWP, in
order to further enhance safety of navigation
and ensure security of vessels.
• The ATBA would alert mariners to, the
presence of the FPSO, and underwater well
heads.
• Additionally mariners will avoid interference
with terminal operations and the
manoeuvring of vessels at the terminal
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Seafarer Employment Programme
• The GMA in collaboration with the MOT, MESW
and with partnership from the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) embarked
upon a project to promote employment in the
maritime sector by creating an enabling
environment to enable Ghanaian seafarers to
access jobs in the international maritime
industry including the offshore oil and gas
sectors.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• As a first step a Sea Labour Supply
Committee(SLSC) was established with
representatives from relevant stakeholders as
NUS,RMU,GMNOA, GASMA, Labour Dept..
• The SLCP has finalized its report and it
recommendations are being implemented by
the GMA
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• GMA has prepared Regulations to license
recruitment agencies and their relations with
seafarers thereby giving effect to the provision
of the Ghana Shipping Act which makes it
mandatory for seafarers to be engaged
through licensed manning agents.
• Seafarer electronic data base has been
establish to facilitate online verification of
COC’S issued to seafarers by GMA. The data
base will also be used to support the SLSP
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Seafarer Examination and Certification
• Two examinations were conducted this year in
January and April.
• A total of 106 candidates comprising 52
engineer officers and 54 deck officers
registered for the exams
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• From January to June this year, a total of 2,025
certificates were issued to seafarers. The
details were as follows:
– Certificates of Proficiency
– Certificates of Competency
– Medical Certificates
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653
401
971
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• Seven (7) medical doctors were appointed by
the Authority to conduct seafarer medical
examinations at designated health centres in
Tema , Takoradi and Accra.
• The names of these medical officers have
been sent to the International Labour
Organization (ILO) to be put into a data base
as required by ILO Convention No 147.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Audit
• The GMA submitted itself to voluntary audit by
EMSA in Dec. 2009
• The purpose was to attest GMA’S compliance
with the requirements of the STCW Convention
as amended
• The audit will provide assurance to the (EU)
member states about the standards of
competence of seafarers issued with Ghanaian
COC’S
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• The Audit Report has been forwarded to the
RMSA inspectors for consideration of by
expert panel in Brussels
• A successful audit couple with the QMS being
implemented by the GMA will pave way for
the employment of Ghanaian seafarers to
work on board vessels of member countries of
the EU
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Port State Control (PSC):
• GMA conducts PSC inspections within the
framework of the Abuja Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) for PSC in the West and
Central African Sub region.
• GMA targets 15% of foreign vessels calling at
Ghanaian ports for PSC inspections.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• This is to ensure that the vessels are
seaworthy and their operations conforms
relevant international maritime instruments
on safety, security and protection of the
marine environment.
• In 2009 a total of 355 ships were inspected by
GMA Port State Control officers at the Ports of
Tema and Takoradi .
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS BY TYPE OF VESSELS
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
74
75
70
61
25
24
3
2
7
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
NUMBER OF INSPECTON
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
INSPECTION BY TONNAGE
5648
871
55869
2817 814
29601
12386
114211
38962
662804
TYPE OF VESSEL
GENERAL CARGO
517
TUG BOAT
REEFER
383295
1351647
TANKER
PASSENGER SHIP
167267
52896
BULK
RO-RO
CONTAINER
SUPPLY
SURVEY
239653
RESEARCH
CAR CARRIER
1632093
GAS TANKER
FISHING
SUPPORT
DRILL
LO-RO
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Inland waterways:
• The Authority is responsible for the enforcement
of safety measures on the inland waterways
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
The specific duties involved were:
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Boat surveys and inspections
Assignment of Loadline Marks
Boat Safety educational programmes
Enforcement of safety Measures
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Boat surveys and inspections:
• Transport boats operating on the Volta Lake
were surveyed and inspected to ensure that
they were lake worthy and carried appropriate
navigational safety devices such as lights, fire
extinguishers and life jackets.
• Boats were also marked with maximum load
lines to give an indication of their passenger
and cargo carrying capacities
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
The surveys and inspections were conducted at
four (4) boat centres . The details are given
below:
Kpando Torkor - 10
Dzemeni
- 10
Dambai
- 6
Kete Krachi
- 6
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Boat safety educational programmes:
• Training course for boat operators and
outboard motor mechanics was organized at
at six (6) boat centres namely, Dambai,
Dzemeni,KpandoTorkor,Kete Krachi, Tapa
Abotoasi and Yeji
• 692 boat operators and mechanics
participated in the programme
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Enforcement of safety:
• GMA enforce safety measures on the lake
through a detachment of Naval Task Force
• Currently there are 6 Naval Detachments
stationed along the Volta Lake and one(1) at
Half Assini (Jewi Wharf and Newtown Wharf).
The Volta Lake detachments are stationed at
Yeji, Dzemeni, Tapa Abotoase, Kete-Krachi,
Dambai and Kpando Torkor.
Naval Officers enforcing safety on the Volta Lake
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Efficiency and cost effective shipping services
• GMA is mandated to ensure efficient, cost
effective and orderly provision of shipping
services
• GMA has prepared legislation to regulate the
activities of shipping service providers
• The legislation is however yet to undergo
stakeholders discussions
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
Maintenance of Ghana’s Ship Register
• GMA is responsible for registering ships and
maintenance of the Ghana’s ship register
• Currently there are 421 ships on the Ghanaian
Register comprising the following:
Fishing Vessels
Cargo Vessels
Small Crafts
TOTAL
-
340
25
56
-
421
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE CON’T
• GMA conducts initial surveys on all ships
before they are place on the Register
• Annual statutory surveys are also conducted
to ensure that the ships are seaworthy while
they continue to be on the Register.
SHORT TERM PLANS
• Procure (3) patrol boats to enforce maritime
safety measures at sea and on the Volta Lake.
• Procure equipment for the issuance of
biometric seafarer identity documents as
required under ILO Convention No. 185
• Construction of passenger reception facilities
at major boat stations on the Volta Lake
• Construction of Jetties/landing facilities
Patrol Boat
PASSENGER RECEPTION FACILITY
Landing facility
CONSTRAINTS
• GMA,s main constraint is in the area of
funding:
- lack of office space to accommodate staff
- lack of logistics
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