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Improving crew workload
Dorte Lomholt, Special Advisor,
Danish Maritime Authority
The role of the Danish Maritime Authority
• To promote health and safety on clean sea
AND
• to effectively strengthen the competitiveness and employment of the maritime industries.
To achieve this, better and less burdensome regulation is needed!
From where do the administrative burdens arise?
National27%
EU31%
IMO42%
Action needed on all levels
In Danish maritime regulation
Finding out where the shoe pinches - asking the seafarers and the land offices
• 796 Danish seafarers took part – among them 181 shipmasters
• 72 % of major Danish ship owners contributed
• 95 % of gross tonnage in the Danish merchant marine is covered
of working time spent on perceived administrative burdens
20 % 9 %
Seafarers Land offices
Seafarers burdensType of burden Evaluation area Average
share
Extent of
burden
Port- and pre-arrival documents
Very time consuming 13,7% Low
Very annoying 18,3% Medium
Inspections (incl. vetting)
Very time consuming 35,6% High
Very annoying 35,0% High
Drills Very time consuming 11,2% Low
Very annoying 10,6% Low
Internal quality assurance systems
Very time consuming 38,8% High
Very annoying 39,9% High
Handling of ISPS requirements
Very time consuming 21,3% Medium
Very annoying 39,9% High
Journals Very time consuming 15,0% Low
Very annoying 10,1% Low
"Paperwork in itself does not help me to
run a safe and efficient ship"
" I think we are at a tipping point… More paperwork might result in less safety"
"The last 10 years have seen a tremendous increase in the administrative side of the job"
Important messagesfrom seafarers (Masters)
Sometimes I think paperwork is more important than the actual quality of the ship and crew"
Seafarers feel they have no voice
"Many of us feel that we are the last link in the chain and cannot
feed enough back"
"Could we have more proper and efficient channels to deal
with unfit procedures?"
"What if we had a system to suggest adaptations and removal of inappropriate procedures?"
TO SEAFROM LAND
FROM SEATO LAND
Shipowners also have some issues
"Our world is complex – and we wish for fast and solid assistance from authorities to always be available"
"We respect national maritime authorities – but they can also give
us a hard time"
"A more thorough digitalisation of interactions with authorities would
help us"
"Too many flag state-specific rules are unnecessary "
"Often, we have to submit documentation that is not useful –
or requires too much time"
• Mechanisms (national, EU, IMO) to assess consequences when putting forward new procedures.
• Evaluation of existing regulation
• Less manual working procedures• More standardisation and digitalisation
• Better coordination, exchange and sharing of data– one stop-shop (inspections, ports, authorities)
The way forward?
Cutting red tape can be a gift in itself