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Dodi --- eli aryani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Crew crunch reaching crisis point : Nov 26 - > Lloydslist > > Arthur Bowring : Real shortage is going to bite soon > THE maritime industry 'has no plan' to cope with the > shortage of trained and competent crew and officers > but has so far been spared the full effects of the > crewing crunch, a leading industry figure has > warned. > > Hong Kong Shipowners' Association managing director > Arthur Bowring told the opening session of the > SeaTrans Asia conference in Shanghai that the crew > shortage was a result of fleet growth in the past > three years which had outpaced desperate attempts to > plug the gaps, promoting junior officers and even > seeing training staff return to sea service. > > "How could we have predicted that so many units > would be added to the world fleet in three years > with almost no scrapping? Five years ago we were > wondering if there would be enough money to replace > the tanker fleet with double-hull ships by 2010 or > whether adding one yard in Korea might upset the > supply and demand balance," he said. > > Mr Bowring added there was "always the expectation > that we would muddle through because that's what we > do, but fleet growth has turned this onto a crisis". > The 'typical' reaction was to promote as many > seafarers as possible but this ran the risk of > bringing down far-reaching consequences on the > industry. > > "We have used up the buffer [of seafarers that could > be promoted] and the real shortage is going to bite > soon. Are we prepared? No. Do we have a plan? No. > And as a result we risk the direct threat of new > regulation." > > He said the immediate result would be 'big business' > for those selling fraudulent certificates of > competency and that 'poaching and promoting' would > continue as shipowners and managers struggled to > cover their commitments. > > "I don't see people discussing it. This is a crisis > situation and we have to manage it. You wouldn't run > a factory this way, you wouldn't run an airline this > way." > > Mr. Bowring said that by next year the crewing > crisis could be acute enough to prevent ships from > sailing but owners unprepared to risk losing charter > revenue might apply to their flag states for single > or multiple trip exemptions to operate without the > required complement. > > And he warned that pollution incidents or casualties > that found operational failures to blame might > encourage pressure groups to make the case for more > unilateral regulation, citing ships as a potential > threat to the environment. "Some large > containerships carry as much fuel as a small tanker. > If there is an incident which finds the certificates > were there but the crew was not, it could be an > excuse to retrofit double hulls to fuel tanks," he > said. > > Mr. Bowring said the industry would weather the > storm but should take steps now to avoid the > situation worsening by at least acting to retain > experienced crews. That meant improvements in pay > and conditions, more direct employment and the kind > of benefits that workers enjoyed by those ashore. > > "We need to re-package the maritime career and that > means pensions, direct employment and health > benefits. But these things are in our interest. We > shouldn't entrust our ships to people we don't > know." > > > > ________________________________________________________ > > Bergabunglah dengan orang-orang yang berwawasan, di > di bidang Anda! Kunjungi Yahoo! Answers saat ini > juga di http://id.answers.yahoo.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs JALESVEVA YAYAMAHE Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pelaut/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pelaut/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
