Lessons from Papua New Guinea : Vessel Design + A Model for Operational

Improvements

FERRY SAFETY + TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE New York City, 16 – 17 April 2015

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S"cking    with  the  past………..  

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Normal methods used for transportation of passengers and cargo in many Pacific Island countries

CONTENTS   Introduction :  constraints  to  development  of  safer  ferry  operations  

  Significance  of  a  safe  and  affordable  design     Resources  for  ongoing  maintenance     PNG  perspective  –  Moving  forward  after  “Rabaul    Queen”  

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS   Developing  good  safety  standards  for  domestic  /  coastal  ferries;  

  Focus  on  better  maritime  training  and  education  amongst  seafarers;  

   (a)  Role  of  ship  owners,        (b)  introduction  of  ISM;      (c)  establishment  of  Admiralty  law      Lack  of  technical  expertise  in  the  maritime  sector    

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Ferry  Design  and  type  suitability   Rabaul  Queen  –  was  the  vessel  suitable  for  the  trade?     Ongoing  maintenance  and  availability  of  repair  facilities  

  World  Ferry  Safety  Association  sponsored  “Safe  and  Affordable  Ferries”  for  developing  nations  

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Student design competition for a “safe and affordable” ferry for developing nations

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  2013 – Bangladeshi riverine transport (launches)

  2014 – Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)

Designs  from  2014  compe::on  

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Papua  New  Guinea    Country PROFILE

Location

Government Head of State Currency

Provinces

Languages Spoken

Population

GDP

Prime Minister

20 Provinces including the National Capital District

848 Languages plus 3 main languages; English, Hiri Motu & Tok Pisin

USD 19.96 Billion (2014)

7.321 million people (2013 Census)

Oceania group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia. Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

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PNG Kina

Often referred to as THE LAND OF THE UNEXPECTED, Papua New Guinea has…

 Sea  area  of  2.4  million  square  kilometers.     Inland  waterways  total  area  of  9,980  square  kilometers.         Total  coastline  is  5,152  M  kilometers.     Maritime  claims:  Measured  from  claimed  archipelagic  baselines  

   

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 Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation (sea shelf)

 2.3 million square kilometres of ocean, making it one of

the largest fishing zones in the Pacific.  17,000 million hectares of coral reefs.  Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

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 PNG perspective – Moving forward after “Rabaul Queen”     IMO’s initiative – 2012 Suva Action Plan  

 Procurement of newer passenger ferries –suitable designs;  

 Educating operators and promoting safety culture;  Development of robust national legislation  An effective harmonious relationships between

parties; and,  

 Establishment of strong SAR capability to SAVE LIVES !

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PNG Ferry M.V. CHEBU    

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PNG Ferry M.V. CHEBU

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PNG Ferry M.V. CHEBU – General Particulars

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Papua New Guinea!

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