Pilotage in Finland BPAC Bergen 18 May 2017 Jukka Tuomaala Special - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pilotage in Finland BPAC Bergen 18 May 2017 Jukka Tuomaala Special Adviser Responsible traffic. Bravely together.

Facts & Figures Record of number of Pilotages 40000 36466 36208 35000 29381 25939 26848 27848 30000 25703 25472 23996 23461 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 y 2007 y 2008 y 2009 y 2010 y 2011 y 2012 y 2013 y 2014 y 2015 y 2016 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 2

Facts & Figures Record of Piloted miles 800000 722878 705785 700000 580049 574229 600000 509700 488809 480462 476330 500000 459651 439519 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 y y y y y y y y y y 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 3

Valid Pilot licences, PEC’s & Exemptions 900 891 887 872 800 840 805 736 700 763 743 661 600 Pilot LIC 500 483 PEC EXMPT 400 366 360 331 342 325 306 300 320 247 301 252 286 186 220 200 237 163 237 125 100 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 4

Pilot licences, PECs & Exemptions year 2016 • Trafi has issued during the year 2016: • 19 new pilot licenses • 82 pilot licenses renewed • New fairway has been added to 7 pilot licences • 85 new PECs • 121 PECs renewed • New fairway has been added to 15 PECs • 34 new Exemptions • 4 exemptions renewed 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 5

Legislation exercise • Revision of Pilotage act (940/2003) and New Government Decree on Pilotage (1385/2016) : • New legislation came into effect 1.1.2017 • Work included amendments into Vessel Traffic Service act (623/2005) • Took abt. 2,5 years • First round of comments Nov/Dec. 2015 • Second round of comments in March/April 2016 • Still large number of comments with conflicting views • Further work carried out by Ministry of Transport and Communications together with Trafi 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 6

Main Changes 1 • Removed ship’s draft (4,5m) as a trigger for pilotage • Other triggers being length 70m and breadth 14m, the draft was not seen very significant limitation: • Studied all vessel calls into Finnish ports and the dimensions of the calling vessels for one year period • Studied dimensions of vessels in the Register of Ships • Of cargo vessels, length/ breadth limit was reached before the draft limit • Small amount of Tugboats were within the other dimensions and exeeded the draft 4,5m 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 7

Main changes 2 • Facilitation of bunker services, (especially LNG) • Tankers under 90m of length, carrying Gas or MGO are now possible to be exempted from compolsory pilotage by PECs • Previously the dangerous cargo triggered the pilotage • Precondition is double hull • No excemptions were possible • Precondition is that both the Master and Mate have PEC 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 8

Main changes 3 • Icebreakers are liberated from compolsory pilotage • Up to now they have operated by excemptions • From now on no excemption certificate is required • Icebreaker is a vessel which has contract with Transport Agency for icebreaking services • The Transport Agency has a possibility by contract to require any familiarization or training and experience • Tugboat with Tow of total length of max. 50m + 110m are liberated from the compolsory pilotage • Prerequisite is that the Tug is fitted with A – class AIS device messaging that the tow is under way • Up to now they have mainly operated by excemptions 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 9

Main changes 4 • Training and examinations • Provisions of the requirements for training institute • STCW – audited • Nominated personnel for pilot training, familiar with pilotage • Written curriculum covering the requirements of the provisions • Suitable simulator with related software and up to date simulated fairways and ship models • Suitable facilities and quality management system • No regulated prices anymore • Trafi evaluates whether the training organizer fullfils the requirements for approval of the training provider • Inspections may be executed any time 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 10

Main changes 5 • Handbook for pilotage • Required of pilotage operator and VTS (amended provision) • For ensuring operational uniformity and actions in accidents and states of emergency • Descriptions of procedures and communication • For enchancing cooperation between pilots and VTS • Description of cooperation between different authorities • Trafi has general duty to oversee pilotage 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 11

Main changes 6 • Registers, fairways, pilot boarding, exemtions • Trafi issues degree of pilot boarding places and fairways where the pilotage is compolsory • Trafi keeps register of issued certificates • VTS – Trafi information exchange abt. valid certificates (electronic means) • Trafi may issue exemptions for: • Weather/Ice conditions, environmental emergencies, exercises, competitions/races, fairway contruction projects, surveys, cable laying or similar operations, special transport operation (tow), especial services in archipelago 18.5.2017 Finnish Transport Safety Agency 12

Thank you Questions? Finnish Transport Safety Agency Kumpulantie 9, 00520 Helsinki PO Box 320, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland Telephone +358 29 534 5000 Responsible traffic. www.trafi.fi Bravely together.