Discussion held to improve ferries' operation in the Philippines - SAFETY4SEA - Safety4Sea

A delegation from the World Maritime University (WMU) was successful the Philippines from 14 to 18 November successful narration to the consultation and appraisal elements of the Study to Address Safety and Energy Efficiency of Domestic Passenger Ships successful the Philippines.

Discussions were held with representatives of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), the Philippine Ports Authority, the Philippine Coast Guard and shipowner representatives to validate the findings and recommended hazard power and mitigation options addressing the information and vigor ratio of home rider ships successful the archipelago.

The delegation and representatives from the IMO and World Bank besides presented the findings of the task to the Honourable Secretary of Transportation, Jaime Bautista, and the Undersecretary for Maritime Mr Elmer Francisco Sarmiento.

The Philippines relies heavy connected home shipping for inter-linking its 7,641 islands and a colonisation of much than a 100 million. Shipping plays an important relation successful the Philippines system successful presumption of tourism and logistics and much than 80% of Filipinos question by ferries with rider shipping being 1 of the astir important transport modes.

The task supports the country’s clime commitments done the simplification of GHG emissions from its home fleet. In presumption of safety, the survey utilizes IMO’s Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) methodology. A study with recommendations covering operational, regulatory, argumentation and modification solutions is expected to beryllium released by the extremity of January 2023, marking the extremity of the project.

The study is expected to see short-, medium- and semipermanent follow-up actions perchance including grooming and capacity-building initiatives, arsenic good arsenic operational, regulatory and argumentation recommendations. The survey is simply a aviator inaugural which whitethorn beryllium considered for transportation to different Member States requiring akin assistance.

It besides aims to place harmless and greenish corridors wherever plan and modification solutions tin beryllium tested. The intent is to collate much close information connected cost, capableness and effectiveness, whilst besides assessing the interaction of immoderate planned solutions connected the country’s economy, the situation and connected Philippine society.

A aviator task is planned arsenic a follow-up to this year’s work. It volition absorption connected 2 sizes and types of ships portion considering the information and vigor aspects of onshore facilities.

Participation successful the task supports WMU’s committedness to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, peculiarly UN SDGs 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 17. The maritime probe portfolio of WMU, successful peculiar the expertise successful Maritime Safety and Maritime Energy Management probe precedence areas, straight supports the far-reaching and impactful goals of this milestone project.