Agenda

President’s Welcome

Capt. Alan Coghlan, President, IHMA & Harbour Master, Shannon Foynes, Ireland

Chairman’s Welcome

Capt. Pat Farnan, Chairman, IHMA Congress 2012 & Harbour Master and Operations Manager, Port of Cork Company, Ireland

Ministerial Address

Presentation to Minister

Official exhibition opening + morning tea

Keynote address

Session chair:

Capt. Pat Farnan, Chairman, IHMA Congress 2012 & Harbour Master, and Operations Manager, Port of Cork Company, Ireland

The challenges of a new harbour master in defining their role

• Finding a new place in a changing world: How has change re-defined the role of the harbour master and his organisation in the wider port community?
• Reconsidering the future: What’s ahead?

Ren J. de Vries, Chief Harbour Master, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Hobson’s choice: Attempting to balance commercial, recreational and residential interests on the River Thames

• The rising demands made on port infrastructure, regulations and resources by commercial, residential and recreational users causes friction
• Local conditions, such as past history, environmental, economic and political factors, compound this friction
• There is no single panacea, the solution lies in a compendium of several measures: Sound legislation and constant vigilance, backed up by impartial and consistent enforcement

Cmdr. David Phillips, Chief Harbour Master, Port of London Authority, United Kingdom

Continuous professional development: A case study for monitoring and enhancing the professional knowledge, skills and competencies of harbour masters

• The practical application of the UKHMA CPD scheme
• An appraisal of CPD from a user and administrator perspective

Peter Moth MNI, Secretary & CPD Administrator, UK Harbour Masters’ Association (UKHMA), United Kingdom

Networking lunch + exhibition visit

The Harbour Master as a System Manager

• The new reality of ports and the evolving role of the Harbour Master: The case of Port Metro Vancouver and the restructuration of the Harbour Masters department
• Adopting a holistic and integrated approach to port operations

Capt. Yoss Leclerc, Director Operations & Security and Harbour Master, Port Metro Vancouver, Canada

A safe and economic port is about identifying and managing risk

• Risk management techniques and tools to assist ports manage, reduce and mitigate risks
• The future role of Harbour Masters in emergency planning and response and resilience improvement
• Lessons from accident investigations and traffic-routing and control

Capt. Stephen Bligh, Director, Maritime Advisory Services Europe & North Africa, Det Norske Veritas, The Netherlands

Q&A summary session

Afternoon networking break + exhibition visit

Session chair:

Capt. Rufus Lekala, Chief Harbour Master, Port of Durban, Transnet National Ports Authority, South Africa

Maritime skills: A whole of industry issue

• The problem defined: Dispelling the myths
• Does the future require maritime skills? Do harbour masters and other shore based sectors of the industry require the maritime skills?
• The current solutions: Looking at the various industry solutions, maritime clusters and the alternative approach

Capt. Allan Gray, General Manager Port Operations/Harbour Master, Fremantle Ports, Australia

Harbour Masters Qualifications: Could the UK model become an international template?

• The philosophy and technical development process of developing specific qualification for Harbour Masters in the UK
• The suitability of the UK model for application on an international basis

Capt. Kevin Richardson, General Manager Port Operations/Harbour Master, Port of Dover & President, United Kingdom Harbour Masters Association, United Kingdom

Beyond skills development and managing a decline in marine expertise in a changing landscape: A South African perspective

• The rationale and benefits of developing a human capital strategy for port operations

Capt. Dennis Mqadi, Harbour Master, Port of Cape Town, Transnet National Ports Authority, South Africa

Modern maritime training through industry partnership

• NMCI’s business model and its adoption of a joint venture policy, with a focus on niche sector entry as an organic way to build its business
• Strategies to capitalise on investment and service the training needs of a developing maritime sector in a cost effective and sustainable manner
• Lessons from a change management environment

Conor Mowlds, Manager, NMCI Services, National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) & Managing Director, GAC Training& Service Solutions & Managing Director, SEFtec NMCI Offshore, Ireland

Q&A summary session

Congress Welcome Reception, Cobh Heritage Centre

Morning refreshments

Session chair:

Capt. Eric Atkinson, Vice President Australasia, IHMA

Legal aspects of the changing environmental constraints on port development and operations

• A review of the changing European regulations and directives that impact on those who enjoy European waterways for business and pleasure

John Wilde Crosbie, Barrister, Practitioner in Admiralty Law, Ireland

A case study: The Role of the Harbour Master in port management and development

• Harbour reform in New Zealand and the impact of applicable legislation
• Fragmentation of the harbour system, risk assessment and pilotage services   
• Examples of Shakespeare Bay and Waikawa Bay

Capt. Alex van Wijngaarden, Harbour Master, Marlborough District Council, New Zealand

English law provisions and adequacy

• Summary of British maritime acts and the applications of powers
• Responsibility and liability for Harbour Masters and harbour authorities
• Review of applicable cases in this new legal landscape

Capt. Francis Lansakara, Director, JMC Nautical PTE, Singapore

Morning networking break + exhibition visit

EHMC Safe Mooring Video ‘The Missing Link’ & IHMA Nautical Port Information

• The results of the IHMA workshop at Congress 2010 “Extreme weather conditions/safe mooring policy”
• Follow up IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) mooring standards
• The IHMA nautical port information standard worldwide accepted

Capt. Ben van Scherpenzeel, Project Leader, EHMC & IHMA, Director & Nautical Policies, Developments and Plans, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The governance of port services providers: Competency in towage operations

• The auditing of harbour towage providers within port safety management systems
• The proposed introduction of voluntary towage operations endorsements to Certificates of Competence  in the UK
• Effective training methods for tug masters and crews on ASD/ATD tugs
• Developing the tug master and pilot relationship

Capt. Andy Crawford MNI FITA, General Manager Simulation and Director, SeaWays Europe, United Kingdom

Q&A summary session

Networking lunch + exhibition visit

Session chair:

Capt. Dilip Abraham, Harbour Master, Victorian Regional Channels Authority, Australia

PRISE: Port River Information System Elbe

• Objectives and updates of PRISE: An information and integration platform to improve the efficiency of the entire process chain
• The overall process underlying this concept and its impact for Harbour Masters

Capt. Jrg Pollmann, Harbour Master, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany

Demonstration: Ghent-Terneuzen information tool

Capt. Dirk Vernaeve, Port Commander, Ghent Port Company AMPC, Belgium

Afternoon networking break + exhibition

SafePort: Evaluating a concept on Active-VTMIS

• Project objective
• Collaboration between Pilots, Masters and VTS
• Use of EGNOS in VTS slot management and close quarter manoeuvres

Steve Guest, Marketing and Sales Director, Kongsberg Norcontrol IT AS, Norway

Use of web-based decision support technology for InTransit Under Keel Clearance Management – Case Study: Torres Strait

• DUKC® SV: The next generation DUKC® system
• Continuing developments in optimising port accessibility and improving safety

Dr. Terry O’Brien OAM, Executive Director, OMC International, Australia
Peter O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, OMC International, Australia

Revitalising the port through improved work practices and continuous improvement

• Impact of changes in management structure and the transformation of marine services
• Safety and efficiency outcomes of recent marine services initiatives and programs

Capt. John Ellyett, General Manager

The role of technology in achieving the management of tomorrow’s ports

• An analysis of cost cutting, efficient and safe operations in tomorrow’s port
• The drivers expected for tomorrow’s port
• How does VTS and e-navigation reduce the human element costs?

Stephen Furness, Senior Business Development & Sales Manager, SIGNALIS, Germany

Q&A summary session

Exhibition Networking Drinks, Exhibition Hall

Morning refreshments

Session chair:

Capt. Alex van Wijngaarden, Harbour Master, Marlborough District Council, New Zealand

A user-focused approach to the provision of Aids to marine Navigation (AtoN) in confined waters

• Reviewing the user-requirements for AtoN in confined waters in the light of technological advances
• Innovative developments in the provision of AtoN and impact on efficiency and through-life costs
• Identifying AtoN equipment specifications

CDR John Ainger, Royal Navy, United Kingdom

Maximizing radar performance for safer, cleaner ports

• Overview of C-Sharper research and development project: Anticipated results versus actual processed results
• The use of VTS-radar systems for supplementary tasks, including security and oil spill detection

Andrew Liu, Sales Manager, Kongsberg Norcontrol IT, Singapore

Tackling the ROTOR tug simulation challenge

• Applications and advantages of the ROTOR tug simulator
• Details of case studies performed in the simulator centre

Jesper Hvolbl Nielsen, Sales Manager, Division for Maritime Industry, Force Technology, Denmark

Q&A summary session

Morning networking break + exhibition visit

Session chair:

Capt. Jrgen Wallroth, Harbour Master, Port of Gteborg, Sweden

The European Nautical Platform

• Overview and update of this information exchange initiative
• The benefits of increased stakeholder cooperation and mutual understanding between partners
• Improving operational reality by working towards self organisation rather than regulation

Capt. Andreas Mai, Harbour Master, Ports of Bremerhaven and Bremen, Germany

IHMA’s Development Target: Towards an association with a professional standing, more relevant to the maritime community & to the members, with more members’ involvement

Capt. Jaap Lems, IHMA Development Officer, The Netherlands

Navigating health, safety and corporate liability in the new commercial landscape

• How’s accountable and to whom?
• Lessons from other industries, including a review of the Hatfield rail crash
• Corporate and individual responsibility
• Proposed changes to legislation in Ireland and international trends
   

Networking lunch + exhibition visit

The status of Harbour Masters for maritime safety improvement in the ROPME sea area

• Existent maritime co-operation between the eight coastal States of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)
• Future requirements for maritime safety improvement in the area

Hossein Talebnezhad, Port Safety Officer, Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO), Iran

Managing dangerous cargoes across South Africa

• South African Harbour Master’s challenging decision making for dangerous cargoes
• Developing standards and procedures for South African ports, based on both the international requirements and the actual cargoes the ports handle

John Riding, Managing Director, Marico Marine Group, New Zealand

Q&A summary session

Afternoon networking break + exhibition visit

Workshop: Port planning
Parallel workshops will be facilitated by:

Capt. Hugh Conlon, Assistant Harbour Master, Shannon Foynes Port Company, Ireland
Capt. Jan Prince, Senior Project Manager, Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Capt. David Shennan, Principal, North & Trew Marine Consultancy, Australia
Capt. Dirk Vernaeve, Port Commander, Ghent Port Company AMPC, Belgium

Workshop summary

Launch of the revised edition of The Work of the Harbour Master The Nautical Institute, United Kingdom

Official Congress Dinner, Clarion Hotel Cork City

Morning refreshments

Session chair:

Capt. Saleem Al Mabsly, Harbour Master, Port Sultan Qaboos, Sultanate of Oman

Port of Rouen access improvement: A necessity for the port in order to have a future

• The economic, environmental and technical factors and solutions for deepening the river Seine
• The role of the Harbour Master in the design and decision process

Pascal Guillaume, Projects Manager, Harbourmaster Department, Port of Marseille, France
Afra Khodabakhshi, Postgraduate Student, Maritime Commercial Management, Vestfold University College, Norway

Technical innovation in VTS, pilotage and chart display systems as a way of improving safety and efficiency and mitigating the negative effects of the decline of nautical expertise in the ports industry

• Technological advances in VTS, pilotage and chart display technologies
• Future technical progress and its potential to efficiently address the shortcomings of current systems
• The promise of upcoming technologies to address the decline of nautical expertise, and the lack of interest from younger workforce generations, in the port and shipping industry

Dr. Rafal Goralski, Director of Technology, GeoVS, United Kingdom

Measuring the performance of the port between hope and reality

• Developing a customised approach to indicators of port performance, forecast development and set targets in port sector projects
• Suitable methods to both governmental and private ports

Prof. Akram Mohamed Hassan Elentably, Coordinator of Ports and Maritime Transport, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia

Morning networking break + exhibition visit

IHMA OGM

Hosted at the Port of Cork Company’s Headquarters at Custom House Quay, Cork

Lunch

Free afternoon to enjoy Cork and its surrounds