November 18, 2010, Vancouver WMD Seminar:
"Challenges for International Shipping in the Year of the Seafarer: Preparedness, Partnerships, and People" - Presentations

View the Seminar Brochure here.

Morning Session
Preparedness, Partnership & People
Chaired by Karen Purnell, Managing Director, ITOPF

• The Application of International Pollution Conventions in Canadian Waters (pdf) - by Alfred Popp, Administrator of the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund
• Industry/Government Co-operation and the Role of ITOPF in spill Response (pdf) - by Richard Johnson, Technical Director, ITOPF
• Tanker Standards and Best Practices (pdf) - by Peter Swift, Managing Director, INTERTANKO and David Cotterell, Director, OCIMF
• Proactive Environmental Initiatives from a Shipowner's Perspective - by Graham Westgarth, President, Teekay Marine Services
• Panel Session - Prevention and Response: Government & Industry Partnership (pdf) - by Donald Roussel, Director General, Marine Safety, Transport Canada; RADM James Watson, Deputy Commander, Atlantic Area and Defense Force East, USCG; Michael Broad, President, Shipping Federation of Canada; Alfred Popp, Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund; Vija Poruks, Assistant Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard
  

Afternoon Session
The Year of the Seafarer. Chaired by Donald Roussel,
Director General, Marine Safety, Transport Canada

• 2010 - The Year of the Seafarer (pdf) - by Jo Espinoza-Ferrey, Head of Policy & Planning Unit, Office of the Secretary General, IMO
• 'The role of NAMEPA' - by Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman NAMEPA
• The Threats & Realities of Piracy Worldwide (pdf) - by Phil Pascoe, General Counsel, OCIMF
• Protecting Seafarers' Rights (pdf) - Peter Lahay, National Coordinator, International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) / Kaity Arsoniadis-Stein, President & Secretary-General, International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada Inc. (ISAC)
• P&I Cover for Crew following an Incident (pdf) - by Colin Williams, Director, Steamship Mutual P&I Club
• Panel Session - Attracting and Retaining Quality Seafarers (pdf) - Chair: The Reverend Canon James Von Dreele, Executive Director, Seamen's Church Institute of Philadephia and South Jersey; Jo Espinoza-Ferrey, Head of Policy & Planning Unit, Office of the Secretary General, IMO; Naim Nazha, Director, Marine Personnel Standards and Pilotage, Marine Safety, Transport Canada; Capt. Stephen Brown, President, Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia; Howard Snaith, Marine Director, INTERTANKO