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NEWS IN BRIEF Seafarers overlooked, says Paddy Maritime Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says people are in danger of forgetting the crucial role of sailors in maintaining the Australian economy. Speaking on the International Day of the Seafarer, Mr Crumlin also criticised the federal government for its approach to the sector. “Without seafarers, Australia’s economy and society would collapse overnight,” Mr Crumlin said. “These are the men and women who sacrifice time with family and friends to move Australia’s exports, supplying the country with fuel and commodities, and ensure the overwhelming majority of everyday products are available to the community. “All too often, the public and even politicians forget that this small band of dedicated seafarers are responsible for keeping our island national operating.” Mr Crumlin said the International Day of the Seafarer was also a call to action to halt the continued loss of Australian flag vessels under Coalition governments. Michael Harvey Prepare for change in pilot transfers Legislative change can be expected to impact that the hoist operation point is going transfer procedures for pilots boarding big to occur.” ships, an industry analyst believes. Mr Vanderbeek said it was “only going Ian Vanderbeek from Aviator Group said to be a matter of time” before legislation suggested legislative intervention in this started to catch up in this area. area was “the elephant in the room”. “If someone comes off the pilot ladder “The last two decades has really seen the and is injured or dies as a result and the emergence of pilot transfer by hoist… widely coroner gets involved, there are going to be used in Europe and South Africa,” he said. some pretty hard questions starting to be “[Hoist transfer] is slowly becoming more asked,” he said. prevalent and we are seeing more and more He was questioned by a representative ports starting look at it and to adapt it.” of Australian Marine Pilots who indicated Mr Vanderbeek said there had been he had not experienced transfers as seen increased scrutiny around safety and used shown on video and also asked who of some videos to demonstrate risky boarding ports, shipping lines or others would be scenarios using ladders. required to pay for a new transfer regime. “By comparison helicopter transfers are “I don’t think it just applied to somewhat more controlled… Transfer by helicopters, I think it is anything to do helicopter always involves three pilots – the with port services or port infrastructure,” helicopter pilot, the marine pilot and the Mr Vanderbeek responded. air crew officer,” he said. Mr Vanderbeek spoke at the Australian “The difference with the helicopter is… Ports Business and Operations Conference all three need to agree on what point it is in Townsville, organised by Ports Australia. OUTGOING VRCA CHIEF REFLECTS ON TIME AT THE HELM Outgoing Victorian Regional Channels Authority chief executive Michael Harvey says an increased focus on safe navigation at Geelong is a legacy of his time at the helm. Mr Harvey, a former Rio Tinto executive, confirmed his VRCA retirement from July 31. It marks a period of change for the organisation, with long-serving harbour master Captain Dilip Abraham not having his contract renewed in May. “Having led a transformation of the business for the last two-and-a-halfyears, the time is right for me to step down and for somebody to take the organisation through the next stage of its evolution,” Mr Harvey said. Mr Harvey said key achievements were an increased focus on safe navigation, including bringing marine controls in-house (they were previously contracted out). “The fact that we have looked at how we can improve safe navigation in the port waters that we manage and the projects that we’ve initiated to invest in new assets and new technology to assist us in being able to do that,” he said. “A month ago we moved into new offices in North Geelong overlooking the channels and the marine controllers for the Port of Geelong sit right next to me in the office.” Mr Harvey defended the move to change harbour masters. “The former harbour master’s contract expired and I felt it the time to get a fresh set of eyes on the challenges that we face.” Image supplied; Keith Michael Taylor 10 August <strong>2019</strong> thedcn.com.au
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