SEMINAR PROGRAM - World Maritime Day

CHALLENGES 

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INTERNATIONAL 

SHIPPING 

IN THE YEAR OF THE 

SEAFARER 

Preparedness, Partnerships and People 

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Speaker Biographies and Participant's List

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8:30– 9:00 

9:00– 9:10 

Registration & Coffee 

Welcome 

Bjorn Moller, President & CEO, Teekay Corporation 

9:10– 9:20 Opening Speech 

Vija Poruks, Assistant Commissioner, 

Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific 

M O R N I N G S E S S I O N 

Preparedness, Partnership & People 

Chaired by Karen Purnell, Managing Director, ITOPF 

9:30– 9:55 

9:55–10:20 

10:20–10:50 

10:50–11:15 

11:15–11:40 

11:45–12:45 

The Application of International Pollution Conventions 

in Canadian Waters 

Alfred Popp, Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund 

Industry/Government Co-operation 

and the Role of ITOPF in spill Response. 

Richard Johnson, Technical Director, ITOPF 

B R E A K 

Tanker Standards and Best Practices 

Peter Swift, Managing Director, INTERTANKO/David Cotterell, Director, 

OCIMF 

Proactive Environmental Initiatives from a Shipowner’s Perspective. 

Graham Westgarth, President, Teekay Marine Services 

Panel Session – Prevention and Response: 

Government & Industry Partnership 

Chair: 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

12 : 4 5 - 13 : 4 5 L U N C H 

A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N 

The Year of the Seafarer. Chaired by Donald Roussel, 

Director General, Marine Safety, Transport Canada 

13:45 – 14:00 

14:00 – 14:25 

14:25 – 14:50 

14:50 – 15:20 

15:20 – 15:45 

15:45 – 16:10 

16:10 – 17:10 

17:10 –17:30 

17:30 – 19:30 

2010 – The Year of the Seafarer 

Jo Espinoza-Ferrey, Head of Policy & Planning Unit, Office of the 

Secretary General, IMO 

‘The role of NAMEPA’ 

Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman NAMEPA 

The Threats & Realities of Piracy Worldwide 

Phil Pascoe, General Counsel, OCIMF 

B R E A K 

Protecting Seafarers’ Rights 

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 

Colin Williams, Director, Steamship Mutual P&I Club 

Panel session – Attracting and Retaining Quality Seafarers 

Chair: The Reverend Canon James Von Dreele, Executive 

Director, Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia 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 

Closing comments 

Karen Purnell, Managing Director, ITOPF 

Cocktail Reception 

Kindly hosted by

BIOGRAPHIES AND 

ABSTRACTS FOR SPEAKERS 

DR. KAREN PURNELL 

Managing Director, ITOPF 

Karen Purnell is a chartered chemist and a 

member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 

Prior to joining ITOPF in 1994 she was a 

Project Manager involved in nuclear/toxic 

waste management and environmental 

remediation. She was promoted to Managing 

Director in May 2009. 

ALFRED POPP 

QC, Administrator of the 

Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund 

Has enjoyed a long career as a successful 

lawyer, most of it devoted to the development 

of Canadian and international maritime law. 

He joined the public service of Canada in 1970. 

In 1975 he joined the Canadian delegation 

to the Legal Committee of the International 

Maritime Organization (IMO), becoming its 

chairman in 1993, a position that he held 

until his retirement from the public service in 

2005. In his years as chairman, he also chaired 

several diplomatic conferences leading to 

the adoption of a number of international 

conventions, including the 1992 Protocols to 

Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution 

Damage (CLC) and the Convention on the 

Establishment of an International Fund for 

Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (IOPC 

Fund), the 1996 HNS Convention, including 

the Protocol adopted in April 2010, and the 

2003 Protocol leading to the establishment 

of the Supplementary Fund. Over the years 

in the public service of Canada, he acted 

as legal advisor on a number of maritime 

legislative projects, including the amendments 

to Canadian legislation that led to the 

establishment of the Ship Source Oil Pollution 

Fund. In 2006 he was awarded the prestigious 

International Maritime Prize by the IMO, as 

well as the Commissioner’s Commendation 

for outstanding contribution on behalf of the 

Canadian Coast Guard and the Distinguished 

Public Service Medal of the US Coast Guard. 

He is a titulary member “honoris causa” of the 

Comite Maritime International. He was made 

a Queen’s Counsel (QC) in 1986. In December 

2007 he was appointed Administrator of the 

Ship Source Oil Polution Fund. 

RICHARD JOHNSON 

Technical Director, ITOPF 

Richard Johnson is a marine biologist and 

holds a Masters degree in Radiation and 

Environmental Protection. His previous 

employment included investigation of 

fallout from the Chernobyl accident and 

assessing radioactive contamination of 

the marine environment. He joined ITOPF 

in 1994 and was promoted to Technical 

Director in September 2009. 

INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT COOPERATION 

AND THE ROLE OF ITOPF IN SPILL 

RESPONSE 

Government and Industry play different 

roles in spill response in different parts of 

the world, but in all cases cooperation is 

the best way to mitigate pollution damage, 

both from an environmental and economic

standpoint. ITOPF (International Tanker 

Owners Pollution Federation) has a role to 

play in this relationship. 

ITOPF is funded by the global shipping 

industry with the aim of promoting 

effective response to spills of oil and 

chemicals in the marine environment. 

The Federation is usually invited to attend 

an incident by its shipowner Members 

or Associates and their P&I Clubs, or the 

International Oil Pollution Compensation 

Fund, and will work closely with the lead 

government and response agencies, 

victims and concerned stakeholders. 

ITOPF is a small, but experienced team 

of well-qualified, practically-minded 

scientists and engineers that has attended 

nearly 700 incidents in 99 countries in its 

forty year existence. Assistance extends 

beyond advising on clean up activities, 

and includes helping to reduce any 

pollution-associated losses, for example 

in the fisheries/mariculture sectors, whilst 

we are also often asked to provide an 

objective assessment of the technical 

merits of claims for compensation. Other 

technical services include contingency 

planning & advisory work, training & 

education, research & development (R&D) 

and providing Information. 

ITOPF Membership comprises some 6,000 

tanker owners and bareboat charterers, 

representing 10,800 tank ships, which is 

virtually all of the world’s oil and chemical 

tank vessel tonnage (>320million GT). In 

addition, owners and bareboat charterers 

of non-tank ships can become Associates 

of ITOPF, and they account for a further 

530 million GT. 

DR PETER M SWIFT 

Managing Director, INTERTANKO 

Peter Swift is Managing Director of 

INTERTANKO (The International Association 

of Independent Tanker Owners), whose 

members are 250+ oil and chemical tanker 

owners and 300+ associate members from 

related companies. INTERTANKO’s members 

are committed to continuous improvement in 

the Tanker Industry and are striving to achieve 

the goals of zero fatalities, zero pollution and 

zero detentions. 

Swift is a member of the Advisory Board 

of the Green Award, is Chairman of the 

Korean Register’s European Committee, 

a member of the American Bureau of 

Shipping and a Director of the Maritime 

Industry Foundation. 

He is a Naval Architect, with a doctorate in 

Marine Transportation Economics. 

DAVID COTTERELL 

Director, OCIMF 

Captain David Cotterell commenced a 

seagoing career with Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd 

in 1974 progressing to Master and gaining 

experience in the operation of Crude, Product, 

LNG, LPG, Chemical and Bulk Carriers. In 

1993 David moved into tanker operations 

in London with Shell International Shipping 

Co. Ltd. and later held maritime roles in 

both upstream and downstream businesses. 

David joined the shipping leadership team of 

Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. 

Ltd. in 2005 as General Manager Maritime 

Standards (Governance) with responsibility 

for Independent Assurance of Maritime 

Assets and Interfaces, Tanker Vetting,

HSSE and development of marine skillpool. 

During the following 5 years he led 

the development of Shell Group standards 

governing maritime operations across the 

Royal Dutch Shell Group. 

David has enjoyed a long association with 

organizations promoting standards within 

the shipping industry. Formerly chairing the 

OCIMF SIRE Focus Group, OCIMF’s General 

Purposes Committee and the Greenhouse 

Gas Task Force. 

David is a Freeman of the City of London and 

a Liveryman of the Honorable Company of 

Master Mariners through which he works to 

mentor cadet officers and promote careers 

in the merchant navy. 

David joined OCIMF as Director in April 2010. 

GRAHAM WESTGARTH 

President, Teekay Marine Services 

Graham Westgarth joined Teekay in 1999 

as President of Teekay Marine Services. In 

this role, he is responsible for the day-today 

operations of the Teekay fleet that is in 

excess of 150 vessels, and close to 5,000 multidisciplined 

sea and shore staff. Graham’s 

mandate includes newbuildings, conversions, 

repair and maintenance, manning and 

training, procurement, marine, and last but by 

no means least, health, safety, environment, 

and quality. He has over 39 years of industry 

experience, 17 of which were at sea, including 

5 years command experience. Prior to 

joining Teekay, Graham spent 12 years with 

the Maersk Company heading up its UK flag 

fleet. During this period, he established and 

was the general manager of AP Moller’s FPSO 

operations in the UK sector of the North Sea. 

In 2006, Graham relocated to Norway for 8 

months following the acquisition of Petrojarl 

ASA, and as interim CEO successfully led the 

company and integrated it into Teekay. In 

August 2007, he resumed his position in 

Vancouver. Graham has completed the 

Columbia Business School Senior Executive 

Development Program, and held a number 

of Board positions over the years, currently 

including North of England P&I Association, 

and the ABS Council. He is currently Chairman 

of INTERTANKO. 

PROACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES 

FROM A SHIPOWNER’S PERSPECTIVE 

The presentation will open by providing 

an overview of the environmental impacts 

of shipping, and its overall efficiency when 

compared to other modes of transport 

Thereafter, the focus will be on outlining 

opportunities to improve the environmental 

footprint of vessels through various operational 

and technical measures, using real time examples 

and data to demonstrate proof of concept. 

Finally, a brief overview will be provided of how, 

by using an innovative approach to design of 

vessels, even further gains may be achieved in 

the future. 

DONALD ROUSSEL 

Director General, Marine Safety, 

Transport Canada. 

Mr. Donald Roussel was appointed Director 

General, Marine Safety, Transport Canada, 

in October 2008. His responsibilities 

include developing, coordinating, enforcing

and managing national safety legislation, 

policies, standards and regulatory controls 

governing Canada’s marine transportation 

and pilotage systems and services; managing 

the Navigable Waters Protection Program; 

approving environmental response systems; 

regulating and licensing of vessels; examining 

and certifying seafarers; and, establishing 

and maintaining international liaison. 

Mr. Roussel is Chairman of the Canadian 

Marine Advisory Council and the Canadian 

representative at numerous International 

Maritime Organization and International 

Labour Organization meetings for the 

Marine Sector. 

Before joining Transport Canada in 1988, 

Mr. Roussel worked as a Marine Engineer 

for Canadian and foreign companies. From 

1988 to 2000, he served as Senior Surveyor 

and Manager of the Transport Canada 

Centre in the Quebec region. He joined the 

Headquarters’ Marine Safety Directorate 

in 2000 as Manager, Marine Occupational 

Health and Safety and then became Director, 

Personnel Standards and Pilotage. In 

January 2007, he became Executive Director, 

Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance, 

until his recent appointment as Director 

General, Marine Safety. 

He holds a Master’s degree in Maritime 

Resources Management, Marine 

Transportation, as well as professional 

certifications as First-Class Certificate 

Motor Vessel and Second- Class 

Certificate Steam Vessel. 

REAR ADMIRAL JAMES 

WATSON 

Deputy Commander, Atlantic Area and 

Defense Force East, USCG 

Rear Admiral James Watson assumed 

duties as Deputy Commander, Coast Guard 

Atlantic Area Command in April 2010. Prior 

to that, he had served as Atlantic Area’s first 

Director of Operations, with operational 

assets that include 147 cutters, 97 aircraft 

and 1,106 boats in 26 Sectors east of the 

Rocky Mountains. 

Rear Admiral Watson was promoted to flag 

rank in 2007. His first flag assignment was 

Director of Prevention Policy for Marine 

Safety, Security and Stewardship, Coast Guard 

Headquarters, Washington DC where he was 

responsible for Waterways Management, 

Boating Safety, Commercial Vessel Safety and 

Security, Ports and Cargo Safety and Security, 

Maritime Investigations, and Quality Traveling 

Inspectors. 

He served as Chief of Staff of the Seventh 

Coast Guard District in Miami FL from 2006 

to 2007. From 2004 to 2006 he was Chief, 

Office of Budget and Programs, Coast Guard 

Headquarters. 

Prior field assignments include: Commanding 

Officer Marine Safety Office Miami (2001- 

2004), Commanding Officer Marine Safety 

Office San Diego (1995-1998), Executive 

Officer Marine Safety Office Savannah (1992- 

1995), Chief of Port Operations Marine 

Safety Office Puget Sound (1989-1992), and 

Engineering Officer/Student Engineer USCGC 

Bibb (1978-1980).

Headquarters staff assignments have included: 

Program Reviewer - Office of Budget and 

Programs (1998-2000), Staff Naval Architect - 

USCG Marine Safety Center (1986-1989), Staff 

Engineer – Marine Technical and Hazardous 

Materials Division (1980-1983). 

Rear Admiral Watson graduated from the Coast 

Guard Academy in 1978 with a Bachelors 

of Science degree in Marine Engineering. 

In 1985 he earned two Master of Science 

degrees in Mechanical Engineering and 

Naval Architecture from the University of 

Michigan. In 2001 he graduated from the 

Industrial College of the Armed Forces with 

a Master of Science degree in Strategic 

Studies. 

Rear Admiral Watson has been a member of 

the Society of Naval Architects and Marine 

Engineers since 1978. He was recognized 

as the International Propeller Club of the 

United States “Southeast Region Person 

of the Year” in 2004. His personal military 

awards include three Legions of Merit, two 

Meritorious Service Medals, and six Coast 

Guard Commendation Medals. 

PANEL TOPIC – PREVENTION AND 

RESPONSE: GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY 

PARTNERSHIP 

History has shown disasters can occur 

anywhere, including the maritime 

environment. Establishing relationships 

before an event occurs and collaboration 

between Government and Industry is 

essential during any response. These 

principles were particularly evident during 

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf 

of Mexico. One of the many challenges 

encountered during the Deepwater Horizon 

response was communicating with the 

public and other agencies the collaboration 

relationship the government must have with 

the Responsible Party to ensure a quick and 

effective response. 

MICHAEL BROAD 

President, Shipping Federation of Canada 

Michael Broad has been President of the 

Shipping Federation of Canada since January 

1, 2004. Prior to assuming his position at the 

Federation, he was President of B & K Shipping 

Agency Ltd., a maritime agency with offices in 

Toronto & Montreal. He was also a member 

of the Federation’s Board of Directors from 

1987 to 2003 and served as Chairman from 

1997-1998. 

He is a board member of several community 

organizations, including Mariners House of 

Montreal. Mr. Broad holds a Bachelor of 

Commerce from Loyola College and a Master 

of Business Administration from the University 

of Western Ontario. 

Incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 

1903, the Shipping Federation of Canada 

acts as the pre-eminent voice of shipowners, 

operators and agents involved in Canada’s 

world trade. Its main areas of activity are 

advocacy, education, information and 

operations, all of which are provided to 

members in the interests of achieving a 

safe, efficient, competitive, environmentallyresponsible 

and quality-oriented marine 

transportation system.

VIJA PORUKS 

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, 

CANADIAN COAST GUARD 

Ms Vija Poruks became the Assistant 

Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard 

– Pacific in June 2007. In this capacity, she is 

responsible to the Commissioner, Canadian 

Coast Guard for the management and 

direction of the Coast Guard fleet and all Coast 

Guard programs in Pacific Region. 

Ms Poruks began her career in the Public 

Service in 1982 with Transport Canada, 

where she held several progressively more 

responsible positions with the Canadian 

Coast Guard, serving in the areas of contract 

administration and management, materiel 

and supply, real property, and project 

management. In 1991, she was promoted to 

Regional Manager, Materiel and Contracting 

and Facilities Services for Transport Canada. 

She remained in this position until 1997, when 

the Canadian Coast Guard moved to Fisheries 

and Oceans (DFO), and she became the Head 

of Accounting Operations for DFO. 

In 1998, Ms Poruks returned to Canadian 

Coast Guard operations in the area of Marine 

Programs, and worked for brief periods of 

time on the modernization of lightstations and 

as Superintendent of Marine Communications 

and Traffic Services. In 1999, she was 

appointed Director of Technical Services, 

responsible for electronics engineering and 

maintenance, vessel repair, and facilities 

maintenance and construction. In 2001, Ms 

Poruks was promoted to Regional Director 

of Technical Services for Public Works 

and Government Services (PWGSC) in 

Vancouver, and after several years, moved 

up to Regional Director-General for PWGSC 

in Toronto, Ontario before returning to the 

Canadian Coast Guard in 2007. 

Ms. Poruks holds a Bachelor of Science 

degree from the University of Alberta, and a 

Senior Level Purchasing Certificate from the 

Government of Canada. She has completed 

numerous graduate courses in Business 

Administration, as well as specialized training 

in ships construction, contracting, labour 

relations, and project management. 

Ms. Poruks is a highly motivated, resultsoriented 

leader with an extensive track 

record that demonstrates a commitment to 

team building, people management, change 

management, and communication. 

JO ESPINOZA FERREY 

Head of Policy and Planning Unit, 

Office of the Secretary General, IMO 

A national of Nicaragua, Jo Espinoza has lived 

or worked in Africa, the Americas, Europe 

and the Middle East, becoming fluent in 

four languages (English, French, Portuguese 

and Spanish). He holds a B.A. (Honours) in 

Jurisprudence from Oxford University, and an 

M.A. (Distinction) in Latin American Studies 

from London University. 

He began his professional career in 

Baghdad (Iraq) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil), 

with the Legal Department of a construction 

company, Mendes Junior International, 

before joining Gottesman Jones & Partners, 

a law firm in London (England) specializing 

in financial and capital markets.

In the IMO Secretariat since 1985, he 

has worked in the Marine Environment, 

Maritime Safety and Technical Co-operation 

Divisions, dealing with flag, port and coastal 

State implementation and related technical 

assistance projects. In his current post since 

January 2006, he is Chief of Staff to the 

Secretary-General of IMO and responsible 

for overseeing the development and 

implementation of IMO’s Strategic Plan. 

CLAY MAITLAND 

Founding Chairman NAMEPA 

Clay was born in London (a U.S. citizen 

from birth) in 1942, and has worked in the 

shipping industry since graduation from law 

school in 1968. 

Clay has been employed by International 

Registries, Inc., for over 30 years and is now 

a managing partner of the company, which 

administers the Marshall Islands Ship Registry 

– the third largest registry in the world. He 

is President of the Trust Company of the 

Marshall Islands (TCMI), the statutory Maritime 

Administrator of the Republic of the Marshall 

Islands. Prior to the year 2000, Clay held 

similar positions with regard to the maritime 

administration of the Republic of Liberia. 

Among his other affiliations: Director of the 

Coast Guard Foundation; former Chairman 

of the National Maritime Historical Society; 

former Chair of the Admiralty Committee 

of the New York City Bar Association, and 

of the Committee on Intergovernmental 

Organizations of the Maritime Law Association 

of the United States (MLA); Member of the 

American Bureau of Shipping, and of the 

National Cargo Bureau; Founding Chairman 

of the North American Marine Environment 

Protection Association (NAMEPA); Convenor 

of the North American Maritime Ministry 

Association (NAMMA), Industry Advisory 

Board; Member of the Board of the New 

York Seamen’s Church Institute; Member, 

American Bar Association, New York City Bar 

Association and Maritime Law Association of 

the United States. 

Clay received the Honorary Degree of Doctor 

of Letters from the State University of New 

York Maritime College in 2006. 

PHILIP PASCOE 

General Counsel, OCIMF 

Philip Pascoe joined OCIMF as the General 

Counsel in April 2007. Philip spent 10 years 

in the Royal Navy as a Seaman Officer where 

he specialised as a Hydrographic Surveyor. 

He served in many parts of the world 

including spending a year working with the 

United Nations in Cambodia. 

After leaving the Royal Navy, Philip 

completed a Master of Science Degree in 

International Transport at the University of 

Wales College of Cardiff. He studied law 

attending the College of Law in Guildford. 

Philip qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 at the 

maritime law firm Constant & Constant in 

London. During his time in private legal 

practice he experienced a broad range of 

wet, dry, ship building and trade disputes. 

Philip left Constant & Constant as a salaried 

partner to join OCIMF.

PETER LAHAY 

National Coordinator, International 

Transport Workers Federation (ITF) 

Peter Lahay is the National Coordinator 

of the ITF in Canada. He has been with 

the ITF in various roles since 1993. From 

1998 - 2000 he served as the ITF Training 

and Development Coordinator, training 

ITF Inspectors and working with maritime 

affiliates around the world. 

Peter first went to sea at the age of 15 on 

the coast of BC. He has been active in many 

seafaring human rights issues, personal 

injury and death claims, abandonment 

and legislative matters pertaining to 

criminalization of seafarers. 

KAITY ARSONIADIS-STEIN, 

President and Secretary-General, 

International Ship-owners Alliance of 

Canada (ISAC). 

Ms. Arsoniadis-Stein commenced her 

career in the shipping industry in the 

United Kingdom, where she obtained 

her LLB degree in English law and her 

Masters of Laws degree with honours in 

Maritime Law from King’s College, London 

University. After attending law school at 

The University of Victoria in Canada, she 

was called to the Bar in British Columbia, 

Canada in 1999. 

Ms. Arsoniadis-Stein practiced maritime 

law in England, having worked for Gard 

Protection and Indemnity Club, and in 

Greece where she worked for ELDA, the 

National Oil Refineries of Greece. In 

Vancouver, British Columbia she worked 

with the law firm, Bull Housser and Tupper 

as well as the shipping companies: Teekay 

Shipping Limited and Seaspan Container 

Lines. 

In addition to her role at ISAC, she currently 

sits as Vice-President and Director of 

the Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators 

Association, Director of the International 

Maritime Centre, and Trustee of the 

Insurance Dispute Resolution Services of 

British Columbia. 

Ms. Arsoniadis-Stein drives forward 

ISAC’s role to monitor relevant marine 

policy and legislative developments 

and represent ship-owners’ interests 

before the governments of Canada as 

well as other national and international 

organizations and regulatory authorities. 

In this capacity, Ms. Arsoniadis-Stein 

has appeared as a witness for the 

international shipping industry in the 

House of Commons and the Senate 

for the Government of Canada, and 

has participated with the Canadian 

delegation in the Marine Environmental 

Protection Committee meetings at the 

International Maritime Organization. 

PROTECTING SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS 

“Kaity Arsoniadis-Stein and Peter Lahay 

will explore many of the serious issues 

seafarers confront. Even while the 

quality of shipping is improving, perils 

continue to mount in spite of labour 

and industry collaboration in areas such 

as environmental protection and the

ecent adoption of the Maritime Labour 

Convention. 

The bottom line? In an ever-changing 

and complex world, it is imperative that 

labour and industry work together as 

shipping can only be sustainable through 

the protection of seafarers’ rights.” 

COLIN WILLIAMS 

Director, Steamship Mutual P&I Club 

Colin Williams is a Director of Steamship 

Insurance Management Services 

Limited and is currently Head of the 

Club’s Americas Syndicate; having been 

with the Club for nearly 30 years. He is 

also the Chairman of the International 

Group’s Pollution Sub-Committee and is 

a Director of ITOPF. 

Prior to joining the Club, he served at sea as a deck 

officer and has a degree in Nautical Studies. 

THE REV. CANON JAMES D. 

VON DREELE 

Executive Director, Seamen’s Church 

Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey 

and Vice President, NAMMA. 

He is a member of the Area Maritime 

Security for the Delaware River and its 

Managing Board. He has served on the 

Board of the North American Maritime 

Ministry Association for the last eleven 

years, four as President and currently as 

Vice President. He is also a board member 

of the North American Marine Environment 

Protection Association (UN/International 

Maritime Organization). 

Fr. Von Dreele graduated from Drew 

University (Madison, NJ), 1968 and Berkeley 

Divinity School at Yale University, 1971. He 

was ordained to the Episcopal Priesthood 

in 1971. He also has a graduate certificate 

in Strategic Planning from the University of 

Delaware 2001. 

April 2010, The Rt. Rev. Rodney Michel, 

Assisting Bishop for the Diocese of 

Pennsylvania, appointed Fr. Von Dreele as 

Canon for Seafarer Ministry in the Diocese 

of Pennsylvania. 

NAI M NAZ HA 

Director, Marine Personnel Standards and 

Pilotage, Marine Safety, Transport Canada 

Mr. Naim Nazha is the Director for 

Personnel Standards and Pilotage of Marine 

Safety. He is the Chairman of the Standing 

Committee on Personnel of the Canadian 

Marine Advisory Council and Member of 

the Marine Safety Executive Committee. 

Mr. Nazha is the Canadian representative 

at numerous meeting of the International 

Maritime Organization and International 

Labour Organization meetings for the 

Marine Sector. 

After attending the Maritime Institute of 

Québec in Rimouski, where he obtained a 

college degree in Nautical Science, Mr. Nazha 

obtained a Bachelor of Science with a major 

in Maritime Transportation and a minor in 

Administration at the Université du Québec in 

Rimouski. In addition, he possesses a Master’s 

Business Administration in Logistic and 

Transportation. M. Nazha holds Professional 

certification as Master Mariner.

Before joining Transport Canada in 1989, 

Mr. Nazha worked as a Master for foreign 

companies. Mr. Nazha has occupied 

positions with Marine Safety in the National 

Capital region from 1989 to 2003, as Senior 

Surveyor and as Manager of the Nautical 

certification and Manager of the inspection 

divisions. In 2007 he became the Director, 

Personnel Standards and Pilotage. 

CAPT. STEPHEN BROWN 

President, Chamber of Shipping of 

British Columbia 

Stephen Brown spent 21 years at sea 

where he served as Master for the last 

5 years, latterly with Gearbulk Shipping. 

After coming ashore, Stephen worked in 

various levels of operational management 

for Gearbulk in South Africa, Indonesia, 

China, UK and Vancouver. In China, 

Stephen was stationed in the Port of Tianjin 

where he attended the construction, and 

managed for three years, a joint venture 

break bulk terminal. Prior to accepting the 

appointment of COS President, Stephen 

chaired various Chamber Committees, 

served on the COS Board for eight years 

and was Chairman of the Board from 

February 2007 to July 2008. 

PANEL SESSION - ATTRACTING AND 

RETAINING QUALITY SEAFARERS 

Stephen Brown will address the need for 

international co-ordination in seafarer 

training and recruitment and issues which 

deter potential seafarers from undertaking 

a career at sea. As well as issues which 

drive experienced seafarers ashore. 

CAPT HOWARD N. SNAITH 

Director, Marine, Chemical, Ports, 

Terminal & Environmental Section, 

INTERTANKO 

Captain Snaith first went to sea in 1979 and 

during 17 years at sea, sailed in various ranks 

on Oil, Chemical & Gas Tankers, Dry Bulk, 

Container & Passenger vessels, eventually 

sailing as Master on IMO Type II Chemical 

Parcel Tankers. 

He is a UK Qualified Class 1 Master Mariner 

and was elected a Fellow of the Nautical 

Institute in 2008, in recognition of having 

made a significant contribution to the 

advancement of nautical science. He is also a 

member of the Baltic Exchange. 

He was Team Leader with the UK Marine 

Pollution Control Unit (MPCU) which headed 

up a short notice strike force to handle 

chemical incidents in UK waters; he also spent 

time in Saudi Arabia as a quality/quantity 

surveyor for Oil, chemical and gas products 

with Caleb Brett. 

Since coming ashore he has undertaken 

a variety of roles including Fleet Manager 

with MOL Tankship Management Ltd: Fleet 

Supervisor with Zodiac Marine; Expert 

Witness in Arbitration and Admiralty Law 

Courts; A Marine Consultant; Salvage Master; 

Offshore Heavy Lift Surveyor; Warranty and 

Towage Surveyor. 

He has also been one of the Merchant Navy 

Liaison Officers on part time secondment 

throughout 2009 at The Maritime Security 

Centre Horn of Africa, (MSCHOA) as part of 

the EU Operation ATALANTA.

2010 SEMINAR ATTENDEE LIST 

FIRST LAST POSITION 

ORGANIZATION 

Paul 

Suhas 

Capt. Gurmeet 

Peter 

Chris 

Joseph 

Capt. Adil 

Sinval 

Louis 

Victor 

Kaity 

Jagdeep 

Mihai 

Yaprak 

Kim 

Chris 

Suzanne D. 

Fred 

Art 

Ryan 

Peter 

Tony 

Capt. Bob 

Scott 

Ron 

Jason 

Captain S.W. (Stan) 

Dr. Iain 

John M. 

Michael 

Capt. Stephen 

Marcus 

Sebastian 

Jody 

Daniel 

Shelley 

Paul 

Dr. Steven 

David 

Michael 

Andrew 

Moyra 

Esther 

Mike 

Josh 

John 

Carolyn 

Tom 

Terry 

Jo 

Peter 

Michael 

Kevin 

Clovis 

Bonnie 

Jasvinder 

David 

Terry 

Shayne 

Chantal 

Tom 

Bengt 

Roy 

Steven T. 

Adams 

Ahire 

Ahuja 

Andersen 

Anderson 

Angelo 

Antia 

Araujo 

Armstrong 

Armstrong 

Arsoniadis-Stein 

Bakshi 

Balaban 

Baltacioglu 

Barbero 

Bastis 

Bays 

Beech 

Bensler 

Bergeron 

Bernard 

Bingham 

Bishop 

Bornemann 

Bowden 

Bower 

Bowles 

Braidwood 

Bree 

Broad 

Brown 

Burgmann 

Calderon Centeno 

Carmichael 

Cesari 

Chapelski 

Christensen 

Coan 

Cotterell 

Cowdell 

Crawford 

Crawford 

Cunningham 

Davies 

Day 

DeRose 

Dolecki 

Dufresne 

Engler 

Espinoza-Ferrey 

Evensen 

Farlie 

Gardner 

Garzia 

Gee 

Gill 

Glendinning 

Goodchild 

Gregg 

Guenette 

Hawkins 

Hermelin 

Hickingbottom 

Ho 

President 

Manager, Commercial Operations 

HSEQ Superintendent 

Marine Advisor 

Managing Director (designate) 

General Manager 

Advisor 

Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance 

Manager, TQA Vessel Optimization 

Manager, Technical Services 

Manager of Compliance & Enforcement 

Principal 

Associate Partner 

Manager Environmental Emergencies 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate 

Secretary 

Port Agent 

Partner 

Technical Manager, LNG 

CEO 

Chief, Prevention Division 

International Sales Manager 

Partner 


Manager, Structural Integrity 

Managing Director 

President 

Director, Health, Safety, Environment & Quality 

Senador de la Republica 

Marine Chartering Manager 

Marine Manager - Western Canada 

Legal Counsel 


Director 

Project Manager 

Regional Liaison Officer 

Associate Counsel 

Inspector 

Director - Engineering 

Manager, Health, Safety & Quality Assurance 

Manager, Marine Risk Management 

Security Inspector 

President 

Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer 

“Retired - Chief Executive / Retired - President” 

President/General Manager 

Technic and Logistics General Manager 

Vice President 

MQA Coordinator 

President, Teekay Gas Services 

Manager, Environmental Response Branch 

Partner 

CEO 

Director 

Director, Environmental Emergencies Division 

Newfoundland Transshipment Limited 

Teekay Shipping 

SEAPSAN SHIP MANAGEMENT Ltd. 

Inchcape Shipping Services 

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines 

INTERTANKO 

Maritime Services Ltd 

Petrobras 

Transport Canada 


International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada 


Transport Canada, Marine Safety - Atlantic 

DPM of Transport (Canada) 

Carah Worldwide Consulting Inc 

SeaGroup 

PWC 

Environment Canada Pacific and Yukon 

Teekay Corporation 

Seafarers International Union of Canada 

Bernard & Partners 


V. Ships 

USCG, District 13 

Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc. 

KPMG LLP 

Tokyo Marine Co. Ltd 


International Marine Transportation Ltd. 

Shipping Federation of Canada 

Chamber of Shipping of BC 


Senado de la Republica 

McAsphalt Industries Limited 

Lloyd’s Register North Americas Inc. 

Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP 

Infra Red Technologies Canada 

Sea Research Foundation 

OCIMF 

Worley Parsons 




Kinder Morgan Canada 


ConocoPhillips Company 


ILWU Canada 

ILWU 400 

IMO 


“Hong Kong Shipowners Association International Shipowners Alliance of Canada” 

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) 

PETROBRAS TRANSPORTE SA 

Chamber of Shipping of BC 



ITOPF 

Deloitte 

Canadian Coast Guard 


SAMCO Shipholding Pte. Ltd. 

McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd. 

Fairmont Shipping (Canada) Limited

FIRST LAST POSITION ORGANIZATION 

Grant 

Jone 

Capt. Khushru 

Peter 

Steffen 

Kazi Shah 

Bruce 

Zoran 

Richard 

Robert E. 

William 

Jennifer 

Sunil 

Bikramjit 

Janet 

Scott 

David 

Jan 

Andre 

Peter 

Rosemary 

Josee 

Greg 

J.V.B. (James) 

Theresia 

Jmaurice 

Albert 

Bonnie 

Charles 

Vince 

Anthony G. 

Michelle 

Kim Seng 

Mike 

Elio 

Carleen 

David 

Carlos Juan 

Capt. Shri 

Clay 

Agnes 

Capt. Gordie 

Francois 

Ken 

Calum 

Merle 

David 

Sharon 

Tim 

PKP 

Gary 

Bjorn 

Norman 

Christina 

Paul 

Lois 

Naim 

Captain Phill 

Kevin 

Nakaji 

Jim 

Philip 

Ravinder 

Gary 

Ranjeet 

Ivan 

Jim 

Oscar 

Hogg 

Hognestad 

Irani 

Jackson 

Jacobsen 

Jalal 

Jamer 

Jelenovic 

Johnson 

Johnston 

Jones 

Kakacek 

Kale 

Kanjilal 

Kavanagh 

Knutson 

Koo 

Kopernicki 

Laflamme 

Lahay 

Lambert 

Lamoureux 

Landvik 

Lawson 

Lee 

Legere 

Le Monnier 

Leonard 

Leung 

Lok 

Loucas 

Louie 

Low 

Lucarz 

Luongo 

Lyden-Kluss 

Macdonald 

Madinabeitia 

Madiwal 

Maitland 

Mak 

Mann 

Marier 

Marshall 

McClure 

McKenzie 

McPhail 

McPhail 

Meisner 

Menon 

Miller 

Moller 

Monteiro 

Montgomery 

Mooney 

Nahirney 

Nazha 

Nelson 

Obermeyer 

Ohsumi 

Papp 

Pascoe 

Pasricha 

Paulson 

Pawar 

Pichugin 

Pickles 

Pinto 

President 

Senior Marine Inspector, Compliance & Enforcement 

Manager, Projects & Technology 


Senior Marine Inspector 

Director - Operations 

Manager, Electrical, Instrumentation and Automation 

Senior VP 

President 

Director, Marine Quality Assurance 

Director - Ports Policy 

Supervisor, see form 

COO 

Vice President Shipping 

Senior Advisor, Hazardous & Noxious Substances 

Manager, Environmental Response Systems 

Safety Rep 

Regional Director (Pacific Region) 

Senior Communicatios Advisor 

NAC Member 

3rd Vice President 

Environmental Responsibility & Regulatory Affairs 

Officer 

Senior Vice President 

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 

Chairman 

Assistant Harbour Master 

Headquarter’s Representative 

Managing Partner 

Director, New Build & Conversions 

President 

Marine Superintendent 

Business Manager 


Manager, International Marine Policy 

Vice President, Fleet Strategic Services 

Maritime & Transportation Manager 

President Ontario RAC and National NAC 

Guest - Ontario RAC President 

Director General, Marine Policy 

Technical Manager 

Partner 

President & CEO 

Manager, Compliance and Enforcement 

Journalist, researcher 

Associate 

Executive Vice President, Corporate Resources 

President 

President and CEO 

Director 

General Counsel 

Technical Manager 

Vice President, Operations 


Chief Instructor, Nautical 

Partner 

Director 

Environment Canada 

Waterfront Shipping Company Limited 


Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. 

Moller Maersk group 


Kinder Morgan Canada 


ITOPF 

OSG Ship Management 

Inter-Oceans Co. Ltd 

ALARIS COMPANIES, LLC 

DNV Vancouver 

Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd 


USCG, District 13 

Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd 

Shell International Trading and Shipping 


Intl. Transport Federation 

NAMEPA 


I.L.W.U. Local 400 

Transport Canada, Marine 

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines 


ILWU Canada 


Fairmont Shipping (Canada) Limited 


Orion & Global Chartering Co., Inc. 


Port Metro Vancouver 

Seafarers International Union of Canada 

KPMG LLP 

NAMEPA 


TRADEWIND TANKERS 


NAMEPA 

Oak Maritime (Canada) Ltd. 

Transport Canada Marine Safety 


Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd. 


Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP 

Ontario RAC 

Ontario RAC 



Ernst & Young LLP 


Transport Canada, Marine Safety 

Independent 




Council of Marine Carriers 

Pacific Pilotage Authority 

The Japan P&I Club 

Transmarine Navigation Corporation 

OCIMF 


Prince Rupert Port Authority 


BCIT 

KPMG LLP 

Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd

FIRST LAST POSITION ORGANIZATION 

Alfred 

Vija 

Karen 

Capt. Sharookh 

Dragos 

Mike 

Jas 

Iain 

Fred 

Steve 

Simon 

Matthew 

Don 

Nick 

Mark 

Dionysios 

Donald 

Shankar 

Sumita 

Mark 

Rob 

Robyn 

Nicholas 

Ole Chr. 

Howard 

Harvey 

Graham 

Duncan 

Howard 

Geoff 

Katherina 

Kaity 

Henry 

Jennifer 

Clive 

Bud 

Peter 

Peter 

Samuel 

Capt. Milan 

Ben 

Julie 

Jamie 

Greg 

Bruce 

Robert 

Ron 

Robert 

Cinthia 

The Rev. Canon James 

Henrik 

Jonathan 

Graham 

Greg 

Koichi 

RADM James 

Graham 

Michele 

Colin 

Bobbi 

Mary 

Sergiy 

K.T. 

John 

Stephen 

Popp 

Poruks 

Purnell 

Raghina 

Rauta 

Reese 

Rehal 

Relf 

Richardson 

Robin 

Robinson 

Robinson 

Rodden 

Roper 

Ross 

Rossi 

Roussel 

Roy 

Roy 

Sachs 

Sarro 

Saunders Lee 

Schneider 

Schroder 

Seto 

Singh 

Smith 

Smith 

Snaith 

Snow 

Stanzel 

Stein 

Stoch 

Stockwell 

Stone 

Streeter 

Swanson 

Swift 

Tang 

Tausan 

Thompson 

Thompson 

Toxopeus 

Tucker 

Turnbull 

Turner 

Tursi 

Tyson 

Van Ginkle 

Vondreele 

Von Platen 

Waldron 

Walker 

Warbanski 

Watanabe 

Watson 

Westgarth 

White 

Williams 

Wolff 

Wu 

Yakovenko 

Yam 

Yeung 

Yeung 

Assistant Commissioner 

Vice President - M&T Dept. 

Technical Director 

Senior Vice President 

Regional Director, Maritime Services 

Director, Technical Quality Assurance 

Director, Global Dry Docking Strategy & Maintenance 

Marine Operations Coordinator 

Executive Director 

Supt. Env. Response 


Director General 

Director 

Director 

Partner 

Director, Procurement 

Petroleum Industry Liaison 

Technology and Environmental Project Manager 


Manager, Environment 

Senior Marine Inspector & Co-Chair TERMPOL Committee 

Quality and Responsible Care Supervisor 

Marine Director 

OCIMF Programme Manager 

Deputy Managing Director 

Project Manager 

Vice President and Marine Manager - Canada 

Partner 

Managing Director 

Vice President - C&O Dept. 

Vice President - QAC Dept. 

Business Development Manager for Western Canada 

Director, Environmental Response Branch 

Senior Response Officer 

Shareholder 

Business Support Manager 

Manager Navigation Safety 

Regional Operational Manager 

Executive Vice President 

Partner 

President 

Technical Superintendent 

President 

General Counsel 

Manager of Finance 

Manager, TQA Maintenance Optimization 

Assistant Vice President - I/C Dept. 

Manager, Compliance and Enforcement 

Insurance Manager 

Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund 


ITOPF 


INTERTANKO 

National Response Corporation 




Prince Rupert Port Authority 

Vancouver Maritime Museum 


Coast Guard 

DNV Vancouver 

Chevron Shipping Company 

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

Transport Canada, Marine Safety 



Thomas Cooper 


Fish, Food and Allied Workers 


Torm USA 


Transport Canada, Vancouver 

Waterfront Shipping Company Limited 

Blank Rome 

Intertanko 

OCIMF 

INTERTANKO 

Intl Shipowners Assoc. of Canada 

Deloitte 

US Coast Guard 

Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd 



INTERTANKO 





Coast Guard 

Owen Bird Law Corporation 

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) 


Roymar/TBS 

Svitzer Salvage Americas & Caribbean 


NAMMA 

SAMCO Shipholding Pte. Ltd. 

Blank Rome LLP 

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

Emergency and Spill Consulting Inc 

Inter-Oceans Co. Ltd 

US Coast Guard 

Teekay Marine Services 

INTERTANKO 

Steamship Mutual P&I Club 

ALARIS COMPANIES, LLC 

Oak Maritime (Canada) Ltd. 




Oak Maritime (Canada) Ltd.

SEMINAR PROGRAM - World Maritime Day

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