ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT

MARITIME SAFETY INSPECTORATE
�Maritime Safety Inspectorate
BACKGROUND
The Maritime Safety Inspectorate has
a special status within the Swedish
Maritime Administration and is responsible
for regulations, supervisory
work and accident investigations
with the primary focus on maritime
and environmental safety. The Maritime
Safety Inspectorate is also responsible
for regulations governing
maritime security for port facilities
and vessels as well as for ensuring
due observance of regulations. The
Maritime Safety Inspectorate’s remit
also includes responsibility for the
Swedish Maritime Administration’s
official actions regarding maritime
traffic. The Maritime Safety Inspectorate’s
work is aimed at preventing
accidents on and involving vessels
and preventing pollution from vessels.
If, nevertheless, accidents do occur
the effects are to be minimised. It
is the responsibility of shipping lines
to ensure that vessels meet the required
standards. Responsibly for en-
suring that port facilities meet the
prescribed standard is the responsibility
of the party running the facility.
The Maritime Safety Director is responsible
for and decides independently
in issues that affect the setting
of safety norms for shipping
and for the fairway facilities that the
Swedish Maritime Administration is
responsible for maintaining, questions
of supervision to ensure that
norms are observed, as well as issues
concerning the investigation of maritime
accidents involving the Administration.
Work responsibilities mainly
involve the development of regulations
and norms, the management
of authorisation and pilotage exemptions,
as well as maritime traffic issues
and accident investigations. Inspection
work onboard vessels is
done mainly by the regional organisation,
which consists of three maritime
inspection areas located in
Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö.
Income statement, Maritime safety inspectorate, SEK 000s
Operating income
Allocation
Result 2004 Result 2005 Budget 2006
Other external income 33,732 36,366 35,444
Total operating income 33,732 36,366 35,444
Direct operating costs
Personnel costs -73,157 -78,359 -86,981
Other external costs
Depreciation
-16,918 -18,870 -15,343
Total direct operating costs -90,075 -97,229 -102,324
Result before indirect operating items -56,343 -60,863 -66,880
Indirect operating income 2,651 2,138 2,251
Indirect operating costs -27,020 -29,567 -33,744
Operating result -80,712 -88,292 -98,373
Indirect items for the previous year have been restated in line with the new standard
method. Operating profit was affected by the increase in the number of survey assignments
and a larger workforce due to the broadening of the area of responsibility.
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Pilot Exemption Certificate
Pilot Exemption Certificate by
maritime traffic area 2005 2004
Bay of Bothnia 41 37
Sea of Bothnia 45 42
Stockholm/Lake Mälaren 272 251
East Coast 108 109
Sooth Coast 178 179
West Coast 169 201
Lake Vänern 68 79
Total 881 898