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Cover: An aerial view of Coral Expeditions newest bluewater expedition vessel, Coral Geographer.

4 MIAL MAX WELCOME

From the Chair

I take great pleasure in presenting this edition of MAX, MIAL has also made the following appointments across my first since assuming the chair of the MIAL Board. the Association’s committees:

While the impact of COVID-19 continues for the • Near Coastal – Chair: Wes Oswin (Searoad Ferries) foreseeable future, the multi-faceted work of the MIAL • Safety & Environment – Chair: Keith Hoffman (Shell); team continues. This edition of MAX focuses on the Deputy Chair: Tony Spence (NWSSSC) work MIAL has undertaken on behalf of the membership • Maritime Workforce – Chair: Phil Jones (SeaRoad and industry regarding Covid-19, and what is required Shipping) from government. • Offshore Oil and Gas – Chair: Anna Schwartz (Solstad) In December 2020, MIAL held our AGM and there were several new appointments to leadership positions within These new appointments across the Association’s the Association. leadership positions reflect the diverse mix of maritime business that makes up MIAL and shows the depth and Mr David Ross, MMA Offshore was appointed as strength of the expertise within MIAL. Deputy Chair. I am also delighted to welcome three new members to Mr David Borcoski, ASP Ship Management and MIAL the Association this year: Coast to Coast Services, who Director, will continue to lead MIAL’s representation provide provisions to ships, Offshore & Specialist Ships at the Asian Shipowners Association, an important Australia (OSSA) an organisation that aims to preserve the regional voice for the maritime sector. history of specialist shipping in Australia and SGS Diving, a specialist commercial diving company. The Members also elected Mr Anil Ahluwalia (Shell) and Mr Brett Whiteoak (BP) and re-elected Mr Matt This edition of MAX includes our Members’ Directory McDonald (Searoad Ferries) and Greg Jackson (Carnival which demonstrates the breadth and diversity of the Australia) to the Board at the AGM. membership group.

The Board has also reappointed Vice Admiral Tim Finally, I would like to thank all of our members for your Barrett (rtd) to the Board as an Independent Director support. It has been a trying period and I would like to of MIAL and we look forward to continuing to work reinforce that this is your association and your input is with Tim representing the interests of the Association vital. I encourage you to be vocal so that we can not only in Canberra (and beyond) and raising the profile of meet, but exceed your expectations. maritime domain resilience. Kind regards, Allen Dobie Chair

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From the Chief Executive Officer

MIAL has adapted to the new market conditions arising Other work undertaken by the Association that has out of the Covid-19 crisis and this edition of MAX brought reward is the reference case on ‘Marine demonstrates the extensive work undertaken in this biosecurity management of vessels servicing space – with still more work to be done. On page 19, we the offshore resources industry’. This was driven highlight the 10 steps required by government to support by Angela Gillham, MIAL’s Deputy CEO and is being our members and industry. This will be a key focus for the used to achieve a consistent approach to marine next quarter and we encourage you to get involved. contractor biofouling management practices that are commensurate with the non-indigenous marine species MIAL continues to focus on actions and solutions to (NIMS) risk. take our nation and our maritime industry forward. MIALs submissions to the Productivity Commission MIAL will be participating in an M7 event to run inquiry into supply chain vulnerabilities and continued alongside the G7 on 9 June. The M7 is an opportunity work on the Critical Infrastructure Bill highlight the for shipowning associations of G7 members to reflect on issues Australia faces and what can be done to increase themes of the G7 event held in UK in June 2021 and how our maritime domain resilience: M7 members can advance their aims. MIAL looks forward to contibuting an Australian perspective to the discusison. • Australia is exposed in terms of ensuring that adequate ships would be available to the nation Covid-19 has certainly changed our world and continues should the global market fail. to do so. Although we are currently operating in the ‘new normal’, we could be literally only hours away from • Even when markets are functioning, total reliance on lock downs and border closures. The ongoing pressure foreign interests can leave Australia without adequate on an industry that operates 24/7, locally and globally, levels of service. is placing unprecedented stress at a humanitarian and financial level – and let’s not forget MIAL Member • Australia narrowly avoided catastrophic failure Carnival Australia who are still paused for operations. of maritime supply chains during the pandemic because the global shipping industry (governments In these challenging times, I do hope you enjoy this and businesses) were unable to manage their edition of MAX, it highlights some of the work of the obligations due to border closures and the disruption Association and demonstrates what a fabulous, resilient of international shipping norms. The pandemic is not industry we have. over, these risks still exist. Teresa Lloyd • MIAL is committed to the establishment of a strategic Chief Executive Officer fleet, and other measures to ensure Australia has a resilient, sustainable maritime capability.

Momentum is building and there is support from all corners of the nation, including Canberra. We have launched our “I support Australian Maritime” campaign and encourage everyone to register your interest there.

6 MIAL MAX The ongoing strain of COVID-19 Our lives are still heavily disrupted due to the shifting world of COVID-19. Whilst the roll- out of the vaccination has commenced and there is a general mood of optimism around the country, for maritime workers there is no “COVID normal” – or optimism - as the significance of their contribution to the Australian economy continues to be overlooked. In a series of three articles, we will explore how the pandemic has impacted maritime workers.

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normal?There is no better example of how complex the Australian maritime industry is, than the situation created by the pandemic. Australian maritime has always had an international overlay interlaced with domestic legislation and regulation. Covid-19 has brought the state and territory powers to the fore and created havoc for our industry. Here is a summary of the current situation and what we need to change. By Teresa Lloyd, MIAL CEO 8 ?MIAL MAX What we know

1. Australian maritime seafarers feel less valued On the surface, it is hard to understand why the by government Australian government would not join the other UN member states to designate seafarers as essential and In a survey of Australian seafarers conducted by MIAL assist in resolving the international crew change crisis. and employee assistance provider Hunterlink between It would have given strength to the humanitarian crisis 8 February – 7 March 2021, 40% of the 287 seafarers associated with seafarers stuck on ships. But in terms of surveyed reported feeling less valued now than before domestic seafarers and maritime workers, the Federal the COVID-19 pandemic. Seafarers indicated that they Government lacks the power to enforce due to the feel significantly less valued by their Government (65% Australian constitution which gives control of states and felt less valued overall, with 39% of those responses in territories, so even if Australia did designate seafarers the ‘much less valued’ category). as key workers, the individual Australian states and With such a significant proportion of seafarers territories could still do as they pleased. surveyed feeling less valued by Government now As the Deputy Prime Minister stated, “we will continue compared to before the pandemic, what can be done? to work with state and territory governments and Seafarers surveyed were asked to indicate, from a list of with our counterparts overseas to ensure COVID-safe 9 measures1, which would enhance their sense of value. protocols are in place to protect crew, port workers and The most common response was being granted essential the Australian community.” worker status (17% of all responses). That sounds all very congenial, except that the 2. The Australian Federal Government’s role State and Territories are clearly intent on doing precisely On December 14, 2020, the International Maritime as they wish with no reference to each other, much less Organisation Secretary-General Kitack Lim called on the Federal government. Member States that had not yet designated seafarers as key workers to take action as a matter of urgency. The Australian government chose not to do this.

This was due to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s statement on March 25, 2020 that “everyone who has a job in this economy is an essential worker” with the inference that the Federal Government will not be identifying any one industry as ‘essential’.

At that time, Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack provided MIAL with this quote, “The Australian Government understands the critical importance of maritime transport to trade and the economy. The Government has acted swiftly to support the maritime industry, keep the sector running and support jobs during the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the pandemic, the Australian Government has not made essential worker designations across any workplace sector. We have worked with industry, the unions, states and the Northern Territory through the ‘Maritime Response’ group to have processes in place to facilitate crew changes.” Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack.

1 Essential worker status; More communication from employer; More communication from Government; COVID-19 vaccination; Better communication with family and friends; Crew change; Shore leave; Better accommodation facilities on board; More recreational activities on board.

EDITION 2101 9 3. The Australian States & Territories do not want to act cohesively What we need In the early days of COVID 19 there was hope that all The move to ‘COVID normal’ cannot happen in the levels of government would act cohesively. On April 9, maritime industry until the States and Territories have 2020 the National Cabinet released a media release stating: a singular set of rules. “Our political leaders need to understand that the Australian economy is dependent Australia’s skilled maritime workforce plays a unique and upon shipping. The sheer lack of knowledge regarding strategically important role in Australia’s supply chains. the maritime industry is resulting in poor decisions that place an enormous financial burden on industry National Cabinet agreed that the Australian Government and gives shipowners and operators another reason and all states and territories will implement a consistent why the shouldn’t invest in Australia. There have been and immediate exemption for non-cruise maritime crew to times when it is easier to bring foreign seafarers into the provide for the transiting to and from their places of work, country than move our domestic seafarers across our within and across jurisdictions with agreed documentation. internal borders.”

National Cabinet noted that states and territories may In a simple first step, maritime workers, like truck adopt additional protocols in consultation with industry drivers, should be designated as key workers. This would that creates protection for crews on board vessels, and be valuable on a welfare level to seafarers but it has to be will put in place appropriate penalties for companies actioned at State and Territory level by permitting them and individuals that are found to be in breach of the to cross borders.. requirements of the exemption which will be reviewed on 1 June 2020. To ensure business continuity and safety of our workers and the general population, the maritime industry needs The Australian Border Force, in consultation with the a national standard. If the States & Territories adopted Commonwealth Department of Health, will continue to the plan outlined by the National Cabinet in April, manage the safe movement of maritime crew. 2020 many of the issues that arise because of state and territory differences could be discussed and resolved. Unfortunately, this has not happened and the State & Territory governments enact changes that are But this is not happening and it is being left to inconsistent and confusing. Only Queensland has a industry to drive the agenda and convince each of systematic communication process and consultative the State and Territory governments that the risk approach that includes industry. Angus Mitchell and his in allowing movement of maritime workers can be team at Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) recognize appropriately managed. the value of maritime workers to Australia and have set processes in place that mitigate risk. Unless there is a disciplined approach, all aspects of the maritime industry will be under significant stress in the With regard to the management of State and Territory foreseeable future. borders, the Australian Federal government does not have jurisdiction. From MIAL’s perspective, we are working with each individual government, who have their own set of rules, regulations and attitudes to the maritime industry. It is an enormous task and in all states except Queensland, there is significant resistance.

10 MIAL MAX International Day of the Seafarer – June 25, 2021 MIAL together with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and other industry associations, companies and social partners are calling on shipowners, masters and crews around the world to sound their horns in ports on the 25th of June at 1200 noon local time, in honour of the International Maritime Organization’s international ‘Day of the Seafarer’ to remind the world of the urgent need to vaccinate all seafarers.

We encourage all ‘sounding of the horns’ to be filmed (in landscape format). All members are encouraged to participate.

#ShoutOutForSeafarers and #FairFuture4Seafarers

EDITION 2101 11 Moving Crew in the COVID-19 Era

There is no doubt, that the movement of crew has been the biggest challenge faced by the maritime industry due to COVID-19. In this article, Alison Saunders, Communications Manager at MIAL and Aaron Watts, General Manager of Mariner Travel look at how two organisations have changed their business practices to assist the movement of maritime workers.

12 MIAL MAX When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the At the start of the pandemic most ship owners kept their COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020 no crews on-board in the hope that the unknown virus would one could have imagined the impact on our lives. As we all simply pass. As the weeks turned into months and the full know, in just a few weeks, the global aviation industry shut extent of the global pandemic was coming into realisation down with all Australian borders closed. a Plan B had to be put into place to start getting crew changes done. Australian and international governments identified that As Aaron Watts, General Manager of the free movement of cargo and Moving crew has Mariner Travel – a specialist marine the maintenance of critical supply always been a crew travel agency says “Moving crew chains would be vital to overcome has always been a challenge but the the pandemic and generate challenge but the past 12 months in a COVID world has public calm. Ensuring minimal “ the rules re-written – and it is only past 12 months in a disruption to the maritime supply the beginning”. chain became paramount. COVID world has the Those responsible for crew changes MIAL Members changed practices on rules re-written… quickly learnt that to move crew board and ashore and communicated around, you needed to be on top of with employees about measures to mitigate the risk of your game. Watts continues “information finding and infection from the virus. MIAL developed and activated sharing has been the biggest obstacle to moving crew the Australian Maritime Border Closure Table in response throughout the pandemic with the world being reactionary to the individual approach to controlling borders, with and hence” rules and regulations changing on a daily basis”. a summary of measures from each jurisdiction. It was a gruelling, complex and dynamic period for the MIAL team “For our part at Mariner Travel the normal process of to get accurate information out to members. getting the crew change request and sending back multiple

Pictured: Dedicated Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport.

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options was now not so easy or even possible. However, we from Singapore to Doha to get back to Manila has been did find a way and successfully transited 250 seafarers daily common, as well as flying Indian crew via Europe to get to through Tullamarine to their home ports during the height SE Asia ports. of Victoria’s hard lockdown when all borders were closed. We worked with the Port Authority Thomas Scruby, Qatar Airways Vice and Victorian Department of Health President of Sales for Australasia and Human Services to ensure all crew The Middle Eastern and North Asia agrees, “Throughout were able to get exemptions to hotel carriers Qatar and the pandemic, Qatar Airways has quarantine and were tested and healthy worked closely with the maritime to travel. We then arranged transfers Emirates have been industry to operate as many flights “ as possible to facilitate crew changes to the airport in Covid safe vehicles to the workhorses board the limited flight options that and to reunite seafarers with their were available. throughout the families and loved ones. While pandemic… other airlines stopped flying, Qatar “Airports not allowing transit Airways continued operating to passengers has probably been the facilitate essential business travel, hardest thing to navigate as it cut out 80% of the options helping bring home over 255,000 seafarers and offshore that would have been pre-pandemic,” continues Watts. workers, including more than 8,700 to and from Australia “The Middle Eastern carriers Qatar and Emirates have and New Zealand”. been the workhorses throughout the pandemic and the ” shipping industry has relied heavily on both to get crew Twelve months on Qatar is still playing an important changes down.” role in the repatriation of seafarers and offshore workers stranded due to the pandemic. Navigating the routings with these limited airline options has seen Mariner Travel book itineraries that As Qatar Airways started to understand the difficulties and would have been unthinkable in past for example, flying challenges many of these vital workers faced in returning

14 MIAL MAX home or completing crew changes, they launched a Even with these significant efforts there are still 200,000 dedicated Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport. international seafarers stuck at sea. Within Australia, Seafarers and offshore worker passengers are able to relax the border closures are still causing havoc for domestic and enjoy refreshments in the exclusive Mariner Lounge seafarers, with some offshore workers enduring five bouts while they wait for their onward flight. It is a welcome of quarantine in the twelve months. The work of the respite for many. Mariner Travel and Qatar Airways has eased some of the burden, but there is still work that can easily be done at Aaron Watts explains the challenges faced by seafarers and government level for Australian seafarers at least. offshore workers who are returning home or heading into a swing. “We had one incident over MIAL is also still continually the Christmas period where a Fijian updating the Australian Maritime crew member flying from Oman back Our political Border Closures Table; deciphering to Fiji was left stranded at London the labyrinth of changes and distilling Heathrow for 2 weeks due to a cyclone leaders need to the key points and then issuing in Fiji cancelling the one flight a understand that the to industry. week. After arranging the various “ emergency visas for him we had to sit Australian economy “One can perhaps understand the and wait for the next opportunity to is dependent upon challenges with international crew get him home.” changes but it is incomprehensible shipping… that Australian seafarers are finding The hope that unrestricted it difficult to travel within their own international travel would return this year is looking country, says Teresa Lloyd, CEO of MIAL. unlikely and while many airlines are not flying, they are all working behind the scenes on how to do business in a post Although the general public may be thinking that we Covid world. will ”return to ‘COVID normal’, it is evident that it cannot happen in the maritime industry until the States and Watts says “IATA the peak aviation industry body is Territories have a singular set of rules. working on a so-called digital Covid Vaccination passport with various airline and government stakeholders. This “Our political leaders need to understand that the will give a traveller a green light to board a plane. It seems Australian economy is dependent upon shipping. simple enough but in theory it is a battlefield of linking in the correct restriction information at the time of travel.” The sheer lack of knowledge regarding the maritime industry is resulting in poor decisions that place an There is also already debate over whether countries enormous financial burden on industry and gives will only allow travellers with an approved vaccination shipowners and operators another reason why the permission to enter. If this is indeed the case, it will have shouldn’t invest in Australia.” huge implications for the shipping industry as the bulk of the crew coming out of the developing countries are not In a simple first step, maritime workers, like truck drivers, going to be given a recognised vaccine which could mean should be designated as key workers. This would be that they would not be allowed to travel or transit through valuable on a welfare level to seafarers but it has to be at most of the developed world. State and Territory level.

“Both the travel and shipping industries are very resilient, and we will all adapt to the new ways post Covid in a landscape that is still too early to predict but let’s hope there will be lessons learnt from the past year,” says Watts.

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By Teresa Lloyd, MIAL CEO

A move to ‘COVID normal’ cannot happen in the maritime industry until the States and Territories have a singular set of rules to manage risk. To ensure business continuity and safety of our workers and the general population, the maritime industry needs a national standard. The situation internationally remains precarious – we must expect COVID to appear at our border and we have to facilitate trade regardless. Above all, we must treat all seafarers – international and domestic – with compassion and understanding. They are working on the frontline through the pandemic and enduring the restrictions on their daily lives in ways most of us could barely fathom, tucked away safely in our home offices. They deserve a lot better than what we’ve done for them so far.

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You can read below some very recent examples of what the “best health advice” delivers to the maritime industry. On the next page is the Top 10 solutions the Government(s) need to deliver to ensure business continuity.

Example 1

An Australian seafarer wants to disembark Ship A. State Health position: because Crew Member A had not done 14 days quarantine at any stage and because Ship A works permanently around the Australia coast. the Australian seafarer wanted sign off within 14 days of when Crew Member A left the ship; the Australian Ship A has foreign crew. The crew, when they flew into seafarer would need to quarantine. An application for Australia, all completed 14 days hotel quarantine prior exemption would be considered. to joining the ship – except for one (Crew Member A). The exemption was agreed when it was made. By this Crew Member A transferred to Ship A from Ship B. time the Australian seafarer had spent several days Ship B entered Australia 6 months prior and has been in hotel quarantine – a hotel that was also taking working within Australia ever since. Crew Member A returning international travellers. moved from Ship B to Ship A two months ago. The Australian seafarer was reluctant to apply for the Crew Member A had been in Australia for 8 months exemption because he thought the Govt advice must working on two ships. Crew Member A signed off and be offering the highest level of protection to his family left Australia 10 days before the Australian seafarer so he thought it would be best to quarantine before wanted to sign off and go home. returning home.

Example 2 Example 3

Ship entered State A from O/S port Ship A (foreign flagged, foreign crew – all of within 14 days of leaving O/S port. who have quarantined when joining the ship) in Ship required repairs. Australian based Australian waters for in excess of 6 months. Voyage repair team boarded ship in State A from State A to State B and back to State A (which and sailed with the ship to State B they have done many times) but on this voyage State undertaking repairs. Repair team were A has decided to impose a quarantine requirement onboard approx. 5 days total. Repair on an Australian resident who has sailed on board. team were allowed to disembark the ship with no quarantine (or any other There had been no outbreak in State B to prompt measures) in State B. this change.

18 MIAL MAX Key solutions that industry needs delivered by Government(s):

Marine crews and specialists (pilots, marine Protocols for handling of COVID positive 1. technicians and quality assurance inspectors, such 7. cases on board – scenario plan for locations as SIRE inspectors and ISM auditors) must be with and without shore facilities (hospitals, considered essential maritime workers. This means quarantine hotels); that access across borders needs to be facilitated (i.e. no hard border closures). This includes going to Access to international flights needs to be secured work and returning to home. 8. for essential maritime workers – whether this is having them: Now that all Australian maritime workers are considered priority workers for the vaccine, 8.1. allowed in excess of the incoming passenger cap; 2. or begin a regime of vaccinating foreign seafarers, or supporting the vaccination efforts of labour supply nations on whom Australia’s shipping capability 8.2. exempt from incoming passenger cap; or depend. Quite aside from it being the right thing 8.3. required to be taken as priority passengers by to do for this vulnerable workforce on whom we the airlines. rely for our prosperity, it’s in our national interest to protect our border workers and ensure the ships Sufficient quarantine hotels need to be guaranteed keep moving. 9. for essential maritime workers (where quarantine is required), or provision of dedicated crew hotels Ensure COVID tests are available for essential or the ability for companies to provide appropriate maritime workers at all times (in some states you isolation facilities. 3. cannot get a COVID test if you’re asymptomatic even if you’re willing to pay for it – so much for Access to visas needs to be much more straight industry being able to manage their own risks); forward given the number of moving parts that 10. are in play at the moment. For maritime crews an Removal of mandatory quarantine periods for automatic extension of existing visas; for specialists seafarers working on ships that are considered priority processing. 4. ‘international’ but have in fact been working in and around Australia for many, many months or years; We were told recently that our concerns are not even raised to National Cabinet anymore. Not even a veneer Removal of mandatory quarantine periods for of care or concern for the industry from the leaders Australian seafarers who work on international ships 5. who are meant to be helping us through the pandemic. where COVID protocols are as strict Not considered essential clearly. as possible;

Removal of mandatory quarantine periods and allow 6. seafarers to join their vessels as soon as possible (in line with IMO crew change protocol);

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20 MIAL MAX MEMBER UPDATE

CORAL EXPEDITIONS WELCOMES NEWEST SHIP CORAL GEOGRAPHER MIAL Member Coral Expeditions welcomed About Coral Geographer their newest bluewater expedition vessel to the Coral Geographer is designed for tropical expedition fleet in March,Coral Geographer. cruising and will access remote wilderness shores. The design draws on the latest technical advances as well as Having arrived in Australian waters, the vessel has Coral Expeditions’ 36 years of experience building and undergone an extensive fit-out. The arrival brings good operating expedition ships. With a maximum capacity of news to the Cairns tourism industry with the employment 120 guests, she will carry fewer than 100 guests under the of over 90 new ship and shoreside crew and the injection company’s SailSAFE plan delivering Coral Expeditions’ of millions of dollars into the region’s economy through renowned warm Australian hospitality, intimate onboard supply chain and visitation. atmosphere and world-class expedition experience.

Pictured: Mark Fifield (L) and Captain Japcopo ‘JB’ Barchetti (R).

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Pictured: Coral Geographer Sea Trials.

As with all the Coral Expeditions fleet,Coral Geographer Having submitted a comprehensive SailSAFE plan to will be Australian flagged and crewed to deliver the all federal and state authorities, Coral Expeditions have highest standards of build quality, operational capability been widely approved for a return to operations. Being and safety, and environmental compliance. Custom- an Australian flagged cruise line carrying fewer than 100 designed around its clientele and delivering expedition- passengers, the company is not affected by Biosecurity focused itineraries, the new ship will feature several of and Border Force restrictions. The company have Coral Expeditions’ much-loved features: completed 21 incident-free expedition voyages since the return to operations in October and have explored • Two ‘Xplorer’ tenders mounted on hydraulic platforms the Great Barrier Reef, Tasmania, the wild islands of that allow all guests to embark and disembark for shore South Australia and the Abrolhos and Coral Coast of excursions without steps, queues or waiting Western Australia.

• A natural light-filled lecture lounge equipped with “We are confident in the ongoing strength of the modern technology for daily presentations and briefings expedition sector, along with the vessel’s size, her design by expedition experts and guest lecturers and her capabilities,” said Mark Fifield, Group General Manager of Coral Expeditions. “She represents the • Spacious communal areas, including a dining room that perfect balance between being large enough for ocean seats all guests voyaging yet having a small and intimate ship atmosphere to maximise our guest experience.” • 60 outside-facing cabins with ensuite bathrooms; over half with private balconies

• Open bridge policy and guest observation lounge overlooking the bridge

• Multiple indoor and outdoor bars to taste the curated cellar of Australian and New Zealand wines

22 MIAL MAX MEMBER UPDATE SOUTHERN OCEAN SCIENCE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Deep ocean systems on board Australia’s new The other 4900 metre and 8100 metre cables will be icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, will be enhanced with spooled from winches at the stern of the ship. data transfer speeds up to 120 times faster “Our strongest cable can support 5000 kilograms of than current fibre to the premises technology, equipment at 1000 metres depth,” Mr Newbery said. thanks to four new fibre optic tow and instrument cables installed on the ship. “The cables are similar to the deep sea cables criss- crossing the oceans, used to deliver power and communications around the world.” Boasting speeds of at least 12 Gigabits per second, the fibre optics will provide scientists with real-time data and While the cables themselves are an impressive example high resolution video of the Southern Ocean sea floor and of engineering design, it is at their termination point, water column, down to 6000 metres. connecting to the electronics at the bottom of the ocean, where the real design challenge occurs. The four cables also include copper wires to deliver power to cameras, lights, submersible vehicles, acoustic net In fact, it’s so important Mr Newbery’s team has coined releases and other marine instrumentation. An external its own acronym for the project – the Nuyina Underwater armour of galvanised steel provides mechanical strength Towed Termination System, or NUTTS. to each cable, enabling the use of various payloads. “The cables will pass through a ‘penetrator assembly’ Australian Antarctic Division Electronics Lead Engineer, attached to end caps that will then screw on to a Kym Newbery, said two 7600 metre cables will be used cylindrical pressure housing made of titanium, containing to deploy the Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) our electronics,” Mr Newbery said. rosette and other oceanographic instrumentation from the starboard side of the ship and through the moon pool.

The three types of electrical-optical-mechanical cables used on This model shows the electrical-optical-mechanical cable the RSV Nuyina. The lower, front cable shows an optical fibre in running through a penetrator into the end cap and terminating the centre of copper wires that will deliver power. Two of these in a titanium pressure housing. The housing contains electronics cables are used in the CTD room. The middle and rear cables that will be attached to different underwater instruments. The have 6 and 3 optical fibres respectively and are installed on penetration on the end cap is a critical part of the cable package specialised winches at the stern of the ship. Photo: Simon Payne. that will prevent the ingress of seawater into the pressure housing. Image: Kym Newbery

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“The pressure housing, endcap and penetrator need to science and Defence. The company’s founder co- withstand up to 700 bar of pressure – 700 kilograms designed and built Director James Cameron’s submarine per square centimetre – otherwise seawater will leak in, Deepsea Challenger, which took him to the ocean’s atomise and destroy the electronics. It can also make its deepest point, 10,907 metres into the Mariana Trench. way back up the cable. “Ron Allum has hydrostatic testing facilities – a large “We’ve spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on these vertical steel pressure chamber – that can test to 14,000 cables and winches so the stakes are incredibly high. We metres depth,” Mr Newbery said. can’t afford to test the pressure housings for the first time at depth, on the ship, in the middle of the ocean; we need “So they’ll be able to test the end-cap design, tweak it if to test and validate them in a separate facility and be able something goes wrong, and retest it. to tweak the design if it doesn’t work.” “Once we know the caps work, they will be permanently To do this the team has commissioned deep-sea systems attached to the cables and we’ll only need to swap the experts, Ron Allum Deep Sea Services, to design and electronics.” test the method of connecting the cables to the pressure housings. NUTTS; it sounds pretty sensible.

The Sydney-based company designs, builds and Wendy Pyper pressure-tests specialised underwater systems for Australian Antarctic Division

One of the cables being spooled on to its custom-designed RSV Nuyina undertaking sea trials in the North Sea in November winch drum, which is installed on the RSV Nuyina science deck. 2020. AAD/Flying Focus The drum has a ‘Lebus Shell’ with grooves the same size as the cable to assist spooling. Photo: Damen

EOM cable test device during Nuyina sea trials, to test optical RS393 CTD – Electrical-optical-mechanical cables will be and electrical inputs to the instrument cable - © Andrew deployed with different instruments including the conductivity, Cawthorn/Australian Antarctic Division temperature, depth (CTD) instrument used to collect seawater at different depths. © Steve Rintoul/Australian Antarctic Division

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A laser provided a stable wavelength of light to the fibre Shining a light on optics, allowing engineers to look for any variation in the signal as the cable was released and winched back in. The electrical connection enabled the detection of any deep sea cables excess loss of power in the cable. The device worked A deep-water laser for testing the ‘Electrical-Optical- as expected, and revealed no excessive losses or other Mechanical’ cables on the RSV Nuyina (see main story) problems during the tests was designed and built by the Australian Antarctic Division’s Technology and Innovation team. The deep-water “torch” is housed inside a titanium shell to protect it from the immense pressures of the ocean, Electronics Design Engineer, Mark Milnes, said the device while the wiring, circuitry and batteries are held together was used on the ship during sea trials in the northern with plastic components manufactured on one of the hemisphere, to test the new cables’ fibre optic and Australian Antarctic Division’s 3D printers. electrical capabilities. Wendy Pyper “The device was attached to dummy mechanical Australian Antarctic Division payloads and lowered to depth on each of the cables to test their mechanical performance at the same time as electrical and optical connectivity” he said.

Mark Milnes with the test device for Nuyina’s fibre optic and electrical cables. A laser transmits light through six fibre optic connections (gold dials on the end-cap), while electrical resistance is tested through the red connection. The titanium pressure housing will also be re-used to protect other electronic payloads after the completion of commissioning tasks. (Photo: Wendy Pyper

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BUSINESS BOOMS FOR BOATSHED-BASED MARITIME CONSULTANT Working from a perfectly renovated boatshed “Ever since I was five years old, I could see ships on Tasmania’s sparkling Lindisfarne Bay, leaving Hobart for Antarctica from our home. To have the chance to go myself was amazing,” Chris says. Like maritime consultant Chris McGuire is enjoying many who’d sailed South before him, the experience business growth that’s the envy of other global was visceral and lasting. companies, thanks to his passion for polar regions and his 25 years of ‘on-the-bridge’ and “Firstly, the immensity of Antarctica was profound,” Chris explains. “Looking out from the ship’s bridge to see the ‘in the boardroom’ experience. polar ice cap rising in the distance was something I’ll never forget.” Since the beginning of this year, McGuire Maritime, a boutique consultancy specialising in ship brokerage, Then, when the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov pushed education and port operations, has seen the delivery into fast ice off Cape Washington, Chris had the of the 210-metre MV Liekut for Bass Strait operations; opportunity to walk on the frozen sea. “I was on the ice arranged the Australian Antarctic Division’s charter of the edge when a big killer whale surfaced just a few metres 140 m, ice-class, MPV Everest for resupply of Antarctic away. He fixed a big dark eye on me, maybe sizing me stations; delivered two, 24 m ‘multicats’ to support up? I’m not sure, but it was surreal. Tassal’s acquaculture leases, and brokered the sale of MV Searoad Tamar. “Secondly, that expedition ignited a desire to pursue ice navigation and remote area operations,” he says. As with any ‘overnight success’ story, this one involves decades of hard work and a dash of serendipity. It began After completing his cadetship, Chris was posted to when Chris was a cadet at Launceston’s Australian Karratha, Western Australia, as port superintendent Maritime College, and his housemate and he were overseeing four LNG vessels manned and operated by invited to sail on a Russian icebreaker from Hobart to BHP. Over the next eight years, Chris served on a variety Antarctica’s Ross Sea. The company his friend worked for of vessels including bulk carriers, offshore supply vessels, wouldn’t let him go, so Chris fronted up on his own. massive FPSO vessels for the gas industry and Roll

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As Director and consultant with the Strategic Marine Group, Chris led projects including emergency response exercises in Port Hedland and Singapore; operational risk assessments of North Queensland Bulk Ports; writing port rules and pilotage procedures for Groote Eylandt.

“I’m proud to have introduced the use of OPTIMOOR on Groote Eylandt and other ports,” Chris explains. This technology calculates wind, wave and current data for particular vessels at specific berths and helps limit the On/Roll Off vessels (think ferries on steroids) including, danger of ‘snapback’ the sudden release of energy from coincidentally, the Searoad Tamar. mooring lines. “Mooring is the most dangerous operation performed on a vessel, mainly because of snapback,” “I visited a lot of places while at sea,” Chris says. “But Chris says. “We are currently assisting ports with the the thing I remember most is standing on the bridge on a introduction of MoorGuard fuses, which allow the gradual tropical night, with the sky absolutely full of stars.” release of energy from mooring lines, hence protecting the people involved. It’s a once in a lifetime step forward Chris hung up his seaboots in 2002, when he became in mooring line safety.” logistics officer for the Australian Antarctic Division. “Over 24 months I managed logistics for Vasiliy Golovnin, a It’s a time of huge change for most players in the huge Russian icebreaker the AAD chartered to carry big shipping industry. “COVID has seen both positives equipment south and bring back tip waste from Casey and negatives,” Chris says. “After an initial lull, the Station in a major remediation project,” Chris says. “It was need for shipping has increased, especially for vessels challenging, but incredibly exciting work and the lessons transporting consumer goods. I took from it would help me organize the charter of MPV Everest this year.” “The negatives are in the cruise industry, especially polar tourism, which has been hit hard. And global travel Keen to broaden his professional skills, Chris became restrictions have meant that many of our 1.5 million General Manager and Director (Australia) of the Isle of seafarers are stuck on board their vessels for far too long Man-based Dorchester Maritime (later Bernhard Schulte – 12 months plus. This is an unhealthy situation. Ship Management). “I was responsible for 90 Australian seafarers and assisted with ships visiting Australia from “My advice to those involved in the maritime world is the wider Bernhard Schulte-managed fleet of this – listen to those who have practical experience in the 600 vessels,” Chris says. “I made many good friends industry yet are willing to look to the future for emerging and useful international contacts over the five years technologies to help reduce risk, both financially and I was there.” physically. The challenge of being a maritime consultant is to lead the industry into a cleaner, safer and more Two years as Service and Security Manager for the Port profitable 21st century. It’s an exciting world to work in.” Phillip Sea Pilots followed, a time Chris credits with vital lessons on modern risk-management procedures. And because it was a part-time position, Chris had time to help his friend, mountaineer and explorer, Greg Mortimer, manage operations for Marina Cvetaeva, an ice-strengthened Russian ship that Greg bought to carry tourists to Antarctica. “Greg was the expedition leader on my first trip South so it felt like I was closing a special loop,” Chris says.

While running his consultancy business over the past 10 years, Chris broadened his skill base and international network. He’s particularly gratified with work he did for the Australian Maritime College. “I was instrumental in their move to online courses which have culminated in

EDITION 2101 33 MEMBER UPDATE SEAFARER WELFARE By David Parmeter, Chair of the Sea (Stella Maris) at 39 centres around Australia of the Australian Mariners’ as well as offering maritime scholarships and tall ship Welfare Society. training experiences, providing subsidised home unit accommodation for Australian ex-seafarers of modest The impact of the COVID-19 means, giving donations to causes helping seafarers pandemic globally has been and their families or recognising their contributions to profound with an enormous society through representation on relevant Councils and toll in lives lost and human Committees. The Society is managed by a Council of suffering. While we in Australia volunteers with a paid secretary. The financial basis of the have fortunately not been as AMWS is a foundation established as a result, primarily severely affected as other from the sale of property. parts of the world, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the welfare of seafarers and their families. The AMWS is the successor organisation to the Sydney Stringent limitations on international travel have made Sailors’ Home (SSH) which started life in 1863 and officially crew changes extremely difficult. As a result seafarers opened in 1865 in the Historic Rocks area of Port Jackson. have had to endure excessive periods at sea and away In its first year the home provided accommodation for over from families, or have been unable to join their vessels 1100 seafarers. and earn a living. While this is a global problem, the crisis has been compounded in Australia by different states In the 1970’s, the NSW Government Compulsorily imposing their own rules. resumed the property and it was vacated in 1979. The Council of the SSH continued with its mission of At the same time, restrictions on shore leave for crews support of seafarers and in 1987 a site was purchased and access to vessels means the vital work of the seafarer in Woolloomooloo to build a Mariners’ Court to provide welfare organisations has been impeded. Despite this accommodation for ex-seafarers but it was not entirely all concerned have risen to the challenge magnificently successful and was sold in accordance with a Supreme and are doing everything possible to assist seafarers. A Court ruling in 1998.To accommodate the three ex- wonderful example of this occurred with the extended seafarers still at Mariners’ Court, home units were bought stay of the cruise vessel “Ruby Princess” in Port Kembla in Hornsby and two remain to this day. Importantly, the twelve months ago. Concerned citizens from the Illawarra Court agreed to the broadening of the scope of charitable community, led by the local Mission to Seafarers, rallied activities beyond providing accommodation and to remove around the crew and provided those on board with some the restriction on supporting projects outside New South very welcome practical support and human kindness. Wales. In 2002 the Sydney Sailors’ Home changed its name to the Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society. The Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society (AMWS) recognises the critical role played by the various seafarer A scholarship scheme for young people planning a welfare organisations in supporting seafarers at this time. career at sea was established in 1999. In accordance with the Constitution of the AMWS, these scholarships AMWS is a charitable organisation providing financial are offered to students of Maritime Training institutions support to the Missions to Seafarers and Apostleship recognised by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

34 MIAL MAX The successful applicants must be children of ex- upkeep of the centres, contribution towards buying buses, seafarers being from the Navy, Merchant Marine or tyre replacement and registration, the provision of IT Deep -Sea Fishermen and of low or less than moderate services including at the berth face and so on. financial means. Currently, the scholarships are valued at $3000 each biannually and students can apply for Financial support has also been provided for the support over more than one semester. international Maritime Humanitarian Response programme that assists victims of piracy and their families. Scholarships have been provided to students at the Furthermore, AMWS is a member of the Australian Australian Maritime College in Launceston and to students Seafarers’ Welfare Committee whose role is to ensure the at TAFE’s in Western Australia, Newcastle and Northern provision of appropriate welfare services for all seafarers Queensland. The cash support programme can assist with visiting Australian ports in accordance with the provision course fees, travel costs and living expenses. of the 2006 International Labour Convention mentioned above. The Society is also represented on the Sydney Port Financial support is also provided to young people aged Welfare Committee. 15 to 19 to undertake voyages on sail training vessels such as the “Young Endeavour” in Sydney, the “One & All“ in It is notable that in 2015, the 150th annual general meeting Port Adelaide , the “Windeward Bound” in Hobart and of the SSH/AMWS was held in the SSH building and there the “Leeuwin” in Fremantle. Selection for this program is would not be many companies with continuous corporate based on needs and the benefit the young person will gain registration spanning a century and a half. While we are from the experience. AMWS conducts due diligence safety proud of our history, the Council is focussed on meeting audits on the vessels. the challenges of the future and changing the operations and structure of the Society as necessary to remain AMWS operates an extensive financial grants programme relevant to catering for the welfare of all seafarers. including annual grants to the Missions to Seafarers and the Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) in recognition All individuals, companies and organisations that are of the incredibly significant contribution they make in concerned about seafarer welfare are encouraged assisting seafarers arriving at Australian ports including to join AMWS and support our activities. For further offering a home away from home in more normal times. information readers are referred to the AMWS website In addition, financial support is offered to assist with the www.marinerswelfare.com

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