LOGBOOK NEWSLETTER The official newsletter of the Boating Industry Association of NSW Ltd September 2009 SIBS 2009 Pages 8-24 Excalibur builder jailed Page 4 Print Post Approved PP2411613/00057&8 ACN 000 618 468 September 2009 Excalibur builder LOGBOOK jailed 5 NEWS LETTER The official newsletter of the Marine Rescue NSW 7 Boating Industry Association of NSW Ltd 53 Hume Street SIBS 2009 Offi cial Crows Nest NSW 2065 Aus tral ia Mail to: P.O. Box 1204, Crows Nest NSW 1585 Opening 8 ABN : 61 000 618 468 Telephone: (02) 9438 2077 Facsimile: (02) 9439 3983 Adventurers Wow E-mail: [email protected] Crowds 15 Kiwi skulduggery. Page 17 Web Sites: www.bia.org.au www.sydneyboatshow.com.au Classics & Fame 18 www.boatshows.com.au www.marinedirectory.com.au Photographic Contest 21 Exhibitors win praise 21 Industry throws off yoke of recession 22 Roy Privett – 21 years Kiandra. Page 20 at the Helm 20 General Manager: Roy Privett Marketing & Event Manager: Domenic Genua Ken Evans ‘Mercury Financial Controller: Simon Hazelbrook Marketing Coordinator: Justine Merrony Man’ 28 Members Support & Development: Aaron McKenna BIA Division Manager: Alan Barrett Office Admin: Linda English Division News 36 Publications Coordinator: Christine Howard Event Operations Manager: Belinda Close Coordinator Education & Training: Corrina McMillan Vale John Haines 38 Please send editorial contributions to; Domenic Genua at [email protected] Logbook gratefully acknowledges all that have Riviera Excellence. Page 21 con trib ut ed to this edition. In particular: Roy Privett (Editorial) Front cover: NSW Premier Nathan Rees with Ports & Bob Wonders, Bob Wonders Media Services (07) 5562 2867 Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi. 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Darren Vaux 2 - September 2009 BIA of NSW LOGBOOK General Manager’s Catch-Up ow what a Sydney International Boat Show for 2009. the suffi cient attention to provide I am proud to say the execution of our planning, meaningful outcomes for industry Wmarketing and operations worked like clockwork. members. Thank you to the many individuals involved. Our industry We are a broad and diverse really put on a fantastic event and all exhibitors are to be industry. Our various industry sectors congratulated for their efforts from the very opening of the need to be represented in any future show to the close and post show activity. meaningful national association It has been outstanding in such diffi cult economic times. (an association of industry sectors It certainly looks like SIBS 09 has provided its own stimulus not states). We will meet with other package of sales and leads for the industry. Exhibitor comments state BIAs to explore an appropriate on our show round up are included in this issue. structure of a single entity national Special thanks and appreciation to the NSW Premier association. Until a more effi cient and meaningful entity is and Minister Joe Tripodi for their attendance, support of formed it is business as usual for BIANSW in representing its recreational boating and a string of recent announcements membership and delivering member services. (detailed in this edition) that will give our industry a real boost On the Training front BIA welcomes Corrina McMillan who and confi dent outlook for the future. has been appointed our fi rst ever Training and Education Our major sponsor NSW Maritime and Minister Tripodi’s Coordinator. This new position will build on current training offi ce greatly contributed to the promotion of the event activities and focus on the delivery of industry specifi c training with their Government Agency Precinct at the show and courses, seminars and careers advice. a mountain of positive policy/press announcements. It is From 22 to 25 September BIA has teamed up with tremendously important to have gained the support of the NSW Maritime to present a series of free Marine Industry NSW Government. Technical Seminars at four locations focused on technical Recent announcements are positive for our industry and compliance and liability and safety considerations surrounding present future opportunities. In this edition we will cover vessel navigation lights and the introduction of bio-fuels ‘Commercial Boating Red Tape Reforms on Commercial and implications for the marine industry. Contact BIA to Boating Licences’, new ‘Patrol Boats’, ‘Homebush Bay West register. (Wentworth Point) Maritime Development Opportunity’, As always BIA staff is available to discuss any issues Establishment of ‘NSW Marine Rescue’, NSW Maritime’s new raised in this edition of Logbook and any other input from ‘Boats for Life Safety Campaign’ website proudly supported you is always welcome. by BIA, new ‘Pilot procedure for survey of Houseboats and low Roy Privett risk Commercial Vessels’, a new system for ‘Maritime Safety BIA General Manager Alerts’ and a ‘BIANSW and WorkCover Agreement’. We also have on the horizon the ‘Bays Precinct’ future development of White, Rozelle and Blackwattle Bays. This is a huge area of waterfront land and presents further opportunities for boating infrastructure and improved waterways access opportunities. You are encouraged to have your say on the Bays Precinct Forum at www.thebaysprecinct.net.au Continuing on the positive we have news that DA’s have been approved for Rose Bay/Point Piper redevelopment, Bailey’s Fuels facility at White Bay, Tom Ugly’s Bridge Marina and Davis Marina together with activity along the coast being instigated by the Department of Lands to support regional NSW with maritime infrastructure and boating opportunities. On the negative side of the ledger we still face serious challenges over marine parks and Federal Government bio- region planning dictates. BIA is endeavouring to join an alliance of boating and fi shing organisations to present a united voice to Government on issues affecting our industries. There has been a lot of reporting and speculation in the marine media regarding BIANSW resignation from the Australian Marine Industries Federation (AMIF). Our Board has recently re-affi rmed that our resignation stands, because AMIF, as an association of associations representing state interests, was ineffi cient and industry issues were not receiving BIA of NSW LOGBOOK September 2009 - 3 Excalibur builder sentenced to gaol-term by Marcel Vaarzon-Morel* and Nina Rossi ‘Applied Contract Engineering’ (Applied Engineering) when this firm was contracted to construct Excalibur. It was found that he owed a duty of care to those who were to later take o longer can the marine industry rest upon its laurels, possession of and use the vessel. there is a need for greater accountability, especially in regards to manufacturing. Applied Engineering had primarily dealt in the construction N of industrial manufacturing equipment for industries such as This is the clear message the NSW District Court has given brick making but in this instance had been contracted to build in the criminal case of R-v-Alex Cittadini , also known as the the naval architect designed yacht Excalibur. Mr Cittadini was ‘Excalibur case’. an experienced sailor and had built a handful of yachts in a The outcome of this case has significant implications for the private capacity, however at no time was yacht building a core future of the marine industry. It seems that work and managerial aspect of the business of Applied Engineering. practices currently observed by many of us are now outdated During the construction of Excalibur’s retracting keel, for and insufficient. As a result of these outdated practices, the reasons and in circumstances unknown, was cut on both sides managing director of a company contracted to build the vessel of the fin along horizontal lines, and re-welded. Excalibur, was charged and convicted of manslaughter. The cause of the capsize of the vessel was found to be the In essence, the quality assurance/control practices applied failure of the weld along the original cut line after months of to the build of Excalibur were considered to be insufficient, metal fatigue. Inspection of the salvaged yacht exposed the resulting in the keel breaking, the boat capsizing, and the presence, and indicated that the re-weld was of poor quality and loss of life. had been ‘covered up’ by polishing, making it undetectable. This article outlines the circumstances of this particular Mr Cittadini supervised overall construction and said that case, an explanation of the implications that this draws for he noticed markings on the keel but believed these to be a your business and suggestions on protecting yourself and ‘heat cleanup’ line. Mr Cittadini gave no further detail as to any your business. quality assurance measures undertaken in the construction. The Facts Therefore, as Mr Cittadini had failed to implement a system of adequate quality assurance measures or supervision during Mr Cittadini was charged and later convicted on four counts the various stages of construction, he was liable for the keel of manslaughter. On 16 September 2002, Excalibur capsized failure and subsequent loss of life. in rough seas at approximately 9pm off the NSW coast at Seal The Crown said that the Mr Cittadini’s actions were ‘so Rocks, and four of the crew members were killed.