1 太平洋島嶼国海事トレーニングミーティングの記録

　

2 域内海事プログラムのニュースレター

　

3 ミクロネシア連邦の”MV Thornfinn”の規格

　

4 フィジーのSFL社の船舶タイプ

　

5 アジア開発銀行によるフィジー港湾プロジェクトの詳細

　

6 キリバス共和国の国家開発戦略“中期ビジョン”

　

7 ソロモン諸島の提案中の海上輸送サービスとボート建造プロジェクト

　

　

REPORT OF MEETING

　

　

(Nadi, Fiji Islands, 28 February-01 March 2002)

　

SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA

　

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Original text: English

　

Secretariat of the Pacific Community Cataloguing-in-publication data

　

Meeting of the Association of Pacific Islands Maritime Training

Institutions and Maritime Authorities (7th : 2002: Suva, Fiji Islands)

　

Report

　

(Report of Meeting (Technical) / Secretariat of the Pacific Community)

1. Seamanship-Study and teaching-Oceania-Congresses

I. Secretariat of the Pacific Community II. Title III. Series

　

623.88　AACR2

　

ISSN 0377-452X

ISBN 982-203-895-X

　

Prepared for publication at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Suva, Fiji Islands

Printed at Quality Print Ltd, Suva, Fiji Islands

　

1. Welcome remarks.

　

2. Election of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Drafting Committee.

　

3. Adoption of Agenda.

　

4. Treasurer's Report.

　

5. Adoption of Minutes of 6^th APIMTIMA Meeting.

　

6. Report of the Regional Maritime Training Adviser.

　

7. Presentations by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority and the Nautical Institute of the UK.

　

8. Presentation on Model Pacific Maritime Law and Regulations.

　

9. Discussion on Regional Issues.

　

10. Internal and External Auditing of Quality Systems Working Paper 1.

　

11. Resolutions.

　

12. Other Business.

　

13. Date and Venue of Next Meeting.

　

Nadi, Fiji Islands, 28 February to 01 March 2002

　

The Seventh Meeting of the Association of Pacific Islands Maritime Training Institutions and Maritime Authorities (APIMTIMA) was held in Nadi from 28 February to 01 March 2002. The following Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) were represented: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna. A representative of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) Fisheries Training Section in Noumea also attended. Representatives from the Australian Maritime College, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Nautical Institute in London, the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority, the New Zealand Maritime School and the Asia Pacific Maritime Institute attended as observers. A list of participants is attached as Annex 1.

　

　

The outgoing Chairperson, Captain David Harrod of Papua New Guinea, opened the meeting and invited Mr Ned Howard of the Cook Islands to serve as Chairperson. The new Chairperson took the Chair and thanked everybody for their support.

　

It was suggested that the Chair be rotated on the basis of alphabetical order, which was agreed by the meeting. The Secretary was to be Captain Larry Muller of the Marshall Islands and the Treasurer was Captain Muni Gounder of Fiji. A motion to approve the Agenda was moved and seconded. Regional business was to be discussed on Friday. The Treasurer's Report was tabled and it was moved by the Papua New Guinea delegate that the funds be invested in a term deposit. A motion to that effect was drafted. The Treasurer's Report was accepted by the meeting and attached as Annex 2.

　

　

The minutes of the 6^th meeting were distributed, debated and adopted.

　

　

The Chairperson invited the RMTA to present his report. The RMTA mentioned that the main objective of the Maritime Training Services was human resource development and institutional strengthening. He also talked about the issues facing the region at the moment, including the following:

　

　

　

　

　

　

The RMTA reported that over FJD 2 million had been received from aid donors last year and spent on various initiatives such as STCW-95 upgrade training, mentoring and secondment programs.

　

Three donor projects were completed, two UK DFID funded and one AusAID funded, all of which had a very tight timeframe but by using a mix of training providers the RMP of SPC was able to complete most of these projects 'in country.'

　

Seafarers statistics and the Neptune database was raised as a vital issue that each country had to address in order to forward plan any further training in the region and to ensure that the RMP has correct numbers of seafarers in each country.

　

In order to maximise the donor dollar and get maximum 'bang for the bucks,' a portable ship simulator has been acquired through UK DFID funding. The simulator will allow the RMP to conduct more in-country training, instead of sending people overseas. Further courses were scheduled for the first quarter of 2002 to complete Stage 1 of the DFID Seafarers Training Project in the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Kiribati.

　

The RMTA also outlined the initiatives that have been completed and some that are ongoing:

　

The following courses are being developed:

　

The RMTA reported that C.F. Sharp International have set up a manning agency in Fiji and are willing to work with other Pacific manning agencies to provide employment, seatime and at-sea training for Pacific Island seafarers. C.F. Sharp have many large principals including P & O Cruise Lines, Orient Line and Norwegian Cruise Lines. The report is attached as Annex 3.

　

　

The RMTA invited the representative of AMSA to talk about Australia's implementation of STCW-95 together with:

　

The AMSA representative noted that short courses are required to have been completed before an STCW-95 endorsed certificate is issued in Australia. He said that upgrades were a 'must' for seafarers. He mentioned recognition of Pacific Islands certificates, and noted that AMSA had recently entered into agreements with New Zealand and Papua New Guinea for recognition of certificates. It is anticipated that an agreement with Fiji would be finalised soon. He expressed hope that agreements could also be reached with other PICTs soon. There was some discussion on the topic of STCW endorsements and on the issue of forgery. The AMSA representative discussed the requirements that Australian certificate holders were required to upgrade their certificates. Australia played a leading role in the introduction of the STCW-95 Amendment and has been in the forefront of its full implementation. Before AMSA recognises another country's certificate of competency, they must audit that administration's quality system and training providers. Any AMSA-issued certificate is renewable only at an AMSA-certified institute. AMSA will not accept short courses or upgrading of its certificates outside Australia.

　

The RMTA then introduced the representative of the NZMSA, who spoke about the adoption of STCW-95 in New Zealand. He said that it had been a relatively straightforward process. He explained that they were expecting a last-minute rush as the remaining 400 New Zealand certificate holders needed to upgrade their certificates before the deadline. He described a potential bottleneck due the New Zealand Fire Service pulling out of seafarers training at a critical time for people wanting to upgrade their short courses and mentioned that the New Zealand Maritime School had sourced another provider to complete this training. The issues and actions that NZMSA is currently working on are:

　

　

The RMTA then introduced the representative of the Nautical Institute. The Nautical Institute is the world's leading professional organisation for seafarers with 7000 members in 70 countries. Membership is voluntary, but they have 40 branches worldwide. The annual turnover of the Nautical Institute is over £1 million. The representative said that the Nautical Institute conducted surveys every five years or so to determine what their members wanted in terms of issues and priorities. Many members come from the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, but not many members come from Europe. He then touched on the following subjects:

　

The Papua New Guinea delegate made a comment about qualified, professional seafarers in the region benefiting from membership in the Nautical Institute and delegates agreed that this issue be put up as a Resolution of the meeting, with the RMTA as the focal point. Wording of the Resolution was delegated to the drafting committee.