Survey on port practices affecting shipboard safety activities

  • Survey on port practices affecting shipboard safety activities

    BIMCO is seeking members’ input on whether ships are experiencing, or have experienced, difficulties in carrying out mandatory safety drills, safety-related maintenance, testing or other safety-related activities while alongside or at anchorage. 

    The purpose of this short first-stage questionnaire is to understand whether the issue is recurring across the industry and whether further evidence-gathering may be needed. At this stage, BIMCO is not asking for detailed case files or port-specific evidence, although members are encouraged to provide examples if they are comfortable in doing so. 

    BIMCO recognises that ports and terminals may need to manage genuine safety, traffic, security, operational and environmental risks. The concern is whether mandatory or safety-related shipboard activities are being restricted, delayed, made conditional or subject to additional charges in ways that are not transparent, proportionate, risk-based or consistent. 

    Information provided will be used on an aggregated and anonymised basis to help BIMCO assess whether further industry coordination or engagement with relevant authorities may be appropriate.

    For any queries with this survey, please contact marinesurveys@bimco.org.

    Thank you for your participation!

     

    Confidentiality and data protection

    Your responses will be treated confidentially, and the results will be anonymised. No identifying information such as company names or personal details will be included in the final analysis.

    If you provide contact information, it will only be used to follow up on survey responses if clarification is needed. Your details will not be shared with third parties.

    By completing and submitting this questionnaire, you consent to BIMCO keeping and using your personal information in accordance with this notice and BIMCO’s applicable privacy policies.

    Your responses are being collected via the JotForm platform, which has its own privacy policy and applies to all data handled by JotForm. JotForm is fully compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  • Section 1 - Respondent profile

  • 1. What best describes your company’s role? (Please select all that apply)*
  • 2. What ship types does your response mainly relate to? (Please select all that apply)*
  • 3. Approximately how many ships are covered by your response?*

  • Section 2 - Experience of restrictions or conditions 

  • 4. Have your ships experienced restrictions, refusals, delays, additional conditions or charges when seeking to carry out shipboard safety activities while alongside or at anchorage?*
  • 5. Approximately how much of your fleet has been affected by such restrictions, delays, conditions or charges?*
  • 6. Where did this mainly occur? (Please select all that apply)*

  • Section 3 - Activities affected

  • 8. Which activities have been restricted, refused, delayed, made conditional or subject to additional charges? (Please select all that apply)*
  • 9. What form did the restriction or condition usually take?  (Please select all that apply)*

  • Section 4 - Reasons and transparency

  • 10. In general, are reasons given for the refusal, delay, condition or charge?*
  • 11. Where reasons are given, what are they mainly based on? (Please select all that apply)*

  • Section 5 - Consequences

  • 12. What are the most usual consequences of these restrictions, conditions or charges?  (Please select all that apply)*
  • 13.  In your view, how significant is this issue for safe and compliant ship operations?*
  • 14. Does your company consider this issue to be:*

  • Section 6 - Need for further work

  • 15. Would you support BIMCO undertaking further work on this issue, including possible industry coordination and engagement with relevant IMO bodies or other relevant organisations?*
  • 16. Would your company be willing to provide more detailed anonymised information and examples in a second-stage evidence-gathering exercise, if needed?*
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