1. Managing the Environmental Challenge 1 Gateway to Asia Conference November 2014

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3. Tremendous advances in safety and environmental regulations with strict enforcement Double hull and internally subdivided vessel design Pre-vetting of condition and history Well trained staff at sea and ashore Purpose built escort tugs Results – decreasing incidents and spills against significant increases in energy delivered Features of Modern Tanker Management 3 double hull construction

4. More oil moving – Less Accidents 4

5. Dramatic Reduction in Spills 5

6. World Class Tanker Safety System Panel Report released December 3 2013 Risk based preparedness Organization Training Mapping Liability Canadian Ship Source Oil Pollution Fund R&D Funding First Nations Role 6 Singapore tanker terminal

7. Other Government Commitments Pollution prevention and response at oil handling facilities (Federal Bill C-3) New offences for contraventions of the Act Remove legal barriers to response Expand National Aerial Surveillance Program Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) to adopt Incident Command System Review of existing pilotage and tug escort requirements More ports will be designated for traffic control measures Conduct scientific research on non-conventional petroleum products CCG to develop options for enhancing Canada's current navigation system 7

8. North American Emissions Control Area 8 Maximum 1% sulphur content in marine fuel Reduces to 0.1% maximum sulphur content effective Jan 1 2015 Global standard 3.5% sulphur standard – reduces to 0.5% effective 2020 or 2025 depending on fuel availability survey

9. Sustained Environmental Progress Energy Efficiency Design Index (new ships 2013) Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plans (2013) GHG reduction through Market Based Measures or new technologies (monitor/report/verify proposal) Ballast Water Management Convention Hull paint systems Bio-fouling standards (California) PMV Eco-Action Program Prince Rupert – Green Wave Program Green Marine Renewable energy systems Marine mammal avoidance and noise reduction 9

10. IMO Regulates International Traffic Separation Schemes Dover Straits: Carries 25% of world Seaborne trade 600 commercial vessels in transit or crossing daily 40m tons of heavy fuel oil in transit per annum Rotterdam – 36,000 ships per year 10

11. 11 Thank you stephen@cosbc.ca www.safeshippingbc.ca