Challenges and Initiatives in Offshore Marine Industry
The OCS Notice of Arrival poses significant compliance challenges for vessel operators in the offshore marine industry, impacting operations and response times. The industry faces issues with reporting costs and technology capabilities. Regulatory and legislative initiatives are underway to address these challenges through partnerships with the Coast Guard and legislative representatives.
- Offshore industry
- Compliance challenges
- Vessel operations
- Regulatory initiatives
- Legislative partnerships
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OCS Notice of Arrival Sarah Branch Director of Government Relations Offshore Marine Service Association
Issues For Vessels Full compliance is impossible Vessels don t have cargo/passenger/destination information 24-hours in advance Less than 20% of OMSA vessels have the full time internet capability required for reporting Enormous cost to operators 50-vessel fleet = $1,850,000 upfront, plus $540,000/year bandwidth Clearing agents = $140/submission = $3,780,000/year. 2000 vessels in OMSA mbrship = total $21,600,000 - $151,200,000/year The NOA preamble calculates the total annual industry compliance cost at $1470 - $2520. 20,000 times higher annual cost than assumed Unclear how reporting will increase MDA 2
Impacts on Offshore Operations Affects more than just vessel operators Will affect offshore business as it would limit inter-field activities Industry will lose the ability to task vessels to transport equipment on short notice Industry response time to our customers would be delayed and affect oil producers 3
Typical Crewboat Route - 12 Hour Period Examples 5
Crewboat Supporting Production Requirements 12 Hour Period Examples 6
Regulatory and Legislative Initiatives Regulatory Ongoing work with Coast Guard Headquarters Formed two working groups Exemption letter provided to vessel operators OMSA/CG Safety Partnership Meetings (Jun and Nov 2011) Legislative Reps. Boustany and Landry partnered to insert language into the CG Authorization Bill. Vitter and Landrieu supportive 7
