The Work of IMPA

Nick Cutmore, Secretary General, IMPA

Presented to the VIII Latin American Pilots Forum 2015

www.impahq.org
office@impahq.org

The IMO Building, London

 IAC S: Pilots should have to climb more than 9

metres (to save the cost of an Ac commodation
Ladder).
Bahamas: Pilots should not be steering vessels.
Finland We are opposed to the c hanges to SOLAS
in respect of Pilot Boarding Arrangements.
European Union: Pilotage should be exposed to
C ompetition.
P&I C lubs: Pilots are involved in 9% of Acc idents.

J anuary

6-7
27-29
30

Baltic Pilot Associations mtg, Hamburg

E-NAV Underway, Copenhagen
PIANC MoU Signing

Nick, Hans-Hermann
Simon, Nick
Simon

February

2-6
5-6
5-6
9-13
12
23-27

HTW2
PIANC WG178
INTERTANKO/ IMPA Discussion Group
NCSR2
IMPA Cocktail Reception
SSE2

Simon, Fred, Nick

Don Cockrill
Simon, Nick
Simon, Fred, Nick

April

7-10
15-17
13-17
20-24
27-29

PNT Resilience, Bordeaux

EMPA 49th Annual General Meeting Estoril, Portugal.
IALA VTS39
IALA E-NAV16
CIRM Cyprus

Jean-Christophe Reux
Simon
Nick
Simon
Nick

May

5-8
11-15
19-20
28-29

Spanish Annual Convention, Huelva

MEPC68
PIANC AGA, Oporto
EHMC - Marseilles

Nick, Simon
Nick
Nick
Fred

J une

1-2
3-12
29-

Exec 73
MSC95
Council 114

All
Nick, Simon and Fred, Oumar and Hans-Hermann

J uly

-3
13-17

Council 114
III2

Nick
Nick and J ean-Philippe Casanova

August
September

3
7-11
8
13 16
24

IALA Lecture AtoN Course

London International Shipping Week
MAIIF meeting, Antalya, Turkey
IUMI Conference, Berlin, Germany
IMO, WMD reception

Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick

October

6-9
10 14
14 -17
19-23
26-30
26-30

AMPI Conference Sydney

Visit KMPA
Visit J FPA
IALA VTS40
IALA E-NAV17
LAPF Cancun, Mexico

Nick, Simon
Nick, Simon
Nick, Simon
Nick
Jean-Daniel Gilles
Simon, Nick

November

9-13
18 -19
19-20
20
23-27
23-

Florida Regional Meeting

PIANC, Paris
28th Extraordinary Council
Pre-exec meeting
IALA ARM Committee
Assembly 29

Simon
Simon
Nick
Simon, Nick
Nick
Simon, Fred, Nick

Dec

2
3-4

Assembly 29
Exec 74

All

March

Nick

A week in the IMPA offic e A Snapshot

August is a holiday month in Europe and IMO is in recession so in theory the IMPA office workload should be light. Using
the week 24-28 August, below is a summary of the main jobs undertaken during the week.
Monday
Wash-up from last Fridays summit with Carnival. Notify various members of outcomes, follow through items with
Carnival, process Presidents draft circular to Executive.
Deal with angry Hong Kong Ship Managers whose vessel was criticized in an IMPA circular!
Consider (with Don Cockrill) IMPA input to PIANC Environment Statement.
IMPA 2016 Session matters request to BLK, set out rough structure.
Prepare IMPA circular on Rucksacks.
Deal with IALA proposals for E-Nav project progression.
Tuesday
Query from PCPA re BBC report on Canal Safety.
Finalise IMPA input to IALA ARM 3.
Finalise IMPA input to MAIIF Conference in Turkey
Review NEPIA Briefing Paper on MPX before publication.
Wednesday
Request from Portugal to write to their Government re Competition.
Issue Carnival Notice.
Ladder enquiry from Korean Yard regarding Reels.
Ladder enquiry from INTERTANKO.
Thursday
Prepare letter to Portuguese Prime Minister re Competition.
Prepare IUMI Presentation.
Friday
Finalise and dispatch IUMI presentation to hosts.
Load NEPIA link to Website.
Dispatch IMPA Notice on Rucksacks.
Finalise signing of IALA MoU.
Agree Registration fee for IMPA 2016.

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 MAIIF J oint Project

ICS Sought IMPA Advice on Bridge Procedures
Guide Revisions
PIANC Climate Change Project
IACS Now they consult instead of blundering
in..
INTERTANKO Fuel Switchover/Engine
Performance
IALA Peace has broken out after the PAF Saga