6th SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum

The 2015 SAFETY4SEA Forum, a PRO BONO event, successfully concluded on Wednesday 7th of October 2015 in Eugenides Foundation Athens attracting 1100 delegates from 30 countries representing a total of 480 organizations.

The event organized by SQE4SEA and sponsored by ABS, ASPIDA, CHALOS & Co Law Firm, DNV GL, Dorian LPG, Hellenic War Risks, Hellenic Lloyd’s Register, MAGSAYSAY, Marshall Islands Registry, Norsafe Group, Phoenix Register of Shipping, SpecTec Group, SQEMARINE, Steamship Mutual P&I Club, Thenamaris(Ships Management) Inc., Transmar Shipping and UK P&I Club. Furthermore, the event was supported by: ALBA Graduate Business School, AMMITEC, Chios Marine Club, Green Award, ECOMASYN, EΛΙΝΤ, Hellenic Shipbrokers Association, ΕΕΝΜΑ, Hellenic

Navy, Hellenic Committee of Lloyd’s Brokers’ Association, HELMEPA, HEMEXPO, Hellenic Maritime Law Association, Hellenic Society of Maritime Lawyers, International Propeller Club, IFSMA, MARTECMA, Piraeus Marine Club, University of the Aegean, University of Piraeus, WIMA, WISTA Hellas and Yatch Club of Greece.

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Program

Session 1 : Safety Perspectives (09:00 – 10:40)

Apostolos Belokas, Founder & Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

Safety Challenges and the way forward

Presentation video l Brief Article

Session Keynote : Kostas G. Vlachos, COO, Consolidated Marine Management Inc.

Challenges in promoting a safer operating environment on board

Presentation video l Brief Article

Capt. John Dickie, Secretary General, IFSMA

Anti Piracy, Human Rights and other untold stories

Presentation video l Brief Article

Gundula Stadie-Frohbös, Head of Dep. Risk & Safety, Systems Engineering, DNV GL

Risk assessment and safety barrier management for tanker operations

Presentation video l Brief Article

Stavros Niotis, Senior Engineer, ABS

Safety Aspects of using LNG as a Fuel

Presentation video l Brief Article

Giampiero Soncini, CEO, Spectec

Homo Informaticus vs Homo Nauticus

Presentation video l Brief Article

 

25 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor

 

Coffee Break (10:40 – 11:10)

Session 2 : Safety, Security & Loss Prevention (11:10 – 12:50 )

Session Keynote: Dimitrios Orfanos, Chief Operating Officer, HSEQ Manager (DPA/CSO), Dorian LPG –

Challenges for the modern Operator

Presentation video l Brief Article

Chris Adams, Steamship Mutual Director, Head of Loss Prevention Department

Best Practices in Crew Health

Presentation video l Brief Article

Mark Bull, Independent Marine Consultant

Putting Navigation back where it belongs

Presentation video l Brief Article

Rod Lingard, Joint Managing Director, Thomas Miller War Risk Services Limited

War Risks: The current status of Piracy in the Gulf Guinea

Presentation video l Brief Article

Alexandra Couvadelli, Senior Claims Director Defence, Thomas Miller Hellas

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: The Practical Legal, Commercial & Security aspects

Presentation video l Brief Article

Manos Roudas, General Manager, Aspida

Cyber Attacks: A Minor Casualty or Todayʼs Biggest Threat?

Presentation video l Brief Article

 

25 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor

 

Lunch Break (12:50 – 13:50)

Session 3 : Best Practices (13:50 – 15:30 )

Erasmia Vlachandrea, HSE and Vetting Manager, Alison Management Corp

Best Practices on operational level from the Manager Perspective

Presentation video l Brief Article

Prof. Apostolos Papanikolaou, Director of Ship Design Laboratory, NTUA

Designing safer ships – the NTUA approach

Presentation video l Brief Article

George Gaitas, Attorney at Law, CHALOS & Co Law Firm

The evolving landscape of US sanctions and other trade restrictions

Presentation video l Brief Article

Athanasios Theodorou, Marine Management Systems Senior Specialist, Hellenic Lloyds

ECDIS and ISM Code Procedures; Best Practices

Presentation video l Brief Article

Capt. Theodore Lalas, Fleet Operations Manager, Marshall Islands Registry

Best Practices from the Flag Perspective

Presentation video l Brief Article

Dr. Nikolaos Liapis, Supply and Operation Director, ELINOIL S.A. & Member of the BoD of HSSA

M/T-RoRo vessels: An innovative approach for managing Safety and Quality in fuel products transportation

Presentation video l Brief Article

 

25 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor

Coffee Break (15:30 – 16:00)

 

Session 4 : Human Element Session (16:00 – 17:40 )

Prof. Dr. Orestis Schinas, Head of Maritime Business School, HSBA

Education and training for the next Generation of Shipping Executives

Presentation video l Brief Article

Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Shipping Group

Challenges on Human Element development

Presentation video l Brief Article

Marlon Rono, President, Magsaysay Maritime Corporation

Training and Development focusing to Retain Right Talents

Presentation video l Brief Article

Michael Røssland, Vice President Norsafe Academy

Training on Lifeboat operation & maintenance

Presentation video l Brief Article

Georgios V. Lykos, Director of Damage Control School, Hellenic Navy

Managing Safety: Firefighting and Evacuation Simulators

Presentation video l Brief Article

Constantinos Triantafillou, Assistant Executive Coordinator, HELMEPA

The HELMEPA Training Program

Presentation video l Brief Article

25 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor