PORT LOG Issue 3 - 6 January 2016

Office:

401 E Waterfront Road

Vancouver, BC

Canada, V6A 4G9

Fax 604 253 0874

www.mastermariners.ca

Journal of The Company of Master Mariners of Canada—Vancouver Branch

Ship at Vancouver - R Mangat

Directors Capt D Rose – Master

Capt R Mangat- Deputy Master

Capt P Nelson -Technical

Capt Jim Lawson - Assistant Master

Capt A Law - Secretary

Capt J Bishop -Treasurer

Capt G Barber - Membership Director

Capt B Johnston - Communications Director

Capt G Harris - Events Director

Capt D Whitaker - From The Bridge

Capt A Dekkers - At Large

Capt H Allen - At Large

Capt D Myerscough - South Vancouver Island

NATIONAL COUNCILLORS:

Capt Don Rose,

Capt A Provan,

Capt B Johnston,

Capt Raman Mangat Port Log

In This Issue

From the Editor

Divisional and National Meetings

Christmas Lunch and Dinner photographs

Shipping News

Vancouver Port Statistics

Shipping market forecast for 2016

Upcoming events

Dear Colleagues

The last two months of the year were eventful for CMMC Van-

couver branch. In addition to the monthly meetings, CMMC

members participated in the Remembrance day ceremony, a

Pub lunch, Christmas Dinner for Vancouver members and a

Christmas Lunch for the Vancouver Island members. Some

photographs from these events have been appended for your

viewing pleasure.

Twenty Sixteen is upon us; I wish and pray that it brings good

health, happiness, peace and prosperity to all members and

their families.

With best regards

Capt Raman Mangat

On the 20th of June 2015 we had our Annual General Meeting at the Mission to Seafarers. At

that time Captain Tony Crowther, after several years of doing an excellent job stepped down

as editor of the “Port Log”. A vote of thanks for a job well done was given to Captain Crowther at the

meeting. Captain Raman Mangat (Deputy Master of the Vancouver division of C.M.M.C.) agreed to

take over as editor of the “Port Log”. All at the meeting were pleased that Captain Mangat agreed to

take on this task. He has done an excellent job, which we are confident will continue.

On the 14th of October 2015 we had a very interesting Technical Dinner. The speaker was Davit Jar-

rett a lawyer with Bernard LLP.

The subject of his Power Point presentation was:

Transportation Safety Regulations:

Regarding: Reporting and Investigation of Marine Occurrences.

On the 11th of November 2015 we held our usual Remembrance Day Service at Sailor’s Point in

North Vancouver that was very well attended. Each year we are pleased to report that attendance has

been increasing. The service was conducted by Stella Maris Father John Eason. Captain Andrew Law

led in the singing of the Hymn “ALL HANDS” and our National Anthem “O CANADA”. Following the

service refreshments were provided by Captain Jack Bishop and his family.

The service is sponsored by:

The Association of Marine Surveyors of BC.

The International Sailors Society of Canada.

The Naval Veterans Association.

The BC Coast Pilots.

The Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans Association.

The Mission to Seafarers.

The Pacific Marine Training Campus B.C.I.T.

The Council of Marine Carriers.

The Canadian Merchant Service Guild.

As some of you may know the Mission to Seafarers had a flood in their basements. As a result we

were unable to hold our Christmas party there because of the damage which is still under repair.

Thanks to the efforts of Colleen Barber and Captain Geoff Harris we were able to use the Hall at St.

John Apostle Anglican Church in Port Moody. Due to the change in location the Christmas Party was

not as well attended as in the past. Hopefully soon we will have the use of the Mission to Seafarers for

our events.

For the past several years catering at our technical dinners and Christmas parties has been provided

by “Sheridee Lee Catering Ltd. We have been very well satisfied with her service and quality of meals.

In closing I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the upcoming New

Year.

Respectfully submitted

Capt. Don Rose

Master Vancouver Division of The Company of Master Mariners of Canada

Vancouver Division - The Masters Report - Captain Don Rose December 2015

Remembrance Day — Pictures by Jane McIvor

Remembrance Day Services for Seafarers was held at Sailor's Point Memorial in North Vancouver on Remem-

brance Day, November 11, 2011. Father David Marriot conducted the service of remembrance with assistance

from Captain Don Rose, serving as master of ceremonies. Wreaths of remembrance were placed at the Sailor’s

Memorial.

AGM St Johns New Foundland October 2-4, 2015 - Summary report

In October, Captain Alec Provan attended the CMMC AGM at St Johns New Foundland. He has kindly

submitted a brief review of the proceedings for information of members. Please see Annex 1 appended at

the end of the port log.

Christmas Party 2015 — Pictures by Captain Don Rose

Pouring rain could not dampen the spirits on the evening of December 5th when members and spouses

got together for Christmas dinner and party. Sheridee Lee catering prepared an excellent dinner spread

and everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks to the efforts of Colleen Barber and Captain Geoff Harris

who secured the hall at St. John’s Apostle Anglican Church in Port Moody and Captain Don Rose for all

the arrangements. Some pictures from the evening are appended below.

Vancouver Division Council Meeting November 24th 2015

Vancouver division Council meeting for November was held at Mission to sea farers on Nov 24th, 2015.

It was attended by Directors, Captains: Rose, Barber, Bishop, Mangat & Law as Secretary. Members

Captains Allen & Whitaker.

Pub Lunch 18 November 2015

A pub lunch was enjoyed by members, friends and families on 18th November 2015 at the Andreas Res-

taurant, North Vancouver.

South Vancouver Island Members Chirstmas Lunch — pictures by Captain Alec Provan

The South Vancouver Island Group enjoyed Christmas lunch together with wives and friends at

the Royal Victoria Yacht Club on 19th December 2015

Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge wins Ergonomics Design Award

The Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge Design has won the

2015 Ergonomics Design Award, presented by the

UK Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Fac-

tors. The award recognises industrial design which

puts the customer at the heart of the process using

their views to generate ideas, develop concepts and

test prototypes and finished products.

The Unified Bridge is a complete redesign of the ship

bridge environment, including consoles, levers and

software interfaces, done using a user-centred design

process resulting in a more comfortable, clutter-free

and ultimately more safe and efficient working envi-

ronment.

http://www.rolls-royce.com

PMV Cargo Import and Export growth YTD Sept 2015 compared to Sept 2014

Overall cargo movement through Port Metro Vancouver, both import and export , was 1.1% lower YTD

September 2015 compared to same period in 2014.

Market Outlook 2016: Wall Street signals red on shipping - Fairplay Dec 31, 2015

The steep slide in public values suffered by US-listed ship owners in 2015 implies a highly negative

outlook for recovery prospects in 2016 and suggests that even tighter capital constraints lie ahead.

According to a new data analysis by IHS Fairplay, the aggregate market capitalisation (share price times

shares outstanding) of all US-listed shipping companies fell by USD4.5 billion or 14% in 2015, from

USD31.8 billion in early January to USD27.3 billion at the closing bell on 31 December. During 2014, US-

listed shipping stocks lost USD7.4 billion or 18.9% of their value.

Although the decline in company values did slow in 2015, the aggregate tally was skewed by strong gains

in the tanker sector, concealing steep drops in other asset classes. During 2015, the aggregate market

cap of US-listed tanker companies doubled, primarily driven by the initial public offerings of Euronav and

Gener8 and Frontline’s merger with Frontline 2012. Although many tanker stocks gave back a significant

portion of their annual gains in November and December, full-year performance remained relatively

strong. At the top end of the spectrum, the market caps of Teekay Tankers and Nordic American Tankers

grew by USD458 million and

USD433 million respectively.

Beyond tankers, every other ship-

ping category experienced heavy

value declines in 2015. The aggre-

gate US-listed public value sank by

53% for owners of mixed fleets,

44% for LNG carrier owners, 41%

for bulker owners, 24% for offshore

support vessel owners, 19% for

container-ship owners, and 21% for

LPG carrier owners.

As a result of tumult in the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) space, Teekay Corp suffered the steepest

decline in public value of any US-listed shipping company, with its market cap falling USD2.5 billion over

the course of the year. The market caps of Golar LNG Ltd and Golar LNG Partners, likewise exposed to

MLP turmoil, declined by USD1.3 billion and USD1.1 billion respectively.

A company’s market cap represents what it is hypothetically worth at the moment, based on the collective

‘wisdom of the crowd’. What a company is worth now is, in turn, based on assumptions regarding its future

earnings potential. Thus, if most investors believed rates and asset values in a given shipping sector

would rise in 2016, public companies in that sector should have theoretically seen an aggregate increase

in market cap during 2015, or at the very least, during the second half.

The valuation trends for US-listed companies imply that market-watchers have little hope of a 2016 turna-

round for dry bulk, LNG, LPG, container ships, offshore support vessels or mixed fleet operators. Tankers

alone are expected to show higher profits in the year ahead.

TSB deploys a teams to occurrences involving ship groundings

17 December 2015 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) deployed a team of investigators

to the grounding of the cargo ship BBC MAPLE LEA on Lake Saint-Louis, Quebec.

21 December, 2015. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) deployed a team of investigators

to the Squamish terminal in British Columbia, following an occurrence involving the bulk carrier Kai Xuan.

The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrences.

Port approves changes that will see coal ships loaded on Fraser River

Port Metro Vancouver has approved changes to a planned Surrey Fraser Docks coal-loading terminal that

will see transport on the Fraser River switched to ocean-going vessels from barges.

The proposed $50-million project will enable thermal coal from the U.S. — used to fire electricity plants —

to be loaded onto ships for direct transport to energy-hungry Asia.

The earlier project plan was to load up to 640 barges annually, which would be towed to Texada Island

where the coal was to be transferred to ocean-going ships. The new plan will see 80 Panamax-size ships

— 225 metres in length — loaded each year.

About 275 ocean-going vessels called at the Surrey Fraser Docks in 2014.

The volume of coal that will be loaded — four million tonnes a year — will not change, with the switch to

ships from barges made to reduce operating costs.

Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun December 2, 2015

Upcoming Events - Mark your calendars

Vancouver Division Meeting - The next meeting for Vancouver Division is scheduled for January 19th

2016 at 1200 Hrs.

Venue is

The Mission to Seafarers,

401 E Waterfront Road

Vancouver BC

CMMC supports Vancouver International Maritime Centre

On Novermber 19th, 2015, The Company of Master Mariners of Canada—Vancouver branch went on rec-

ord to support the VIMC’s work to promote, foster and encourage the development of British Columbia

and Canada as location for the ownership, central control and management of international maritime com-

panies and services. Such an initiative will contribute to the optimisation of Canada’s trade and infrastruc-

ture investments, while also growing the business opportunities arising out of the Asia-Pacific gateway

corridor.

PLEASE INDICATE

Captain George Barber, Membership Chairman

The Company of Master Mariners of Canada

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Full Membership $200.00

Senior Membership (1st Jan. after reaching 65 years) $100.00

Associate Membership $100.00

Corporate Membership $250.00 Companion $200.00 Voluntary Donation to the Captain G.O. Baugh Memorial Fund

Or

$ 5.00

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Voluntary Donation to The Company of Master Mariners of Canada Foundation Or

$ 5.00

Please submit payment to Divisional Office at the address below.

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(Under By-Law 9.1 – all dues are payable January 1st each year and are deemed to be in arrears if unpaid by March 1st of that year. Receipts are issued for income tax purpose.)

RECEIPTS will be issued for donations of $25.00 and over for voluntary donations to the Captain G.O. Baugh Fund and The Company of Master Mariners of Canada Foundation.

PLEASE INDICATE

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE FOR 2016

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Unofficial Summary Report on CMMC meetings in St. John’s, Nfld. on October 2, 3, and 4, 2015.

This report is intended to give a brief review of items discussed at the2015 Annual General Meeting of

the Company of Master Mariners of Canada, also associated meetings held in conjunction with this

event. Details and any necessary corrections to this report will be provided in the forthcoming

Minutes. It was a privilege for me to attend these meetings as a substitute for Captain Don Rose, who

was unable to be there. The Newfoundland Division hosted the event and made every effort to ensure

that meetings went smoothly and that attendees were well looked after. The level of discussion and

the topics introduced were impressive and of great importance to our seafaring members.

The event commenced with a “Meet and Greet” at the historic Crow’s Nest Club on the evening of

Friday, October 2, 2015. National Master Rick Gates and Nfld. Division Master Chris Hearn, welcomed

delegates from all across the country. Many old friendships were renewed and everyone had a good

time.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

194th Meeting of the Board of Directors (National Council).

The meeting started with a general discussion on the lack of information from Transport Canada with

regard to various issues, including Places of Refuge, CMAC Agenda, renewal/validation of Certificates of

Competency and MED certificates (particularly in view of forthcoming STCW requirements), also the

Certification of DP (Dynamic Positioning) Operators. A letter will be sent to Transport Canada

requesting updates on these issues. Treasurer, Captain Jack Gallagher, reported that finances were in

good shape, due in part to a very cost-effective AGM in 2014. A discussion on various items ensued,

such as the update on the Website, possible Twitter account, professional development, positions on

issues and views and the requirement to submit annual report to Industry Canada. Invitations to submit

applications for Baugh Fund scholarships have been sent out. The fund is declining and scholarships will

eventually be granted from the Foundation. Captain Yezdee Kooka reported on a declining

membership, with the exception of Cadets. The matter of “Inactive members” and late payment of dues

was brought up as a topic for further discussion. The implementation of the Strategic Plan will require

improved communications and Captain Chris Hall showed a Youtube video, produced for the Saint John

Missions to Seafarers, as a means of increasing awareness of the existence and activities of the

organization. Approval was given to develop plans for production of a video promoting the Company of

Master Mariners.

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CMMC Foundation Annual Meeting.

The early afternoon was given over to the Annual Meeting of the CMMC Foundation. Minutes of the

previous AGM were approved. Captain John Ennis outlined the financial status of the fund and

accepted a donation of $4,000 from Captain Rick Gates on behalf of the Company. The previous

Executive was re-elected unchanged. Usage of the funds for research projects and other suitable

endeavours were discussed.

48th Annual General Meeting of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada

Commencing at 1500hrs. the remainder of the afternoon was devoted to the 48th AGM of the Company,

commencing with a period of silence recognising members who had passed away during the past year.

Minutes of the previous AGM were approved, continuing with the reports from each of the Divisional

Masters, followed by representatives of committees and the administrators of the Baugh Memorial fund

and CMMC Foundation. The Treasurer advised that the Finances were in good shape, and requested

that the Divisions submit funds to the national treasurer in a timely manner. Captain Yezdee Kooka

spoke about the difficulty in maintaining accurate records on membership and requested that Divisions

keep him posted on any changes within their membership. Captain Turner is resigning from the

position of Chair of the Views and Positions committee and will be replaced by Captain John McCann.

Captain Paterson spoke about the need for practical experience, particularly for DP operators and the

slowdown in the industry due to falling oil prices. Issues of concern for the marine industry should be

identified by each Division and brought to the attention of the Views and Positions committee. Captain

Paterson also addressed the need for professional development to maintain proficiency and the need

for Transport Canada to provide guidance on re-validation requirements. Reports on the Baugh Fund

and CMMC Foundation were given, including the grant of bursaries to deserving students. Four

individuals, Captains Vale, Hall, Connor and Dunbar were elected to the Board of Directors (National

Council). The Auditor’s report is available for members. Next AGM will be hosted by the Maritimes

Division in late September or early October 2016. Meeting adjourned. The majority of delegates and

spouses spent the evening enjoying a delicious meal at the Gypsy tearoom, adjacent to the Murray

Premises hotel.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

195th Meeting of the Board of Directors (National Council).

Meeting opened by Captain Rick Gates. Verbal minutes of 194th Meeting approved. Current Executive

re-installed with no change. Captain John McCann will take over from Captain Turner as chair of the

Views and Positions Committee. No change in other Committee chairs. Input required from Divisions

for presentations to CMAC. Possibility of holding a seminar in conjunction with next year’s AGM in

Halifax. Continued discussion on issues such as Places of Refuge; sea-time and training for DP

operators; ability to go ashore in foreign ports; certification and validation of existing qualifications

(Master Mariner certificate renamed as Master Unlimited?), etc. Treasurer’s report and Budget for

2015-2016 approved. $7,000 transferred to new line item for Conferences and Professional

Development purposes. Recommendation to change titles of the Company and the executive

positions will be submitted to Divisions for their input. Newfoundland Division thanked for hosting

AGM and special thank-you to Captain Ahamad Zaki for all his hard work to ensure smooth conduct of

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the proceedings. Captain Hall advised that preliminary arrangements had already been made for

developing plan for video to promote the Company. Next meeting of the Board of Directors will be

held on January 14, 2016 by tele-conferencing. Meeting adjourned, followed by Executive Meeting.

For the benefit of those who were available for the afternoon, a visit to the Marine Institute had been

arranged, where we were able to view the impressive array of state of the art ship simulators, including

a bridge simulator with 360 degree visuals and realistic motion (especially when running aground!!), also

snow, rain and fog. In addition we viewed a training simulator for DP operators and the latest

simulator for training officers in anchor-handling when working with drill-rigs. In addition to operator

training these simulators are also used extensively for research purposes when designing new port

facilities, etc. Captain Chris Hearn and his staff were thanked for taking time to demonstrate these

wonderful devices.

Submitted by Captain Alec Provan, Vancouver Division, October 7, 2015

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