2019 Ferry Conference Program, Feb. 20-22, 2019
The 5th Annual Conference of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) was held from February 20 to 22 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Panel 1: Good News about Ferry Systems
Moderator, Bekir Sitki Ustaoglu, IMO
- Inland Waterways Development in India and Bangladesh, Rajesh Rohatgi, World Bank Transport Specialist for Bangladesh
- Initiatives taken by Bangladesh to Enhance Ferry Safety and Other Areas for Improvement, Commodore Syed Ariful Islam, Dept. of Shipping, Bangladesh
- 3 New Designs, Anders Ørgård Hansen, OSK Group
- New Ferries and Ferry System, Kenya’s Lake Victoria, John Waterhouse, Elliott Bay Design Group
Panel 2: Student Awardees
Moderator, Chet Pastrana, Archipelago Ferries
- Molly, Shanghai Maritime University. Captain: Li Qian Wen;
Team Members: Yao Yi,
Huang Chao Chun,
Jia De Zheng,
Wu Dong Hao
- Passenger Ferry Jarocho, Universidad Veracruzana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Sciences. Team Members: Gustavo Gomez Hernandez, Jesus Isaac Valdez Gayosso, Cesar Martin Escobedo Leon, Luis Andres Sanchez Garrido. Faculty Advisors:
MAE. Edna D. Rosas Huerta,
MAE. José Hernández Hernández,
PhD, Mariano A. Hernández Contreras
- Competition Winner: M/V Pasig Express, Singapore Institute of Technology and Newcastle University. Team Members: Vinoth Jawahar,
Qi Miao,
Daniel Sukartio. Faculty Advisors:
Dr Ivan CK Tam,
Dr Abdul Hannan
- M/V Aquilla, Department of Marine Engineering,
Faculty of Marine Technology,
Institut Teknologi
Sepuluh Nopember. Nawasena ITS Team.
Panel 3: In the Service of Safety, Practicable Technologies
Moderator, Len Roueche
- Towards global action for prevention of a leading killer--addressing lifejackets, Dr. David Meddings, Department for Management of NCDs,
Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organization
- Hazardous weather and navigation information via enhanced AIS messaging, Captain Kevin Kiefer, US Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems
- Rolling out AIS for ferry safety in Bangladesh, David Hewson, Vesseltracker & Capt. Nurur Rahman, Worldwide Ferry Safety Association
- Visualizing equatorial Indo-Pacific: new nano-satellites, Karsten Pedersen, Aerial-Maritime
- Maritime insurance: New products based on performance & use, Michael Walls, Marsh
Panel 4: Accident Analysis and Implication
Moderator, Nurur Rahman
- Lesson from the Phoenix accident: What is being done to prevent it, Thanatip Jantarapakde, Chief of VTS Section, Vessel Traffic Control and Maritime Security Office, Marine Department of Thailand
- Fire onboard RoRo ferry: Causation, Aleik Nurwahyudy, Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee
- China's practices and experiences on ferry safety, Mr. Xin Jian, Deputy Director, China Maritime Safety Administration
- Comparison M/V Norman Atlantic vs. Sorrentino: lessons learned, Gianluca La Rosa, Italy Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Panel 5: International Ferry Training Survey Results & Next Steps
Moderator, Mike Corrigan, Interferry
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