The 123 meters long German-owned container ship grounded Friday night on the island southeast of the Gang Maloy in the municipal.
"This accident is a result of how pilotage is managed by the NCA, which get their permit from the Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. It is well documented that there are five times greater security with the pilot on board than without", says adviser in Bellona, Sigurd Enge, to the AP.
Jan Magne FosseAlso chairman of the Norwegian Pilots' Association, Jan Magne Fosse, says the newspaper that he is critical of that from 1 January 2011 was opened for that far more vessels than before to go with exemption scheme, and thus avoid having to have a pilot on board.
According to both the Bellona and the Norwegian Pilots' Association shows statistics from both 2010 and 2011 there were five times as many payments due to go the distance by ship with exemption that the ship had a pilot on board.
No exam
The President believes that ship, "Celina" should have a pilot on board. By Gangsøy crews are about to prepare a possible oil disaster after around 123 meters long ship went aground.
The rules now say that ships longer than 70 meters have compulsory pilotage, but they are shorter than 150 meters drop them if they have this so-called exemption scheme..
- It is the same as to give a driving license to someone because they have the site by car through the city. Most of that has been exemption the coast today, have been so without conducting any kind of exam, says Fosse.
- Works well
Exemption scheme was laid down 1 January last year. New applicants must go through a practical and theoretical test. Those who must renew the evidence must show that they have actually been there.
Therefore mean Pilots Inspector Hans Morten Middle Sand in NCA that the scheme now works great.
- If they can not prove that they have been in the area during the past year, so get them nor farledsbevis no further. Then they must take a new trial, he says.
To be renewed
All older farledsbevis must be renewed within three years. Therefore NCA believes there is talk of a transitional phase.
- We have a steady and good progress on both those who take the examination and that the scheme works in the way that we have candidates who fail, says the Middle Sand unless Pilots Association are somewhat safer from it.
- The signals we get is that there are still many who are exemption certificate without taking the exam. We think is very regrettable. We wish a good exemption whereexemption is a certificate of competence, says Fosse.
Safer boats
NCA can see that it is a challenge that ships as "Celina", which is below 150 meters long, has no compulsory pilotage even if they go at it feared heavy oil. Boats are becoming safer and there it is, respectively, make this size with heavy fuel oil on board.
That is why there is no requirement for compulsory pilotage for ships "Celina".
- Gradually become stricter and stricter rules for how to build boats, says the Middle Sand.
- For quick conclusion
NCA has gone through exemption scheme the captain of Celina and says everything will be okay.
Fishermen, and the former leader in New Jersey Fishermen's Association, Nils Myklebust, thinks the lack of a pilot need not be the cause of noise due to things.
- Boats have been on shore here with the pilot on board, too, saw that it had not have happened if it was the pilot on board is an all too quick to draw conclusions. It has happened before and will continue to happen. It must take an altitude of, he says.
Vessel manager Nils Samland on the Coast Guard vessel KV "Tor" thinks it was just luck that it happened to low tow boats in readiness .
- It was very fortunate that their emergency towing vessel lying here and was in place already after 20 minutes, he says.