Adventure Tourism

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Adventure Tourism
Bruce Maroc Deputy Director Maritime Safety
Authority of New Zealand
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The MSAs objective is

• To undertake activities that promote a safe
  maritime environment and provide an effective
  marine pollution prevention and marine oil spill
  response system, at reasonable cost.
• Maritime Transport Act 1994

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What does MSA do ?

• Ship Registrations and Licensing
• Operations
• Rules
• Accident Investigation
• Maritime radio
• Navigational Aids
• Education and Communication
• Oil Spill Response and Clean-up

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Where are we represented around the country?

• 61 staff in Head Office
• 13 Field MSIs
• 3 Field Accident Investigators
• 8 staff at NOSCC

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Who funds MSA?
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How is the money distributed?
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MSA in 2003 A Strategic Focus

• Strategic targets
• Benchmarking of safety performance
• Focused sector development
• Detailed analysis of information and trends
• Education and Communication
• Safety partnerships with industry
• Development of standards
• Enforcement

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Strategic Targets for adventure tourism

• Target F1
• 50 reduction in the rate of fatalities,
  accidents and mishaps involving vessels engaged
  in commercial jet boating and white-water rafting

• Target F2
• No increase in the number of fatalities,
  accidents and mishaps involving commercial marine
  craft engaged in all other adventure tourism
  activities

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What is Maritime Adventure Tourism?

• Jet Boating
• Rafting
• Canoeing
• Kayaking
• Black water rafting
• Dam dropping
• Funyaks
• River Bogie boarding

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New initiatives for Strategic Targets

• Sea Kayaking
• There are now over 100 operators in NZ
• MSA will be exploring the need and demand for an
  MSA-sanctioned, or maritime rules-based, code of
  practice for sea kayaking
• MSA will need to hold a seminar of sector
  participants in mid-2003 in a central location
• Following a seminar, MSA would need to produce a
  policy discussion paper on managing sea kayaking
  risks

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Accidents in Adventure TourismJuly 1998 to
November 2002

• Commercial
• 42 Jetboat accidents 1 fatality
• 10 Rafting accidents 2 fatalities
• 5 Kayaking accidents 1 fatality
• 1 Canoeing accident 2 fatalities

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Accidents in Adventure Tourism July 1998 to
November 2002

• Recreational
• 27 Kayak/Canoe accidents 11 fatalities
• 7 Jet/Power boat racing accidents 1 fatality
• 1 Boogie Board accident
• 1 Tube accident
• 1 Raft accident
• 1 Personal Water Craft accident

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Significant accidents

• Lynne Cee
• October 2001 on the Clarence River, North
  Canterbury
• A canoe was travelling down the fast flowing
  section of the Clarence River when it flipped,
  pinning two girls against a rock.
• The two girls subsequently drowned

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Significant accidents

• Raft 1
• August 2001 on the Shotover River, Queenstown
• A rafting trip with 40 people onboard entered the
  Toilet rapid where it was pushed onto a rock by
  the river flow.
• A female passenger fell from the raft and became
  trapped between the raft and the rock.
• Her body was unable to be pulled free at first
  due to the pressure of water holding the raft
  against the rock. She subsequently drowned.

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Significant accidents

• Shotover Jet 15
• Commercial Jet Boat accident in November 1999
• Steering nozzle failure resulting in collision
  with a rock wall
• An overseas male passenger suffered head injuries
  and died at the accident scene
• Accident instigated first principals review of
  Rule Part 80

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Maritime Rule 80 Marine craft involved in
adventure tourism

• Part 80 is in two sections.
• Section 1 prescribes requirements for safety and
  a 'code of practice' for commercial jet boats
  operating on rivers at planing speeds.
• Section 2 prescribes requirements for safety and
  a 'code of practice' for commercial rafting on
  rivers.
• In both cases the operators are required to have
  in place an approved safe operational plan and
  the operations are audited, and the plan
  approved, by persons with relevant knowledge of
  the industry authorised by the Director.

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Maritime Rule 80 cont .

• Part 80 came into force on 11 February 1999
• Following an MSA review of the safety of
  commercial jet boat operations in 2201, draft
  amendments to Part 80 will be released for
  comment in the second half of 2002
• It is proposed that Part 80 is split into a Part
  80A (jet boating) and Part 80B (river rafting).
• Further parts may be added covering other marine
  craft involved in adventure tourism pursuits
  where the reasonable cost test is met

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Maritime Adventure Seminars

• August and September 2002 MSA held two industry
  specific seminars
• These were the first ever industry specific
  seminars
• Queenstown for the South Island adventure tourism
  operators
• Rotorua for the North Island adventure tourism
  operations
• The seminar was targeted at rafters and jetboaters

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Initiatives to improve maritime safety

• Revised management of Authorised Persons
• Advisory Panel
• Specialist Accident Investigators
• Rule rewrite
• Driver Licensing
• Improved Auditors
• Support for Industry Associations
• Higher field presence

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How does MSA manage safety

• All vessels need to have either a Safe Ship
  Management Company or a Safe Operating Plan
  depending on applicability
• Authorised Persons will inspect boats and audit
  the operators operation. If the operator meets
  standard of maritime rules they are issued a
  ceritifcate of compliance
• Maritime Safety Inspectors also at anytime can
  visit an operator to check their operation
• We also work closely with local authorities to
  help monitor safety

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How can YOU improve the safety of your operation?

• Development of a safety culture
• Risk Assessment
• Hazard Identification
• Staff Resources
• Peer Reviews
• Industry Associations
• Benchmarking
• REMEMBER Safety costs but an accident is much
  more expensive