Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Passenger Ship Inspections
8:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of times surveyors from his Department have inspected ships belonging to Irish Ferries docked in Irish ports; the position regarding such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33076/05]
Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Over the past 12 months surveyors from the Department carried out a total of 15 inspections on the four passenger ships operated by Irish Ferries while they were either docked in Irish ports or on board a round trip between Irish and UK ports. In addition to this the surveyors carried out a total of four inspections during the same period on each of the four vessels while in dry dock in Belfast. The full details of the inspections are set out in the following table.
Under Irish and international law all passenger vessels, trading into and out of Irish ports are required to carry the appropriate certification to demonstrate compliance with International Maritime Organisation, IMO, and International Labour Organisation, ILO, requirements. All vessels are subject to surveys and inspections under the relevant flag state or port state control inspection system.
| Details of Inspections of Irish Ferries vessels from November 2004 to October 2005. | ||
| Name of Ship | Inspection Dates | Inspection Details |
| MVNormandy | 11 January 2005 | In Belfast — Inspection on failure of mooring wires & consequent drift across dock |
| 3, 4 & 7 March 2005 | At Rosslare — Mandatory annual inspections under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 23 March 2005 | Follow up at Rosslare — further inspection Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| MV Ulysses | November/December 2004 | Dublin to Holyhead 2 round trips pre-dry dock surveys |
| 4 to 17 January 2005 | At Belfast — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal (dry dock and trials) and annual inspection Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| Early 2005 | At Dublin — Follow up inspection of Emergency and abandon ship drills | |
| Early 2005 | Dublin/Holyhead round trip — follow up inspection on completion of survey deficiencies | |
| MV Isle of Inishmore | 18 to 26 January 2005 | At Belfast — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal and inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* |
| 7 February 2005 | At Rosslare — Further inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| MV Jonathan Swift | 10 November 2004 | At Dublin — Marine Evacuation System Deployment |
| 7 to 17 January 2005 | At Belfast — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal and inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 20 January 2005 | At Dublin — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal and inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 21 January 2005 | At Dublin — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal and inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 24 January 2005 | At Dublin — Passenger Ship Safety Certificate renewal and inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 2 February 2005 | At Dublin — Further inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| 11 February 2005 | At Dublin — Further inspection under Directive 1999/35/EC* | |
| * All passenger ships, Irish and foreign registered, are subject to mandatory annual inspections for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferries and high speed passenger craft services. |
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