The Norwegian Coastal Administration
BPAC 2013
Helsinki 2013, Jan Magne Fosse
Key figures for the
Norwegian pilotage service
2012
• Pilots 272 operating
from 25 pilot stations
• 12 pilot apprentices
• 44 522 pilotage
operations in 2012
• 1% lower then 2011
• Nearly all of the
bookings via
SafeSeaNet
• Annual turnover in 2012:
98.000.000 €
• 10% higher then 2011.
7% in NOK
• About 2700 valid PECs.
• Norway do not have any
deep-sea pilotage service
Total 100.213
•Pilot 44.522
•PEC 53.328
Pec’s
Lospliktige seilas pr desember 2012
Seilas på
farledsbevis
53 %
Los om bord
45 %
Dispensasjoner
2%
•
Norwegian Public report
Government has (NOU)
appointed a committee
to consider changes in
the pilotage act.
– which vessels should be
subject to compulsory
pilotage
– Pec
– the impact of modern
aid to navigation
– how should the pilotage
service be organized?
NOU
• The chairman is a judge and politician
from the Christian Democratic Party
• The ministry of fisheries and coastal
affairs
• Shipowners' Associations
• Environmental authorities
• The coastal administration
• Port Authority
• Maritime Officer’s Association
• Norwegian Pilot’s Association
Norwegian Public report
(NOU)
– the impact of modern
aid to navigation
– which vessels should be
subject to compulsory
pilotage
– Pec
– how should the pilotage
service be organized?
NOU - Pilotboat service
• Costs 26.000.000 €
• Some boats costs more then
10.000 €/hour
• The pilot provider must have
the opportunity to bay this
service from private
companies.
NOU
• The report will be delivered to the
ministry of fisheries and coastal affairs
the 10. of June.