Transport committee  Yes. This is Jonathan. I can hear you fine.

Transport committee  Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak today. Similar to WCMRC, Seaspan is an establishment that's been on the B.C. coast for a long time. In fact our roots go back to 1886, and our shipyard business goes back all the way to 1902. For those of you who may not

Transport committee  We also had a barge from Seaspan that was dispatched that day and was heading up there with a 30,000-barrel barge to assist, just in case.

Transport committee  I left it out of my comments that in terms of November 2011 and those two four-day inspections that occurred, unfortunately that was also the last voyage and agreement that they did with the RCMP. Although that was, in my humble opinion, a very successful outing in catching playe

Transport committee  I won't speak to rail because I would say, compared to the marine business, it's probably easier to make those inspections. The B.C. coast is quite long and large. What often happens is if Transport Canada wants to do a certain percentage of inspections and their inspectors are

Transport committee  That's correct. There's the ability for the commercial market to actually recognize and reward those who have safety systems, who ensure that the environment is taken care of, and who ensure that they meet or exceed safety criteria especially in the case of customers in the oil

Transport committee  That's correct. I do.

Transport committee  Actually, the largest portion of that growth is in the shipyard business that we talked about a little earlier. I don't want to compare apples and oranges. Those additional 1,000 employees are going to be here on land and will not fall under the Transport Canada regulations that

Transport committee  There could be more done, and that would be my recommendation.

Transport committee  That's correct. One of the things that I think stands out with Seaspan, for example.... By the way, all of my discussion points so far are really comparing the coastal tug and barge and marine business. I'm more than willing to talk about the international tankers and the intern

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  Yes. The international classification societies are put together to kind of fill in that gap and make sure that regulations around the world are complied with. They do a fantastic job. Some of our vessels are included in classification. The reason I stress “some” is that the cl

Transport committee  I can tell you that until about a year ago, and something may have very well occurred in the last 12 months, but I do know that in 2012and 2013, because I was informed by Transport Canada, they had not done more of these reviews and audits. There is a very good chance in the last

Transport committee  There are three layers of what we in the marine group and our shipyards—we both share this common desire.... There are three areas that are internationally regulated. There's a safety management system, an SMS, an environmental management system, an EMS, and also a quality manage

Transport committee  Absolutely. I'm asked that question quite frequently because of the experience and breadth of business we do in British Columbia. The things that I've highlighted so far are small operators operating primarily in the northen portion of our province. When I look at the safe trans