The IMO wants you to fill out some paperwork about how we have too much paperwork to fill out:
The IMO is soliciting feedback as part of an effort to eliminate “unnecessary, disproportionate or obsolete administrative burdens” on shipmasters. Comments are being collected on a web page, www.imo.org/ourwork/rab, until Oct. 31. In its request for feedback, the IMO said that “releasing resources from administrative tasks contributes to [our] goal of efficient regulation of safety and security of shipping and the prevention and control of pollution by ships.”
“There has long been a feeling in the industry that there is too much wasted paperwork,” said IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu. “This is the start of our efforts to tackle that problem. I would urge as many people as possible to take part in this consultation, as only with a strong set of data can we meaningfully identify where changes may be necessary.”
MM&Psays that the project’s goal is commendable but that its relevance will be compromised by the fact that the IMO is limiting its investigation to paperwork that derives directly from international Conventions. “The real problem,” says MM&P Pilots Group Vice President George Quick, “is operational paperwork generated by the regulatory compliance requirements imposed under those Conventions. By making that distinction, the IMO has gutted any real chance of reducing the ever-increasing paperwork burden placed on shipmasters.” via Bridgedeck.org