The number of seamen on board has already been reduced over the past few years. We are already using technology. What improvements need to be made would come from amending the regulations so that they are as up to date as the technology on board the ships. What's more, you would certainly need to conduct better industry consultations when the time comes to put regulations in place.
For example, Employment and Social Development Canada brought in new regulations recently that aren't consistent with those of Transport Canada. The industry is grappling with two sets of regulations that pertain to seamen and that don't say the same thing. When we ask for clarification, neither of the two departments want to say which set of regulations takes precedence in certain fields. That increases costs to the industry and creates problems, and we aren't really seeing any concrete results.