Maritime Transport RegulationThe Five Years Ahead

Presentation to Portfolio Committee

15 June 2004

Contents

The Approach The Focal Areas of Maritime Regulation Maritime Regulation Areas

The Approach

•Pro-active trend analysis and response development

•Holistic and integrated approach to processes

•Greater emphasis on International alignment within

SADC, AU and IMO(International Maritime

Organisation)

•Participatory policy and regulatory development

The Focal Areas•Safety

•Security

•Environment

•Economic

•Seafarer welfare

Marine Environmental Protection

Overall Agenda

•National Contingency Planning for prevention and combating of marine pollution

•Marine pollution and bio-diversity threat management;

•Ship Emission Control

Marine Environmental Protection (2)

Outputs

•Ratification of the OPRC and the HNS Protocol;

•Ratification of Ships’ Ballast Water Convention;

•Ratification of Annex 6 of MARPOL Convention;

•Amendment of the SAMSA Act and other marine environment legislation.

•Establishment of a co-operative structure to be known as the Marine

Environment Advisory Committee (MEAC) consisting of Government(all spheres)

and private sector

Maritime Traffic and Ports

Overall Agenda

•Enhancement and facilitation of maritime traffic

•Enhancement of port system performance

•Promotion and facilitation of maritime bilateral relations.

•Promotion of coastal shipping

Maritime Traffic and Ports (2)

Outputs

•Development of a new framework that will ensure simplification, minimization

and harmonization of documentary requirements at our ports;

•Enactment of the National Ports Authority Bill and establishment of the

Independent Ports Regulator

•Conclusion of traffic facilitation elements in bilateral Agreements with maritime

countries

•Ratification of the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic,

1965

•Promotion of S.A. participation at the Facilitation Committee of the IMO

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Shipping

Overall Agenda

•Alignment with appropriate international practice

•Growth of the South African registration of SOLAS vessels

Shipping(2)

Outputs

•A reformed SA ship registration framework that attracts new ship registrations

•Review of SA ship registration and related legislation to accommodate among

others, incentives, subsidies and ship financing schemes

•Establish the SA Ship Register Advisory Group (SASRAG)

•Alignment of RSA shipping legislation with appropriate international practice

Inland Waterways

Overall Agenda

•Ensure safety on South African inland waterways

•Foster harmonisation and co-operation with countries sharing RSA inland

waterways

Inland Waterways(2)

Outputs

•To create a multi-sphere framework for safety on South African inland

waterways through regulation, enforcement and awareness.

•Inland waterways regulation reform to deal with among other issues, safety,

accident investigation and possible creation of a navigation control offices at

local level.

•Conclude co-operation and harmonisation agreements with neighbouring

countries bordering on South Africa’s inland waterways

•Encourage civil society participation in the promotion and enforcement of safety

on inland waterways

Maritime Safety

Overall Agenda

•To ensure safety in the maritime industry;

•Appropriately expand safety regulatory framework to the fishing industry;

•Agency oversight of SAMSA;

•Raising public awareness on maritime safety;

Maritime Safety(2)

Outputs

•Ensure the continuous development and maintenance of the maritime safety

regulatory framework 

•Development of a specific regulatory framework for the fishing industry based

on ILO and IMO(STCW –F) treaties and standards

•Ensure compliance by SAMSA with the South African Maritime Safety Authority

Act and other applicable legislation

•Integrated Maritime safety awareness programmes among industry and the

public

•Performance management of SAMSA

Maritime Safety(3)

•Amend SAMSA Act in order to clarify powers, roles and responsibilities of of the

institutional arrangement

•Establish the Maritime Safety Promotion Task Team

•Establish the Working Group on Fishing Vessel Safety

Maritime Industry Promotion

Overall Agenda

•To enhance the profile of the South African maritime industry

Maritime Industry Promotion(2)

Outputs

• Launching and publication of the maritime industry Year Book and the

Award ceremony

• Production of a maritime industry video

• Observance of national and international maritime days

Maritime Industry Promotion(2)

Outputs

• Launching and publication of the maritime industry Year Book and the

Award ceremony

• Production of a maritime industry video

• Observance of national and international maritime days

Maritime Industry Trend Analysis

Overall Agenda

• Ensure RSA Maritime Industry Relevance.

• Align transport development and planning to emerging trends

Maritime Industry Trend Analysis(2)

Outputs

• To research and forecast shipping trends & cycles and their impact on the

South African economy

• Develop a quarterly report on emerging trends in maritime transport industry

and its implications for policy, decision-making and infrastructure planning

• Develop appropriate legal response to emerging maritime trends

• Formation of a Committee with relevant departments and agencies to

consider the trends and developments affecting shipping and integrated

policy responses

Maritime Security

Overall Agenda

• To ensure the full compliance with the multi-lateral maritime security regime

Maritime Security(2)

Outputs

• Implementation of the ISPS Code and SOLAS amendments;

• Implement the SUA Convention and its protocol;

• Development and maintenance of the maritime security regulatory regime

• Review the Merchant Shipping Act in consequence to the implementation of

the SUA Convention and its Protocol

Maritime Security(2)

Outputs

• Implementation of the ISPS Code and SOLAS amendments;

• Implement the SUA Convention and its protocol;

• Development and maintenance of the maritime security regulatory regime

• Review the Merchant Shipping Act in consequence of the implementation of

the SUA Convention and its Protocol

Maritime Capacity Building

Overall Agenda

• To increase the number of historically disadvantaged professionals within

the industry

• To facilitate the building of an internationally competitive workforce within

the industry

Maritime Capacity Building(2)

Outputs

• Career-pathing of suitably qualified HDIs within the industry

• Co-operation with various institutions (academic and others) to ensure

capacity building within the industry

• Promotion of learnerships in the maritime transport industry

• Supporting the enhancement of the Maritime Chamber of TETA

• Promote implementation and development of MOUs with various academic

and vocational guidance institutions.

Seafarer’s Welfare

Overall Agenda

• To promote maritime programmes or procedures that emphasise the

welfare of persons working in the maritime industry.

Seafarer’s Welfare(2)

Outputs

• Conclusion of memoranda in terms of the STCW Convention.

• Harmonisation of SAQA/ TETA with the STCW Convention.

• Programs that enhance human performance in the maritime industry.

• Development and maintenance of a database on South African Seafarers

for crewing purposes 

• Facilitate the ratification of relevant ILO Maritime Labour Conventions

• Various amendments to the Merchant Shipping Act

• To promote maritime programmes or procedures that emphasise the

welfare of persons working in the maritime industry.

Maritime BEE

Overall Agenda

• To ensure the industry properly reflects the demographics of SA, in terms of

share holding, employment and personnel development

Maritime BEE (2)

Outputs

• Monitoring and implementation of the BEE Maritime Charter

• Develop appropriate legislation to promote BEE in the Maritime industry

NEPAD

Overall Agenda

• Facilitate the role of the South African maritime industry in NEPAD

• Ensure that the industry is positioned to support NEPAD initiatives

Nepad (2)

Outputs

• Adoption of the African Maritime Charter

• Facilitation of the implementation of the African Maritime Transport

Charter

• Ensure meaningful participation at MARSCOM(AU) and PMEASA

• Promotion of partnerships between south African corporate entities and

those of other African states

Maritime Policy

Overall Agenda

• To develop a comprehensive and consolidated maritime transport policy

for SA

Maritime Policy(2)

Outputs

• Maritime policy consultative process

• Development of a maritime transport policy green paper

• Development of a maritime transport policy white paper

Search and Rescue

Overall Agenda

• To develop and maintain an effective and efficient Search and Rescue

Co-ordination and management capability in RSA and the Region

Search and Rescue(2)

Outputs

• Facilitate in consultation with the IMO, the finalization of the Multilateral

Agreement on the co-ordination of search and rescue services for the

Southern African region

• To ensure the appropriate regulatory environment for SAR

• To develop a programme to assist volunteer organisations

• Ensure compliance with the S&R requirements under multi-lateral

institutions