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Maritime Transport Regulation The Five Years Ahead

Maritime Transport Regulation The 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

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Maritime Transport Regulation The Five Years Ahead

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  1. Maritime Transport Regulation The Five Years Ahead Presentation to Portfolio Committee 15 June 2004

  2. Contents • The Approach • The Focal Areas of Maritime Regulation • Maritime Regulation Areas

  3. 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

  4. The Focal Areas • Safety • Security • Environment • Economic • Seafarer welfare

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Shipping • Overall Agenda • Alignment with appropriate international practice • Growth of the South African registration of SOLAS vessels

  10. 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

  11. Inland Waterways • Overall Agenda • Ensure safety on South African inland waterways • Foster harmonisation and co-operation with countries sharing RSA inland waterways

  12. 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

  13. 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;

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Maritime Industry Promotion • Overall Agenda • To enhance the profile of the South African maritime industry

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Maritime Industry Trend Analysis • Overall Agenda • Ensure RSA Maritime Industry Relevance. • Align transport development and planning to emerging trends

  20. 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

  21. Maritime Security • Overall Agenda • To ensure the full compliance with the multi-lateral maritime security regime

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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.

  26. Seafarer’s Welfare • Overall Agenda • To promote maritime programmes or procedures that emphasise the welfare of persons working in the maritime industry.

  27. 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.

  28. Maritime BEE • Overall Agenda • To ensure the industry properly reflects the demographics of SA, in terms of share holding, employment and personnel development

  29. Maritime BEE (2) • Outputs • Monitoring and implementation of the BEE Maritime Charter • Develop appropriate legislation to promote BEE in the Maritime industry

  30. NEPAD • Overall Agenda • Facilitate the role of the South African maritime industry in NEPAD • Ensure that the industry is positioned to support NEPAD initiatives

  31. 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

  32. Maritime Policy • Overall Agenda • To develop a comprehensive and consolidated maritime transport policy for SA

  33. Maritime Policy(2) • Outputs • Maritime policy consultative process • Development of a maritime transport policy green paper • Development of a maritime transport policy white paper

  34. 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

  35. 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

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