Maritime Transport Regulation The Five Years Ahead

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