by Kevin Watson | Jun 8, 2022 | Article, Recent
Since 1967, South Africa’s volunteer-run National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has been saving lives in both its coastal and inland waters, operating from base stations along the SA coastline and on inland dams, 24/7. In addition to this superb work, the charity is...
by Kevin Watson | May 31, 2022 | Article, Events, Recent
The annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS) will be celebrated on 25 June when the theme will be: Your voyage – then and now, share your journey. Every seafarer’s journey is different, but they all face similar challenges. For 2022 the campaign of the Day of the Seafarers,...
by Kevin Watson | May 20, 2022 | Article, Recent, Slider
Acknowledgement: The Editorial Team, SAFETY4SEA, May 18, 2022 In a statement submitted to the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) meeting held last week, SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, called for more States to ratify...
by Kevin Watson | Apr 23, 2022 | Article, Past event, Slider
I don’t believe that utilising old and difficult to maintain ships as training vessels actually does our cadets a dis-service. It does give them sea-time maybe, but the technology onboard is very dated and difficult to maintain, leading to low operational hours...
by Kevin Watson | Apr 18, 2022 | Events, Past event, Slider, Table
The South African Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (SAIMENA) held their 2022 AGM on 6 April 2022.This was conducted in an online meeting format, which we have now become accustomed too, and also has the great advantage that SAIMENA members from Cape...
