by Kevin Watson | Dec 17, 2020 | Article, Recent
Lessons learnt.Are there some lessons to be learnt from this type of incident on a small vessel for South African maritime legislation, or are our local safety requirements adequate to address these issues?Executive SummaryAbout 0314 Pacific daylight time on...
by Kevin Watson | Nov 26, 2020 | Article, Cape Town, Recent, Site visit
William Froude (November 28, 1810 in Devon [2] – May 4, 1879 in Simon’s Town, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull...
by Kevin Watson | Nov 5, 2020 | Article, Recent, Slider
High school-based Nautical Science education has been given a major boost thanks to the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) which has funded the development of a new online Nautical Science ‘textbook’ on the Maritime Studies South Africa website,...
by Kevin Watson | Aug 24, 2020 | Article, Recent, Slider
The NDoT has issued a new Government Gazette – Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports. 2020-08-20-gg43629-NDOT-Crew-changes Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent...
by Kevin Watson | Jun 26, 2020 | Article, Recent, Slider
By : Richard Meade ANGRY chief executives, unprecedented unity between the usual in-fighting and sniping, regular missives from every secretary-general, president and head honcho you care to mention, a front page on the Financial Times and support from the Economist,...
