Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports
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.
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This year’s IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE), which was scheduled to take place in South Africa this October, has been postponed. This has been confirmed by the South African Department of Transport.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the department said the postponement was due to travel restrictions as well as other health and safety regulations aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ports of Auckland welcomes Sparky, the world’s first full-sized electric tug boat
Ports of Auckland has welcomed Sparky, the world's first full-sized electric tug boat, to Tāmaki Makaurau. Earlier this week the environmentally friendly tug crossed the Waitematā Harbour for the first time, escorted by the company's current tugs and pilot boats. The...
NSRI – A new lease of life
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...
Day of the Seafarer 2022: 25 June
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,...
Call for more states to ratify MLC – SA acceded in 2013
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...
When you are serious about Maritime Training as a country
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 of the...
SAIMENA AGM 2022
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...
Lessons learned: Increase the safety awareness of working on hot fluid systems
Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal accident that happened on board during the repair of an outlet valve of the exhaust gas boiler. The incident A fatal accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered container carrier when the vessel was berthed...
Dry docking: A challenging project
Drydock sessions is considered a project; thus project management principles can be effectively applied by Capt. Yiannis Kapageridis , January 25, 2022, in Maritime Knowledge, Opinions QA Department of TMS Tankers Ltd as Safety Superintendent/Auditor. A project is...
Kenya ratifies the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (STCW-F)
On 17 March 2022, Kenya ratified the 2012 Cape Town Agreement and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F). The 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) brings in mandatory safety requirements...
Western Cape fishing harbours revamp almost complete
According to the government’s Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, the programme aimed at refurbishing Western Cape fishing harbours is expected to be completed as early as next month. de Lille said this at a media briefing on the...
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