We then compared the old crew agreement sample with the requirements from the MN 10 of 2017 where a few discrepancies were identified. In doing so they have various clusters which identify challenges and opportunities within the industry which varies from skills, training, industry development, small scale fishers’ community pilot projects and much more.Ĭrew Contracts: We discussed how the current crew contracts of fishermen should entail, in accordance with Marine Notice 10 of 2017 which can be found at SAMSA website. National Fishing Forum: The mission of this forum to grow, develop and ensure competitiveness of the South African fishing industry. To reduce the fatalities the fishing forum introduced the pre-sea courses for fisherman before joining onboard which was the practice that was not a requirement before in the fishing industry. Mr Selwyn Bailey introduced us to a fishing side of things where various topics were covered including fishing unit, C188 Inspections, Fisherman Crew contracts and ILO publication.įishing Unit: This was formed due to fatalities that the fishing industry was facing with the aim to reduce those fatalities and one of their core objectives is to ensure overall safety and development within the fishing community. ![]() The content of the training was conducted from the 9 th till the 11 th and the 12 th -13 th was dedicated for a simulated exercise of an oil spill in Table Bay.įishing Training with Selwyn Bailey (16th -18 th May 2022) Mr Esethu Hlokoza and Ms Khanyisile Mthethwa report:įrom 9 th till the 13 th May 2022 we were involved with Incident Management Systems (IMS) training which entails managing disastrous situations. This achiervement, along with additional extensive exposure – as part of their ongoing two year training – to the southern African region’s Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) lacoted near Cape Town are just some of the highlights contained in their latest report for this blog page, for the month of May 2022. ![]() The organisation of an ‘in class’ desk-top training on the international Incident Management System (IMS modules 100-300) over three days, as well as the staging of a two day live mock oil spill incident management exercise at sea off the coast of Cape Town in the Atlantic Ocean by the country’s Interim Incident Management Organisation (IMOrg) in Cape Town in May 2022, provided SAMSA’s three trainee Marine Officers the perfect opportunity to strengthen their arsenal of skills in vessels safety management, both at sea and in inland waters. SAMSA Marine Officer trainees add incident management in the build-up of their skills arsenal, with extensive exposure to the Southern African region’s Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre based in Cape Town.
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