SAMSA F2008

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SAMSA F2008

• Portfolio Committee Presentation
• 7 March 2007
  

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Outline

• Introduction
• SAMSAs mandate
• Vision, mission and values
• How is SAMSA governed?
• SAMSAs offices and structure
• SAMSAs core functions
• Priorities for F2008
• Finance summary

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Introduction

• The South African Maritime Safety Authority is a
  PFMA Schedule 3A public entity
• Established as a separate legal entity on 1 April
  1998 by an Act of Parliament (South African
  Maritime Safety Authority Act 1998)
• The following 2 slides show the geographic extent
  of SAs maritime responsibilities

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SAs maritime territory
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Search and rescue area
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SAMSAs mandate

• To ensure safety of life and property at sea
• Technical and operational ship standards
• A monitoring and compliance infrastructure
• An accident investigation capability
• A maritime search and rescue co-ordination
  capability
• To prevent and combat pollution from ships
• Marine environment protection standards
• A monitoring and compliance infrastructure
• A pollution response capability
• An emergency towing capability
• To promote South Africas maritime interests
• Maritime policy
• Maritime industries
• SA seafarers
• International relations and technical co-operation

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Vision and mission

• Vision
• To be a leading maritime authority globally
• Mission
• To ensure the safety of life and property at sea,
  to prevent and combat pollution from ships, and
  to promote the Republics maritime interests
• Achieved by
• Ensuring maritime safety and security
• Preventing and combating pollution from ships
• Raising awareness of maritime opportunities and
  obligations
• Ensuring a coherent and productive maritime
  policy that promotes South Africas maritime
  transport interests
• Building a committed, transparent, professional
  and sustainable organisation

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Values

• Integrity
• Transparency
• Respect
• Empowerment
• Excellence
• Service

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How is SAMSA governed?

• Minister of Transport
• Executive authority
• Board
• Accounting authority
• 6 members
• 1 Shipping sector
• 1 Organised labour in shipping sector
• 1 Maritime legal expert
• Minister appoints after public nomination
• CEO
• Board appoints
• Ex officio member of Board

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Board Committees

• Board committees
• Audit and Risk
• PFMA statutory committee
• Remuneration and Human Resources
• To oversee HR policies
• Research and Technical
• A new committee
• To oversee development of research and technical
  support capacity

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SAMSAs offices andstructure

• HO Corporate (27)
• Pretoria
• Operations (81)
• Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth
• Marine offices
• Richards Bay
• Durban
• East London
• Port Elizabeth
• Mossel Bay
• Cape Town
• Saldanha
• Port Nolloth (new office)
• MRCC (19)
• Cape Town

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Organisation chart
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Organisation chart (cont.)
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Organisation chart (cont.)
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SAMSAs core functions

• Maritime safety and marine environment protection
  standards
• Monitoring and compliance
• Emergency response
• Maritime SAR co-ordination (MRCC)
• Maritime Assistance Services
• Maritme Safety Communications
• Marine pollution response and emergency towing
• Promoting opportunities for SA seafarers and the
  development and transformation of the maritime
  industries

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SAMSAs core functions(cont.)

• Main activities include
• Participating in the development of national and
  international maritime safety, labour and
  environment protection standards
• Administering and enforcing technical and
  operational ship standards to promote
  seaworthiness, safety, security and pollution
  prevention
• Administering seafarer training standards
• Managing the National Pollution Contingency Plan
• Operating the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination
  Centre
• Administering the South African Ship Reporting
  System (SAFREP) identifying and tracking ships at
  sea as a safety measure and to provide a database
  of ships that may be in a position to respond to
  an emergency
• Delivering related services including
• Public awareness and education in marine safety
  and pollution prevention
• Administering the seafarer certification and ship
  registration and licensing systems
• Performing maritime occupational safety
  inspectorate functions
• Performing accident investigation functions
• Facilitating public access to maritime safety and
  environment protection standards and related
  information
• Promoting initiatives to grow and transform South
  Africas maritime industries

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F2008 priorities

• Local focus
• Building capacity in the organisation
• Training and development
• Strategic partnerships
• Internships
• Scholarship programme
• Research programme
• Technical support team

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F2008 priorities (cont.)

• Safe, secure and environmentally responsible
  maritime transport operations
• Fishing vessel safety
• SAMSA is playing a leading role at IMO in the
  development of international standards
• SAMSA has completed work on, and is ready to roll
  out, the new training and certification system
  for fishing vessel personnel the relevant
  legislative changes are awaiting Ministerial
  approval
• Stevedore safety
• SAMSA has recently expanded the capacity of its
  OHS unit to deliver this output
• SAMSA has completed work on, and is ready to roll
  out, the new stevedore safety regime the
  relevant legislative changes are awaiting
  Ministerial approval
• Seafarer labour standards and welfare
• SAMSA is ready to roll out the compulsory
  seafarer accident insurance system once the
  relevant legislation is enacted
• SAMSA is participating in the development of
  appropriate rules and standards for the
  implementation of the new ILO Maritime Convention
• SAMSA will continue to play a leading role at ILO
  in developing a similar Convention for the
  fishing industry

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F2008 priorities (cont.)

• Improving business and management systems
• Upgrading and expanding critical operations
  databases (e.g. ships and seafarers databases)
• Obtaining quality assurance certification for
  seafarer certification system
• Rolling out the new financial system
• Promoting SAs maritime industries
• Promoting dialogue between key export sectors and
  the shipping industry
• Participating in the tonnage tax initiative
• External relations and communication
• Upgrading the website
• Establishing standing stakeholder forums for a
  more structured engagement with key stakeholders
• Improving the general standard of public and
  media engagement

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F2008 priorities (cont.)

• Regional focus
• Supporting DOTs Africa and IBSA initiatives
• Promoting dialogue between southern African
  maritime administration around issues of common
  interest
• Acting as implementing agency for the multi-year
  GEF-World Bank funded Western Indian Ocean Marine
  Highway Project
• Hosting the committee meeting of member states of
  the Indian Ocean MOU on Port State Control.

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F2008 priorities (cont.)

• International focus (IMO/ILO)
• Participating in the work of key IMO and ILO
  structures, particularly around
• Fishing vessel safety standards (IMO)
• Fishing vessel labour standards (ILO)

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Finance summary

• Financial sustainability.xls

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Thank you