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SAMSA
“enterprise of integrity”
Presentation to
African Ports and Maritime Conference
Ports & Logistics:
“A Vision for Future Integration”
Compiled by: Sobantu Tilayi
Presented by: Karl Otto
28 November 2011
Contents:
• T H E S A M S A M A N D AT E A N D
ROLE
• D E F I N I N G T H E N AT I O N ’ S
M A R I T I M E I N T E R E S T SEnvironmental Protection Vessel
• THE MARITIME ECONOMY
• M A R I T I M E D E V E L O P M E N T: A
PRECONDITION FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• L E G I S L AT I V E I S S U E S
• CONCLUSION
• G A L L E RY
THE SAMSA MANDATE AND ROLE
1.
Foundational Maritime Policy Mandate: National Transport White Paper 1996
The grand vision for South Africa’s transport is stated in the White Paper as being to …
‘support government strategies for economic and social development whilst being
environmentally and economically sustainable’.
 The maritime policy imperatives and goals in the Transport Policy are articulated as:
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Developing maritime awareness;
Assisting in the creation and fostering of an economic environment for the
Maritime Transport Industry which will allow it to compete... with other nations;
Contributing to the release of the full potential of the maritime industry in South Africa; and
Modernisation of South Africa’s shipping administration
2. Legal mandate : SAMSA Act No. 5 of 1998
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To ensure the safety of life & property at sea;
To prevent and combat pollution of the marine environment by ships; and
To promote the Republic’s maritime interests.
The mandate positions SAMSA as the country’s strategic centre for maritime governance and development
Key to the SAMSA’s mandate is a need to fully appreciate the maritime interests for the
country and raise awareness for such interests. It is important to note that, these interests
are best articulated when considered regionally, taking into account the rest of the African continent
SOUTH AFRICA – A MARITIME COUNTRY
- MARITIME INTERESTS
South Africa’s maritime interests are strategic, economic, environmental and political
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3,000 km coastline in 3 oceans – Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans, positioned on a
major strategic shipping route (with 30% of the population settled along the coast)
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8 commercial ports (15,000 employees), 12 official fishing harbours
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Fishing employs about 200,000 and feeds 3,6m people, generating R4,1bn in revenue
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Trade is over 50% of GDP (58% of GDP in 2008)
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98% of SA trade by volume and 80% trade value is by sea
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3.5% World sea trade (volume); top 15 countries on sea trade by distance (tonne-mile)
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Continental shelf claim increases South Africa’s sea land to 2.8 times land mass
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South Africa’s Search and Recue region is about 22 times larger than the land mass
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Extensive off shore interests (Islands, Antarctic, marine and offshore oil and gas)
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South Africa leads in Africa’s intra-regional and international trade
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All key partners such as in BRICS are regional maritime powers with vast maritime
interests and capabilities in sea trade, commerce and naval influence
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South Africa’s strategic global interests and international obligations include providing
safety of navigation for shipping, ensuring freedom of the seas, security of shipping as
well as protection of the marine environment
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MARITIME SECTOR CLUSTER
- A SECTOR BASED FRAMEWORK
WAY FORWARD AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Maritime Cluster Governance
&
Coordination
 largest island on earth with oceans
on all sides:
 Atlantic Ocean (West)
 Indian Ocean (East)
 Southern Oceans (South)
 Mediterranean & Red Sea
(North)
 total of 54 countries of which 39
(72%) are coastal or islands
 coastline of 31,000 km
inland waterways of 300,000 square
kilometres
 seaborne trade volume 91%
Trade dependent GDP (eg RSA: 58%
of GDP comes from trade)
 2nd second largest land-mass in the
world after Asia
 the largest number of land- linked
states in the world (15)
AFRICA’S MARITIME INTERESTS …
KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND CHALLENGES
GEO STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
The world’s oceans constitute about 70% of planet earth, providing the world with
trade routes and coastal ecosystems which sustain both the global commerce and
world climates.
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With all its vast international and national interests and obligations, its location as
a maritime country, the lack of awareness about the sector persists.
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The maritime sector in South Africa suffers policy neglect and attracts very little
attention as a sector which can create jobs, grow the economy and make effective
interventions in society.
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The sector remains un-transformed and a domain of expatriates in the absence of
skills development focus for South Africans.
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The maritime skills funding is negligible, with limited infrastructure and resource
capacity for skills development programme.
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There can be no growth of the sector without investing
in maritime skills development !!!
INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE IN AFRICA
IMPORTS
EXPORTS
AFRICA
9.6
8.7
DEVELOPING AMERICA
20.9
18.5
DEVELOPING ASIA
48.1
45.5
DEVELOPED AMERICA
23.3
39.8
DEVELOPED EUROPE
68.1
71.4
SOURCE: UNCTAD, 2008c.
 The African continent has the lowest intra-regional trade levels compared
to other regions
 Africa is highly dependent on trade with countries over the oceans
 Africa’s top 7 exports with the rest of the world are concentrated around a
few products, with crude oil alone accounting for 46% of the total
 Intra-African trade is fairly distributed between fuels, non-fuels primary
goods (30%), of which ores and minerals = 11% and agriculture = 19%;
manufactured goods (40%)
TOP TEN EXPORTERS TO AFRICA and THE REST OF THE WORLD
EXPORTS TO AFRICA
COUNTRY
SHARE OF TOTAL
INTRAREGIONAL EXPORTS
EXPORTS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
COUNTRY
SHARE OF TOTAL AFRICAN
EXPORTS TO THE REST OF
THE WORLD
SOUTH AFRICA
24.29
ALGERIA
17.36
NIGERIA
12.37
SOUTH AFRICA
15.98
COTE d’IVORE
7.40
NIGERIA
14.78
KENYA
5.36
ANGOLA
8.80
SWAZILAND
5.34
LIBYAN ARAB
JAMAHIRIYA
8.75
NAMIBIA
3.47
MOROCCO
4.30
GHANA
3.42
EGYPT
4.07
ALGERIA
3.36
TUNISIA
3.87
TUNISIA
3.18
CONGO
2.36
ZIMBABWE
3.04
COTE d’IVOIRE
2.09
SOURCE: UNCTAD, 2008c
# COUNTRIES IN RED APPEAR ON BOTH LISTS AND ARE COASTAL
 Exports to Africa dominated by coastal economies (8 out of 10) representing all regions
 7 of the top 10 exporters to the rest of the world are oil producers; 4 countries accounting for 50%
TOP TEN IMPORTERS TO AFRICA and THE REST OF THE WORLD
IMPORTS FROM AFRICA
COUNTRY
SHARE OF TOTAL
INTRAREGIONAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD
COUNTRY
SHARE OF TOTAL AFRICAN
EXPORTS TO THE REST OF
THE WORLD
SOUTH AFRICA
9.80
SOUTH AFRICA
25.40
BOTSWANA
8.23
MOROCCO
9.22
NAMIBIA
6.59
ALGERIA
9.18
COTE d’IVOIRE
4.91
EGYPT
8.00
SWAZILAND
4.70
NIGERIA
7.73
ZAMBIA
4.58
TUNISIA
6.00
ZIMBABWE
4.53
LIBYA
3.49
LESOTHO
3.45
SUDAN
2.92
NIGERIA
3.45
LIBERIA
2.78
D R CONGO
3.24
GHANA
2.42
SOURCE: UNCTAD, 2008c
# COUNTRIES IN RED APPEAR ARE COASTAL
 5 of the top 10 importers from Africa are land-linked
 South Africa, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland
 South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia dominate trade with rest of the world
 AFRICA is largely dependent on trade for its economic development
 Intra-regional trade
 International trade
 Africa’s trade is dominated by coastal economies in all the 4 regions of the
East, West, North and South
 That trade is largely seaborne and moves through its ports (91%)
 The development of the land-locked countries and their access to
international markets are dependent on the performance of the network of
maritime transport and logistics corridors, including ports and ships
 Transport, in this case maritime transport and logistics become an essential
and strategic area of economic consideration
 in that context, the development of the maritime transport
infrastructure becomes a key enabler and catalyst for the
competitiveness and development of Africa’s economy
DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS AND SDIs IN THE SADC REGION
Showing the Current and Potential Regional Corridor Traffic Flows
Current / Medium Term Potential in million tonnes per annum, year 2002
"A Kis angani
"A Mbandak a
"A
"A Librev illeGabo n
Port G ent il
Great Lakes Region
Import Export Vols
1.6 / 2.4 mtpa
"A
Kenya
"A Nairobi
Rw and a"
A Kigali
"A Bujum bura
Co ng o
Braz zaville
"A"A
Kins hasa
"A
Point e N oire
Dem ocrat ic R ep ub lic
Bu rund i
of C ong o
"A Matadi
LOBITO Dev. Corridor
0 / 1.0 mtpa
"A
"A Kigom a
"A Kananga
Kahem ba
"A
Luanda
"A
"A
"A Dodoma
Tanzania
Mombasa
Lake Tanganyika
Transport, Mpulungu
Dar es Salaam
"A
0.1 / 0.3 mtpa
Malanje
"A
Ang ola
Zambia Import/Export plus
Transit 1.6 / 4.0 mtpa
Zimbabwe Import Export plus
Transit 4.0 / 8mtpa
"A
Benguela
"A
Namibe"A
"A
LilongweA
"
Zamb ia
Alternative road route from Zambia
Nacala
"A
"A Lus aka
"A Liv ingst one
Botswana Inports Exports Plus
Transit 1.5 / 2.0 mtpa
"A
Harare
Mozam bique
Zim bab we
Windhoek
"A
"A Beira
"A Bulaw ay o
Nam ib ia
"A
Walv is Bay
TAZARA Dev. Corr.
0.5 / 1.5 mtpa
Malawi
Huambo
Menongue
"A
Mtw ara
Lum umbashi
NACALA Dev.
Corr.
"A Toamas ina
"A Ant ananariv o
0.3 / 0.8 mtpa
Mad agascar
Bo tswana
"A Toliara
Gaborone
"A
Pret oria
"A
"A
"A
"A
Johannes burg Mbabane
Walvis Bay Dev. Corridor
2.0 / 3.0 mtpa
Map uto
BEIRA Dev. Corridor
2.0 / 5.0 mtpa
Swaziland
Kim berley
"A
"A
"A Maseru
Bloem font ein
Coast-to-Coast Corridor
0.2 / 1.0 mtpa
Sout h A frica
Leso tho
"A
Cape T ow "A
n
"A
"A
Durban
Eas t London
Port Eliz abet h
MAPUTO Dev. Corridor
3.0 / 6.0 mtpa
Africa is the only world region with no merchant tonnage under its control (registry) to
handle her coastal intra-regional and extra-territorial seaborne trade
 Africa imports transport and logistics services with every import - export activity
• No tax and tonnage related benefits, hence skewed balance of trade
 Decimation of maritime services expertise (sea-based and ashore) and
competitiveness
 Lost opportunities for possible investment in shipping by Africans
 Vulnerability to foreign geo-political and geo-economic pressures
 Undermines the establishment of viable coastal industry to complement the land
and aviation national transport infrastructure and services
 Loss of opportunities for domestic industrial development and job creation
 Weaker position in coordinating intra-regional African coastal trade strategies
 Weakening of the capacity of countries and governments to govern their
ocean territories and provide safety and security
WAY FORWARD - AFRICA’S MARITIME DEVELOPMENT
- PUBLIC
MARITIME
SECTOR
CLUSTER
INTEREST
PERSPECTIVE
MARITIME SUPPLY
SAFETY OF LIFE,
SAMSA
STRATEGIC
GOALS
CHAIN SECURITY
PROPERTY, CLIMATE
& ENVIRONMENT
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
INCLUDING PR. EDWARD
GOAL 2:
Promote
South Africa’s
maritime
industry/economy
development
WAY
FORWARD
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
ISLANDS & ANTARCTICA
Promotion of Maritime BBBEE and industry transformation
INDUSTRIAL
PERSPECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION
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Promotion
of maritime awareness, maritime industry skills capacity and creation
of jobs
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SHIP & BOAT
BUILDING
SHIP REPAIRS/
CONVERSION
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
OFFSHORE
ENERGY &
MINING
LOCAL/REGIONAL
COASTAL SHIPPING
& LOGISTICS
MARITIME
MULTIMODAL
CORRIDOR
MID &
DOWNSTREAM
PERSPECTIVE
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING &
LOGISTICS
SHIP
REGISTRY
PORTS &
HARBOURS
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
SHIPPING/CARGO
OPERATIONS &
LOGISTICS
LEGAL,BANKING
, AUDITING,
ASSURANCE
ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
BUSINESS
CONSULTING
SERVICES
RESOURCES PERSPECTIVE
OIL & GAS
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
MINING
FISHING
Maritime Cluster Governance
&
Coordination
SKILLS TRAINING
RESEARCH &
INNOVATION
PORT, COASTAL
& MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
TOURISM AND LEISURE PERSPECTIVE
MARINE
TOURISM
SPORTS &
RECREATION
LEISURE
Maritime
Subsector &
Industries
Shipping, Ports & Maritime
Corridor Logistics
Marine Tourism
[incl. Leisure, Sport
& Inland Waterways]
Fishing Resources
[incl. Subsistence &
Marine Habitat]
Off-shore Resources
Industry [incl. Oil & Gas
and Minerals]
Security & Defence
Commercial
Services
• Seafaring services
• Shore-based services
incl. Agency, Legal,
Projects, Finance,
Insurance, Real estate,
Consulting, Marketing,
Corporate services
• Leisure
• Sports &
Recreation
• Marine Tourism
• Fishing – seafaring
& catching
• Offshore
operations
• Shore based
activities incl.
Consulting
Industrial
[Manufacturing]
• Vessel building, repairs
& maintenance
• Ship modifications &
refurbishments
• Ship recycling
• Port & ship equipment
& component
manufacturing
• Boat building
repairs &
maintenance
• Equipment &
component
manufacturing
• Fishing vessel
construction,
repairs &
maintenance
• Fish catching and
processing
• Offshore vessel
repairs,
maintenance &
construction
Military Industrial
Complex
• Technology Centre
• Weapons, sensor,
radio systems, etc
• Vessel construction,
maintenance, repairs
Transportation
[Logistics]
• International Shipping
• Coastal Shipping
• Regional Shipping
• Port Marine
• Rail/Road corridor
connectivity
• Cruises Ships
• Fishing boats
operations
• Crude supply
logistics
• Offshore support
• Diamond &
Minerals
• Naval ship
operations
• Naval aircraft
operations
• Port cargo facilities
development &
equipment
• Ship building & Repairs
Yards
• Ships & harbour craft
• Intermodal corridors &
hubs development
• Cruise/Passenger
facilities
•Jetties
• Aids to navigation
• Boat Building and
Launch sites
• Waterfront Real
Estate
• Yards
• Processing plants
• Recapitalised
subsistence sector
• Shore based
facilities
• Offshore Vessels
• Offshore facilities
• Renewable energy
• Dockyard
• Air surveillance &
Lift
• Radar & Satellite
Installations
• Simulators
• Maritime, Port and
Coastal Admin, incl
• Safety &Security
• Environment and
Climate Change
• Spatial use
• Coastal & Inland
boating regulation,
incl.
• Safety
• Construction
•Fishing sector
Regulation
• Safety & Security
• Environment
• Economic
activities
Marine Oil & Gas
sector regulation
• Safety & Security
• Environment
Naval Doctrine &
Policy Framework
• National Defence
• Search and Rescue
• Disaster
Management
Infrastructure,
Construction,
Technology
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME TRAFFIC (1735 SHIPS)
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Public Interests
# Climate
Change
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• Pleasure boats
3,000 km coastline
8 established commercial ports
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES - INITIATIVES
Other Challenges raised by the study are the following and SAMSA had already undertaken the initiatives (in
italics) which respond to some of the challenges:
The quality of schools and the teaching human capital employed are generally less than adequate
• SAMSA has partnered with the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal Provincial Governments to create
awareness about maritime careers and set up a network of maritime high schools in port cities. The
initiatives is being extended to the Northern Cape and Gauteng. The initial phase (2011/2012)
included strengthening the existing maritime high schools (Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal),
partnering with maths and science focussed schools, and sponsoring scholars.
Insufficient infrastructure and skills capacity for skills development
• SAMSA has intervened by partnering with and assisting the two universities of technology offering
seafaring maritime studies by conducting maritime career awareness campaigns, offering bursaries,
topping up salaries for the lecturers in order to attract quality teaching staff;
• SAMSA is purchasing a training simulator software for navigation studies in partnership with TETA;’
• SAMSA has made an offer to take over the Agulhas ship and convert into a floating classroom; and
• SAMSA plans on establishing a Maritime Academy/Institute by 2014 catering for the continent as well.
Lack of industry transformation and shortage of training berths for cadets.
• SAMSA has commissioned two crewing companies to source cadetship berths on the international
fleet for 130 students within 2011/2012, 480 next year, to reach 1200 /1600 per annum;
• SAMSA has a workplace exposure scheme for 20 maritime graduates per annum; and
• SAMSA has launched Women in Maritime scheme and Sisters of the Sea women’s mentorship
SEAFARERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS
FUTURE OUTLOOK: MARITIME
• The SAMSA Maritime Skills Study is revealing the potential of the Maritime HRD Strategy and Plan to
address the current critical shortage of skills, to protect current jobs and prepare for and provide a
catalyst for the sector growth and development across the 5 Sub-Sector of the Maritime industry:
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Ports and Shipping
Marine Resources
Marine Tourism and Leisure
Marine Manufacturing and Construction (including Technologies)
Commercial Support and Business Services
Public Interests (including Climate Change)
• The requisite skills and jobs opportunities cut across the entire structure of the Maritime Sector:
 Maritime Transportation (including Ports and Logistics)
 Fishing
 Offshore (Oil and Gas, Seabed Mining and Renewable Energy)
 Marine Tourism, Leisure and Recreation
 Naval and Defence
• The maritime sector has the potential to be the new growth curve of the South African economy.
• Given the scarce skills and niche nature of international and domestic maritime sector, any amount
of investment in the sector skills development programmes, coupled with optimal efficiencies makes
maritime a business case in ROI in Human Capital Investment. A true TRANSFORMATION !
Shore based
management
Pipeline
Shore based
management
Road
Long-Haul
Shipping
Vessel
Operations
Ports & Coastal
Administration
SHIPPING
TRANSPORT
PORTS, MARINE
SERVICES &
COASTAL
Maritime
Logistics
Hubs
MARINE
TECHNOLOGIES
Vessel
management
Green
Technologies,
Crewing Services
Marine Software,
Ship/Cargo Agency
Marine Traffic
Management
Customs
Clearance
Freight
Forwarding
Aquaculture
FISHERIES,
PHARMACEUTS /
AQUACULTURE
Secondary Cluster
Hospitality &
Entertainment
OFF-SHORE
ENERGY &
MINING
Cruising,
Ferrying
Yachting
BOATING &
CRUISING
MARINE
RESOURCES
MANUFACTURING/
CONSTRUCTION
MARINE & CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Vessel Repairs &
Construction
Sailing
Swimming
Diving
Marine
Activities
SPORTS
&
RECREATION
Adventure &
Views
Real Estate
Eco-Marine
Tourism
LEISURE
MARINE
TOURISM
BUSINESS
SERVICES
PUBLIC INTEREST
BANKING &
CONSULTING
MARITIME REGULATORY &
NAVAL DEFENSE
Auditing
Safety - Navigation,
Environment, Property
Marine Equipment
Manufacturing
Legal Services
Environmental
Management
Observatories
& Aquaria
Technical &
Business Consulting
Maritime Corridors
Financing
Biotechnology,
R&D,
Waterfrnt & Cruise
Terminals & Jetties
Insurance
Security, Defence, Customs
Training and Education
Governance, Regulatory,
Compliance
Research and Development
(R&D) and Innovation
SKILLS
SHIPPING
LOGISTICS
Catching &
Processing
Oil and Gas
Exploration
&
Production
Renewable
Energy
[Wind,
tides,
Nuclear]
SUBINDUSTRIESS
SECTORR
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SERVICES
Pharmaceutics
Primary Cluster
Minerals
Mining
SUBSECTOR
SHIPPING &
TRANSPORT
Ocean, Tidal
Inland Water
Resources
Management
INDUSTRIES
Short –Haul
Shipping
Off-Shore Ops,
Ship to Shore
Transfer, Diving
Infrastructure
Development &
Maintenance
Rail
MARITIME
LOGISTICS
INFRASTR/RE
Shore side Ops
Marine, Aids to
Navigation,
SKILLS
Ports
SEAFARERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS
– SEAFARERS CASE STUDY
The global shortage in seafarers presents an opportunity for becoming a labour supply nation to
the global shipping transport industry, thereby creating jobs particularly for the youth in the
underdeveloped parts of the country, including rural and township areas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Setting the Scene
 Over 80% of world trade is seaborne, handled by a fleet of over 50,000 merchant vessels; South Africa = 0 Ships
 The world fleet of over 50,000 employs about 1,4 million seafarers; South Africa = about 1,500
 There are shortages of over 250,000 ie 34,000 officers and 224,000 ratings]; South Africa’s unemployed = 40%
 On board the 12,000 merchant ships visiting the South African ports annually, carrying about 240,000 seafarers who
transport and handle our imports and exports (98% of total trade); South African port mariners = about 1,500
 South Africa’s seaborne cargo constitutes a significant 3,5% of the global sea trade. South African transport = 0
Making the Case: Dilemma or Lack of Vision
 Applying the uneducated rules of equitable participation, South Africa should be claiming a share of 30,000 45,000 seafaring jobs in international shipping [1 seafaring job has a multiplier factor of 8 to 10 jobs ashore].
 However South Africa needs to be training about 3,000 to 4,500 seafarers annually to reach the target,
however, with no coherent Human Resource Development Strategy, Programme and Plan to capture a share
of those jobs Philippines will increase their number from the current 250,000 seafarers and unemployment
in South Africa will persist.
SEAFARERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS
– SEAFARERS CASE STUDY
• The global shortage in seafarers presents an opportunity for becoming a labour supply nation to the
global shipping transport industry, which in addition to creating jobs for citizens has its strategic
advantages to the nation’s geo-economic and geo-strategic position world-wide.
• The Findings that the opportunity of South Africa being favoured globally due to being an English
speaking multi cultural nation, with high standards in seafarer training, suggest that South Africa
possesses basic characteristics that could make it globally competitive in providing quality seafarers.
• In order for the country to position itself for these opportunities, a more collaborative strategic
engagement within government, with the private sector and civil society needs to ensue, enabling:
 The development of a National Policy and Programmes on Seafarer Development, addressing:
 the need to position South Africa as a major supplier of high quality sea workers and
expertise;
 the need for sustainable funding and incentive scheme to be adopted; and
 the capacity to grow the numbers and sustain a world-class Seafarer Centre of Excellence
[SAMSA considers its funding of the current Cadetship Program Initiative as seed funding].
 The National Seafarer Training system will realise its full potential when:
a dedicated Maritime Institute is set up, with faculties anchored within the existing FET and
University of Technology systems;
 South Africa grows a critical mass of ships on Ship Register to enable provision
of training berths and jobs for the seafarers; and
 The current available capacity within government and SOE-controlled fleet vessels is
used exclusively to provide the required training support to the institutions and industry.
CONCLUSION
• SAMSA realises the potential of the international and domestic maritime industry in assisting with the
creation of employment that is sustainable, of high quality and attracting foreign earnings, eliminating
poverty and contributing to economic growth.
• The projected seafarer numbers, only represent the South African quota of the total international
seafarer market, with a potential to take a bigger share of both the seafarers and non-seafaring.
• The current persistent unemployment levels require step change...for 17 years we have been
doing the same old thing, yet expecting different outcomes.
• The maritime industry as a whole holds currently and potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs:
 Fisheries employ about 200,000 people yet receives little skills development support;
 Boat and Ship building and repairs, including offshore structures create hundreds of jobs,
with little skills development support; and
 Seafaring has the potential to create thousands of jobs, yet there is no support...
• SAMSA considers this forum - the Human Resource Development Secretariat and its Technical Working
Group as key partners and enablers in the maritime skills development and job creation efforts.
• SAMSA is organising a Maritime Skills Development Summit at which the Skills Study will
be launched and the industry with skills development policy makers and providers engaging
in a process to develop the long term Maritime Skills Development Strategy, Programme
and Plans. You are invited!
GALLERY
GALLERY
Satellite AIS
- over 8000 vessels
Courtesy: Marine Data Solutions
GALLERY
SAR Region
SA land mass
SA ‘sealand’
SA Search and Rescue Region
= 1,220m.sq.km
= 3,432m sq.km
= 27.7m sq.km.
SAMSA Thanks You !!!