South Africa’s quest and determination to be a global maritime centre of excellence in a few years’ time can only occur if the country also maintains sound relations with its counterparts elsewhere in the world through sharing of knowledge and experiences of its own maritime sector development.
This is according to South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) acting CEO. Mr Sobantu Tilayi, who this week welcomed delegates from three South East Asian countries, who are in the country to share experience with South Africa’s work on fishing safety.
This week’s five day workshop for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines and conducted at the behest of the ILO, is also focused on the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No 188) that came into effect recently.
South Africa was the first country in the world to implement the convention in 2017.
This was the second such international maritime countries meeting in South Africa in two successive weeks, after the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) PSC Committee 22nd annual meeting held in Cape Town the previous week.