SAMSA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Workshop

The Minister of Transport intends, in terms of section 356(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951) and on the recommendation of the South African Maritime Safety Authority to promulgate Draft Merchant Shipping (Construction and Equipment on Fishing Vessels of 24 Metres in Length and Over and Construction and Equipment on Fishing Vessels of Less Than 24 Meters, and Fisher Labour Welfare) Regulations, 2025.  SAMSA is in the process of developing the Draft Regulations and seeks to engage stakeholders in the fishing industry during the developmental stages of the Draft Regulations. The engagement seeks to inform the final draft prior to submission to the Minister of Transport for processing and promulgation.  

DATE: 23 July 2025
VENUE:  Southern Sun, The Marine Hotel, 6th Avenue, Summerstrand, Gqeberha 
FORMAT: Stakeholder Engagement 

The Draft Regulations, will be published in the South African Maritime Safety Authority website at Draft Regulations (samsa.org.za).by no later than 05 July 2025. Note: The Draft publication is a working draft and may contain errors, omissions being a draft document currently under construction.  

Interested persons are hereby invited to submit written comments on these Draft Regulations on or before Friday 29 August 2025 to the Chief Executive Officer: SAMSA, for the attention of: Bulelani Ncanywa P O Box 13186 Hatfield, 0028 Email: bncanywa@samsa.org.za