South Africa signs Treaty on Fishing Vessel Personnel

South Africa became the 25th state to sign the IMO treaty on training, certification and watch standards for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F).

The Convention establishes the requirements for certification and minimum training for crews of fishing vessels at sea of ​​24 meters in length and over.

H.E. Mr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande, Minister of Transport of South Africa, met with the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, at the IMO headquarters in London to deposit the instrument of accession (2 July).

South Africa ratified the Cape Town Agreement on the Safety of Fishing Vessels in 2016.

For the safety of fishing vessels, the mission is clear, says Sandra Allnutt, of l & # 39; IMO. lives.

"We want to reduce the loss of life in one of the most dangerous occupations in the world and we want to increase the safety on board fishing vessels," said Mrs. Allnutt, Chief of Maritime Technology at the Maritime Security Division of the IMO. Regional seminar, Cape Town, South Africa, to promote the ratification and implementation of an important fishing vessel safety treaty known as the Cape Town Agreement of 2012. [19659005] The Cape Town Agreement was adopted at an international conference held in South Africa in 2012 to bring into force the provisions of the 1977 Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, as amended by the law of 1993 in Torremolinos. Protocol.

By ratifying the 2012 Agreement, the Parties agree to make amendments to the provisions of the 1993 Protocol, so that they may enter into force as soon as possible thereafter.