{"id":9154,"date":"2022-07-02T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T12:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=9154"},"modified":"2022-07-02T13:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T12:55:44","slug":"support-for-south-africa-to-prevent-stowaway-cases-and-to-ratify-the-fal-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/support-for-south-africa-to-prevent-stowaway-cases-and-to-ratify-the-fal-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for South Africa to prevent stowaway cases and to ratify the FAL Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Support-for-South-Africa-to-prevent-stowaway_medium-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Stowaway cases are a human tragedy and hamper the economy of the country by increasing transport costs for import and exports flows.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">South African government, port and shipping industry representatives have attended a\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">national seminar on the prevention of stowaways in Cape Town (27 to 29 June), organized by the IMO in collaboration with the Department of Transport of South Africa.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Stowaway\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">i<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">ncidents\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">cause considerable difficulties for shipmasters, shipping companies,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">shipowners<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0and ship operators in disembarking stowaways from ships into the care of appropriate authorities. Globally, the number of stowaway incidents in the year February 2020 to February 2021 was 364, with a total 1,050 stowaways, Costs were an estimated\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">USD$<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">8.9 million<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">according to the I<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">nternational\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Group of<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0P&amp;I Clubs.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Participants in the seminar\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">exchanged views\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">on<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0stowaway prevention and incidents<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0and discussed\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">the challenges and the further measures needed on board ships and at the main ports of South Africa in order to prevent and deal with\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">stowaways<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0incidents.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Pragmatic solutions for\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">ship<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0owners<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, masters and crew on board ships\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">are needed<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0and t<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">he objective\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">of all stakeholders\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">is to come out with a holistic and integrated approach on risk management, port security and procedures to facilitate the disembarkation of stowaways<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. This will re<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">duce the impact of\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">stowaways<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0incidents on trade and the economy of South Africa<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Other attendees at the seminar included representatives from the main South African ports and from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Standardization Organization (ISO), BIMCO, the International Group of P&amp;I Clubs, the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), the United States Coast Guard, the \u202fIntergovernmental Standing Committee on\u202f<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Shipping<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f(<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">ISCOS<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">), shipping companies (Maersk and MSC) and P&amp;I correspondents in the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">An additional two<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">day national seminar follows on 30 June and 1 July with the main border agencies involved in the clearance of ships in South Africa<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">in order to<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0gain further understanding of the provisions of the IMO Convention on Facilitation of international maritime traffic<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, and to\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">support South Africa in its process to ratify the FAL Convention<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. The aim is to\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">support government agencies in the implementation of the convention<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0which is now going through the formal process of ratification<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0by South Africa<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">Participants are being trained about the concept, practical planning and implementation of a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/MediaCentre\/PressBriefings\/pages\/FAL-46-amendments.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Maritime Single Window<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0for ship clearance, a mandatory requirement of the FAL Convention from 2024<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. 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