Commander Tsietsi Mokhele - SAMSA CEO
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) - Major Sponsor of National Boat Show
The National Boat Show is proudly brought to you by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
SAMSA has embarked on a nationwide safety campaign to increase the awareness of the current Boating Regulations and general safety in our waterways - inland and the open waters surrounding our coast.
According to Commander Tsietsi Mokhele – CEO of SAMSA, “The overriding mandate that has been given to the South African Maritime Safety Authority is the protection of life and property at sea including our inland waterways.As boaters form the bulk of SAMSA's inland stakeholders, it is fitting for SAMSA to partner with the National Boating Show to help increase awareness of the South African Maritime Safety Authority and to encourage boaters to comply with inland waterways regulations”.
At the National Boat Show, the SAMSA boat surveyors will actively be engaging with the boating and watersports community and giving advice regarding the current boating regulations.
SAMSA is encouraging the Boating community and all South Africans to be aware of the safety regulations that apply to our waterways.
And these are:
• Get a skipper’s licence
• Have your boat/jet-ski licensed
• Have life jackets on the boat equal to the number of the people on the boat
• Do not consume alcohol as a skipper while operating a boat/jet-ski
