National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsEnvironmental Management of Ship-to-Ship Transfer, 2025Chapter 2 - Environmental Management7. Training requirements |
| (1) | A ship-to-ship transfer operator must ensure that all crew members receive environmental awareness training prior to participating in ship-to-ship transfer and that training must include training on the following issues: |
| (a) | marine wildlife awareness and avoidance, including identification of marine mammals and seabirds common to the area in which ship-to-ship transfer takes place; |
| (b) | understanding the significant actual or potential environmental impacts related to ship-to-ship transfer; |
| (c) | understanding the mitigation measures to be implemented during ship-to-ship transfer; |
| (d) | emergency preparedness and response procedures; |
| (e) | overview of the ship-to-ship transfer operator's STS environmental management plan and each crew member's personal responsibility; and |
| (f) | overview and understanding of all roles and responsibilities in terms of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan and any relevant local oil spill contingency plan. |
| (2) | A copy of the training programme that meets the requirements of subregulation (1) must be provided to the Minister for approval prior to the commencement of the environmental awareness training. |
| (3) | The environmental awareness training programme must be developed by an independent specialist. |
| (4) | A ship-to-ship transfer operator authorised at the time of commencement of these Regulations must comply with subregulations (1), (2) and (3) within a period of three months after approval of the STS environmental management plan in terms of regulation 8(1). |