SAMSA Activities on the International Day for Women in Maritime

This report summarises the activities of the South African Maritime Safety Authority on the International Day for Women in Maritime. SAMSA had an online activation on its social media platforms, namely Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The high level summary is tabled below.

Friday 17 May 2024 Post 1

The South African Maritime Safety Authority joins the maritime fraternity in observing the globally recognised IMO International Day for Women in Maritime. The day will once again be observed worldwide on Saturday, 18 May 2024.

The International Day for women in Maritime was inaugurated on 18 May 2022 and seeks to celebrate women in the maritime industry whilst promoting the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the sector. The day also aims to strengthen IMO’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality) and support work to address the current gender imbalance in maritime.

This year’s theme “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety” focusses on getting the views of women in the industry on what maritime safety looks like. We have spoken to a few women in SAMSA to hear their views and look forward to sharing them with you as we celebrate the third International Day for Women in Maritime tomorrow.

Saturday 18 May 2024: Post 2

The South African Maritime Safety Authority joins the maritime fraternity in observing the globally recognised IMO International Day for Women in Maritime. The day will once again be observed worldwide on Saturday, 18 May 2024.

The International Day for women in Maritime was inaugurated on 18 May 2022 and seeks to celebrate women in the maritime industry whilst promoting the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the sector. The day also aims to strengthen IMO’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality) and support work to address the current gender imbalance in maritime.

This year’s theme “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety” focusses on getting the views of women in the industry on what maritime safety looks like. We have spoken to a few women in SAMSA to hear their views and look forward to sharing them with you as we celebrate the third International Day for Women in Maritime tomorrow.

Saturday 18 May 2024: Post 2

We took some time and spoke to the 3 SAMSA and SAIMI interns based at the SAMSA Sea Watch and Response offices, Philasande Gwala, Mudzunga Mufhadi and Nothando Mkhize to get their views on the International Day for Women in Maritime.

Watch the video to hear what they had to say…