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3rd AAMA Annual Conference 2017
African countries with representatives from the African M a r i t i m e Po l i c y A d v i s o r y Ce n t r e (A M PAC ) , I n t e rGovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS), Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), African Ship-Owners Association (ASOS), Kenya Shippers Council (KSC), Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), Container Freight Station (CFS) and Northern Corridor Transit Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA).
The assembly also invited regional economic communities and regional mechanisms to develop and adopt a regional strategy against piracy, armed robbery and other illegal activities committed at sea, consistent with the 2050 AIM Strategy to see Africa using its own resources to take its rightful place in a multi-polar, inter-reliant and more equitable world. Jan 2015 – Agenda 2063: A seven point aspiration was made, which included the following:
The 2nd Conference of Heads of African Maritime Administrations took place in Sandton, South Africa from October 22nd to 23rd, 2013. Much like the first conference, it was attended by various African countries alongside Shipowners Associations and International bodies.
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On October 15 2016, in Lomé, Togo, an extraordinary session of the Assembly of African Heads of State and Government, adopted a Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development in Africa. The adoption of the Lomé Charter provides a means for signatories to commit to taking specific, measurable actions to promote the Africa-wide development of a sustainable blue economy, underpinned by good maritime security and efficient maritime law enforcement. Both the Revised African Maritime Transport Charter (Revised AMTC) of 2010 and the 2050 African Union's Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM Strategy), give broad-brush outlines of where African States should be heading. Some of the resolves made at previous AAMA meetings include the following: Jan 2014 – Africa integrated maritime strategy (AIM): Retaining the 2015-2025 decade as the Decade of African Seas and Oceans, and the date of 25 July as the African day of Seas and Oceans.
Be a united Africa Have world class, integrative infrastructure that crisscrosses the continent Have dynamic and mutually beneficial links with her Diaspora Be a continent of seamless borders, and management of cross-border resources through dialogue. 21. Africa shall be an integrated, united, peaceful, sovereign, independent, confident and self-reliant continent
Oct 2016 – Lome charter on Africa maritime security, safety and development: 1 Be a continent where democratic values, culture, practices, universal principles of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law are entrenched; and have capable institutions and transformative leadership in place at all levels. 2
Preventing and curbing national and transnational crime, especially terrorism, piracy and armed robbery against ships, as well as all forms of trafficking at sea; it also aims at protecting environment in general and particularly maritime environment in coastal and island states, as well as strengthening cooperation in field; and the charter commits signatories to creating national and continental institutions to promote maritime security and safety
The third conference of AAMA will attempt to deal with the following issues: 1. Work out a structured inter-agency, Intergovernmental, regional and continental co-operation and integration on all maritime issues 2. Give operational eect to the AU Charter of maritime security, safety and development adopted by African heads of government in Lome, Togo in October 2016. 3. Agree on a framework for implementing relevant aspects of the revised African Maritime Transport Charter from a regulatory and operational perspective. 4. Create a continental program for positive peer review of maritime legislation, administration, regulation and enforcement and IMO instruments implementation amongst member countries. 5. Agree on a program for institutionalization of African day of the seas and ocean pursuant to the declaration by the AU. 6. Adopt the constitution of AAMA 7. Evaluate the extent of implementation of resolutions of the 2nd AAMA conference held in South Africa. 8. Issue a communiquÊ on important decisions made in the conference. JOIN NIGERIA TO UNVEIL THE NEW NIMASA BRAND.
La troisièmeconférenced'AAMAessayera de traiter les questions suivantes : 1. Établissezunecoopérationstructurée et uneintégrationd'agenceintermédiaire, intergouvernementales, régionales et continentalessurtoutesles questions maritimes 2. Donnez suite opérationnelle à la charted'AU de la sécurité maritime, de la sécuritéet du développementadoptés par les chefs de gouvernementafricains à Lomé, Togo en octobre 2016. 3. Convenezsurun cadre pour mettre en application des aspects appropriés de la charteafricainerévisée de transport maritime d'une perspective de réglementation et opérationnelle. 4. Créezunprogramme continental pour l'examen par les pairs positifexécution de la législation, de l'administration, du règlement et de l'application, et d'instrumentsmaritimesd'OMIparmi des pays membres. 5. Convenezsurunprogramme pour l'institutionnalisation du jour africain des mers et de l'océanconformément à la déclaration par l'AU. 6. Adoptez la constitution d'AAMA. 7. Évaluezl'ampleur de l'exécution des résolutions de la 2ème conférenced'AAMAtenue en Afrique du Sud. 8. Publiezun communiqué sur des décisionsimportantesprisesdans la conférence. JOIGNEZ LE NIGÉRIA POUR DÉVOILER LA NOUVELLE MARQUE DE NIMASA
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Executive Secretary, The Nigerian Shippers Council
DAY 1
Wednesday, 19th April, 2017 Arrival/Registration
DAY 2
Thursday, 20th April, 2017
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Mr William Azuh (IMO Representative)
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Hassan Bello, The Chairman of Session and Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council
JOUR 1
Mercredi 19 Avril 2017 ArrivĂŠe et Enregistrement
date status of the entire nation's maritime domain and a reach capability of its territorial waters and beyond in addition to the Safety Administration's Satellite Surveillance Centre which compliments the Global Maritime Distress Satellite System and also helps detect vessels that switch off their Automatic Identification System (AIS). Indeed Nigeria has achieved full domain awareness of its maritime environment. Nigeria is also cooperating with the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) to enhance the performance of the Country's Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) data centre and is currently the chairman of IMSO. vi. ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATIONS (AAMA) CONFERENCE 2017 As part of efforts in collaborating with the IMO to ensure that Maritime Administrations in Africa come together to exchange ideas which will promote safe and secure shipping, Nigeria will be hosting the 2017 meeting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations. The theme of the Conference “Sustainable use of Africa's oceans and seas” will afford African Member Countries the opportunity to discuss and commit to taking specific measureable actions to promote the African wide development of a sustainable blue economy, underpinned by good maritime security, safety, sustainable use of African oceans and seas and efficient maritime law enforcement. 4. NATIONAL EFFORTS AIMED AT ENHANCING MARITIME SECURITY AND SAFETY OF NAVIGATION Nigeria has continued to address the issue of maritime crime and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea area through collaborative efforts with the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Air force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps by ensuring round the clock maritime
surveillance and maritime law enforcement. Nigeria taking cognisance of relevant treaties and protocols on maritime safety and security as well as the need to suppress piracy and other maritime crimes is in the process of passing into law a Bill for an Act to Provide for the Suppression of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts at Sea (and other related offences). This Bill, when enacted, will give expression to relevant Conventions, treaties and charters on safety and security and further strengthen Nigeria's desire to make its waters safe for shipping. In the area of search and rescue, Nigeria established and inaugurated Search and Rescue Marshalls in its riverine communities as first responders to maritime incidents in their respective communities. Efforts are being made to increase the present number of Search and Rescue Marshalls from 100 to 1,000. Radar Stations and Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) are being deployed to aid search and rescue operations within Nigerian waters with the objective of reducing piracy attacks. The theme of the 2017 World Maritime Day “Connecting Ships, Ports and People” would further showcase the developmental efforts by Nigeria aimed at improving cooperation between ports and ships, raising global standards and setting norms for the safety, security and efficiency of ports and standardizing port procedures through
identifying and developing best practice guidance and training materials. Nigeria is happy to announce that its processes in the Ports have been fully automated thereby increasing efficiency. Channel management has also been enhanced to accommodate large ocean liners. In the same vein, deep sea ports are being developed across the country and would further boost the chances of bigger vessels calling in Nigerian waters. Also being a major hub for ports activities in the West African region, Nigeria is assiduously working through facilitating trade and ease business operation in the ports by establishing inland dry ports. In the area of improving the human element of shipping, Nigeria as far back as 2008 responded to the call by the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization for nations to address the systemic decline in seafarers' supply by initiating the Nigeria Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). Nigeria has since then not looked back on IMO's “Go To Sea” campaign as since 2011 it has continued to observe the “The International Day of the Seafarer along with the IMO every July 25 in recognition of the fact that Seafarers are not only responsible for the operation of ships, but are also responsible for the safe and smooth delivery of cargo worldwide. Till date, Nigeria has trained well over 1,000 seafarers in various maritime institutions worldwide some of whom are already engaged in employment onboard vessels or undergoing sea time training while about
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