NAMAGROEN EMPR Amendment.pdf - DLIST Benguela

Addendum to EMPR for Concessions 8(a), 9(a) and 8(b) 90- Marine Traffic Act (2/1981)- Maritime Zones Act (15/1994)- Merchant Shipping Act (51/1957)- Prevention and Combating of Pollution of the Sea by Oil Act (6/1981)- Ship Registration Act (58/1998)- South African Maritime Safety Authority Act (5/1998)- South African Maritime Safety Authority Levies Act (6/1998)- South African Transport Services Act (65/1981)- Wreck and Salvage Act (94/1996)International Conventions that apply to the proposed dredging operations include:- MARPOL 1973/78- International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases ofOil Pollution Casualties- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change- Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC)- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially asWaterfowl Habitat- London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping ofWastes and Other Matter- Convention on Biological DiversityFuture legal and statutory requirements will include:- White Paper: A Minerals and Mining Policy for South Africa, Oct 1998- Draft White Paper for Sustainable Coastal Development in South Africa- MARPOL 1973/78 - Annex VI: Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollutionfrom Ships- Draft White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for SouthAfrica- White Paper on Biological DiversityOf particular relevance to the proposed dredging operations is the Convention on thePrevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention,1972). The Convention contributes to the international control and prevention of marinepollution. It prohibits the dumping of certain hazardous materials, requires a prior specialpermit for the dumping of a number of other identified materials and a prior general permit forother wastes or matter. South Africa is a signatory of the agreement."Dumping" has been defined as the deliberate disposal at sea of wastes or other matter fromvessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures, as well as the deliberate disposal ofthese vessels or platforms themselves. Wastes derived from the exploration and exploitationof sea-bed mineral resources are, however, excluded from the definition. The provisions alsoNamagroen Prospecting & Investments October 2008