Samsa’s sophisticated tracking device keeps SA waters safe

The South African Maritime Safety Authority has installed sophisticated navigation satellite systems or Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) to monitor and track vessels south of the equator, executive head of Samsa’s Centre for Sea Watch & Response (CSWR), Karl Otto, said this week.
Addressing an international conference hosted by the Responsible Packaging Management Association of South Africa in Durban, Otto said the introduction of the LRIT followed concerns over the safety of seafarers and the standard of ships within South African waters. It also serves as a mechanism to prevent piracy.
Samsa’s responsibility to ensure cargo is safe starts from the time the cargo enters the high seas till the time the vessel has docked, he said.