The authority says ten percent of the vessels have been audited thus far. Most of the fleet is aging and not ideal for saving lives. Speaking in the city of Cape Town during the audit event, the organisation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mbalenhle Golding says the preliminary audit results show a number of instances of non-compliance.

“We are in the process of compiling a report and yes at a very high level some of the things that we have picked up in this audit is the life of the vessels they are aging they are quite old if you check their life span they are probably thirty five years old so the age is a contributing factor,” Golding said.

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