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Department of Transport by Honourable Erkki Nghimtina, Mp Ministe REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT VOTE 24: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT BY HONOURABLE ERKKI NGHIMTINA, MP MINISTER OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT 25 March 2014 1 | P a g e Vote 24 Budget speech for the financial year 2014/2015 by Honourable Erkki Nghimtina Minister of Works and Transport Honourable Chairperson of the whole house Committee Honourable Members Let me thank the honorable members of this House for affording me the opportunity to present to you the programmes for the Department of Transport, Vote 24, in the Ministry of Works and Transport. Vote 24 is responsible for the oversight of the development of efficient and effective transport infrastructure which contributes to the promotion of the country’s economic development and social upliftment. Namibia is daunted by the formidable task of maintaining the roads and railway lines due to flood waters during rainy season. Easy mobility for the people and industry remains our focus therefore maintenance and proper management of these government assets is a must and needs to be preserved and intensified. Transport infrastructure and services remain crucial for generating economic growth, alleviating poverty, reducing the scourge of inequality and increasing domestic and international competitiveness. In financing transport infrastructure we are aware of Namibia’s economic and social characteristics including various demands made on tax based revenues. We, on the other hand, therefore welcome and encourage the willingness of the private sector to invest in transport infrastructure. I am confident that Namibian’s transport infrastructure can boost our prospect to flourish despite the world economic recessions. We therefore need to be more assertive to open up the existing and untapped markets 2 | P a g e through the provision of adequate and world-class transportation infrastructures. Our effort to make transport a driving force contributing to the economic growth and the alike keeps on. We therefore request you Honourable Members to render us support in order to realize our national goal. I now wish to present to you, honourable members, and the programmes that will be discharged by the Ministry through the department of Transport during 2014/2015 Financial Year. Programme 1: Air transport Administration Honourable Chairperson of the whole house Committee Honourable Members This programme is responsible to ensure a safe, secure and afficient Civil Aviation Infrastructure that contributes to the national security and its economy. This programme consists of three main activities, namely Aircraft Accident Investigations, Government Air transport Services and Civil Aviation Infrastructure Administration. Aircraft Accident Investigations This activity is primarily responsible for the investigations of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents in order to determine the facts, conditions and circumstances pertaining to the accident, the dissemination of safety information and for carrying out accident prevention activities in Namibia. It also promotes aviation safety within the aviation industry, monitoring and benchmarking accident trends with the international aviation community to make sure that Namibia is on par. In addition to the National Aircraft Investigation responsibilities, the activity covers investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents 3 | P a g e which occur to any civil aircraft in or over Namibia to aircraft registered in any country other than Namibia. During the period under review, 28 aircraft accidents occurred in Namibia including the airline of Mozambique 470 which crashed on the 29 November 2013 in Bwabwata National Park in Okavango East Region. This accident unfortunately claimed the lives of all on board. The Ministry successfully led the investigation team of experts from different countries including USA, China, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana and Brazil. The Ministry has also started with an investigation on the aircraft that crashed in Etosha on the 8th of March 2014. Based on the evidence obtained so far it might be a complex exercise that might require for the aircraft components to be send overseas for further investigation. In order to achieve the mandate under this programme I request an amount of N$ 8, 282, 000. Government Air Transport Services The objective with this activity is to provide air transport services to His Excellency the President, the Right Honourable Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, visiting Dignitaries, government offices, ministries and agencies as well as private individual citizens. These air transport services are provided at national, regional and international levels. For government Air Transport Series, I therefore request an amount of N$ 57,744, 000. Civil Aviation Infrastructure Administration This activity ensures the construction and rehabilitation of Civil Aviation infrastructures. In addition it is also responsible for service provision (Air Traffic Control, Aeronautical Information Services and Air Navigation and Technical Services), administration and regulations in compliance with the ICAO requirements. During the review period the Ministry constructed 90% of the Air Traffic Control tower at Mpacha Airport in Katima Mulilo and in the process to 4 | P a g e start with the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower at Ondangwa, in Oshana Region. Another achievement made during the review period is the extension coverage of the Radar and Surveillance System by installing additional Wide Area Multilateration for the Walvis Bay Terminal Movement Area and over the Zambezi Strip. Thanks to this new system that Namibia was able to locate the missing Mozambican Aircraft which was involved in a aircraft accident in November 2013 in Bwabwata National Park, in Kavango East Region. The construction of the head office of Civil Aviation has started in end of 2013 and is expected for completion end of 2015. In order to meet the international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and recommended practices, Namibia is one of 192 states who have to comply. The next ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) follow up audit will be conducted in July 2014. The Ministry is therefore hard at work to prepare the country for this international audit. In order to achieve the objectives under Civil Aviation Administration which includes Namibia Airports Company as well as Air Namibia I therefore request an amount of N$ 1, 411, 099,000. Programme 2: Meteorological Services Administration. Honourable Chairperson of the whole house Committee Honourable Members The main objective of this programme is to provide meteorological services to the Namibian citizens and foreign nationals. In addition to contribute to the safety and well being of Namibians, to reduce the loses of their properties and to contribute to the sustainable economic growth of Namibia. As one of the achievements, the Ministry has managed to procure and install a state of art calibration instrument that consisting of a wind tunnel, temperature, pressure, humidity, rain and radiation chambers to ensure compliance to national and international quality standards. 5 | P a g e Namibia attain ISO 9000-2008 certification for quality management system aimed at ensuring compliance to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s requirement for aeronautical meteorological services. The Ministry has procured and installed the first ever local numerical weather prediction model (COSMO) in order to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts and contribute to the disaster management as well as forecasting of severe weather phenomena such as floods and droughts. The Ministry embarked upon the installation of one upper atmosphere meteorological data acquisition system at Ondangwa airport to enhance aviation safety and improve weather forecasting especially for agriculture purposes. Expansion of meteorological services to the regions are to start soon, offices are being constructed at Rundu and Katima Mulilo Airports. I therefore request an amount of N$ 66, 717, 000 for this programme Programme 3: Maritime Legislation Administration Programme Honourable Chairperson of the whole house Committee Honourable Members The objective of this programme is to ensure safety of life and property at sea, protection of marine environment from pollution by ships and to promote National and International interests. In addition, the programme ensures the maritime safety infrastructural development. One of such maritime infrastructural development is the construction of marine radar main control room in Windhoek which is 95% completed. The marine radar control room shall be equipped with the maritime radar surveillance system for monitoring of ships movements, offshore mining and fishing activities in Namibia’s waters. This system will not only be utilized by the Ministry of Works and Transport but also to other government ministries and agencies. 6 | P a g e Another achievement during the period under review is the construction of the maritime administration head office in Walvis Bay which is 80% completed. Currently the Ministry is busy reviewing the out dated Merchant Shipping and Marine Pollution Prevention Acts. I wish to table before this August house the new bills regarding the Merchant Shipping, Marine Pollution and Maritime Authority Bills during 2014/2015 Financial Year. For this programme, I therefore request an amount of N$ 187, 415, 000. Programme 4: Formulation Transportation Policy and Regulatory Oversight Honourable Chairperson of the whole house Committee
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