We have consolidated all the videos for Grade 12 on this page for ease of access. They also appear on the pages associated with each topic and are designed to give you a graphical and ‘classroom like’ overview of each topic, providing context and meaning to the course syllabus that follows on that particular page.
We have consolidated all the videos for Grade 11 on this page for ease of access. They also appear on the pages associated with each topic and are designed to give you a graphical and ‘classroom like’ overview of each topic, providing context and meaning to the course syllabus that follows on that particular page.
We have consolidated all the videos for Grade 10 on this page for ease of access. They also appear on the pages associated with each topic and are designed to give you a graphical and ‘classroom like’ overview of each topic, providing context and meaning to the course syllabus that follows on that particular page.
Before the invention of the steam engine, ships were powered by the wind. This meant that they were dependent on the wind and on ocean currents. Voyages took a long time and were not direct from one port to another as the ship’s route followed the wind belts. An example of this is the route…
QUESTION 1: THE MARITIME WORLD 1.1 Give two reasons for no commercial ships operating with coal-fired boilers now when 100 years ago, it was the fuel used by virtually all ships. [2 x 2: 4] 1.2 Some shipowners are exploring several more eco-friendly ways to power their ships. Give two examples of these “more eco-friendly ways” to…
Develop a Marine Conservation Awareness Programme for your community or school. Include the following in that programme : A short PowerPoint presentation on problems confronting the oceans An attractive poster that draws attention to the problems associated with overfishing or pollution A newspaper article outlining the need for marine conservation A children’s short story abut…
Many people are unaware of the need for marine conservation. Some only show an interest when a shipping accident has caused an oil spill; others are concerned about matters such as pollution (not only oil pollution but also the dumping of non-biodegradable items in the sea), overfishing and poaching. All responsible shipowners and operators are…
Although fishing vessels operate out of all southern African ports, most of the southern African fishing industry is based at ports along the west coast from Walvis Bay in Namibia to Hout Bay near Cape Town, and also operate from Kalk Bay on False Bay, Hermanus and Gansbaai on the southern Cape coast. (See also…
The shipping industry operates in an environment that is subject to weather conditions that range from calm water to enormous swells, strong wind and heavy rain; it operates in temperatures that range from well below zero in the Arctic areas to the heat and humidity of the tropics. Thus the marine environment influences shipping in…
The maritime environment in which shipping operates is fragile and needs to be understood and it needs to be protected. Part of the marine environment is the inter-tidal zone (see the diagram above), an area where humans have greatest contact with the sea. It is here that many swim, surf, fish and have other contact…