4.4.6 The Maritime Defence programme provides prepared and supported maritime defence capabilities for the defence and protection of South Africa. The programme consumes 7.23% of the Department's total budget and saw a minimal increase of 1.17% in comparison to 2010/11. The sub- programme with the largest increase in real terms is the Maritime Logistic Support Capability with 17.78%; the sub-programme therefore consumes the largest portion of the total budget of the programme at 28.97%. According to the ENE, the increase is attributed to the implementation of the military salary dispensation and the planned recruitment and staffing of personnel with scarce skills, such as divers, technicians and engineers.