Six special emphasis on water passenger transportation special rectification

The Ministry of Transport recently issued the "Notice on Deepening Special Activities for Rehabilitation of Water Passenger Transport" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which promotes the standardization of water passenger transportation, implements standard ship types for passengers, strengthens the inspection of FRP boats, and enhances passenger ship disasters. Preventive capabilities, strengthen ship site supervision, and improve the water safety management regulations and standards system, etc. Six aspects of work, strengthen the "safe traffic" construction, maintain the stability of the water passenger traffic security.

The “Notice” requires the promotion of standardized and large-scale water passenger transportation. The local competent transport authorities at all levels must follow the requirements of the “Regulations for the Administration of Domestic Water Transport”, and the waterborne passenger transport should be operated in a corporatized manner. Self-employed persons should withdraw from the water passenger transport market. Further implementation of the passenger transshipment standard ship type, the prohibition of new or reconstructed inland passenger ferries that do not meet the requirements of the standard ship type, and the establishment of a passenger lifejackets boating system. Strengthen the inspection of fiberglass boats, increase the inspection of FRP passenger ships whose age is 12 years or more, and strictly implement the dock inspection system. All relevant units can research and implement compulsory retirement of fiberglass boats in accordance with actual conditions. system. Improve the disaster prevention capabilities of passenger ships, establish and improve management systems such as severe weather, low water levels, and flood level restrictions, and establish close links with meteorological and hydrological departments to strengthen early warning and forecasting. Strengthen on-site supervision of ships and improve supervision efficiency and coverage. We will improve the regulations and systems for the management of water traffic safety, increase the cost of illegal activities, and increase penalties for violations.