Regulations of Zhuhai Municipality on the Administration of Water Traffic Safety

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Maritime Traffic Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Regulations on the Administration of Inland River Traffic Safety of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and regulations, and in light of the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to navigation, berthing, operation, search and rescue (hereinafter referred to as search and rescue) and other activities related to water traffic safety in coastal waters and inland navigable waters within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 Zhuhai maritime administrative agency (hereinafter referred to as the maritime agency) shall supervise and manage the water traffic safety in the waters under its jurisdiction according to law, and shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of these Regulations.

Transportation, ports, waterways, marine agriculture, fisheries, water affairs, production safety supervision, sports and other relevant administrative departments. Within the scope of their respective duties, supervise and manage the relevant water traffic safety work. Article 4 The municipal and district people's governments shall strengthen the management of water traffic safety within their respective administrative areas and establish and improve the responsibility system for water traffic safety management.

The town people's government and sub-district offices are responsible for establishing and improving the ship safety responsibility system for administrative villages and ship owners.

Ship owners, ship operators and other relevant units and personnel engaged in water production and operation shall establish corresponding water safety responsibility system. Chapter II General Provisions Article 5 Ships shall meet the safety technical requirements for ship strength, stability, draught, fire fighting and lifesaving, and shall abide by laws, regulations, rules and navigation management regulations in port areas and bridge areas when sailing, berthing and operating.

No ship shall overload or transport goods or passengers across navigation areas. Article 6 A maritime agency may, according to the needs of water traffic safety management, delimit and publish a ship reporting area in Zhuhai waters and formulate regulations on the management of the ship reporting area.

When a ship enters the ship reporting area, it shall immediately report to the maritime agency. Article 7 When a pilot leads a ship, he shall be led up and down at the designated place, observe the navigation rules and obey the safety supervision and management. In case of bad weather and other special circumstances, it is necessary to change the boarding place or change the pilotage plan, and it shall report to the maritime agency in advance. Article 8 Ships, installations, docks and port-related units shall keep the communication unblocked and guard the designated channels, and shall not occupy the distress call channel for calling. Article 9 Ships are prohibited from anchoring in navigation channels, U-turn areas, harbor basins and no-anchoring areas.

The ship shall anchor at the published anchorage according to its type, tonnage and draft. In case of emergency, if it is necessary to park in other waters, it shall report to the maritime agency. Article 10 Where ships engaged in oil supply, power supply, water supply, maintenance, maritime barges and ship pollutant reception need to dock, the berthing width shall not exceed the designed berthing width of the berth.

1000 gross tonnage or ships carrying dangerous goods shall not dock with other ships except for the operations specified in the preceding paragraph. Chapter III Yacht Management Article 11 China citizens who have their domicile or principal office in Zhuhai may apply to the maritime agency for registration of ship ownership and nationality.

The yacht owner is an enterprise legal person, whose main business place is in Zhuhai, and the registered capital of the legal person is contributed by the Chinese side, he may apply to the maritime agency for the registration of ship ownership and nationality. Article 12 Yachts registered in Hong Kong and Macao may apply to the maritime agency for a temporary nationality certificate without canceling their registered ships. After obtaining the temporary ship nationality certificate, you can sail and berth in Zhuhai waters, but you should abide by the relevant management regulations such as border defense and border inspection. Article 13 A person who holds a valid certificate of competency of master and pilot of a seagoing vessel of Grade III or above or a certificate of competency of pilot of an inland river vessel of Grade III or above may sail a yacht within the scope of application of his certificate of competency of a seagoing vessel or inland river vessel. Article 14 A yacht with a crew limit of 12 or more shall be subject to safety supervision and management as a passenger ship. Chapter IV Management of Ferry and Self-use Ships Article 15 The municipal traffic administrative department is the industry management department of ferry and ferry, which urges and guides the people's governments of all districts and towns and the sub-district offices to implement the responsibility system for ferry safety management.

Maritime institutions shall, in accordance with the law, supervise the safety of ferries within the waters under their jurisdiction. Article 16 The town people's government and sub-district offices where the ferry is located are responsible for implementing the responsibility system for the safety management of ships, crew and passengers at the ferry.

Ferry operators are responsible for the safety of ferries and ferries. The ferry setting unit is responsible for the safety management of the ferry. Article 17 The district and town people's governments and subdistrict offices where the ferry is located shall regularly conduct safety inspections on the ferry, and regularly conduct safety education and relevant knowledge training for ferry employees. Article 18 The District People's Government where the ferry is located shall establish an emergency plan for emergencies at the ferry, set up an accident emergency team and organize emergency drills regularly. Article 19 During holidays, large-scale mass activities and other busy ferry trips, the people's government of the town where the ferry is located and the sub-district offices shall organize personnel to strengthen management and assist ferry operators to maintain the ferry order. Twentieth township ships shall comply with the following provisions in addition to the collision avoidance rules and special navigation rules issued by maritime agencies:

(a) the owner or operator of a township ship shall not hand over his ship to a person without operational ability for operation;

(2) Do not sail under bad weather conditions such as flood, rapids, strong winds and fog;

(3) No activities beyond the approved area, no navigation in the main channel, and sailing aside when borrowing the main channel. When crossing the main channel, the lookout should be strengthened to avoid other ships, and it is strictly forbidden for township ships to anchor in the main channel or the waters where anchoring is prohibited;

(four) shall not engage in business transportation activities, shall not carry inflammable, explosive, toxic and harmful dangerous goods.