Measures of Guangzhou Municipality on the Safety Management of Rural Ferry

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the safety management of township ferries in this Municipality, maintain the water transport order of ferries, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the State Council's "Several Provisions on Strengthening the Safety Management of Inland River Township Transport Ships" and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the safety management of township ferries, ferries, ferries and passengers within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 Guangzhou Port Supervision Bureau of Guangdong Province is the competent department of safety supervision of villages and towns in this Municipality, and is responsible for organizing the implementation of these Measures.

District, county-level city traffic bureau (sub-bureau) is responsible for the safety management of villages and towns within its jurisdiction. The harbour superintendency agencies set up by them shall exercise safety supervision and guidance over the ferries within their jurisdiction.

The Town People's Government and the villagers' committee shall assume the responsibility of safety management for the ferries set up within their respective jurisdictions. Chapter II Management of Ferry Setting Article 4 The setting and relocation of ferries shall be applied by the town people's government or villagers' committee, and submitted to the local harbour superintendency administration for examination and approval. Fifth ferry should be set in a place where the shore is flat and the water is slow, which is convenient for passengers to get on and off. No ferry shall be set within the protection scope of inflammable and explosive production sites and warehouses.

The ferry must be equipped with docks or steps, and the waiting place and night ferry should be equipped with lighting facilities and firm safety equipment such as cable piles and springboard.

The ferry should be in a conspicuous place will be promulgated by the State Council "ferry code" to be published. Article 6 Without approval, no unit or individual may conduct above-water or underwater operations in the waters within 50 meters upstream and downstream of the ferry. Seventh ferry safety implementation of the principle of who set, who manage, who is responsible for. Chapter III Management of Ferry Workers and Passengers Article 8 Ferry workers engaged in ferry transportation shall meet the following conditions:

(a) the age of 65438 08 years old to 60 years old, in good health.

(two) after professional training, familiar with technology, can swim.

(3) Having passed the harbour superintendency administration examination (assessment) and obtained a crew certificate. Ninth ferry staff must comply with the following provisions:

(1) Strictly implement the port and shipping laws and regulations and safety operation rules, obey the leadership and management of the ferry management department, and accept the supervision and inspection of the harbour superintendency officers.

(two) the ferry shall not be handed over to unlicensed personnel to drive, and shall not be drunk on board.

(3) It is not allowed to be overcrowded or overloaded, and it is not allowed to mix dangerous goods with passengers on the same ship.

(four) shall not be suspended at will, and shall not make things difficult for passengers.

(5) When passengers accidentally fall into the water or encounter other dangerous situations, they should be responsible for rescue, and immediately take effective measures to rescue and eliminate the dangerous situations.

(6) When the bad weather such as fog, rainstorm and strong wind endangers the ferry transportation safety, it is not allowed to risk sailing.

(seven) the ferry traffic accident, should take self-help measures, and timely report to the harbour superintendency agencies and relevant units.

(eight) the ferry must be regularly inspected and maintained. Tenth ferry management departments should strengthen the safety education of ferry workers and do a good job in safety service.

The harbour superintendency agencies should strengthen professional training and improve the technical quality of seafarers. Article 11 Passengers shall observe the following provisions:

(a) abide by the ferry code, obey the command of the ferry, ferry managers or ferry workers, do not rush to get on and off the ferry, and do not disturb the commotion when the ship is in danger.

(two) the ship is not berthed or docked, and shall not be forced to get on or off the ship; When the ferry cannot sail on time for some reason, it is not allowed to sail forcibly, and it is not allowed to board the ship forcibly when it is fully loaded.

(three) shall not carry inflammable, explosive and toxic dangerous goods by boat. Chapter IV Ferry Management Article 12 A ferry shall be inspected by the ship inspection department, registered by the harbour superintendency administration, and put into ferry service only after receiving the ship inspection certificate and the ship registration certificate. Article 13 To operate a commercial ferry, you must apply to the local traffic management department for a water transport license or a ship transport license, handle ship insurance and compulsory passenger accident insurance, and apply to the local administrative department for industry and commerce for a business license before you can start business.

Where the owner or operator of a ship changes, it shall go through the formalities for registration of change in accordance with the provisions. Fourteenth ferry operators should implement ferry management, ferry management, ferry management, load management and system management. Fifteenth ferry shall indicate the name of the ship, approved passenger quota, load line signs. Safety guardrails should be set on both sides of the ship, and life-saving, fire fighting, lighting and other facilities should be equipped according to regulations. Sixteenth ferry contracting, shall meet the following requirements:

(a) the contract should have safety responsibility clauses, and should sign a safety responsibility letter at the same time.

(two) the ferry contract period shall not be less than 1 year, and shall not be subcontracted during the contract period.

(three) the shipowner is responsible for the maintenance of the contracted ship, and the contracted income is mainly used for the ferry safety facilities. Seventeenth ferry owners or operators must ferry in strict accordance with the approved ferry loading quota. It is strictly prohibited to overload, overrun and illegally carry dangerous goods. Eighteenth ferry management departments at all levels should establish and improve the ferry safety responsibility system, implement the responsibility system. The ship owner or operator and the villagers' committee, as well as the district, county-level city and town, shall conclude a safety responsibility letter step by step. Nineteenth ferry owners or operators should do a good job in ferry safety publicity, strictly implement the post responsibility system, and maintain the ferry and ferry order.