The Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration Conducts Intensive Safety "Check-ups" on Passenger Ships Before the Holiday

As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day approach, waterway travel and water tourism are experiencing a surge in passenger flow. To effectively prevent and mitigate various water safety risks and ensure safe and convenient waterway travel for the public, the Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration has recently drawn lessons from recent water traffic safety incidents. They are strictly implementing higher-level requirements for collision prevention between commercial and fishing vessels, ship fire accident prevention, passenger ship safety inspections, and the fulfillment of shipping companies' primary responsibilities. They have organized comprehensive inspections of passenger ships before the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day to safeguard the safety of public waterway travel.

Strengthening on-site inspections to strictly control ship seaworthiness

With the goals of 100% coverage of operational ships and 100% closed-loop defect rectification, a concentrated safety "check-up" is being conducted on operational ships in the jurisdiction. The focus is on fire risks of key ships, with thorough checks on statutory ship certificates and documents, port entry and exit reports, pre-departure self-inspections, passenger conditions, crew allocation, operation of critical equipment, fire and life-saving equipment, emergency training and drills, and more. Overloading and "sailing with defects" are strictly prohibited to ensure the safe operation of passenger ships.

Enhancing multi-dimensional monitoring and weaving a dense intelligent supervision network

Leveraging the advantages of the "dynamic-static combination + intelligent supervision" model, regulatory tools such as CCTV, AIS, and electronic patrols are comprehensively used to monitor tourist ship routes. Maritime law enforcement vessels remain on standby 24/7 to handle water emergencies at any time. Law enforcement personnel, following duty arrangements, go to ferry terminals during peak passenger periods for "peak stationing" and onboard supervision, ensuring thorough on-site monitoring and service support. They urge companies and practitioners to take safety responsibilities seriously and strengthen risk prevention awareness.

Strengthening shipping company safety management and enforcing safety production responsibilities

Before the holidays, key inspections are conducted on companies' safety and environmental management systems, education and training systems, implementation of collision prevention between commercial and fishing vessels, emergency plan execution, and training drills. Companies' safety management personnel are urged to intensify self-inspections and risk identification based on their actual conditions, strengthen safety control of their ships, and solidly promote self-inspection and rectification. A designated contact mechanism is established to communicate laws, regulations, and policies to passenger ship companies and operators in the jurisdiction, analyze typical accident cases, provide practical guidance, and enforce the primary safety production responsibilities of companies and the job responsibilities of practitioners.

Targeted efforts to ensure collision prevention between commercial and fishing vessels

Addressing the prominent risks of intertwined navigation of commercial and fishing vessels during holidays, simultaneous checks on collision prevention responsibilities and safety reminders are conducted. Navigation precautions, collision avoidance rules, and nighttime navigation safety points are explained to crew members and fishermen. All parties are urged to strengthen watchkeeping, avoid fatigue operations, and refrain from risky navigation, effectively enhancing safety awareness among practitioners.

Strengthening emergency duty and ensuring response to unexpected situations

Coordination and communication with meteorological, marine, and other relevant units are enhanced to promptly issue various warning messages and urge relevant units to implement emergency preparations. Relying on the all-element water "big traffic management" mechanism, 24/7 dynamic law enforcement is implemented to provide comprehensive support. Emergency resources are scientifically allocated to actively respond to the pressures brought by peaks in tourist ship and water recreation activities, ensuring rapid response and effective handling of emergencies.

During the two festivals, the Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration will adhere to the principle of prioritizing people and life. With a sense of responsibility that "never rests," they will continue to strengthen comprehensive safety supervision in the jurisdiction, striving to ensure the sustained stability of water traffic safety during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.