Highlight the "four strengthening" Fuzhou Maritime full escort "Water Spring Festival Road"

Source: People's Daily - Fujian Channel

Fuzhou, 18 Jan (People's Daily Online) "We will take the comprehensive law enforcement mechanism on the spot as the starting point and the safety supervision of key ships, key waters, and key time periods as the main line, take effective measures to actively deal with the risks and hidden dangers brought about by the frequent occurrence of bad weather such as cold waves, strong winds, and thick fog, highlight the 'four strengthenings,' and make every effort to ensure that the coastal water traffic safety situation in Fuzhou continues to be stable during the 'Spring Festival.'" Jiang Changfeng, deputy director of the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau, said.

The Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau has cooperated with multiple departments to carry out joint maritime cruise law enforcement. Photo courtesy of Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau

On January 17, the 40-day Spring Festival officially kicked off. On the same day, the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau held a "Spring Festival" press briefing to report on the deployment of coastal water traffic safety supervision work during the "Spring Festival" of the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau in 2022.

Jiang Changfeng introduced that the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau will take "four strengthening" measures to escort the "Spring Festival Road on the Water".

The first is to strengthen the security of the security of the security. At present, the bureau has carried out safety inspections on all passenger ferry ships and tourist ships (8 ferries, 4 passenger ships, and 4 tourist ships) in the jurisdiction, and the safety technology of the ships is in good condition and can meet the travel needs of the majority of passengers. During the "Spring Festival", the dynamic inspection of passenger ferry routes, tourist routes and surrounding waters will also be strengthened to ensure the safety of water passenger transport "double insurance".

The second is to strengthen maritime supervision in key areas. During the "Spring Festival", the bureau will rely on VTS (Ship Traffic Management System) and other maritime supervision facilities and equipment to strengthen remote control and on-site dynamic supervision, shift the center of gravity downward, sink the force, fully invest in front-line law enforcement, and carry out targeted safety supervision of "four types of key ships", construction operation ships, homecoming New Year ships and leisure tourism ships. Together with the Fuzhou Coast Guard Bureau, the Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Oceanography and Fisheries, as well as the Ningde Maritime Bureau, pingtan Maritime Bureau and Putian Maritime Bureau on the coastal border with Fuzhou, the week-long joint cruise law enforcement activity of the 2022 Fuzhou Coastal Waters "Spring Festival" was launched.

The third is to strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic at waterway ports. During the "Spring Festival", the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau will adhere to the general strategy of "external prevention of imports, internal prevention and rebound", further strengthen the joint prevention and control mechanism of the epidemic at waterway ports, supervise ships and crews to implement the prevention and control requirements of the latest version of the "Operational Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic among Ship Crews", and ensure the orderly development of the change of ships on international voyages and the treatment of injured and sick crew members.

The fourth is to strengthen standby duty and emergency preparedness. During the "Spring Festival", the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau will strictly implement the 24-hour emergency duty system. The Fuzhou Maritime Safety Bureau will also organize and carry out various forms of water emergency drills and publicity activities in a timely manner, timely release of maritime early warning information, and ensure the rapid and effective handling of maritime dangers.