The State Council's Work Safety Committee Office held a video conference to deploy and strengthen water safety prevention work.

The State Council's Work Safety Committee Office and other relevant departments held a video conference to deploy strengthened safety prevention work on water

On August 31, the State Council's Work Safety Committee Office, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly held a video conference to deploy strengthened safety prevention work on water. Huang Ming, Vice-Director of the State Council's Work Safety Committee and Minister of Emergency Management, emphasized the need to further unify thoughts and actions with the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, to work diligently and effectively prevent and resolve major safety risks, and to truly put ensuring the safety of people's lives first.

　　The meeting pointed out that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and through the joint efforts of all parties, the overall situation of national safety production has been stable this year, with the number of accidents and deaths continuing to show a "double decline." In particular, water transportation and fishing vessels have initially reversed the passive situation of having the highest proportion of major accidents last year. From September onwards, China's waters will fully "open for fishing," and water transportation will enter the busiest season of the year. The risks of accidents on water, such as collisions between commercial and fishing vessels, will significantly increase. Coupled with the continued upward trend in import and export volumes and fishing catches, the old problems of overlapping commercial and fishing routes and fishing grounds, low safety qualifications of crew members, and unsupervised fishing vessels remain prominent, and the safety situation is not optimistic.

　　The meeting called for continued efforts to decisively win the battle against safety prevention in water transportation and fishing vessels. Further strengthen the concerted efforts, with local Party committees and governments taking the initiative to assume responsibility and strengthen coordination, coordinating all parties to form a concerted effort, timely assessing safety risks and analyzing outstanding problems. It is necessary to urge local agricultural, rural, and marine fisheries departments to perform their duties, and to coordinate the on-site institutions of the transportation system to strengthen supervision, and to organize joint actions on key waters and key issues. Industry authorities should strictly fulfill their safety supervision responsibilities in accordance with the "three must" principle, support and cooperate with local work, take the initiative to step forward, and strictly prevent omissions and loss of control.

　　The meeting emphasized, It is necessary to Further strengthen comprehensive supervision, strictly manage access, and control the source of vessel seaworthiness to ensure that personnel are certified and vessels are safe and qualified. Solidly advance the special campaign for joint governance of commercial and fishing vessels, encourage and support crew members and fishermen to actively report violations, increase the crackdown on illegal and irregular activities, and promptly transfer cases of hit-and-run and the closure or destruction of AIS anti-collision facilities to judicial organs for criminal prosecution. Implement strong measures such as industry bans and restrictions on bank loans against dishonest enterprises and those responsible for accidents, and improve the township vessel supervision mechanism. It is necessary to Further strengthen inherent safety, optimize coastal route planning, scientifically coordinate the needs of commercial and fishing vessel navigation and operations, build relatively clear boundaries between routes and fishing grounds, promote the use of more accurate and effective navigation safety monitoring technologies, carry out special rectification of "unmanaged" fishing vessels, promote the "reduction of vessels and transfer of production" policy in the fishing industry, and promote mechanized and intelligent fishing operations to minimize manual operation. It is necessary to Further strengthen disaster prevention and mitigation. Maritime and fisheries departments should actively consult and assess with meteorological, water conservancy, and oceanographic departments, timely track and grasp information on severe weather, timely issue warnings to vessels through various means, strengthen positioning monitoring and command and dispatch, urge vessels to strictly implement navigation restrictions, and resolutely take measures such as returning vessels to port and people going ashore. Those who knowingly venture out to sea in severe weather, causing major casualties, will be severely punished according to law.

　　Zhao Chongjiu, Vice Minister of Transport, and Ma Youxiang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, attended the meeting and made separate requirements for water transportation and fishing vessels. Song Yuanming, Vice Minister of Emergency Management, presided over the meeting, and Liu Wei, Qiongshe and other department leaders attended. Zhejiang, Shandong, and Guangdong made typical speeches.

　　Relevant departments of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Emergency Management participated in the main venue. Members of the National Mining Safety Administration, the Ministry's Fire and Rescue Bureau, and the Forest Fire Bureau, members of the Ministry's affiliated institutions, and those in charge of local safety committees and relevant departments participated in the branch venues.