China News Service, March 5th. According to the website information of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Transport recently issued a notice on zoning and grading to ensure the security of water transport services. The notification requires that high-risk areas continue to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control, and according to the requirements of the local government and health, inspection and quarantine departments to promote the gradual and orderly resumption of waterborne passenger transport as required, and the passenger load factor of no more than 50%.
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The notice clarified three aspects, namely, the precise measures for zoning and classification, promoting the stable operation of the water transportation economy, and strengthening industry supervision services.
Regarding the precise policy of district classification, the notice puts forward the following requirements:
Strict control of external waterway traffic passages in Hubei Province and Wuhan City. It is forbidden to increase the number of crew members in the ports of Hubei Province and Wuhan City. Except for special conditions such as the crew member being sick, it is prohibited to leave the ship and land the crew in Hubei Province and Wuhan City. Personnel other than their own crew leave Han and Hubei, and resolutely prevent the outbreak of the epidemic from exporting through ports and transport vessels in Hubei and Wuhan.
Strengthen the protection of water passenger transportation services. Take necessary epidemic prevention and control measures in low-risk areas to promote the resumption of water passenger transportation as soon as possible, and the passenger load factor of passenger ships should not exceed 90% (except for the establishment of hot passenger isolation areas). Under the premise of the necessary epidemic prevention and control measures, the medium-risk areas will promote the orderly resumption of waterway passenger transport, and the passenger load factor will not exceed 70%. High-risk areas continue to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control, and according to the requirements of the local government and health, inspection and quarantine departments to promote the gradual and orderly resumption of waterborne passenger transport as required, and the passenger load factor does not exceed 50%. It is necessary to strengthen passenger transport management between China and South Korea, China and Japan, the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, mainland and Taiwan, strengthen the research and judgment of epidemic risk, and prudently promote the resumption of waterway passenger transport; for passenger routes that have resumed, it is necessary to strictly perform epidemic prevention and control in accordance with relevant requirements , Strictly prevent epidemic output or input.
Strongly guarantee the cargo transportation by water. Local transportation management departments and maritime management agencies must continue to implement the "four priority" measures for epidemic prevention supplies, priority production and living supplies, priority use of ships for agricultural production materials to pass through gates, pilotage, anchorage and berthing. Under the premise of prevention and control of the epidemic situation, the restrictions on navigation and loading and unloading operations for cargo ships originating from or berthing in Hubei Province and high-risk areas will be lifted.
Scientifically standardize the prevention and control of waterborne epidemics, pay close attention to changes in epidemics abroad, cooperate with inspection and quarantine departments to take necessary measures to prevent the epidemic from being imported from ports, and guide the prevention and control of epidemics during the piloting and berthing operations of ships from countries and regions with severe epidemics. jobs.
The "Notice" requires the smooth operation of the water transportation economy. To ensure the smooth passage of waterway transportation, middle and low-risk areas should return to work and resume work as soon as possible after taking necessary preventive measures against port operators in accordance with regulations, and to resume work and production at the port as soon as possible. High-risk areas should take effective measures to ensure the normal operation of ports for the transport of epidemic prevention materials and key production and living materials, and other qualified ports will gradually expand the scope of resumption of work and order. To reduce logistics costs, local transportation management departments should instruct port and shipping companies to make full use of preferential policies such as state exemption from value-added tax, phased social insurance and provident fund. Improving the level of convenience services. If the domestic water transport and ship management related operation certificates expire during the epidemic prevention and control period, the certificates may not be temporarily renewed, and the validity period of the certificates will be extended to June 30, 2020.
The "Notice" requires that industry supervision services be strengthened. Strengthen safety supervision and resolutely curb the occurrence of major and major accidents. Strengthen overall coordination and coordination. For those who find that the relevant units in the locality violate the relevant national and local regulations to restrict the resumption of production at the port and shipping enterprises, and restrict the normal return of crew members, truck drivers, and front-line operators in the port, the ports of origin in Hubei Province and Wuhan City or If berthing cargo ships take improper measures such as prohibition of navigation, actively coordinate the relevant local government departments to immediately rectify. Strengthen the analysis and judgment of the economic situation of the water transport industry. The transportation management departments and maritime management agencies in various places must establish contact mechanisms with port and shipping companies and industry associations in their jurisdictions to understand the difficulties and demands of the enterprises, strengthen the monitoring of the operation of the water transport market, scientifically judge the development situation, and help enterprises solve problems. For practical problems, put forward suggestions on relevant policies and measures.