📋 Tender Overview
Intensified supervision of navigation safety as part of the central annual action Safe Navigation 2020 began this morning and lasted until 19.00 in the area of all eight port authorities. The implementation of the action was coordinated with the Maritime Traffic Monitoring and Management Service VTS whose officers provided support for reports of observed areas of increased vessel traffic navigation violations un identified maritime facilities especially in cases of gliding at less than 300 meters. from the coast that is in areas of increased maritime traffic density.As part of the Action a total of 397 inspections of various categories of vessels were performed with 120 violations collected in the total amount of HRK 203850.00 while warnings were issued to the vessels masters for numerous minor deficiencies in the form of deficiencies in the ships equipment. The primary goal of this action was of an educational nature in order to point out to sailors the importance of complying with all safety regulations during navigation. Special emphasis is placed on sailors on the obligation of technical equipment and correctness of the vessels they operate both for the safety of themselves and their crews and in order to ensure general safety conditions for all participants in maritime traffic.Although this year was marked by a coronavirus pandemic due to which reduced maritime traffic was recorded at the beginning of the tourist season today this figure has reached almost 70 of normal maritime traffic especially in the past two weeks. Therefore one of the basic tasks of todays action is to act educationally and preventively in order to warn all participants in maritime transport of the dangers arising from irresponsible behavior at sea.As the most common and at the same time the most dangerous offense at sea gliding was determined to be within 300 meters of the shore ie exceeding the maximum allowable navigation speed which is an extremely dangerous action for swimmers and other participants in maritime traffic. Therefore speedboats in unauthorized zones are imposed the maximum fines allowed by law without prior warning. In addition to gliding near the shore incomplete documentation of vessel owners was recorded as the second most common violation while a smaller number of violations and omissions in the form of transhipment of vessels deficiencies in ship equipment or ignorance of basic regulations and standards in sea navigation.Therefore the Ministry of the Sea Transport and Infrastructure sends key messages to all participants in maritime transport in order to protect their own and other lives of other participants in maritime transport by adhering to the prescribed rules before departure and during navigation it is necessary to monitor regular and extraordinary weather reports in case of an accident at sea contact the toll-free number 195 emergency search and rescue services at sea MRCC Rijeka not operate the vessel under the influence of alcohol and other opiates not move the vessel away from the shore more than the specific vessel is allowed not reload the vessel above the established limit for the largest number of passengers before leaving check the condition of the vessel and equipment and the required amount of fuel all data important for safe navigation and stay at sea are available 24 hours a day via the mobile nIS application and finally it is necessary to respect the conditions at sea and to pay attention to the personal safety and security of other participants in sea navigation.
