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After the canoe capsizing accident in Phu Quoc, the management agency required tightening waterway passenger transport activities nationwide, prioritizing inspection of routes from shore to the island, tourist vehicles and strictly handling cases that do not ensure safe conditions. Download Deploying a series of solutions to tighten waterway traffic safety Director of Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Department Le Do Muoi said: After the passenger canoe capsizing on July 11 in the waters near Hon May Rut, An Thoi (Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang province) causing 15 deaths, the Vietnam Department of Maritime Affairs and Inland Waterways issued a telegram requesting units to deploy a series of solutions to tighten road traffic safety. For Kien Giang Maritime Port Authority, the Department requires continued close coordination with the Border Guard, Coast Guard, Police, local authorities and relevant agencies in search and rescue work and overcoming the consequences of the accident; At the same time, clarify the cause and review the inadequacies in state management to recommend handling according to authority. Review all registration, inspection, and technical safety records for passenger ships. The Port Authority is also assigned to coordinate with localities and businesses to organize visits and support for victims. At the same time, review all registration, inspection, technical safety, civil liability insurance of ship owners, passenger insurance, and operating conditions of passenger vehicles tourism in the area. Vehicles or units that do not ensure safe conditions must be recommended to temporarily suspend operations. For Maritime Port Authorities, Inland Waterway Port Authorities and Maritime and Inland Waterway Branches across the country, the Department requests to continue to strictly implement the instructions of the Government and the Ministry of Construction on ensuring order and safety of waterway traffic; Maintain regular inspection and supervision, at the same time urgently overcome detected shortcomings and promptly handle newly arising safety risks. Units must urgently review safety conditions in the management area, especially in areas with similar operating conditions to where the accident occurred. The focus is on passenger transport routes from shore to islands, coastal passenger transport, tourist transport and routes with large passenger traffic. In particular, priority should be given to immediate inspection of Ly Son (Quang Ngai), Con Dao (Vung Tau), Cat Ba (Hai Phong), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh), Nha Trang and areas with waterway tourist transport activities in Khanh Hoa. Strengthen inspection of passenger transport activities during the tourist season. Along with that, strengthen inspection of passenger transport activities at lakes and lakebeds serving tourism, especially during peak tourist seasons, rainy and stormy seasons and the time when dangerous weather often occurs. The functional forces are required to strengthen inspection of compliance with legal regulations by organizations and individuals doing business in transporting passengers by water, especially when there are thunderstorms, strong winds or extreme weather phenomena. The inspection content focuses on the technical safety conditions of the vehicle; Validity of technical safety and environmental protection certificate; lifesaving, rescue and communication equipment; professional conditions, certificates, and staffing of seafarers; equipping and using life jackets and instructing passengers on safety skills. In addition, units must check the control of the number of passengers and the process of picking up and dropping off passengers at ports and wharves; maintaining the technical condition of the vehicle during operation; Validity of ship owners civil liability insurance and passenger insurance; as well as the installation and operation of automatic identification equipment (AIS) and cruise monitoring equipment. The Department requests to promptly suspend operations or recommend suspension of vehicles, ports and wharves that do not meet operating conditions; Strictly handle violations to prevent similar accidents. Improve rescue capacity on passenger routes to the island. The Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Department also requires units to comprehensively review State management at ports and wharves, especially passenger ports, cross-river passenger wharves, tourist wharfs, passenger pick-up and drop-off points on the route from shore to the island and at lakes and lake beds with passenger transport activities. The review focuses on infrastructure conditions, Operational organization and operating conditions of ports and wharves; implementation of management functions according to decentralization and decentralization; Coordination mechanism between agencies to ensure no overlap or omission of responsibilities. Units must promptly detect inadequacies in management assignment, clearly identify causes, responsibilities and handling authority; At the same time, proactively coordinate with the Border Guard, Police, Coast Guard and local authorities in inspecting transport activities, sharing journey monitoring data and promptly handling safety risks. For Departments of Construction, the Department requires coordination with Port Authorities, Branches and relevant units to strengthen management, inspection and supervision of passenger transport routes from shore to islands and tourist transport under their management; At the same time, check sOversee the registration, announcement of routes, licensing of inland waterway operations and related state management tasks. Departments must also inspect and review organizations and individuals doing passenger transport business in the area; promptly handle or recommend handling cases that do not ensure safe conditions. Difficulties and problems beyond authority must be compiled and reported to the Provincial Peoples Committee, the Ministry of Const
