“ Where a foreign vessel is involved in a maritime traffic accident in a sea area outside the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, causing serious injury or fatality to any Chinese citizen, the relevant maritime administration shall participate in the investigation in accordance with the provisions of the international treaties which the People's Republic of China has concluded or acceded to. ”

“ All entities and individuals engaged in navigation, berthing, and operations of vessels and offshore installations, and other activities related to maritime traffic, shall comply with the laws, administrative regulations, ministerial rules, as well as relevant mandatory standards and technical rules concerning maritime traffic safety. They shall have the right to obtain navigation services and maritime rescue, and undertake the obligations to maintain maritime traffic safety and protect the marine ecological environment. ”

“ The people's governments and relevant departments at all levels shall support maritime safety work, strengthen the publicity and education of maritime traffic safety, and improve public awareness of maritime traffic safety. ”

“ Military vessels of the People's Republic of China performing missions or official vessels of the People's Republic of China performing duties are not bound by the relevant rules of navigation, berthing, and operations in case of an emergency, provided that the safety of maritime traffic is ensured. ”

“ When vessels or offshore installations navigate, berth or operate in ships' routing areas, traffic control areas, or high traffic density areas, the maritime administration shall provide corresponding safety information services at request. ”

“ In the event of a maritime accident or distress, the relevant local government shall, in a timely manner, organize medical institutions to provide emergency medical assistance for the persons in distress, provide necessary livelihood support for the persons rescued, and coordinate relevant parties to take measures to do the windup work. ”

“ Where the construction of marine engineering projects or coastal engineering projects may affect maritime traffic safety, facilities and equipment to prevent vessel collisions shall be installed according to the specific situation, and private aids to navigation shall be set up. ”

“ When entering or exiting ports or anchorages, or passing through the waters adjacent to bridges, straits, narrow channels, key fishery waters, high traffic density areas, ships' routing areas and traffic control areas, every vessel shall maintain a proper look-out, proceed at a safe speed at all times, and conform to special navigation rules in the aforementioned areas. ”

“ The state sets up professional maritime search and rescue forces and builds up the maritime search and rescue capacity. Professional maritime search and rescue forces shall be equipped with specialized search and rescue equipment, and regular drills and a routine training system shall be established to improve their search and rescue capability. ”

“ For a vessel to carry dangerous goods, a valid document of compliance for ships carrying dangerous goods is required, and an emergency response plan for dangerous goods as well as corresponding fire-fighting and emergency response equipment and materials shall be in place according to the characteristics of the dangerous goods and the requirements of emergency response measures. ”

“ When berthing or operating at sea, an offshore installation shall have legal certificates and documents, and be manned with personnel with required professional skills, such as skills in collision avoidance, signal, communication, firefighting and life-saving. ”

“ The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where the seafarers recruitment and placement agencies are located shall be responsible for the handling of emergencies involving seafarers overseas, and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where the places of the seafarers' household registration belong shall cooperate. ”

“ To ensure the safety of the ship and the persons on board, the master, within the purview, has the authority to confine, or take other necessary restrictive measures against persons suspected of committing criminal or other illegal activities on board, and to prevent them from concealing, destroying or forging evidence. ”

“ During the voyage, vessels shall, in accordance with the relevant regulations, turn on systems and devices related to navigation safety, security, and pollution prevention, such as automatic identification systems, voyage data recorders, systems for long-range identification and tracking of ships, and radio communications devices, and keep these systems and equipment on continuous display and recording. ”

“ Each member entity shall, under the unified organization, coordination and command of the relevant MRCC and in accordance with its own responsibilities, undertake the work such as emergency response for maritime search and rescue, disaster relief, offering support, and the windup work. ”