Except for the crew of military vessels, fishing vessels, agricultural vessels, non-operating yachts, sports boats and non-motorized vessels. Article 3 The traffic administrative department of the State Council shall be in charge of the duty work of the crew of inland river vessels nationwide.
The national maritime administrative agency shall uniformly manage the crew of inland river ships on duty.
The maritime administrative agencies at all levels shall be specifically responsible for the supervision and administration of the crew on duty of inland river vessels in accordance with their duties. Article 4 The owner, manager, manager and captain of a ship shall be equipped with qualified crew members in accordance with the relevant provisions on the safe manning of ships, so as to ensure that the crew members are familiar with the relevant equipment and characteristics, duties and duty requirements of the ship and effectively perform their duties of safety and pollution prevention. Article 5 When the captain and crew are on duty, they shall abide by the laws, regulations, standards and norms concerning navigation safety and the prevention and control of water pollution from ships. Chapter II General Requirements Article 6 The shipowner, the shipowner, the shipowner and the captain of the ship shall formulate a ship duty system, which shall be published in a prominent position on the ship and required to be observed by all crew members.
The captain shall arrange qualified crew members to be on duty, and define the duties of the crew members on duty. The duty arrangement shall meet the requirements of ensuring the safety of ships, goods and personnel and protecting the water environment. Considering the qualifications and experience of the crew on duty, arrange the staff on duty reasonably according to the situation, and make the staff on duty get enough rest to prevent fatigue. Article 7 The driving duty arrangement of inland river freight vessels during navigation shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Inland river cargo ships with a gross tonnage of 3,000 tons and above shall have at least two drivers on duty in each shift, of which at least1shall be the captain or the first mate, the second mate and the third mate;
(2) 1, an inland river freight ship with a gross tonnage of 3,000 tons, 1 is the captain or the first mate, second mate or third mate. At night and when visibility is poor, it is necessary to add 1 ordinary crew;
(3) Inland river cargo ships with gross tonnage less than 1 1,000 tons shall have at least 1 captain or driver on duty.
The duty arrangement of the engine when the inland river cargo ship sails shall meet the following requirements:
(1) For inland river cargo ships of 500 kW and above, the chief engineer or the second, third and third tube wheels shall be at least1person;
(2) For inland cargo ships under 500 kW, there should be at least 1 crew on duty for each engine shift. Eighth inland passenger ferry sailing driving duty arrangements shall meet the following requirements:
(a) 1, 000 gross tonnage and above inland passenger and ferry, each shift at least two drivers on duty, of which at least 1 is the captain or first mate, second mate and third mate;
(2) Inland river passengers and ferries with a gross tonnage of 300 to 1000 should have at least 1 captain or driver on duty, and 1 ordinary crew should be added at night and when visibility is poor;
(3) Inland river passengers and ferries with a gross tonnage of less than 300 tons shall have at least 1 captain or driver on duty.
The duty arrangement of inland passenger ferry in navigation shall meet the following requirements:
(1) At least1person for inland river passengers, ferries, chief engineers or second, third and third tube wheels of 500 kilowatts or above;
(2) There should be at least 1 chief engineer or engineer on duty for inland river passengers and ferries under 500 kW. Article 9 When a ship berths, there should be enough personnel on duty to ensure the safety of the ship and meet the needs of possible emergencies. Among them, 1000 gross tonnage and above cargo ships and 300 gross tonnage and above passenger ships should be equipped with drivers and engineers on duty. Article 10 The crew on duty shall be responsible for the safety of the ship, but the captain shall not be exempted from the safety responsibility.
The crew shall not arrange other work that will affect their duty during the duty. Eleventh crew members on duty shall comply with the following requirements for the management of bridge and engine room resources:
(1) The crew on duty shall correctly receive and process information related to navigation safety, such as meteorology, hydrology, ship dynamics around;
(2) The crew on duty should keep effective and smooth communication;
(3) When the crew on duty is in doubt about the safety on duty, they shall immediately notify the captain, chief engineer and the driver on duty;
(four) the crew on duty shall record the important events during the duty as required. Article 12 The captain shall make good preparations for sailing according to the voyage tasks, including preparing the fuel and spare parts needed for this voyage.
Inland river cargo ships of 3000 gross tonnage and above and inland river passenger ships of 300 gross tonnage and above shall make navigation plans. The navigation plan shall at least include and consider the port of origin, port of destination, voyage, time limit for continuous navigation, navigation channels, important bridges, traffic control areas, meteorological conditions and other matters and elements. Article 13 The captain shall supervise and inspect the situation on duty, and timely discover and correct the bad operation behavior of the crew.
In case of poor visibility, bad weather, complicated navigation conditions and other circumstances that may affect the safety of the ship, the captain should personally steer or supervise the navigation.