Functions and recruitment requirements of China Maritime Safety Administration

With the approval of the State Council, the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Communications) has been established. The Maritime Bureau was formed by the merger of the former Port Supervision Bureau of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China (Traffic Safety Supervision Bureau) and the former Ship Inspection Bureau of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China (Ship Inspection Bureau of the Ministry of Communications). The Maritime Safety Administration is a public institution directly under the Ministry of Communications and implements a vertical management system. According to the authorization of laws and regulations, the Maritime Safety Administration is responsible for exercising the national water safety supervision and prevention of ship pollution, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, maritime security management and administrative law enforcement, and performing the management functions of the Ministry of Communications such as safety production.

The main responsibilities of the Maritime Safety Administration include:

(a) to formulate and organize the implementation of the national guidelines, policies, regulations, technical specifications and standards for water safety supervision and management, prevention of ship pollution, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, navigation safety and safe production in the transportation industry.

(two) unified management of water safety and prevention of ship pollution. Supervise and manage the safety production conditions of ship owners and the safety management system of water transport enterprises; Investigate and deal with water traffic accidents, ship pollution accidents and water traffic violations; Centralized management of safety production in transportation industry.

(three) responsible for the management of the inspection industry of ships and offshore facilities, as well as the seaworthiness and technical management of ships; Administering the statutory inspection and certification of ships and offshore facilities; Examining and approving the qualifications of ship inspection agencies and surveyors, examining and approving the establishment of representative offices in China by foreign ship inspection agencies, and implementing supervision and management; Responsible for the registration, certification, inspection and entry and exit visas of China ships; Responsible for the supervision and management of foreign ships entering and leaving China's borders and in China's ports and waters; Responsible for the safety supervision of ships carrying dangerous goods and other goods.

(four) responsible for the training, examination and certification management of seafarers and pilots. Review, supervise and manage the qualifications and quality system of seafarers and drivers training institutions; Responsible for the management of seafarers' documents.

(five) to manage the navigation order and navigation environment. Responsible for the delineation of no-fly zone, waterway (road), traffic control zone, anchorage outside the port, safe operation zone and other waters; Responsible for the supervision and management of the no-fly zone, waterway (road), traffic control zone, anchorage and safe operation zone, and maintain the water traffic order; Verify the safety conditions of ship berthing; Approve the use of coastline and the above-water and underwater construction operations related to navigation safety; To manage the salvage of sunken ships and sunken objects and the removal of navigation obstacles; Manage and issue national navigational warnings (circulars), and handle the work of the national coordinator of the international navigational warning system in China; Approving foreign ships to temporarily enter the closed waters of China; Responsible for the examination and approval of port opening to the outside world and the daily work of China Facilitation Committee.

(6) Maritime security work. Manage the radio navigation and water safety communication of coastal navigation AIDS; To manage the surveying and mapping of sea ports and waterways, and organize the compilation and publication of relevant navigation books and materials; Centralized management of surveying and mapping work in the transportation industry; Organize, coordinate and guide maritime search and rescue, and be responsible for the daily work of China Maritime Search and Rescue Center.

(7) Organizing the implementation of international maritime treaties; Fulfill the supervision and management obligations of "flag state" and "port state" and safeguard national sovereignty according to law; Responsible for international organization affairs and international cooperation and exchanges related to maritime business.

(eight) to organize the preparation of the national maritime system long-term development plan and related plans; Manage the infrastructure, finance, education, science and technology, personnel, labor wages and spiritual civilization construction of subordinate units; Responsible for the management of port fees and ton taxes; Responsible for the national maritime system statistics and morals construction.