Everyday,millions of people travel by ferry
Unfortunately
In the past 50 years
More than 60 thousand people have lost their lives in ferry accidents
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Faced with the unacceptable situation
Each Many countriesy is are working hard for a safer ferry situationoperation,
such as
Establishing long-term mechanism for ferry safety management:
Review and revise standards for passenger ships and ferries based on lessons learnt, usually after major accidents
Smart supervision measures by AIS/VTS application
Joint efforts by local governments and maritime authorities
National Safety Management System like ISM
Enhancing enforcement and implementation
On-site inspection
Ship survey
Adverse weather warnings, precautionary measures and “forbid-to-sail” measures
Trainings to improve seafarers operational capacity
Checks on seafarers’ duty performances
Emergency exercises at regular intervals
Safety trainings at regular intervals
Safety management and safety culture of Industry
Pre-sail check list
Coastal vessel monitoring system
Regular evaluation and assessment on coastal ferry lashing equipment and hull strength
Set a high threshold for ferry market access and eliminate malignant competition
Safety culture: transform the perspective of ferry companies, from “I am required” to “I want” attitudes.
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However
Though, a growing number of countries are trying hard
Around 1000 people lose their lives in ferry accidents each year
Let us gGather strength and break through the puzzledom
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因此
So
We need to intensify strengthen communication and cooperation
Let the experience of all countries be collected, refined and shared
Comprehensively and systematicly review causes of accidents
Put forward effective and feasible solutions
Promote levels of ferry safety management
Bring down numbers of accidents .and related injuries , deaths casualty and property loss
Benefit the world
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Now
Towards the shared vision
We have done these now
《bali 《Bali action Action planPlan(2011)》) by “regional Regional forum Forum on domestic Domestic ferry Ferry safetySafety”
;
《sSuva aAction pPlan(2012)》by “pPacific fForum on dDomestic fFerry sSafety”
《nNanjing pPlan(2013)》by “rRegional mMeeting on the oOperational sSafety of dDomestic fFerries”
《mManila sStatement on eEnhancement of the sSafety of sShips cCarrying pPassengers on nNon-international vVoyages(2015)》
《gGuangzhou sStatement (2017) 》by “1st asean ASEAN rRegional fForum wWorkshop on fFerry sSafety”
“2nd aseanASEAN rRegional fForum wWorkshop on fFerry sSafety”
Proposal onfor“a new output to introduce a comprehensive approach to enhance domestic ferry safetydomestic ferry safety” adopted in IMO MSC101, and “Domestic Ferry Safety” was approved as the new agenda for future MSC meeting with a Adopted as new agenda for imo msc 102 meeting was approved on imo msc 101 and related working group will be established to discuss
Develop model regulations on domestic ferry safety
Provide guidance on the incorporation of model regulations on domestic ferry safety in domestic law
Develop an online training platform and comoile online material on domestic ferry safety
Continue to provide technical assistance to countries in need through the organization’s itcp
And today, we are together again for “tThe 3rd asean ASEAN Rregional Fforum wWorkshop on Fferry sSafety”
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More,for the future next
More Close cooperation, more Enhanced safety,and better Bright future
《the 2030 aAgenda for sSustainable dDevelopment》
《mMaster pPlan on aseanASEAN cConnectivity (2025)》
《the bBelt and rRoad iInitiative》
Philippine mMaritime hHighway
Indonesia mMaritime tToll eExpress