On 2nd, February, Yantai Zhifu Marine Department jointly organized “The First Class of Kicking off” with Zhifu Bureau of Marine Development And Fisheries, Zhifu Coast Guard Station and related subdistrict offices, more than 100 staff of fisherships attended the training.

The documentary for preventing of collision between merchant vessels and fishing vessels has been presented in the training to popularize safety matters of sailing for above mentioned vessels. Captains were also reminded to keep sharp look-out, to ensure the proper use of signal lights and to strengthen communication with each other.

The enforcement officers has notified maritime administritative punishment on fishing-boats in the past five years as well as typical cases of collision between merchant vessels and fishing vessels, they have also analyzed the patterns of collision. Information of key navigable waters including primary shipping routes, anchorage ground, seaways within the area under administration as well as locations of heavy traffic districts and accident-prone areas was also delivered to the staff of fisherships.

Centering on accident rules and causes of collision between merchant vessels and fishing vessels, the enforcement officers has introduced prevention measures and key points of AIS and BDS settings, limited working area, habits of entering or leaving sea-routes and distress alerting.