Propaganda, dissemination and education of laws on order and safety of waterway traffic

On the morning of June 6, in Ban Me commune, Si Ma Cai district, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee coordinated with the Si Ma Cai district police to organize propaganda and dissemination of legal education on order and safety of waterway traffic.

Distribute leaflets to guide boat owners, boat drivers and people participating in waterway traffic to ensure safety.

Attending the propaganda session were about 20 boat owners, boat drivers and people in Simacai district.

Representatives of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee conveyed some contents at the propaganda session.

At the propaganda session, representatives of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and the Simacai District Police conveyed a number of contents related to ensuring order and safety of waterway traffic: Law on Inland Waterway Traffic dated June 15, 2004; Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic dated June 17, 2014; Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer dated June 14, 2019; Decree No. 139/2021/ND-CP dated December 31, 2021 of the Government on administrative sanctions for violations in the field of inland waterway traffic; a number of regulations on rudimentary watercraft participating in inland waterway traffic; responsibilities of the People's Committees of communes and towns in managing rudimentary watercraft with a load capacity of less than 1 ton, a capacity of less than 5 people or rafts participating in inland waterway activities; Instruct boat owners, boat drivers and people to use lifebuoys, flotation devices and safety equipment properly and most effectively.

Traffic police guide people to use life buoys and life jackets properly and effectively.

The propaganda session was conducted to raise awareness of compliance for boat owners, boat drivers, and people when participating in inland waterway traffic in the province; improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda and dissemination of laws on waterway traffic safety to all classes of people; improve skills in participating in safe waterway traffic for people...

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