Vessel operators urged to step up safety
Assistant Director of Marine (Shipping) PC So said the Marine Department has reminded ferry and launch-operating companies to comply with laws that require them to have adequate life-saving devices onboard their vessels, and to enhance safety management.
Mr So spoke to reporters after a meeting with representatives of ferry and launch companies this afternoon in the wake of the vessel collision tragedy near Lamma Island on October 1 in which 39 lives were lost. He said the Marine Department had immediately stepped up measures to enhance maritime safety.
"Participants at the meeting also set up a working group to study how to raise vessel safety standards, including the requirements for personnel and safety equipment," Mr So said.
He expects the industry to support and coordinate with the statutory independent commission of inquiry, and an investigation an assistant director of the department is leading.
DATE:2012.10.11
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