Administrative provisions of the regulations on the administration of domestic water transport

Article 1 In order to standardize the management of the domestic waterway transport market, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved in the waterway transport business activities, and promote the healthy development of the waterway transport industry, these provisions are formulated in accordance with the "Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport".

Article 2 These regulations shall apply to the administration of domestic water transport.

The term "water transport" in these regulations refers to the commercial passenger transportation and cargo transportation of slow benches in the navigable waters under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China at the port of departure, the port of call and the port of destination.

Article 3 Waterway transport is divided into coastal transport and inland river transport according to the business area, and is divided into cargo transport and passenger transport according to the type of business.

What are the types of cargo transportation?

The transportation of goods is divided into general cargo transportation and dangerous goods transportation. The transport of dangerous goods is divided into packaging, bulk solids and bulk liquids, which refers to the transport of dangerous goods. The transportation of bulk liquid dangerous goods includes liquefied gas carrier transportation, chemical tank transportation, product oil tank transportation and ** ship transportation.

General cargo transportation includes towing.

Passenger transportation includes ordinary passenger ship transportation, passenger and cargo ship transportation, and ro-ro passenger ship transportation.

Article 4 The Ministry of Transport shall be in charge of the management of water transport throughout the country, and shall implement the relevant water transport management work in accordance with these regulations.

The competent departments of transportation of local people's ** at or above the county level shall be in charge of the management of water transport in their respective administrative regions. The departments or institutions responsible for the management of water transport by local people's governments at or above the county level (hereinafter collectively referred to as the water transport management departments) shall specifically implement the management of water transport.

To sum up, the provisions on the administration of domestic waterway transport are formulated in accordance with the Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport in order to standardize the management of the domestic waterway transport market, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved in waterway transport business activities, and promote the healthy development of waterway transport.

Legal basis: Article 1 of the Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport is formulated in order to regulate the operation of domestic waterway transport, maintain the order of the domestic waterway transport market, ensure the safety of domestic waterway transport, and promote the healthy development of the domestic waterway transport industry.

Legal analysis: In order to standardize the management of the domestic water transport market, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved in water transport business activities, and promote the healthy development of water transport, the Ministry of Transport is in charge of the national water transport management work, and in accordance with these provisions of the specific implementation of the relevant water transport management. Water transport operators shall use standardized tickets and transport documents that comply with relevant laws and regulations and the provisions of the Ministry of Transport.

Legal basis: Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Water Transport

Article 14 In addition to the purchase or lease of ships that have obtained the corresponding water transport business qualifications, water transport operators shall apply to the departments with licensing authority for the new capacity of passenger ships and dangerous goods ships by the people's water transport management departments at the municipal level divided into districts where they are located.

15th Ministry of Transport in specific passenger liner transport and bulk liquid dangerous goods transport routes, waters in excess of capacity, may affect fair competition and water transport safety of the situation, Jingchang Oak may decide to suspend the specific routes, waters of the travel Xunqing passenger liner transport and bulk liquid dangerous goods transport new capacity permit.

Article 16 The Ministry of Transport shall monitor the water transport market, analyze the capacity of the water transport market, and publish the monitoring results on a regular basis.

The Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport are formulated to regulate the management of the domestic waterway transport market and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved in the operation of waterway transport. The details are as follows:

1. Review the carrier's transportation qualifications and contract performance capabilities, including transportation qualifications, safety of means of transport, emergency response plans, reputation, etc., and understand that these are conducive to achieving the purpose of the freight contract and ensuring the safety of the shipper's cargo and property;

2. The form and content of the contract shall be standardized, the contract of carriage of goods shall specify their respective rights and obligations in written form, and if the state has a unified text of the contract for the carriage of goods, the unified text of the contract shall be used to sign it to avoid fraud;

3. The terms and conditions of the contract agreed by both parties must be specific and comprehensive. in order to avoid unnecessary troubles due to unclear or no agreement;

4. The shipper is required to pack the consigned goods in accordance with the standards stipulated by the competent national authorities.

If there is no unified packaging standard, it shall be packed according to the nature of the goods and the means of transportation carried in accordance with the principle of ensuring transportation safety. If it does not meet the above packaging requirements, the carrier has the right to refuse carriage.

Article 11 To apply for the operation of water transport business or to change the scope of water transport business, the application and relevant materials proving that the applicant meets the requirements of these provisions shall be submitted to the people's water transport management department of the city divided into districts where it is located. Article 12 If the water transport management department that accepts the application does not have the authority to permit, it shall verify on the spot that the original and the copy of the application materials are consistent with the contents, and submit a preliminary examination opinion within 5 working days and transfer all the application materials to the department with the permission authority. Article 13 The department with licensing authority shall, within 20 working days, make a licensing decision within 20 working days if the conditions are met, issue the Domestic Waterway Transport Business License to the applicant, and issue the Ship Business and Transportation Certificate to the ships put into operation.

Where an application is made to operate a waterway passenger liner transport business, a license for the operation of the liner route shall also be issued to the applicant. If the conditions are not met, the permit shall not be granted, and the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the refusal.