On August 21, 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue and Major Marine Oil Spill Response
Inter-ministerial joint meeting was held in the Ministry of Transport, summing up the work in
the first half of the year, carrying out the rehearsal of the desktop deduction of the national
major marine oil spill emergency response drills in 2018, and deliberating this year's "into the
search and rescue first line" research and practice program, and researching and deploying key
tasks in the second half of the year. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and the
Chinese Maritime Search and Rescue Center, the leader of the China Maritime Search and
Rescue Center, presided over the meeting and stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly
implement the internship in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the
spirit of the party's 19th National Congress, concentrate and strengthen cooperation, and
further enhance various types of response. The ability and level of maritime search and
rescue and oil spill risk, and strive to promote maritime search and rescue and major marine
oil spill emergency response work to a new level, and providing a solid guarantee for economic
and social development, ecological civilization construction and safe and convenient travel of
the people.
The meeting reported on the national maritime search and rescue and major marine oil spill
emergency response work in the first half of the year. The liaison officers and representatives
participated in the 2018 national major marine oil spill emergency response desktop deduction
preview drill.
He Jianzhong pointed out that since the beginning of this year, under the correct leadership
of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the members of the Inter-Ministerial
Joint Conference have worked together to properly cope with the "Sangji" round of collision
and explosion accidents, and successfully handled a number of emergency emergencies and
typhoon defenses. Anti-work, marine emergency work started well. It was deployed oil booms
and oil absorbent pads in maritime oil spill accident.
He Jianzhong stressed that in the next step, all member units must work together to ensure the
completion of annual goals and tasks. The first is to promote the improvement of the search and
rescue system, promote the State Council to issue documents to strengthen water search and
rescue work, promote the national water traffic safety supervision and rescue system layout,
promote the country's major marine oil spill response capacity building, and strengthen the South
China Sea maritime search and rescue capacity building. The second is to increase the application
of information technology, grasp the pioneering test of the Beidou system in the field of maritime
search and rescue, improve the prediction of maritime drift trajectory, drone inspection and satellite
remote sensing technology level and precision, and strengthen information communication and sharing
among member units. The third is to carry out in-depth research, promote the implementation of maritime
search and rescue responsibility, continue to carry out the "into the search and rescue first line" research
activities, and lay a solid foundation for scientific decision-making. The fourth is to do a good job in the
preparations for the exercise to ensure that the exercise achieves the purpose of testing the plan,
running the mechanism, and improving the ability. The fifth is to strengthen international cooperation,
increase search and rescue cooperation and training exchanges with ASEAN countries, and better play
the role of maritime search and rescue.