On the morning of June 12, with the three red signal flares lifted off, Wu'an I Standard 2019
Safety Production Monthly Water Emergency Rescue and Pollution Prevention Drill was kicked
off at the construction site of the Shazhou Waterway in the I section of the Wu'an section
waterway improvement project.
The drill was sponsored by the Project Manager of the Wu'an Section of the Yangtze River
Yichang Waterway Engineering Bureau, The drill was dispatched 14 ships including large
sinking ships, professional rescue boats, patrol boats, navigation boats, passenger ships and
cargo ships, and more than 80 participants participated in this drill. The drill was begun with
the fire fighting starting of "Changyan 8" ship ", and exercised "Ship Initial Fire Fighting Drill",
"Personnel Accidental Falling Water Search and Rehearsal Exercise", "Ship Collision Emergency
Towing Simulation Exercise", "Construction Sign Ectopic and rehabilitation drill” and “oil spill
emergency disposal drill by deploying oil booms and oil absorbent pads.
This drill is a comprehensive test of Wu'an I standard water rescue construction and water
emergency handling capabilities, and it is of great significance for improving emergency rescue
capabilities. Through this drill, the awareness of safety production prevention of all personnel
of Wu'an I Project Department was enhanced, the self-rescue and mutual rescue abilities were
improved, and the actual experience of water emergency rescue was accumulated, which
provided a strong guarantee for construction safety and improved the project. It also improved
the cooperation mechanism between the project department and maritime, public security,
waterway and other units.
In the next step, the project department will focus on the water safety work during the flood
season, and implement various safety precautions in advance to ensure that the water safety
situation continues to be stable.