Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of crew on duty in seagoing vessels, prevent the crew from fatigue operation, ensure the safety of life and property at sea and protect the marine environment, according to the provisions of the Maritime Traffic Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Marine Environment and the "1975" revised by the International Maritime Organization, Article 2 These Rules are applicable to crew on China seagoing vessels of 65,438,000 gross tonnage and above, except for the following vessels.

(1) Military vessels;

(2) Fishing vessels;

(3) yachts that are not in business;

(4) Wooden boats with simple structure. Article 3 The People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Port Supervision Bureaus are the competent authorities for implementing these Rules. Article 4 All shipping companies shall ensure that every crew member assigned to work on the ship can be familiar with the relevant equipment and characteristics of the ship and their own responsibilities, and can effectively carry out safety and pollution prevention work in case of emergency. Article 5 The captain and crew members should be aware of the serious consequences of marine environmental pollution caused by improper operation or accidents, formulate specific measures to prevent pollution from ships in accordance with the requirements of international conventions and China's laws and regulations on preventing pollution from ships, and take practical and effective measures to prevent pollution from ships. Article 6 In order to maintain good bridge order and environment and ensure navigation safety. Each shipping company shall compile the Bridge Rules, the Engine Room Duty Rules and the Radio Telegraph Room Rules, and post them in conspicuous positions of all shipping departments, and require all crew members to abide by them. Chapter II Voyage Plan and Duty Arrangement Section 1 Voyage Plan Article 7 General requirements for voyage plan:

(1) The captain shall timely notify the relevant person in charge of each department to make preparations for sailing according to the sailing task.

(2) For the scheduled voyage, the captain and the pilot should make the voyage plan in advance after studying the relevant information.

(3) The chief mate and the chief engineer shall, after consultation with the captain, determine and determine in advance the quantities of combustible materials, fresh water and spare parts required for this voyage.

(4) The captain should check whether all kinds of ship certificates and crew certificates are complete and expired, and check whether the transport documents and port documents are complete to ensure that the ship is in seaworthy condition. Article 8 Before sailing, the captain shall make full and proper use of necessary, effective and newly revised navigation books and other navigation publications on the scheduled route to ensure that the scheduled route from the port of origin to the next port of call is planned. Article 9 After comprehensively considering all kinds of relevant information, the navigation plan shall clearly indicate the planned route before sailing on the relevant charts and provide it to the driver on duty at any time during the voyage. The driver should carefully check each heading before using it. Article 10 A navigation plan shall at least include the following contents:

(a) the total mileage of the route and the estimated total sailing time.

(2) Forecast the meteorological conditions and sea conditions of the route.

(3) the latitude and longitude of each turning point.

(four) the voyage of each route and the expected time to reach each turning point.

(five) the navigation method of complex segments and the means of avoiding dangerous objects near the route.

(6) Matters needing attention in special navigation area. Article 11 If it is decided to change the next port of call of the planned route during the voyage, or the ship needs to deviate from the planned route greatly for other reasons, the captain shall plan the revised route as soon as possible and re-mark it on the chart. Section 2 Duty Arrangements Article 12 The crew members participating in duty must be qualified crew members who meet the requirements of the competent authority. Every crew member on duty must be clear about his responsibilities. Article 13 The captain must ensure that the duty arrangement is sufficient to ensure the safety of the ship. The driver on duty is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship during the duty, especially the navigation related to collision avoidance and grounding.

It is the chief engineer's responsibility to discuss with the captain to ensure that the arrangement of engine duty is sufficient to keep safe duty. Chapter III Principles to Be Observed in Sailing Duty Section 1 Driver on Duty Article 14 The driver on duty in charge of sailing is the representative of the captain, whose primary duty is always to be responsible for the safe navigation of the ship, and must always abide by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 and the Rules for Safe Navigation. Section 2 Lookout Article 15 The driver on duty shall keep constant lookout at all times in accordance with Article 5 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, and achieve the following purposes:

(a) Use vision, hearing and all other available methods to keep a constant alert to the current environment and situation, and discover or realize its changes as early as possible.

(two) fully estimate the collision, grounding and other situations and dangers that endanger navigation safety.

(3) Searching for ships and planes in distress, people in distress, sunken ships and other objects endangering navigation safety. Sixteenth lookouts must concentrate on maintaining regular lookout, and shall not engage in or be assigned to other jobs that will affect lookout. Article 17. The driver on duty shall always ensure effective lookout. In order to perform his necessary duties, he can enter the chart room for a short time on a ship with a separate bridge and chart room, but he must make sure in advance that it is safe to do so and ensure that he still maintains an effective lookout.