Inland river vessels are not allowed in the Pearl River estuary. The structure, facilities and equipment of inland river ships are not suitable for sea navigation. The structure, strength, wind and wave resistance, reserve buoyancy and navigation equipment of inland river ships do not meet the requirements of safe navigation at sea. Such as low freeboard, no hatch cover, mostly flat bottom, insufficient strength of ship bottom, low standard of communication and navigation system, insufficient fire-fighting and life-saving equipment, etc.

Risks Existing in Inland Waterway Shipping

After all, the sea is different from the inland river, and the meteorological conditions at sea are relatively harsh, stormy and heavily influenced by tides. Inland river ships have poor stability, low freeboard and low wind and wave resistance. When sailing at sea, the deck is easy to surf, the cargo hold is easy to get water, and accidents such as tilting, overturning and wind disaster are easy to occur.

The skills of inland river crew are not suitable for sea navigation. The training and certification requirements of inland river crew are different from those of seagoing crew. Inland river crew members do not have the knowledge and skills of maritime navigation, have no experience in maritime navigation, are not familiar with maritime navigation conditions and navigation rules, and are prone to water traffic accidents.

Legal consequences of illegal transportation of inland river ships

According to Item 3, Paragraph 1, Article 103 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Maritime Traffic Safety Law, which was newly revised and implemented on September/KLOC-0, 20265438, those who fail to sail, berth or operate in the navigation area specified in the ship inspection certificate shall be fined between 20,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan.

The captain and the responsible crew shall be fined between 2,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan, and the seafarer's competency certificate shall be temporarily withheld for three to twelve months. If the circumstances are serious, the certificates of competency of the captain and the responsible crew shall be revoked.