IMO: Action plan adopted for East Asia domestic ferry safety

A detailed action plan addressing domestic ferry safety in the East Asia sub-region was agreed by participants in a forum on the subject organized by IMO and held in Bali, Indonesia, on 6 and 7 December 2011. Attended by delegates from several governments as well as industry organization Interferry, the Regional Forum on Domestic Ferry Safety adopted an eight-point plan which, among other things, calls on Governments to assist ship?owners and operators to provide fit-for-purpose vessels that are compliant with national rules and regulations and to support and monitor ships' masters and operators to ensure that safety obligations are being properly fulfilled.

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Keywords: EAST ASIA DOMESTIC FERRY SAFETY

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Related Topics: International Maritime Organization

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