Principles for inland waterway navigation activities

1. Inland waterway navigation activities must be smooth and ensure order and safety for people, vessels, property as well as environmental protection; serve socio-economic development and contribute to preserving national defense and security and protecting national sovereignty and interests.

2. To ensure inland waterway navigation order and safety is the responsibility of the entire society, administrations at all levels, organizations and individuals that manage or directly participate in navigation; to take comprehensive measures regarding technical matters and safety of vessels as well as inland waterway navigation infrastructures; to provide training to raise professional and practical skills; to disseminate law and educate about the sense of law observance among people participating in inland waterway navigation; to strictly handle acts of violating the legislation on inland waterway navigation order and safety according to law provisions.

3. Development of inland waterway navigation must comply with plannings and plans and be synchronous.

4. Management of inland waterway navigation activities shall be performed uniformly on the basis of clear assignment and decentralization of responsibilities as well as powers and close coordination among ministries, branches and administrations at all levels.

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