Zhang Renping - Maritime Search and Rescue Case Study a China-中国南海研究院.pdf

China - ASEAN Academy on Ocean Law and Governance 1st Special Programme of Maritime Law Enforcement Maritime Search and Rescue Case Study a China’s Perspective Prof Renping ZHANG Dalian Maritime University Haikou, 22 October 2019 China Maritime SAR • SAR System • SAR Capability • SAR Case Study Maritime SAR 1 China Maritime SAR System China Maritime SAR 1 China Maritime SAR System •SAR Legal Regime •SAR Organization • Contingency Plan China Maritime SAR 1 China Maritime SAR System •SAR Legal Regime China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime - International Treaties - National Legislations China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime International Treaties - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS); - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS); - International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR). China Maritime SAR (Source: UN and IMO homepage) China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime National Legislations (Contd) - Maritime Traffic Safety Law of PR China, 1983 (NPC), as revised in 2016 - Chapter 7 Maritime SAR, 5 Articles China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime National Legislations - National Maritime SAR Emergency Plan, 2006 (State Council) - Maritime Emergency Incident Response Procedure, (MOT) - Integrated Emergency Plan, (MOT) China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime National Legislations (Contd) - Rules of Emergency Response, (MOT) - National Marine Oil Spill Contingency Planning, 2015 (MOT, NDRC) - National Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan, 2018 (IMJM) China Maritime SAR •SAR Legal Regime National Legislations (Contd) - Provincial regulations are in place, in coastal provinces, for SAR and oil spill contingency plan. China Maritime SAR UNCLOS Maritime Traffic Safety Law SAR Plan SA R MOSCP SOLAS N&P China Maritime SAR 1 China Maritime SAR System •SAR Organization China Maritime SAR •China Maritime SAR Coordination Centre (China MRCC) was founded in 1989 (source: China MOT) China Maritime SAR •Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting for China National Maritime SAR was established in 2005 (source: China MOT) China Maritime SAR •Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting for China National Marine Oil Spill Emergency Centre (MOSEC) was established in 2012 (source: China MOT) China Maritime SAR IMJM •China MRCC plays the role of … Secretariat of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting. CCG MOT MOFA China Maritime SAR Marine Oil China SAR Spill SAR Convention 1979 MRCC, 1989 IMJM for SAR, 2005 Oil Spill IMJM, 2012 Marine Oil Spill Emergency Centre (MOSEC), 2012 China Maritime SAR • China Maritime SAR Inter-ministerial Joint Meeting since 2005 • MOT is coordinator • 18 ministries or departments • China MRCC is a Secretariat China Maritime SAR • China MOSEC Interministerial Joint Meeting since 2012 • MOT is coordinator • 22 ministries or departments • China MRCC is a Secretariat China Maritime SAR MOT Emergency Office One Centre MultiFunctions MRCC MOSEC China Maritime SAR •China SAR Forces - dedicated SAR forces, vessels and aircrafts - military forces, vessels and aircrafts - law enforcement forces, vessels and aircrafts - civilians, merchant and fishing vessels China Maritime SAR •China SAR Responsibilities Organization, coordination and commanding of - maritime SAR operation - marine oil spill emergency - life-saving at sea - search and rescue communication China Maritime SAR 1 China Maritime SAR System •Contingency Plan China Maritime SAR 2 China Maritime SAR Capability China Maritime SAR •Capacity building •Information technology China Maritime SAR • China maritime SAR Centres China Maritime SAR •SAR 3 Tasks China Maritime SAR •SAR 3 Teams China Maritime SAR •SAR vessels China Maritime SAR China Law Enforcement vessels China Maritime SAR •SAR aircrafts China Maritime SAR •Other SAR Resources China Maritime SAR •AIS China Maritime SAR 3 China SAR Case Study Maritime Search and Rescue China’s SAR Case In the South China Sea China Maritime SAR •SAR case involving ASEAN Countries China Maritime SAR SAR operation for Vietnamese fishermen in July 2016. (Source: China MRCC) China Maritime SAR 48 Vietnamese seafarers were in distress in Fangchenggang and all were rescued. (Source: China CCTV, 27 July 2015) China Maritime SAR SAR case in Malacca Strait •On 21 March 2018, a dredging vessel capsized, 18 seafarers were in distress, including 16 Chinese, 1 Indonesian, 1 Malaysian. China Maritime SAR SAR case in Malacca Strait • A salvage team from Guangzhou Salvage Bureau was sent off without delay, • 18 times of diving, 14 hours of operation; • 2 survivors were rescued. China Maritime SAR Capsized dredging vessel “Rong Chang 8” China Maritime SAR SAR case off Guangdong coast •16 Sept. 2018, a foreign cargo ship went aground off Guangdong coastal waters with 9 seafarers onboard due to Typhoon. China Maritime SAR •East China Sea SAR helicopter was sent for SAR operation; •All seafarers in distress were rescued with 3 hours of SAR operation. China Maritime SAR (Source: China MOT) China Maritime SAR China Salvage team received 2019 IMO Exceptional Bravery Award at Sea. China Maritime SAR East China Sea SAR pilot Mr. Huang Zhibin received a Letter of 2019 IMO Exceptional Bravery Award at Sea, for saving lives of 9 Myanmar’s seafarers. Pilot HUANG Zhibin China Maritime SAR 谢谢！ Thank You Prof Renping ZHANG Dalian Maritime University +86 13942067312 rpzhang@hotmail.com