A rescue boat (R) participates in a maritime emergency drill near the Port of Huanghua in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018.(Xinhua/Ma Ning)
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to pass an amendment to the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, stressing the importance of marine epidemic control.
The captain of the vessel shall be responsible for implementing emergency response measures once a crew member on board is found to have or is suspected of having infectious disease that may pose serious health threat to others, says the law revision adopted at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which opened Monday.
The revised law stipulates that relevant personnel shall be put under quarantine, if necessary, along with timely reporting of the situation to authorities.
The revised law will take effect on September 1, 2021.■
