Yangtze Cruise Tips - Safety Knowledge

Brief Introduction

Yangtze River is special, with lots of sediment concentration, with rough waters in the reach above Yichang, with many reef and dangerous shoals. In the flood period, the water flow is even faster, the ships with a total tonnage of less than 1500 tons are slow while going upstream. In the dry season, the big ships have a deep draught, and the dangerous navigation channels are not accessible in the winter. With a long time accumulation, the Yangtze Cruise has gained rich experience in the building of cruise. For a safe trip, all the cruises launched after 1991 are equipped with countermeasures. According to the Rules and Regulations for the Construction of Sea-going Steel ships and SOLAS, for the security of the cruises, safety precautions are taken and fire protection and fire-extinguishing system are adopted.

Safety Precautions

Double bottom structure is adopted.

Anti-collision bulkhead is set at the stem.

When there is water penetration in one of the cabins, the cruise would not sink.

The cruise is with ability of wind resistance.

The cruise is equipped with survival equipment.

There is advanced communication system, like the wireless and satellite phone, and the observation system, like the guidance system, radar system and hydrographic survey system.

Fire Protection and Fire-extinguishing Facility

There are the fire alarm system, communication system and observation system.

Fireproof structure, precaution against the focused-region, as the engine room and plant room. Constructional materials and interior decoration materials are all fireproofing. Once the fire breaks out, zone control is adopted, preventing the fire from spreading, for the insurance of the safety of the tourists and cruise.

The Chinese ministry of communications had made security inspection on all the Yangtze Cruise, only to find them to be qualified, and awarded them the operating qualification of foreign-oriented tourism.