Phuket officials set sights on revoking tourism licences for water-safety repeat offenders

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Phuket officials set sights on revoking tourism licences for water-safety repeat offenders

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET:-- Tourist Police in Phuket say they will ask for repeat offenders found breaking marine transport and tourism laws to have their tourism business licences revoked.

 

The news follows the arrest of nine people during random tour boat inspections by officers from the Tourist Police, Marine Police and the Phuket Marine Office at Chalong Pier on Saturday (Jan 20).

 

In all, 12 people were charged for violating marine transport laws, Tourist Police Deputy inspector Capt Ekkachai Siri confirmed to The Phuket News today (Jan 22).

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-set-sights-on-revoking-tourism-licences-for-water-safety-repeat-offenders-65679.php#KcABbPUCcwLZMUhH.97

 

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[stevenl]

Excellent, keep it up.

 

Who was At Yahya working for?

[impulse]

 

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“All nine charged were fined B2,000 each, then released,” Capt Ekkachai noted.

 

Some of the speedboats were allowed to continue providing their tours to tourists after paying the B2,000 fine, but others were forced to bring in other crew and captains to operate the boats before they were allowed to depart, he added.

 

Capt Ekkachai declined to name the nine caught breaking the law.

 

“Their cases will have too serious consequences to reveal their names to press,” he said.

 

However, he added, “They were warned by, marine officials. If they break the law again, I will make their names public.”

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-set-sights-on-revoking-tourism-licences-for-water-safety-repeat-offenders-65679.php#dwBuhxpxEUpCHfza.99

 

 

Sounds suspiciously like "Double Secret Probation", and 2,000 baht sounds suspiciously like just another cost of doing business.

[observer90210]

Is it to Protect and Serve or to Protect and Collect ?!

[trainman34014]

This of course depends on how much anyone is offering for a new License !

[Retiredandhappyhere]

Wow, what a novel idea!  Revoking licences for repeat offenders.  Should be used for road users too, but as many drive without licences, it might not be very effective.