webfact Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Thailand to raise water transport safety standards in Andaman SeaPHUKET, 27 June 2016 (NNT) - The Marine Department signed an agreement with relevant agencies to raise water transport safety standards.Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck chaired a seminar on water transport safety, which was held in Phuket province over the weekend. Among the attendees were Marine Department Director-General Sorasak Saensombat, Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, representatives from six tour agencies based in provinces along the Andaman Sea, and official from related agencies.An agreement was signed to establish a water transport safety center and to align safety regulations to international standards, in a bid to foster tourist confidence.According to Marine Department chief Sorasak, provinces along the Andaman Sea are considered to be among the world’s most-visited tourist destinations, making tourist safety a priority. These provinces include Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Ranong, Trang and Satun. To this end, four safety measures will be adopted in these provinces. They include measures to enhance accident response and prevention, extend aid to accident victims, and support safety-related research and development. -- NNT 2016-06-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Heard this a decade ago yet it all remains the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I would like to see the exact new measures to enhance safety. Looking at the article there is nothing solid mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Yet another gabfest on safety. Must be the third of fourth this month. I suspect the lunches must be the drawcard. Evidently an agreement has been signed so now the water safety issued has bee solved and tourist lives are no longer at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 thIR3YN77X.jpg Good one - sums it up perfectly .... more gas, no action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 They have yet to ensure safety in Pattaya and Phuket. The Andaman is a lot bigger. Perhaps they should start a little closer to home before taking on a sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 ...oh stop it already..... ...going to this and going to that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Wouldn't some standards first exist before they could be raised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantFan Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Junket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I imagine they will be much more likely to lower the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 align safety regulations to international standards This could be the standards of; Indonesia Philippines Bangladesh Sweden UK Australia......................Quite a range to choose from. I suspect the Bangladesh/Indonesia end of the market is favoured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 And like AIS the Thais will exempt themselves from whatever regulations they come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Top marks for the banners, floral arrangements and uniforms at this latest talkfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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