Riverside police

Chen Zikun's lover Meng Hualei used to work at a veterinary station in a town in Gangzha District. When Chen Zikun was suspended without pay, she also quit her job and went to Donghai to help the old man with his project.

After Chen Zikun came back, she didn't want to stay alone in Donghai. Last month, with the support of the old man and the help of colleagues in her old workplace, she opened a store specializing in selling veterinary medicine and chicken feed in Bailonggang, and started her old business.

During the day, I take care of the store while taking care of my children, and as soon as the sun goes down, I go back to the dormitory to cook.

There are only three passenger routes left at Bailong Port Passenger Terminal, and these three passenger routes have only one ship per day.

There are fewer and fewer leaders and employees at the terminal. Those who can return to Binjiang Port have returned to Binjiang Port, leaving a lot of office space and dormitories free. Especially the once lively dormitory area has now become deserted. Her and Chen Zikun's dormitory was in the front row of Han Yu and Han Xiangning's dormitory.

I don’t know whether it was because she was too deserted and lonely, or because she became very fond of children after getting pregnant. Han Xiangning helped take care of Meng Hualei’s son Xiao Junjun as soon as she got off work.

While watching TV and chatting about whether Xiao Junjun should go to kindergarten next year and whether he should be sent to the city or just in Bailong Port, Han Yu and Chen Zikun drove back together in a police car.

"Xianyu, didn't you go to the branch? Why did you come back with Mr. Chen?"

"I went to the barge to have a look."

Han Yu leaned over and teased the little Junjun who flew out. This little guy was as naughty as Dongdong when he was a child, and he loved riding in police cars.

Han Xiangning looked at his clothes and asked curiously: "Why are you wearing our unit's work clothes? Where are your police uniforms?"

"The police uniform is in the car."

Han Yu suddenly realized that he had forgotten to change his clothes. He opened the car door and took out his police uniform and explained the ins and outs of coming back so late.

Han Xiangning couldn't believe it was true, and asked in surprise: "Not only does that flag of convenience have major flaws, but the captain and crew may also have used fake certificates?"

Han Yu smiled and said: "Yes, the problem is very serious and it has been stranded."

Meng Hualei didn't know much about this and asked curiously: "Ning Ning, what is a flag of convenience?"

"It is a merchant ship that does not register in its own country but registers in other countries, and does not fly the flag of its own country, but flies the flag of the country of registration."

"Why should a ship from my own country be registered in another country?"

"In order to save money and convenience, some countries, mainly small countries, have low registration fees and taxes. They even do not levy income tax on foreign shipping companies and shareholders, impose no restrictions on the employment of crew members, and do not interfere with the operation and management of ships. , so one-third of the world’s merchant ships fly flags of convenience.”

Meng Hualei thought about it and murmured: "The captain's certificate may be fake. What on earth did those ship owners and shareholders think that they dared to let a fake captain sail the ship?"

Chen Zikun turned around and looked at Han Yu, who was smiling but saying nothing, and said, "Hualei, the captain does not have to sail the ship."

"The captain won't sail the ship?"

"The captain is the person in charge of the ship. He has to take care of everything. He can't do everything himself."

"Who sailed that ship, the first mate?"

"The first mate doesn't seem to need to sail the boat, Yu Zhi, am I right?"

Han Yu smiled and explained patiently: "On most ocean-going cargo ships, the chief mate is generally responsible for transportation management such as cargo stowage, loading and unloading, and handover, as well as the maintenance of deck equipment."

Meng Hualei asked: "Where is the second officer?"

"The captain actually has to be on duty during navigation. The second officer's main job is to be on duty during navigation and berthing, and at the same time be in charge of the driving equipment."

Han Yu handed the police uniform to the senior sister and continued: "The third officer is also on duty during navigation and berthing, and is also responsible for ship lifesaving, fire-fighting equipment, medical drugs, etc. Just like our police station, there is a specific division of labor. .”

Meng Hualei became more and more confused as she listened, and asked puzzledly: "Then who is responsible for driving the ship?"

"The captain makes the sailing plan, and who is on duty and who directs the navigation during the voyage. The person who is really at the helm is the helmsman, that is, the first-class sailor. There are usually five or six first-class sailors on large ships, and they can all sail the ship."

"It turns out that the sailors are driving the ship. I always thought it was the captain who was steering the ship, and I thought it was the captain who was driving the ship!"

"The captain must also be able to drive a ship. It can be said that being able to steer is a basic skill for crew members."

Han Yu thought about it and smiled: "Sister-in-law, actually driving a big ship is not as difficult as you think. When sailing on the sea, the sea is endless and the water is so deep, as long as you don't deviate from the route. The main thing is to pay attention when entering and leaving the port, because when entering and leaving the port There are many ships in the harbor and they are prone to collision.”

Han Xiangning was deeply touched by this and couldn't help but smile: "Sister-in-law, although the captain, first mate, and second mate of the ocean liner sound very powerful, in fact, in terms of precise driving, they are far worse than the captain of the inland river tug fleet."

Meng Hualei asked subconsciously: "Is Captain Fan's boat better at fishing than yours?"

Before the senior sister could speak, Han Yu confirmed with a smile: "Captain Fan and Captain Wang used to drive tugboats, towing more than a dozen barges. A dragon is not so easy to control. If you want to turn a corner, you have to swing its tail. In the river Navigation is a little better, entering the canal is more difficult to navigate because of the narrow channel and shallow water depth.”

"Yuzhi, you can't tow such a fleet?"

"If I get out of the way of the tugboat, I can tow at most five or six barges, and I won't dare tow any more."

As soon as Han Yu finished speaking, Han Xiangning couldn't help but laugh and said: "Actually, this is not the most difficult thing. It is hard to push back. So there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world."

Now she is the police wife of Changhang Public Security Bureau, so she cannot understand this.

Meng Hualei couldn't help but ask: "Push?"

"It is a fleet with barges in front and tugboats behind. We have less on the riverside, but more on the Xuzhou side. It is estimated that half of the pushing fleets sailing on the river are from Xuzhou. There are coal mines in Xuzhou, and those pushing The pushing fleet is mainly used to transport coal.”

Han Xiangning chuckled, then turned around and asked, "Xianyu, you and Team Leader Xu found so many defects and suspected that the certificates of the captain and crew might be fake. Did you ask the shipping agent to contact the ship owner?"

"We got in touch. Do you know who the shipping agent is?"

"who?"

"Tang Wentao."

"What a coincidence!"

"It's not a coincidence. There are only a few shipping agencies in Binjiang."

"That's true. He contacted the ship owner. What did the ship owner say?"

Han Yu stroked Xiao Junjun's head and said with a smile: "The Hong Kong shipowners said that they 'did not have the ability to identify the authenticity of the certificate', so they failed to discover it in time and wanted to avoid punishment."

Chen Zikun asked in a low voice: "Yuzhi, so you can basically confirm that the certificate is fake?"

"When I came back, Team Leader Xu and Section Chief Yang called the captain and crew members who were suspected of using false certificates to the Port Supervision Bureau to talk. They saw that the ship was detained and the Port Supervision Bureau had enough time to verify the authenticity. They did not dare to take any chances and admit it. They used fake certificates that they paid for."

"What did that captain do before?"

"He used to be a third mate, and he has a certificate of competency as a third mate. Several crew members were fishermen before and had no formal training or served on ocean-going cargo ships."

"It is impossible for shipowners to be unaware of these circumstances."

"The shipowner should know."

Chen Zikun asked puzzledly: "Since the shipowner knows, why do they still use them?"

Han Yu sighed softly and said helplessly: "In order to save costs and reduce expenses, senior crew members, especially captains, how much money they have to pay per year, if you find two knives, you only need to pay one-third per year. As for For ordinary seafarers, it is definitely more expensive to find those with certificates than those without certificates.

In fact, from a cost-saving perspective, they can hire mainland crew members. However, some Hong Kong shipowners would rather earn money from people in Southeast Asian countries than find similarly cheap mainland crews. "

Thinking of the joke Fang Guoya had made with Chen Zikun before, Han Xiangning couldn't help but laugh and said: "Sister-in-law, this is just like your father would rather subcontract the project to an outside contractor than let the fellow villagers who help him make a fortune."

This is an embarrassing fact.

Meng Hualei scratched her neck and said with an embarrassed look: "I also asked my dad. My dad said that if we let our own people do the work of steel bars and formwork, they would all become contractors, and no one would follow them in the future. He did it.”

You can't talk about my father-in-law behind his back...

Chen Zikun hurriedly returned to the original topic: "Yuzhi, since the captain and crew have admitted that they used false evidence, what will be done next?"

Han Yu did not answer this question, but looked at the senior sister with a smile.

Han Xiangning said without hesitation: "The crew violated international conventions and China's crew regulations. According to regulations, false certificates must be collected and fined between 20,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains must be confiscated. People like them must , will definitely be punished."

"Where's the captain?"

"The Crew Regulations clearly stipulate that the captain must ensure that the ship and crew carry certificates, documents and relevant navigation information that meet legal requirements. Although the captain used false certificates, he turned out to be the third officer and the actual person in charge of the ship. This must be done Be responsible.”

Han Xiangning thought for a while and continued: "So not only must he be punished for using false certificates, but he must also be held accountable for being the captain in fact. In addition to the punishment just mentioned, a fine of not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan must be imposed. The third officer's certificate of competency will be temporarily withheld for a period of not less than six months but not more than two years."

Meng Hualei couldn't help but ask: "Does the ship owner have any responsibility?"

"Also, the Crew Regulations clearly stipulate that crew employers are not allowed to recruit personnel who have not obtained the certificates stipulated in these Regulations to work on ships. Shipowners should not try to escape punishment on the grounds of 'not having the ability to distinguish true from false'. They must be ordered to make corrections and punished A fine of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 150,000 yuan."

Meng Hualei was stunned for a while after hearing this, and secretly sighed that she was indeed a master of fine fines. Talking about these things was like a treasure trove.

Chen Zikun was also impressed and couldn't help but laugh and asked: "So your bureau can issue hundreds of thousands of fines this time?"

"How can there be only a few hundred thousand."

"more than?"

"Of course it's more than that. These are just penalties for crew members using fake certificates and ship owners for recruiting fake crew members. Their ships still have so many defects, and they will be punished if the defects are detected."

"So one million may not be enough!"

"If you add in the port fees incurred during the detention, the cost of quickly finding a qualified captain and crew to replace the ship, the cost of repairing major defects, and the loss of compensation to the cargo owner for delaying the shipment, the ship owner will probably have wasted this year."

Han Xiangning didn't think that the Hong Kong shipowner deserved sympathy, and then thinking about Sister Jiang whom he met today, he couldn't help but conclude: "So no matter what you do, you must abide by the laws and regulations, and you must not engage in crooked ways, otherwise you will have to pay the price sooner or later."