Hainan is a special economic zone where China has advantages in implementing comprehensive and deepening reforms. On March 5, 2021, the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration held a mobilization meeting to implement the "Work Plan of the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport to Support the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port". A few days ago, the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration issued a work plan with 19 specific tasks from 3 aspects to support Hainan Maritime Safety Administration to focus on system integration and innovation, strengthen security risk prevention and control, and benchmark international maritime rules and free trade port maritime services with advanced experience and technology. Promote the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone in two steps.

The "Plan" proposes that by 2025, a maritime policy system and institutional mechanism compatible with the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port will be initially established, and the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone will be initially formed; by 2035, it will be formed to be compatible with the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. The maritime management system and institutional mechanisms of the country have fully established the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone, which has become a typical demonstration of the modernization of the national maritime system governance system and governance capabilities.

It is reported that in December 2020, the Ministry of Transport, centering on the implementation of the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port", proposed the work requirements for the establishment of the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone. In February 2021, the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport issued a work plan to support the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, which clarified the timetable and roadmap for promoting the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone, and emphasized that the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone should be based on Hainan. Positioning, adhere to open innovation, adhere to green development, adhere to the principle of "safe bottom line", focus on improving the political position, enhancing responsibility, and advancing maritime governance to build the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone.

Fully promote the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port Maritime Special Zone

In terms of improving political positions, the "Plan" clearly makes it necessary to accurately grasp the decision-making and deployment of the Hainan Free Trade Port construction. It is emphasized that the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration should strengthen the risk research and judgment of the policies and measures of the maritime service free trade port, properly handle hot and sensitive issues, and create a good atmosphere for the construction of the maritime service Hainan free trade port.

In terms of enhancing accountability, the "Plan" clearly specifies that the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port" must be fully completed, involving key tasks in maritime management. Support the Hainan Maritime Department to introduce special maritime supervision and yacht management systems for cruise tourism, facilitate inspection and registration service measures, promote the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port seafarer management system, establish an open and convenient Hainan Free Trade Port international ship registration system, and implement "multi-methods, Create a legalized, international, and professional international ship registration service organization with “less formalities” network supervision and “less intervention, high-efficiency” precise services; establish a dynamic monitoring mechanism for the entire process of ships sailing around Hainan Island and the South China Sea, and improve ships Register for "one thing, one thing", and gradually implement "24-hour non-closing online government services"; add a corresponding module for comprehensive quality management of ships in the Hainan Free Trade Port, promote Hainan's establishment of a joint monitoring and supervision mechanism for ship air pollution, and promote the development of Hainan's green shipping.

In terms of advancing maritime governance, the "Plan" clearly defines the need to further advance the reform of the maritime governance system and governance capabilities. Give the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration greater autonomy in reform and innovation, and emphasize that the Hainan Maritime Department should increase research on maritime regulatory services for new types of water businesses, follow up and advance the legislative work of the "Hainan Free Trade Port International Shipping Regulations", and build more open and complete maritime regulations System; explore the use of ship remote supervision and inspection methods to do a good job in the service guarantee of the ship’s full life cycle; explore the application of 5G, AI, big data, blockchain, etc. in the "Internet + supervision" to build a "map and chain , Chengwang, Chengyun” Hainan maritime intelligent supervision demonstration base to strengthen international and domestic multi-level cooperation and exchanges.

Hainan maritime affairs departments at all levels will stick to the bottom line thinking and establish a legislative thinking, and successively launch a number of key and breakthrough important reform measures. At the same time, speed up research on the construction of the maritime special zone, consolidate the foundation for the construction of the maritime special zone, form a joint force for the construction of the maritime special zone, make every effort to promote the modernization of the maritime governance system and governance capabilities, and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. Editor/Sang Xiaomei