Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration, PRC

The Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China is a directly affiliated unit of the Ministry of Transport at the level of a full provincial department. The Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration exercises the functions of ensuring maritime traffic safety, protecting the cleanliness of water areas, safeguarding the overall rights and interests of seafarers, and maintaining China's maritime sovereignty and the interests of the people, as stipulated by laws and regulations such as the **Maritime Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China**, the **Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Safety Management of Inland Waterway Traffic**, and the **Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China**. It also undertakes the day-to-day work of the Jiangsu Provincial Waterborne Search and Rescue Center.