Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - Chief of Banjarmasin Water Police Unit AKP Untung Widodo says it has conducted raids against all safety standards in the water transport or also called water taxis.
"Water taxi that does not have safety facilities, such as buoys, life jackets for passengers we ban them to operate, until they meet the provisions," he said in Banjarmaisn on Wednesday.
In addition, they must have a water taxi documents to operate in the jurisdiction of Banjarmasin Police, especially bulk water taxi. For examples ferry on the Kuin Banjarmasin dock to cross to Tamban, Barito Kuala. Similarly, motor boats and long boat at the Banjar Raya dock, also RK Ilir and Sudimampir.
All types of water taxi, he added, should really meet safety and passengers sailing standards, as well as payload capacity.
"We do not want traffic accidents as occur in the Kapuas River, Central Kalimantan, some time ago, also occurred here," he said.
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"Water taxi that does not have safety facilities, such as buoys, life jackets for passengers we ban them to operate, until they meet the provisions," he said in Banjarmaisn on Wednesday.
In addition, they must have a water taxi documents to operate in the jurisdiction of Banjarmasin Police, especially bulk water taxi. For examples ferry on the Kuin Banjarmasin dock to cross to Tamban, Barito Kuala. Similarly, motor boats and long boat at the Banjar Raya dock, also RK Ilir and Sudimampir.
All types of water taxi, he added, should really meet safety and passengers sailing standards, as well as payload capacity.
"We do not want traffic accidents as occur in the Kapuas River, Central Kalimantan, some time ago, also occurred here," he said.
Editor : Mahdani
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