A training course to ensure children’s safety on waterway transport opened in the Mekong delta province of An Giang on Oct. 20.
During the three-day training course, 50 provincial police will be briefed of the situation of the country’s waterway accidents over the past years, river transport safety policies and regulations on wharves and transport vehicles.
They will also make a fact-finding tour to river wharves in Long Xuyen city and discuss measures to prevent children drowning, particularly for those who have to go to school by boat.
The course is being held by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Ministry of Transport and Communication and the An Giang Traffic Safety Committee./.
During the three-day training course, 50 provincial police will be briefed of the situation of the country’s waterway accidents over the past years, river transport safety policies and regulations on wharves and transport vehicles.
They will also make a fact-finding tour to river wharves in Long Xuyen city and discuss measures to prevent children drowning, particularly for those who have to go to school by boat.
The course is being held by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Ministry of Transport and Communication and the An Giang Traffic Safety Committee./.
