摘要
国务院法制办2月14日就《中华人民共和国海上交通安全法（修订单案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见。在搜寻救助方面，征求意见稿明确了海上人命救助无偿且优先于财产和环境搜救的基本原则和搜救体制．
The Office of Legal Affairs of the State Council on February 14 publicly solicited Opinions about Law of the People＇s Republic of China on Maritime Transport Security （revised draft for soliciting opinions）. In terms of searching and rescuing efforts, the draft law set out basic principles and searching and rescuing system that maritime life searching and rescuing should be free of charge and prioritized over property and environmental searching and rescuing. In the draft version, persons in dire situations on sea should be entitled to being rescued free of charge and life searching and rescuing should be given priority over environmental and property searching and rescuing. The State Council and relevant local people＇s governments should establish maritime searching and rescuing centre in line with their needs, responsible for organization, coordination and commanding work for maritime searching and rescuing. Meanwhile, the country also established professional maritime searching and rescuing team equipped with professional apparatus and encouraged the participation of social forces in building maritime searching and rescuing team and performing searching and rescuing tasks in accordance with law.
