The Transportation Ministry conducted an unannounced inspection of taxi boats operating at Muara Angke port in North Jakarta.
Dozens of taxi boat operators received warnings from the inspection team led by Kemal Heryandri, the secretary to the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, for their failure to comply with government safety standards for passengers.
"Taxi boat operators are not allowed to ferry more passengers than their boat’s determined capacity. They must require passengers to wear life jackets or else they should not continue to operate," Kemal said as quoted by tribunnews.com on Wednesday.
The ministry deployed three patrol boats for the inspection, witnessed by Thousand Islands Regent Achmad Ludfi and local coast guard division director Yudustar.
Kemal said all taxi boats needed to be equipped with life jackets and seaworthiness documents to ensure passengers' safety.
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