The government has begun an audit of the entire tanker fleet of the Russian Federation
MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. The government, on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, against the backdrop of the oil tanker accident in the Kerch Strait, has begun an audit of the country's entire tanker fleet to determine the possibility of its operation and avoid similar situations in the future. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev.
"We have begun implementing the decisions of the president, who instructed us to put the legislative framework in order, if necessary - and we clearly need to do this, we are currently working on this - and also to conduct an audit of the entire tanker fleet that currently exists in Russia in order to determine the possibility of its operation and avoid similar situations in the future," he said.
Earlier, at a meeting with members of the government, Putin instructed Savelyev to organize an inspection of the technical condition of the Russian tanker fleet. "Check the condition of the tanker fleet, and also conduct an audit of the existing technical, technological and scientific potential for the elimination of the consequences of similar man-made accidents," he ordered.
In addition, the head of state ordered a comprehensive audit of the regulatory framework governing sea and river transportation of oil and oil products, violations of navigation rules and navigation safety.