PREFACE

I

REFORM IN INLAND WATER TRANSPORT CHINA’S EXPERIENCE

1

General Description of Inland Water Transport Development in China

1

2

Reform in IWT Management System

2

3

Formulating Flexible Policies to Vitalize Water Transport

10

4

Actively Practicing Management Responsibility Contract System at Two Levels

15

5

Deepening Reform and Enlarging Opening to Speed up Development of IWT

18

II

WATERWAY DESIGN: CHINA’S EXPERIENCE

1

Introduction

24

2

Classification and Planning of Navigation Channel

26

3

Channel Regulation for Navigation

31

4

Navigation Lock Technology

63

III

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DREDGING AND IWT DEVELOPMENT

1

Dredging

77

2

Environmental Impact of Inland Water Transport Development

91

IV

MAINTENANCE OF INLAND WATERWAY AND AIDS IN NAVIGATION IN CHINA

1

Foreword

109

2

Brief Introduction to China’s Inland Water Transport System and Inland Waterborne Transportation

109

3

Maintenance of Inland Waterway

114

4

Maintenance of Aids to Navigation

122

V

INLAND PORT PLANNING AND CARGO HANDLING OPERATION

1

Inland Ports Planning

136

2

Cargo Handling Operation

149

VI

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF IWT IN CHINA

1

An Overview of Educational Administration System of China

171

2

Classification of Professional Education and Training in the Field of IWT in China

172

3

Location and Capacity of Professional Education and Training in the Field of IWT in China

173

4

Forecast

175

5

Problems of Education and Training of IWT in China

175

6

Conclusion

177

VII

INLAND WATER TRANSPORT TRAINING MANAGEMENT

1

Training and Development

178

2

Human Resources Planning and Assessment of Training Needs

179

3

Techniques of Personnel Selection

185

4

Personnel Achievement Evaluation

193

5

Professional Development

201

6

Training Methods and Trainers

205

7

Post Evaluation of Training

206