Driving school is a training unit that can enable people to master driving skills, teach people to drive safely and civilized, and assist people to obtain a driver's license through the examination of the vehicle management department.

According to the catalogue, it should be classified as a training unit in the transportation industry, but due to the high degree of marketization, a more reasonable method should be classified as a service industry in the tertiary industry. Generally refers to the motor vehicle driver training school, and sometimes the driver training school can also be referred to as the driving school.

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I. Competent authorities

According to Article 20 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, "motor vehicle driving training is socialized, and the competent transportation department implements qualification management for driving training schools and driving training classes".

According to Article 19 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, anyone who drives a motor vehicle shall obtain a motor vehicle driver's license according to law. To apply for a motor vehicle driver's license, the driver's license conditions stipulated by the public security department of the State Council shall be met; If they pass the examination, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall issue the motor vehicle driving license of the corresponding category. "

Therefore, the competent departments of driving schools are the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Public Security.

Second, the main functions of the Ministry of Transport

(1) Administering the State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Bureau, and administering the Party work of the State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Bureau in accordance with relevant regulations.

(2) To be responsible for promoting the construction of an integrated transportation system, coordinating the development of railways, highways, waterways, civil aviation and postal services, establishing institutional mechanisms that are compatible with the integrated transportation system, optimizing the layout of major transportation corridors and important hub nodes, and promoting the integrated development of various modes of transportation.

(three) responsible for organizing the formulation of comprehensive transportation development strategies and policies, organizing the formulation of comprehensive transportation planning, formulating railway, highway and waterway development strategies, policies and plans, and guiding the planning and management of comprehensive transportation hubs.

The State Railway Administration participates in railway planning research, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Bureau draw up civil aviation and postal planning, and the Ministry of Transport is responsible for the convergence and balance. Participate in the formulation of logistics development strategy and planning, formulate relevant policies and standards and supervise their implementation.

(four) responsible for organizing the drafting of comprehensive transportation laws and regulations, coordinating the drafting of laws and regulations related to railways, highways, waterways, civil aviation and postal services, and formulating departmental rules and regulations.

The draft laws, regulations and rules on railways, civil aviation and postal services were drafted by the State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Bureau respectively and submitted to the ministerial meeting of the Ministry of Transport for deliberation, and then reported or published by the Ministry of Transport. Responsible for the reform of comprehensive transportation system and guide the reform of local transportation system.

(five) responsible for the formulation of comprehensive transportation standards, coordination and convergence of various modes of transportation standards. The State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Bureau are responsible for the formulation of standards within the scope of their duties.

(six) to undertake the responsibility of road and waterway transportation market supervision. Organize the formulation of policies, access systems, technical standards and operational norms related to road and waterway transportation and supervise their implementation. Formulate basic public service standards for comprehensive transportation and supervise their implementation, and undertake coordination and convergence. Guide the planning, operation and management of urban and rural passenger transport and related facilities, and guide the management of taxi industry.

Formulate safety standards for operating motor vehicles, guide the management of comprehensive performance testing of operating vehicles, and participate in the formulation of policies and standards for scrapping motor vehicles. Responsible for automobile entry and exit transportation, international and frontier river transportation and waterway management.

(seven) to undertake the responsibility of water traffic safety supervision. Responsible for water traffic control, inspection, registration and pollution prevention of ships and related water facilities, water fire protection, navigation safety, salvage, communication and navigation, safety of ships and port facilities and supervision and management of dangerous goods transportation. Responsible for crew management and anti-piracy related work.

Be responsible for the emergency handling of water traffic safety accidents and pollution accidents of ships and related water facilities in the waters managed by the center, and organize or participate in accident investigation and handling according to law.

Take the lead in organizing the preparation and implementation of the national maritime search and rescue and major maritime oil spill emergency plans, and undertake the organization, coordination and command of major maritime life search and rescue, major maritime oil spill, ship pollution accidents and obstacle clearing of important navigable waters. Guide the local water traffic safety supervision.

(eight) responsible for the scale and direction of fixed assets investment in railways, highways and waterways, the arrangement of state financial funds, and the examination and approval of fixed assets investment projects in national plans and annual plans in accordance with the authority prescribed by the State Council.

Participate in railway investment and financing system reform and relevant policy formulation. To undertake the performance supervision and management of national key infrastructure projects of highway and water transport. Draw up the policy of highway and water transport charges and supervise its implementation, and put forward policy suggestions on finance, land and price.

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