What are the main contents of a ship-breaking plan? What are the procedures for approving ship-breaking plan in Vietnam?
What are the main contents of a ship-breaking plan in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of Decree 82/2019/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Ship-breaking plan
1. Before carrying out ship-breaking operations, the owner of the ship-breaking facility shall prepare and apply for approval for its ship-breaking plan in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article.
2. The ship-breaking plan shall, inter alia, include the following contents:
a) General information: Name and address of the importer; name and address of the ship-breaking facility; details of the ship to be demolished (name, flag state and specifications of the ship);
b) Information relating to the ship-breaking: Ship-breaking technological process (the order of the ship’s items to be dismantled, enclosed with its general arrangement drawing, the drawing of the ship-breaking site which is included in the general layout of the ship-breaking facility); equipment and personnel performing ship-breaking activities; date of commencement and date of completion of the ship-breaking;
c) Information relating to occupational safety measures, environmental sanitation measures, measures against fire, explosion and environmental pollution.
Thus, based on the above regulations, the ship-breaking plan must include the following main contents:
- General information: Name and address of the importer; name and address of the ship-breaking facility; details of the ship to be demolished (name, flag state and specifications of the ship);
- Information relating to the ship-breaking: Ship-breaking technological process (the order of the ship’s items to be dismantled, enclosed with its general arrangement drawing, the drawing of the ship-breaking site which is included in the general layout of the ship-breaking facility); equipment and personnel performing ship-breaking activities; date of commencement and date of completion of the ship-breaking;
- Information relating to occupational safety measures, environmental sanitation measures, measures against fire, explosion and environmental pollution.
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What are the procedures for approving ship-breaking plan in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 14 of Decree 82/2019/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Authority and procedures for approving ship-breaking plan
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3. Application processing:
a) Within 02 business days from the receipt of the valid application, the regional maritime administration shall get opinions from relevant authorities about the ship-breaking plan.
Within 05 business days from the receipt of the written request for opinions from the regional maritime administration, requested authorities shall provide their opinions in writing.
b) Within 03 business days from the receipt of opinions from relevant authorities, the regional maritime administration shall make decision on approval for the ship-breaking plan according to the Form No. 05 in Appendix enclosed herewith and send it to the applicant. If an application is refused, the regional maritime administration shall provide written reasons of such refusal to the applicant.
Thus, based on the above regulations, the procedures for approving ship-breaking plan are carried out according to the following steps:
Step 1: Within 02 business days from the receipt of the valid application, the regional maritime administration shall get opinions from relevant authorities about the ship-breaking plan.
Step 2: Within 05 business days from the receipt of the written request for opinions from the regional maritime administration, requested authorities shall provide their opinions in writing.
Step 3: Within 03 business days from the receipt of opinions from relevant authorities, the regional maritime administration shall make decision on approval for the ship-breaking plan according to the Form No. 05 in Appendix enclosed herewith and send it to the applicant. If an application is refused, the regional maritime administration shall provide written reasons of such refusal to the applicant.
What is the application for approval for the ship-breaking plan for each ship in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 14 of Decree 82/2019/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Authority and procedures for approving ship-breaking plan
1. The maritime administration of the region where the ship-breaking facility is located shall have the authority to give approval for the ship-breaking plan upon the request of the ship-breaking facility.
2. The owner of the ship-breaking facility shall submit an application for approval for the ship-breaking plan to the relevant regional maritime administration.
An application for approval for the ship-breaking plan for each ship shall include:
a) The application form for approval for the ship-breaking plan, which is made according to Form No. 04 in Appendix enclosed herewith (01 original);
b) The ship-breaking plan (01 original).
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Thus, based on the above regulations, the application for approval for the ship-breaking plan for each ship includes the following documents:
- The application form for approval for the ship-breaking plan, which is made according to Form No. 04 in Appendix enclosed herewith (01 original);
- The ship-breaking plan (01 original).
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