Vietnam: What are conditions for inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons?
- What conditions for inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons in Vietnam?
- What are the requirements for registering inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons in Vietnam?
- What are the requirements for drivers of inland waterway vehicles without 10-ton full-tonnage engines in Vietnam?
What conditions for inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 24 of the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic 2004 of Vietnam as amended by Clause 7, Article 1 of the amended Law on Inland Waterway Traffic 2014 of Vietnam:
Article 24. Operating conditions of vehicles
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3. For non-motorized vehicles with a gross tonnage from 1-15 tons or with a carrying capacity from 5 -12 people, motored vehicles with total capacity of main engine of under 15 HP or with a carrying capacity of under 12 people operating on inland waterways must have certificate of inland waterway vehicle registration and ensure the following conditions:
a) Body of vehicles must be firm without leakage of water to the inside; vehicles must light a lamp with white light at an visible place if operating at night; vehicles carrying people must have adequate balancing seats and life jackets or life-saving devices for people allowed to be carried on the vehicles;
b) Engines installed on the vehicles must be firm, safe, easy to start and stably operated;
c) Vehicles must be drawn or fixed with registration number and recorded with the number of passengers allowed to be carried on the vehicles.
d) Vehicles must be painted with the safety water line and must not be submerged over the safety water line when carrying passengers or goods. The safety water line of the vehicles is painted with a color different from the color of vehicle side. The painting line is 25 mm wide and 250 mm long horizontally on both sides at the center of the greatest length of the vehicle; the upper edge of painting line is 100 mm from the edge of side for goods carrying vehicles and 200 mm for people carrying vehicles.
Vietnam: What are conditions for inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons?
What are the requirements for registering inland waterway vehicles without engines with a full tonnage of 10 tons in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 25 of the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic 2004 of Vietnam, the registration of inland waterway vehicles is as follows:
Article 25.- Vessel registration
1. Vessels which are of lawful origin, satisfy the quality, technical safety and environmental protection standards as prescribed by law shall be granted registration certificates by competent State agencies.
2. Vessels of organizations or individuals shall be registered at the places where their owners are headquartered or register their permanent residences.
3. Vessels must be re-registered when changing hands, changing their names, technical properties or when their owners relocate their headquarters to, or register their permanent residences in, other provinces.
4. Vessel owners must make declarations in order to have their names deleted and return the vessel registration certificates to the agencies where the vessels are registered in the following cases:
a/ Their vessels are missing;
b/ Their vessels are destroyed;
c/ Their vessels are irreparably damaged;
d/ Their vessels are sold abroad;
5. The Transport Minister shall prescribe the registration of vessels, except for those specified in Clause 6 of this Article.
6. The Defense Minister, the Public Security Minister and the Fisheries Ministers shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, prescribe and organize the registration for vessels engaged on defense or security tasks and fishing vessels.
7. Registration shall be exempt for vessels specified in Clause 4, Article 24 of this Law.
8. Provincial-level People's Committees shall organize the vessel registration according to the regulations of the Transport Minister and organize the management of registration-exempt vessels.
What are the requirements for drivers of inland waterway vehicles without 10-ton full-tonnage engines in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2, Article 35 of the 2004 Law on Inland Waterway Traffic stipulating that inland waterway vehicles are implemented for business purposes, the following conditions must be met:
Article 35.- Conditions on steersmen
1. Steersmen of non-motorized vessels with a gross tonnage of between 5 tons and 15 tons each, motorized vessels with a total main engine capacity of between 5 horse powers and 15 horse powers each or a capacity of between 5 passengers and 12 passengers each must fully satisfy the following conditions:
a/ Being aged full 18 years or older but not older than 55 years for women, or than 60 years for men;
b/ Having a medical agency's certificate that he/she is physically fit, and can swim;
c/ Having a steersman's certificate.
2. Steersmen of non-motorized vessels with a gross tonnage of under 5 tons or a capacity of up to 12 passengers each, motorized vessels with a total main engine capacity of under 5 horse powers or a capacity of under 5 passengers each must be aged full 15 years or older, physically fit, can swim, must have been trained in inland waterway navigation legislation and granted training certificates therefor. In case of using vessels for business purposes, the steersmen's age must comply with the provisions of Point a, Clause 1 of this Article.
In addition, enterprises must also fully comply with the provisions of the law on food service establishments.
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