Documentation for issuance of inland port/inland landing stage entry permits to vessels and seaplanes in Vietnam

Article 52 of Decree 08/2021/ND-CP stipulates the documentation for issuance of inland port/inland landing stage entry permits to vessels and seaplanes in Vietnam as follows:

1. The applicant shall submit the following documents:

a) The inland port/inland landing stage clearance, except where electronic procedures are initiated;

b) The passenger list (applicable to passenger vessels).

2. The applicant shall present the originals of the following documents:

a) The certificate of vessel or seaplane registration (or a photocopy certified by a credit institution in the case where the vessel is pledged or mortgaged);

b) The technical safety and environmental protection certificate of the vessel;

c) Certificates of competency and professional certificates of seafarers and steersmen;

d) The crew registry (if any);

dd) The contract of carriage or the cargo delivery note;

e) Civil liability insurance (applicable to vessels subject to compulsory civil liability insurance);

g) The certificate of airworthiness for seaplanes;

h) Permit for transport of dangerous cargoes, plan for transport of oversized and overloaded cargoes (applicable to vessels that transport dangerous cargoes, oversized and overloaded cargoes).

3. The person checking documents must return the documents specified in clause 2 of this Article to the applicant after checking them, unless otherwise prescribed by law.

4. The applicant is not required to present the documents specified in clause 2 of this Article if they are stored on the electronic database.

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