What are regulations on rest hours of a seafarer in Vietnam? What are types of ships subject to registration in Vietnam?
What are regulations on rest hours of a seafarer in Vietnam? What are duties and powers of the port management and operation authority in Vietnam? What are types of ships subject to registration in Vietnam?
What are regulations on rest hours of a seafarer in Vietnam?
My brother signed a contract to work the ship as a seafarer. My parents are quite worried about him, so I want to know about regulations on rest hours of a seafarer in Vietnam. Thank you!
Answer: Pursuant to Article 63 of the Vietnam Maritime Code in 2015 stipulating work and rest hours of a seafarer as follows:
- Minimum rest hours are 10 hours within any 24 hours, and 77 hours within any 07 days; 77 hours within any 07 days;
- The number of rest hours within a period of 24 hours may be divided into the maximum of two stages, either of which lasts at least 06 hours, and an interval between two consecutive stages of rest lasts the maximum of 14 hours.
- If any emergency likely to threaten safety and security for the ship, humans, cargoes aboard the ship occurs, or in order to assist other ships or people in distress at sea, the ship master shall be vested with the right to require any seafarer to be ready to work at any time. Upon completion of emergency duties, the ship master shall be responsible for arranging an adequate amount of rest hours for a seafarer in accordance with the law.
- The chart of assigned duties specifies work and rest hours of seafarers and is posted in a conspicuous place onboard the ship.
- In case of mustering seafarers, practicing statutory fire, life-saving or other drills, the ship master can make other rest hour arrangement in accordance with the law.
What are duties and powers of the port management and operation authority in Vietnam?
I have a question. What are duties and powers of the port management and operation authority in Vietnam?
Answer: Pursuant to Article 88 of the Vietnam Maritime Code in 2015 stipulating duties and powers of the port management and operation authority in Vietnam as follows:
1. Formulate and submit the master plan for development of assigned port land and water area to the Ministry of Transport for review before reporting to the Prime Minister to apply for ratification.
2. Formulate and submit the detailed plan for development of assigned port land and water area to the Ministry of Transport to apply for its ratification.
3. Invest in construction and development of port infrastructure facilities in conformance to the approved plan.
4. Apply for investment registration, and inspect, grant, revise and revoke the investment certificate in respect of projects for investment in post-port logistics service area located at such assigned land and water area.
5. Introduce regulations on management of operations that take place within such assigned port land and water area.
6. Conduct administration of investment in and operation of port infrastructure facilities and post-port logistics infrastructure systems.
7. Implement the procurement procedure for operating lease of wharf and port terminal infrastructure system.
8. Examine and supervise operations performed by operators of seaports and post-port logistics service area.
9. Take control of and supply equipment, and ensure safety for port operations and ship’s movements under its management.
10. Provide pilotage, towage. logistics and other relevant service within these assigned port land or water area.
11. Maintain, overhaul and repair port infrastructure facilities located within such assigned port land and water area.
12. Decide on amounts of charges paid for services rendered within such assigned land and water area on the basis of the service charge schedule issued by competent authorities.
Determine levels of charges paid for services rendered within such assigned port land and water area on the basis of the service price schedule issued by the Minister of Transport.
13. Be given other duties and powers by the Government.
What are types of ships subject to registration in Vietnam?
I have a question. What are types of ships subject to registration in Vietnam? Thank you!
Answer: As prescribed in the Law in Vietnam, ship refers to floating movable means specially designed for operations at sea including military ships, official duty ships, fishing ships, inland watercraft, submarines, submersibles, hydroplanes, floating warehouses, movable platforms and floating docks.
Ship registration is the work of recording and storing information about ships in the national register of ships of Vietnam and issue of the Certificate of registration of Vietnamese ship under the provisions of this Code and other relevant laws and regulations.
Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 19 of the Vietnam Maritime Code in 2015 stipulating types of ships subject to registration in Vietnam as follows:
Types of ships subject to registration recorded in the national register of ships of Vietnam include:
+ Engine-powered ship that has the capacity of main engine of more than 75 kilowatt (KW);
+ Ship without engine which has the total capacity of more than 50 GT, or gross tonnage of more than 100 tonnes, or has the design waterline length of more than 20 meters (m);
+ Ships which have smaller sizes than those stipulated in subparagraph a and b of this paragraph, but operate on international navigation routes.
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