10 contents of registration of ships in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 40/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, contents of registration of ships include:

- Approval for ship manuals.

- Assessment of ship designs.

- Inspection, classification, and issuance of technical certificates in terms of maritime safety and pollution prevention for ships with respect to new construction, conversion, restoration, import, and operation.

- Verification and issuance of safety management certificates, maritime security certificate, and maritime labor certificates for ships as specified in ISM Code, ISPS Code, and Maritime Labor Convention 2006.

- Technical verification to serve the purchase, sale, charter of ships, investigation of marine incidents and accidents as required by regulatory agencies or ship owners, insurance buyers or sellers, ship buyers, sellers, and charterers.

- Inspection and certification of technical safety and environment pollution prevention in terms of containers, machinery, materials, equipment used in ships with respect to manufacturing, assembly, import, restoration, and conversion.

- Verification and certification of facilities meeting conditions for new construction, conversion, and repair of ships; verification and certification of facilities provide testing and services of safety equipment testing and manufacturers in connection with technical safety and environment pollution prevention of ships.

- Verification and issuance of documents of compliance to companies as prescribed in ISM Code.

- Issuance of certificates of drill for company safety management officers and company security officers, ship security officers as specified in ISM Code and ISPS Code.

- Issuance of welder certificates as prescribed in national technical regulation on classification and construction of ships.

View more details at Circular No. 40/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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