Conditions for conducting passenger transportation business along fixed routes in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, fixed inland waterway transportation route means a route approved or announced by a competent agency, starting at the port or landing stage of departure and ending at the port or landing stage of destination.

A unit conducting the business of passenger transportation along fixed routes must meet the following conditions:

- Having registered the inland waterway transportation business.

- Vessels ensure technical safety and environmental protection under regulations and be suitable for business forms and plans.

- Crewmen have professional diplomas or certificates under regulations. Crewmen fully meet health conditions under regulations of the Ministry of Health.

- Crewmen and attendants have signed written labor contracts with the transportation business unit made according to the form issued by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (except those who are owners of business households or parents, spouses or children of owners of business households).

- Buying vessel owner’s civil liability insurance for passengers and third parties.

- Having a document on routes and route operation plan approved by the competent agency with which the business unit has registered the business of inland waterway passenger transportation along fixed routes. The Ministry of Transport shall guide procedures for registration of routes of inland waterway passenger transportation along fixed routes.

- Attendants on vessels have been trained in professional skills and the law on transportation activities under regulations of the Ministry of Transport.

- The transportation operator has an intermediate or higher professional qualification in transportation or a college or higher professional qualification in another economic or technical discipline.

- Having anchorages for vessels in conformity with the route operation plan and ensuring navigation safety, fire and explosion prevention and fighting and environmental protection under regulations.

- Vessels are fitted with Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment when operating along routes from the coast to islands or between islands.

- Having a division to manage and monitor the navigation safety conditions.

View details at Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 05, 2015.

Le Hai

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