Detailed application for indefinite ship registration in Vietnam

10:45, 10/07/2017

The Government of Vietnam issued the Decree No. 171/2016/NĐ-CP on the registration, deregistration, purchase, sale and building of ships.

According to the Decree No. 171/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, Certificate of registry of a Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be granted to the ship which is registered for indefinite term when that ship satisfied all of the prescribed conditions and has been recorded in the Vietnam National Ships Registration Book. An application for indefinite ship registration shall include:

- The application for registration;

- Certificate of deregistration of the used ship or the written record of handover of newly built ship;

- The ship purchase and sale contract or the shipbuilding contract or another deed of title of equivalent legal validity for the ship;

- Ship tonnage certificate;

- Ship classification certificate;

- Documents proving the payment of registration fee;

- The business registration certificate or the enterprise registration certificate; in case the ship is owned by a foreign organization, its license to establish a branch or representative office in Vietnam is required;

- If the ship is owned by an individual, the application shall also include the shipowner’s ID card or citizen identity card or passport; if the shipowner is a foreigner, his/her passport is required.

View more details at the Decree No. 171/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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