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Duty assignment and instruction in the emergency situation on Vietnamese ships

15:30, 02/09/2017

Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BGTVT on ranks and duties of crew members and registration of crew members working on Vietnamese ships was issued on July 28, 2017.

One of the basic contents mentioned in Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam is the regulation on duty assignment and instruction in the emergency situation. To be specific:

1. The duty assignment shall be available aboard the ship when any emergency situation happens.

2. The duty chart shall specify the followings:

- General alarm and blast-silence alarms;

- The general duties of each crew member and passenger after receiving the distress signal;

- Positions and specific duties of each crew member, passenger in terms of specific warning signals aboard the ship;

- Members of commander team, engine team, emergency response team, assistance, security, healthcare and order team (aboard the cruise ship) and duties of each team in the event of distress signals;

- Substitute persons standing watch in the key position and persons who operate lifesaving and firefighting equipment.

3. The duty chart shall be posted on the notice board placed along the balcony, nautical bridge, machinery space and positions of crewmembers and passengers.

This is the content of Article 40 of the Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from September 15, 2017.

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