How much are fines for violations against other regulations on safety and security within territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of Vietnam?

According to Article 21 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, penalties for administrative violations against other regulations on safety and security within territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are specified as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to fly signal flags or improper flying of signal flags.

2. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to put internal regulation tables in place on board a passenger ship;

- Arranging or allowing passengers to seat at places other than the prescribed ones;

- Failure to arrange or arrangement of ship security officers inconsistently with applicable regulations.

3. A fine ranging from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to specify name, official number, IMO number, port of registry, draught marks of a ship as regulated;

- Failure to provide or insufficient provision of documents concerning dangerous cargoes carried on board the ship as regulated.

4. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Giving permission to other means of transport to improperly attach or tie to the ship when sailing on sea;

- Use of unsuitable towing equipment;

- Failure to fully equip navigational equipment on the ship’s bridge as regulated or use of navigational equipment which is damaged or not working.

5. A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to comply with applicable regulations on shipping routes and areas for inland waterway ships.

6. The following fines shall be imposed on a ship for failure to operate according to the prescribed shipping routes or areas:

- A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on a ship of below 500 GT;

- A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on a ship whose gross tonnage is from 500 GT to less than 3,000 GT;

- A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on a ship of 3,000 GT or more.

View more details at Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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