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Procedures for issuing Certificate of endorsement for seafarer recruitment and placement service provider in Vietnam

14:24, 28/06/2017

A Certificate shall be issued to a seafarer recruitment and placement service provider which is licensed by competent authority to operate in seafarer recruitment and placement service in the form of labor supply or outsourcing, or guest worker program as prescribed by Vietnam’s law.

A seafarer recruitment and placement service provider shall submit an application directly or in any form deemed appropriate to Vietnam Maritime Administration. An application includes:

- An application form using form No. 4 prescribed in the Appendix issued with Decree No. 29/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government;

- A certified true copy or a copy enclosed with original for collation of the license to offer guest worker program or the license to supply or outsource seafarers in the form of labor supply or outsourcing, or guest worker program as prescribed by law;

- A certified true copy or a copy enclosed with original for collation of the certification of quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and paragraph 1.4 of MLC 2006 on seafarer recruitment and placement service.

In case of unsatisfactory application, Vietnam Maritime Administration shall, within 3 working days from the date of receipt, provide the seafarer recruitment and placement service provider with guidelines for completing the application.

In case of a satisfactory application, the Vietnam Maritime Administration shall, within 03 working days from the date of receipt, issue a Certification using form No. 05 prescribed in Appendix issued with Decree No. 29/2017/NĐ-CP. If the application is rejected, it shall provide an explanation in writing.

View more details at Decree No. 29/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government effective from July 01, 2017.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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