Schedule of Crew Allocation for Cargo Vessels in Vietnam

22:05, 11/07/2024

Below is the content previously stipulated in Circular 47/2015/TT-BGTVT amended and supplemented by Circular 04/2017/TT-BGTVT, which was issued on January 20, 2017 in Vietnam.

According to Clause 5, Article 1 of Circular 04/2017/TT-BGTVT, which amends and supplements Article 19 of Circular 47/2015/TT-BGTVT, the schedule of crew allocation for cargo vessels in Vietnam is stipulated as follows:

No.	Title	Minimum number of crew members per shift
No.			Group I	Group II	Group III
1	Captain or one of the first officers	1	1	1
2	Chief engineer or one of the assistant engineers	1	1	1
3	Sailor or mechanic	1	1
	Total	3	3	2

Vessels with an outboard engine with a total main engine power of up to 150 horsepower or an inboard engine with a total main engine power of up to 50 horsepower are not required to assign the position of chief engineer or assistant engineer, but the captain or first officer must have a first-class mechanic certificate.

Vessels with an outboard engine with a total main engine power of over 150 horsepower up to 400 horsepower are not required to assign a chief engineer or assistant engineer, but the captain or first officer must have a certificate or certificate of competency as a chief engineer appropriate to the total main engine power.

For additional amended and supplemental content, refer to Circular 04/2017/TT-BGTVT, which takes effect on March 15, 2017.

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