Technical requirements for ships supplying services of tourist accommodation and staying overnight in Vietnam

Technical requirements for the ships supplying services of tourist accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants and hotels are specified from Article 5 to Article 8 of the Circular No. 43/2012/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam as follows:

* Materials

- Materials such as steel, aluminum, plastic made by glass fibers, wood, concrete with steel grid, reinforced concrete being used to build the ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants and hotels must satisfy requirements on materials stated in corresponding standards which ships must apply.

- From the effective day of this Circular, building of new ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants or hotels made of woody materials or reforming of a ship with sheath made of wood having other utility into a ship supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurant or hotel are prohibited.

* Structure of ships and equipment

- Structure of body of the ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants and hotels must satisfy requirements on structure of body of passenger ships with respect to each above-mentioned material in corresponding specifications which ships must apply.

- Equipment of the ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants and hotels must satisfy requirements stated in the part on equipment of the Specification on decentralization and building means of inland waterway TCVN 5801:2005 and requirements in corresponding standards which ships must apply.

* Engine system of ship

- The engine system of the ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight, the floating restaurants and hotels must satisfy requirements stated in the part on engine system of ship of the Specification on decentralization and building means of inland waterway TCVN 5801:2005 and requirements for engine system of ship in corresponding standards which ships must apply.

- The hydraulically-transformed overland engines are not used such as the main engine of the ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight from the effective day of this Circular. For ships being equipped hydraulically-transformed overland engines used as the main engine of ships supplying services of tourism accommodation and staying overnight before the effective day of this Circular must change the main engine in conformity with provisions in this Circular.

View more details at the Circular No. 43/2012/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from May 01, 2013.

Le Vy

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