Vietnam: Classification of maritime occupational accidents

07:55, 12/07/2017

Occupational accidents in maritime sector occur within the period of service on board ship of seafarers and cause injuries to any body parts or functions or death of seafarers while they perform duties or do other tasks as assigned by shipowner or his authorized person.

According to Circular No. 13/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam providing for statement, statistical investigation and reporting on occupational accidents in maritime sector, maritime occupational accidents are classified as follows:

1. Fatal maritime occupational accidents are accidents in which the victims die at the scene or on the way to the hospital, or during an emergency procedure, or during the medical treatment, or from the relapse of the injury caused by such accidents (under the conclusion in the forensic examination record or the conclusion given by the health facility), or the missing victims are declared dead by the competent Court.

2. Maritime occupational accidents causing serious injuries to seafarers (hereinafter referred to as “serious maritime occupational accidents”) are accidents in which the victims suffer at least one of the injuries prescribed in the Appendix I promulgated together with this Circular.

3. Maritime occupational accidents causing minor injuries to seafarers are accidents other than those prescribed above.

View more details at Circular No. 13/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam issued on May 15, 2017, effective on July 01, 2017.

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