Vietnam: Composition of the application dossiers for grant of certificates of insurance or financial security under the International Convention

According to Circular No. 46/2011/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, grant of certificates of insurance or financial security under the 2001 International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage is specified as follows:

1. Ships eligible for certificates

- Vietnamese ships with a gross tonnage of over 1,000 GT operating on international routes.

- Vietnamese ships with a gross tonnage of over 1.000 GT operating on domestic routes. Foreign ships with a gross tonnage of over 1.000 GT may be granted certificates at ship owners' request.

2. Conditions for obtaining certificates

The ships specified in Article 4 of this Circular have insurance policy or financial security of civil liability for bunker oil pollution damage under the Bunker Convention 2001.

3. Certificate application dossiers

- A certificate application dossier comprises:

+ An application of the ship owner made according to the form provided in Appendix I to this Circular (not printed herein)

+ The original insurance policy or financial security certificate in compliance with the Bunker Convention 2001. In case of reinsurance, the original certificate of the concerned reinsurer is required.

+ For an electronically issued insurance policy or financial security or reinsurance certificate of civil liability of the ship owner, the ship owner shall provide the address of the official and lawful website of the issuing authority for examination.

+ A copy of the ship registration certificate.

- The dossier shall be submitted in 1 (one) set.

Ship owners shall submit dossiers directly or by post to ship registries.

View more details at Circular No. 46/2011/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from September 01, 2011.

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