Vietnam: Conversion of units into gross tonnage (GT) applicable for inland waterway vehicles

11:17, 14/06/2016

This content is guided in Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam providing instructions on a number of articles of Decree No. 132/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government stipulating penalties for administrative violations in inland waterway traffic.

According to Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, gross tonnage of a vehicle shall be determined as follows in case it is not stated in the vehicle’s certificate:

- Motorized watercraft: 1.5 dwt is equivalent to 01 GT.

- Non-motorized watercraft: 01 dwt is equivalent to 01 GT.

- Tugboats: 01 horsepower (HP) is equivalent to 0.5 GT.

Besides, Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT also guides the breach of regulations on construction, protection and operation of inland waterway traffic infrastructure as follows:

- Vehicles subject to confiscation as prescribed in Point b, Clause 11, Article 5 of Decree No. 132/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government are grab/clamshell dredgers, cutter-suction dredgers, diesel engines, pumps, suction machines, pipes and other machinery and equipment which are used to extract sand, gravel or other minerals.

- Scope of protection of works pertaining to inland waterway traffic infrastructure as prescribed in Point dd, Clause 9, Article 5 of Decree No. 132/2015/ND-CP is the scope of protection of embankments, dams, signal systems, water-level gauges, boundary markers of waterway corridors and other works, except navigation channels and waterway corridors.

- Entities breaching Article 7 of Decree No. 132/2015/ND-CP are organizations and/or individuals that are assigned or awarded the contract for inland waterway management and maintenance.

More details can be found in Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, which takes effect from August 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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