Vietnam: Failure to comply with applicable regulations on sailing, collision avoidance and overtaking at sea shall be fined up to VND 10 million

According to Article 20 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, penalties for administrative violations against regulations on maritime safety are specified as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on vessel operators for violating the following sailing rules:

- Failure to use or use of improper maritime signals as regulated;

- Failure to comply with applicable regulations on sailing, collision avoidance and overtaking at sea.

2. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to exhibit symbols or signs for identifying artificial islands or offshore structures;

- Any act causing movement or adverse effects on aids to navigation.

3. A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to comply with applicable regulations on sailing, collision avoidance and overtaking at sea resulting in a serious accident.

4. A fine ranging from VND 40,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to comply with applicable regulations on sailing, collision avoidance and overtaking at sea resulting in a very serious accident.

Concurrently, Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP specified remedial measures as follows: Enforced restoration of initial state which has been damaged due to any act causing movement or adverse effects on aids to navigation.

View more details at Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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