Vietnam: Failure to maintain oil record book, record of pumping of bilge water from engine-room bilge wells shall be fined

10:48, 18/11/2013

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP providing for penalties for administrative violations committed within the territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

không ghi nhật ký dầu, nhật ký bơm nước la canh buồng máy, Nghị định 162/2013/NĐ-CP

Specifically, according to Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to maintain oil record book, record of pumping of bilge water from engine-room bilge wells and sewage discharge record as regulated. Moreover, Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP also specifies penalties for the following violations:

A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to have oily-water separating equipment as regulated or preparation of the damaged or malfunctioned one;

- Leaking of oily waste water from the ship into the sea.

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

- Failure to prepare the oil spill response plan or plans for response to oil pollution or chemical pollution at sea as regulated;

- Failure to have the oil pollution prevention certificate as regulated.

A fine ranging from VND 40,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed for discharge or release of oily water or oily mixtures inconsistently with applicable regulations.

A fine ranging from VND 70,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed for discharge or release of oily waste water or harmful substances inconsistently with applicable regulations.

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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