Vietnam: Guidelines for investment in and construction of aids to navigation

Thu Hien

17:04, 06/08/2017

According to regulations, the maritime safety enterprises shall establish the aids to navigation for irregular maritime safety services and immediately report such to the Vietnam Maritime Administration and the local port authority.

According to Decree No. 58/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, organizations and individuals have an obligation to establish the aids to navigation upon management and operation of specialized navigational channels or utilization of the following areas:

- Areas where boring geology investigations, and oil and gas extraction are carried out;

- Fishing and aquaculture areas;

- Construction and salvage areas;

- Areas where cables or underground pipes, underground structures and equipment are installed and affect maritime operations;

- Areas where military exercise, search and rescue, fire, and oil spill response drills are carried out;

- Areas where oceanographical data collection system is installed;

- Areas where entertainment, tourism and sports activities are carried out.

Organizations and individuals when building structures that pass the navigational channels or that affects maritime operations, such as: bridges, power lines, cable cars, underground structures, and other similar structures, drilling rig, wind power, hydropower, thermal power and other similar structures shall establish the aids to navigation to ensure maritime safety.

View more details at Decree No. 58/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2017.

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