Vietnam: Guiding the procedures for registering the fixed transport of passengers on waterway transport routes from shore to islands

Procedures for registering the fixed transport of passengers on waterway transport routes from shore to islands specified in Annex I enclosed with Circular No. 16/2013/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam are performed as follows:

Step 1: Organization or individual, directly or via post system, send dossier of registering the fixed transport of passengers, to the regional Maritime Port Authority, a dossier includes:

- Register for operation of transporting passengers as prescribed in Annex II enclosed with this Circular.

- Written unified opinion or contract with an organization managing port, harbor serving means entering for embarking and disembarking passengers.

- Certified copies (or copies enclosed with originals for comparison), including:

+ Certificate of business registration or certificate of enterprise registration or certificate of investment, of which content stated trade of transporting passengers by waterway;

+ Certificate of means register;

+ Certificate of technical safety and environmental protection of means remains in effect and conforms to the operational routes.

Step 2: Within 05 working days, after receiving full dossier, the regional Maritime Port Authority shall consult in writing with the provincial Department of Transport where locate port, harbor embarking and disembarking passengers under management of locality. The provincial Department of Transport shall reply in writing within 05 working days. 

Step 3: Within 05 working days, after receiving full dossier, the regional Maritime Port Authority shall consider, in case of sufficient dossier in accordance with regulation, it shall have written approval for organization or individual for the fixed transport of passengers on routes. In case of unsatisfactory conditions as prescribed, it shall return dossier and have written reply, which clearly stating reason thereof.

Conditions, competence of, and procedures for announcing the openness or closure of ports, harbors under waterway transport routes from shore to islands shall comply with maritime law applicable to wharves, harbors, seaports and law on inland waterway applicable to inland waterway ports, harbors.

View more provisions at Circular No. 16/2013/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from September 15, 2013.

Thu Ba

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