Vietnam: Management and maintenance of inland waterways according to Circular 64/2014/TT-BGTVT

Vietnam: Management and maintenance of inland waterways according to Circular 64/2014/TT-BGTVT (Illustration)

The regulations on the management and maintenance of inland waterways in Vietnam are specified as follows:

- The regional inland waterway management agencies in Vietnam shall organize monthly inspections and acceptance of completed tasks of each route by inland waterway maintenance units, with the following work contents:

+ Inspect the channel conditions, signals, obstacles, transportation, and traffic safety on the route to develop technical plans for inland waterway maintenance management;

+ Resolve issues arising during the month of implementation and agree on the next steps within their authority;- Inspect compliance with norms and quotas and accept the routine tasks completed during the month.

- The inland waterway management agencies according to hierarchy shall organize quarterly inspections of the routes of the inland waterway maintenance units, with the following work contents:

+ Check and evaluate the performance of quarterly tasks by the inland waterway maintenance units;

+ Gather information on channel conditions, signals, obstacles, transportation, and traffic safety to approve technical plans for inland waterway management and maintenance;

+ Resolve issues arising during the quarterly implementation and agree on the next steps;

+ Organize the acceptance of regular management and maintenance tasks of the inland waterway maintenance units;

- The quarterly inspection and acceptance are combined with the monthly inspection and acceptance of the regional inland waterway management agencies.

More details can be found in Circular 64/2014/TT-BGTVT effective from January 1, 2015.

Thuy Tram

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