Vietnam: Rules for managing and operating ship fuel oil consumption database

According to Circular No. 40/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, rules for managing and operating ship fuel oil consumption database are prescribed as follows:

- The ship fuel oil consumption database must be managed and operated in accordance with regulations herein and relevant law regulations.

- The ship fuel oil consumption database is operated to serve the purposes of assisting marine environment protection, prevention of air pollution and state management tasks performed by the Ministry of Transport.

- Organizations and individuals that wish to use information from the ship fuel oil consumption database for the purposes defined above shall be provided by Vietnam Register with accounts for access to the database.

Besides, the ship fuel oil consumption database shall satisfy the following requirements:

- The ship fuel oil consumption database is a collection of data, processed and stored electronically, from reports on ship fuel oil consumption data submitted by ship-owners to Vietnam Register; has a user interface which is suitable for collecting data through the Internet; and is capable of data extraction.

- A ship fuel oil consumption database must be capable of storing data for a minimum period of 03 consecutive calendar years.

- Safety and security of data on the ship fuel oil consumption database must be ensured.

View more details at Circular No. 40/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from August 15, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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