Vietnam’s Circular 12: What are acts of “failing to line, attach registration numbers to vessels in accordance with regulations”?

14:10, 14/06/2016

This is a notable content specified in Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam providing instructions on a number of articles of Decree No. 132/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government stipulating penalties for administrative violations in inland waterway traffic.

According to Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, “failing to line, attach registration numbers to vessels in accordance with regulations” are acts of inscribing or mounting registration plates on vehicles in contravention of either of the following regulations:

- Registration plate must contain number and letter groups.

- Size of letters and numbers inscribed on vehicles must meet following requirements: Minimum height and width are 200 mm and 30 mm respectively, and the space between letters or numbers is 30 mm.

- Color of letters and numbers must be distinct from background color.

- Position of registration plates:

+ Registration plates must be inscribed unobscured on the left and right sides of the vehicle and on the front part of the cabin, or on both sides of the bow if the vehicle has no cabin.

+ If the vehicle has no cabin and the freeboard is not high enough for placement of the registration plate as prescribed, size of the registration plate may be reduced but placed in the highly visible position.

More details can be found in Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, which takes effect from August 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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