Vietnam: Shall seafarers committing violations against regulations on seafarer’s certificate of competency, discharge book and passport be punished?

09:33, 18/11/2013

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP providing for penalties for administrative violations committed within the territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Thuyền viên vi phạm chứng chỉ chuyên môn, sổ thuyền viên và hộ chiếu, Nghị định 162/2013/NĐ-CP

Specifically, according to Article 17 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, penalties for violations against regulations on seafarer’s certificate of competency, discharge book and passport are specified as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on a seafarer working on board a ship for lack of certificate of competency, discharge book or passport as regulated.

- A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for trading, leasing, lending, borrowing or renting a seafarer’s certificate of competency, discharge book or passport.

- A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for use of a fake or altered certificate of competency, discharge book or passport.

Concurrently, additional penalties are specified as follows:

- Suspend the certificate of competency for 06 - 12 months for trading, leasing, lending, borrowing or renting a seafarer’s certificate of competency, discharge book or passport.

- Confiscate the seafarer’s certificate of competency, discharge book or passport for use of a fake or altered certificate of competency, discharge book or passport.

View more details at Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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