Vietnam: Supplementing violations against regulations on safety of life at sea

16:40, 28/09/2018

Recently, the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam issued Circular No. 143/2018/TT-BQP on amendments to some Articles of Circular No. 130/2014/TT-BQP on guidelines for penalties for administrative violations committed within territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Circular No. 143/2018/TT-BQP takes effect from November 01, 2018.

Circular No. 143/2018/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam amends and supplements violations against regulations on seaman’s certificates of competency, book and passport; violations against regulations on safety of life at sea prescribed in Articles 17 and 18 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP as follows:

- The violation against regulation on certificate of competency prescribed in Article 17 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP means a seaman working on board a ship without having all certificates of competency as prescribed in Circular No. 37/2016/TT-BGTVT and other relevant documents.

- The failure to reach the minimum manning levels prescribed in Clause 3 Article 18 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP means the failure to reach the minimum manning levels for Vietnamese ships as prescribed in Circular No. 37/2016/TT-BGTVT and other relevant documents.

- The violation against regulation on seaman’s book and passport prescribed in Article 17 of Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP means a seaman working on board a ship without having or insufficiently having seaman’s book and passport as prescribed in Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BGTVT, Decree No. 136/2007/NĐ-CP providing for Vietnamese citizens exit and entry and Decree No. 94/2015/NĐ-CP amending and adding some articles of Decree No. 136/2007/NĐ-CP.

View relevant provisions at Circular No. 143/2018/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, effective from November 01, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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