Useful life of inland waterway vessels in Vietnam

What are the regulations on the useful life useful life of inland waterway vessels and a vessel permitted for import in Vietnam? - Van Dai (Da Nang)

Useful life of inland waterway vessels in Vietnam

Useful life of an inland waterway vessel means the maximum period of time measured in years during which the vessel is permitted to operate.

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 111/2014/ND-CP, the useful life of inland waterway vessels is regulated as follows:

The useful life of inland waterway vessels apply to the following vessels:

- Ships carrying dangerous goods, oil, liquefied gases in bulk

- Overnight cruises, floating hotels, floating restaurants

- Passenger ships other than overnight cruises, floating hotels, floating restaurants, high-speed ships and hovercrafts

- High-speed passenger ships

- Hovercrafts

 In some special cases, the Prime Minister shall decide on the useful life of inland waterway vessels at the proposal of the Minister of Transport.

Useful life of inland waterway vessels in Vietnam

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Useful life of a vessel permitted for import in Vietnam

Useful life of a vessel permitted for import means the maximum period of time measured in years during which an operating vessel is permitted for import into Vietnam, below collectively referred to as age of vessels permitted for import.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree 111/2014/ND-CP, the ages of vessels permitted for import are regulated as follows:

- The ages of vessels permitted for import must not exceed 10 years for passenger ships and passenger vessels and not exceed 15 years for other vessels.

- Not to import wooden-hull overnight cruises, floating restaurants and floating hotels and other vessels lacking sufficient grounds for determining their building year.

- In special cases, the Prime Minister shall decide on the ages of vessels permitted for import at the proposal of the Minister of Transport.

Time for counting the useful life in Vietnam

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of Decree 111/2014/ND-CP, the time for counting the useful life of inland waterway vessels and a vessel permitted for import in Vietnam is determined as follows:

- The useful life of an inland waterway vessel shall be counted from the year of its building. The determination of building years of vessels must comply with Article 7 of Decree 111/2014/ND-CP.

- The age of a vessel permitted for import shall be counted from the year of its building to the year of registration of the customs declaration for its import into Vietnam.

Vessel building year

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of Decree 111/2014/ND-CP, the building year of inland waterway vessels and a vessel permitted for import in Vietnam is determined as follows:

- For inland waterway vessels built in the country, the year of building of a vessel shall be counted from the year it is granted a registration and inspection dossier upon completion of its building.

- For imported vessels, the year of building of a vessel shall be counted from the year it was built and written in its registration and inspection dossier or the dossier granted to the vessel by its national management agency.

Mai Thanh Loi

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