Contents of registration of inland waterway ships in Vietnam

Contents of registration of inland waterway ships in Vietnam

Contents of registration of inland waterway ships in Circular 48/2015/TT-BGTVT (amended in Circular 16/2023/TT-BGTVT) includes:

- Appraise design documents and guidance documents of the ship.

- Carry out inspection of the satisfaction of technical safety and quality, and environmental protection requirements (hereinafter referred to as “inspection” and issue the certificate of satisfaction of technical safety and quality, and environmental protection requirements to the imported inland waterway ship.

- Carry out inspection and issue certificate to industrial products.

- Carry out inspection and issue certificate of satisfaction of technical safety and environmental protection requirements to a new, modified or repaired ship.

- Carry out inspection and issue certificate of satisfaction of technical safety and environmental protection requirements to an inland waterway ship during its operation.

- Duplication and appraisal of representative sample. (According to Circular 48/2015/TT-BGTVT , they also appraise building design and as-built design of the ship)

Types of inspection of inland - waterway ships in Vietnam

- Types of inspection of inland waterway ships include:

= Initial inspection, including: inspection of new ships, inspection of imported ships, and inspection of built ships without the supervision of the register authority;

= Regular inspection, including: periodical inspection, annual inspection, dry-docking inspection and intermediate inspection;

= Ad hoc inspection;

= Modification inspection.

- Contents of and periods for carrying out types of inspections shall comply with national technical regulation specified in Appendix I enclosed with Circular 48/2015/TT-BGTVT .

Circular 16/2023/TT-BGTVT takes effect on August 15, 2023.

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