Conditions for operation of seafarer’s training facilities in Vietnam

1. Conditions for training facilities and equipment

- Training facilities and equipment shall meet the purposes and scope of training of each seafarer training program and comply with National Technical Regulation issued by the Minister of Transport.

- A certification of quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 is issued by a certification body.

- An electronic database of management of seafarer’s certificates for the searching purpose is available in accordance with the International Convention on Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978, amended in 2010 to which Vietnam is a signatory (STCW Convention).

2. Conditions for lecturers and instructors

- The staff of lecturers and instructors must have good moral qualities, clear backgrounds and good health according to professional requirements.

- A theoretical lecturer must obtain at least a bachelor's degree in any of majors consistent with subjects or majors as assigned, or obtain a pedagogical certificate as prescribed by law.

- A practical lecturer or instructor must obtain at least a main instructor certificate issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or an organization recognized by IMO in accordance with STCW Convention for a particular type of training program as prescribed by the Minister of Transport.

- A training facility must have sufficient lecturers and instructors that meet the number requirement of each training program as prescribed by the Minister of Transport, in which at least 50% of tenured lecturers and instructors are available for each training program.

- Maximum student-lecturer/instructor ratio is 25.

3. Conditions for training programs

Sufficient training programs and materials are available as prescribed by the Minister of Transport.

View more details at Decree No. 29/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government effective from July 01, 2017.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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