Procedures for survey and issuance of registration documents to Vietnam sea-going ships

According to Circular No. 40/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, a Vietnam ship issued with registration documents must comply with relevant national technical regulations on classification and construction of ships, tonnage measurement, ship safety equipment, lifting gear used on board, and ship pollution prevention systems. With regard to ships operating in international routes, their ship manuals must also comply with international treaties applicable to ships in terms of maritime safety, security, labor and prevention of environment pollution to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

An application for ship survey includes: 01 (one) application form using the prescribed form.

Concurrently, Circular No. 40/2016/TT-BGTVT also stipulates that survey and issuance of registration documents to Vietnam sea-going ships shall be carried out according to the following procedures:

- The applicant shall submit 01 complete application to the Vietnam Register directly, by post or by any appropriate means.

- Vietnam Register shall receive and verify the application. In case of an insufficient application, the applicant shall be instructed to complete it within the working day (directly submitted application), or the applicant shall be instructed to complete within 02 working days from the date on which the application is received via the postal system or the appropriate means. In case of a sufficient application, Vietnam Register and the applicant shall reach a consensus on the ship survey time at the place required by the applicant.

- Vietnam Register shall carry out ship survey. In case of compliance, registration documents shall be issued within 02 working days from the completion of the initial survey or periodical survey and within 01 working day from the completion of the annual survey, docking survey, intermediate survey, or occasional survey. In case of non-compliance, it shall provide the application with a notification.

- With regard to an imported ship, Vietnam Register shall issue a certification of technical state upon its compliance in the initial survey.

- The applicant for ship survey shall receive processing results at the premises of Vietnam Register or via the postal system or other appropriate means.

View details at Circular No. 40/2016/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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