ISSUE THE DECREE ON MARITIME IN 2015
In order to implement fully and completely provisions of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention (2006MLC) of which Vietnam is a member, in order to assure legal rights and benefits of crewmembers, improve quality of contingent of crewmembers for effective development of Vietnam’s maritime ships team and develop the human resource of maritime in accordance with the 2006 MLC in order to raise safety and quality of international maritime transport, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 1221/QD-TTg dated July 25, 2013 approving the implementation plan on 2006 Maritime Labor Convention.
In accordance with the road map in this Plan, the tasks are to complete system of domestic legal documents on maritime labor in order to carry out fully and completely provisions and standards of the 2006 MLC, in which oncentrate in formulating the Decree on maritime labor from 2013 to 2015; to carry out examination, assessment and grant of certificates for ships at the request of the MLC, including maritime labor certificate (MLC) and Declaration of Maritime Labor Compliance (DMLC) in In 2013.
In the time from 2013 to 2014 the task is to formulate system of examination and supervision aiming to implement obligation on seaport state inspection applicable to maritime ships bearing foreign nationality going out and in Vietnam’s seaports. To formulate system of measures ensuring execution of provisions in Convention, including examination, control in order to implement national responsibility for ships bearing Vietnamese flag, and responsibility of countries possessing seaports.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
