AMENDMENT TO DOSSIERS OF APPLICATION FOR DOMESTIC SHIPPING LICENSES
On June 16, 2022, the Ministry of Transport issues the Circular No. 08/2022/TT-BGTVT on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circulars related to business activities in the maritime sector.
Accordingly, for the procedures for registering the transportation of passengers on fixed waterway transportation routes from mainland shores to islands, an organization or individual shall send the dossier of registering the transportation of passengers on fixed routes directly or via postal system to the regional Maritime Administration or through online public service system.
Such a dossier includes: Registration document for the operation of transporting passengers; Written consensus or contract signed with the organization managing port, harbor serving means entering for embarking and disembarking passengers; Copies enclosed with originals for comparison or legally valid electronic copies issued by competent authorities of certificates as specified.
Within 05 working days after receiving full dossier, the regional Maritime Administration shall review the dossier, in case of sufficient dossier in accordance with regulation, it shall send a written approval for transportation of passengers on fixed routes directly or via postal system or through online public service system to the organization or individual. If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, it shall return the dossier and issue the written reply, clearly stating reason thereof.
For the shipping agency contract or the foreign shipowner’s agent appointment letter or the ship charter contract between the foreign shipowner and the Vietnamese legal person in the dossier of application for domestic shipping licenses, 01 copy from the original book or copy enclosed with original for comparison or a legally valid electronic copy issued by competent authorities (instead of 01 notarized copy of the shipping agency contract or 01 certified copy as specified by the recent regulations) is required.
This Circular takes effect on June 16, 2022.
