Chương I Nghị định 29/2017/NĐ-CP: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Decree deals with conditions for seafarer's training facilities and seafarer’s recruitment and placement service providers, including: Conditions for seafarer's training facilities, issuance of Certification of eligibility for seafarer's training and Certificate of endorsement for seafarer recruitment and placement service providers.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to seafarer's training facilities; seafarer recruitment and placement service providers and other organizations and individuals in connection with seafarer's training, recruitment and placement service in Vietnam.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

For the purposes of this Decree, these terms below shall be construed as follows:

1. STCW Convention means the abbreviated name of International Convention on Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978, amended in 2010 to which Vietnam is a signatory.

2. MLC 2006 means the abbreviated name of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 to which Vietnam is a signatory.

3. Seafarer's training facility (hereinafter referred to as training facility) mean a facility which provides training for seafarers in accordance with STCW Convention and obtaining a certificate of eligibility for seafarer’s training as prescribed in this Decree.

4. Certification of eligibility for seafarer’s training (hereinafter referred to as Certification) means a document issued by the Minister of Transport to facilities eligible for providing seafarers with training.

5. Seafarer recruitment and placement service provider means an enterprise which is issued with a certificate of endorsement for seafarer recruitment and placement service provider in the form of labor supply or outsourcing, or guest worker program as prescribed by law.

6. Certificate of endorsement for seafarer recruitment and placement service provider (hereinafter referred to as Certificate) means a document issued by Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration to a seafarer recruitment and placement service provider to certify its endorsement for seafarer recruitment and placement service in accordance with MLC 2006.

7. Certification bodies include the Vietnam Register, Vietnamese organizations or foreign organizations authorized to operate in the area of conformity certification as prescribed by Vietnam’s law.