Chapter III
CONVEYANCE QUARANTINE
Article 12. Subjects of compulsory declaration of health
Operators of all conveyances are required to complete the declaration of health upon entry, exit or transit, except aircrafts and ships for which quarantine procedures have been completed at the first port of entry.
Article 13. Declaration of health for conveyances
1. For aircrafts:
a) The person in charge of performing declaration of health shall complete and submit the general air declaration, made according to the Form No. 03 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, and the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes, made according to the Form No. 09 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, if any, directly to a border health quarantine unit or through the Vietnam National Single Window before an aircraft is granted permission for entry, exit or transit;
b) If a passenger or aircrew member on board an aircraft displays any signs or symptoms of a communicable disease, the operator or the senior cabin crew member must immediately contact the border health quarantine unit located at the checkpoint before the aircraft takes off or lands.
2. For ships:
a) The person in charge of performing declaration of health shall complete and submit the maritime declaration of health, made according to the Form No. 05 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, the ship sanitation control exemption certificate/ the ship sanitation control certificate, made according to the Form No. 08 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, if any, the certificate of health inspection/ control for cargo (on vessel) and vessel, made according to the Form No. 10 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, if any, and the general declaration, made according to the Form No. 42 enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 58/2017/ND-CP dated May 10, 2017, directly to the border health quarantine unit or through the Vietnam National Single Window at least 12 hours before the estimated date of entry, exit or transit of the ship;
b) If a passenger or seaman on board a ship displays any signs or symptoms of a communicable disease, the master or his authorized officer must immediately contact the border health quarantine unit located at the checkpoint before the ship is berthed at a port; the ship is required to display quarantine signs as regulated in Article 19 herein.
3. For road conveyances and trains:
Operators must fill in and submit the health declaration for conveyances and cargoes, made according to the Form No. 04 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, and the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes, made according to the Form No. 09 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, if any, before operating such conveyances through the border.
Article 14. Collection of information before conveyances are operated across the border
1. Health quarantine officers collect information from the sources of information specified in Clause 1 Article 7 herein.
2. Information to be collected:
a) Number or plate number of conveyances;
b) Route of conveyances before entry, exit or transit;
c) Information concerning the health status of the persons on board a ship, aircraft, train or road conveyance as regulated in Point a, Point b Clause 2 Article 7 herein;
d) Other necessary information.
Article 15. Handling of information concerning conveyances
1. A health quarantine officer shall carry out health inspection, as regulated in Article 16, Article 17 herein, of conveyances posing potential risks, including:
a) Conveyances passing through the country/ territory where cases of infectious diseases are recorded and the control of which is made as requested by the Ministry of Health;
b) Conveyances carrying persons suffered from or likely to suffer from or carrying pathogens of a communicable disease;
c) Conveyances carrying cargoes carrying or likely to carry pathogens of a communicable disease.
2. If a conveyance poses none of the risks as specified in Clause 1 of this Article, health quarantine officers shall supervise conveyances waiting for permitted entry, exit or transit. To be specific:
a) Supervise infectious disease vectors which may be got on board conveyances;
b) Supervise infectious disease vector and other pathogens during the unloading or receipt of cargoes.
3. During the supervision, if conveyances are found to have carry infectious disease vectors or pathogens, or fail to maintain the fulfillment of sanitation requirements (including detection of waste matters, fluids or signs of any vectors; failure to collect, store and treat foods and garbage according to applicable regulations, or failure to clean and disinfect accommodation, foods, storage and restroom areas resulting in appearance of molds and fungi or bad odour), a health quarantine officer shall write proposed health inspection measures on the health declaration for conveyances.
4. In case conveyances are not classified in any of the cases specified in Clause 1, Clause 2 of this Article, a health quarantine officer shall give verification of health quarantine results and then carry out procedures for completing the quarantine process.
5. The supervision of a road conveyance or aircraft must be completed within a maximum period of 01 hour; the supervision of a train or ship must be completed within 02 hours.
Article 16. Inspection of documents concerning conveyances
1. Subjects of documentation inspection:
a) Conveyances posing potential risks as specified in Clause 1 Article 15 herein;
b) Conveyances carrying infectious disease vectors or pathogens, or failing to fulfill general sanitation requirements as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 15 herein.
2. Documents to be inspected:
a) For aircrafts: the general air declaration, and the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes (if any);
b) For ships: the maritime declaration of health, the ship sanitation control exemption certificate/ the ship sanitation control certificate, the general declaration (if any), and the certificate of health inspection/ control for cargo (on vessel) and vessel (if any);
c) For road conveyances and trains: the health declaration for conveyances and cargoes, and the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes (if any).
3. Handling of inspection results:
a) Carry out a physical inspection according to regulations in Article 17 herein if conveyances are subject to one of the following cases: conveyances departing from or passing through a country/ territory where cases of group-A infectious diseases are recorded without undergoing any health control measures; conveyances carrying passengers who are suspected of suffering from group-A infectious diseases; conveyances carrying cargoes which are suspected of carrying vectors or pathogens of group-A infectious diseases; operators of conveyances failing to present sanitation control exemption certificates or sanitation control certificates;
b) If conveyances are not subject to the cases specified in Point a Clause 3 of this Article, health quarantine officers shall give verification of health quarantine results on health declaration for conveyances and cargoes (for road conveyances and trains) and then carry out procedures for completing quarantine process.
4. Every inspection of documents must be completed within a maximum period of 20 minutes from the receipt of sufficient documents to be inspected.
Article 17. Physical inspection of conveyances
1. Subjects of physical inspection:
Conveyances prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 3 Article 15 and Point a Clause 3 Article 16 herein.
2. Contents of physical inspection:
A health quarantine officer shall order the operator of conveyances to the isolation area and carry out the inspection according to the following contents:
a) Inspect general sanitation status on board conveyances;
b) Inspect whether infectious disease vectors are brought on board conveyances or not;
c) Evaluate efficiency of imposed health control measures;
d) Take samples for testing if any pathogens of any group-A infectious diseases are suspected of being carried on board conveyances.
3. Handling of inspection results:
a) If inspection results indicate that the inspected conveyance carries or displays signs of carrying pathogens or vectors of any group-A infectious diseases, a health quarantine officer shall make an inspection report for aircraft (according to the Form No. 06) or an inspection report for vessel (according to the Form No. 07) stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith and carry out health control measures;
b) If inspection results indicate that the inspected conveyance is not classified in the case in Point a Clause 3 of this Article, a health quarantine officer shall make an inspection report for aircraft (according to the Form No. 06) or an inspection report for vessel (according to the Form No. 07) stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, grant the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes, made according to the Form No. 09 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, and then carry out procedures for completing the quarantine process.
4. A physical inspection of a road conveyance or an aircraft must be completed within a maximum period of 01 hour; a physical inspection of a train or a vessel must be completed within 02 hours. If a physical inspection is estimated to be longer than the prescribed time limit, at least 15 minutes before the prescribed time limit is over, a border health quarantine unit must notify the extension of such physical inspection as well as give reasons thereof to the declarant provided that such extension shall not exceed 01 hour.
Article 18. Health control for conveyances
1. Subjects of health control:
Conveyances prescribed in Point a Clause 3 Article 17 herein.
2. Health control measures:
Based on the physical inspection results, a health quarantine officer may adopt one or some of the following health control measures:
a) Kill pathogens and vectors of infectious diseases;
b) Directly take charge or cooperate with relevant authorities to carry out the collection and treatment of waste carrying pathogens or posing risks of causing any infectious diseases;
c) Carry out disinfection or decontamination.
3. Health control measures for humans on board the conveyance shall be carried out in accordance with regulations in Article 11 herein.
4. Health control measures for cargoes on the conveyance shall be carried out in accordance with regulations in Article 26 herein.
5. Upon the completion of health control measures as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, a health quarantine officer shall grant the certificate of health inspection and control for conveyances and cargoes, made according to the Form No. 09 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, or the ship sanitation control exemption certificate/ ship sanitation control certificate, made according to the Form No. 08 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith, and then carry out procedures for completing the quarantine process.
6. Such certificate must be granted within 30 minutes from the completion of health control measures.
7. The health control for a road conveyance/train compartment/aircraft, or for the entire train/ vessel, as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, must be completed within 01 hour or 06 hours respectively from the time of making decision on implementation of health control measures. If methods for eliminating rats, including traps and bait, rodenticides and fumigation, are adopted on board a vessel, such health control for vessel must be completed within 24 hours. If a health control is estimated to be longer than the prescribed time limit, 15 minutes before the prescribed time limit is over, the border health quarantine unit must notify the declarant in writing of the extension of health control and also give reasons thereof. An extension of health control for a road conveyance/train compartment/aircraft, or for the entire train/ vessel, shall not exceed 01 hour or 04 hours respectively from the notification of extension.
8. If health inspection/control measures are requested to be implemented for the purpose of issuing certificate of health inspection and control for cargoes and conveyances or ship sanitation control exemption certificate/ ship sanitation control certificate, the relevant declarant must submit a complete application for health inspection/control, made according to the Form No. 15 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith; in this case, health inspection and control shall be performed under regulations in Articles 16, 17 and Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 of this Article.
Article 19. Regulations on quarantine signs for incoming vessels
1. A vessel is required to raise one of the following signal flags in the daytime:
a) A “Q” flag is raised to denote that the vessel is healthy or free from any infectious diseases, requesting a "free pratique". This flag sample is available in the Form No. 23 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith;
b) Two “Q” flags are raised to denote that the vessel is suspected of any group-A infectious diseases. This flag sample is available in the Form No. 23 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith;
c) A "Q" flag and a "L" flag are raised together to denote that there is any group-A infectious disease on board the vessel. This flag sample is available in the Form No. 23 stated in the Appendix enclosed herewith.
2. A vessel is required to display red and white lights on the foremast at night. The after light shall be at least 02 metres vertically higher than the forward one. To be specific:
a) A red light is carried to denote that the vessel waits for health quarantine for entry permission;
b) Two red lights are carried to denote that the vessel is suspected of having any group-A infectious diseases;
c) A red light and a white light are carried to denote that there is any group-A infectious disease on vessel.
3. When a vessel anchors pending health quarantine or is quarantined, embarkation/ disembarkation of crew members or passengers as well as cargo loading/unloading are all prohibited. This provision does not apply to a vessel in distress.
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