THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT 

Circular No. 16/2013/TT-BGTVT dated July 30, 2013 of the Ministry of Transport prescribing the waterway transport route’s management from shore to island in Vietnam’s sea area
Pursuant to the Vietnam Maritime Code dated June 14, 2005;
Pursuant to the Law on inland waterway navigation dated June 15, 2004;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 107/2012/ND-CP, dated December 20, 2012 Government’s defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
At the proposal of Director of Transport Department, Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration and Director of Vietnam inland waterway Department;
The Minister of Transport promulgated the Circular prescribing on management of waterway transport routes from shore to islands in sea areas of Vietnam,
Article 1. Scope of adjustment and subjects of application
1. This Circular prescribes on management of waterway transport routes from shore to islands in sea areas of Vietnam, including provisions on ports, harbors, means, seafarers and waterway transport activities on the routes.
The waterway transport routes from shore to islands in sea areas of Vietnam include waterway transport routes from shore to islands specified in Annex I enclosed with this Circular and waterway transport routes from shore to islands announced as prescribed by law on inland waterway transport.
2. This Circular applies to organizations and individuals related to waterway transport activities from shore to islands in sea areas of Vietnam.
Article 2. Management responsibilities of waterway transport routes from shore to islands
1. Vietnam Maritime Administration shall organize the waterway transport activities on routes specified in Annex I enclosed with this Circular as prescribed by law on maritime and inland waterway transport.
2. The Vietnam inland waterway Department shall organize management or examine, guide the provincial Departments of Transport in managing the waterway transport routes from shore to islands announced as prescribed by law on inland waterway transport.
Article 3. Register procedures for passenger’s fixed transport on waterway transport routes from shore to islands
Procedures for registering the fixed transport of passengers on waterway transport routes from shore to islands specified in Annex I enclosed with this Circular are performed as follows:
1. Organization or individual, directly or via post system, send dossier of registering the fixed transport of passengers, to the regional Maritime Port Authority, a dossier includes:
a) Register for operation of transporting passengers as prescribed in Annex II enclosed with this Circular.
b) Written unified opinion or contract with organization managing port, harbor serving means entering for embarking and disembarking passengers.
c) Certified copies (or copies enclosed with originals for comparison), including: