CIRCULAR No. 17/2017/TT-BGTVT prescribing conditions for foreign seafarers to work on board Vietnamese seagoing ships. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Miscellaneous Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Navigation Procedural matters Registration Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Circular enters into force on 15 July 2017. Abstract This Circular, consisting of 8 articles divided into three Chapters, prescribes conditions for foreign seafarers to work on board Vietnamese seagoing ships. This Circular applies to foreign seafarers working on board Vietnamese seagoing ships and related agencies, organizations and individuals. It specifies the conditions for a foreign seafarer to work on board a Vietnamese seagoing ship as follows: a) Being physically fit and of the eligible working age as prescribed; b) Having a work permit issued by a competent Vietnamese state agency, except for those entitled to exemption as prescribed by the labor law; c) Having a seafarer labor contract as prescribed by Vietnamese law and in accordance with the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention of the International Labor Organization; d) Having a passport issued by a competent agency of the country of which the foreign seafarer holds the citizenship; dd) Having a seafarer book; e) Holding a post on board the ship. Full text English Website vbpl.vn