CIRCULAR No. 17/2017/TT-BGTVT prescribing conditions for foreign seafarers to work on board Vietnamese seagoing ships. Pays/Territoire Viet Nam Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Mer Mot clé Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Navigation Questions de procédures Enregistrement Aire géographique Asie, East Asian Seas, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Circular enters into force on 15 July 2017. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web vbpl.vn