Decision No. 48/2005/QD-BGTVT on marine accident reporting and investigation. Pays/Territoire Viet Nam Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Công Báo Nos. 40-41, 30 October 2005, pp. 16-22. Sujet Mer Mot clé Collecte de données/déclarations Inspection Navigation Aire géographique Asie, East Asian Seas, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Decision enters into force on 1 January 2006. Résumé This Decision provides for marine accident reporting and investigation. Marine accidents are classified in article 3 and include also environmental accidents. Marine accident reports must be submitted for accidents which occur both in Vietnamese waters and to Vietnamese seagoing ships operating beyond Vietnamese waters (Chapter II). Investigation of marine accidents shall be organized by the Directors of port authorities. Tasks and powers of marine accident investigators are outlined in article 10. Marine accident investigations shall be conducted and concluded within a specified time limit depending on where the accident has occurred (arts. 11 to 13). Complaints to directors of port authorities who have conducted the investigation, and settlement of complaints are provided for in article 14. Texte intégral Anglais