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        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">THE MINISTRY OF 
        COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">DECISION No. 
        2756/2002/QD-BGTVT OF AUGUST 29, 2002 
        ISSUING THE REGULATION ON MARINE-ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">THE MINISTER OF 
        COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Pursuant to Vietnam’s Maritime Code of July 12, 1990;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 22/CP of March 22, 1994 defining 
        the tasks, powers, State management responsibilities and organizational 
        structure of the Ministry of Communications and Transport;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        At the proposal of the director of the Transport Legislation Department 
        and the director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau,</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">DECIDES:</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        1</font></font></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#660033">:</font> To 
        issue together with the Decision the Regulation on marine-accident 
        reporting and investigation.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#660033">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article 
        2:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">The 
        director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau shall have to popularize, 
        and organize the implementation of, the provisions of this Regulation.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        3:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">This 
        Decision takes effect as from October 1, 2002, replaces Decision No. 
        39/QD-PC of January 3, 1974 of the Minister of Communications and 
        Transport issuing the Regulation on investigation of and reporting on 
        accidents of sea-going vessels, and annul the provisions related to the 
        regime of reporting and statistics on sea traffic accidents in Decision 
        No. 1071/QD-PC of June 26, 1981 of the Minister of Communications and 
        Transport, issuing the regime of reporting and statistics on traffic 
        accidents.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        4:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">The 
        director of the Ministry’s Office, the director of the Transport 
        Legislation Department, the director of Vietnam National Maritime 
        Bureau, the director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau, the heads of 
        the advisory departments and divisions of the Ministry, ship owners, 
        concerned agencies, organizations and individuals shall have to 
        implement this Decision.</font></span></p>
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        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        For the Minister of Communications and 
        Transport</font></span></b></p>
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        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Vice Minister</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center">&nbsp;</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        PHAM THE MINH</font></span></b></p>
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        <font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        ----------------------------------------</span></b></font></p>
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        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">REGULATION ON 
        MARINE-ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">(Issued together 
        with Decision No. 2756/2002/QD-BGTVT of August 29, 2002 of the Minister 
        of Communications and Transport)</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">chapter I</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">GENERAL PROVISIONS</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#660033">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article 
        1:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Regulation purposes</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This 
        Regulation specifies the reporting on and investigation of marine 
        accidents, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of the State management 
        over maritime safety.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        2:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Scope 
        of application</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        provisions of this Regulation shall apply to the following accidents:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">All 
        accidents related to Vietnamese sea-going ships;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Accidents related to foreign sea-going ships operating within Vietnam’s 
        waters;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Accidents of other waterway means operating within the seaport’s waters 
        and navigable zones.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to accidents occurring to 
        the armed forces’ sea-going vessels exclusively used for military and 
        security or order protection purposes provided that such accidents cause 
        no harm to maritime safety and the environment.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        3:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Responsibility to coordinate the investigation of marine accidents</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ship 
        owners, masters, officers and crew members, the concerned agencies and 
        units shall have to coordinate with one another in, and create favorable 
        conditions for, the investigation of marine accidents.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        4:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Interpretation of terms:</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Marine incidents means abnormal events occurring in the course of 
        operation of sea-going ships and likely to cause danger to man, ships, 
        architectural works or the environment.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Marine accident means one or more than one marine incident which cause 
        one of the following consequences:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">People are dead, missed or suffer from health damage;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Ships 
        are sunk, missed or suffer from material damage due to collision, clash, 
        stranding, fire, explosion, broken structure, machinery and essential 
        technical equipment;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The 
        environment is polluted, underwater and floating works and equipment are 
        damaged, or the passage of sea-going ships is congested.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Particularly serious marine accidents means accidents causing one of the 
        following damages:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Causing the death or missing of three or more persons;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Inflicting injury or health damage to more than 10 persons, with the 
        infirmity rate of between 31% and 60% for each of them;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Inflicting injury or health damage to at least 6 persons, with the 
        infirmity rate of 61% or more for each of them;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; d)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Causing property and/or material damage with the expenses for the 
        repair, towage, lifting and/or removal of sunk means; or the expenses 
        for the repair of damaged underwater or floating works; or the expenses 
        for settling congested passage of sea-going ships valuing at over VND 1 
        billion;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; e)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Congesting the principal passage into a seaport for over 72 hours;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; f)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Causing simultaneously damage to human life and health as well as 
        property falling in form 2 to 4 cases specified in Clause 4 of this 
        Article;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Serious marine accidents means accidents causing one of the following 
        damages:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Causing the death or missing of between one and three persons;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Inflicting injury or health damage to between 5 and 10 persons, with the 
        infirmity rate of between 31% and 60% for each;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Inflicting injury or health damage to between 3 and 5 persons, with the 
        infirmity rate of 61% or more for each;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; d)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Causing property and/or material damage with the expenses for the 
        repair, towage, lifting and/or removal of sunk means, or the expenses 
        for the repair of damaged underwater or floating works; or the expenses 
        for settling congested passage of sea-going ships, valuing at between 
        VND five hundred million and VND 1 billion;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; e)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Congesting the principal passage into a seaport for between 24 hours and 
        72 hours;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Less 
        serious marine accidents means those cases not prescribed in Clause 3 
        and 4 of this Article.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">6.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Investigation of marine accidents means the determination of conditions, 
        circumstances, causes or causal possibilities of marine accidents with a 
        view to taking effective measures to prevent and limit similar 
        accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">7. Marine-accident investigators means 
        maritime port authority officials possessing necessary professional 
        qualifications and capability as well as legal knowledge, who are 
        appointed by the directors of maritime port authorities; in special 
        cases, investigators shall be decided by competent State bodies.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">8.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Initial information on accidents means information about ships or 
        victims, activities of ships before and during their voyages hit by 
        accidents, conditions and circumstances right before the occurrence of 
        accidents…</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">Chapter II</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">REPORTING AND 
        STATISTICS ON MARINE ACCIDENTS</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#660033">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article 
        5:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Reporting on marine accidents</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reports 
        on marine accidents include urgent reports, detailed reports and 
        periodical reports made according to the forms attached to this 
        Regulation. The contents of reports on marine accidents must be 
        truthful, accurate and submitted on time; in special cases, the time 
        limit for sending reports shall be considered and decided by maritime 
        port authorities or Vietnam National Maritime Bureau.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        6:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Urgent reports</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Where 
        accidents occur within Vietnam’s sea waters:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Masters of sea-going ships or the persons with the highest 
        responsibility on board the waterway means must make and send urgent 
        reports to the nearest maritime port authority.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">If, for some 
        reason, the above-mentioned persons cannot make urgent reports, the ship 
        owners, the means owners or the agents of the ships in distress shall 
        have to make such reports.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The 
        maritime port authorities that receive urgent reports or are informed of 
        the occurrence of accidents shall have to promptly forward urgent 
        reports or information on the accidents to the following agencies and 
        units:</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Vietnam 
        National Bureau;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - 
        Vietnam Maritime Safety Assurance, if accidents cause damage to or 
        disfunction maritime aid equipment;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - 
        Agencies and organizations that manage and operate works, equipment… if 
        accidents cause damage to or loss of these works and equipment;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - The 
        Science, Technology and Environment Services and the Aquatic Resource 
        Services of the provinces or centrally-run cities, if accidents cause or 
        are likely to cause environmental incidents, or cause damage to aquatic 
        resources.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Where 
        accidents occur to Vietnamese sea-going ships operating outside 
        Vietnam’s waters, the shipmasters must make reports at the requests of 
        the coastal states and send urgent reports to Vietnam National Maritime 
        Bureau within 24 hours after the occurrence of accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If 
        accidents are particularly serious, the shipmasters or ship owners must 
        report them to the Vietnamese embassies (consulates) or other diplomatic 
        missions based in the foreign countries in question for support.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Urgent reports may be sent by telegraph, fax, telex or e-mail.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Where 
        accidents occur within the seaports’ waters or navigable zones in Vietnam, the 
        shipmasters may urgently report them via VHF or the ship’s telephone to 
        the watch-keeping maritime port authority officials but must still 
        report such in writing afterwards.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">For 
        particularly serious marine accidents, after receiving urgent reports 
        thereon, Vietnam National Maritime Bureau must immediately report them 
        to the Ministry of Communications and Transport.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Urgent reports shall be made according to Form No. 1, issued together 
        with this Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        7:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Detailed reports</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">After 
        making urgent reports, the masters of sea-going ships must make detailed 
        reports according to Form No. 2, issued together with this Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Depending on the location of accidents, the shipmaster must make reports 
        as follows:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">If 
        accidents occur within the seaport’s waters or navigable zones of 
        Vietnam, detailed reports must be sent to the maritime port authorities 
        responsible for the specialized State management over the maritime 
        service at the relevant seaports or navigable zones within 24 hours 
        after the occurrence of accidents.<br>
        </font></span><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">If 
        accidents occur outside the seaports’ waters or navigable zones of 
        Vietnam but within the country’s waters and, after the occurrence of 
        accidents, the ships are anchored or moored in the Vietnamese seaports’ 
        waters, detailed reports must be addressed to the maritime port 
        authorities responsible for the specialized State management over the 
        maritime service at the seaports or navigable zones in question within 
        24 hours from the moment the ships arrive at the anchoring or mooring 
        positions.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">

        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Where, after the occurrence of accidents, the ships are not anchored or 
        do not moor in the waters of one of Vietnamese seaports, detailed 
        reports must be addressed to Vietnam National Maritime Bureau within 48 
        hours from the moment the ships arrive at the first port of call after 
        the occurrence of accidents.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; d)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">If 
        accidents occur to Vietnam’s sea-going ships operating outside Vietnam’s 
        waters, detailed reports must be addressed to Vietnam National Maritime 
        Bureau within 48 hours from the moment the ships arrive at the first 
        port of call after the occurrence of accidents.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        8:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Periodical reports</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Periodical reports must be made on all marine accidents occurring within Vietnam’s 
        waters and all accidents related to Vietnamese sea-going ships according 
        to he following provisions:</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Vietnamese ship owners must keep books to monitor and update regularly 
        marine accidents occurring to their fleets according to Form No. 3 
        issued together with this Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Quarterly, Vietnamese ship owners must report in writing to Vietnam 
        National Maritime Bureau on accidents occurring to their fleets. The 
        deadline for sending a quarterly report is the 10<sup>th</sup> day of 
        the first month of the subsequent quarter.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Maritime port authorities must keep books to monitor and update 
        regularly marine accidents occurring in the areas under their respective 
        responsibility as well as marine accidents investigated by themselves 
        according to Form No. 3 issued together with this Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Quarterly, maritime port authorities must report in writing to Vietnam 
        National Maritime Bureau on the above-said accidents. The deadline for 
        maritime port authorities to send quarterly reports is as specified in 
        Clause 1 of this Article.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Quarterly and annually, Vietnam National Maritime Bureau must report in 
        writing to the Ministry of communications and Transport on marine 
        accidents occurring within Vietnam’s waters and accidents of Vietnamese 
        sea-going ships according to From No,. 4 issued together with this 
        Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The 
        deadline for sending of a quarterly report is the 15<sup>th</sup> day of 
        the first month of the subsequent quarter and for sending an annual 
        report is January 20 of the subsequent year.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        Vietnamese ship owners and maritime port authorities must promptly 
        analyze and evaluate the causes of marine accidents so as to take 
        measures to prevent and limit similar accidents to their fleets or in 
        the areas under their respective responsibility.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">Chapter III</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;INVESTIGATION OF 
        MARINE ACCIDENTS</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#660033">&nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#660033">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article 
        9:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Requirements for investigation of marine accidents</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marine 
        accidents specified in Clause 1, Article 2 of this Regulation must be 
        investigated according to regulations and in a timely, comprehensive and 
        objective manner.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        10:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Responsibility to investigate marine accidents </font> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        directors of maritime port authorities shall have to organize the 
        investigation of marine accidents occurring in the areas under their 
        respective responsibility as well as of other marine accidents assigned 
        by Vietnam National maritime Bureau or competent authorities.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Depending on the complexity of marine accidents, the directors of 
        maritime port authorities shall decide on the number of officials to 
        participate in investigating marine accidents, which must be at least 
        two professionally qualified officials.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">When 
        necessary, the Minister of Communications and Transport or the director 
        of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau shall decide to set up marine 
        accident investigation teams.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        11:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Time 
        limit for investigation of marine accidents</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">For 
        marine accidents stated in Clause 2.a, Article 7, the investigation time 
        limit shall be 30 days as from the date of occurrence of the accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">For 
        marine accidents stated in Clauses 2.b and 2.c, Article 7, the 
        investigation time limit shall be 30 days as from the date the ships 
        arrive at the first port of call in Vietnam 
        after the occurrence of the accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">For 
        marine accidents stated in clause 2.d, Article 7, the investigation time 
        limit and scope shall be decided by the director of Vietnam National 
        Maritime Bureau.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">In 
        complicated cases where the investigation of marine accidents cannot be 
        completed within the above-mentioned time limit, the directors of 
        maritime port authorities must promptly report such in writing to the 
        director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau for consideration and 
        decision.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        12:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Tasks and powers of marine accident investigators</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Making plans on investigation of marine accidents;</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Having the right to request:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The 
        parties involved in the accidents to take measures to keep the accident 
        scene intact;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">People involved in the accidents to report in writing what they know 
        about the conditions, circumstances and happening of the accidents and 
        the subjects related thereto. When it is necessary to question these 
        people, investigators must inform them in advance of the time and place 
        therefore.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The 
        shipmasters to supply the copies of the maritime log book. Engine log 
        book, bell log book, radio log book, course-recording diagram, 
        sea-charts of the area where the ships got accidents and other necessary 
        data on the ships and equipment on board.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">d)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The 
        concerned agencies and organizations such as the agency in charge of 
        technical management and supervision of the ships, ship-owners, ship 
        agents, coastal communication stations, the Center for coordination in 
        maritime search and rescue, the Center for control of the system of 
        monitoring the navigation of sea-going ships (VTS), Maritime Safety 
        Assurance, Maritime Pilotage organization and other related agencies and 
        organizations to supply information necessary for the marine-accident 
        investigation;<br>
        <br>
        </font></span><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Visiting the accident scene and embarking on the ships to check the 
        scene, examining the working positions and collecting items necessary 
        for the investigation work. These tasks must be performed to the witness 
        of and with certification by competent persons on board, and without 
        affecting the safe operation of the ships;</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Checking or copying dossiers and papers of administrative registration, 
        registry, insurance and technical issues of the ships as well as related 
        equipment; diplomas and professional certificates of crew members to 
        serve the evaluation of the technical conditions of related equipment as 
        well as the seaworthiness of the ships before the voyage and right 
        before the occurrence of accidents;</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Using 
        sound recorders, cameras and video recorders in the investigation 
        process, when necessary;</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">6.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Reporting in writing on the accident-investigating process to the 
        directors of maritime port authorities or the heads of the agencies 
        which have assigned them to investigate marine accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        13:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Investigation of marine accidents</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">Immediately after receiving urgent reports prescribed in Article 6 of 
        this Regulation or any information regardless of its source on the 
        accidents occurring within the areas under their respective 
        responsibility, the directors of maritime port authorities must verify 
        such information before proceeding with the marine-accident 
        investigation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        marine-accident investigation shall be conducted in the following order:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Appointing officials to take charge of the investigation and officials 
        to support the investigation work;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Gathering initial information on the accidents;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Adopting the investigation plans proposed by the officials in charge of 
        the investigation;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">&nbsp;</span></font><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp; d)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Visiting the accident scenes, embarking on the ships to inspect on spot 
        damages caused and traces left by the accidents so as to determine and 
        collect necessary evidences (documents and objects);</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; e)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Questioning people involved in the accidents and the 
        witnesses</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">&nbsp;</span></font><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp; f)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Synthetizing the collected information; and, if deeming it necessary, 
        conducting additional inspection and questioning so as to further 
        clarify any doubts.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">&nbsp;</span></font><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp; g)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Based 
        on the current law provisions on maritime safety, analyzing the 
        collected information, including the results of expertise of items and 
        traces related to the accidents.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">For 
        marine accidents which are investigated by other agencies according to 
        their functions, the directors of maritime port authorities must still 
        order the investigation thereof according to this Regulation.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">In 
        case of necessity, the directors of maritime port authorities may sign 
        contracts &nbsp;with experts knowledgeable of maritime operations or 
        expertising agencies, laboratories… to give advice on a specialized 
        field, expertise and analyze items related to the accidents.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        14:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Accident investigation conclusions</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">The 
        contents of the written accident investigation conclusions include:</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">a)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Conclusions on the conditions and circumstances of occurrence of 
        accidents; violations, factors or possibilities consulting the 
        accidents’ causes. These conclusions must be legally grounded with valid 
        evidences;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">b)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Measures or proposed measures on the prevention and limitation of 
        similar accidents;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">c)</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Administrative handling measures under the competence of the directors 
        of maritime port authorities or proposed handling measures to competent 
        authorities for consideration and decision against acts of violations 
        beyond their handling competence.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">One 
        copy of the written accident investigation conclusions must be sent to 
        each of the involved parties, one copy to Vietnam National Maritime 
        Bureau not later than the expiry date of the accident investigation time 
        limit. For particularly serious accidents, the written accident 
        investigation conclusions must be also sent to the Ministry of 
        Communications and Transport.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Copies of the written accident investigation conclusions may be issued 
        to individuals or other legal entities directly involved in the 
        accidents if they so request in writing the maritime port authorities.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        <font color="#660033">Article 
        15:</font> </font> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">Complaints and settlement thereof</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">If 
        the ship owners or the managers of works and equipment which are damaged 
        by marine accidents disagree with the conclusions on acts of violation 
        and accident causes stated in the written accident investigation 
        conclusions (hereinafter collectively called the complainants), within 
        30 days after receiving such written conclusions (according to the 
        arrival postmark), they must send written complaints to the directors of 
        maritime port authorities.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Within 
        10 days after receiving the written complaints, the directors of 
        maritime port authorities must process them and notify in writing the 
        complainants thereof. In case of refusal to process, they must clearly 
        state the reasons therefore. The time limit for the directors of 
        maritime port authority to settle complaints shall be 30 days as from 
        the date of receipt of written complaints; for complicated cases, this 
        time limit may be prolonged but must not exceed 45 days as from the date 
        of receipt of written complaints.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 
        director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau shall have to direct, 
        inspect and urge the complaints settlement by the port authority 
        directors.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">If 
        the complainants disagree with the complaint-settling decisions of the 
        directors of maritime port authorities, within 30 days after the date of 
        receipt thereof, they shall be entitled to lodge complaints with the 
        director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau. In this case, the 
        complaints must send together with their written complaints the copies 
        of the complaint-settling decisions of the directors of maritime port 
        authorities and materials related to their complaints.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Within 10 days after receiving the written complaints, the director of 
        Vietnam National maritime Bureau must process them and notify in writing 
        the complainants as well as the directors of maritime port authorities 
        who have settled the complaints thereof; In case of refusal to process, 
        he/she must clearly state the reason therefore. The time limit for the 
        director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau to settle complaints is 45 
        days as form the date of receipt of written complaints; for complicated 
        cases, this time limit may be prolonged but must not exceed 60 days as 
        from the date of receipt of written complaints.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <font face="Verdana" size="2">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </font>
        </span><font face="Verdana" size="2">If the complainants disagree with 
        the complaint-settling decisions of the director of Vietnam National 
        Maritime Bureau, within 30 days as from the date of receipt thereof the 
        complainants shall be entitled to lodge complaints with the Minister of 
        Communications and Transport. In this case, the complainants must send 
        together with their written complaints the copies of the 
        complaint-settling decisions of the director of Vietnam National 
        Maritime Bureau.</font></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
        <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        The procedures and time limit for the Minister of Communications and 
        Transport to process and settle complaints shall comply with the 
        provisions in Clause 2 of this Article.</font></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;
        </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center">
        <b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        For the Minister of Communications and Transport</font></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Vice Minsiter</font></span></b></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>
        <span style="font-family: Verdana">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        PHAM THE VINH</font></span></b></TD>
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