This is required by the Ministry of Transport under the Circular No. 49/2014/TT-BGTVT dated October 15, 2014, on safety inspection of containers carried through Vietnam ports.
Besides, container shall be suspended in the following cases: the container does not have a Safety Approval Plate, or the Safety Approval Plate is not affixed properly to the container; the container has been not checked or maintained on schedule; the container is damaged or unsafe as prescribed.
If a container is suspended from operation in any of the cases, the container owner must repair the defects, and recover the safety condition of that container at a container repair shop and report the result to the local maritime administration before putting that container into operation. If the container owner sends that container to foreign ports, he must notify the local maritime administration. The container sent to foreign ports for repair must satisfy requirements for marine safety and security, and environmental pollution prevention.
This Circular takes effect on December 15, 2014.
