Circular No. 08/2025/TT-BGTVT Issuing National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels

Circular No. 08/2025/TT-BGTVT issuing National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels shall take effect from September 1, 2025. This Circular abolishes some old technical regulations.

Document No.08/2025/TT-BGTVT
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of Construction
Signed byNguyễn Xuân Sang — Thứ trưởng
Updated23/06/2026
SectorTransport
FieldRegistration and Inspection
Issued date11/02/2025
Effective date01/09/2025
Expiry date
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 08/2025/TT-BGTVT issuing National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels shall take effect from September 1, 2025. This Circular abolishes some old technical regulations.

Scope of application

Enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels, state management agencies for transportation.

Key points

  • Enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels → must comply with National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels from September 1, 2025.
  • State management agencies for transportation → are responsible for supervising the implementation of these technical regulations.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Ensuring safety and quality of small seagoing vessels, enhancing the efficiency of transportation operations.
  • Negative impact: May increase costs for enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels due to compliance with new technical standards.

❓ Frequently asked questions

When does this regulation apply?

This regulation takes effect from September 1, 2025.

What technical standards must enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels comply with?

Enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels must comply with National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels.

What impact does this have on state management agencies?

State management agencies for transportation are responsible for supervising the implementation of these technical regulations.

Which technical standards does this Circular abolish?

This Circular abolishes Clause 5 of Article 1 of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BGTVT dated March 14, 2017.

How does this regulation relate to enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels?

Enterprises constructing small seagoing vessels must comply with National Technical Regulations on Inspection and Construction of Small Seagoing Vessels from September 1, 2025.

Full text

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

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 NUMBER: 08/2025/TT-BGTVT Hanoi, on 11 the 02 2025

CIRCULAR

Issued NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SEAGOING VESSELS

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Pursuant to the Vietnam Maritime Code on November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated June 29, 2006;

BASED ON THE GOVERNMENTAL DECREE NO. 127/2007/NĐ-CP OF AUGUST 1, 2007 PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, AND THE GOVERNMENTAL DECREE NO. 78/2018/NĐ-CP OF MAY 16, 2018 AMENDING AND COMPLEMENTING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENTAL DECREE NO. 127/2007/NĐ-CP OF AUGUST 1, 2007 PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS;

BASED ON THE DECREE NO. 56/2022/ND-CP dated August 24, 2022 of THE GOVERNMENT stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT;

AT THE REQUEST OF THE HEAD OF THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF VIETNAM MARINE INSPECTION AUTHORITY;

THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR ON NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SEAGOING VESSELS.

Article 1. ATTACHED TO THIS CIRCULAR IS THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SEAGOING VESSELS.

REGISTRATION CODE: QCVN 03:2025/BGTVT.

Article 2. Effective Date

2. During the implementation process, if there are any difficulties, agencies, organizations, and individuals are requested to promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Science and Technology (Telecommunications Agency) for guidance or consideration and resolution./.

2. ABOLISH CLAUSE 5 OF ARTICLE 1 OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 08/2017/TT-BGTVT OF MARCH 14, 2017 ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ON NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON ALARM AND INDICATION SYSTEMS ON SEAGOING VESSELS, NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON CLASSIFICATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL-HULL SEAGOING VESSELS - AMENDMENT 1, NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION SYSTEMS ON VESSELS, NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON CRANES ON SEAGOING VESSELS, AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON SURVEILLANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SEAGOING VESSELS./.

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
(Signed)
Nguyen Xuan Sang

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