Decision No. 3522/2002/QD-BGTVT dated October 29, 2002 of the Ministry of Transport on seaports’ waters in the territory of Thua Thien-Hue province and areas under Thua Thien-Hue port authority’s responsibility

DECISION

ON SEAPORTS’ WATERS IN THE TERRITORY OF THUA THIEN-HUE PROVINCE AND AREAS UNDER THUA THIEN-HUE PORT AUTHORITY’S RESPONSIBILITY

THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT

Pursuant to Article 58 of Vietnam Maritime Code of June 30, 1990;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 22/CP of March 22, 1994 on the tasks, powers, State management responsibilities and organizational apparatus of the Ministry of Communications and Transport;

Proceeding from the opinions of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province in Official Dispatch No. 777/UB-GT of April 12, 2002;

At the proposals of the director of the Legislation-Transport Department and the director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau,

DECIDES:

Article 1.-To publicize seaports waters in the territory of Thua Thien Hue province, including:

- Waters in front of Thuan An, Thuan An petrol and oil and Chan May wharves.

- Waters of navigable lanes and channels, areas for anchorage, transshipment and storm-shelter within Thuan An, Thuan An petrol and oil and Chan May seaports.

Article 2.-The seaports waters in the territory of Thua Thien-Hue province are measured according to the highest tide level and delimited as follows:

1. For Thuan An and Thuan An petrol and oil seaports:

a) To the mainland: It is the water area delimited by straight lines linking points of the following coordinates:

A1. 16^o33’24”N; 107^o38’38”E.

A2. 16^o33’06”N; 107^o38’25”E.

A3. 16^o33’00”N; 107^o37’48”E.

A4. 16^o33’35”N; 107^o37’09”E.

A5. 16^o33’54”N; 107^o37’12”E.

- To the east: From Point A1 stretching along the shore to Point A7 of the following coordinate:

A7. 16^o34’00”N; 107^o38’30”E.

- To the west: From Point A5 stretching northward along the shore to Point A6 of the following coordinate:

A6. 16^o35’00”N; 107^o35’58”E.

b) To the sea: It is the water area delimited by straight lines linking Points A6, F1, F2 and A7. Points F1 and F2 have the following coordinates:

- F1. 16^o37’30”N; 107^o36’07”E.

- F2. 16^o35’43”N; 107^o40’20”E.

2. For Chan May seaport:

a) To Chan May gulf: It is the whole water area within Chan May gulf, delimited by the line stretching along the wharf from Point C1 to Point C2. Points C1 and C2 have the following coordinates:

- C1. 16^o20’42”N; 108^o01’06”E (Eastern Chan May cape).

- C2. 16^o20’40”N; 107^o57’00”E (Western Chan May cape).

b) To the sea: It is the water area delimited by straight lines linking points C1, B1, B2 and C2. Point B1 and B2 have the following coordinates:

- B1. 16^o22’38”N; 108^o01’54”E.

- B2. 16^o22’38”N; 107^o57’51”E.

Article 3.-The areas for pilot embarkation-disem-barkation, quarantine, anchorage, transshipment and storm-shelter for vessels entering Thuan An, Thuan An petrol and oil and Chan May seaports are prescribed as follows:

1. Areas for pilot embarkation-disembarkation and quarantine:

a) For Thuan An and Thuan An petrol and oil seaports: Those areas are delimited by a semi-circle to the North with the radius of 1.5 nautical mile and the center at the position of coordinate 16^o35’48”N; 107^o37’36”E.

b) For Chan May seaport: Those areas are delimited by a circle with the radius of one nautical mile and the center at the position of coordinate 16^o21’17”N; 108^o00’00”E.

2. Areas for anchorage, transshipment and storm-shelter:

a) For Thuan An and Thuan An petrol and oil seaport: Those areas are at the positions of the following coordinates: 16^o33’30”N; 107^o38’03”E and 16^o33’54”N; 107^o37’42”E.

b) For Chan May seaport:

- For vessels with a tonnage of under 3,000 DWT, those areas are at the position of coordinate 16^o19’35”N; 108^o00’23”E.

- For vessels with a tonnage of 3,000 DWT or over, those areas are at the position of coordinate 16^o19’55”N; 107^o59’54”E.

Article 4.-Thua Thien-Hue Port Authority shall have to perform its own tasks and powers as prescribed in Vietnam Maritime Code and legal documents concerning all maritime activities within the waters of the seaports in the territory of Thua Thien-Hue province.

Article 5.-Besides the waters mentioned in this Decision, Thua Thien-Hue Port Authority shall also have to perform the specialized State management over maritime order and safety in sea waters in the territory of Thua Thien-Hue province.

Article 6.-

1. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing and all the previous regulations contrary to this Decision are hereby annulled.

2. The director of the Office, the directors of the Departments under the Ministry, the director of Vietnam National Maritime Bureau, the director of the Communications and Transport Service of Thua Thien-Hue province, the director of Thua Thien-Hue Port Authority, the heads of the concerned agencies and organizations and the concerned individuals shall have to implement this Decision.