Decree No. 49/2011/ND-CP dated June 21, 2011 of the Government amending, supplementing Decree No. 173/2007/ND-CP dated November 28, 2007 of the Government on the organization and operation of maritime pilotage

PILOTAGE COMPANIES WILL DIRECTLY CHARGE MARITIME PILOTAGE

The Government issued the Decree No. 49/2011/ND-CP  dated June 21, 2011 amending, supplementing Decree No. 173/2007/ND-CP dated  November 28, 2007 of the Government on the organization and operation of maritime pilotage.

Accordingly, pilotage fees constitute a state budget revenue. Pilotage companies will directly charge maritime pilotage instead of the previous regulation that Port authorities collected and remitted pilotage fees into the state budget. The expense resource for paying maritime pilotage service is taken from maritime pilotage charging resource and supplemented from the state budget.

The Government also appoints the Ministry of Transport to be responsible for building, issuing the economic – technical level of maritime pilotage service and implementing orders on supply of maritime pilotage service in country.

The Ministry of Finance chairs and coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in instructing the regime on order on supply of maritime pilotage service, administrative system of charging, paying and using maritime pilotage in accordance with the legal regulations on charges, fees and suitable with the current situation on organization and operation of maritime pilotage.