Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has just announced the conclusion of Mr. Le Huu Hoang - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee at a meeting on activities of overnight cruise ships and coordination regulations on management of tourism activities on Nha Trang Bay takes place on May 23rd 2022.
Illustrative photo. Photo: sealifegroup.com.
Accordingly, in order to soon have a new type of tourism service, enrich tourism service activities on Nha Trang bay and sea, contribute to promoting and stimulating Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism after the Covid-19 epidemic situation has been controlled, returning to a new normal, the Provincial People's Committee has agreed that the new anchorage location is located in the boat anchorage area (Area A) announced by the Vietnam Maritime Administration in Decision No. 47/QD-CHKVN dated January 20, 2015. Sealife Group Co., Ltd. is allowed to continue piloting the operation of overnight cruise ships on Nha Trang Bay for a period of 12 months from June 2nd 2022.
Provincial Department of Tourism is responsible for monitoring cruise ship activities on Nha Trang Bay to promptly handle arising problems; assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with departments, agencies, sectors and localities in evaluating pilot implementation results to report and advise the Provincial People's Committee to consider and allow the continuation of operation or stop or terminate the operation of overnight cruise ships before the expiration of the pilot 30 days.
The Provincial People's Committee assigned the provincial department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Information and Communications, the Department of Health, the Department of Culture and Sports, the Provincial Police, the Nha Trang Port Authority, and the provincial Border Guard headquarters; Nha Trang City People's Committee, Nha Trang Bay Management Board and relevant authorities according to their scope and field of management to monitoring and supervising the implementation and handling of violations (if any) according to their competence and timely inform and coordinate to handle problems arising in the operation of cruise ships staying on Nha Trang Bay in accordance with specialized laws, ensuring safety for people, vehicles, and environmental sanitation in the Nha Trang bay.
The Provincial People's Committee also requires Sealife Group Co., Ltd. to strictly and fully comply with the legal regulations on organizing cruise ship activities for tourist accommodation and complying with the requirements of the Nha Trang City People's Committee, Nha Trang Bay Management Board, departments, branches and functional agencies in coordinating and providing relevant documents and ensuring safety and environmental sanitation on Nha Trang bay; ensure standards, technical regulations, and environmental sanitation of vehicles according to current legal regulations; announced the pilot plan for overnight cruise ship activities on Nha Trang Bay to functional agencies, departments and branches of Nha Trang city and Khanh Hoa province 15 days before implementation...
For the building of regulations on coordination in management of tourism activities on Nha Trang Bay, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Nha Trang City People's Committee receives opinions from departments, branches and members attending the meeting; refer to the regulations on coordination and management of overnight cruise ship services of other localities to complete the draft regulation; receive the ideas from relevant departments, branches and units (especially Nha Trang Port Authority, Provincial Border Guard headquarters) report to the Provincial People's Committee before June 15, 2022…
The Department of Transport cooperates with the Nha Trang City People's Committee conducts surveys, identifies locations and anchorages for ships and boats; organize the appraisal and announcement of anchorage and mooring areas on Nha Trang bay according to its competence or instructions to Nha Trang City People's Committee to carry out the procedures and report to the competent authority to announce the anchorage areas for ships in June 2022.
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