GENERAL INTRODUCTION
* History:
South-Central MSC formerly known as Maritime Safety Section 3 under the Maritime Safety Company was established under Decision No. 2738 / 07.15.1976 of the Ministry of Transport.
On 27/12/1994, Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration issued Decision No. 878 / TCCB-LD transfer Maritime Safety Enterprise 3 under Maritime Safety Company II to the “Maritime Safety region III” under Vietnam Maritime Safety.
On 02/8/2005, Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration issued Decision No. 659 / QD-CHHVN renamed ” Maritime Safety region III” to ” Maritime Safety Enterprise 201″ under Maritime Safety Company II.
On 10/7/2010, South-Central MSC issued Decision No. 13 / QD-CTBDATHHMN transfer “Maritime Safety Enterprise 201″ under Maritime Safety Company II to ” South-Central Maritime Safety Enterprise” under Southern Vietnam Maritime Safety Limited Company.
On 09/7/2011, VMS-South issued Decision No. 148 / QD-TCTBDATHHMN renamed “South-Central Maritime Safety Enterprise” under Southern Vietnam maritime safety Limited Company into ” South-Central Maritime Safety Company ” under VMS-South.
* The scale, capacity, scope of current management:
South Central MSC is a dependent accounting unit, operating under the authorization and assignment of VMS – South, has its own seal and account at state treasury, banks in the country as stipulated by law.
South Central MSC manage, operate and exploit of coastal lighthouses and islands, AtoN system on the fairways under maritime responsibilities assigned from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan province.
* Organizational structure:
- Director: Mr. Bui Duc Thang
- Deputy Director: Mr. Tran Quang Hung
- Departments: Aministration Department; Financial – Accounting Department; Planning – Material Department; Technical Department; 18 light houses, 06 fairway stations, 01 team of Repairing- Building-Construction-Electric, 02 vessels; 01 canoe.
FUNCTIONS & DUTIES
Providing services of operating lighthouses system, AtoN system on fairways.
Surveying and performing obstacles clearance in the fairways, port waters and other works.
Regulating maritime safety for construction works and other activities taking place on the port waters and fairways.
Repairing, building civil and industrial works serving the maritime industry. – Repairing of vehicles and equipment for maritime safety and other industries. – Building, managing, operating supportive system of maritime safety: AIS, VTS.DGPS …
Managing and exploiting of mooring buoys wharves.
Planning, investing, developing, managing and operating lighthouses system, vessels fairways and technical infrastructure for maritime safety.
Organizing transport, supplying, inspecting, maintaining and repairing to maintain and ensure the technical standards of the lighthouses system, AtoN system on fairways.
Renting means of waterbone transport, road and leasing containers; Shipping; Cargo loading & unloading services.
Investing and trading real estate and business services office leasing; Tourism & hotel service business.
Trading ports and harbor services; Business seaports; warehousing; bonded warehouses.
Purchasing agent and consignment, supplies and maritime equipment.
Joining the search and rescue at sea, protection of the marine environment as assigned.
Performing other duties as VMS-South assigned.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Merit of the National Traffic Safety Committee Chairman for collective Maritime Safety Enterprise 201, for achievements in the work of ensuring security of traffic safety in 2005 (Decision No. 82 / QD-UBATGTQG dated 9/3 / 2006).
Merit of the Ministry of Transport for having accomplished outstanding achievements in 2006, 2008-2009; 2011 – 2012; 2013-2014.
Emulation Flag “Has Excellent Achievements in emulation movements of Transport in 2015″; Decision No. 4590 / QD-BGTVT 28.12.2015 of the Minister of Transport.
Merit of the Minister of Public Security for the unit for outstanding achievements in the mass movement of nationwide security protection in 2007-2008.
Many Merits of Binh Dinh Province People’s Committee for the unit to have had outstanding achievements in the work of ensuring maritime safety and contribute to the social economic development of the province; patriotic emulation movement and protect nationwide security protection.