The Vietnam Register (VR) is an organization under the Ministry of Transport, performing the function of state management of registration for vehicles, equipment for loading and unloading, specialized construction, containers, boilers and vessels under pressure for use in road transport, railways, inland waterways and maritime waterways throughout the country; organize the registration of technical safety quality of vehicles, transport equipment and means, equipment for exploration, exploitation and transportation of oil and gas at sea in accordance with law.
Vietnam Register has 24 sub-departments carrying out technical inspections of the safety of water vehicles and marine works; there is a system of 140 centers/checkpoints for technical inspection of road motor vehicle safety.
Vietnam Register is a member of the Asian Registry Association (ACS), OTHK, CITA and has a bilateral cooperative relationship with all members of the International Hierarchical Association IACS on the basis of the signed agreements.
Vietnam has about 1300 officials and employees, including more than 1000 technical staff with college and university degrees, about 100 highly qualified officials.
