Can expired certificates of professional operation of rescue be re-issued in Vietnam?

Can expired certificates of professional operation of rescue be re-issued in Vietnam?

According to Clause 7, Article 11 of Decree No. 83/2017/ND-CP stipulating on education, training, retraining and instruction of knowledge about rescue as follows:

1. The Fire safety and Rescue Police force shall be provided training courses in law and professional skills on rescue, consulting skills, organization of rescue operations, consultancy on initial medical measures and first aid for victims; the use of vehicles, equipment and tools for rescue, other necessary skills.

The internal response team, professional firefighters and the patrol force shall be provided training courses in law and necessary professional skills on rescue operations.

Individuals and households living in the Commune, Ward or district-level town shall be instructed survival skills and necessary knowledge about rescue.

2. Responsibilities for organization and implementation of education, training, retraining and instruction of professional operation of rescue

a) The training of rescue operations for the fire departments shall be provided by the University of Fire Fighting & Prevention and eligible educational institutions;

b) The Fire and Rescue Police Department and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the Fire safety and Rescue Police force, rescue force in the entire People’s Public Security Force, the internal response team, professional firefighters and other forces upon request;

c) The Fire and Rescue Police Agencies at the provinces and the police forces at the provinces shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the Fire safety and Rescue Police force under their management, the patrol force, the internal response team and other forces upon request;

d) People’s Committees of commune, ward or district-level town (hereinafter referred o as commune) shall instruct survival skills and necessary knowledge about rescue to the patrol force and the individuals and households living in the administrative division;

dd) Heads of agencies, organizations and establishments shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the internal response teams and professional firefighters.

3. Duration of training and retraining of professional operation of rescue

a) The duration of training and retraining courses in professional operation of rescue applied to the Fire and Rescue Police force shall be regulated by the Minister of Public Security;

b) Duration of training and retraining of professional operation of rescue applied to other fire departments:

- Duration of first training course in rescue is 32 – 48 hours;

- Duration of annual retraining courses in rescue is at least 16 hours;

- Duration of retraining for reissuance of the expired certificate of professional operation of rescue is at least 32 hours.

4. Expenses for the organization of the training courses shall be incurred by agencies, organizations and establishments organizing such courses in accordance with law provisions.

5. Application for the issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue

a) For agencies, organizations and establishments, the documents include:

- Written request;

- Resumes and health certificates approved by medical agencies at district-level or higher of participants in the training course.

b) For individuals who need to take part in the training and apply for the issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue, the documents include:

- Written request for the training of professional operation of rescue;

- Resumes;

- Health certificates approved my medical agencies at district-level or higher.

6. Procedures for issuance, replacement and re-issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue

a) The subjects completed the training courses in rescue with satisfactory results shall be issued the certificate;

b) In case the certificate of professional operation of rescue is damaged, it may be changed, if lost, it may be re-granted.

The time for issuance, replacement and re-issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue is 05 working days from the date on which the result is confirmed as satisfactory or a written request for re-issuance or replacement is received.

7. Certificate of professional operation of rescue issued by competent Fire and Rescue Police agencies are valid nationwide for a period of 05 years from the date of issuance. After this period, re-training is compulsory for re-issuance of certificate, except for subjects had taken annual re-training courses in accordance with Point b Clause 3 this Article.

8. Minister of Public Security shall specify the program and content of the training and retraining of professional operation of rescue.

Thus, in case the certificate of professional operation of rescue issued by the competent Fire and Rescue Police agencies expires, it must be re-trained to be re-issued, except for subjects had taken annual re-training courses in Vietnam.

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