Pham Quang Thanh
T e c h n ic a l in s p e c tio n and
Maintenance system
• T e c h n ic a l in s p e c tio n s y s te m
• M a i n t e n a n c e s y s te m
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T e c h n ic a l i n s p e c tio n s y s tem in Vietnam
1. O u tlin e o f ro a d traffic (1)
1.1. R o ad s y s tem
+ T o tal length: 209.059 km
+ A low average rate of road length and the whole
c o u n try area: 0,67 km/km 2
+ Having 7 road categories
Hamlet and
village road
Commune road
40.4
Road categories
22.43
2.61
1.54
1.4
8.35
7.23
Special road
Urban road
District road
Province road
0
20
40
60
80
100 %
National highway
+ No express way
+ V e ry few high tec h n ic a l s tandard road (I, II c las s e s )
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1. O u tlin e o f ro a d traffic (2)
1.2. M o to r vehic les
1996
465,000
443,000
1997
1998
6,479,000
486,000
5,585,000
5,300,000
4,827,200
417,700
372,000
4,022,700
- A m o u n t o f regis tered vehicles
1999
Three and
four wheeler
(1)
Two wheel
motorcycles,
mopeds
2000
- Average rate (%) o f three & four wheeler c a tegories/
to tal am o u n t
10.2
Others
9
Special vehicles
37.8
Truck
15
Bus
28
Car
0
20
40
60
80
100%
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1. O u tlin e o f ro a d traffic (3)
- A g e s o f three and four wheelers a n d their rate (%)
44
7
Average ages:
16 years
Beetween 10
and 15 years
Less than 10
years
13
36
0
20
40
More than 20
years
Beetween 15
and 20 years
60
80
100 %
- A b o u t 60% two wheelers h aving ages more than 5 years
- D is tributio n feature: Large amount regis tered in Hanoi,
H o c h iminh C ities .
1,690,000
Three and four
wheeler
785,9 69
Two wheel
motorcycles,
mopeds
190,000
43,035
Hanoi
Hochiminh
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2. T e c h n ical inspectio n s y s tem (1)
2.1. O rganizatio n
Ministry of Transport (M O T )
Vietnam Register (V R )
Departments of
T rans p o r t
Vietnam A u to Register (V A R )
In s p e c tio n s tatio n s d i r e c tly
under VR
In s p e c tio n s tatio n s d i r e c tly
under Departments o f T ransport
Management in adminis tratio n
Management in ins p e c tio n o p e ratio n
C o o rdinatio n
- N u m b e r of ins p e c tio n s tatio n s : 78
- O p e ratio n s c o p e : the whole c o u n try
+ 4 C e n tral c ities (Hanoi, Hochiminh, Danang, Haiphong)
+ 57 P rovinces
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2. T e c h n ical inspectio n s y s tem (2)
2.2. S c o p e o f in s p e c tio n
- A ll in -u s e three and four wheelers
+ S a fety: The whole country
+ E n v ironmental p rotection: Vehicles registered at 4
c ities : Hanoi, Hochiminh, Haiphong, Danang
- Main items of inspectio n
+ Identific a tio n
+ General: Main sizes, body, cab, chassis, couple,
s e a ts , engine, tran s m is s ion, wheels , s u s p e n s ion
s y s tem...
+ S a fety:
(a) S teering devic e s ;
(b ) B raking s y s tem ;
(c ) L ighting and light - s ignal devices ;
(d ) E lec tric H o rns ;
(e) S p e e d o m e ter.
- Environmental protec tio n
(a) E x h a u s t emis s ion (T C V N 6438:1998)
(b ) Noise (TC V N 6436:1998)
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2. T e c h n ic a l in s p e c tio n s y s tem (3)
2.3. Main requirement
- B raking force: ≥ 50% o f Unladen weight o f Vehicle
- D ifferent o f braking forc e s : ≤ 25%
- E xhausted emission:
First registration in
First registration in
Vietnam before Aug. 1, 1999 Vietnam since Aug. 1, 1999
Gasoline
Diesel
Gasoline
Diesel
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
CO (% in volume)
6.5
4.5
HC (ppm):
+ 4-Stroke engine
1200
+ 2-Stroke engine
7800
+ Special engine
3300
Smoke (HSU)
85
72
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2. T e c h n ic a l in s p e c tio n s y s tem (4)
2.4. In s p e c tio n intervals (month)
New
Categories of
vehicles
Truck
Passenger car
Bus
Three
wheelers
Vehicles
Produced
before 7 years
Business
Modified
Non-Business
Business
Non-Business
From
From
From
From
First
First
First
First
second
second
second
second
interval
interval
interval
interval
interval
interval
interval
interval
24
24
18
12
12
06
24
30
24
12
18
12
12
18
12
06
06
06
12
24
18
06
12
12
24
12
30
24
18
06
24
12
06
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2.5. F u ture plan (1)
2.5.1. In s p e c tio n s tatio n :
-
Number: In c reas ing with number of vehicles,
partic u larly, s tatio n s in Hanoi, Hochiminh
-
In s p e c tio n line: ≥ 2 lines p e r one s tation in big c ities .
-
M o d e rnization:
+ C o m p u terizatio n : E s tablis h m e n t o f c o m p u ter
netwo rk over the country to manage
ins p e c tin g o p e ratio n
+ U s ing c a m e ras to as s is t the management o f
eac h s tatio n .
2.5.2. E x p a n d i n g s c o p e o f enviro n m e n tal protec tin g
ins p e c tio n (1)
- In 2002:
+ E x h a u s ted e m is s ion and nois e c h e c k will be
expanded into p rovinces other than 4 c e n tral
c itie s .
+ S trengthening the permitted levels of C O ,
smoke: Replacing level 1 by level 2:
• C O : 6.5 reduced down 6%
• S m o k e : 85 reduc e d d o wn 72 HS U
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2.5.2. E x p a n d i n g s c o p e o f enviro n m e n tal protec tin g
ins p e c tio n (2)
A fter 2005:
+ F o r newly regis tered vehic les :
- G asoline engine:
* C O ≤ 3.5 % in volume
* H C ≤ 600 P P M
- Diesel engine:* O p acity ≤ 50 H S U
+ F o r old vehic les :
- G asoline engine: * C O ≤ 4.5 % in volume
- Diesel engine:
* O p a c ity ≤ 72 H S U
2.5.3. In s p e c tio n interval
R e d u c ing tim e o f intervals
2.5.4. A b o u t two wheeler ins p e c tio n :
U n d e r movement of reducing air pollutio n b y
m o to rc y c les in A s s is i, V ietnam Register is
developing ac tio n p lan to reduc e e m is s ion from
two wheelers in Vietnam in co-o p e ration with A D B .
A fter 2005, it will b e p o s s ible to ins p e c t in -u s e two
wheelers e q u ipped with large capacity engines
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3. Maintenance system (1)
3.1. B efo re 1990
-
A n o ld maintenance s y s tem under a s tate
e c o n o m y o n ly inc luding auto m o b ile-trans p o rt
enterpris e s .
-
F ram e regulatio n : “R u le and Norm for
m a intenance and repair of automobiles and
trailers ” N o . 22 T C N 99-79 has b e e n a p p lied
s ince 1979.
-
M a in guideline: Mandatory-prevention
m a intenance and repair according to a plan
(annual plan, many-year plan)
-
M a in weaknes s : No ec o n o m ic a l
3.2. S inc e 1990
-
E arly 1990s : T h e o ld s y s tem is had still been
a p p lied for governmental trans p o rt enterpris e s
-
N o w, in fac t, th e o ld s y s tem is n o t applied for all
vehic les . Meanwhile, there is n o a n e w
m a intenance system to replace th e o l d s y s tem .
T h e m a intenance is not mandatory now.
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3. Maintenance system (2)
3.3. T h e future plan
U n d e r Law on road traffic (dated J u n e 29, 2001
o f National A s s e m b ly, proclaimed by Vietnam
P res ident o n J u ly 12, 2001, enforcement o n
J a n u a ry 1, 2002), quality of vehicles will be
maintain e d d u ring perio d b e tween consecutive
ins p e c tio n times . S o V ietnam Register p lans to
develop a res e a rc h p rojec t to evaluate the
ability of periodical maintenance for vehicles
in V ietnam in 2004. If s u c c e s s ful, the
maintenance will be possible starting from
2006 ./.
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