What are duties and powers of aviation authorities about monitoring civil aviation activities in Vietnam?

1. What are duties and powers of aviation authorities about monitoring civil aviation activities in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 66/2015/ND-CP, duties and powers of aviation authorities about monitoring civil aviation activities in Vietnam are as follows:

1. Monitoring of aircraft operation and maintenance, including:

a) Maintenance of flight conditions of aircraft;

b) Maintenance sufficient capacity and safe operation conditions of aircrafts;

c) Maintenance sufficient capacity, maintenance and repair conditions of aircrafts.

2. Monitoring of management and operation of aviation infrastructure, including:

a) Maintenance of sufficient capacity and conditions for aviation management and operation;

b) Implementation of plan and procedures for construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, suspension or introduction to operation of aviation works

c) Technical inspection of specialized aviation means and equipment.

3. Monitoring to ensure the flight activities, including:

a) Organization and management of flight activities;

b) Maintenance of sufficient capacity and conditions of flight services for flight activity assurance.

4. Monitoring and maintaining sufficient capacity and conditions of aviation operation and transportation, provision of specialized aviation services of units in aviation sector, including:

a) Vietnam airlines;

b) Airport enterprises;

c) Joint aviation business enterprises;

d) Enterprises providing aviation services at airport.

5. Organizing the inspection, survey and assessment of quality of specialized aviation services; recommending the remedy to ensure the interests of users of aviation transportation services and specialized aviation services at the airport.

6. Monitoring and directing the activities of aviation security control forces; controlling quality of aviation security: implementing and monitoring the issue of card, permit and sample of aviation security control card and permit.

7. Coordinating with organs and units of the Ministry of Defense and relevant organs in ensuring flight activities; assigning task of flight calibration of aviation navigation equipment to the appropriate specialized aviation organization.

8. Guiding and directing the management, operation, aviation security and safety to the general aviation activities at special-use airport, landing ground, landing strip on water surface, airspace for general aviation activities after getting the approval for operation from the General Staff.

9. Monitoring the maintained conditions for issue, recognition, approval of permit, certificate and other specialized civil aviation operation documents.

2. What are duties and powers of aviation authorities about issue, approval and recognition of permit, certificate and other specialized civil aviation operation documents in Vietnam?

According to Article 6 of Decree 66/2015/ND-CP, duties and powers of aviation authorities about issue, approval and recognition of permit, certificate and other specialized civil aviation operation documents in Vietnam as follows:

1. Issuing, approving, recognizing, renewing, revoking or suspending the validity of permit, certificate and documents issued by the Civil Aviation Authorities of Viet Nam, including:

a) Aircraft and aircraft operation;

b) Airport operation;

c) Flight operation assurance;

d) Aviation security;

dd) Aviation staff;

e) Other fields as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization;

2. Approving the specialized civil aviation operation documents, including:

a) Plans and documents guiding the installation of equipment on aircraft; aircraft operation; programs and documents guiding the aircraft maintenance;

b) Documents guiding the operation, aviation infrastructure maintenance program; plan and procedures for construction, renovation, maintenance, suspension or introduction for operation of aviation works.

c) Operation plan and general mode of aviation flight;

d) Program and regulation on aviation security specified under Points d, dd, e and g, Clause 2, Article 196 of the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam amended and supplemented under the provisions in Clause 36, Article 1 of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam;  

dd) Aviation security program of foreign airlines;

e) Other documents as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization;

3. Issuing flight permit and aviation transportation right; coordinating the landing and take-off time at airport.

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