What are procedures for security inspection within public areas of airports and aerodromes in Vietnam?

What are procedures for security inspection within public areas of airports and aerodromes in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 38 of the Circular 13/2019/TT-BGTVT (amended by Article 1 of the Circular 41/2020/TT-BGTVT) stipulating procedures for security inspection within public areas of airports and aerodromes in Vietnam as follows: 

1. People and vehicles traveling and working within public areas shall comply with regulations of the law on road traffic, regulations of airports/aerodromes, instructions given by aviation security control forces and regulations on aviation security and safety assurance, social order and safety, and be polite and civilized.

2. Airport/aerodrome operators shall preside over and cooperate with aviation security control forces, police forces (for airports where police forces perform their regular tasks) and airports authorities in deciding on the number, locations and operating hours of aviation security checkpoints; divert traffic and prescribe stopping and parking time in passenger pickup areas and service areas of service providers within public areas of airports.

3. Aviation security control forces shall deploy aviation security control staff to carry out aviation security inspection, give traffic instructions to people and vehicles; regulate the number of people and vehicles entering and working in the car parking areas, internal traffic areas, check-in areas and other public areas of airports and aerodromes; cooperate with police forces in maintaining order in public areas of airports and aerodromes; cooperate with relevant airports authorities, police and army forces and local governments in the cases where it is necessary to strengthen assurance of aviation security and public order, and take actions against violations.

4. The deployment of patrol and inspection forces and specialized equipment, and establishment of security inspection procedures shall ensure that unclaimed items, baggage, cargo and vehicles, and acts of disruption and violations committed within public areas of airports and aerodromes are promptly discovered and handled, and shall be specified in ASRs of aviation security assurance service providers.

5. Air passengers’ or visitors’ items, baggage and property sent at the air cargo center in the public area of a passenger terminal shall undergo aviation security check using appropriate measures before being received.

6. Regarding cargo terminals and cargo warehouses, units in charge of such cargo terminals and cargo warehouses shall divert traffic; prescribe stopping and parking time, regulate the number of people and vehicles entering and working within cargo terminals and cargo warehouses; designate areas for loading, unloading and parking, service areas of service providers, check-in areas and other public areas under their management; cooperate with aviation security control forces and police authorities in maintaining public order at airports and aerodromes; cooperate with relevant airports authorities, police and army forces and local governments if it is necessary to strengthen assurance of aviation security and public order, and take actions against violations.

7. Appropriate barriers shall be installed or security control shall be conducted using measures suitable for aviation security risk assessment so as to prevent people and vehicles from illegally accessing or prevent the illegal introduction or throwing of items to restricted areas.

8. Control points must be established along roads in front of doors of passenger terminals and cargo terminals, and in motorcycle and motor vehicle parking lots in front of passenger terminals and cargo terminals in order to regulate the flow of motorcycles and motor vehicles entering and exiting and conduct aviation security check if necessary. The short-term motorcycle and motor vehicle parking lot (allowing parking of motorcycles and automobiles for less than 24 hours) must not be located adjacent to the terminal (except for parking lots intended for cargo and mail vehicles approaching the cargo terminal or cargo warehouse for loading and unloading cargo and mail), air traffic control tower, station supplying power to the terminal and station supplying power to the air traffic control tower.

9. The road in front of doors of a terminal or air traffic control tower must be at least 30 meters from the terminal. Fixed or mobile barriers must be erected adjacent to the road in front of doors of the passenger terminal or cargo terminal to prevent the use of vehicles for attacking the terminal or aerodrome. This regulation applies to terminals and air traffic control towers for which the construction design is approved after July 01, 2021.

What are regulations on assurance of security within areas in the vicinity of airports and aerodromes in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Article 39 of the Circular 13/2019/TT-BGTVT (amended by Article 1 of the Circular 41/2020/TT-BGTVT) stipulating assurance of security within areas in the vicinity of airports and aerodromes in Vietnam as follows: 

1. The airports authority and airport/aerodrome operator shall preside over and cooperate with the People’s Committee of relevant local authority in disseminating regulations on aviation security and safety to the people living within the area in the vicinity of the airport/aerodrome.

2. The airports authority and aviation security control force shall cooperate with relevant local authority in complying with aviation security regulations and preventing violations against the law within the area in the vicinity of the airport/aerodrome.

3. The airports authority and aviation security control force shall cooperate with the competent authority of the Ministry of National Defense and relevant local authorities and units in assessing locations where aircrafts are potentially vulnerable to terrorist attack by man-portable air-defense systems or unmanned aerial vehicles.

4. The airports authority and aviation security control force shall cooperate with police authorities at all levels in the area in the vicinity of the airport/aerodrome in formulating and implementing a plan to prevent acts of unlawful interference involving aircraft at the airport/aerodrome and use of man-portable air-defense systems and other weapons for attacking aircraft during takeoff and landing.

5. The aviation security control forces of authorities and units shall cooperate with relevant local police authorities in patrolling areas in the vicinity of airports/aerodromes, restricted areas outside airports and aerodromes upon request in order to promptly discover and take actions against violations of law.

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