What are regulations on exit from, entry into and operation within restricted areas at the airport in Vietnam?

What are regulations on exit from, entry into and operation within restricted areas at the airport in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Regulations on on exit from, entry into and operation within restricted areas at the airport in Article 32 of Circular 13/2019/TT-BGTVT guiding the elaboration of Vietnam’s aviation security program and aviation security quality control issued by the Minister of Transport, as follows:

1. When entering, leaving and working within restricted areas, people and vehicles are required to have an aviation security control badge/permit.

2. The badge shall be worn at the chest level to ensure that the front side of the badge is visible during the working hours, except the case specified in Clause 4 Article 30 of this Circular; the permit shall be displayed clearly from the front windshield or in a recognizable location.

3. People, carry-on items and vehicles must enter and leave a restricted area through the designated gate or door, comply with instructions and regulations on security, safety and operation within restricted areas and be subject to aviation security inspection.

4. The user of the aviation security control badge with short-term use must be escorted when entering and working within a sterile area; and supervised when entering and working within other restricted areas. The supervisor and escort must have an airport/aerodrome security control badge with long-term use and must:

a) regularly work within restricted areas of the authority applying for the badge with short-term use; or

b) be staff of the authority in charge of the restricted area; regulatory authority; unit regularly working within the restricted area; or

c) be staff of aviation security control force or airports authority.

5. The supervisor or escort specified in Clause 4 of this Article shall register the following information in the work shift logbook of the aviation security control force at the security checkpoint before taking the supervisee or escortee to a restricted area: full name and number of the aviation security control badge of the supervisor/escort and the supervisee/escortee. The supervision and escorting shall satisfy the following requirements:

a) The supervisor shall regularly supervise activities of the supervisee; promptly instruct the supervisee in security and safety regulations; take measures to prevent or notify the aviation security control force or competent authority's person performing his/her tasks near the restricted area of the violations committed by the supervisee;

b) The escort shall go with the escortee and regularly supervise his/her; promptly instruct the escortee in security and safety regulations; take measures to prevent or notify the aviation security control force or competent authority's person performing his/her tasks near the restricted area of the violations committed by the escortee;

6. A vehicle entering and operating within a restricted area shall be supervised by the aviation security control staff or staff having a ground vehicle operation permit or escorted by the vehicle of the airport/aerodrome operator in the following cases:

a) The vehicle is issued with a permit with long-term use but the vehicle operator is only issued with the security control badge with short-term use;

b) The vehicle is issued with a permit with short-term use;

c) The vehicle does not regularly operate within the air operations area.

7. The supervisor or operator of the escort vehicle specified in Clause 6 of this Article shall register the following information in the work shift logbook of the aviation security control force at the security checkpoint before supervising and escorting the vehicle to the restricted area: full name and number of the aviation security control badge of the operator of the supervised/escorted vehicle; and number of the aviation security control permit issued to the supervised/escorted vehicle. The supervision and escorting shall satisfy the following requirements:

a) The supervisor shall regularly supervise activities of the supervised vehicle; promptly instruct the supervised vehicle operator in security and safety regulations; take measures to prevent or notify the aviation security control force or competent authority's person performing his/her tasks near the restricted area of the violations committed by the supervised vehicle operator;

b) The escort vehicle shall take up a position in front of and keep a safe distance from the escorted vehicle, travel, stop and is parked in accordance with safety regulations, especially when operating within the air operations area. Promptly instruct the escorted vehicle operator in security and safety regulations; take measures to prevent or notify the aviation security control force or competent authority's person performing his/her tasks near the restricted area of the violations committed by the escorted vehicle operator.

8. Vehicles operating within restricted areas shall travel in the proper lane and at permissible speed, stop and are parked at the designated location; be subject to inspection and follow the instructions of the aviation security control staff who is performing his/her tasks.

9. In the cases where filming and photographing within the restricted areas or aviation security checkpoints are not deemed as governmental secrets, it is required to obtain written permission from the supervisory authority.

10. In case of performing contingency and rescue tasks, the head of the authority or unit of the persons and vehicles performing emergency and rescue tasks shall cooperate with the aviation security control force and security force of the unit in charge of the restricted area to supervise activities of persons and vehicles without the aviation security control badge/permit or internal security control badge/permit.

11. The integrity of checked baggage, cargo and mail shall be ensured within a restricted area:

a) Heads of authorities and units operating at airports/aerodromes shall adopt measures against baggage, cargo and mail theft within their jurisdiction. The airports authority shall supervise the adherence to this regulation by authorities and units.

b) Airport/aerodrome operators, cargo service providers and ground service providers shall inspect and supervise the compliance with procedures and standards for baggage and cargo handling.

c) Airport/aerodrome operators shall promulgate regulations on the list of persons and vehicles allowed to enter and leave through each specific gate, door and path; list of carry-on items that have to be registered or declared at the aviation security checkpoint before entering restricted areas; carry-on items that are not allowed in restricted areas;

d) Airlines shall disseminate regulations on transport of valuable items put in checked baggage; procedures for filing complaints and claiming compensation in the case of lost baggage;

dd) Measures for property theft prevention shall be specified in the ASPs and ASRs of enterprises.

Above is the consulting content.