Aircraft operators in Vietnam must apply technology solutions tor educing aircraft engine exhaust emissions

Aircraft operators in Vietnam must apply technology solutions tor educing aircraft engine exhaust emissions (Internet image)

Specifically, Article 3 of Circular 53/2012/TT-BGTVT stipulates that every aircraft operating in Vietnam shall conform to requirements for aircraft noise stipulated by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Part 2, Volume 1, Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. Every aircraft in Vietnam shall acquire an aircraft noise certificate granted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam in accordance with the Circular 01/2011/TT-BGTVT dated January 01, 2011 by the Minister of Transport on introduction of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations.

In addition, the engine of aircraft in Vietnam shall meet requirements for engine exhaust emission stipulated by the Chapter 2, Part 2 and Chapter 2, part 3, Volume 2, Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention on International civil Aviation. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shall research and propose the Ministry of Transport to submit the flights routes which may help conserve fuel and reduce emissions to the atmosphere to the Government for approval.

In particular, every aircraft operator in Vietnam shall:

- Apply technology solutions for reducing aircraft engine exhaust emissions.

- Apply appropriate operating procedures to reduce exhaust emissions. To be specific: reducing the duration of engine operation in the process of taxiing, using tow tractors for reducing operation duration of the engine.

- Develop internal rules for waste collection and classification and implementation organizations.

- Use insecticides and hygiene chemicals for aircraft according to the List of insecticides, antibacterial chemicals and preparations in medicine and households which are permitted, limited and prohibited in Vietnam issued by the Ministry of Health.

- Stipulate usage of each insecticide and hygiene chemical to ensure the air quality inside the aircraft under the national technical regulations on ambient air quality and national technical regulation on toxic substances in ambient air.

More details can be found in Circular 53/2012/TT-BGTVT, which comes into force from March 1, 2013.

Le Vy

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