Aviation Security Inspection College Students at Associate Degree Level Must Complete 1,530 Hours

Students of the vocational secondary program in aviation security inspection must complete 1,530 hours (Illustrative image)

Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH stipulates that the aviation security inspection vocational secondary program is a profession that combines measures, human resources, equipment, and devices to prevent, deter, and respond to unlawful interference with civil aviation activities, ensuring the safety of aircraft, passengers, crew, and ground personnel, meeting level 4 requirements in the Vietnamese national qualification framework. The minimum knowledge requirement is 1,530 hours (equivalent to 58 credits).

The aviation security inspection profession is carried out by the aviation security control force, a specialized force ensuring aviation security that performs advisory, management, supervision, and directly implements aviation security inspection and control measures.

Aviation security inspection is an international profession, so those working in this field must not only comply with all the demands and regulations of Vietnamese law but also adhere to the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Intermediate-level aviation security inspectors work in security screening, control, and mobile security positions. The main jobs of the profession are mostly carried out at airports; airports; on aircraft (ground-based); air traffic service facilities; aircraft production, maintenance, and repair facilities; aviation service providers at airports; and cargo and mail handling facilities.

The main tasks of the profession are: inspecting, screening, and supervising aviation security for aircraft, vehicles, people, baggage, cargo, access to and operations within restricted areas as specified; searching aircraft, vehicles, people, baggage, and cargo when there are signs of aviation security threats; eliminating the possibility of illegal transport of dangerous items by air; applying special preventive measures when allowing the transport of dangerous items, potential aviation security threats.

The aviation security inspection profession is equipped with, and uses, weapons, support tools, uniforms, insignia, badges, devices, and vehicles to perform tasks according to legal regulations.

Details can be found at Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH which took effect from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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