Vietnam: Organizing tests to issue the certificate of use/management of weapons, military explosives

Specifically, according to Article 17 of the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, after the training course is completed, the competent authority shall establish a testing council to serve issuance of the certificate of use/management of weapons, military explosives and combat gears. Thus, a testing council shall be established as follows:

- The Director of the Police Department of Administrative Management of Social Order of the Ministry of Public Security shall issue a decision on establishment of a testing council including a president who is the leader of the Police Department of Administrative Management of Social Order; representative of the division in charge of providing guidelines for management of weapons, explosives, combat gears and artilleries; representatives of the applicants; members who are representatives of the training organization (if any);

- Head of the Police Division of Administrative Management of Social Order of the province shall issue a decision on establishment of a testing council including a president who is the leader of the Police Division of Administrative Management of Social Order; representative of the team registering and managing weapons, explosives, combat gears and artilleries, business lines subject to security and order conditions; representatives of the applicants; members who are representatives of the training organization (if any);

Contents of the test include:

- Theory test: The person provided with training in management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears shall take a 40 minute multiple-choice test which includes 30 questions about regulations of law on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears. The maximum score is 30.

- Practice test: The individuals provided with training in management and use of weapons and combat gears must have skills in disassembling, maintaining and using each type of weapon and combat gears. Test date depends on the actual situation and the testing council shall directly assess the test result.

- Live-fire test: The individuals provided with training in use of weapons and rubber bullet guns shall fire 03 real bullets in the firing range as prescribed. Scores must be given.

An individual passes the test if he/she gets at least 25 points for the theory test, passes the practice test and gets at least 15 points for the live-fire test.

View more details at the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2018.

Ty Na

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