What are the responsibilities of agencies in charge of search and rescue in Vietnam?

What are the responsibilities of agencies in charge of search and rescue in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Article 5 of Decree 95/2010/ND-CP stipulates that responsibilities of agencies in charge of search and rescue in Vietnam are specified as follows:

• The National Committee for Search and Rescue shall assume the prime responsibility for mobilizing forces and means of ministries, branches and localities for search and rescue coordination in emergency circumstances involving foreign search and rescue operations.

• The Ministry of National Defense shall assume the prime responsibility for and coordinate search and rescue operations in restricted and military zones and for military ships and aircraft in distress.

• The Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility for and coordinate search and rescue operations in security-restricted and -important areas or for aircraft and ships operating for security purposes in distress.

• Air traffic service providers shall assume the prime responsibility for and coordinate search and rescue of civil aircraft in danger or distress under the Vietnam civil aviation law.

• The Vietnam Center for maritime search and rescue coordination shall assume the prime responsibility for and coordinate search and rescue operations in the Vietnamese sea and search and rescue areas under the charge of Vietnam.

• Provincial-level People's Committees shall assume the prime responsibility for mobilizing local forces and means to conduct search and rescue in their localities and coordinate with foreign forces and means as directed by the National Committee for Search and Rescue.

More details can be found in Decree 95/2010/ND-CP, which comes into force from November 1, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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