Prohibited acts regarding civil aviation in Vietnam

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 Principles of civil aviation activities in Vietnam

Article 5 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006 stipulates the principles of civil aviation activities in Vietnam as follows:

- Respect for independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Assurance of safety and security of aviation; assurance of defense and security requirements and effective exploitation of aviation potential in service of national socio-economic development.

- Compliance with the national socio-economic development strategy, the communications and transport development strategies, plannings and plans; coordinated development of airports, airfields, air navigation, means of transport and other resources; environmental protection and sustainable development.

- Sound and fair competition among organizations and individuals of all economic sectors participating in civil aviation activities.

- Expansion of international exchange and cooperation in the domain of civil aviation.

Prohibited acts regarding civil aviation in Vietnam

Article 12 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006 stipulates prohibited acts regarding civil aviation as follows:

Prohibited acts include:

(1) Using aircraft, aircraft engines, aircraft propellers and air navigation facilities and equipment without appropriate permits;

(2) Performing duties of aviation personnel without appropriate permits and certificates;

(3) Dropping equipment, items or other articles from aircraft in the air, thus affecting the safety of air navigation, environment and people's life;

(4) Flying into restricted or prohibited zones in contravention of regulations;

(5) Causing interference to, misusing and exploiting radio frequencies exclusively reserved for civil aviation activities;

(6) Damaging the system of signals, facilities, equipment, flight information and management stations, other facilities and equipment in airports and airfields or controlling or putting ground facilities failing to meet technical conditions into operation in the flight zones;

(7) Building architectural works, installing facilities and equipment or planting trees that may affect air navigation and the operation of facilities and equipment used in airspace and flight management;

(8) Building works in airports or airfields and their adjacent areas or installing facilities and equipment causing a lot of smoke, dust, fire or exhaust gas or building shooting ranges or works, installing other facilities and equipment that may affect the safety of flight and the operation of facilities and equipment in airports or airfields;

(9) Installing and using in airports or airfields or their adjacent areas lamps, beacons, signs, signals or objects that may affect aircraft takeoffs and landings at airports or airfields or the identification of airports or airfields;

(10) Feeding or rearing birds, cattle or poultry in the areas of airports or airfields;

(11) Illegally interfering in civil aviation activities;

(12) Taking weapons, inflammables, explosives and other dangerous things on board aircraft, into airports, airfields or other restricted zones in contravention of regulations;

(13) Destroying, damaging, deforming, displacing markers, separators, signal-bearing objects and protective objects in airports and airfields; damaging signs and equipment used for the identification of airports or airfields;

(14) Endangering the safety of air navigation, endangering the life, health and property of other persons on board aircraft;

(15) Acts of unfair competition and other banned acts of competition restriction.

Note: Acts (3) and (5) also apply to official-duty aircraft.

Ngoc Nhi

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