What is aviation security control? Regulations on aviation security control to the aircraft in Vietnam

What is aviation security control? Regulations on aviation security control to the aircraft in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is aviation security control?

According to Clause 1, Article 4 of Decree 92/2015/ND-CP, aviation security control is the measures to ensure the aviation security to prevent and stop the illegal acts of interference in the civil aviation activities, secure the aircraft, passengers, crew, people on the ground, assets, works and equipment of aviation industry.

2. Regulations on aviation security control to the aircraft in Vietnam

Regulations on aviation security control for aircraft and aircraft operations according to Article 11 of Decree 92/2015/ND-CP are as follows:

- Before each flight, the aircraft operator must check the security inside and outside the aircraft to detect dangerous items and suspicious people and objects.

- When the passengers leave the aircraft at any stop of the flight, the aircraft operator must check again to ensure the passengers have got off the aircraft and do not leave luggage or anything on aircraft.

- The aviation security control forces at the airports or aerodromes must supervise and protect the aircrafts by appropriate measures when the aircraft parks at the aerodrome. At the dedicated aerodrome without the aviation security control forces or when the aircraft parks outside the aerodrome, the aircraft operator is responsible for checking supervising and protecting the aircraft and stopping the illegal taking of people and objects on board the aircraft.

- The aircraft repairing and maintaining facilities must supervise the aviation security and protect the aircraft during the aircraft repair and maintenance at their facilities.

- The aviation security control forces of the Vietnamese airlines must control the compliance with the regulations on aviation security; assess the meeting of standards of aviation security of airports or aerodromes and relevant aviation service providers; carry out the security check to the passengers, luggage and cargo by the appropriate measures to the aircraft operation of their airlines outside the airports or aerodromes.

- During the time the aircraft is flying, the aircraft commander is responsible for ensuring the security, maintenance of order and discipline of the flights; taking necessary measures to ensure the safety for the flights; coordinating with the air security officer who is arranged on aircraft to take appropriate measures of security assurance; handing over the case, violating person and exhibit to the competent state body when the aircraft lands at the airports or aerodromes.

- Right after receiving the threatening information related to the security and safety of the aircraft or the flight, the aircraft operator must promptly notify the airport emergency forces at the relevant airports or aerodromes and take necessary measures to ensure the safety for the flights.

- The crew members must follow the order, command and operation of the aircraft operator; take the measures to ensure the aviation security and maintain the order and discipline of the flight.

9. Where the competent state bodies determine that the illegal interference can occur on the flight or as required by the country where the aircraft arrives in, the air security forces must be arranged on that flight.

10. The air security forces of the organization and staffing of the Ministry of Public Security. The funding for arranging the air security officers on the flight shall be born by the aircraft operator.

11. The air security officers are equipped with and use the appropriate weapons and support tools; are under the general command by the aircraft commander. The air security officers must act under the Rule issued by the Ministry of Public Security.

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