Urgently complete the transfer of aviation security functions to the Ministry of Public Security

The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 295/TB-VPCP on the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha - Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee (NASC) at the Committee meeting.

According to the Notice, from March 1, 2025, the Ministry of Public Security will officially take over the functions and tasks of state management of aviation security. After the process of merging, arranging and streamlining the apparatus, the current ministries and branches will have new functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures.

Nowadays, with the development of technology, many new devices and means have been born (especially unmanned aerial vehicles) which have increased the risks of aviation security threats, requiring appropriate adaptive solutions to meet the requirements of ensuring aviation security.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Aviation Security Committee, has directed the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Construction to review and update regulations on aviation security, propose to fully supplement the functions and tasks of the Aviation Security Committee and the Aviation Authority into relevant Laws and Decrees, propose to amend the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam, propose a plan to improve, propose to establish an agency to investigate aircraft incidents and accidents, and propose to establish a database of aviation security information.

Ministries, branches and agencies need to seriously implement the Operating Regulations of the ANHK Committee, paying attention to the information and reporting regime. The Ministry of Construction (formerly the Ministry of Transport) fully performs its functions as the standing agency of the Committee, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam performs the role of the Committee Office in synthesizing and carefully preparing reports for meetings in accordance with the Working Regulations of the ANHK Committee. Committee members fully attend all meetings of the Committee, in case of absence, they must report and receive the consent of the Chairman of the Committee.

In the coming time, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Public Security to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction to continue completing the transfer of aviation security functions and tasks to the Ministry of Public Security for management and to identify the focal agency of the Aviation Security Committee; promptly propose the functions, tasks and complete the Aviation Security Committee, and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is a comprehensive state management agency of civil aviation, including a subordinate unit that monitors aviation security, and is responsible for coordinating with the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security in ensuring aviation security.

The Ministry of Public Security reported to the Chairman of the Committee on the inspection and assessment of network information security and safety at the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM), determining responsibilities, solutions, and roadmap to overcome technical vulnerabilities (if any); studying the limitations and synchronization of the security control system; inspecting and re-evaluating the system of aviation security equipment and facilities, and security control forces at airports; inspecting and grasping the connection between security forces and forces in airports.

The Ministry of Construction directed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to send recommendations from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) related to aviation security to the Ministry of Public Security for understanding and implementation.

The Ministry of Construction assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs to study international models to propose solutions to overcome ICAO's recommendations on the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Agency in the direction of establishing a unit under the Government or the Ministry of Construction to ensure independence and objectivity (the suggested model is the Vietnam Aviation Security Investigation Council).

This agency is technical and professional in nature, with clear functions, tasks, regimes and policies; fully equipped with specialized equipment and techniques; its members are appropriate to the expertise and profession, and may include representatives of aircraft manufacturers, experienced pilots, representatives of the Ministry of Health, and image and data analysis agencies. The investigation agency has the same capacity as the investigation agencies of advanced countries in the world.

The Ministry of National Defense, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, directed its affiliated agencies to continue studying recent aviation security incidents involving drones and develop legal and technical solutions to prevent and combat similar incidents.

Thanh Ha

Source: https://baophapluat.vn/khan-truong-hoan-tat-chuyen-giao-chuc-nang-an-ninh-hang-khong-ve-bo-cong-an-post551350.html