Circular 43/2017/TT-BGTVT providing regulations on aviation security training

CIRCULAR

Providing regulations on aviation security training

Pursuant to the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation No. 66/2006/QH11 dated June 29, 2006; Law on amendments to some Articles of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation No. 66/2006/QH11 dated November 21, 2014;

Pursuant to Government's Decree No. 92/2015/ND-CP dated October 13, 2015, on aviation security;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 92/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016, on conditional business lines in civil aviation;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 12/2017/ND-CP dated February 10, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;

At the request of the Directors of the Personnel and Organization Department and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam;

The Minister of Transport promulgates the Circular providing regulations on aviation security training.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular stipulates the training and fostering in civil aviation security.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals involved in the training and fostering in civil aviation security in Vietnam.

Article 3. Teaching time and conversion of teaching time

1. Teaching time in the training and fostering program is measured in hours.

2. Conversion of teaching time: 01 (one) hour of theoretical teaching shall be considered as 45 minutes; 01 (one) hour of practical training shall be considered as 60 minutes.

Chapter II

TRAINING AND FOSTERING OF AVIATION SECURITY FORCES

Section 1

TRAINING AND FOSTERING PROGRAMS

Article 4. Aviation security screening training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with the professional knowledge, skills and manners to conduct the aviation examination and security screening of passengers, luggage, goods, postal parcels and objects conveyed on board the aircraft.

2. Persons eligible to attend the training courses: must be Vietnamese citizens aged 18 or older, have an explicit personal history, be physically fit and graduate from upper secondary schools.

3. Course duration: 516 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 306 hours, practical training is 210 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 5. Security control training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in aviation security inspection and supervision at terminals, public areas, airports, and guarding in restricted areas.

2. Persons eligible to attend the training courses: must be Vietnamese citizens aged 18 or older, have an explicit personal history, be physically fit and graduate from upper secondary schools.

3. Course duration: 432 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 282 hours, practical training duration is 150 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 6. Mobile security training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with the occupational knowledge, skills and manners for patrol, guarding, escorting, crowd control, aircraft and vehicle inspection and search.

2. Persons eligible to attend the training courses: must be Vietnamese citizens aged 18 or older, have an explicit personal history, be physically fit and graduate from upper secondary schools.

3. Duration: 456 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 278 hours, practical training duration is 178 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 7. Aviation security management professional training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with the occupational knowledge and skills in aviation security management.

2. Subjects: managers at all levels in the aviation security force of airports enterprises, Vietnamese airlines, enterprises providing air navigation services, enterprises providing aircraft and aircraft equipment repair and maintenance services and enterprises conducting general aviation business as defined in the aviation security program and aviation security regulation.

3. Duration: 40 theory hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 8. Aviation security crisis management training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with the occupational knowledge and skills in formulating emergency plans for aviation security and measures against illegal interference in aviation security.

2. Subjects: Managers at all levels in the aviation security force of airports enterprises, Vietnamese airlines, enterprises providing air navigation services, enterprises providing aircraft and aircraft equipment repair and maintenance services and enterprises providing general aviation services defined in the aviations security program and aviation security regulation; managers in the units that carry out measures against illegal interference in civil aviation activities.

3. Duration: 24 theory hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 9. Aviation security training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with knowledge and skills in preparing and using educational texts and equipment, organizing classes and acquiring teaching methods for aviation security.

2. Subjects: persons selected to act as as aviation security force teachers and aviation security awareness teachers.

3. Duration: 56 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 38 hours, practical training duration is 18 hours.

4. Subject duration:

a) Professional training in teaching aviation security control forces:

b) Professional training in aviation security knowledge teaching:

Article 10. Aviation security supervisor training program

1. Objectives: To equip students with knowledge of aviation security, methods and skills in inspecting aviation security.

2. Subjects: Persons selected to act as aviation security inspectors and internal security inspectors who have at least 01 (one) year’s experience in aviation security.

3. Duration: 56 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 40 hours, practical training duration is 16 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Section 2

REGULARLY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Article 11. Security screening regularly training program

1. Objectives: To update students on new knowledge and regulations, practice and augment occupational skills in examination and security screening.

2. Subjects: security screeners.

3. Duration: 32 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 6 hours, practical training duration is 26 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 12. Periodic security control training program

1. Objectives: To update students with new knowledge and regulations, practice and augment occupational skills in aviation security control and inspection.

2. Subjects: security screeners.

3. Duration: 24 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 12 hours, practical training duration is 12 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 13. Periodic mobile security training program

1. Objectives: To update students with new knowledge and regulations, practice and augment occupational skills in mobile security.

2. Subjects: security screeners.

3. Duration: 62 hours. In which theoretical teaching duration is 12 hours, practical training duration is 50 hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 14. Periodic aviation security management training program

1. Objectives: To update students with new knowledge and regulations on aviation security management.

2. Subjects: managers at all levels in the aviation security force of airports enterprises, Vietnamese airlines, enterprises providing air navigation services, enterprises providing aircraft and aircraft equipment repair and maintenance services and enterprises providing general aviation services defined in the aviation security program and aviation security regulation and issued with a certificate of completion of supplemental training course on aviation security management.

3. Duration: 16 theory hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 15. Periodic training program on aviation security teaching

1. Objectives: To update students with knowledge and skills in preparing and using educational texts and equipment, organizing classes and acquiring teaching methods in aviation security.

2. Subjects: persons selected as aviation security force teachers and aviation security awareness teachers.

3. Duration:

a) Periodic training provided for aviation security force teachers: 16 theory hours;

b) Periodic training provided for aviation security awareness teachers: 8 theory hours.

4. Subject duration:

a) Periodic training provided for aviation security force teachers:

b) Periodic training provided for aviation security awareness teachers:

Article 16. Periodic training program for aviation security supervisors

1. Objectives: To update students with the occupational knowledge and skills in aviation security inspection.

2. Subjects: aviation security supervisors and internal security supervisors.

3. Duration: 16 theory hours.

4. Subject duration:

Article 17. Periodic training interval

1. Security screeners, security controllers and mobile security officers shall undergo periodic training once (01) a year.

2. A security screener omitting dangerous articles during his mission or an aviation security controller failing to perform mission for at least 06 (six) consecutive months shall undergo relevant recurrent training before resuming work.

3. Managers at all levels in the aviation security force, aviation security teachers, aviation security supervisors and internal security supervisors shall undergo recurrent training every 02 (two) years.

Section 3. ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING AND FOSTERING FOR AVIATION SECURITY FORCE

Article 18. Textbooks and documents

1. Aviation security training institutions shall compile, verify and publish aviation security force training textbooks and documents.

2. Contents of aviation security force training textbooks and documents shall comply with this Circular and the International Civil Aviation Organization’s standards and recommended practices.

3. Aviation security force training textbooks and documents shall be managed in the same way as the restricted security documents are managed.

Article 19. Aviation security force teachers

1. Aviation security force teachers shall comply with Clause 2 Article 26 of the Government’s Decree No. 92/2014/ND-CP dated July 01, 2014, on conditional business lines in civil aviation.

2. Teachers for training programs in respect of aviation security management, aviation security teaching, aviation security inspection and aviation security crisis management shall comply with Clause 1 of this Article and obtain a certificate of completion of training course corresponding to the training program.

3. Teachers for periodic training programs in respect of aviation security management, aviation security teaching and aviation security inspection shall be selected by the aviation security training institution from among teachers and experts who have extensive experience in and knowledge of aviation security.

4. Aviation communication English, martial arts, weapon and explosive teachers must obtain a certificate issued by a competent agency.

5. Based on standards specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, aviation security controller training institutions shall compile a list of aviation security force teachers and submit it to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Article 20. Training and practice infrastructure and equipment

1. Training and practice infrastructure and equipment for aviation security inspector training programs shall comply with Article 25 of the Government’s Decree No. 92/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016, on conditional business lines in civil aviation.

2. Practice equipment for aviation security inspector training programs includes:

a) Software used for security screening training;

b) X-ray screening machine;

c) Door frame metal detectors;

d) Hand-held metal detectors;

dd) Explosive detection devices;

e) Under vehicle search mirrors;

g) Specimens and models of weapons, explosives and dangerous articles;

h) Camera surveillance system;

i) Equipment related to training contents.

3. Practice equipment for training programs for aviation security teaching and inspection shall be conformable with training contents.

Article 21. Testing and issuance of course completion certificate

1. Testing:

a) The theory examination shall include multiple-choice questions, essay or interview. The practical examination shall be conducted with existing equipment or simulation software. Students of aviation security screening, security control and mobile security training programs shall take an examination upon finishing each subject; each examination lasts for at least 15 minutes;

b) Theoretical test scores, practical test scores are calculated on a 100-point scale. Students who achieve a course completion test result of 80 points or more for each of the theory and practical tests are awarded a certificate of course completion.

2. Certificate issuance:

a) Students who have completed professional training courses for aviation security controllers shall be granted professional certificates by aviation security controller training institutions according to the form specified in the Circular of the Minister of Transport providing regulations on aviation staff, aviation staff training and professional training institutions and facilities for assessing English proficiency of aviation staff;

b) Students completing training courses in aviation security management, crisis management, aviation security teaching, and aviation security supervisors who are trained and trained by the aviation staff training and professional training institutions shall be granted a certificate of course completion according to the form specified in Appendix 1 issued with this Circular;

c) Students’ completion of the aviation security recurrent training programs specified in Articles 11 - 16 of this Circular shall be certified in writing by the director of the aviation security controller training institution.

3. Students participating in the training programs to be issued with at least two certificates shall be exempted from general subjects and general subjects on aviation security included in the training program.

4. The certificate issued by the training institution affiliated to the International Civil Aviation Organization to learners completing aviation security teacher, aviation security inspector, aviation security management and aviation security crisis management training programs and the certificate specified at Point b Clause 2 of this Article are equally authentic.

Article 22. Dossiers of training provided for aviation security force

1. A dossier of training provided for aviation security force comprises:

a) The final examination result;

b) The decision on recognition of course completion issued by the director of the aviation security controller training institution;

c) The copy of the course completion certificate.

2. A dossier of recurrent training provided for aviation security force comprises:

a) The final examination result;

b) The decision on recognition of course completion issued by the director of the aviation security controller training institution.

Chapter III

AVIATION SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR SUBJECTS NOT AFFILIATED TO AVIATION SECURITY FORCE

Section 1

AVIATION SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Article 23. Aviation security awareness training program for flight crew

1. Objectives: To equip flight crew with the essential knowledge of aviation security to handle mission-related aviation security situations.

2. Subjects: flight crew members.

3. Duration:

a) Aviation security awareness training provided for pilots and flight attendants, except the person specified at Point b Clause 3 of this Article: 32 theory hours;

b) Aviation security awareness training programs for chief flight attendants: 42 theory hours; the person that has been issued with the certificate of completion of the program specified at Point a Clause 3 of this Article shall be exempted from corresponding subjects.

4. Subject duration:

a) Aviation security awareness training provided for subjects specified at Point a Clause 3 of this Article:

b) Aviation security awareness training programs for chief flight attendants: