According to the Decree, the regulations on forced landing applicable to aircraft violating Vietnam’s airspace and conditions of airports designated for landing in cases of forced landing are as follows:
- The enforcing aircraft shall approach the aircraft violating Vietnam’s airspace as follows:
+ The enforcing aircraft shall approach the violating aircraft from the rear left or right in conformity with the conditions for mobility and observation;
+ The enforcing aircraft shall set an appropriate speed and distance to ensure safety and emit signs, signals, and actions;
+ The enforcing aircraft shall ensure the pilots (flight crew) of the violating aircraft can receive signs, signals, and actions to request landing at the designated airport or aerodrome;
+ After the violating aircraft has safely landed at the designated airport or aerodrome, the enforcing aircraft shall exit the area or land under the order of the military flight commander.
- Conditions of a designated airport or aerodrome:
+ The airport or aerodrome is conformable in terms of technical conditions for ensuring the landing of violating aircraft;
+ The terrain of the aerodrome shall be suitable for circling and approaching the aerodrome for landing; violating aircraft have sufficient fuel to reach the designated aerodrome.
+ The aerodrome with civil aviation operations is prioritized for landing designation.
Article 5 of Decree No. 139/2024/ND-CP stipulates cases subject to forced landing at airports and aerodromes as follows:
- Aircraft flying in Vietnam's airspace are illegally interfered with.
- Aircraft violating Vietnam’s airspace refuse to comply with the actions of the aircraft of the People’s Military of Vietnam that are intercepting or accompanying such the violating aircraft.
See more details in Decree No. 139/2024/ND-CP , effective as of December 9, 2024.
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