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AZERBAIJAN'S CABINET OF MINISTERS PASSES DECISION PERMITTING TO SHOOT DOWN AIRCRAFTS VIOLATING COUNTRY'S AIRSPACE
APA
[ 18 January 2013 17:01 ]
If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land, the legislation
permits to shoot it down
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. The Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the
"Rule on the use of the airspace of Azerbaijan Republic".
The rules prepared in line with the law on aviation, Convention on
International Civil Aviation Association (ICAO) (Chicago Convention
December 7, 1944) and its appendixes, cover air traffic security,
use of the country's airspace. The document determines 13.5/25km-wide
borderline strip used in the special regime along the state border.
According to the document, banned zones and limited zones can be
determined in the airspace of Azerbaijan. When necessary, taking into
account the state interests the State Civil Aviation Administration
can determine certain parts of the airspace as banned or limited
zones basing on the proposals of the relevant executive authorities.
Use of airspace in the banned and limited zones is prohibited.
"Umbrella" signal is given in exceptional cases when unidentified
or material objects appear in the airspace. This signal envisages
immediate landing or leaving the area (except planes involved to
fight against aircrafts violating the rules and those exercising
rescue functions).
The violations of the rules of use of Azerbaijan's airspace were
found. The use of air space without sending poll (table, graphic),
warning military air forces' bodies, the poll before coming into
force and after ending of period of poll's validity and without
the permission of relevant operative body, non-fulfillment of
teams of flights governing bodies and fighter-interceptor aircraft,
implementation of the flights for monitoring, use of airspace of banned
and limited zones without special permission etc are considered the
violation of airspace's rules.
In case of failure of the order to stop the violations in connection
with the flight of the aircraft under the decision of the command
post operations, duty airplanes (or helicopters) are raised into the
air and forcing the above-mentioned aircraft to land at the nearest
airport. If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land and there
is no exact information about guiltless passengers on the board,
the legislation permits to shoot it down.
APA
[ 18 January 2013 17:01 ]
If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land, the legislation
permits to shoot it down
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. The Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the
"Rule on the use of the airspace of Azerbaijan Republic".
The rules prepared in line with the law on aviation, Convention on
International Civil Aviation Association (ICAO) (Chicago Convention
December 7, 1944) and its appendixes, cover air traffic security,
use of the country's airspace. The document determines 13.5/25km-wide
borderline strip used in the special regime along the state border.
According to the document, banned zones and limited zones can be
determined in the airspace of Azerbaijan. When necessary, taking into
account the state interests the State Civil Aviation Administration
can determine certain parts of the airspace as banned or limited
zones basing on the proposals of the relevant executive authorities.
Use of airspace in the banned and limited zones is prohibited.
"Umbrella" signal is given in exceptional cases when unidentified
or material objects appear in the airspace. This signal envisages
immediate landing or leaving the area (except planes involved to
fight against aircrafts violating the rules and those exercising
rescue functions).
The violations of the rules of use of Azerbaijan's airspace were
found. The use of air space without sending poll (table, graphic),
warning military air forces' bodies, the poll before coming into
force and after ending of period of poll's validity and without
the permission of relevant operative body, non-fulfillment of
teams of flights governing bodies and fighter-interceptor aircraft,
implementation of the flights for monitoring, use of airspace of banned
and limited zones without special permission etc are considered the
violation of airspace's rules.
In case of failure of the order to stop the violations in connection
with the flight of the aircraft under the decision of the command
post operations, duty airplanes (or helicopters) are raised into the
air and forcing the above-mentioned aircraft to land at the nearest
airport. If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land and there
is no exact information about guiltless passengers on the board,
the legislation permits to shoot it down.