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Law No. 15 of 2002 on Civil Aviation

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 15Date: 24/06/2002 Corresponding to 14/04/1423 HijriNumber of Articles: 116Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 9Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 04/09/2002 Corresponding to 27/06/1423 HijriPage from: 169

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Definitions and General Provisions

1 Article

In the application of the provisions of this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each, unless the context requires otherwise:

“State” means the State of Qatar.
“Territory of the State” means the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto and the airspace above such land areas and territorial waters under the sovereignty and control of the State.
“State of Registry” means the state where an aircraft is registered.
“Civil Aviation Authority” means the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or any other competent authority tasked with specific functions under this Law.
“Chicago Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 and the annexes and amendments thereto ratified by the State.
“Aircraft” means any machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air and includes all air ships such as balloons, gliders and fixed-wing and non-fixed-wing aircraft.
“Operator” means a person or legal entity that has the authority to operate an aircraft whose crew members are under the authority of such person or legal entity, whether directly or for another entity.
“State of the Operator” means the State in which the operator's principal place of business or permanent residence is located.
“Air Traffic” means all aircraft either in the air or operating on the maneuvering area of an aerodrome.
“Aerodrome” means a defined area on land or water, including any buildings, installations and equipment, from which aircraft flight operations take place.
“International Airport” means an airport designated by the State in its territory for the arrival and departure of international air traffic and where the formalities for customs, immigrations, public house quarantine (animal and plant) and similar procedures are carried out.
“Maneuvering Area at the Airport” means that part of an aerodrome used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft and all other related operations.
“Flight Time” means the total time from the moment an aircraft takes off until the moment it comes to rest at the end of the flight.
“Pilot in Command” means the pilot responsible for the operation and safety of the aircraft during flight time.
“Flight Crew Member” means a licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during a flight duty period.
“Crew Member” means a person assigned by an operator for duty on an aircraft during a flight duty period.
“Prohibited Area” means airspace of defined dimensions above the land areas or territorial waters of a State within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited.
“Restricted Area” means airspace of defined dimensions above the land areas or territorial waters of a State within which the flight of aircraft is restricted in accordance with specified conditions.
“Dangerous Area” means airspace of defined dimensions within which operations dangerous to aviation at certain times are declared by the Civil Aviation Authority.
“Air Service” means any scheduled air route used by aircraft for the transport of passengers, mail or cargo.
“International Air Service” means an air service which passes through the airspace over the territory of more than one State.
“Air Carrier” means any person or legal entity that offers or engages in the operation of air services for the carriage of passengers, mail or cargo.
“Airline” means any air carrier that operates flights to and from an international airport in the territory of a State.
“Acrobatic Flight” means maneuvers intentionally performed by an aircraft involving an abrupt change in its attitude or abnormal attitude or an abnormal variation in speed.
“Aircraft Accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time a person boards the aircraft for a flight and the time such person has disembarked, during which:
A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of being in the aircraft or in direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts attached to the aircraft.
The aircraft sustains serious damage.
The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible. This excludes injuries resulting from natural causes or caused by the persons themselves or other persons, or persons who infiltrate and hide outside areas prepared for passengers and crew members.
“Aircraft Incident” means an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of its operation.
“Flight Certificate” means a general authorisation issued by the Civil Aviation Authority containing detailed regulatory provisions under which an operator of an aircraft or an air carrier may perform air operations in the territories of the State for a specified period of time. Such authorisation shall also contain the cases of suspension or revocation.
“Flight Authorisation” means the approval issued by the Civil Aviation Authority to conduct one or more air operations.
“Certificate of Airworthiness” means a document issued by the Civil Aviation Authority certifying the airworthiness of the aircraft during a specific period of time on condition that the operator follows the requirements contained in such a document.

2 Article

The provisions of this Law shall apply to the following:

Civil aviation in the territory of the State.
Civil aircraft registered in the State wherever they are located, without prejudice to the provisions of the laws of foreign States where such aircraft are operated.
General air transport.
All airships, unless deemed impossible due to the nature of such airships.

The provisions of this Law shall not apply to military aerodromes and aircraft.
Certain state aircraft may, when necessary, be exempted from the application of certain provisions of this Law upon a decision by the Council of Ministers.

In the absence of relevant provisions in this Law, the provisions of the Chicago Convention and other international civil aviation treaties and conventions to which the State acceded to or shall accede to in the future shall be applicable.

4 Article

The Civil Aviation Authority shall be responsible for the organization of civil aviation and civil airports of the State, and shall have the capacity to issue rules, regulations and directives necessary for the discharge of such functions.

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