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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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Airworthiness

  • 38 Article

    1. No aircraft shall operate in the territory of the State without a valid certificate of airworthiness issued or rendered valid by the appropriate State authority of registration under the established laws, rules and regulations. Such aircraft shall comply with the requirements and restrictions prescribed in the certificate. Domestic flights, for which a special authorisation shall be issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, shall be exempted.
    2. The Civil Aviation Authority may render valid the certificate of airworthiness issued by another State and may define additional requirements or restrictions for such certificate.
    3. When applying for a certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft registered in the State, the owner shall provide all technical information and documents required by the Civil Aviation Authority.
    4. The operator of an aircraft registered in the State shall renew the certificate of airworthiness in accordance with the rules specified by the Civil Aviation Authority.

  • 39 Article

    Where the Civil Aviation Authority discovers that the aircraft registered in the State is unsafe or has no airworthiness certificate, it may suspend or revoke the certificate, order a technical inspection of the aircraft, and ground it until such measures are taken to ensure its safety.

  • 40 Article

    1.      The Civil Aviation Authority shall approve national or foreign organizations responsible for the maintenance of aircraft registered in the State. For the purpose of such approval, documents shall be provided and inspections conducted at the expense of such organizations to ensure the efficiency and completeness of their aircraft maintenance.
    1. Where such organization fails to demonstrate the required level of technical proficiency or fails to facilitate the conduct of aircraft inspections by inspectors of the Civil Aviation Authority, the Authority may suspend or revoke the approval of such organization for the maintenance of aircraft registered in the State.

  • 41 Article

    1.      No aircraft shall operate unless equipped to fly and navigate in normal and abnormal conditions in accordance with the requirements in the certificate of airworthiness and the provisions of the Annexes to the Chicago Convention. The Civil Aviation Authority may exempt any aircraft from the above rule where it determines that such an aircraft is equipped with alternative equipment that satisfies the above requirements and provisions.
    1. The Civil Aviation Authority may decide to install any additional equipment in an aircraft registered in the State so as to ensure the safety of the aircraft, the crew and the passengers, and to facilitate search and rescue operations.
    2. Unless stated in the certificate of airworthiness, no additional equipment shall be installed or used in an aircraft registered in the State without authorisation or approval by the Civil Aviation Authority. Any equipment or components of an aircraft registered in the State and specified in the certificate of airworthiness shall not be removed, altered or modified without prior authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority. For the purpose of authorisation or approval, all documents shall be provided and inspected and other technical works conducted at the expense of the owner of the aircraft in order to ensure the efficiency and validity of such equipment.
    3. For the purpose of aircraft safety and the safety and convenience of passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority shall issue regulations and instructions for the use, replacement or modification of aircraft equipment.

  • 42 Article

    1.      The operator of any aircraft registered in the State shall not operate such aircraft in commercial air transport or operations without conducting proper and comprehensive maintenance of the aircraft.
    1. The pilot in command of an aircraft registered in the State and operating in commercial air transport or operations shall record the following information in the technical records of the aircraft:
    1. The times of the start and completion of flights.
    2. Information of any technical or other disruption of the aircraft or its equipment that may occur during the flight. The pilot in command shall sign and date such information.
    1. The operator of the aircraft shall be responsible for maintaining the technical records of the aircraft and keeping a copy thereof in a separate location from the aircraft.
    2. Information on the maintenance of the aircraft engines and rotors, as well as other information determined by the Civil Aviation Authority, shall be recorded in the documents and technical records of the aircraft not later than seven days after the completion of such maintenance. Upon recording such information, reference may be made to any other documents, which shall be considered part of the technical documents and records of the aircraft.
    3. The operator of an aircraft registered in the State shall maintain documents and technical records of the aircraft for at least two years after their expiry date or for any other period determined by the Civil Aviation Authority.

  • 43 Article

    1.      Emergency equipment and instructions for its use shall be located clearly and conspicuously in all aircraft registered in the State and operating in commercial air transport. The location of life jackets, in particular, and their instructions for use shall be clearly identified.
    1. No devices or equipment on board an aircraft shall jeopardize its airworthiness or affect the performance of any other devices or equipment related to the safety of the aircraft.

  • 44 Article

    1.      Any aircraft for which an airworthiness certificate is issued or rendered valid shall be weighed and its centre of gravity periodically determined according to the conditions, means and times determined by the Civil Aviation Authority.
    1. The aircraft operator shall, according to the specification of the Civil Aviation Authority, prepare a load table for the aircraft after weighing it.
    2. The operator shall maintain the load table for at least six months prior to the next weighing and determination of the aircraft's centre of gravity.

  • 45 Article

    1.      The Civil Aviation Authority shall have the right to inspect or test any aircraft and its devices, equipment or components for the purpose of airworthiness. The representatives of the Authority shall be entitled to gain access to the aircraft at any time to inspect or test it at the operator's expense. The Authority shall also have the right to issue necessary instructions to the operator regarding such inspection or test.
    1. The Civil Aviation Authority shall have the right to suspend the airworthiness certificate where such inspection or test discloses a violation of the rules and regulations for airworthiness.
     

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