AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION / Issue No. 5
Issue Date: Nov 2015
Rev. No. 00
Rev. Date:
CHAPTER B.2
REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Rules require that no person shall fly or assist in flying any aircraft in Nepalese airspace unless the aircraft:
a) has been registered and the Certificate of Registration is carried on board the aircraft, and
b) bears the nationality and registration marks, affixed in accordance with the rules of the State of Registry of the aircraft.
1.2 This chapter prescribes the requirements for the registration of aircraft in Nepal.
1.3 Registration of an aircraft does not permit it to fly without a valid Certificate of Airworthiness / Permit to fly is in force.
1.5 A Certificate of Registration shall remain in effect until such time as there is request for transfer of ownership of the aircraft. The Certificate of Registration is cancelled if the aircraft is removed from the Nepalese Civil Aircraft Register.
1.6 Where an aircraft is registered in accordance with this chapter, the owner or operator of the aircraft shall manufacture an identification plate for the aircraft which is made of a fireproof metal or other fireproof material of suitable physical properties and shall secure it to the airframe of the aircraft in a prominent position near the main entrance door or, at visible location incase of small aircraft / or helicopter and in the case of manned free balloon, affixed conspicuously to the exterior of the payload. The owner shall have inscribed the following on the identification plate:
a) The Name of Owner and Operator
b) Original Type Certificate issuing Authority
c) The type, model and serial number of the aircraft,
d) The nationality and registration marks of the aircraft,
e) The manufacturer of the aircraft,
f) The date of aircraft manufacture.
1.7 The identification plate shall be secured to the aircraft in a prominent position near the main entrance or
a) In the case of an unmanned free balloon, affixed conspicuously o the exterior of the payload and
b) In the case of a remotely piloted aircraft, secured in a prominent position near the main entrance or compartment or affixed conspicuously to the exterior of the aircraft if there is no main entrance or compartment
1.8 The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to meteorological pilot balloons used exclusively for meteorological purposes or to unmanned free balloons without a payload .
1.9 While an aircraft first of its type is entered in the Nepalese civil aircraft register, CAA Nepal shall advise the State of Design that it has entered such an aircraft on its register.
2. CLASSIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
2.1 Aircraft shall be classified in accordance with Table 1.
2.2 An aircraft which is intended to be operated with no pilot on board shall be further classified as unmanned.
2.3 Unmanned aircraft shall include unmanned free balloons and remotely piloted aircraft.
Table 1.Classification of aircraft
1. Generally designated “kite-balloon”.
2. “Float” or “boat” may be added as appropriate.
3. Includes aircraft equipped with ski-type landing gear (substitute “ski” for “land”).
For the purpose of completeness only
3. REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT
3.1 Subject to paragraph 2.2 an aircraft may be registered:
a) by the Nepalese Air Operator, or
b) by any Company, on behalf of Nepalese Air Operator.
Note : The Director General does not issue any Certificate of Ownership or endorse any information with respect to the ownership on a Certificate of Registration. The Director General issues a Certificate of Registration to a person, organization or enterprise who has provided evidence of ownership pursuant to paragraph 2.2 (b) Note-2 "Evidence of the Ownership" as recorded at the Nepalese Civil Aircraft Register of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. In this paragraph the Owner shall include a buyer in possession, a bailee or a lessee of an aircraft under a contract of conditional aircraft sale and the assignee of that person.
3.2 The Operator of an aircraft which is to be registered in Nepal must apply in writing with the written consent of the Owner. The application which should be made in Form B.2.1 as shown in Appendix-1 of this Chapter B.2 must be accompanied by the following necessary documents:
a) A copy of Nepalese Validated Type Certificate for the type concerned.
b) A copy of the Bill of Sale or Conditional Sales Contract.
Note 1 : Where an aircraft to be registered is subject to a lease or lease purchase agreement, a copy of the lease or lease purchase agreement shall be provided with this application.
Note 2. : "Evidence of Ownership"; The buyer in possessing or the bailee or the lessee of an aircraft under a contract of conditional sale must submit a copy of the contract. The assignee under a contract of conditional sale must submit both the contract and his assignment from the original buyer, bailee, lessee or prior assignee that bears the written assent of the seller, bailer, lessor or assignee thereof, under the original contract
c) Proof of concellation of previous registration, or certification of non-registration or certification of de- registration issued by the previous state of registry.
Note : The satisfactory evidence of cancellation of previous registration or proof of non-registration may be a statement by the Airworthiness Authority of the previous State of Registry that the aircraft has been deregistered or non-registered from Airworthiness Authority of exporting state.
d) Copy of the valid aircraft insurance policy acceptable to the Director General.
e) Proof of Nepalese custom clearance after arrival of the aircraft at Nepal. If the certificate of registration is issued outside Nepal, operator is required to submit the custom clearance document before permission on normal flight is granted.
f) A copy of voucher against the payment of aircraft registration fee.
g) All placards, instructions and documents related to the aircraft are in English.
h) Any other necessary documentation as required by the Director General, CAAN.
4. AIRCRAFT NOT TO BE REGISTERED
4.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter the aircrafts mentioned in Rule 11 of CAR 2058 shall not be registered by CAAN
5. ALLOCATION OF NEPALESE REGISTRATION MARKS
5.1 Operator may apply in writing for the allocation of Nepalese Registration marks for the purpose of importing aircraft under the valid AOC/ASOC/NOC. The operator must submit the following documents along with the application.
a. Lease/Lease Purchase/ Sales contract agreement. For lease/ lease purchase the operator must have received lease agreement approval from CAAN.
b. Copy of Nepalese Validated Aircraft Type Certificate
c. Aircraft specification
d. Proof of ownership
e. Aircraft present status (Location)
f. Availability of proposed Fleet Type in Licence issued by Ministry of Civil Aviation.
g. Date of manufacture(Aircraft Life/Cycles/Hour etc must be in accordance with the latest Civil Aviation Policy)
h. Any other documents as required by the Director General
5.2 On the receipt of above mentioned documents CAAN may issue a Nepalese allocation of registration mark only for importation purpose. This allocation doesn’t mean a Certificate of Registration.
5.3 The validity of allocated registration marks shall be only for three months if not registered in accordance with para 3 of this chapter.
6. NEPALESE CIVIL AIRCRAFT REGISTER
6.1 The Airworthiness Inspection Division shall maintain a current civil aircraft register showing each aircraft registered by the Authority, the information recorded in the Certificate of Registration. The register of unmanned free balloons shall contain the date, time and location of release, the type of balloon and the name of the operator.
6.2 Where a Certificate of Registration is issued, it shall be in English language and in a Form B.2.3 as shown in Appendix - 3 to this Chapter B.2.
6.3 Upon transfer of ownership full detail of the new owner and operator will be entered in to the Nepalese Civil Aircraft Register.
6.4 Where the Certificate of Registration of an aircraft is cancelled the aircraft will be removed from the Nepalese Civil Aircraft Register.
7. NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS
7.1 The nationality and registration mark shall consist of a group of characters.
7.2 The registration mark shall consist of a set of letters. The registration mark shall be preceded by a hyphen
7.3 The nationality mark for Nepal shall be '9N'
7.4 The registration mark shall be combination of letter as assigned by CAA Nepal.
7.5 While allocating registration mark , letter combinations shall not be used which might be confused with the five-letter combinations used in the International Code of Signals, Part II, the three-letter combinations beginning with Q used in the Q Code, and with the distress signal SOS, or other similar urgent signals, for example XXX, PAN and TTT.
7.6 The Nationality and Registration Marks shall be painted on the aircraft or shall be affixed by any other means ensuring a similar degree of permanence. The marks shall be kept clean and visible at all times.
7.7 The provisions of Nationality and Registration Marks shall not apply to meteorological pilot balloons used exclusively for meteorological purposes or to unmanned free balloons without a payload.
7.8 Location of Nationality and Registration Marks :
7.8.1 Lighter-than air aircraft :
7.8.1.1 Airships : The marks on an airship shall appear either on the hull or on the stabilizer surfaces. Where the marks appear on the hull, they shall be located lengthwise on each side of the hull and also on its upper surface on the line of symmetry. Where the marks appear on the stabilizer surfaces, they shall appear on the horizontal and on the vertical stabilizers; the marks on the horizontal stabilizer shall be located on the right half of the upper surface and on the left half of the lower surface, with the tops of the letters and numbers toward the leading edge; the marks on the vertical stabilizer shall be located on each side of the bottom half stabilizer, with the letters and numbers placed horizontally.
7.8.1.2 Spherical balloons (other than unmanned free balloons ) : The marks shall appear in two places diametrically opposite. They shall be located near the maximum horizontal circumference of the balloon.
7.8.1.3 Non-spherical balloons (other than unmanned free balloons) : The marks shall appear on each side. They shall be located near the maximum cross-section of the balloon immediately above either the rigging band or the points of attachment of the basket suspension cables.
7.8.1.4 Lighter-than-air aircraft(other than unmanned free balloons) : The side marks shall be visible both from the sides and from the ground.
7.8.1.5Unmanned free balloons : The marks shall appear on the identification plate
7.8.2 Heavier-than-air aircraft
7.8.2.1 Wings : The marks shall appear once on the lower surface of the wing structure. They shall be located on the left half of the lower surface of the wing structure unless they extend across the whole of the lower surface of the wing structure. So far as is possible, the marks shall be located equidistant from the leading and trailing edges of the wings. The tops of the letters and numbers shall be toward the leading edge of the wing.
7.8.2.2 Fuselage (or equivalent structure) and vertical tail surfaces : The marks shall appear either on each side of the fuselage (or equivalent structure) between the wings and the tail surface or on the upper halves of the vertical tail surfaces. When located on a single vertical tail surface, they shall appear on both sides. When located on multi vertical tail surfaces, they shall appear on the outboard sides of the outer surfaces.
7.8.2.3 For Rotorcraft: The marks shall appear on the both sides of the tail
surface.
7.8.2.4 Special cases: If a heavier-than-air aircraft does not posses parts
corresponding to those mentioned in a) and b) , the marks shall appear in a manner such that the aircraft can be identified readily.
7.9 Measurement of Nationality and Registration Marks :
7.9.1 The letters and numbers in each separate group of marks shall be of equal height.
7.9.2 Lighter-than-air aircraft :
7.9.2.1 The height of the marks on lighter-than –air aircraft other than unmanned free balloons shall be at least 50 centimeters
7.9.2.2 The measurements of the marks related to unmanned free balloons shall
be determined by CAAN, taking into account the size of the payload to which the identification plate is affixed.
7.9.3 Heavier-than-air aircraft :
7.9.3.1 Wings : the height of the marks on the wings shall be at least 50
centimeters
7.9.3.2 Fuselage (or equivalent structure) and vertical tail surfaces : the height of the marks on fuselage (or equivalent structure) and on the vertical tail surfaces shall be at least 30 centimeters.
7.9.3.3 For Rotorcraft: The height of the marks shall be at least 20 centimeters
but should be easily identifiable.
7.9.3.4 Special cases : If a heavier-than-air aircraft does not posses parts
corresponding to those mentioned in a) and b) above, the measurements of the marks shall be such that the aircraft can be identified readily.
7.10 Type of characters for Nationality and Registration Marks :
7.10.1 The letters shall be capital letters in Roman characters without
ornamentation .Numbers shall be Arabic numbers without ornamentation.
7.10.2 The width of each character (except the letter I and the number 1) and the length of hyphens shall be two-thirds of the height of a character.
7.10.3 The characters and hyphens shall be formed by solid lines and shall be of a colour contrasting clearly with the background. The thickness of the lines shall be one-sixth of the height of a character.
7.10.4 Each character shall be separated from that which it immediately precedes
or follows, by a space of not less than one-quarter of a character width. A hyphen shall be regarded as a character for this purpose.
7.11 Operators Name
7.11.1 An aircraft shall Possess Operators Name in the suitable area outside fuselage and that should be easily identifiable.
8. ISSUE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
8.1 Subject to paragraph 5.2, where a Certificate of Registration has been lost the owner or operator may apply to Airworthiness Inspection Division, for the issue of a duplicate certificate,