Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration) Regulations, 2012

Date of promulgation:

4 May 2012

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

SUPPLEMENT No. 13 4th May, 2012

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT

to The Uganda Gazette No. 23 Volume CIV dated 4th May, 2012 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.

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2012 No. 26.

THE CIVIL AVIATION (AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS, 2012.

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

Regulation.

Part I—Preliminary.

Title.
Interpretation.
Application.

Part II—Air Operator Certificate (AOC).

Compliance with an Air Operator Certificate.
Application for an Air Operator Certificate.
Issuance of Air Operator Certificate.
Contents of Air Operator Certificate.
Validity and renewal of an Air Operator Certificate.
Amendment of an Air Operator Certificate.
Access for inspection.
Conducting tests and inspections.

Part III—Air Operator Certification And Continued Validity.

Base of operations.
Management personnel required for commercial air transport operations.
Qualification of personnel.
Company procedures indoctrination.

Regulation.

Quality system.
Submission and revision of policy and procedure manuals.
Retention and maintenance of personnel and other records.
Inspection of personnel and other records.
Flight recorders records.
Aircraft record.
Authorised aircraft.
Dry leasing of foreign registered aircraft.
Interchange Agreement
Wet-leasing of aircraft.
Emergency evacuation demonstration.
Demonstration flights.
Facilities.
Operations schedule.

Part IV—AOC Flight Operations Management.

Operations manual.
Training programmes.
Aircraft operating manual.
AOC holder's journey log.
Designation of PIC.
Required cabin crew members.
Carriage of special situation passengers.
Cockpit check procedure.
Minimum equipment list and configuration deviation list.
Performance planning manual.
Performance data control system.
Aircraft loading and handling manual.
Mass and balance data control system.
Cabin crew member manual.
Passenger briefing cards.
Aeronautical data control system.
Route guide and aeronautical charts.
Weather reporting sources.
De-icing and anti-icing programme.
Flight supervision and monitoring system.
Flight following system for charter flights operations.

Regulation

Communications facilities.
Routes and areas of operation.
Enroute navigational facilities.
Flight safety documents systems.
Safety Programme and Management Systems.

Part V—AOC Maintenance Requirements.

Maintenance responsibility.
Approval and acceptance of AOC maintenance systems.
Maintenance control manual.
Maintenance management.
Quality system: Maintenance.
Technical logbook.
Technical logbook entries.
Maintenance records.
Release to service or maintenance section records of the technical logbook.
Modification or repairs to aircraft.
Aircraft maintenance programme.
Maintenance, preventive maintenance and modifications.

Part VI—AOC Security Management.

Security requirements.
Security training programmes.
Reporting acts of unlawful interference.
Aircraft search procedure checklist.
Security of the flight crew compartment.

Part VII—AOC Dangerous Goods Management.

Approval to transport dangerous goods.
Compliance with Technical Instructions.
Limitations on the transport of dangerous goods.
Classification of dangerous goods.
Packing.
Labelling and marking.
Dangerous goods transport document.

Regulation.

Acceptance of dangerous goods.
Inspection for damage, leakage or contamination.
Removal of contamination.
Loading restrictions.
Provision of information.
Training programmes.
Dangerous goods incident and accident reports.

Part VIII—Exemption.

Requirements for Application.
Substance of the request for exemption.
Initial review by the Authority.
Evaluation of the request.

Part IX—General Provisions.

Possession of the licence.
Drug and alcohol testing and reporting.
Inspection of licences and certificates.
Change of Name.
Change of Address.
Replacement of documents.
Certificate Suspension and Revocations.
Use and retention of documents and records.
Reports of violation.
Enforcement of directions
Aeronautical user fees
Application of regulations to Government and visiting forces, etc.
Extra-territorial application of Regulations.

Part X—Offences And Penalties.

Contravention of Regulations.
Penalties.
Revocation and savings.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE—Air Operator Certificate.

SECOND SCHEDULE—Operations Specification. THIRD SCHEDULE—Operations Manual.

FOURTH SCHEDULE—Aircraft Operating Manual. FIFTH SCHEDULE—Cabin Crewmember Manual. SIXTH SCHEDULE—Flight Safety Documents System. SEVENTH SCHEDULE—Maintenance Control Manual. EIGHTH SCHEDULE—Penalties.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2012 No. 26.

The Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration) Regulations, 2012.

(Under sections 34(2) and 61 of the Civil Aviation Authority Act, Cap 354)

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister by sections 34(2) and 61 of the Civil Aviation Authority Act, Cap. 354, and on the recommendation of the Civil Aviation Authority, these Regulations are made this 5th day of May, 2011.

Part I—Preliminary

Title.

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration) Regulations, 2012.

Interpretation.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“accountable manager” means the manager who has corporate authority for ensuring that all operations and maintenance activities required by the AOC (Certificate holder) holder can be financed and carried out to the (standard required by authority) highest degree of safety standards required by the Authority;

“aerial work” means an aircraft operation in which an aircraft is used for specialised services including, but not limited to, agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol, search and rescue, and aerial advertisement;

“aerodrome” means a defined area on land or water, including any buildings, installations and equipment, used or intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft;

“aeronautical product” means any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or subassembly, appliance, material, part, or component to be installed thereon;

“aeroplane” means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;

“aircraft” means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface;

“aircraft component” means any assembly, item component, part of an aircraft up to and including a complete engine or any operational or emergency equipment;

“aircraft interchange” means an arrangement between two air operators in which the aircraft of the first air operator is crewed by the crew of the second operator at an interchange point linking their respective routes where operational control is transferred to the second operator for the period of the interchange;

“aircraft technical log” means a document carried on board an aircraft for recording defects and malfunctions discovered during operation and for recording details of all maintenance carried out whilst the aircraft is operating between scheduled visits to the base maintenance facility. It also contains operating information relevant to flight safety and maintenance data that the operating crew needs to know;

“aircraft type” means all aircraft of the same basic design;

“airframe” means the fuselage, booms, nacelles, cowlings, fairings, airfoil surfaces, including rotors but excluding propellers and rotating airfoils of a powerplant, and landing gear of an aircraft and their accessories and controls;

“air operator certificate (AOC)” means a certificate authorizing an operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations;

“Air Traffic Control (ATC)” means a service that promotes the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic at aerodromes and during the approach, departure, and en route environments;

“air traffic control (ATC) facility” means a building holding the persons and equipment responsible for providing ATC services;

“Approved Training Organisation (ATO)” means an organisation established to conduct aviation training courses as approved by the Authority.

“appliance” means any instrument, mechanism, equipment, part, apparatus, appurtenance, or accessory, including communications equipment, that is used or intended to be used in operating or controlling an aircraft in flight, is installed in or attached to the aircraft, and is not part of an airframe, powerplant, or propeller;

“approved maintenance organisation (AMO)” means an organisation approved to perform specific aircraft maintenance activities by the Authority. These activities may include the inspection, overhaul, maintenance, repair and/or modification and release to service of aircraft or aircraft components;

“approved standard” means a manufacturing, design, maintenance, or quality standard approved by the Authority;

“approved training” means training carried out under special curricula and supervision approved by the Authority;

“article” means any item, including but not limited to an aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, accessory, assembly, subassembly, system, subsystem, component, unit, product, or part;

“Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority;

“avionics” means the electronics and electrical systems on aircraft and spacecraft such as the navigation, communications, flight data and control systems;

“balloon” means a non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft;

“cabin crew member manual” means a manual containing procedures, instructions and guidance for use by cabin crew members in the execution of their duties;

“calibration” means a set of operations, performed in accordance with a definite documented procedure, that compares the measurement performed by a measurement device or working standard for the purpose of detecting and reporting or eliminating by adjustment errors in the measurement device, working standard, or aeronautical product tested;

“cargo aircraft” means any aircraft carrying goods or property but not passengers; in this context the following are not considered to be passengers—

a crew member,
an operator's employee permitted by, and carried in accordance with, the instructions contained in the operations manual,
an authorised representative of the Authority, or
a person with duties in respect of a particular shipment on

board;

“CDL” means configuration deviation list;

“certificate of release to service” means a certification made by an appropriately licensed or approved personnel relating to aircraft maintenance work that the work has been completed in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Regulations and Standards;

“check pilot” means a pilot approved by the Authority who has the appropriate training, experience, and demonstrated ability to evaluate and certify to the knowledge and skills of other pilots;

“Contracting States” means all States that are signatories to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention);

“course” means a programme of instruction to obtain a license, rating, qualification, authorisation, or currency;

“currency point' is equivalent to twenty thousand Uganda shillings;

“dangerous goods incident” means an occurrence, other than a dangerous goods accident, associated with and related to the transport of dangerous goods, not necessarily occurring on board an aircraft, which results in injury to a person, property damage, fire, breakage, spillage, leakage of fluid or radiation or other evidence that the integrity of the packaging has not been maintained; any occurrence relating to the transport of dangerous goods which seriously jeopardises an aircraft or its occupants is deemed to constitute a dangerous goods incident;

“dangerous goods transport document” means a document specified by the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air, and completed by the person who offers dangerous goods for air transport and contains information about those dangerous goods;

“dry lease” means a contractual arrangement where the leased aircraft is operated by flight crew members of the Lessee;

“facility” means a physical plant, including land, buildings, and equipment, which provides the means for the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications of any article;

“flight crew member” means a licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during flight time;

“flight duty period” means the total time from the moment a flight crew member commences duty, immediately subsequent to a rest period and prior to making a flight or a series of flights, to the moment the flight crew member is relieved of all duties having completed such flight or series of flights;

“flight safety documents system” means a set of inter-related documentation established by the operator, compiling and organizing information necessary for flight and ground operations, and comprising, as a minimum, the operations manual and the operator's maintenance control manual;

“flight time” means—

for aeroplanes and gliders the total time from the moment an aeroplane or a glider moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight and it is synonymous with the term “block to block” or “chock to chock” time in general usage which is measured from the time an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until it finally stops at the end of the flight;
for helicopter the total time from the moment a helicopter rotor blades start turning until the moment a helicopter comes to rest at the end of the flight and the rotor blades are stopped; and
for airships or free balloon the total time from the moment an airship or free balloon first becomes detached from the surface until the moment when it next becomes attached thereto or comes to rest thereon;

“glider” means a non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces, which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;

“ground handling” means services necessary for an aircraft's arrival at, and departure from, an airport, other than air traffic services;

“handling agent” means an agency which performs on behalf of the operator some or all of the latter's functions including receiving, loading, unloading, transferring or other processing of passengers or cargo;

“heavier-than-air aircraft” means any aircraft deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic forces;

“helicopter” means a heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axis;

“holdover time” means the estimated time de-icing or anti-icing fluid will prevent the formation of frost or ice and the accumulation of snow on the protected surfaces of an aircraft; holdover time begins when the final application of de-icing or anti-icing fluid commences and expires when the de-icing or anti-icing fluid applied to the aircraft loses its effectiveness;

“inspection” means the examination of an aircraft or aircraft component to establish conformity with a standard approved by the Authority;

“instrument approach” means an approach procedure prescribed by the Authority having jurisdiction over the aerodrome;

“Interchange Agreement” means a leasing agreement which permits an air carrier to dry lease and take or relinquish operational control of an aircraft to or from another air operator at an airport for a limited duration;

“journey log” means a form signed by the Pilot in Command of each flight that records the aircraft's registration, crew member names and duty assignments, the type of flight, and the date, place, and time of arrival and departure;

“lighter-than-air aircraft” means any aircraft supported chiefly by its buoyancy in the air;

“maintenance” means tasks required to ensure the continued airworthiness of an aircraft or aircraft components including any one or combination of overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification, and defect rectification;

“Maintenance Control Manual” means a manual containing procedures, instructions and guidance for use by maintenance and concerned operational personnel in the execution of their duties;

“major modification” means a type design change not listed in the aircraft, engine, or propeller specifications that might appreciably affect the mass and balance limits, structural strength, performance, powerplant operation, flight characteristics, or other qualities affecting airworthiness or environmental characteristics, or that will be embodied in the product according to non-standard practices;

“major repair” means a repair of an aeronautical product that might appreciably affect the structural strength, performance, powerplant, operation flight characteristics, or other qualities affecting airworthiness or environmental characteristics, or that will be embodied in the product using non-standard;

“Minimum Equipment List (MEL)” means a list approved by the Authority which provides for the operation of aircraft, subject to specified conditions, with particular equipment inoperative, prepared by an operator in conformity with, or more restrictive than, the master Minimum Equipment List established for the aircraft type by the aircraft manufacturer, and approved by the State of Design;

“modification” means a change to the type design of an aircraft or aeronautical product which is not a repair;

“night” means the time between fifteen minutes after sunset and fifteen minutes before sunrise, sunrise and sunset being determined at surface level, and includes any time between sunset and sunrise when an unlighted aircraft or other unlighted prominent object cannot clearly be seen at a distance of 4,572 metres;

“operator” means a person, organisation or enterprise, engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft organization;

“operational control” means the exercise of authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or termination of a flight in the interest of the safety of the aircraft and the regularity and efficiency of the flight;

“operational flight plan” means the operator's plan for the safe conduct of the flight based on considerations of aircraft performance, other operating limitations, and relevant expected conditions on the route to be followed and at the aerodromes or heliports concerned;

“operations manual” means a manual containing procedures, instructions and guidance for use by operational personnel in the execution of their duties;

“operations specifications” means a document that contains terms, authorisations, conditions and limitations that facilitate the Authority's administration of the AOC by ensuring that the Authority and the certificate holder have a mutual and clear understanding of how the certificate holder will conduct its operations;

“overhaul” means the restoration of an aircraft or aircraft component using methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Authority, including disassembly, cleaning, and inspection as permitted, repair as necessary, and reassembly; and testing in accordance with approved standards and technical data, or in accordance with current standards and technical data acceptable to the Authority, which have been developed and documented by the State of Design, holder of the type certificate, supplemental type certificate, or a material, part, process, or appliance approval under Parts Manufacturing Authorisation (PMA) or Technical Standard Order (TSO);

“overpack” means an enclosure used by a single shipper to contain one or more packages and to form one handling unit for convenience of handling and stowage;

“packaging” means receptacles and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function and to ensure compliance with the packing requirements;

“pilot in command (PIC)” means the pilot responsible for the operation and safety of the aircraft during flight time;

“pre-flight inspection” means the inspection carried out before flight to insure that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight;

“propeller” means a device for propelling an aircraft that has blades on a powerplant driven shaft and that, when rotated, produces by its action on the air, a thrust approximately perpendicular to its plane of rotation and it includes control components normally supplied by its manufacturer, but does not include main and auxiliary rotors or rotating airfoils of powerplant;

“proper shipping name” means the name to be used to describe a particular article or substance in all shipping documents and notifications and, where appropriate, on packaging;

“repair” means the restoration of an aircraft or aircraft component to a serviceable condition in conformity with an approved standard;

“rest period” means a period free of all restraint, duty or responsibility for a flight crew member of an AOC holder conducting commercial air transport operations;

“RVSM Airspace” means any airspace or route between flight level 290 and flight level 410 inclusive where the aircraft are separated vertically by 1000ft (300m);

“safety programme” means an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving safety;

“safety management system” means a systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organisation structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures;

“satellite” means a satellite ATO at a location other than primary location of the ATO;

“secondary standards” means a standard maintained by comparison with a primary standard;

“signature” means an individual's unique identification used as a means of authenticating a maintenance record entry or maintenance record. A signature may be hand-written, electronic, or any other form acceptable to the Authority;

“State of Design” means the Contracting State which approved the original type certificate and any subsequent supplemental type certificates for an aircraft, or the State which approved the design of an aeronautical product or appliance;

“State of Manufacture” means the Contracting State, under whose authority an aircraft was assembled, approved for compliance with the type certificate and all extant supplemental type certificates, test flown and approved for operation; the State of Manufacture may also be the state of design;

“State of Origin” means the state in which dangerous goods were first loaded on an aircraft;

“State of Registry” means the Contracting State on whose registry an aircraft is entered;

“substance” means alcohol, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, hallucinogens, opioids, cannabis, inhalants, central nervous system stimulants such as cocaine, amphetamines, and similarly acting sympathomimetics, phencyclidine or similarly acting arylcyclohexylamines, and other psychoactive drugs and chemicals;

“substance abuse” refers to—

the use of a substance in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous, if there has been at any other time an instance of the use of a substance also in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous;
a verified positive drug test result acquired under an antidrug programme or internal programme of Uganda government; or
misuse of a substance that the Authority, based on case history and qualified medical judgement relating to the substance involved, makes the applicant unable to safely perform the duties or exercise the privileges of the certificate applied for or held, or may reasonably be expected, for the maximum duration of the medical certificate applied for or held, to make the applicant unable to perform those duties or exercise those privileges.

“substance dependence” means a condition in which a person is dependent on a substance, other than tobacco or ordinary xanthine-containing (e.g., caffeine) beverages, as evidenced by increased tolerance; manifestation of withdrawal symptoms; impaired control of use; or continued use despite damage to physical health or impairment of social, personal, or occupational functioning;

“technical instructions” means the latest effective edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc. 9284-AN/905), including the supplement and any addendum, approved and published by decision of the Council of the ICAO.

“technical log” means a document carried on an aircraft that contains information to meet ICAO requirements; a technical log contains two independent sections, a journey record section and an aircraft maintenance record section;

“training programme” means a programme that consists of courses, courseware, facilities, flight training equipment, and personnel necessary to accomplish a specific training objective. It may include a core curriculum and a specialty curriculum;

“unit load device” means any type of aircraft container, aircraft pallet with a net, or aircraft pallet with a net over an igloo;

“wet lease” means a contractual arrangement where the leased aircraft is operated by flight crew members of the Lessor;

“working standard” means a calibrated standard that is used in the performance of maintenance or calibrations in any work area for the purpose of forming the basis for product acceptance or for making a finding of airworthiness approval for return to service to an aircraft or aircraft component; a working standard may be maintained by comparison with primary standards, secondary standards, reference standards or transfer standards, as appropriate but shall not to be used to test, measure, or calibrate other working standards or measurement devices.

Application.

These Regulations apply to air operators carrying passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire whose principal place of business or permanent residence is located in Uganda.

(2) Except where specifically noted, these Regulations applies to all commercial air transport operations by air operator certificate holders for which Uganda is the State of the Operator.

Part II—Air Operator Certificate.

Compliance with an Air Operator Certificate.

An operator shall not engage in commercial air transport operations unless that operator holds a valid air operator certificate (AOC) issued by the Authority.
An AOC referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall authorize the operator to conduct commercial air transport operations in accordance with the conditions and limitations that may be specified in the AOC.
The issue of an AOC by the Authority shall be dependent upon the operator demonstrating an adequate organization, method of control and supervision of flight operations, training programme and maintenance arrangements consistent with the nature and extent of the operations specified.

Application for an Air Operator Certificate.

An operator applying to the Authority for an air operator certificate (AOC) shall submit an application—

on a form and manner prescribed by the Authority; and
containing any other information the Authority requires the applicant to submit.

Except for the Operations Manual specified in Regulation 30 and the Maintenance Control Manual specified in Regulation 58 which shall be submitted at least ninety days before the date of intended operation, an applicant shall make the application for an initial issue or reissue of an AOC at least sixty days before the date of the intended operation.

Issuance of Air Operator Certificate.

The Authority may issue an air operator certificate (AOC) to an applicant if that applicant—

has its principal place of business and it is registered in Uganda;
meets the applicable regulations and standards for the holder of an AOC;
is properly qualified and adequately staffed and equipped to conduct safe operations in commercial air transport and maintenance of the aircraft;
holds a valid air service license issued under Civil Aviation (Licensing of Air Services) Regulations,2001; and
has met any other requirements as specified by the Authority.

The Authority may reject an application for an AOC if—

the applicant does not meet the requirements specified in subregulation (1);
the applicant previously held an AOC which was revoked;
the applicant is not suitable by reason of previous conduct and experience to properly maintain an AOC; or
an individual who has previously contributed to the circumstances that caused the revocation of an AOC obtains a substantial ownership in the applicant organization or is employed in a position specified by these Regulations.

Contents of Air Operator Certificate.

An air operator certificate (AOC) shall consist of—

a certificate for public display issued by the Authority; and
operation specifications containing the terms and conditions applicable to the certificate.

The certificate mentioned in (1)(a) shall contain—

a certificate number specifically assigned to the AOC;
name and location of the main place of business of the AOC; and
date of issue and period of validity;
a certificate number specifically assigned to the AOC;
a description of the type of operations authorised;
the type of aircraft authorised for use; and
the authorised areas of operations.

The air operator certificate shall be in the form prescribed in the First schedule.
A certified true copy of the AOC shall be carried on board, where the contact details of operational management can be found.
The operations specifications associated with the air operator certificate shall contain at least the information listed in the Second schedule.

Validity and renewal of an Air Operator Certificate.

An air operator certificate (AOC) issued by the Authority shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issue or renewal, unless a shorter period is specified by the Authority or—

the Authority amends, suspends, revokes or otherwise terminates the certificate;
an AOC holder surrenders it to the Authority;
the Authority establishes that the Air Operator has suspended operations for more than 60 continuous days; or
the AOC holder notifies the Authority of the suspension of operations.

An AOC which is suspended or revoked shall be returned to the Authority.
An application for renewal of an AOC shall be made on a form prescribed by the Authority not later than sixty days before the certificate expires.
An applicant for an AOC which has expired shall make an initial application.

Amendment of an Air Operator Certificate.

The Authority may amend an air operator certificate (AOC) if the—

Authority determines that the amendment is necessary for the safety in commercial air transport and in the public interest; or
AOC holder applies for an amendment, and the Authority determines that the amendment is necessary for safety in commercial air transport and in the public interest.

Where the Authority stipulates in writing that an emergency exists requiring the immediate amendment of the AOC in the public interest with respect to safety in commercial air transportation, such an amendment is effective on the date the AOC holder receives notice of the amendment.
An AOC holder shall operate in accordance with the amendment unless it is subsequently withdrawn.
Amendments stipulated by the Authority, other than emergency amendments, shall become effective thirty days after notice is issued to the AOC holder.
Amendments proposed by the AOC holder shall be made at least thirty days prior to the intended date of any operation under that amendment.
A person shall not perform a commercial air transport operation for which an AOC amendment is required, unless that person has received notice of the approval from the Authority.

Access for inspection.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall for the purpose of inspection—

grant the Authority unrestricted access to any of its organisations, facilities and aircraft;
ensure that the Authority is granted unrestricted access to any organisation or facilities that it has contracted for services associated with commercial air transport operations and maintenance for services; and
grant the Authority unrestricted access to the cockpit of the aircraft during flight operations.

. (2) An AOC holder shall provide to the Authority a forward observer's seat on the AOC holder's aircraft from which the flight crew's actions and conversations may be easily observed.

Conducting tests and inspections.

The Authority shall conduct surveillance on the air operator certificate (AOC) holder to ensure continued eligibility to hold an AOC and associated approvals.
An AOC holder shall allow the Authority to conduct tests and inspections, at any time or place, to determine whether the AOC holder is complying with the applicable laws, regulations and the terms and conditions of the AOC.
An AOC holder shall make available at its principal base of operations the current—

AOC and its operation specifications;
Operations and Maintenance Manuals; and
a list that includes the location and individual positions responsible for each record, document and report required to be kept by the AOC holder under the applicable Regulations or standards.

Upon failure by an AOC holder to make available to the Authority upon request, any document, certificate or report, the Authority may suspend the AOC or any of its operation specifications.

Part III—Air operator certification And Continued Validity.

Base of operations.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall maintain a principal base of operations in Uganda.
An AOC holder shall submit written notification to the Authority, to establish or change the location of a principal base of operation at least thirty days before the proposed change.

Management personnel required for commercial air transport operations.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall have an Accountable Manager, acceptable to the Authority, with authority to ensure that all operations and maintenance activities are financed and carried out to the highest safety standards required by the Authority.
When conducting commercial air transport operations, the AOC holder shall have qualified personnel, with proven competency in civil aviation, available and serving in the following positions or their equivalent—

Director of Operations;
Chief Pilot;
Director of Maintenance;
Quality Manager; and
Director of Safety.

For the purposes of sub-regulation (2) “competency in civil aviation” means that an individual shall have a technical qualification and management experience acceptable to the Authority for the position served.
The Authority may approve position, other than those listed, if the AOC holder is able to show that it can perform the operation safely under the direction of fewer or different categories of management personnel due to the—

kind of operations involved;
number of aircraft used; and
area of operation.

An AOC holder shall—

state in the general policy provisions of the Operations Manual required by these Regulations, the duties, responsibilities, and authority of personnel required under sub-regulation (2);
list in the manual, the names and business addresses of the individuals assigned to those positions; and
notify the Authority within ten days of any change in personnel or any vacancy in any position listed.

An AOC holder shall make arrangements to ensure continuity of supervision if operations are conducted in the absence of any required management personnel.
Required management personnel shall be contracted to work sufficient hours, to ensure that the management functions of the AOC holder are fulfilled.
A person serving in a required management position for an AOC holder shall not serve in a similar position for any other AOC holder, unless an exemption is issued by the Authority.

Qualification of personnel.

The Accountable Manager shall posses the following qualifications—

a background in the management of commercial air transport operations;
knowledge of the Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration) Regulations, 2012 and other Regulations and materials published by the Authority that are applicable to flight operations and aircraft maintenance; and
knowledge of the operations and aircraft maintenance requirements of the air operator certificate (AOC) holder.

The minimum qualifications for a Director of Operations are—

an airline transport pilot licence; and
three years experience as pilot-in-command (PIC) in commercial air transport operations of large aircraft.

The minimum qualifications for a Chief Pilot are—

an airline transport pilot licence with the appropriate ratings for at least one of the aircraft used in the AOC holder's operations;
three years experience as PIC in commercial air transport operations; and
a commercial pilot license with instrument rating in lieu of the airline transport pilot licence if the PIC requirements for the operations conducted require only a commercial pilot licence.

The minimum qualifications for a Director of Maintenance are—

a licensed maintenance engineer with appropriate airframe, powerplant and avionics ratings; and
three years experience in maintaining the same category and class of aircraft used by the AOC holder including one year in the capacity of returning aircraft to service.

The minimum qualifications for Quality Manager are—

a technically qualified person in the field of aircraft maintenance, or flight or ground operations;
at least three years experience in the field of aircraft maintenance, flight or ground operations; and
must have successfully completed a training in quality management recognized by the Authority.

The minimum qualifications for Director of Safety are—

a technically qualified person in the field of aircraft maintenance or flight operations;
at least five years experience in the field of aircraft maintenance or flight operations; and
must have successfully completed a training in safety management systems course recognized by the Authority.

An AOC holder may approve the employment of a person who does not meet the appropriate qualification or experience if the Authority issues an exemption upon finding that that person has comparable experience and can effectively perform the required management functions.

Company procedures indoctrination.

A person shall not serve nor shall any air operator certificate (AOC) holder use a person as a quality manager or a director of maintenance unless that person has completed the company indoctrination curriculum approved by the Authority, which shall include a complete review of the operations manual and maintenance control manual procedures pertinent to their duties.
An AOC holder shall ensure that the Quality Manager and the Director of Maintenance undergo company indoctrination training that covers the following areas—

AOC holders' organisation, scope of operation and maintenance, and administrative practices as applicable to their assignments and duties;
appropriate provisions of these Regulations and other applicable regulations and guidance materials;
AOC holder policies and procedures; and
appropriate portions of the AOC holder's operations manual and maintenance control manual.

Quality system.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall establish a quality system and designate a quality manager to monitor compliance with, and adequacy of, procedures required to ensure safe operational practices and airworthy aircraft.
Compliance monitoring in accordance with sub-regulation (1) shall include a feedback system to the Accountable Manager to ensure corrective action as necessary.
An AOC holder shall ensure that each quality system established as required by sub-regulation (1) includes a quality assurance programme that contains procedures designed to verify that all operations are being conducted in accordance with all applicable requirements, standards and procedures.
The quality system, and the quality manager specified in subregulation (1), shall be acceptable to the Authority.
An AOC holder shall describe the quality system in all relevant documentation.
Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, the Authority may accept the appointment of two quality managers, one for operations and one for maintenance; provided that the AOC holder has designated one quality management unit to ensure that the quality system is applied uniformly during the entire operation.

Submission and revision of policy and procedure manuals.

A person who develops and maintains a manual required by these Regulations shall ensure that the manual—

includes instructions and information necessary to allow the personnel concerned to perform their duties and responsibilities safely;
is in a form that is easy to revise and contains a system which allows personnel to determine the current revision status of each manual;
has a date of the last revision on each revised page;
is not contrary to any applicable Laws of Uganda and the air operator certificate (AOC) holder's operations specifications; and
includes a reference to the appropriate civil aviation regulations.

A person shall not implement any policy or procedure for flight operations or airworthiness functions prior to approval or acceptance by the Authority as appropriate.
An AOC holder shall submit the proposed policy or procedure to the Authority at least thirty days prior to the date of intended implementation.

Retention and maintenance of personnel and other records.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall maintain current records detailing the qualifications and training of all its employees and the employees of contractors involved in the operational control, flight operations, ground operations and maintenance of the air operator.
An AOC holder shall maintain records for a minimum period of two years for those employees performing crew member or flight dispatch duties in sufficient detail to determine whether the employee meets the experience and qualification requirements for duties in commercial air transport operations.
An AOC holder shall retain the following records for the period specified—

flight and duty records, two years;
flight crew records, two years;
fuel and oil records, three months;
completed load manifests, six months;
mass and balance records, six months;
dispatch releases, six months;
flight plans, six months;
passenger manifests, six months;
weather reports, six months;

(j) journey logs, two years; and

(k) aircraft technical logbook, two years.

Inspection of personnel and other records.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall whenever called upon to do so by an authorized person—

produce for the inspection of that person all records referred to in regulation 18; and
furnish to that person all information that person may require, in connection with the records and produce, for, that person's inspection all log-books, certificates, papers and other documents which that person may reasonably require to examine for the purpose of determining whether the records are complete or of verifying the accuracy of their contents.

The AOC holder shall, at the request of any person in respect of whom that person is required to keep records as specified above, furnish to that person, or to any operator of aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transport by whom that person may subsequently be employed, particulars of any qualifications obtained by such person while in the service of the AOC holder.

Flight recorders records.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall retain—

the most recent flight data recorder calibration, including the recording medium from which this calibration is derived;
the flight data recorder correlation for one aircraft of any group of aircraft operated by the AOC holder:
that are of the same type;
on which the model flight recorder and its installation are the same; and
on which there is no difference in type design with respect to the original installation of instruments associated with the recorder.

In the event of an accident or incident that requires immediate notification to the Authority, the AOC holder shall remove and keep recorded information from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder for at least sixty days or, if requested by the Authority, for a longer period.

Aircraft record.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall maintain a current list of each aircraft it operates and shall send a copy of the list to the Authority, as well as each change to the list, prior to the intended change.
An aircraft of another AOC holder operated under an interchange agreement shall be incorporated in the current list of aircraft required by sub-regulation (1).

Authorised aircraft.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not operate an aircraft in commercial air transport unless that aircraft—

has an current certificate airworthiness;
is in an airworthy condition; and
meets the applicable airworthiness requirements for the operations the AOC holder intends to carry out, including those related to identification and equipment.

A person shall not operate any specific type of aircraft in commercial air transport until it has completed satisfactory initial certification, which includes the issuance of an AOC listing that type of aircraft.
A person shall not operate additional or replacement aircraft of a type for which it is currently authorised unless that person can show that the aircraft has been approved by the Authority for inclusion in the AOC holder's fleet.

Dry leasing of foreign registered aircraft.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder may dry-lease a foreign-registered aircraft for commercial air transport as authorised by the Authority.
An AOC holder shall not operate a foreign registered aircraft unless—

there is in existence a current agreement between the Authority and the State of Registry that, while the aircraft is operated by a Uganda AOC holder, these Regulations governing the issuance of the Uganda AOC and its operation specification shall apply;
there is in existence a current agreement between the Authority and the State of Registry that—

while the aircraft is operated by the AOC holder, the Airworthiness Regulations of the State of Registry are applicable; or
if the State of Registry agrees to transfer some or all of the responsibility for airworthiness to the Authority under Article 83bis of the Chicago Convention, the Civil Aviation (Airworthiness) Regulations, 2012 shall apply to the extent agreed upon by the Authority and the State of Registry; or
the agreement acknowledges that the Authority shall have unrestricted access to the aircraft at any place and any time.

Pursuant to sub-regulation (2), an AOC holder may operate a foreign registered aircraft for a period not exceeding six consecutive months.
The total number of dry leased aircraft shall be such that an AOC holder will not be predominantly dependent on foreign registered aircraft.
A person who wishes to operate a dry leased aircraft shall provide the Authority with the following information—

the aircraft type and serial number;
the name and address of the registered owner;
the State of Registry and registration marks;
the Certificate of Airworthiness and statement from the registered owner that the aircraft fully complies with the airworthiness requirements of the State of Registry;
the name, address and signature of the lessee who shall be responsible for the operational control of the aircraft under the lease agreement, including a statement that the lessee fully understands the responsibilities under the applicable regulations;
the aircraft type and serial number;
the name and address of the registered owner;
the State of Registry and registration marks;
the Certificate of Airworthiness and statement from the registered owner that the aircraft fully complies with the airworthiness requirements of the State of Registry;

(j) the name, address and signature of the lessee who shall be responsible for the operational control of the aircraft under the lease agreement, including a statement that the lessee fully understands the responsibilities under the applicable regulations;

(k) a copy of the lease and maintenance agreement; and

the duration of the lease. and any other information as the Authority deems necessary.

A Uganda AOC holder may dry lease an aircraft registered in another contracting State for the purpose of commercial air transportation provided that the following conditions are met—

the aircraft carries certificate airworthiness issued, in accordance with Annex 8, to the Chicago Convention by the State of Registry and meets the aircraft registration and marking requirements of that state;
the aircraft is of a type design which complies with all of the requirements that would be applicable to that aircraft were it registered in Uganda, including the requirements which shall be met for issuance of a Uganda certificate of airworthiness including type design conformity, condition for safe operation, and the noise, fuel venting, and engine emission requirements;
the aircraft is maintained according to an approved maintenance programme; and
the aircraft is operated by Uganda licensed flight crew employed by the Uganda AOC holder.

An AOC holder operating a dry leased aircraft shall have operational control of that aircraft.
An AOC holder shall provide satisfactory evidence that the aircraft has been deleted from the lessor's AOC before the Authority lists the aircraft on the lessee's AOC.
An AOC holder engaged in the dry leasing of aircraft shall make the dry lease agreement explicit concerning the maintenance programme and minimum equipment list to be followed during the lease period.
Where the lease arrangement is determined to be a dry lease involving an aircraft that possess a certificates of registration and certificate of airworthiness issued by the State of the Registry, and the dry lease is acceptable to the Authority, operations specifications shall be developed by the AOC holder containing at least the following—

the names of the parties to the lease agreement and the duration thereof;
the nationality and registration marks of each aircraft involved in the agreement;
the type of aircraft to be used;
the area of operation; and
the regulations applicable to the operation.

Interchange agreement.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not interchange aircraft with another AOC holder without the approval of the Authority.
Prior to operating an aircraft under an interchange agreement, the AOC holder shall demonstrate that—

the procedures for the interchange operation conform with safe operating practices;
the required crew members and flight operations officers meet approved training requirements for the aircraft and equipment to be used and are familiar with the communications and dispatch procedures to be used;
the maintenance personnel meet the approved training requirements for the aircraft and equipment, and are familiar with the maintenance procedures to be used;
the flight crew members and flight operations officers meet approved appropriate route and airport qualifications;
the aircraft to be operated is essentially similar to the aircraft of the AOC holder with whom the interchange is effected; and
the arrangement of flight instruments and controls that are critical to safety are essentially similar, unless the Authority determines that the AOC holder has adequate training programmes to ensure that any potentially hazardous dissimilarities are safely overcome by flight crew familiarisation.

An AOC holder operating an aircraft under an interchange agreement shall include the pertinent provisions and procedures of the agreement in its manuals.
An AOC holder shall—

amend its operations specifications to reflect an interchange agreement; and
comply with the applicable regulations of the State of Registry of an aircraft involved in an interchange agreement while it has operational control of that aircraft.

Wet-leasing of aircraft.

A holder of an air operator certificate (AOC) issued under these Regulations may enter into a wet-lease arrangement with another air operator subject to the approval of the Authority and any terms, conditions or limitations imposed by the Authority.
Where a holder of an AOC issued under these Regulations enters into a wet lease arrangement, the AOC holder shall maintain operational control of the leased aircraft and crew. The AOC holder shall demonstrate how it will maintain operational control to the satisfaction of the Authority.

the aircraft type and serial number;
the name and address of the registered owner;
the details of the crew members;
the State of Registry and registration marks;
the certificate of airworthiness and statement from the registered owner that the aircraft fully complies with the airworthiness requirements of the State of Registry;
the name, address and signature of the AOC holder responsible for the operational control of the aircraft under the lease agreement, including a statement that the AOC holder fully understands the responsibilities under the applicable regulations;
a copy of the lease and maintenance agreement;
the duration of the lease; and
any other information as the Authority deems necessary.

The operations specifications of an AOC holder engaged in a wet lease operation shall contain the following information—

the names of the parties to the agreement and the duration of the agreement;
the make, model, series, serial number, nationality and registration marks of each aircraft referred to in the agreement;
the expiration date of the lease agreement;
the kind of operation;
a statement specifying the party deemed by the Authority to have operational control; and
any other item, condition, or limitation the Authority deems necessary.

Emergency evacuation demonstration.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not use an aircraft type and model with total seating capacity of 44 and above in commercial air transport passenger-carrying operations unless it has first conducted, for the Authority, an actual full capacity emergency evacuation demonstration for the configuration in ninety seconds or less.
The full capacity actual demonstration referred to in sub regulation (1) may not be required, if the AOC holder applies to the Authority for an exemption with evidence that—

a satisfactory full capacity emergency evacuation for the aircraft to be operated was demonstrated during the aircraft type certification or during the certification of another air operator; and
there is an engineering analysis, which shows that an evacuation is still possible within the ninety second standard, if the AOC holder's aircraft configuration differs with regard to number of exits or exit type or number of cabin crew member or location of the cabin crew member.

Where an AOC holder requests for a exemption under subregulation (2) and the exemption is approved, the AOC holder shall conduct a partial emergency evacuation and ditching evacuation, observed by the Authority, that demonstrates the effectiveness of the AOC holder's crew members emergency training and evacuation procedures.
Where a full capacity demonstration is not required, an AOC holder shall not use an aircraft type and model in commercial air transport passenger-carrying operations unless the AOC holder has first demonstrated to the Authority that its available personnel, procedures and equipment shall provide sufficient open exits for evacuation in fifteen seconds or less.
An AOC holder shall not use an aircraft in extended overwater operations unless the AOC holder has first demonstrated to the Authority that it has the ability and equipment to efficiently carry out its ditching procedures.
An AOC holder shall apply to the Authority for approval to conduct the emergency evacuation demonstration at least thirty days before the intended date of the emergency evacuation demonstration.
Cabin crew member to be used in the emergency evacuation demonstrations shall—

be selected at random by the Authority;
has completed the AOC holder's Authority-approved training programme for the type and model of aircraft; and
has passed the drills and competence check on the emergency equipment and procedures.

To conduct a partial emergency evacuation demonstration, the AOC holder's assigned cabin crew members shall, using the AOC holder's line operating procedures—

demonstrate the opening of fifty percent of the required floor- level emergency exits and fifty percent of the required nonfloor-level emergency exits, whose opening by a cabin crew member is defined as an emergency evacuation duty and deployment of fifty percent of the exit slides, selected by the Authority; and
prepare for use those exits and slides within fifteen seconds.

To conduct the ditching evacuation demonstration, the AOC holder's assigned cabin crew members shall—

demonstrate their knowledge and use of each item of required emergency equipment;
prepare the cabin for ditching within six minutes after the intention to ditch is announced;
remove each life raft from storage, one of which as selected by the Authority shall be launched and properly inflated or one slide life raft properly inflated; and
enter the raft, which shall include all required emergency equipment, and completely set it up for extended occupancy.

Demonstration flights.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not operate an aircraft type in commercial air transport unless the AOC holder first conducts demonstration flights to the satisfaction of the Authority.
An AOC holder shall not operate an aircraft in a designated special area or using a specialised navigation system unless the AOC holder conducts demonstration flight to the satisfaction of the Authority.
The demonstration flights required under sub-regulation (1) shall be conducted in accordance with the regulation applicable to the type of operation and aircraft type used.
An AOC holder shall conduct demonstration flights for each type of aircraft, including aircraft materially altered in design, and for each kind of operation the AOC holder intends to conduct.
An AOC holder shall conduct demonstration flights of at least—

one hundred total hours of flight time, unless the Authority determines that a satisfactory level of proficiency has been demonstrated in fewer hours; fifty total hours of flight time which include the longest route and each kind of operation he intends to operate to satisfaction of the Authority;
five hours of night time, if night flights are to be authorised;
five instrument approach procedures under simulated or actual instrument weather conditions, if instrument flight rules flights are to be authorised; and
entry into a representative number of en-route airports, as determined by the Authority.

A person shall not carry passengers in an aircraft during demonstration flights, except those required to make the demonstration flight and those designated by the Authority.
The Authority shall determine the necessity and extent of demonstration flights for those AOC holders operating aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 5,700kg or less.

Facilities.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall maintain operational and airworthiness support facilities at the AOC holders' principal base of operation, appropriate for the area and type of operation.
An AOC holder shall arrange appropriate ground handling facilities necessary to ensure the safe servicing and loading of its aircraft at each airport used.

Operations schedule.

In establishing flight operations schedules, an air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall—

Allow enough time for the proper servicing of aircraft at intermediate stops; and
consider the prevailing winds en route and cruising speed for the type of aircraft.

The cruising speed referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall not be more than that resulting from the specified cruising output of the engines.

Part IV—AOC Flight Operations Management.

Operations manual.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall issue to the crew members and persons assigned operational control functions, an operations manual as set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
The Operations Manual referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be amended or revised as is necessary to ensure that the information contained therein is kept up to date, and all such amendments or revisions shall be issued to all personnel that are required to use the Operations Manual.
An AOC holder shall submit to the Authority a copy of the AOC holder's entire operations manual for the time being in force or of such parts thereof as the Authority may specify.
An AOC holder shall make such amendments or additions to the operations manual as the Authority may require for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aircraft or of persons or cargo carried therein, efficiency or regularity of air navigation
The Operations Manual issued under sub-regulation (1) shall contain the overall, general company policies and procedures regarding the flight operations it conducts.

An AOC holder shall prepare and keep current an operations manual which contains the AOC holder's procedures and policies for the use and guidance of its personnel.

An AOC holder shall issue the Operations Manual, or pertinent portions, together with all amendments and revisions to all personnel that are required to use it.
An AOC holder shall not provide for use of its personnel in commercial air transport any Operations Manual or its part which has not been reviewed and found acceptable or approved for the AOC holder by the Authority.
An AOC holder shall ensure that the contents and structure of the Operations Manual are in accordance with these Regulations and includes at least those subjects designated by the Authority that are applicable to the AOC holder's area and type of operations.
The Operations Manual may be published in parts, as a single document, or as a series of volumes.
An AOC holder may design an Operations Manual to be more restrictive than the Authority's requirements.

Training programmes.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that all operations personnel are properly instructed in their duties and responsibilities and the relationship of such duties to the operation as a whole.
An AOC holder shall have training programmes approved by the Authority containing the general training, checking, standardization and record keeping policies as specified in the Third Schedule.
An AOC holder shall have a training curriculum approved by the Authority prior to using the training curriculum for the purpose of qualifying a crew member, or person performing operational control functions, for duties in commercial air transport.
An AOC holder shall submit to the Authority any revision to an approved training programme, and shall receive approval of the revision from the Authority before that revision can be effected.
The training programmes specified in sub-regulation (2) shall be described in detail either in the operations or in a training manual which would form part of the operations manual but may be issued as a separate volume.

Aircraft operating manual.

A holder or applicant for an air operator certificate (AOC) shall submit proposed aircraft operating manual for each type and variant of aircraft operated, containing the normal, abnormal and emergency procedures relating to the operation of the aircraft for approval by the Authority.
An aircraft operating manual shall—

be based upon the aircraft manufacturer's data for the specific aircraft type and variant operated by the AOC holder and shall include specific operating parameters, details of the aircraft systems and of the check lists to be used applicable to the operations of the AOC holder that are approved by the Authority;
be designed so as to observe human factors principles; and
be issued to the flight crew members and persons assigned operational control functions to each aircraft operated by the AOC holder.

A holder or applicant for an AOC shall submit and maintain an aircraft operating manual containing as a minimum the information specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
The operator shall provide operations staff and flight crew with an aircraft operating manual, for each aircraft type operated, containing the normal, abnormal and emergency procedures relating to the operation of the aircraft.
The manual shall include details of the aircraft systems and of the checklists to be used.
The design of the manual shall observe human factors principles.

AOC holder's journey log.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall maintain a journey log containing the following information for each flight—

(a)	aircraft nationality and registration marks;
(b)	date of the flight;
(c)	name(s) of crew members;
(d)	duty assignments of crew members;
(e)	place of departure;
(f)	place of arrival;
(g)	time of departure;
(h)	time of arrival;
(i)	duration of flight;
(j)	purpose of flight;
(k)	incidents, and observations, if any; and
(l)	signature of the pilot-in-command.

The Authority may waive the requirement of sub-regulation (1) if the relevant information is available in the aircraft technical logbook referred to in regulation 61.
An AOC holder shall maintain a journey log book for every aeroplane engaged in international air navigation in which shall be entered particulars of the aeroplane, its crew and each journey.
An AOC holder shall ensure that all entries in the journey log are made concurrently and are permanent in nature.

Designation of PIC.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall, for each commercial air transport operation, designate, in writing, one pilot as the pilot-in- command.

Required cabin crew members.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall schedule, and the pilot-in-command shall ensure that the minimum number of required cabin crew members are on board passenger-carrying flights.
The number of cabin crew members may not be less than the minimum prescribed by the Authority in the AOC holders' operations specifications or the following, whichever is greater—

in the case of an aircraft with a total seating capacity of twenty to fifty passengers, one cabin crew member;
in the case of an aircraft with a total seating capacity of not more than two hundred, the number of cabin crew members carried on such flight shall be not less than one cabin crew member for every fifty, or a fraction of fifty passengers carried;
in the case of an aircraft with a total seating capacity of more than two hundred, the number of cabin crew members carried on such flights shall be not less than half the number of the main exits in the aircraft, and in addition, when more than two hundred passengers are carried, one additional cabin crew member for every twenty-five, or a fraction of twenty five, of such passengers above two hundred.

Where the number of cabin crew members specified in subregulation (2), calculated in accordance with that sub-regulation exceeds the number of main exits in the aircraft, it shall be sufficient compliance with this regulation if the number of cabin crew members carried is equal to the number of main exits in the aircraft.
Where passengers are on board a parked aircraft, the minimum number of cabin crew members shall be half of the number required for the flight operation, but in any case a minimum of one cabin crew member or another person qualified in the emergency evacuation procedures for the aircraft.
Where one-half of the cabin crew members specified in subregulation (1) would result in a fractional number, the tally of requisite cabin crew members may be rounded down to the next whole number.
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this regulation the Authority may give a direction to an AOC holder requiring him to include among the crew thereof, whenever the aircraft is flying for the purpose of commercial air transport operations, at least one cabin crew notwithstanding that the aircraft may be carrying fewer than twenty passengers

Carriage of special situation passengers.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not allow the transportation of special situation passengers, except—

as otherwise provided in the AOC holder's operations manual procedures; and
with the knowledge and concurrence of the pilot-in-command.

Cockpit check procedure.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall issue to each flight crew member and make available on each aircraft at each flight crew member position, the cockpit checklist procedures approved by the Authority appropriate for the type and variant of aircraft.
Checklists shall be used by flight crews—

prior to, during and after all phases of operations; and
in emergencies;

to ensure compliance with the operating procedures contained in the aircraft operating manual and the aeroplane flight manual or other documents associated with the certificate of airworthiness and otherwise in the operations manual, are followed.

The design and utilization of checklists shall observe human factors principles
An AOC holder shall ensure that approved procedures include each item necessary for flight crew members to check for safety before starting engines, taking off, or landing, and for engine and systems abnormalities and emergencies.
An AOC holder shall ensure that the checklist procedures are designed so that a flight crew member shall not need to rely upon their memory for items to be checked.
An AOC holder shall make the approved procedures readily available in the cockpit of each aircraft and the flight crew shall be required to follow them when operating the aircraft.

Performance planning manual.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall provide for the use of the flight crew members, maintenance personnel, and persons assigned operational control functions during the performance of their duties, Minimum Equipment List approved by the Authority.
The MEL shall be specific to the aircraft type and variant and shall contain the circumstances, limitations and procedures for release or continuance of flight of the aircraft with inoperative components, equipment or instruments.
An AOC holder may provide for the use of flight crew, maintenance personnel and persons assigned operational control functions during the performance of their duties a Configuration Deviation List (CDL) specific to the aircraft type if one is provided and approved by the State of Design.

An AOC holder's Operations Manual shall contain those procedures acceptable to the Authority for operations in accordance with the CDL requirements.
The operator shall include in the operations manual a minimum equipment list (MEL), approved by the State of the Operator which will enable the pilot-in-command to determine whether a flight may be commenced or continued from any intermediate stop should any instrument, equipment or systems become inoperative.
Where the State of the Operator is not the State of Registry, the State of the Operator shall ensure that the MEL does not affect the aeroplane's compliance with the airworthiness requirements applicable in the State of Registry.

Performance planning manual.

An air operator certificate holder shall provide for the use of the flight crew members and persons assigned operational control functions during the performance of their duties, a Performance Planning Manual (PPM) acceptable to the Authority.
The PPM shall be specific to the aircraft type and variant and shall contain adequate performance information to accurately calculate the performance in all normal phases of flight operation.

Performance data control system.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall have a system approved by the Authority, for obtaining, maintaining and distributing to appropriate personnel current performance data for each aircraft, route and airport that the AOC holder uses.

Aircraft loading and handling manual.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall provide for the use of the flight crew members, ground handling personnel and persons assigned operational control functions during the performance of their duties, an aircraft handling and loading manual acceptable to the Authority.
The loading manual shall be specific to the aircraft type and variant which contains the procedures and limitations for servicing and loading of the aircraft.

Mass and balance data control system.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall have a system, approved by the Authority for obtaining, maintaining and distributing to appropriate personnel current information regarding the mass and balance of each aircraft operated by that AOC holder.

Cabin crew member manual.

An AOC holder shall issue to the cabin crew member for use during the performance of their duties, a cabin crew member manual acceptable to the Authority.
The Cabin Crew Member manual shall contain the operational policies and procedures applicable to cabin crew member and the carriage of passengers.
An AOC holder shall issue to the Cabin Crew Member a manual specific to the aircraft type and variant, containing at least the information set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations as well as details of normal, abnormal and emergency procedures and the location and operation of emergency equipment.
The manuals specified in sub-regulation (3) may be combined into one manual for use by the cabin crew member.

Passenger briefing cards.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall carry on each passenger-carrying aircraft, in convenient locations for the use of each passenger, printed briefing cards supplementing the oral briefing and containing—

diagrams and methods of operating the emergency exits;
other instructions necessary for use of the emergency equipment; and
information regarding the restrictions and requirements

associated with sitting in an exit seat row.

An AOC holder shall ensure that each card contains information that is pertinent only to the type and variant of aircraft used for that flight.
An AOC holder shall, at each exit seat, provide passenger information cards that include the following information in English and Kiswahili languages—

functions required of a passenger in the event of an emergency

in which a crew member is not available to assist-

locate the emergency exit;
recognise the emergency exit opening mechanism;
comprehend the instructions for operating the emergency exit;
operate the emergency exit;
assess whether opening the emergency exit will increase the hazards to which passengers may be exposed;
follow oral directions and hand signals given by a crew member;
stow or secure the emergency exit door so that it will not impede use of the exit;
assess the condition of an escape slide, activate the slide, and stabilise the slide after deployment to assist others in getting off the slide;
pass expeditiously through the emergency exit; and
assess, select, and follow a safe path away from the emergency exit;

a requirement that a passenger identify themselves to allow

reseating if that passenger—

cannot perform the emergency functions stated in the information card;
has a condition that will prevent that;
passenger from performing the functions;
may suffer bodily harm as the result of performing one or more of those functions;
does not wish to perform those functions; or
lacks the ability to read, speak, or understand the language or the graphic form in which instructions are provided by the AOC holder;
a statement that whenever a crew member identifies a passenger who does not meet the requirements specified in paragraph (b) above, the crew member shall reseat the passenger.

Aeronautical data control system.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall have a system approved by the Authority for obtaining, maintaining and distributing to appropriate personnel current aeronautical data for each route and airport used.
An AOC holder shall provide the following aeronautical data for each airport used—

airports—

facilities;
navigational and communications aids;
construction affecting takeoff, landing, or ground operations; and
air traffic service facilities;

runways, clearways, and stopways—

dimensions;
surface;
marking and lighting systems; and
elevation and gradient;

displaced thresholds—

location;
dimensions;
takeoff or landing or both;

obstacles—

those affecting takeoff and landing performance computations; and
controlling obstacles;

instrument flight procedures—

departure procedure;
approach procedure; and
missed approach procedure;

special information—

runway visual range measurement equipment; and
prevailing winds under low visibility conditions.

Route guide and aeronautical charts.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall provide for the use of the flight crew members and persons assigned operational control function during the performance of their duties, a route guide and aeronautical charts approved by the Authority.
The route guide and aeronautical charts shall be current and appropriate for the proposed types and areas of operations to be conducted by the AOC holder.

Weather reporting sources.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall use sources approved by the Authority for the weather reports and forecasts used for decisions regarding flight preparation, routing and terminal operations.
Where an AOC holder carries out passenger carrying operations on a published schedule, the AOC holder shall have an approved system for obtaining forecasts and reports of adverse weather phenomena that may affect safety of flight on each route to be flown and airport to be used.
An AOC holder may use the following sources of weather reports for flight planning or controlling flight movement—

the Meteorological Department;
a Uganda operated automated surface observation stations, so long as the station reports all required items for a complete surface aviation weather report;
a Uganda operated supplemental aviation weather reporting station;
observations made by aerodrome control towers;
a Uganda contracted weather observatory;
any active meteorological office operated by a foreign state which subscribes to the standards and practices contained in the Chicago convention and the annexes thereunder;
any military weather reporting sources approved by the Authority in case of flight operations which use military airports as departure, destination, alternate or diversion airports;
near-real time reports such as pilot reports, radar reports, radar summary charts, and satellite imagery reports made by commercial weather sources or other sources specifically approved by the Authority; or
an AOC holder operated and maintained weather reporting system approved by the Authority.

De-icing and anti-icing programme.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder planning to operate an aircraft in conditions where frost, ice, or snow may reasonably be expected to stick on to the aircraft shall—

use only aircraft adequately equipped for such conditions;
ensure flight crew is adequately trained for such conditions; and
have an approved ground de-icing and anti-icing programme.

Contents of the ground de-icing and anti-icing programme shall include a detailed description of-

the method used to determine that conditions are such that frost, ice, or snow may reasonably be expected to stick on to the aircraft and that ground de-icing and anti-icing operational procedures shall be effected;
the person responsible for deciding that ground de-icing and anti-icing operational procedures shall be effected;
the procedures for implementing ground de-icing and antiicing operational procedures;
the specific duties and responsibilities of each operational position or group responsible for getting the aircraft safely airborne while ground de-icing and anti-icing operational procedures are in effect;
the AOC holder's programme shall include procedures for flight crew members to increase or decrease the determined hold over time in changing conditions; and
the holdover time shall be supported by data acceptable to the Authority.

Where the maximum holdover time is exceeded, takeoff shall be prohibited unless at least one of the following conditions exists.

a pre-takeoff contamination check is conducted outside the aircraft within five minutes prior to beginning take off to determine that the wings, control surfaces, and other critical surfaces, as defined in the certificate holder's programme, are free of frost, ice or snow;
it is otherwise determined by an alternate procedure, approved by the Authority and in accordance with the AOC holder's approved programme, that the wings, control surfaces, and other critical surfaces are free of frost, ice or snow; or
the wings, control surfaces, and other critical surfaces are deiced again and a new holdover time is determined.

Flight supervision and monitoring system.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder who conducts scheduled operations shall have an adequate system approved by the Authority for proper dispatching and monitoring of the progress of the scheduled flights.
The dispatch and monitoring system shall have enough dispatch centres, adequate for the operations to be conducted, located at points necessary to ensure adequate flight preparation, dispatch and in-flight contact with the scheduled flight operations.
Where an AOC holder conducts scheduled operations, the AOC holder shall provide enough qualified operations officers at each dispatch centre to ensure proper operational control of each flight.

Flight following system for charter flights operations.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder who conducts charter flight operations shall have a system for providing flight preparation documents and determining the departure and arrival times of its flights at all airports approved by the Authority.
The systems specified in sub-regulation (1) shall have a means of communication by private or available public facilities to monitor the departure and arrival at all airports, including flight diversions.
An AOC holder shall have an approved flight following system established and adequate for the proper monitoring of each flight, considering the operations to be conducted.
The centres established by an AOC holder for flight following shall be located at points necessary to ensure—

the proper monitoring of the progress of each flight with respect to its departure at the point of origin and arrival at its destination, including intermediate stops and diversions; and
that the pilot-in-command is provided with all information necessary for the safety of the flight.

An AOC holder conducting charter operations may arrange to have flight following facilities provided by persons other than the AOC holder's employees, but in such a case the AOC holder continues to be primarily responsible for the operational control of each flight.
An AOC holder conducting charter operations using a flight following system shall ensure that the system has adequate facilities and personnel to provide the information necessary for the initiation and safe conduct of each flight to—

the flight crew of each aircraft; and
the persons designated by the AOC holder to perform the function of operational control of the aircraft.

An AOC holder conducting charter operations shall show that the personnel required to perform the function of operational control are able to perform their duties.

Communications facilities.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder's aircraft shall have two-way radio communications with all air traffic service facilities along the routes and alternate routes to be used.
An AOC holder who conducts scheduled operations shall have rapid and reliable radio communications with all flights over his entire route structure under normal operating conditions.

Routes and areas of operation.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder may conduct operations only along such routes and within such areas for which—

Ground facilities and services, including meteorological services, provided are adequate for the planned operation;
the performance of the aircraft intended to be used is adequate to comply with minimum flight altitude requirements;
the equipment of the aircraft intended to be used meets the minimum requirements for the planned operation;
appropriate and current maps and charts are available; and
where a two-engine aircraft is used, adequate airports are available with the time and distance limitations.

A person shall not conduct commercial air transport operations on any route or area of operation unless the operations are in accordance with any restrictions imposed by the Authority.

En-route navigational facilities.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not operate on a proposed route or area that does not have non visual ground aids—

available over the route for navigating aircraft within the degree of accuracy required for ATC; and
located to allow navigation to any regular, provisional, refuelling, or alternate airport, within the degree of accuracy necessary for the operation involved.

Non visual ground aids shall not be required for—

visual flight rules operations; or
operations on route segments where the use of celestial or other specialised means of navigation is approved by the Authority.

Flight safety documents system.

An air operator certificate holder shall establish a flight safety documents system, for the use and guidance of operational personnel.
Guidance on the development and organization of a flight safety documents system is provided in the Sixth schedule.

Safety Programme and Management system.

The Authority shall establish a safety programme in order to achieve an acceptable level of safety in the operation of aircraft.
An air operator certificate (AOC) holder operating an aircraft registered in Uganda flying for the purpose of commercial air transport shall establish and maintain a safety management system accepted by the Authority.
The safety management system referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall—

identify actual and potential safety hazards;
ensure that remedial action necessary to maintain an acceptable level of safety is implemented; and
provide for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety level achieved; and
make continuous improvement to the overall level of safety.

An AOC holder operating an aircraft registered in Uganda with a maximum certificated take off mass authorised of more than 27,000 kg flying for the purpose of commercial air transport shall include a flight data monitoring programme as part of its safety management system.
A flight data analysis programme shall be non-punitive and contain adequate safeguards to protect the source of the data.
A safety management system shall clearly define lines of safety accountability throughout the operator's organization, including a direct accountability for safety on the part of senior management.
The AOC holder shall, as part of certification requirements, submit an SMS manual to the Authority for approval and shall include—

(a)	a scope of safety management system
(b)	the safety policy and objectives;
(c)	safety accountabilities;
(d)	key safety personnel;
(e)	documentation control procedures;
(f)	coordination of emergency response planning;
(g)	hazards identification and safety risk management systems;
(h)	safety assurance;
(i)	safety performance monetary;
(j)	safety audit;
(k)	management of change;
(l)	safety promotion; and
(m)	contacted activities.

Part V—AOC Maintenance Requirements.

Maintenance responsibility.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure the airworthiness of its aircraft and the serviceability of both operational and emergency equipment by—

carrying out pre-flight inspections;
correcting any defect or damage affecting safe operation of the aircraft to an approved standard, taking into account the minimum equipment list and configuration deviation list if available for the aircraft type;
carrying out maintenance on the aircraft in accordance with the approved operator's aircraft maintenance programme;
analysing of the effectiveness of the AOC holder's approved aircraft maintenance programme;
effecting the provisions of any operational directive, airworthiness directive and any other continued airworthiness requirement made mandatory by the Authority; and
carrying out modifications in accordance with an approved standard and establishing an embodiment policy for nonmandatory modifications.

An AOC holder shall ensure that the certificate of airworthiness for each aircraft operated remains valid in respect of—

the requirements specified in sub-regulation (1);
the expiry date of the certificate of airworthiness; and
any other maintenance condition specified in the certificate of airworthiness.

AOC holder shall ensure that the requirements specified in subregulation (1) are performed in accordance with procedures approved by or acceptable to the Authority.
An AOC holder shall ensure that the maintenance, preventive maintenance and modification of its aircraft or aircraft component are performed in accordance with its maintenance control manual or current instructions for continued airworthiness, and applicable civil aviation regulations.
An AOC holder may make an arrangement with another person for the performance of any maintenance, preventive maintenance or modifications but shall remain responsible for all work performed under the arrangement.
An operator shall ensure that, in accordance with procedures acceptable to the State of Registry, the operational and emergency equipment necessary for the intended flight is serviceable.
The owner of an aeroplane, or in the case where it is leased, the lessee, shall ensure that, in accordance with procedures acceptable to the State of Registry.
The maintenance of the helicopter shall be performed in accordance with a maintenance programme acceptable to the State of Registry.
The owner of an aeroplane, or in the case where it is leased, the lessee, shall ensure that, the certificate of airworthiness of the aeroplane remains valid in accordance with procedures acceptable to the State of Registry.

Approval and acceptance of AOC maintenance systems.

Except for pre-flight inspections, an air operator certificate holder shall not operate an aircraft—

registered in Uganda unless it is maintained and released to service by an AMO approved in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Approved Maintenance Organization) Regulations, 2012; and
of foreign registry unless it is maintained and released to service in accordance with a system approved by the State of Registry and is acceptable to the Authority;

The State of Registry may transfer some or all its responsibility for foreign registered aircraft operating in Uganda under an agreement entered into pursuant to Article 83bis of Chicago Convention.

Maintenance control manual.

(1) An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall provide to the Authority, and to the State of Registry of the aircraft, if different from the Authority, the AOC holder's maintenance control manual and subsequent amendments, for the use and guidance of maintenance and operational personnel concerned, containing details of the organisation's structure including—

the accountable manager and Director of Maintenance responsible for the maintenance system as required by Regulation 13;
procedures to be followed to satisfy the maintenance responsibility required under Regulation 56, except where the AOC holder is an AMO, and the quality functions are specified in Regulation 16, such procedures may be included in the AMO procedures manual;
procedures for the reporting of failures, malfunctions, and defects in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Airworthiness) Regulations, 2012 to the Authority, State of Registry and the State of Design within seventy two hours of discovery;
items that warrant immediate notification to the Authority by telephone, telex or fax, with a written follow-on report as soon as possible but no later than within seventy two hours of discovery, which are—

primary structural failure,
control system failure,
fire in the aircraft,
engine structure failure, or
any other condition considered an imminent hazard to safety.

An AOC holder's maintenance control manual shall contain the following information which may be issued in separate parts—

a description of the administrative agreements between the AOC holder and an AMO;
a description of the maintenance procedures and the procedures for completing and signing the certificate of release to service;
a description of the procedures to ensure each aircraft an AOC holder operates is in an airworthy condition;
a description of the procedures to ensure the operational emergency equipment for each flight is serviceable;
the names and duties of the person or persons required to ensure that all maintenance is carried out in accordance with the maintenance control manual;
a reference to the maintenance programme required under Regulation 66;
a description of the methods for completion and retention of the operator's maintenance records required by Regulation 63;
a description of the procedures for monitoring, assessing and reporting maintenance and operational experience for all aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 5,700kg ;
a description of the procedures for obtaining and assessing continued airworthiness information and implementing any resulting actions for all aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 5,700kg, from the organisation responsible for the type design, and shall implement such actions considered necessary by the State of Registry;

(j) a system of ensuring that any fault, malfunctions, defects and other occurrences that cause or might cause adverse effects on the continuing airworthiness of aeroplanes with a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 5,700kg and helicopters 3,180kg and above maximum certificated take-off mass shall be transmitted to the organization responsible for the type design of that aeroplane or helicopter;

(k) a description of the procedures for implementing mandatory continuing airworthiness information as required in Regulation 56;

a description of establishing and maintaining a system of analysis and continued monitoring of the performance and efficiency of the maintenance programme in order to correct any deficiency in that programme;

(m) a description of aircraft types and models to which the manual applies;

(n) a description of procedures for ensuring that unserviceabilities affecting airworthiness are recorded and rectified; and

(o) a description of the procedures for advising the State of Registry and the State of the Operator of significant in- service occurrences.

(p) An AOC holder shall not provide for use of its personnel in commercial air transport, a maintenance control manual or its part that has not been reviewed and approved by the Authority.

An AOC holder or applicant for an AOC shall submit and maintain a maintenance control manual containing at least the information set out in the seventh Schedule to these Regulations.
The operator shall provide the State of the Operator and the State of Registry with a copy of the operator's maintenance control manual, together with all amendments or revisions to it and shall incorporate in it such mandatory material as the State of the Operator or the State of Registry may require.

Maintenance management.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder, approved as an approved maintenance organisation (AMO), may carry out the requirements in regulation 56.
An AOC holder shall employ a person or a group of persons, acceptable to the Authority, to ensure that all maintenance is carried out on time to an approved standard such that the maintenance requirements of Regulation 56 and requirements of the AOC holder's maintenance control manual are satisfied, and to ensure the functioning of the quality system.
An AOC holder shall provide suitable office accommodation at appropriate locations for the personnel specified in sub-regulation (2).
Where an AOC holder is not an AMO, the AOC holder shall make arrangements with an AMO to carry out the requirement of regulation 56.
The arrangement made pursuant to sub-regulation (4) shall be in the form of a written maintenance contract between the AOC holder and the AMO detailing the required maintenance functions ad defining the support of the quality functions approved or accepted by the Authority.

Quality system: maintenance.

For maintenance purposes, an air operator certificate (AOC) holder's quality system required under Regulation 16 shall—

include at least the following functions—

monitoring that the activities of regulation 56 are being performed in accordance with the accepted procedures;
ensure that all contracted maintenance is carried out in accordance with the contract;
monitoring compliance with, and adequacy of, procedures required to ensure safe maintenance practices, airworthy aircraft and aircraft components.
monitoring the continued compliance with the requirements of these Regulations; and

shall include a quality assurance programme that contains procedures designed to verify that all maintenance operations are being conducted in accordance with all applicable requirements, standards and procedures.

Compliance monitoring as referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall include a feed-back system to the accountable manager to ensure corrective action as necessary.
Where an AOC holder is also an approved maintenance organisation (AMO), the AOC holder's quality management system may be combined with the requirements of an AMO and submitted for approval and acceptance to the Authority, and State of Registry for aircraft not registered in the Uganda.
An AOC holder shall establish a plan acceptable to the Authority indicating when and how often the activities as required in regulation 56 may be monitored.
Reports shall be made upon completion of monitoring of activities including details of discrepancies of non-compliance with procedures or requirements.
The feedback part of the system shall specify the person responsible for rectifying discrepancies and non-compliance in each particular case, the procedure to be followed if rectification is not completed within appropriate time scales, and a system of reporting to the accountable manager.
To ensure effective compliance with this regulation, an AOC holder or an applicant for an AOC shall carry out—

product sampling; the part inspection of a representative sample of the aircraft fleet;
defect sampling; the monitoring of defect rectification performance;
concession sampling; the monitoring of any concession not to carry out maintenance on time;
on time maintenance sampling ; the monitoring of when flying hours, calendar time and flight cycles, of the aircraft and the components are brought in for maintenance; and
sample reports of unairworthy conditions and maintenance errors on aircraft and components

Technical logbook.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that every Uganda registered aircraft used for commercial air transport or aerial work maintains a technical logbook.
The following particulars shall be entered in the technical logbook—

a title page with the name and address of the operator, the aircraft type, and registration marks;
details relating to the current certificate of release to service;
details relating to the next inspection on the approved maintenance schedule;
a section containing sector record pages, each page being serially numbered with the operator's name printed thereon and having a provision for recording the following—

aircraft type, serial number and registration marks;
date, place and time of take-off and landing;
particulars of any defect experienced on the aircraft;
the fuel and oil quantities on arrival and quantities uplifted in each tank;
a certificate of release to service in respect of any work performed for the purpose of rectifying defects;
the running total of flying hours, such that the hours to the next scheduled inspection can be easily determined; and
provision for pre-flight and daily inspection signatures;

a readily identifiable section containing a record of deferred defects with serially numbered pages and the operator's name printed thereon including a provision for recording the following—

a cross-reference for each deferred defect such that the original defect together with brief related details can be clearly identified in the sector record section;
the original date of occurrence of the deferred defect, together with brief related details; and
a cross-reference for each deferred defect such that the action in respect of such deferred defect can be clearly identified in the sector record section.

the number of landings, flight pressure cycles or engine cycles as specified for that aircraft; and
any other details as the Authority may require.

The technical log and any subsequent amendment shall be approved by the Authority.

Technical logbook entries.

At the end of every flight, the pilot-in-command (PIC) shall enter, sign and date the following information in a technical logbook—

the times when the aircraft took off and landed; and
particulars of any defect which is known to him and which affects the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft, or if no such defect is known to him, an entry to that effect.

Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1), in the case of a number of consecutive flights each of which begins and ends—

within the same period of 24 hours;
at the same aerodrome except where each such flight is for the purpose of dropping or projecting any material for agricultural, public health or similar purposes; and
with the same person as the PiC, the PiC may, except where he becomes aware of a defect during an earlier flight, make the entries in a technical logbook at the end of the last of such consecutive flights.

Upon the rectification of any defect which has been entered in a technical logbook a person signing a maintenance release in respect of that defect shall enter the release in the technical logbook in such a position as to be readily identifiable with the defect to which it relates.
An air operator certificate holder shall have in the approved Operations Manual a procedure for keeping adequate copies of technical logbook to be carried on board the aircraft in a place readily accessible to each flight crew member.

Maintenance records.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that a system has been established to keep the following records, in a form acceptable to the Authority—

the total time in service in hours, calendar time and cycles, as appropriate, of the aircraft and all its life-limited components;
the current status of compliance with all mandatory continuing airworthiness information;
appropriate details of modifications and repairs to the aircraft and its major components;
the time in service in hours, calendar time and cycles, as appropriate, since last overhaul of the aircraft or its components subject to mandatory overhaul life;
the current aircraft status of compliance with the maintenance programme;
the detailed maintenance records to show that all requirements for signing of a certificate of release to service have been met;
the detailed maintenance records to show that all requirements for the signing of a maintenance release have been met; and
technical logbook records.

An AOC holder shall ensure that—

the records specified in sub-regulation (1)(a) to (e) are kept for a minimum period of ninety days after the unit to which they refer has been permanently withdrawn from service;
the records referred to in sub-regulation (1)(f) are kept for a minimum of two years after the signing of the certificate of release to service;
the records referred to in sub-regulation (1)(g) are retained for twenty four months after the date of the last entry;
in the event of temporary change of operator, the records specified in sub-regulation (1) are made available to the new operator;
copies of all amendments to the operator's maintenance control manual shall be furnished promptly to all organizations or persons to whom the manual has been issued; and
when an aircraft is permanently transferred from one operator to another operator, the records specified in sub-regulation (1) are also transferred.

The records in sub regulation (2)(f) for a minimum period of one year after the signing of the maintenance release.

Release to service or maintenance section records of the

technical logbook.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not operate an aircraft unless it is maintained and released to service by an organisation approved in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Approved Maintenance Organisation) Regulations, 2012 acceptable to the State of Registry.
The owner or the lessee shall not operate the aeroplane unless it is maintained and released to service under a system acceptable to the State of Registry
An operator shall not operate a helicopter unless it is maintained and released to service by an organization approved in accordance with Annex 6, Part I, 8.7, or under an equivalent system, either of which shall be acceptable to the State of Registry.
The certificate of release to service shall be issued in accordance with the AOC maintenance control manual procedures.
An AOC holder shall not operate an aircraft after release under sub-regulation (1) unless an appropriate entry is made in accordance with the AOC maintenance control manual procedures acceptable to the Authority.
An AOC holder shall give a copy of the certificate of release to service for the aircraft to the PIC or ensure that an entry noting the release is made in the technical logbook.

Modification or repairs to aircraft.

All modifications or repairs to an aircraft shall be made in compliance with the airworthiness requirements acceptable to the State of Registry.
An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall—

establish the procedures to ensure that records supporting compliance with the airworthiness requirements are retained;
ensure that major repair or major modification is carried out in accordance with technical data approved by the Authority;
promptly, upon completion of a major modification or major repair, prepare a report of each major modification or major repair of an airframe, aircraft engine, propeller or appliance of an aircraft operated by the AOC holder; and
submit a copy of each report of a major modification to the Authority and keep a copy of each report of a major repair available for inspection.

Maintenance, preventive maintenance and modifications.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder's aircraft maintenance programme and any subsequent amendment shall be submitted to the Authority for approval.
in the case of the foreign registered aircraft the maintenance programme shall be approved by the State of Registry and may be subsequently accepted by the Authority.
In addition to the requirement of a maintenance programme for aircraft operated by an AOC holder, an aircraft with maximum certificated takeoff mass authorised above 13,310 kg shall include a reliability programme in the maintenance programme.
Where a determination is made by the Authority under subregulation (3), an AOC holder shall provide the procedures and information in the maintenance control manual.
An AOC holder shall ensure that each aircraft is maintained in accordance with the approved maintenance programme which shall include—

maintenance tasks and the intervals in which these are to be performed, taking into account the anticipated utilisation of the aircraft; maintenance tasks and the intervals at which these are to be performed, taking into account the anticipated utilization of the aeroplane;
where applicable, a continuing structural integrity programme;
procedures for changing or deviating from paragraphs (a) and

as approved by the State of Registry;

where applicable, condition monitoring and reliability programme, descriptions for aircraft systems, components and engines; and
where applicable and approved by the State of Registry, condition monitoring and reliability programme descriptions for aircraft systems, components and powerplant.

The owner or the lessee shall ensure that the maintenance of the aeroplane is performed in accordance with a maintenance programme acceptable to the State of Registry.
The Authority may amend any operation specifications (ops specs) issued to an AOC holder to permit deviation from those provisions of this Part that would prevent the return to service and use of airframe components, engines, appliances, and spare parts because the airframe components, engines, appliances and spare parts have been maintained, altered, or inspected by persons employed outside Uganda who do not hold a Uganda maintenance engineer's licence.
An AOC holder who is granted authority under this deviation shall provide for surveillance of facilities and practices to assure that all work performed on the airframe components, engines, appliances and spare parts specified in sub-regulation (6) is accomplished in accordance with an AOC holder's maintenance control manual.
Repetitive maintenance tasks that are specified in mandatory intervals as a condition of approval of the type design shall be identified as such.
The maintenance programme shall be based on maintenance programme information made available by the State of Design or by the organisation responsible for the type design, and any additional applicable information, documentation or experience.
A person shall not provide for use of its personnel in commercial air transport a maintenance programme or portion thereof which has not been reviewed and approved for the AOC holder by the Authority.
Approval of an AOC holder's maintenance programme and any subsequent amendments shall be noted in the operations specifications.
An AOC holder shall have an inspection programme and a programme covering other maintenance, preventive maintenance, and modifications to ensure that—

preventive maintenance and modifications are performed in accordance with an AOC holder's maintenance control manual;
each aircraft released to service is airworthy and has been properly maintained for operation.

copies of all amendments to the maintenance programme shall be furnished promptly to all organizations or persons to whom the maintenance programme has been issued.
An operator shall provide, for the use and guidance of maintenance and operational personnel concerned, a maintenance programme, acceptable to the State of Registry, containing the information required by regulation 66.
The design and application of the operator's maintenance programme shall observe human factors principles according to the State of Registry's guidance material.

Maintenance, preventive maintenance and modifications

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder may make arrangements with an appropriately rated AMO for the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications of any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component, or part thereof as provided in its maintenance programme and maintenance control manual.

Part VI—AOC Security Management.

Security training programmes.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that all appropriate personnel are familiar and comply with the relevant requirements of the national security programmes of Uganda, for the protection of aircraft, facilities and personnel from unlawful interference.

Security training programmes.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall establish and maintain an approved security training programme which ensures crew members act in the most appropriate manner to minimize the consequences of acts of unlawful interference.
The security training programme specified in sub-regulation (1) shall, as a minimum include—

determination of the seriousness of any occurrence;
crew communication and coordination;
appropriate self-defence responses;
use of non-lethal protective devices assigned to crew members whose use is authorised by the Authority;
understanding of behaviour of terrorists so as to facilitate the ability of crew members to cope with hijacker behaviour and passenger responses;
live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions;
flight procedures to protect the aircraft; and
aircraft search procedures and guidance on least-risk bomb locations where practicable.

An AOC holder shall establish and maintain a training programme to acquaint appropriate employees with preventive measures and techniques in relation to passengers, baggage, cargo, mail, equipment, stores and supplies intended for carriage on an aircraft so that they contribute to the prevention of acts of sabotage or other forms of unlawful interference.

Reporting acts of unlawful interference.

Following an act of unlawful interference on board an aircraft the pilot- in-command (PiC) or, in the PiC's absence, the air operator certificate holder shall submit, without delay, a report of such an act to the designated local authority and the Authority.

Aircraft search procedure checklist.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that there is on board the AOC holder's aircraft, a checklist of the procedures to be followed in searching for a bomb in case of suspected sabotage and for inspecting aircraft for concealed weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices when a well-founded suspicion exists that the aircraft may be the object of an act of unlawful interference.
The checklist referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be supported by guidance on the appropriate course of action to be taken should a bomb or suspicious object be found and information on the least-risk bomb location specific to the aircraft.

Security of the flight crew compartment.

Where an aircraft is equipped with a flight crew compartment door, this door shall be capable of being locked, and means shall be provided by which cabin crew members can discreetly notify the flight crew in the event of suspicious activity or security breaches in the cabin.
An air operator certificate holder shall ensure that all passengers carrying aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 45 500 Kg or with a passenger seating capacity greater than sixty shall be equipped with an approved flight crew compartment door that is designed to resist penetration by small arms fire and grenade shrapnel, to resist forcible intrusions by unauthorized persons, and be capable of being locked and unlocked from either pilot's station.
Where an aircraft is equipped with a flight crew compartment door in accordance with sub-regulation (2)—

the door shall be closed and locked from the time all external doors are closed following embarkation until any such door is opened for disembarkation, except when necessary to permit access and egress by authorized persons; and
means shall be provided for monitoring from the cockpit the entire door area outside the flight crew compartment to identify persons requesting entry and to detect suspicious behaviour or potential threat.

Part VII—AOC Dangerous Goods Management.

Approval to transport dangerous goods.

An air operator certificate holder shall not transport dangerous goods unless approved to do so by the Authority and in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 74.

Compliance with Technical Instructions.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall comply with the provisions contained in the ICAO Technical Instructions on all occasions when dangerous goods are carried, irrespective of whether the flight is wholly or partly within or wholly outside uganda.
Where dangerous goods are to be transported outside Uganda, the AOC holder shall review and comply with the appropriate variations notified by Contracting States contained in Attachment 3 to the Technical Instructions.
Articles and substances which would otherwise be classified as dangerous goods are excluded from the provisions of this Part, to the extent specified in the Technical Instructions, provided they are—

required to be on board the aircraft for operating reasons;
carried as catering or cabin service supplies;
carried for use in flight as veterinary aid or as a humane killer

for an animal; or

carried for use in flight for medical aid for a patient, provided

that—

gas cylinders have been manufactured specifically for the purpose of containing and transporting that particular

gas;

drugs, medicines and other medical matter are under the control of trained personnel during the time when they are in use in the aircraft;
equipment containing wet cell batteries is kept and, when necessary, secured in an upright position to prevent spillage of the electrolyte; and
proper provision is made to stow and secure all the equipment during take-off and landing and at all other times when deemed necessary by the PIC in the interests of safety; or
they are carried by passengers or crew members.

Articles and substances intended as replacements for those specified in sub-regulation (3)(a) may be transported on an aircraft as specified in the Technical Instructions.

Limitations on the transport of dangerous goods.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall take reasonable measures to ensure that articles and substances that are specifically identified by name or generic description in the Technical Instructions as being forbidden for transport under any circumstances are not carried on any aircraft.
An AOC holder shall take reasonable measures to ensure that articles and substances or other goods that are identified in the Technical Instructions as being forbidden for transport in normal circumstances are transported only when—

they are exempted by the Contracting States concerned under the provisions of the Technical Instructions; or
the Technical Instructions indicate they may be transported under an approval issued by the State of Origin of the goods.

Classification of dangerous goods.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that articles and substances are classified as dangerous goods as specified in the Technical Instructions.

Packing.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that dangerous goods are packed as specified in the Technical Instructions.

Labelling and marking.

An AOC holder shall take reasonable measures to ensure that packages, overpacks and freight containers are labelled and marked as specified in the Technical Instructions.
Where dangerous goods are carried on a flight which takes place wholly or partly outside Uganda, the AOC holder shall ensure that labelling and marking are in the English and Kiswahili languages.

Dangerous goods transport document.

Except where otherwise specified in the Technical Instructions, an air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that, dangerous goods are accompanied by a dangerous goods transport document.
Where dangerous goods are carried on a flight which takes place wholly or partly outside uganda, an AOC holder shall ensure that the English and Kiswahili languages are used for the dangerous goods transport document.

Acceptance of dangerous goods.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall not accept dangerous goods for transport unless the package, overpack or freight container has been inspected in accordance with the acceptance procedures as stipulated in the Technical Instructions.

Inspection for damage, leakage or contamination.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that—

packages, overpacks and freight containers are inspected for evidence of leakage or damage immediately prior to loading on an aircraft or into a unit load device (ULD), as specified in the Technical Instructions;
a unit load device is not loaded on an aircraft unless it has been inspected as required by the Technical Instructions and found free from any evidence of leakage from, or damage to, the dangerous goods contained therein;
leaking or damaged packages, overpacks or freight containers are not loaded on an aircraft;
any package of dangerous goods found on an aircraft and which appears to be damaged or leaking is removed or arrangements made for its removal by an appropriate authority or organisation;
after removal of any leaking or damaged goods, the remainder of the consignment is inspected to ensure it is in a proper condition for transport and that no damage or contamination has occurred to the aircraft or its load; and
packages, overpacks and freight containers are inspected for signs of damage or leakage upon unloading from an aircraft or from a unit load device and, if there is evidence of damage or leakage, the area where the dangerous goods were stowed shall be inspected for damage or contamination.

Removal of contamination.

An air operator certificate holder shall ensure that—

any contamination found as a result of the leakage or damage of dangerous goods is removed without delay; and
an aircraft which has been contaminated by radioactive materials is immediately taken out of service and not returned until the radiation level at any accessible surface and the nonfixed contamination are not more than the values specified in the Technical Instructions.

Loading restrictions.

An air operator certificate holder shall ensure that—

dangerous goods are not carried in an aircraft cabin occupied by passengers or in the cockpit, unless otherwise specified in the Technical Instructions;
dangerous goods are loaded, segregated, stowed and secured on an aircraft as specified in the Technical Instructions; and
packages of dangerous goods bearing the “Cargo Aircraft Only” label are carried on cargo aircraft and loaded as specified in the Technical Instructions.

Provision of information.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall ensure that—

information is provided to enable ground staff to carry out their duties with regard to the transport of dangerous goods, including the actions to be taken in the event of incidents and accidents involving dangerous goods; and
where applicable, the information referred to in paragraph (a) is also provided to the handling agent.

An AOC holder shall ensure that information is promulgated as required by the Technical Instructions so that passengers are warned as to the types of goods which they are forbidden from transporting on board an aircraft and, where applicable, the handling agent shall ensure that notices are provided at acceptance points for cargo giving information about the
An AOC holder shall ensure that information is provided in the operations manual to enable crew members to carry out their responsibilities in regard to the transport of dangerous goods, including the actions to be taken in the event of emergencies involving dangerous goods.
An AOC holder shall ensure that the PIC is provided with written information on dangerous goods carried on board the aircraft in the manner and form specified in the Technical Instructions.
An AOC holder that is involved in an aircraft incident or accident shall—

as soon as possible, inform the Authority and the appropriate authority of the State in which the aircraft incident or accident occurred of any dangerous goods carried; and
on request by the Authority, provide any information required to minimise the hazards created by any dangerous goods carried.

Training programmes.

An air operator certificate (AOC) holder shall establish, maintain, and have approved by the Authority, staff training programmes, as required by the Technical Instructions.
An AOC holder not holding a permanent approval to carry dangerous goods shall ensure that—

staff who are engaged in general cargo handling have received training to carry out their duties in respect of dangerous goods which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 1 of Table 1 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods, how to identify such goods and what requests apply to the carriage of such goods by passengers; and
crew members, passenger handling staff, and security staff used by an AOC holder to deal with the screening of passengers and their baggage, have received training which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 2 of Table 1 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods, how to identify them and what requirements apply to the carriage of such goods by passengers.

Table 1

Areas of Training	Column 1	Column 2
General philosophy	X	X
Limitations on dangerous goods in air transport		X
Package marking and labelling	X	X
Dangerous goods in passengers baggage	X	X
Emergency procedures	X	X

Note: ‘X’ indicates an area to be covered

An AOC holder holding a permanent approval to carry dangerous goods shall ensure that—

staff who are engaged in the acceptance of dangerous goods have received training and are qualified to carry out their duties which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 1 of Table 2 to a depth sufficient to ensure the staff can take decisions on the acceptance or refusal of dangerous goods offered for carriage by air;
staff who are engaged in ground handling, storage and loading of dangerous goods have received training to enable them to carry out their duties in respect of dangerous goods which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 2 of Table 2 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods, how to identify such goods and how to handle and load them;
staff who are engaged in general cargo handling have received training to enable them to carry out their duties in respect of dangerous goods which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 3 of Table 2 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods, how to identify such goods and how to handle and load them;
flight crew members have received training which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 4 of Table 2 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods and how they should be carried on an aircraft; and
passenger handling staff and security staff used by the AOC operator who deal with the screening of passengers and their baggage and crew members, other than flight crew members, have received training which covers as a minimum, the areas identified in Column 5 of Table 2 to a depth sufficient to ensure that an awareness is gained of the hazards associated with dangerous goods and the requirements that apply to the carriage of such goods by passengers or, more generally, their carriage on an aircraft.

TABLE 2
Areas Of Training	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
General philosophy	X	X	X	X	X
Limitations on dangerous goods in the air transport	X	X		X	X
Classification and list of dangerous goods	X	X		X
General packing requirements and packing instructions	X
Packaging specifications marking	X
Package marking and labelling	X	X	X	X	X
Documentation from the shipper	X
Acceptance of dangerous goods, including the use of a checklist	X
Loading, restrictions on loading and segregation	X	X	X	X
Inspections for damage or leakage and decontamination procedures	X	X
Provision of information to the PIC	X	X		X
Dangerous goods in passengers’ baggage	X			X	X
Emergency procedures	X	X	X	X	X
Note: “X” indicates an area to be covered

An AOC holder shall ensure that—

all staff who require dangerous goods training receive recurrent training at intervals of not longer than two years;
the records of dangerous goods training are maintained for all staff trained in accordance with the provisions of this regulation; and
his handling agent's staff are trained in accordance with the applicable column of Table 1 or Table 2.

Dangerous goods incident and accident reports

An air operator certificate holder shall report to the Authority—

dangerous goods incidents and accidents; and
undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods discovered in the cargo or passenger baggage within seventy two hours of the incident, accident or discovery unless exceptional circumstances prevent such reporting within the time stipulated.

Part VIII—Exemptions

Requirements for Application

A person may apply to the Authority for an exemption from the application of any of the provisions of these Regulations.
An application for an exemption shall be submitted at least sixty days in advance of the proposed effective date, to obtain timely review.
A request for an exemption must contain the applicant's—

(a)	Name;
(b)	physical address and mailing address;
(c)	telephone number;
(d)	fax number if available; and
(e)	email address if available.

The application shall be accompanied by a fee prescribed by the Authority, for technical evaluation.

Substance of the request for exemption.

An application for an exemption shall contain the following—

a citation of the specific requirement from which the applicant seeks exemption;
an explanation of why the exemption is needed;
a description of the type of operations to be conducted under the proposed exemption;
the proposed duration of the exemption;
an explanation of how the exemption would be in the public interest, that is, benefit the public as a whole;
a detailed description of the alternative means by which the applicant will ensure a level of safety equivalent to that established by the regulation in question;
a review and discussion of any known safety concerns with the requirement, including information about any relevant accidents or incidents of which the applicant is aware; and
if the applicant seeks to operate under the proposed exemption outside of Uganda's airspace, an indication whether the exemption would contravene any provision of the Standards and Recommended Practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as well as the Regulations pertaining to the airspace in which the operation will occur.

Where the applicant seeks expeditious processing, the application shall contain supporting facts and reasons that the application was not timely filed, and the reasons it is an emergency.
The Authority may deny an application if the Authority finds that the applicant has not justified the failure to apply for an exemption in a timely fashion.

Initial review by the Authority.

The Authority shall review the application for accuracy and compliance with the requirements of Regulations 87 and 88.
If the application appears on its face to satisfy the provisions of this regulation and the Authority determines that a review of its merits is justified, the Authority will publish a detailed summary of the application in either the Uganda Gazette, aeronautical information circular or at least one local daily newspaper for comment and specify the date by which comments must be received by the Authority for consideration.
Where the filing requirements of Regulations 87 and 88 have not been met, the Authority will notify the applicant and take no further action until and unless the applicant corrects the application and re-files it in accordance with these Regulations.
If the request is for emergency relief, the Authority shall publish the application or the Authority's decision as soon as possible after processing the application.

Evaluation of the request.

After initial review, if the filing requirements have been satisfied, the Authority shall conduct an evaluation of the request to include—

determination of whether an exemption would be in the public interest;
a determination, after a technical evaluation of whether the applicant's proposal would provide a level of safety equivalent to that established by the regulation, although where the Authority decides that a technical evaluation of the request would impose a significant burden on the Authority's technical resources, the Authority may deny the exemption on that basis;

a determination of whether a grant of the exemption would contravene the applicable ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices; and
a recommendation based on the preceding elements, of whether the request should be granted or denied, and of any conditions or limitations that should be part of the exemption.

The Authority shall notify the applicant by letter and publish a detailed summary of its evaluation and decision to grant or deny the request.
The summary referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall specify the duration of the exemption and any conditions or limitations of the exemption.
If the exemption affects a significant population of the aviation community of Uganda, the Authority shall publish the summary in aeronautical information circular.

Part IX—General Provisions.

Possession of the licence.

A holder of a licence, certificate or authorisation issued by the Authority shall have in his physical possession or at the work site when exercising the privileges of that licence, certificate or authorisation.
A flight crew of a foreign registered aircraft shall hold a valid licence, certificate or authorisation and have in his physical possession or at the work site when exercising the privileges of that licence, certificate or authorisation.

Drug and alcohol testing and reporting.

Any person who performs any function requiring a licence, rating, qualification, or authorisation prescribed by these Regulations directly or by contract under the provisions of these Regulations may be tested for drug or alcohol usage.
Where the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority wishes to test a person referred to in sub regulation (1) for the percentage by weight of alcohol in the blood, or for the presence of narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant or stimulant drugs or substances in the body, and that person—

refuses to submit to the test; or
having submitted to the test, refuses to authorise the release of the test results the Authority may suspend or revoke the certificate of the air operator certificate (AOC) holder that employs that person.

In determining whether to suspend or revoke the certificate of the AOC holder, the Authority shall consider all relevant factors, including—

whether the AOC holder had knowledge of the drug or alcohol use;
whether the AOC holder encourage the person to refuse the drug or alcohol test;
whether the AOC holder dismissed the person who failed or refused the drug tests; or
the position that person held with the AOC holder

The Authority shall require the AOC holder to show cause why that person should not be dismissed from the employment of the AOC holder.
A person who is convicted, whether in or outside Uganda, for any offence relating to the growing, processing, manufacture, sale, disposition, possession, transportation, or importation of narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant or stimulant drugs or substances, shall be dismissed from the employment of the AOC holder.
The Authority may suspend or revoke the certificate of an AOC holder that refuses to dismiss from its employment a person convicted under sub regulation (3)

Inspection of licences and certificates.

A person who holds a licence, certificate, or authorisation required by these Regulations shall present it for inspection upon a request from the Authority or any other person authorised by the Authority.

Change of name.

A holder of a licence, certificate or authorisation issued under these Regulations may apply to change the name on a license or certificate.
The holder shall include with any such request—

the current license or certificate; and
a court order, or other legal document verifying the name change.

The Authority may change the licence, certificate or authorisation and issue a replacement thereof;
The Authority shall return to the holder the original documents specified in sub-regulation 2(b) and retain copies thereof and return the replaced licence, certificate or authorisation with the appropriate endorsement.

Change of address.

A holder of a certificate, or authorisation issued under these Regulations shall notify the Authority of the change in the physical and mailing address and shall do so in the case of—

physical address, at least fourteen days in advance; and
mailing address upon the change.

A person who does not notify the Authority of the change in the physical address within the time frame specified in sub-regulation (1) shall not exercise the privileges of the certificate or authorisation.

Replacement of documents.

A person may apply to the Authority in the prescribed form for replacement of documents issued under these Regulations if such documents are lost or destroyed.

Certificate suspension and revocations.

The Authority may, where it considers it to be in the public interest, suspend provisionally, pending further investigation, any certificate, approval, permission, exemption, authorisation or other document issued, granted or having effect under these Regulations.
The Authority may, upon the completion of an investigation which has shown sufficient ground to its satisfaction and where it considers it to be in the public interest, revoke, suspend, or vary any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or such other document issued or granted under these Regulations.
The Authority may, where it considers it to be in the public interest, prevent any person or aircraft from flying.
A holder or any person having the possession or custody of any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or other documents which has been revoked, suspended or varied under these Regulations shall surrender it to the Authority within 14 days from the date of revocation, suspension or variation.
The breach of any condition subject to which any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or any such other document has been granted or issued under these Regulations shall render the document invalid during the continuance of the breach.

Use and retention of documents and records.

A person shall not—

use any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or such other document issued or required by or under these Regulations which has been forged, altered, revoked, or suspended, or to which he is not entitled; or
forge or alter any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or such other document issued or required by or under these Regulations; or
lend any certificate, approval, permission, exemption or such other document issued or required by or under these Regulations to any other person; or
make any false representation for the purpose of procuring for himself or any other person the grant issue renewal or variation of any such certificate, approval, permission or exemption or such other document; or
During the period for which it is required under these Regulations to be preserved, a person shall not mutilate, alter, render illegible or destroy any records, or any entry made therein, required by or under these Regulations to be maintained, or knowingly make, or procure or assist in the making of, any false entry in any such record, or wilfully omit to make a material entry in such record.

All records required to be maintained by or under these Regulations shall be recorded in a permanent and indelible material.
A person purport shall not issue any certificate, document or exemption under these Regulations unless he is authorised to do so by the Authority.
A person shall not issue any certificate of the kind referred to in sub-regulation (4) unless he has satisfied himself that all statements in the certificate are correct, and that the applicant is qualified to hold that certificate.

Reports of violation.

Any person who knows of a violation of the Civil Aviation Act any amendment thereto, or any rule, Regulation, or order issued there under, shall report it to the Authority.
The Authority will determine the nature and type of any additional investigation or enforcement action that need be taken.

Enforcement of directions.

Any person who fails to comply with any direction given to him by the Authority or by any authorised person under any provision of these Regulations shall be deemed for the purposes of these Regulations to have contravened that provision.

Aeronautical user fees.

The Authority may notify the fees to be charged in connection with the issue, validation, renewal, extension or variation of any certificate, licence or such other document, including the issue of a copy thereof, or the undergoing of any examination, test, inspection or investigation or the grant of any permission or approval, required by, or for the purpose of these Regulations any orders, notices or proclamations made thereunder.
Upon an application being made in connection with which any fee is chargeable in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (1), the applicant shall be required, before the application is accepted, to pay the fee so chargeable.
If, after that payment has been made, the application is withdrawn by the applicant or otherwise ceases to have effect or is refused, the Authority shall not refund the payment made.

Application of regulations to Government and visiting forces, etc.

These Regulations shall apply to aircraft, not being military aircraft, belonging to or exclusively employed in the service of the Government, and for the purposes of such application, the Department or other authority for the time being responsible for management of the aircraft shall be deemed to be the operator of the aircraft, and in the case of an aircraft belonging to the Government, to be the owner of the interest of the Government in the aircraft.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, the naval, military and air force authorities and member of any visiting force and property held or used for the purpose of such a force shall be exempt from the provision of these regulations to the same extent as if the visiting force formed part of the military force of Uganda.

Extra-territorial application of Regulations.

Except where the context otherwise requires, the provisions of these Regulations shall—

in so far as they apply, whether by express reference or otherwise, to aircraft registered in Uganda, apply to such aircraft wherever they may be;
in so far as they apply, whether by express reference or otherwise, to other aircraft, apply to such aircraft when they are within the;
in so far as they prohibit, require or regulate, whether by express reference or otherwise, the doing of anything by any person in, or by any of the crew of, any aircraft registered in Uganda, shall apply to such persons and crew, wherever they may be; and
in so far as they prohibit, require or regulate, whether by express reference or otherwise, the doing of anything in relation to any aircraft registered in Ugandaby other persons shall, where such persons are citizens of Uganda, apply to them wherever they may be.

Part X—Offences and Penalties.

Contravention of Regulations.

A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations may have his licence, certificate, approval, authorisation, exemption or other such document revoked or suspended.

Penalties.

If any provision of these Regulations, orders, notices or proclamations made thereunder is contravened in relation to an aircraft, the operator of that aircraft and the pilot in command, if the operator or the pilot in command is not the person who contravened that provision shall, without prejudice to the liability of any other person under these Regulations for that contravention, be deemed for the purposes of the following provisions of this regulation to have contravened that provision unless he proves that the contravention occurred without his consent or connivance and that he exercised all due dili-gence to prevent the contravention.
Any person who contravenes any provision specified as an “A” provision in the Eighth Schedule to these Regulations commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty currency points for each offence or each flight or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Any person who contravenes any provision specified as a “B” provision in the Eighth Schedule to these Regulations commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points for each offence or each flight or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations not being a provision reffered to in the Eighth Schedule to these Regulations, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for the same offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred currency.

Revocation and savings.

The Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration) Regulations 2006, S.I. No. 55 of 2006 is revoked.
A valid certificate issued or granted by the Authority before the commencement of these Regulations shall, until its expiry, have effect as if issued under these Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Regulation 7(3)

FORMAT OF AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE (AOC)

AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE
1	STATE OF THE OPERATOR2	1
	ISSUING AUTHORITY3
AOC #4: Expiry date5	OPERATOR NAME6 Dba trading name7: Operator address8: Telephone9: Fax: E-mail:	OPERATIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT10 Contact details, at which operational management can be contacted without undue delay, are listed in 11.
This certificate certifies that 12 is authorized to perform commercial air operations, as defined in the attached operations specifications, in accordance with the operations manual and the 13 .
Date of issue14	Name and signature15: Title:

Notes.-

For use of the State of the Operator.
Replace by the name of the State of the Operator.
Replace by the identification of the issuing authority of the State of the Operator.
Unique AOC number, as issued by the State of the Operator.
Date after which the AOC ceases to be valid (dd-mm-yyyy).
Replace by the operator's registered name.
Operator's trading name, if different. Insert “dba” before the trading name (for “doing business as”).
Operator's principal place of business address.
Operator's principal place of business telephone and fax details, including the country code. E-mail to be provided if available.
The contact details include the telephone and fax numbers, including the country code, and the e-mail address (if available) at which operational management can be contacted without undue delay for issues related to flight operations, airworthiness, flight and cabin crew competency, dangerous goods and other matters as appropriate.
Insert the controlled document, carried on board, in which the contact details are listed, with the appropriate paragraph or page reference, e.g.: “Contact details are listed in the operations manual, Gen/Basic, Chapter 1, 1.1” or are listed in the operations specifications, page 1” or“... are listed in an attachment to this document”.
Operator's registered name.

13 Insertion of reference to the appropriate civil aviation regulations.

Issuance date of the AOC (dd-mm-yyyy).
Title, name and signature of the authority representative. In addition, an official stamp may be applied on the AOC

SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulation 7(5)

OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
(subject to the approved conditions in the operations manual)
ISSUING AUTHORITY CONTACT DETAILS1
Telephone:		Fax:
E-mail:
AOC#2:		Operator name3:
Date4:		Signature:
AOC#2:	Dba trading name:
Aircraft model5:
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