S.I. No. 486/1998 - Irish Aviation Authority (Fees) Order, 1998.

1. Where the Authority is charged by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) for services provided by the Joint Aviation Authorities to a person or company, the Authority may recover the amount of the charge from that person or company.

2. The fee payable for the grant of any exemption or permission by the Irish Aviation Authority in accordance with the requirements of the Air Navigation and Transport Acts, as adapted by the

Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993

, or in accordance with the requirements of the

Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993

, or any orders or regulations made under those Acts, which is not otherwise specified here, shall be an amount equivalent to the cost of such investigations and work as may be required by the Authority, subject to a minimum fee of£65.

Given under the Official Seal of the Irish Aviation Authority this 17

th

day of December, 1998.

Donal J. Geaney Chairman of the Board

Anne Lait Member of the Board,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revokes and re-enacts with modifications the Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1997 and gives effect to increases in fees for aeronautical licences, certificates and permits. It also provides for the introduction of new fees.

3. The fees prescribed at Paragraph 2 (a) above shall be reduced by 50% where that aerial work operator also proposes to engage in public transport under an Air Operator's Certificate and has paid the appropriate fees specified in Schedule 10 of this Order and where the aerial work operation is included in the Operations Manual and the Maintenance Manual provided for the purpose of the Air Operator's Certificate.

SCHEDULE 28

FEES IN CONNECTION WITH AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND FLIGHT TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

4. FEE REDUCTION FOR COMBINED FLIGHT TESTS

Where a candidate intends to take a combined flight test, e.g. a C.P.L. and Instrument rating, the fees for the additional ratings will be 25% of the fee otherwise applicable. The total fee will be rounded up to the nearest whole pound.

5. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS FOR FLIGHT TEST FEES

(a) Failure to attend for flight test

Where a flight test candidate does not attend for the flight test and such absence has not been excused by prior arrangement with the flight test examiner the candidate's fees shall be forfeited.

However, 50% of the fee will be offset against the fee otherwise payable should the candidate apply for another flight test.

(b) Withdrawal from flight test

Where a flight test candidate withdraws his flight test application before any costs have been incurred by the flight test examiner, he may be paid a refund of his flight test fee less an administration fee of£20. Where a flight test candidate withdraws his flight test application after costs have been incurred by the flight test examiner, the rules applicable to failure to attend as set out in (a) above shall apply.

(c) Failure to provide aircraft for flight test

It is the responsibility of the applicant(s) to provide a serviceable, suitable and acceptable aircraft for the flight test(s). Where a flight test examiner attends at a location for a flight test(s) and such test(s) cannot be carried out because of the unavailability of a serviceable, suitable and acceptable aircraft, the sum of£180 shall be forfeited by the candidate.

(d) Flight tests for heavy aircraft

Fees for flight tests for Aircraft Type ratings or instrument ratings on aircraft which exceed a Maximum Total Authorised Weight of 5,700 Kgs requiring a flight test examiner supplied by the Authority, shall be charged on a cost recovery basis, subject to a minimum of the appropriate flight test fee specified at paragraph 3 above.

(e) Flight tests for Flight Engineer's Licence or Flight Navigator's Licence

Fees for a flight test, when required, for the grant, renewal, reissue or validation of a Flight Engineer's Licence or Flight Navigator's Licence shall be charged on a cost recovery basis, subject to a minimum of the appropriate flight test fee specified at paragraph 3 above for " Flight Test -Group B ".

(f) Skill tests conducted in an aircraft simulator

Fees for skill tests conducted in an aircraft simulator shall be charged on a cost recovery basis subject to a minimum of the appropriate flight test fee for the licence or rating sought as specified in this Schedule.

(g) Delegated flight tests

Flight tests delegated to an external flight test examiner may be charged at the rates applicable to the particular flight test as set out in this Schedule.

6. FLIGHT TESTS GIVING RISE TO EXTRAORDINARY COSTS

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, where any flight tests are conducted which, due to the particular circumstances, give rise to extraordinary costs, such costs shall be recovered through increased fees which shall be notified to and agreed with the flight test candidate(s) in advance.

SCHEDULE 21

FEES FOR FLIGHT CREW LICENCES AND VALIDATIONS

S.I. No. 486 of 1998.

IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY (FEES) ORDER, 1998.

The Irish Aviation Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 5, 58, 59, 60, 60 (1) (j) (i) and 75 of the

Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993

, (No. 29 of 1993) as amended by the

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998

(No. 24 of 1998) hereby orders as follows