Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 2006

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,002, 28 ta’ Novembru, 2006

L.N. 287 of 2006

CIVIL AVIATION ACT

(CAP. 232)

Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Civil

Aviation Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications,

with the concurrence of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance,

has made the following Order>-

The title of this Order is the Air Navigation (Amendment) Title.

(No. 3) Order, 2006, and the Order shall be read and construed as one

with the Air Navigation Order, 1990, hereinafter referred to as “the L.N. 176 of 1990.

principal Order”.

In article 2 of the principal Order, for the definition “maximum Amends article 2 of

the principal Order.

total weight authorised” there shall be substituted the following>-

“ “maximum take-off mass” in relation to an aircraft means

the maximum total mass of the aircraft and its contents at which

the aircraft may take off anywhere in the world, in the most

favourable circumstances in accordance with the certificate of

airworthiness in force in respect of the aircraft<”.

In articles 9, 10, 17, 27, 45, 56 and 69, and in the Fifth, Sixth, Amends various

articles and

Eighth, and Sixteenth Schedules of the principal Order, the phrases Schedules to the

“maximum total weight authorised”, “maximum weight authorised”, principal Order.

“maximum take-off weight” and”“maximum take-off weight

authorised” wherever they appear shall be substituted by the phrase

“maximum take-off mass”.

In paragraph (3)(b) of article 9 of the principal Order the words Amends article 9 of

the principal Order.

“JAR-66#Part-66” and “JAR-145#Part-145” shall be substituted by the

words “Part 66” and “Part 145” respectively.

Article 10 of the principal Order shall be amended as follows>- Amends article 10

of the principal

Order.

(a) in paragraph 6(a)(i), the words “JAR-66#Part-66” and

“JAR-145#Part-145” shall be substituted by the words “Part-66”

and “Part-145” respectively.

(b) in paragraph (6)(a)(ii), the words “JAR-66#Part-66” shall

be substituted by the words “Part-66” wherever they occur.

In article 11 of the principal Order, the words “JAR-66#Part-

66” wherever they occur shall be substituted by the words “Part-66”.

The Sixteenth Schedule to the principal Order shall be amended

as follows>-

(a) in paragraph 1 of Part II, for the words “Upon making

an application for the first issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness

together with the Associated Airworthiness Review Certificate”

there shall be substituted the words “Upon making an application

for the issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness together with the

associated Airworthiness Review Certificate”<

(b) in the title of paragraph 8 of Part II and sub-paragraph

(ii) of paragraph 8 of Part II the words “non-JAR 66#Part 66” shall

be substituted by the words “Part 66”<

(c) paragraph 9 of Part II shall be substituted by the following>

“9. Approval of Part-147 Aircraft Maintenance

Training Organisation

(1) Upon making an application for the issue of a

Certificate of Approval of an Aircraft Maintenance Training

Organisation under Article 6, Annex IV, Part-147 of EC

Regulation 2042#2003, the applicant shall pay, depending on

the ratings included in the extent of approval contained in the

certificate, 50% of the applicable fee from the list of fees

below, and the remaining 50% on the issue of the certificate.

Basic Training (B1, B2, A Category)

Aeroplanes Turbine

Lm 1500

Aeroplanes Piston

Lm 1200

Helicopters Turbine

Lm 1500

Helicopters Piston

Lm 1200

Avionics

Lm 1200

Type#Tasks Training

Aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass

greater than 5700 kg

Lm 1500

Aeroplanes with a maximum take-off

mass less than 5700 kg

Lm 1000

Turbine Engine

Lm 1000

Piston Engine

Lm 1000

Provided that where the organisation has more than one

aircraft category in either Basic Training or Type#Task

Training rating, only the highest of the fees attracted by the

ratings shall be payable.

(2) Subsequent to the initial issue of Part-147 approval

of an Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation, the holder

of such certificate shall pay the applicable fee from the list of

fees below in respect of the category rating of the certificate

on completion of the two yearly review of the organisation>

Basic Training (B1, B2, A Category)

Aeroplanes Turbine

Lm 1000

Aeroplanes Piston

Lm 500

Helicopters Turbine

Lm 1000

Helicopters Piston

Lm 750

Avionics

Lm 1000

Type#Tasks Training

Aeroplanes with a maximum take-off

mass greater than 5700 kg

Lm 1000

Aeroplanes with a maximum take-off

mass less than 5700 kg

Lm 800

Turbine Engine

Lm 800

Piston Engine

Lm 800>

Provided that where the organisation has more than one

aircraft category in either Basic Training or Type#Task

Training rating, only the highest of the fees attracted by the

ratings shall be payable.

(3) When the holder of a Part-147 certificate of

approval with Type#Task training capability requires the

inclusion of a new type rating course, he shall pay a fee equal

to half that payable on completion of the two yearly review

in respect of type#task training concerned.

(4) When the holder of a Part-147 certificate of

approval with basic training capability requires the inclusion

of a type rating course, he shall pay a fee equal to that payable

on completion of the two yearly review in respect of type#task

training concerned.

(5) When the holder of a Part-147 certificate of

approval with type#task training capability requires the

inclusion of a basic training capability, he shall pay a fee equal

to that payable on completion of the two yearly review in

respect of basic training concerned.

(6) When the holder of a Part 147 certificate of

approval with basic training capabilities requires a variation

of these approvals to include a new category, he shall pay a

fee equal to half that payable on completion of the two yearly

review in respect of the category concerned.”<

(d) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 10 of Part II thereof,

the words “Upon making an application for the issue of a Certificate

of Approval of an Aircraft Maintenance Organisation under Article

4, Annex 3, Part 145 of EC Regulation 2042#2003” there shall be

substituted the words>

“Upon making an application for the issue of a

Certificate of Approval of an Aircraft Maintenance

Organisation under Article 4, Annex II, Part-145 of EC

Regulation 2042#2003”<

(e) in sub-paragraph 1.2 of paragraph 1 of Part III thereof,

immediately after item (f) there shall be added the following>-

“(g) for the inclusion of a night qualification a charge

of Lm20.”<

(f) Paragraph 5 of Section III shall be replaced by the

following>-

“5.

Air Traffic Controller Licences

(a) Upon making an application for the issue of a

licence to perform duties of an air traffic controller, the

applicant shall pay a charge of Lm 100<

(b) for the inclusion of an additional air traffic control

rating or rating endorsement to include the use of new or

additional radar or other equipment in an existing licence, a

charge of Lm 30<

(c) for the renewal of an air traffic control rating, a

charge of Lm 15 for each year or part thereof of validity of

the rating<

(d) for the issue or renewal of a student air traffic

controller’s licence, a charge of Lm 10 for each year or part

thereof of validity of the licence<

(e) for the issue or renewal of an apron controller’s

licence, a charge of Lm 10 for each year or part thereof of the

validity of the licence<

(f) for the issue or renewal of a student apron

controller’s licence, a charge of Lm 5 for each year or part

thereof of the validity of the licence<

(g) for a variation of an air traffic controller licence or

a student air traffic controller licence except as specified as

in (a) to (f) above a charge of Lm 10.”< and

(g) in Part III thereof, paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 shall

be re-numbered as paragraphs 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 respectively

and immediately thereafter there shall be added the following new

paragraph 9>

“9.

Approval of Flight Training Organisations.

Upon making an application for the issue or renewal of

an approval in respect of the modular courses of a flight

training organisation, the applicants shall pay -

(a) in the case of an approval to provide courses of

flight training for a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) a

charge of Lm 500<

(b) in the case of an approval to provide courses of

flight training for the instrument rating a charge of Lm 500<

(c) in the case of an approval to provide courses of

simulated flight training for the instrument rating, a charge

of Lm 250<

(d) in the case of an approval to provide courses of

theoretical knowledge for the issue of an airline transport pilot

licence, a commercial pilot licence and instrument rating a

charge of Lm 1000<

(e) in the case of an approval to provide a course of

training of additional theoretical knowledge for high

performance aircraft, a charge of Lm 400<

(f) for the inclusion in the approval to provide courses

of training for single engine or multi-engine single pilot

aeroplane class rating, for each class included a charge of Lm

250<

(g) for the inclusion in the approval of each type rating

course approval a charge of Lm 500<

(h) in the case of an application to extend the approval

to include an additional approved site a charge of Lm 500 for

each additional site applied for<

(i) in the case of an approval to provide courses of

training for an instructor rating a charge of Lm 250.”.

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