Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 2007

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,099, 10 ta’ Lulju, 2007

L.N. 183 of 2007

CIVIL AVIATION ACT

(CAP. 232)

Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 2007

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 the Order is the Air Navigation (Amendment) Citation.

Order, 2007, and the Order shall be read and construed as one with the

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

Article 4 of the principal Order shall be amended as follows> Amends article 4 of

the principal Order.

(a) paragraph (b) of sub-article (3) thereof shall be

substituted as follows>

“(b) nationals of any EEA State and Switzerland<” and

(b) paragraph (c) of sub-article (3) thereof shall be

substituted as follows>

“(c) undertakings formed in accordance with the law

of an EEA State or Switzerland and having their registered

office, central administration or principal place of business

within the European Economic Area or Switzerland<”.

Article 19 of the principal Order shall be amended as follows>- Amends article 19

of the principal

Order.

(a) paragraph (b) of sub-article 8 thereof shall be substituted

as follows>

“(b) Every holder of a medical certificate issued under

article 18 or 19 who –

(i) suffers any personal injury involving

incapacity to undertake his functions as a member of

the flight crew< or

(ii) suffers any illness involving incapacity to

undertake those functions throughout a period of twenty

days or more< or

(iii) in the case of a woman, has reason to believe

that she is pregnant, shall inform the Director in writing

of such injury, illness or pregnancy, as soon as possible

in the case of injury or pregnancy, and as soon as the

period of twenty days has elapsed in the case of illness.”<

(b) the following new paragraph (c) shall be added to sub-

article (8) immediately after paragraph (b)>–

“(c) The medical certificate shall be deemed to be

suspended upon the occurrence of such injury or the expiry

of such period of illness or the confirmation of the pregnancy<

and –

(i) in the case of injury or illness the suspension

shall cease upon the holder being medically examined

under arrangements made by the Director and

pronounced fit to resume his or her functions as a member

of the flight crew or upon the Director exempting, subject

to such conditions as he thinks fit, the holder from the

requirement of a medical examination< and

(ii) in the case of pregnancy, the suspension may

be lifted by the Director for such period and subject to

such conditions as he thinks fit and shall cease upon the

holder being medically examined under arrangements

made by the Director after the pregnancy has ended and

is pronounced fit to resume her functions as a member

of the flight crew.”.

Sub-article (7) of article 63 of the principal Order shall be

substituted as follows>

“(a) Subject to the provisions of article 60, a student air

traffic controller’s licence shall remain in force for a maximum

period of two years, and its validity may be renewed by the Director

from time to time, upon his being satisfied that the applicant is a

fit person and is qualified as aforesaid.

(b) Subject to the provisions of article 60, an air traffic

controller’s licence shall remain in force for the period indicated

in the licence and if no period is indicated in the licence, subject to

the aforesaid, it shall remain in force for the lifetime of the holder.”.

Sub-article (3) of article 66 of the principal Order shall be Amends article 66

of the principal

substituted as follows>

Order.

“(3) Upon the pregnancy of the holder of an air traffic

controller’s licence or an apron controller’s licence being

confirmed, the licence shall be deemed to be suspended and the

suspension may be lifted by the Director for such period and subject

to such conditions as he thinks fit and shall cease upon the holder

being medically examined under arrangements made by the

Director after the pregnancy has ended and is pronounced fit to

resume her functions as an air traffic controller or an apron

controller.”.

In Section II of the Thirteenth Schedule to the principal Order, Amends the

Thirteenth Schedule

paragraph (e) of Rule 5 shall be substituted as follows>

to the principal

Order.

“

“(e) Except with the permission in writing of the Director

and in accordance with any conditions therein specified, an aircraft

shall not fly at a height less than 500 feet above the ground or

water.”.

In Part III of the Sixteenth Schedule to the principal Order, Amends the

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

to the principal

11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 respectively, and immediately after paragraph 9 Order.

thereof there shall be added the following new paragraph>–

“10.

Ground Examinations Charges for Flight Crew

Upon making an application for an examination to be

conducted by the Director in respect of theoretical knowledge

for the Instrument Rating or the Commercial Pilot’s Licence

or Air Transport Pilot Licence, the applicant shall pay a charge

of Lm25 per paper.”.

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