FEES FOR AIR OPERATORS’ CERTIFICATES REGULATIONS

FEES FOR AIR OPERATORS’ CERTIFICATES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 218.01

FEES FOR AIR OPERATORS’ CERTIFICATES

REGULATIONS

27th December, 1991

LEGAL NOTICE 191 of 1991, as amended by Legal Notices 338 of 2002,

298 of 2003, 411 of 2007 and 291 of 2016 and Act XL of 2023.

The title of these regulations is Fees for Air Operators’

Certificates Regulations.

Substituted by

L.N. 338 of 2002;

L.N. 298 of 2003;

L.N. 411 of 2007.

Amended by

L.N. 291 of 2016.

(Regulation 3)

1. Charges for the issue of an Air Operator’s Certificate

For the first and subsequent issues of an Air Operator’s Certificate, the

applicant shall pay, depending on the maximum total weight authorised of the

heaviest aircraft listed in the Air Operator’s Certificate, the following fees

Subsequent

First issue of an

issue of an air

air operator’s

operator’s

certificate

certificate

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised does not exceed

1,500 kg.

€698.81

€349.41

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 1,500 kg but

does not exceed 4,000 kg.

€1,164.69

€582.34

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 4,000 kg but

does not exceed 15,000 kg.

€11,646.87

€5,823.43

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 15,000 kg

but does not exceed 50,000 kg.

€23,293.73

€11,646.87

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 50,000 kg.

€46,587.47

€23,293.73

Upon making an application for the first issue of an Air Operator’s Certificate,

the applicant shall pay a down-payment of 25% of the charge which shall be

forfeited by the applicant if the application is withdrawn.

Variation of an Air Operator’s Certificate

Upon making an application for the variation to an Air Operator’s Certificate, the

applicant shall pay the appropriate fee in respect of every specific variation

applied for as set out hereunder

2.1 Addition of new aircraft type/s to the list of aircraft in the Air Operator’s

Certificate

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised does not exceed

1,500 kg.

€349.41

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 1,500 kg but

does not exceed 4,000 kg

€582.34

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 4,000 kg but

does not exceed 15,000 kg

€3,494.06

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 15,000 kg

but does not exceed 50,000 kg

€6,988.12

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 50,000 kg.

€18,634.99

2.2 Addition of aircraft type/s already in the Air Operator’s Certificate

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised does not exceed

1,500 kg.

€69.88

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 1,500 kg but

does not exceed 4,000 kg.

€116.47

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 4,000 kg but

does not exceed 15,000 kg.

€232.94

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 15,000 kg

but does not exceed 50,000 kg.

€349.41

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 50,000 kg.

€465.87

2.3.

Removal of an aircraft listed in the Air Operator’s Certificate

Upon making an application for the removal of an aircraft listed in the Air

Operator’s Certificate, the applicant shall pay a fee of €23.29.

2.4.

Changes to the area of operation specified in the Air Operator’s

Certificate

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 2,268 kg but

does not exceed 15,000 kg.

€232.94

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 15,000 kg.

€465.87

2.5 Specific operational authorisations

(i) Inclusion of Category One All

Weather Operations authorisation

€465.87

(ii) Inclusion of Category Two All

Weather Operations authorisation

€1,164.69

(iii)Inclusion of Category Three All

Weather Operations authorisation

€4,658.75

(iv) Inclusion of Basic Area Navigation

authorisation

€1,164.69

(v) Inclusion of Extended Range Twin

Engine Operations/Extended Range

Operations Authorisation

€4,658.75

(vi) Inclusion of Reduced Vertica1

Separation Minima authorisation

€1,164.69

2.6 Other

Any charge not listed above will be charged €23.29 or the actua1 cost of the

investigation carried out by the Director, whichever is the higher.

3. Charges for the oversight of the operations of the holder of the air

operator’s certificate.

The Director shall charge the following oversight fee on an annual basis from the

issuance of the Air Operator’s Certificate for the oversight by the Director of

Civil Aviation of the operations of the holder of the Air Operator’s Certificate,

depending on the maximum total weight authorised of the heaviest aircraft listed

in the Air Operator’s Certificate as follows

Annual Oversight

Fee

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised does not exceed

1,500 kg

€349.41

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 1,500 kg but

does not exceed 4,000kg

€582.34

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 4,000 kg but

does not exceed 15,000 kg

€5,823.43

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 15,000 kg

but does not exceed 50,000 kg

€11,646.87

if the aircraft with the highest maximum

total weight authorised exceeds 50,000 kg

€23,293.73

In

these

regulations,

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires -

"air operator’s certificate" has the same meaning assigned to it

by the Air Navigation Act;

"Director" means the Director of Civil Aviation;

Where any law makes references to provisions of the Air Navigation

Order which were not reproduced in the Air Navigation Act, or any

Act substituting the same, the matter shall be regulated by means of a

regulatory instrument issued by the Director General.

The fees established in the Schedule shall be payable by an

applicant to the Director for

(a) the grant of an air operator’s certificate;

(b) the variation of an air operator’s certificate;

(c) the oversight of the operations of the holder of the air

operator’s certificate.