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SECTION B
AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER B.5
ISSUE 4
JANUARY 2009
REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1
The Rules require that no person shall fly or assist in flying any aircraft in Nepalese
airspace unless the aircraft:
a) has been registered and the Certificate of Registration is carried on board the
aircraft, and
b) bears the nationality and registration marks, affixed in accordance with the rules
of the State of Registry of the aircraft.
1.2
This chapter prescribes the requirements for the registration of aircraft in Nepal.
1.3
1.5
1.6
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1.7 The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to meteorological pilot balloons used
exclusively for meteorological purposes or to unmanned free balloons without a payload.
1.8
While an aircraft first of its type is entrerd in the Nepalese civil aircraft register,
CAA Nepal shall advise the State of Design that it has entered such an aircraft on its
egister..
2.
REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT
2.1
2.2
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
3.
h)
A statement that all placards, instructions and documents related to the aircraft
are in English.
i)
3.2
4.
The Airworthiness Inspection Division shall maintain a current civil aircraft register
showing each aircraft registerd by the Authority, the information recorded in the
Certificate of Registration. The register of unmanned free balloons shall contain
the date, time and location of release, the type of balloon and the name of the
operator.
Where a Certificate of Registration is issued, it shall be in English language and in a
Form B.5.3 as shown in Appendix - 3 to this Chapter B.5.
3.3
Upon transfer of ownership full detail of the new owner and operator will be
entered in to the Nepalese Civil Aircraft Register.
3.4
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4.9.2Lighter-than-air aircraft :
4.9.2.1 The height of the marks on lighter-than air aircraft other than unmanned free balloons
shall be at least 50 centimetres.
4.9.2.2 The measurements of the marks related to unmanned free balloons shall be determined by
CAAN, taking into account the size of the payload to which the identification plate is
affixed.
4.9.3 Heavier-than-air aircraft :
4.9.3.1 Wings : the height of the marks on the wings shall be at least 50 centimetres
4.9.3.2 Fuselage (or equivalent structure) and vertical tail surfaces : the height of the marks on
fuselage (or equivalent structure) and on the vertical tail surfaces shall be at least 30 centimetres.
4.9.3.3 Special cases : If a heavier-than-air aircraft does not posses parts corresponding to those
mentioned in a) and b) above, the measurements of the marks shall be such that the
aircraft can be identified readily.
4.10 Type of characters for Nationality and Registration Marks :
4.10.1The letters shall be capital letters in Roman characters without ornamentation .Numbers
shall be Arabic numbers without ornamentation.
4.10.2 The width of each character (except the letter I and the number 1) and the length of
hyphens shall be two-thirds of the height of a character.
4.10.3 The characters and hyphens shall be formed by solid lines and shall be of a colour
contrasting clearly with the background. The thickness of the lines shall be one-sixth of the
height of a character.
4.10.4 Each character shall be seperated from that which it immediately precedes or follows, by a
space of not less than one-quarter of a character width. A hyphen shall be regarded as a
character for this purpose.
4.11 Identification Plate
4.11.1 An aircraft shall carry an identification plate inscribed with at least its nationality or
common mark and registration mark. The plate shall be made of fireproof metal or other fireproof
material of suitable physical properties and shall be secured to the aircraft in a prominent position
near the main entrance or, in the case of an unmanned free balloon, affixed conspicuously to the
exterior of the payload.
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5.
6.
Subject to paragraph 5.2, where a Certificate of Registration has been lost the
owner or operator may apply to Airworthiness Division, Aviation Safety
Directorate, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal for the issue of a duplicate
certificate,
5.2
5.3
Where the Certificate of Registration has been mutilated, the owner or operator
may apply for issue of a duplicate certificate.
5.4
The owner or operator shall be required to pay the prescribed fee for the issuance
of a duplicate Certificate of Registration subject to paragraph 5.1 and 5.3 above.
7.
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
The Certificate of Registration becomes ineffective when an application is made in writing
to the Director General for the transfer of ownership of a Nepalese registered aircraft. In
such a case the previous owner of the aircraft must return the original Certificate of
Registration to the Director General. The aircraft may not be flown untill such time as the
transfer of ownership is decided and entered in to the Certificate of Registration and issued
to the new owner. In such a case the Nationality and Registration Marks normally will
remain the same unless otherwise requested by the new owner.
The transfer of operatorship may also be carried out by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
upon receiving request by both current and proposed operator. The change of operatorship
shall be recorded in the Certificate of Registration.
8.
9.
ii)
iii)
iv)
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Form B.5.1
Appendix - 1
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
History of accidents (if any). Indicate incidents/accidents met by the aircraft, the nature and
extent of damage sustained by the aircraft, details of any major repairs carried out details.
If required a separate page may be used for providing the above.
8.
9.
10.
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11.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
For applicants who come under (c) and (d) state how long the applicants have been
resident of Nepal have been in business in Nepal ?
Nature of business :12.
13.
14.
15.
I hereby declare that the above particulars are true in every respect and that nothing has
been cancelled or withheld by me. I have studied the relevant Rules and Nepal Civil
Airworthiness Requirements currently in force and shall abide by them.
Name of Applicant :Address :Tel/Fax :.................................
Signature of Applicant
Date :-
Note : In case the applicant is not the owner, he/she should provide evidence in writing that they have been
duly authorized by the owner to furnish the foregoing information and to sign this document on his
behalf.
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Form B.5.2
Appendix - 2
Date of Registry :- 19
2. Aircraft Make :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model :- . . . . . . . . . . . .
Year of A/C Manufacture :- 19
/
/
Serial No. :- . . . . . . .
3. Engine Make :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model :- . . . . . . . . .
No. of Engine :- . .
4. Propeller/Rotor Make :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model :- . . . . . . . . .
5. Previous Registration :- . . . . .
Owner :- . . . . . . . . .
Operator :- . . . . . . . .
Date of Previous De-Registration :- 19
Country :- . . . .
Place :- . . . . . . .
6. Category of Aircraft :- . . . . . . . . .
7. Lease/Purchase :- . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Max. Take-off Weight :- . . .
Max. Passenger Seats :- . . .
9. Owner's Name :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel./Fax :- . . . . . . . . . / . . . . . . . . ..
10. Operator's Name :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel./Fax :- . . . . . . . . . / . . . . . . . . ..
11. Place of Registry :- . . . . . . . . . . .
Registred By :- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .. . . . . .
Country :- . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .. . . . . . .
Remarks :.......................................................................................................................................
Transfer of Ownership or of De-Registration from Nepalese Civi Aircraft Register (if applicable):Cause :..
Place
..
Signature
Date
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Form B.5.3
Appendix-3
File No.
Serial No.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
1. Nationality and Registration
Marks
4. Name of owner :
5. Address of owner :
6. Name of operator :
7. Address of operator :
8. It is hereby certified that the above described aircraft has been duly entered on the Civil Aircraft Register of Nepal in
accordance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation dated 7 December 1944 and with the Civil Aviation Act
1996 and the Rules made thereunder.
Date of issue
Note: This certificate is issued for registration purpose only and is not a certificate of title. The Civil Aviation Authority of
Nepal does not determine the right of ownership as between private persons, organizations or enterprises.
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