1 General conditions under which aerodromes/heliports and associated
facilities are available for use
With the
exception of aerodromes in, Somaliland, Puntland, Beletuen, Dussamareb, Adado and
Guryael, all other airports in Mogadishu FIR are closed for flights operations
except for aircrafts on Humanitarian mission only. All Humanitarian flights
intending to operate to such Airports other than those mentioned above must obtain
clearance from Somalia Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) at least 48 hours prior to
the date of operation on Tel: +2521853675 +252-1853676 or Email: scaa@scaa.gov.so
web page: www.scaa.gov.so The Aerodrome services is provided in accordance with the
provisions contained in Annex 14 — Aerodromes. Differences to these provisions are
detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.
The
administration of all aerodromes is the responsibility of the Federal Government of
Somalia and where applicable, the state Governments or other Government agencies.
Government and private aerodromes require to be inspected and authorized in
accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations to ensure compliance with minimum
standards.
The
Aerodrome services is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in Annex
14 — Aerodromes. Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.
The maintenance of aerodromes and the notification of aerodromes unserviceability
are responsibilities of the aerodrome operator.All flights intending to operate
to airports in Somalia must obtain overflight/landing clearance from the Somalia
Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) at least 48 hours prior to the date of operation
on Tel: +2521853675 +252- 1853676 or web page: www.scaa.gov.so Email:
scaa@scaa.gov.so. The request for clearance should include the following; i)
Aircraft Type ii) Call sign iii) Aircraft Registration iv) Purpose of Flight v)
Date of Operation vi) Route vii) Operator viii) Billing
address
Landings made other than at an international aerodrome/heliport or
a designated alternate aerodrome/heliport
If a landing is made other than at an
international aerodrome/heliport or a designated alternate aerodrome/heliport, the
pilot-in-command shall report the landing as soon as practicable to the health,
customs and immigration authorities at the international aerodrome/heliport at which
the landing was scheduled to take place. This notification may be made through any
available communication link.
All flights operating to and from
airfields in Mogadishu FIR where AFIS is not provided are required to transmit blind
their position on 127.45 MHz before landing and taking off during taxiing out of the
runway.
- All operators intending to operate to any airfield in Somalia
are advised to verify the status of the airfield to which they intend to
operate from local authorities or Somali Civil Aviation Authority Tel:
+2521857389, +2521857394 or via email: ais@scaa.gov.so
- Aircraft contravening these procedures risk impounding and/or
prosecution
Traffic of persons and vehicles on aerodromes
Demarcation of zones
The grounds of each aerodrome are
divided into two zones:
- a public zone comprising the part of the aerodrome open
to the public; and
- a restricted zone comprising the rest of the
aerodrome/heliport.
Movement of persons
Access to the restricted zone is
authorized only under the conditions prescribed by the special rules governing
the aerodrome/heliport. The customs, police, and health inspection offices and
the premises assigned to transit traffic are normally accessible only to
passengers, to staff of the public authorities and airlines and to authorized
persons in pursuit of their duty. The movement of persons having access to the
restricted zone of the aerodrome/heliport is subject to the conditions
prescribed by the air navigation regulations and by the special rules laid down
by the aerodrome administration.
Movement of vehicles
The movement of vehicles in the
restricted zone is strictly limited to vehicles driven or used by persons
carrying a traffic permit or an official card of admittance. Drivers of
vehicles, of whatever type, operating within the confines of the
aerodrome/heliport must respect the direction of the traffic, the traffic signs
and the posted speed limits and generally comply with the provisions of the
highway code and with the instructions given by the competent
authorities.
Policing
Care and protection of aircraft,
vehicles, equipment and goods used at the aerodrome/heliport are not the
responsibility of the State or any concessionaire; they cannot be held responsible
for loss or damage which is not incurred through action by them or their
agents.
Use of the heliports
Unless other permission has been
granted by the Civil Aviation Administration, the heliports may be used only for
flights in accordance with Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
Landing, parking and storage of aircraft on aerodromes/heliports
under the control of the Civil Aviation Administration
The conditions under which aircraft
may land and be parked, housed or otherwise dealt with at any of the
aerodromes/heliports under the control of the Civil Aviation Administration are as
follows:
- The fees and charges for the landing, parking or housing of
aircraft shall be those published from time to time by the Civil Aviation
Administration (hereinafter referred to as “CAA”) in the AIP or
AIC
The fees or charges for
any supplies or services which may be furnished to aircraft by or on
behalf of the CAA at any aerodrome/heliport under the control of the CAA
shall, unless otherwise agreed before such fees or charges are incurred,
be such reasonable fees and charges as may from time to time be
determined by the CAA for that aerodrome/heliport. The fees and charges
referred to shall accrue from day to day and shall be payable to the CAA
on demand.
- The CAA shall have a lien on the aircraft, its parts and
accessories, for such fees and charges as aforesaid.
- If payment of such fees and charges is not made to the CAA
within 14 days after a letter demanding payment thereof has been sent by
post addressed to the registered owner of the aircraft, the CAA shall be
entitled to sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of the aircraft and any of
its parts and accessories and to apply the proceeds from so doing to the
payment of such fees and charges.
- Neither the CAA nor any servant or agent of the government
shall be liable for loss or damage to the aircraft, its parts or accessories
or any property contained in the aircraft, howsoever such loss and damage
may arise, occurring while the aircraft is on any aerodrome/heliport under
the control of the CAA or is in the course of landing at or taking off from
any such aerodrome/heliport.
2 Applicable ICAO documents
The Standards and Recommended Practices
of ICAO Annex 14, Volumes I and II, are
applied without differences.