GEN 1.5 Aircraft instruments, equipment and flight documents
1 General
Commercial air transport aircraft operating in Somalia territory shall be subject to the
current Somalia civil aviation regulations (SOMCARs), Part 8. These regulations correspond in all essentials
to the Standards and Recommended Practices contained in ICAO Annex 6 — Operation of Aircraft,
Part I — International Commercial Air Transport — Aeroplanes, Chapter 6 (Aeroplane Instruments, Equipment and
Flight Documents) and Chapter 7 (Aeroplane, Communication and Navigation Equipment).
2 MINIMUM RADIO AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
2.1 2.1 Notwithstanding the requirements in Item 1 above,
all aircraft operating within Mogadishu FIR, whereby Somalia territory is overflown,
must ensure minimum radio and navigation equipment are carried in accordance with the type of
flight as described below.
2.2 Types of flight
2.2.1 Transiting (Overflights)
- High Frequency (HF) Radio.
- Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio.
- GPS Receiver if operating on ATS Routes
- TCAS
2.2.2 Domestic (Internal Flights)
- Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio.
- GPS Receiver if operating on ATS Route.
- TCAS.
3 Other Instruments and Equipments
i) Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) II
ACAS II shall be carried and operated in the AFI region by all aircraft
that meet the following Criteria:
a) All civil fixed wing turbine engine aircraft having a maximum take-off
mass exceeding 15,000kg or maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than
30.
b) With effect from 1st January 2005, all civil fixed wing turbine engine
aircraft having a maximum take-off mass exceeding 5700kg or maximum approved passenger
seating configuration of more than 19.
- TCAS II for ACFT that meet ACAS II criteria in i) above.
- Mode S transponder for ACFT that meet ACAS criteria in i) above
- SATCOM for Telephone communication
- Signaling Equipment
- Survival Equipment
4 Flight Documents
4.1 The following are flight documents to be carried by all aircrafts operating in Somalia:-
- Certificate of Registration A/C
- Air operator certificate and Ops specifications
- Airworthiness certificate
- Noise certificate
- Certificate of release to service
- Radio license
- Insurance Certificate
- Weight and balance schedule of aircraft
- Lease agreement between the aircraft owners and the operator
- AMO certificatee
- Pilot licence; List of pilot licenses
- Company Security program
- Copy Approved page Part A
- Copy Approved page Part B
- Copy Approved page Part C
- Copy Approved page Part D
- Security Management system manual
- Minimum Equipment list
- Handling programme manual
- Quality management system manual
- Safety management manual
- Emergency Response plan manual.
- Aircraft Operating manual
- Dangerous Goods manual