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CATEGORIES OF CHARTER LICENSE
Licence for operating charter services is issued by the Director General, CAA, in the following categories:
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(a) Class-I
(b) Class-II |
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(a) Class-I
(b) Class-II |
REQUIREMENTS
- Registration of the Company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984.
- Minimum Paid-up Capital for Charter Class-I; Rs. 02 Million and Class – II; Rs. 04 Million
- The latest general purpose annual financial statement signed by an authorized accountant in public practice.
- In case a new company is to be established, formal banks account to demonstrate the availability of adequate financial resources but not less than the paid-up capital.
- A sound operating/business plan, feasibility report, registration documents like the memorandum and articles of association, trust deed, bank references, share allocations forms duly verified by Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), three years projected book of accounts duly prepared by a registered Chartered Accountants Firm and any other documents to prove to the satisfaction of CAA / the Federal Government that the Company is a legally established body capable of operating charter services.
- Security deposit @ 10 % of the paid-up capital and minimum to Rs. 200,000 in case of Charter Licence Class-I, and Rs.400, 000 in case of Charter Licence Class-II.
ISSUE OF CHARTER LICENSE
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The applicant will submit a formal application on form CAAF-002-ATNR-1.0 along with all requisite documents (as per attachment) and including processing fee as per AT Fee Schedule to Director Air Transport, HQCAA for consideration and evaluation. .
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Application received will be scrutinized by Air Transport Directorate, CAA, for acceptance/rejection within 3 working days of receipt of the application. .
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Applications once accepted will be processed by Air Transport Directorate, HQCAA, for comments/NOC of CAA specialist directorates (Legal and Finance) within a period of 10 days.
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The scrutinized application, if considered to be in order, will be presented for approval of the Director General CAA and subsequently to the Federal Government if required. The approving authorities are as follows:
Licence will be issued by CAA on approval by the Competent Authority after receipt of the security deposit and licence issuance fee as appropriate.
DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Adequate arrangements in following areas shall be made by the Company:
- Aircraft maintenance, overhauling and provision of spare parts.
- Chief Pilot, cockpit crew & (where applicable) the cabin crew.
- Ground handling equipment and personnel.
- Flight operation, crew room.
- Technical library.
- Passenger handling and facilities.
- System to ensure compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.
CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION
- Aircraft Fleet requirement shall be as per National Aviation Policy and Air Navigation Order in vogue.
- Operator should only operate to and from licenced and certified airports and airstrips and on ATS routes.
- Before international operations, operator shall have successfully completed domestic operations for not less than 06 months unless waived off by the Director General CAA under special circumstances.
ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT
- The operator shall have minimum two aircraft registered in Pakistan for their passenger Charter Operations.
- For operations with Pakistan registered aircraft, Airworthiness Directorate will issue the Certificate of Airworthiness. For maintenance and certification of aircraft, Director Airworthiness may be consulted for guidance on applicable requirements and procedures.
- Wet lease aircraft induction from foreign countries would be allowed only in an extra-ordinary circumstances i.e. unforeseen surge in the marked demand or sudden shortage of the operator’s capacity due accident / incident of aircraft. Wet lease permission of foreign registered aircraft shall not more than 90 days unless satisfied the Director General CAA.
- For foreign registered aircraft, a transfer agreement between the State of Registry and State of Operator is required to be concluded (before the commercial agreement between the lessor and lessee Operator) under Article 83 (bis) of the Chicago Convention read with Civil Aviation Rule 368-A. The “Author and OPI” for the transfer agreement will be the Chief Legal Services, CAA.
ISSUE OF AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE
After the issuance of a Charter Licence to an operator by the Director General, Civil Aviation Authority, it is a regulatory requirement to obtain an AOC, which shall be valid for one year and renewed annually. In order to obtain an AOC the operator shall be proficient in and need to comply with all the requirements of Civil Aviation Regulations and ensure that:
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Aircraft meet the appropriate standards
- Aircraft are provided with servicing and maintenance facilities and a system of maintenance control is established
- The management structure is appropriate and personnel selected by the operator for specified management positions have the required experience and qualifications as specified in the ANO 91.0001 and Air Operator Certificate AOC Guide CAAD 617. For details consult Flight Standard Directorate. Manuals should have been prepared in advance, which describe in detail how company personnel would be required to carry out their duties. These manuals are as under:
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Flight Operations Manual.
- Manual of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Flight Crew Training Manual.
- Exposition Manual.
- MEL / MMEL
- Dangerous Goods Manual, etc.,
- The operator shall be issued with the relevant type of AOC after the successful demonstration of the regulatory and operational requirements to CAA.
- Once certificated, the operator is responsible for ongoing compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation. The CAA is required to continually monitor the operations to ensure compliance. Failure by the operator to comply may result in suspension or cancellation of the AOC as per CARs 94.
- The application for AOC is to be prepared with the requirements prescribed in ANO 91.0001 and AOC Guide CAAD available at Flight Standards Directorate, CAA.
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