InFO 09019: ICAO Standardized Certified True Copy of Air Operator Certificates

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InFOInformation for Operators

U.S. Department InFO 09019

of Transportation DATE: 12/1/09

Federal Aviation

Administration Flight Standards Service

Washington, DC http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info An InFO contains valuable information for operators that should help them meet certain administrative, regulatory, or operational requirements with relatively low urgency or impact on safety.

Subject: ICAO Standardized Certified True Copy of Air Operator Certificates

Purpose: This InFO supersedes InFO 08051, dated 10/22/2008. It describes the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirement to carry a standardized certified true copy of the Air Operator Certificates (AOC) on board any aircraft operated internationally. It also outlines the steps certificate holders should take to ensure they are in compliance with this ICAO requirement.

Background: ICAO has amended Annex 6 to require air operators to carry onboard their aircraft a standardized certified true copy of their AOCs when operating internationally. See the following ICAO document for more information:

http://www.icao.int/fsix/_Library/Annex%206-Part%20I%20-%20AOC%20Template%20en.pdf

Discussion: To enable certificate holders to fulfill this ICAO requirement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made an ICAO standardized AOC available as template A999 in WebOPSS. (A sample template A999 is attached to this InFO.) Much of the data contained in the AOC will be preloaded from WebOPSS. Some of the data must be entered by the principal operations inspector (POI) or the certificate holder. This standardized ICAO AOC is in addition to the FAA Operating Certificate or Air Carrier Certificate as described in Order 8900.1, Volume 2, Chapter 1, Section 4.

Certificate holders must carry this ICAO AOC on board their aircraft when operating internationally in order to be in compliance with Annex 6.

Recommended Action: A certificate holder who flies or intends to fly internationally should request Template A999 in WebOPSS from its POI, so that it may be issued before January 1, 2010. The certificate holder should then work with its POI to properly fill in the information on the template. The AOC will be digitally signed when the POI issues it, fulfilling the ICAO requirement for a certified true copy. The certificate holder may print a copy for each aircraft it operates internationally and place it on board or, if the air carrier has the capability, carry it electronically on board so that it is accessible to a foreign Civil Aviation Authority during an inspection.

Point of Contact: Any questions regarding this InFO should be directed to the Air Transportation Division, AFS-200 at (202) 267-8166.

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Sample Template A999, ICAO-Formatted Air Operator Certificate

AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE

State of the Operator13

Issuing Authority2

AOC #4:

Expiration Date:5

Operator Name6

Dba Trading Name7

Operator Address9:

Telephone10:

Fax:

E-mail:

Operational Points of Contact:8

Contact details, at which operational

management can be contacted without undue delay, are listed in __________________________11.

This certificate certifies that ___________________________12 is authorized to perform commercial air operations, as defined in the attached operations specifications, in accordance with the Operations Manual and the _________________13.

Date of Issue14: Name15:

Title:

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

I hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of the [title of the AOC] issued at [place] on [date] by the FAA.

Signed at [place] on [date]

[Digital signature of FAA official] [Title]

Notes:

1. Autofilled.

2. Autofilled.

3. For use of the State of the Operator.

4. Unique AOC number, as issued by the State of the Operator.

5. Autofilled.

6. Insert the operator’s registered name.

7. Operator trading name, if different. Insert “DBA” before the trading name (for “Doing business as”).

10. Operator principal place of business telephone and fax details, including the country code. E-mail to be provided if available.

11. Insertion of the controlled document, carried on board, in which the contact details are listed, with the appropriate paragraph or page reference. E.g.: “Contact details … are listed in the Operations Manual, Gen/Basic, Chapter 1, 1.1”; or “… are listed in the Operations Specifications, page 1”; or “… are listed in an attachment to this document”.

12. Operator registered name.

13. Insert “14 CFR”.

14. Issuance date of the AOC (dd-mm-yyyy).

15. Title and name of the Authority representative. An official digital signature stamp is applied to the Certification Statement on the AOC.