Foreword

(a) The Civil Aviation Requirements for Civil Aviation Regulation Exemptions have been issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Oman (hereinafter referred as CAA) under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Law of the Sultanate of Oman.

(b) CAR-10 prescribes the;

• (1) Authority or assigned person empowered to grant and approve the application of Exemptions.

• (2) Conditions and measures applied by which an exemption can be granted by the Authority.

(c) The Exemptions Procedure Manual will be complementary to this regulation and applied in Aerodromes Safety, Air Navigation Services, Airworthiness, Personnel Licensing and Flight Operations.

(d) The application for, and the granting of, an exemption from any requirement prescribed in CAA Regulations and the procedures adopted is outlined in the Exemption Procedure Manual.

(e) The term ‘exemptions’ also includes exceptions, deviations, waivers and prolonged extensions.

(f) The editing practices used in this document are as follows:

• (1) ‘Shall’ is used to indicate a mandatory requirement and may appear in CARs.

• (2) ‘Should’ is used to indicate a recommendation

• (3) ‘May’ is used to indicate discretion by the Authority, or the industry as appropriate.