FOREWORD

In accordance with Royal Decree No (76/2019), to issue Civil Aviation Law, the Minister of Transport and Communications has been delegated the CAA to issue executive regulations pertaining to the Civil Aviation Law.

The provisions of the Civil Aviation Law apply to:

• a) civil aircraft in the territory of the Sultanate;

• b) civil Aircraft registered in the Sultanate, wherever that may be, in so much as there is no conflict with the provisions of the laws of the foreign state where the aircraft operates; and

• c) civil Aerodromes in the Sultanate and all works that may take place thereon.

The Civil Aviation Authority, established by Royal Decree number 33/2012, dated 26th May 2012, is authorized by Civil Aviation Law Article 1 to regulate aerodromes to the standards set out in Civil Aviation Regulations, Rule 139, including carrying out the following tasks as they relate to Aerodromes:

• a) construct, determine types of, operate and run civil Aerodromes, grant certificates to run, operate and invest in such Aerodromes;

• b) construct, operate and manage air navigation aids, meteorological and air traffic services in the Sultanate;