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Unit 4 Notes
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Administrative Practices & __________________

Procedures __________________
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__________________

Objectives __________________
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After reading this unit, you will be able to:
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y Know about Designated Authorities
__________________
y Know about AAI
y Understand about BCAS
y Discuss about Scheduled/non-scheduled Flight
y Differentiate between restricted & Prohibited goods

National Regulations and Requirments

1.1 DESIGNATED AUTHORITIES

The operational and functional control of aviation in India
rests with a number of organizations; some of them are
Government bodies, some Public Sector Undertakings and
some private bodies. The Regulatory functions and policy
matters for almost total aviation sector, however rests with
the DGCA and BCAS under the overall control of Ministry
of Civil Aviation.

The addresses of the designated authorities concerned with

facilitation of International Air Navigation are as follows:---

1. CIVIL AVIATION

a) Director General of Civil Aviation

Technical Centre,

Opp. Safdarjung Airport

New Delhi - 110 003.

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Notes TEL : 91 - 11 -24622495

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FAX : 91 - 11 - 24629221
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__________________ AFS : VIDDYAYG, email- http://dgca.gov.in/
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b) Airports Authority of India
__________________
__________________ Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan
__________________
Safdarjung Airport
__________________
__________________
New Delhi - 110 003.
__________________ TEL :

91 - 11 - 24693160 / 24632930

FAX : 91 - 11 – 24632990

E. MAIL : chairman@aai.aero,chairman@airport sindia.org.

AFS : VIDDYXAC

2. METEOROLOGY
Director General of Meteorology

India Meteorology Department,

Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road

New Delhi - 110 003.

TEL : 91 - 11 - 24619415 - 19,

FAX : 91 - 11 - 24699216

AFS : VIDDYMYX

3. CUSTOMS
Commissioner of Customs (Gen)

New Custom House

I.G.I. Airport

New Delhi 110 037

TEL : 91 - 11 - 25652970 / 25652088

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FAX : 91 - 11 – 25653495 Notes
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AFS : Nil
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4. IMMIGRATION __________________
__________________
Foreign Regional Registration Office,
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Hans Bhawan, __________________
__________________
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
__________________
New Delhi __________________

91 - 11 -3319489(Off)/ 25652386(Airport) __________________

91 - 11 - 3755183(Off)/25696075(Airport)

AFS : Nil

5. HEALTH Airport Health Officer,

Airport health Organisation,

IGI Airport,

New Delhi - 110 010

Tel: 91 - 11 – 25665033

AFS : Nil

6. EN-ROUTE & AERODROME / HELICOPTER

CHARGES
Airports Authority of India

Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan

Safdarjung Airport

New Delhi - 110 003.

TEL : 91 - 11 – 24693160

FAX : 91 - 11 – 24629221

E. MAIL: chairman@aai.aero , chairman@airportsindia.org

AFS : VIDDYAYG
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Notes 7. AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE

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Directorate of Plant Protection
__________________
__________________ Quarantine and Storage
__________________
NH4, Faridabad-121 001.
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__________________ Haryana
__________________ TEL : 91 - 129. 5413985/5416349
__________________
FAX : 91 - 129 - 5416349
__________________
__________________ AFS : NIL

Most of the Administrative Practices & Operational

Procedures pertaining to aviation in our country that have
been designed and promulgated & implemented, are based
on the Standards and Recommended Practices of
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The
document containing all the rules and regulations pertaining
to Civil Aviation in India is known as “Aircraft Manual” and
is issued by DGCA.

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Ministry of Civil Aviation, located at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,
Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi 110003, India, headed by
Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation (Presently Hon’ble Shri
Praful Patel), is the nodal Ministry responsible for the
formulation of national policies and programmes for
development and regulation of Civil Aviation and for devising
and implementing schemes for the orderly growth and
expansion of civil air transport. Its functions also extend to
overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage
of passengers and goods by air. The Ministry also administers
implementation of the Aircraft Act, 1934 and is
administratively responsible for the Commission of Railways
Safety, a statutory body set up under The Indian Railways
Act.

It has under its purview the following organisations:

1. Attached / Autonomous Organisations

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l Directorate General of Civil Aviation Notes
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l Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
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l Commission of Railway Safety __________________
__________________
l Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
__________________
2. Air Carriers __________________

l Air India Ltd. __________________

__________________
l Indian Airlines Ltd.
__________________
l Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. __________________

3. Airports

l Airports Authority of India

The Secretary is the head of the Ministry and is assisted by

one Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, three Joint
Secretaries, seven officers of the level of Director / Deputy
Secretary / Financial Controller and ten officers of the level
of Under Secretary.

Functions of the Ministry are distributed under sixteen

Sections and one Pay & Account Office. In addition to framing
policies, the Ministry provides guidance to the organisations
listed above in the implementation of policy guidelines and
also monitors and evaluates their interface with Parliament
and other statutory bodies. It also supervises implementation
by the organisations of special programmes of Government,
particularly those intended for weaker sections.

THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

DGCA is the regulatory authority for all matters pertaining
to Civil Aviation in India and consists of a number of
Directorates like Administration Directorate, Aerodrome
Standards Directorate, Air Safety Directorate, Air Transport
Directorate, Airworthiness Directorate, Flight Inspection
Directorate, Information & Regulation Directorate,
Research & Development Directorate, and Training &
Licensing Directorate. It carries out the following functions;
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Notes l Registration of civil aircraft

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l Formulation of standards of airworthiness for civil
__________________
aircraft registered in India and grant of certificates of
__________________
airworthiness to such aircraft
__________________
__________________ l Licensing of pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and
flight engineers, and conducting examinations and
__________________
checks for that purpose
__________________
__________________ l Licensing of air traffic controllers
__________________
l Certification of aerodromes and CNS/ATM facilities
__________________
l Maintaining a check on the proficiency of flight crew,
and also of other operational personnel such as flight
dispatchers and cabin crew

l Granting of Air Operator’s Certificates to Indian carriers

and regulation of air transport services operating to/
from/within/over India by Indian and foreign operators,
including clearance of scheduled and non-scheduled
flights of such operators

l Conducting investigation into accidents/incidents and

taking accident prevention measures including
formulation of implementation of Safety Aviation
Management Programmes

l Carrying out amendments to the Aircraft Act, the

Aircraft Rules and the Civil Aviation Requirements for
complying with the amendments to ICAO Annexes, and
initiating proposals for amendment to any other Act or
for passing a new Act in order to give effect to an
international Convention or amendment to an existing
Convention

l Coordination of ICAO matters with all agencies and

sending replies to State Letters, and taking all necessary
action arising out of the Universal Safety Oversight
Audit Programme (USOAP) of ICAO

l Supervision of the institutes/clubs/schools engaged in

flying training including simulator training, AME
training or any other training related with aviation, with
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a view to ensuring a high quality of training Notes
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l Granting approval to aircraft maintenance, repair and
__________________
manufacturing organizations and their continued
__________________
oversight
__________________
l To act as a nodal agency for implementing Annex 9 __________________
provisions in India and for coordinating matters relating
__________________
to facilitation at Indian airports including holding
__________________
meetings of the National Facilitation Committee
__________________
l Rendering advice to the Government on matters relating __________________
to air transport including bilateral air services __________________
agreements, on ICAO matters and generally on all
technical matters relating to civil aviation, and to act
as an overall regulatory and developmental body for civil
aviation in the country;

l Coordination at national level for flexi-use of air space

by civil and military air traffic agencies and interaction
with ICAO for provision of more air routes for civil use
through Indian air space;

l Keeping a check on aircraft noise and engine emissions

in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 and collaborating
with the environmental authorities in this matter, if
required;

l Promoting indigenous design and manufacture of

aircraft and aircraft components by acting as a catalytic
agent;

l Approving training programmes of operators for

carriage of dangerous goods, issuing authorizations for
carriage of dangerous goods, etc.

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (AAI)

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted by an
Act of Parliament and came into being on 1st April 1995 by
merging the International Airports Authority of India and
the National Airports Authority with a view to accelerate
the integrated development, expansion and modernization
of the operational, terminal and cargo facilities at the
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Notes airports in the country conforming to international standards.

__________________
The merger brought into existence a single Organization
__________________
entrusted with the responsibility of creating, upgrading,
__________________
maintaining and managing Civil Aviation infrastructure both
__________________ on the ground and air space in the country.
__________________
AAI at present manages 128 airports including 15
__________________
International airports (Out of that two airports have been
__________________
privatized), 8 Custom airports, 25 Civil Enclaves and 80
__________________
Domestic airports. AAI provides air navigation services over
__________________ 2.8 million square nautical miles of airspace. During the year
__________________ 2002-03, AAI at various airports handled about 5 lakhs aircraft
movements (4 lakhs domestic and 1 lakh international);40
million passengers (26 million domestic and 14 million
international) and 9 lakh tonnes of cargo (3 lakh domestic
and 6 lakh international).

Broadly the two main functions are;

l Development & Management of Airport Infrastructure

l Air Traffic Management

Other functions are;

l management of the entire Indian airspace including

oceanic Airspace

l Provision of Communication, Navigational and

Surveillance aids

l Design, development, operation and maintenance of

passenger terminals.

l Operation, maintenance and up-gradation of operational

areas viz., runways, aprons, taxiways etc.

l Development and management of cargo terminals.

Most of the civil airports belong to AAI (Airports Authority

of India) and are headed and controlled by an officer of AAI.
Thus at an airport, all the administrative functions such as
allotment of land and space, payment of RNFC & Landing
Charges, security functions, Bird Hazard controls, etc are
entrusted with AAI.
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THE BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY Notes

(BCAS) __________________
__________________
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was initially set up as
__________________
a Cell in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
__________________
in January 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande
__________________
Committee constituted in the wake of the hijacking of the
Indian Airlines flight on 10th September, 1976. The role of __________________

the Cell was to coordinate, monitor, inspect and train __________________

personnel in Civil Aviation Security matters. __________________
__________________
Subsequently, the BCAS was reorganized into an
__________________
independent department on 1st April, 1987 under the
Ministry of Civil Aviation as a sequel to the Kanishka
Tragedy in June 1985. The main responsibility of BCAS are
to lay down standards and measures in respect of security
of civil flights at International and domestic airports in India,
in accordance with Annex 17 to Chicago Convention of ICAO
for airport operators, airlines operators, and their security
agencies responsible for implementing Aviation Security
(AVSEC) measures.

AIR INDIA & INDIAN

Air India and Indian (Earlier known as Indian Airlines) are
the two national airlines in our country, which operate flights
within and outside the country. In July 2007, these airlines
have been merged and are being known as “Air India”.

OTHER AIRLINES & LOW COST CARRIERS

There are a large number of private airlines both small &
large and many low cost carriers like Jet Airways, Air Sahara
(Now merged and known as “Jet Lite”), Kingfisher Airlines,
Paramount airways, Indigo, Jagsons airlines, Air Deccan
(Now merged with Kingfisher), Go Air, Spicejet, etc. in our
country.

Each of the above airlines have framed their own set of

administrative practices and rules and regulations. However
by and large most of these regulations have been framed
based on the overall policy and guide lines issued by ICAO
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Notes (International Civil Aviation Organization) and IATA

__________________ (International Airline Transport Association).
__________________
__________________ 1.2 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF AIR-
__________________ CRAFT
__________________
1. GENERAL
__________________
__________________ 1.1 International flights into, from or over Indian territory
__________________ are required to be subjected to the current Indian regulations
__________________ relating to civil aviation and other national laws relating to
__________________
immigrations, customs, passport and health etc. These
regulations correspond in all essentials to the Standards and
Recommended Practices contained in Annex 9 to the
Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Some of the regulations are as follows;

i) The Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934)

ii) The Aircraft Rules, 1937

iii) The Aircraft (Public Health) Rules, 1954

iv) The Indian Aircraft Rules, 1920 (Part IX)

v) The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 (69 of 1972)

vi) The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975 (20 of 1975)

vii) The Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Foreign Aircraft)

Rules, 1973.

viii) The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 (65 of 1982)

ix) The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil

Aviation Act, 1982 (66 of 1982)

x) The Annexes to the Convention on International Civil

Aviation and ICAO procedures adopted with such
reservations as may be necessary and brought into force
from time to time by notification in NOTAMs (NOTice
to AirMen), Aeronautical Information Circulars and AIP
India.
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Note: Notes
__________________
Additionally every aircraft entering or leaving India must
__________________
comply with regulations relating to immigration, customs,
__________________
quarantine and health as laid down by the Government from
time to time. __________________
__________________
1.2 Aircraft flying into or departing from Indian Territory
__________________
shall make their first landing at, or final departure from,
__________________
an International Aerodrome. Aircraft may be permitted
__________________
to land or depart from any notified customs aerodrome.
__________________
1.3 International flights into, from or over Indian Territory __________________
are required to follow the established international ATS
routes. International flights may be permitted by ATC
to operate on domestic ATS routes provided there is no
established international ATS route.

1.4 International flights are not permitted to pick up

passengers/load at any place in India and disembark/
discharge at any other place in India.

2. SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
2.1 General
2.1.1 For regular international scheduled flights operated
by foreign airline into, in transit or across India, the following
requirements must be met:

a) State of the airline and India must be a party to a

multilateral or bilateral International Air Transport
Services Agreement; and

b) The airline must be eligible to make the flights under

the provision of a bilateral or multilateral agreement
to which the state of the airline and India are contracting
parties and must have a permit to operate in to or in
transit across India.

c) The schedule of the flights must have a prior approval

of the Director General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

It will be responsibility of the operator to ensure that the

flight schedule approved by DGCA is submitted to the
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Notes respective Flight Information Centre and Aerodrome of

__________________ intended landing before the commencement of the schedule.
__________________
d) It is advisable for the pilot-in-command to carry with
__________________
him DGCA’s Approval Reference No. and quote the same
__________________ if required to do so by the ATC authorities.
__________________
__________________ 2.2 Requirement for grant of Operating Permit
__________________
2.2.1 Designation of Airline:
__________________
__________________ The airline shall, in accordance with the provisions of the
Air Transport Services Agreement, formally designated
__________________
either through diplomatic channels or by the Aeronautical
Authorities of the country whose Government has concluded
the agreement with the Government of India.

2.2.2 Detailed requirements for grant of a permit to a foreign

airline for commencement of scheduled international air
services are given in Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)
No. 3 of 2000 which inter-alia includes:

a) The airline shall submit all documents mentioned in the

said AIC at least 60 days in advance prior to the proposed
date of commencement of air services for the issuance
of the operating permission.

b) A detailed security programme in accordance with the

provisions contained in Annex 17 to the convention on
International Civil Aviation and the instructions issued
by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) shall be
filed with the Commissioner of Security (Civil Aviation),
Janpath Bhavan, ‘A’ Wing, 3rd floor, Janpath, New Delhi
- 110001 for approval. A copy of the approval granted by
BCAS shall be furnished to the office of the DGCA.

2.2.3 The airline shall coordinate allocation of slots with

Airports Authority of India, Operational Complex, Gurgaon
Road, New Delhi - 110037.

2.2.4 Applications for obtaining approval for operating

scheduled flights shall be filed by the designated airline, at
least 30 days prior to the commencement of the scheduled
flights, with the Director General of Civil Aviation (Attention:
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Director of Information and Regulations), Opposite Notes
Safadarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003. __________________
__________________
2.3 Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft
__________________
2.3.1 It is necessary that the under mentioned aircraft __________________
document be submitted by the airline operators for clearance __________________
on entry and departure of their aircraft to and from India. __________________
All documents listed below must follow the format acceptable __________________
to the public authorities in India. For details, reference may
__________________
be made to the relevant appendices to ICAO Annex 9
__________________
together with the differences as notified by India in respect
__________________
of the concerned provisions of ICAO Annex 9.

2.3.2 Aircraft Document Required (Arrival/Departure)

Required by General Passenger Cargo

Declaration Manifest Manifest
Customs 1 1 1
Immigration 1 1 1
Health 1 1 1

Note: No flight shall leave India without obtaining clearance

of Immigration and Customs authorities on General
Declaration.

3. Non-Scheduled flights
3.1 General
3.1.1 No prior permission is required for aircraft operating
outside the Indian territory which includes territorial waters
but within Indian Flight Information Regions (FIRs).
3.1.2 If an operator intends to perform a (series of) non-
scheduled flight(s) into, from or over Indian territory, it is
necessary for the operator to apply and obtain prior approval
of Director General of Civil Aviation. The details of ‘Notice
Period’ and the’ application’ are at Para 3.2 and 3.3
respectively.
3.1.3 Flights are not permitted to pick up passengers/load at
any place in India and disembark/discharge at any other
place in India.
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Notes 3.1.4 Due reasons for safety of flights, an AFTN signal

__________________ authorizing such flights is issued by DGCA in every case.
__________________ The authorizing reference No. (YA/N/…) shall be quoted at
__________________ field 18 of the flight plan filed with Air Traffic Control Centre.
__________________ 3.1.5 Pilot-in-Command is also required to carry the
__________________ reference No. (YA/N/…) of such AFTN signal authorising the
__________________ flight with him and quote it when required by ATC
__________________ authorities. Overflying aircraft that are unable to quote the
__________________ authority are liable to make a landing in India.
__________________ 3.1.6 Any aircraft after landing in India in accordance with
__________________ Para 3.1.5 shall require specific permission of the Director
General of Civil Aviation for undertaking any further flight.

3.1.7 A flight clearance shall be valid for a period of 48 hours.

If a flight gets delayed beyond 48 hours, it will require fresh
clearance from the DGCA.

3.2 Notice period

3.2.1 Application for operating non-scheduled flight(s) is
required to be submitted in advance with a minimum notice
period as follows:

a) Seven working days for flights for traffic purposes; and

b) Three working days for flights for non-traffic purposes

i.e. overflight(s)/technical halts.

3.2.2 The minimum notice period requirements, however,

may not be insisted upon in the following cases:

a) Ambulance flight (name and address of the patient and

the doctor to be given);

b) Relief flight of a scheduled passenger airline necessitated

due to grounding of aircraft; and

c) Relief flights in case of natural calamities.

3.3 Application
3.3.1 The request for the flight clearance should be submitted
to DGCA in the prescribed Application form, duly signed by
the operator/owner of the aircraft or his authorised
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representative and submitted to the Director General of Civil Notes
Aviation (Attention: Deputy Director Air Transport), __________________
Technical Centre, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, Sri Aurbindo __________________
Marg, New Delhi-110003. __________________
__________________
3.4 Special permissions
__________________
3.4.1 Special permission from the Government of India is __________________
required to be taken in the following cases, which may take __________________
a longer period for clearance of the flight then stipulated in
__________________
Para 3.2:
__________________
a) stay of any aircraft in India for more then 15 days. __________________

b) flight of an aircraft registered in a state not member of

ICAO; and

c) passenger charter flights to India not covered by Tourist

Charter Guidelines.

3.4.2 Operations of flights with aircraft capable of air-

dropping.

3.4.2.1 Request for operating flights with aircraft capable of

air-dropping require detailed scrutiny/check-up of the
application. In such cases, it may not be possible to clear
these flights within the notice period stipulated at Para 3.2
except when these flights are operated by International
Airlines operating scheduled passenger services to/from
India.

3.4.2.2 Aircraft capable of air-dropping are not permitted to

overfly Indian territory and are required to land at first
International Airport for Customs check.

3.4.2.3 Except for take-off or landing, such aircraft shall have

to maintain a minimum flight level FL100 while in Indian
airspace.

3.5 Change in the flight clearance

3.5.1 Any request for change in the flight clearance would
normally not be accepted and would require fresh clearance
with proper notice. However, in exceptional circumstances,
change may be accepted provided:
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Notes a) the replacing aircraft is not capable of air-dropping; or

__________________
b) the approved flight scheduled time is not pre-poned such
__________________
that the notice period stipulated at Para 3.2 of the
__________________
original application is not met.
__________________
__________________ 3.6 Applications forwarded by Ministries/Departments of
__________________ Government of India
__________________ 3.6.1 Applications forwarded by Ministries/Departments of
__________________ Government of India, Indian Missions abroad and by the
__________________ Missions of the concerned countries through and duly
__________________ supported by Ministry of External Affairs, may be given
clearance notwithstanding the aforesaid guidelines. Such
applications are required to be forwarded by Ministries/
departments at the level of Deputy Secretary/Director and
above.

3.7 Documentary requirements for clearance of flights

3.7.1 Same requirements as for scheduled flights mentioned
at Para 2.3.2.

4. Private Flights
4.1 Same requirements as for non-scheduled flights con-
tained in Para 3 above.
NOTE: Flight clearance will only be granted to aircraft
having maximum certified seating capacity of 30 seats
or pay-load of three tonnes provided it is fitted with
ACAS-II/TCAS-II. (Ref: AIC-05/1998).

1.3 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGERS

AND CREW

1. CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Incoming Passengers All the goods imported into India
by air are subject to clearance by Customs authorities, except
the goods within the limits of duty free allowance. For the
purpose of Customs Clearance of arriving passengers, a two
channel system has been adopted i.e. Green Channel for
passengers not having any dutiable goods and Red Channel
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for passengers having dutiable goods. Notes
__________________
a) Passengers must ensure to file correct declaration of
__________________
their baggage.
__________________
b) Passengers walking through the green channel with __________________
dutiable/prohibited goods are liable to prosecution/ __________________
penalty and confiscation of goods.
__________________
c) Green Channel passengers must deposit the Customs __________________
portion of the disembarkation Card to the custom official __________________
at the gate before leaving the terminal. __________________

1.1.1 For duty free entitlements and rates of applicable __________________

duties, please see customs homepage at www.cbec.gov.in

Enquiries can be made at igiacustoms@hotmail.com.
Enquiries can also be made from the following officers of the
Customs Department;

Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi at telephone numbers

Deputy Commissioner (Admn) 91-11-25652088, Additional
Commissioner 91-11-25652090, Commissioner of Customs
(General) 91- 11-25652970.

1.2 Unaccompanied Baggage

The passengers can also send their baggage through cargo,
which is treated, as unaccompanied baggage. However, no
free allowance is admissible in case of unaccompanied
baggage and only used personal effects can be imported free
of duty.

a) Provisions of Baggage Rules are also extended to

unaccompanied baggage except where they have been
specifically excluded.

b) The unaccompanied baggage should be in the possession

abroad of the passenger and shall be dispatched within
one month of his arrival in India or within such further
period as the Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of
Customs may allow.

c) The unaccompanied baggage may land in India up to

two months before the arrival of the passenger or within
such period, not exceeding one year as the Deputy /
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Notes Assistant Commissioner of Customs may allow, for

__________________ reasons to be recorded, if he is satisfied that the
__________________ passenger was prevented from arriving in India within
__________________ the period of two months due to circumstances beyond
__________________ his control, such as sudden illness of the passenger or a
member of his family, or natural calamities or disturbed
__________________
conditions or disruption of the transport or travel
__________________
arrangements in the country or countries concerned on
__________________
any other reasons, which necessitated a change in the
__________________ travel schedule of the passenger.
__________________
d) All the unaccompanied baggage is chargeable to customs
__________________
duty @ 40% advalorem + education cess @ 2%.

1.2.1 Baggage of Deceased person

Used, bonafied personal and household effects belonging to

a deceased person are allowed to be imported free of duty
subject to the condition that a certificate from the concerned
Indian Mission (Embassy / High Commission) is produced at
the time of clearance regarding the ownership of the goods
by the deceased person.

1.2.2 Detained baggage

A passenger may request the Customs to detain his baggage

either for re-export at the time of his departure from India
or for clearance subsequently on payment of duty the detailed
baggage would be examined and full details will be
inventorised.

Such baggage will be kept in custody of customs

1.2.3 Mishandled Baggage

1.2.4 In case the baggage has been lost or mishandled by

the Airlines, a simplified procedure is in place for clearance
of such baggage which allows the passenger to have delivery
of his baggage at his door step by the Airlines.

There is no need to handover the passport or the keys of the

baggage. The passenger is merely required to complete the
Custom declaration form at counter no.1 authorizing the
Airline to complete the formalities when the baggage arrives.
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The passenger is required to obtain a certificate to that effect Notes
from the airlines and get it countersigned by Customs __________________
indicating specifically the unutilized portion of the free __________________
allowance. This would enable the passenger to avail the __________________
unutilised portion of the duty free allowance when his __________________
baggage is delivered by the airlines.
__________________

1.3 Currency Declaration __________________

__________________
a) Any person can bring into India from a place outside
__________________
India foreign exchange without any limit.
__________________
However, declaration of Foreign Exchange/Currency is __________________
required to be made in prescribed Declaration form in
the following cases.

(i) Where the value of Foreign Currency notes exceeds

US$5000 or equivalent.

(ii) Where the aggregate value of Foreign exchange (in

the form of currency notes, bank notes, traveller
cheques etc.) exceeds US$10,000 or equivalent.

b) Import of Indian currency is prohibited. However, in

the case of passengers normally residing in India who
are returning from the visit abroad, import of Indian
currency up to Rs. 5000 is allowed.

1.4 Regulation for the airline crew

Crew member of aircraft are subject to submit correct
declaration before customs authorities with respect to the
currency gold ornaments and electronic goods etc. in their
possession on arrival as well as departure. They are allowed
to bring items like Chocolate, cheese, cosmetic and other
petty gifts for their personnel or family use upto value of Rs.
600/- only at the returning of the aircraft from foreign journey.
However a crew member on final payoff or at the termination
of his engagements with the airlines shall be eligible for
allowances as common passenger.

1.5 Outgoing Passengers

All the passengers leaving India by air are subject to
clearance by Custom Authorities.
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Notes Only bonafide baggage is allowed to be cleared by passengers.

__________________ There is a procedure prescribed whereby the passengers
__________________ leaving India can take the export certificate for the various
__________________ high value items as well as jewellery from the Customs
__________________ authorities. Such an export certificate comes handy while
bringing back the things to India so that no duty is charged
__________________
on such goods exported by the passenger.
__________________
__________________ OTHER INFORMATION
__________________
a) Export of most species of wild life and articles made
__________________
from wild flora and fauna, such as ivory, musk, reptile
__________________
skins, furs, shahtoos etc. is prohibited.

b) Trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic

substances is prohibited.

c) Export of goods purchased against foreign exchange

brought in by foreign passengers are allowed except for
prohibited goods.

d) Carrying of Indian currency notes in the denomination

of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 to Nepal is prohibited.

e) Export of Indian Currency is strictly prohibited.

However Indian residents when they go abroad are
allowed to take with them Indian currency not exceeding
Rs. 5000.

f) Tourists while leaving India are allowed to take with

them foreign currency not exceeding an amount brought
in by them at the time of their arrival in India. As no
declaration is required to be made for bringing in foreign
exchange / currency not exceeding equivalent of U.S. $
10000, generally tourists can take out of India with them
at the time of their departure foreign exchange/currency
not exceeding the above amount.

g) There is no value limit on the export of Gold Jewellery

by passenger through the medium of baggage so long as
it constitutes the bonafied baggage of the passenger. A
passenger may request the Customs for issue of an
Export certificate at the time of his / her departure from
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India, in respect of jewellery carried by him / her, to Notes
facilitate its re-import subsequently. Commercial export __________________
of gold jewellery through the courier mode is permitted __________________
subject to observance of prescribed procedures. __________________

1.6 Certain goods are prohibited (banned) or restricted __________________

(subject to certain conditions) for import and/or export. These __________________

are goods of social, health, environment, wild life and security __________________
concerns. __________________
__________________
While it is not possible to list all the goods, more common of
these are : __________________
__________________
PROHIBITED GOODS
l Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances.

l Pornographic material

l Counterfeit and pirated goods and good infringing any

of the legally enforceable intellectual property rights.

l Antiquities.

RESTRICTED GOODS
l Firearms and ammunition.

l Live birds and animals including pets.

l Plants and their produce e.g. fruits, seeds.

l Endangered species of plants and animals, whether live

or dead.

l Any goods for commercial purpose:

l for profit, gain or commercial usage.

l Radio transmitters not approved for normal usage.

l Gold and Silver, other than ornaments (For import only)

Indian and foreign currency in excess of prescribed
limits :

l foreign currency in excess of US$ 5000 in the form of

currency notes or equivalent US$ 100000 or equivalent
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Notes in the form of currency notes, bank notes or traveller’s

__________________ cheque is required to be declared on arrival.
__________________
l foreign currency in excess of amount legally obtained or
__________________
in the case of tourists in excess of the amount declared
__________________ on arrival or in excess of the exempted limit of
__________________ declaration at the time of departure.
__________________
l Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs like Heroin, Charas,
__________________
Cocaine or in Psychotropic substances is a serious
__________________
offence and is punishable with imprisonment.
__________________
l Export of most species of wild life and articles made
__________________
from flora and fauna such as Ivory, Musk, Reptile skins,
Furs, Shahtoosh etc. is prohibited.

l For any clarifications passenger should approach the

Regional Deputy Director (Wildlife Preservation) Govt.
of India or the Chief Wildlife Wardens of State
Governments posted at Calcutta, Delhi, Mumbai and
Chennai.

l Export or Import in prohibited and restricted goods

commonly leads to arrest.

6.1 PENAL PROVISIONS

The Indian Customs Act empowers imposition of heavy
penalties for those passengers who :

Attempt to walk through green Channel with prohibited

restricted or dutiable goods.

Mis-declare their goods at the Red Channel Attempt to export

prohibited or restricted goods Abet the commission of any of
the above offences

THE PENAL PROVISION MAY LEAD TO :

Absolute Confiscation of goods, or Imposition of heavy fine

in respect of the concerned goods if these are released
Imposition of penalty on individual or concerned entities upto
five times the value of goods or the duty involved Arrest and
prosecution including invocation of preventive detention in
serious cases
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1.7 Customs Duty on aircraft Notes
__________________
1.7.1 If any aircraft arriving from a place outside India is __________________
forced to land in India in any place other than an appointed
__________________
customs aerodrome, the person-in-charge of the aircraft shall
__________________
immediately report to the nearest Customs or Police Officer
__________________
and shall on demand produce to such officer the General
Declaration or, if it does not give the movements of the __________________

aircraft subsequent to the last destination, the journey log __________________

book, and/or any other document belonging to the aircraft, __________________
and shall not permit any goods to be unloaded there from __________________
without the consent of such officer, and no passenger or __________________
member of the crew thereof shall leave the immediate
vicinity of the aircraft without the consent of such officer. In
case where it is necessary to dispatch a Customs Officer to
the place of landing to examine the aircraft, charges for
conveyance of such officer may be made against the owner of
the aircraft concerned.

1.7.2 No customs duty is levied on the aircraft not registered

in India which is brought into India for purpose of a flight to
or across India, which is not intended to be registered in
India and is intended to be removed from India within six
months from the date of entry, provided that the person-in-
charge of the aircraft makes a written declaration to that
effect to the Customs Collector on arrival.

In the case of an aircraft in respect of which such declaration

has been made and which is not removed from India within
six months, the duty leviable in respect of it shall be paid to
the Custom Collector before the aircraft is again flown.

1.8 Regulation for Transit Passengers

Transit passengers are kept in Customs area and Customs

authorities keep watch on such passengers that they should
not hand over anything to any other person. They are also
not allowed to go outside the airport building.

1.9 Drugs Trafficking in narcotics is a serious offence and

is punishable with imprisonment.
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Notes 2. IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS

__________________
__________________ 2.1 Pre-requisite for entry into India:
__________________ (i) Foreigner should have valid travel documents such as
__________________ visa, passports etc.
__________________
(ii) Pak nationals who are coming from Pakistan or third
__________________
country should carry visa application form issued by
__________________
the Indian Mission in addition to visa affixed which
__________________ should be handed over by him/her at the port of entry.
__________________
(iii) Nepalese visiting India by air from third country other
__________________
then Nepal or Bhutan should carry national passport
and Indian visa.

(iv) Foreigner should not be an insane person.

(v) Foreigner should not be suffering either from a

loathsome disease or an infectious disease.

(vi) Foreigner should not have been sentenced abroad for

an extraditable offence.

(vii) His entry should not have been banned by any

government agency.

(viii) Foreigners coming from or through yellow fever

countries must come with proper vaccination
certificate.

(ix) Disembarkation/ Embarkation card provided by

Immigration should be carefully filled up by the
passengers and presented to the immigration desk with
travel documents. Red and Green ink should not be
used for filling up the cards. There should not be any
tick marks or any other marks put on the cards by the
passengers. The cards also should not be folded.

2.1.1 Visa Requirements for Children:

Minor children of foreigners including of Indian origin would

require proper visa for entry into India.

2.1.2 Identification Document for Nepalese visiting

India by Air:
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Nepalese visiting India by air may travel on the authority of Notes
any of the following identification documents: __________________
__________________
(i) Valid national passport;
__________________
(ii) Photo identity card issued by the Government of India / __________________
any State Government or Union Territory __________________
Administration in India / Election Commission of India
__________________
in respect of Indian citizens and by the government of
__________________
Nepal in respect of Nepalese citizens;
__________________
(iii) Emergency certificate issued by Embassy of India, __________________
Kathmandu to Indian nationals and by Embassy of Nepal __________________
in Delhi in respect of Nepalese citizens, in case of
emergent conditions.

2.1.3 Seamen:

(i) Seamen being repatriated:

Foreign seamen, who are signed on at an Indian port,

are under the terms of their articles required to be
returned for discharge to the port of their engagement.
If such a seamen is discharged at a foreign port for being
returned to India, he can, be granted a visa for three
months stay in India, without prior reference, provided
he holds a continuous discharge certificate or Seamen.
s Registration Book issued in India and the agent. s
certificate that he is being repatriated for discharge at
an Indian port. The visa may be granted on the national
passport, if any, or on the continuous Discharge
Certificate / Registration Book or on a sworn affidavit.

(ii) Seamen joining ships:

Foreign seamen signed abroad, who are coming to join

their ships at an Indian port, may be granted Transit
visas in accordance with the instructions contained
under heading. TRANSIT VISA. . Such visas may be
granted on national passports or Seamen’s Identity
Documents.

2.1.4 Non-scheduled flights:

Members of crew of non-scheduled and chartered flights

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Notes operated by airlines, not operating scheduled flights to India,

__________________ would not be granted visas without prior reference to the
__________________ Government of India. When approved, visas would be given
__________________ to such persons, on their national passports only and not on
__________________ crew member certificate.
__________________
2.2 Requirement of registration:
__________________
__________________
Foreigner entering into India on student, research,
employment, yoga visas valid for more than 180 days is
__________________
required to register within 14 days of first arrival with the
__________________
FRRO/ FRO under whose jurisdiction he proposes to stay.
__________________
In case of other long term visas like. entry. ,. business. etc.
other than. tourist. visa, if the foreigner intends to stay for
more than six months he should register himself within 180
days of his arrival. As regards Afghan nationals, the holders
of Residential Permit must report within seven days of his/
her arrival to the concern FRRO/FRO with the proof of
residence. The holder will have to report to the authority
concerned even if the stay in India is less than seven day.

The following categories of foreign nationals are exempted

from registration.

i) Foreigners of Indian origin visiting India for short

duration with long term multiple entry visa, each stay
in India not exceeding 180 days.

ii) Foreigners connected with tourism and travel trade with

five year multiple entry visa, each stay not exceeding
180 days.

iii) US nationals with 10-year validity multiple entry visa

for tourism or business purpose with each stay not
exceeding 180 days.

iv) PIO cardholders if continuous stay in India does not

exceed 180 days.

v) Children below 16 years of age.

2.2.1 Registered foreigners should always carry their

registration certificate / residential permits along with
them.
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2.3 Retaining of Embarkation card: Notes
__________________
Foreigners are required to retain embarkation portion of the
__________________
disembarkation card in their possession to facilitate their
__________________
return journey.
__________________
2.4 Filling up of Form. C. : __________________
__________________
Foreigners are required to fill Form. C. during their stay in
hotels which include boarding houses, clubs, dak bunglows, __________________
rest houses, paying guest homes, sarai etc. __________________
__________________
2.5 Prior Permission For Visiting Certain Areas:
__________________
Foreigners intending to visit Restricted Area / Protected
Area are required to obtain prior permission of the Govt.
during their stay in India as visa alone is not enough to
enable a foreigner to visit such places. They may have list of
such areas from the tourist offices of Central / State Govt.

2.6 Grant of Landing Permit For Group:

Grant of landing permit for a group of 4 or more organized
by recognised /approved tour /travel operator may be granted
upto a period of 60 days, with Multiple Entry Facilities
against a fee of US $ 40 or equivalent amount in Indian rupees
per passenger. The travel agency has to make a return
request to the immigration giving full personal and passport
details of the group members, Itinerary and undertaking to
conduct the group as per itinerary and an assurance that no
individual would be allowed to drop out from the group at
any place.

2.7 Transit Visa:

Transit visa is not required from a person who is in direct
transit by air when there is no through flight provided he/
she does not leave the precincts of airports.

2.8 Landing Permit:

72 hours landing permit is granted to a foreigner transiting
though India without visa if he/she has a conformed onward
journey tickets. 15 days TLP can also be granted in emergent
situation like death/illness in the family. However, landing
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Notes permit facility is not available to the nationals of Shri Lanka,

__________________ Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Nigeria
__________________ and Ethiopia.
__________________
2.9 Surrender of embarkation card:
__________________
__________________ Foreigners are required to complete / fill up and surrender
__________________ Embarkation card in their possession at the airport from
__________________
where finally departing.
__________________
3. PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
__________________
__________________ 3.1 Disembarking passengers are required to fill up the
information in the health portion of disembarkation card.

3.2 Disembarking passengers are not required to present

vaccination certificates except when coming directly from
an area infected with yellow fever.

3.3 All passengers on board coming from yellow fever infected

areas as declared by Central Government shall be in
possession of valid international certificate against yellow
fever.

3.4 Aircraft shall have been disinfected at the commencement

of the journey as per aircraft (public health) Rules, 1954 and
in accordance with the procedures laid down in Schedule IV
of the said rules, or the procedure recommended by the World
Health Organisation.

3.5.1 The Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall send a radio

message three hours before arrival about the state of health
of any person on board, who has visited a yellow fever infected
area, as declared by the Central Government, with in the
previous six days and who is not in possession of valid yellow
fever certificate.

3.6 If, on inspection of the aircraft, the Airport Health Officer

detects any person or crew suspected to be infected with
yellow fever, the Airport Health Officer may direct the Pilot-
in-Command of the aircraft to proceed to Kolkata or Mumbai
or any other place as may designated by the Airport Health
Officer and Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall obey such
directions.
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3.7 No departure formalities are required for embarking Notes
passengers. __________________
__________________
1.4 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF CARGO
__________________
1. Customs requirements concerning Cargo and __________________
other articles __________________
__________________
1.1 Goods for export by air (including unaccompanied
baggage) are required to be presented for examination to __________________

the Customs authorities sufficiently in advance for such __________________

goods to be examined before the departure of the aircraft on __________________
which they are consigned. As a general rule, such __________________
presentation should be made not less than four working
hours before the scheduled time of departure. The period
may be reduced in the case of perishable goods or urgent
consignments or aircraft spares and essential equipment of
air service by arrangement with custom authorities in each
individual case.

1.2 Other Customs requirements are being developed.

1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT

DOCUMENTS
1. General

Commercial air transport operating in India must adhere to

the requirements as contained in the Civil Aviation
Requirements Section 2. Airworthiness Series O.

Note: The regulations/requirements referred herein

are subjected to amendment. Users should ensure that
fully amended documents are used for reference
purpose.

2. Instruments and Equipment, Communication and

Navigation equipment to be carried:

2. 1 Aircraft Instruments and Equipment

In addition to the minimum equipment necessary for the
issuance of a Certificate of Airworthiness, the instruments
and equipment prescribed in the Civil Aviation
Requirements Section 2. Airworthiness Series. I. Part II shall
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Notes be installed or carried as appropriate, according to the

__________________ aircraft used and the circumstances/operations under which
__________________ the flight is to be conducted.
__________________
2.2 Aircraft Communication and Navigation Equipment
__________________
__________________ 2.2.1 Communication Equipment
__________________
A. All aeroplane shall be fitted with radio communication
__________________ equipment capable of
__________________
a) Conducting two-way communication for aerodrome
__________________
control purposes.
__________________
b) Receiving meteorological information at any time
during flight, and

c) Conducting two way communication at any time

during flight with at least one aeronautical station
and with such other aeronautical stations and on
such frequencies as may be prescribed by the
appropriate authority. All aircraft fitted with HF
communication equipment shall be capable of
operating on SSB mode.

B. The radio communication equipment shall provide for

communications on the aeronautical emergency
frequency 121.5 MHz.

2.2.2 Navigation Equipment for Operations under IFR

A. All aeroplanes shall be provided with navigation

equipment, which will enable it to proceed:

a) In accordance with its operational flight plan;

b) In accordance with prescribed Required Navigation

Performance (RNP) types; and

c) In accordance with the requirements of air traffic

services;

Except when, if not so precluded by the appropriate

authority, navigation for flights under the visual flight rules
is accomplished by visual reference to landmarks.
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B. For flight in defined portion of airspace where based on Notes
regional air navigation agreement minimum navigation __________________
performance specifications (MNPS) are prescribed, an __________________
aeroplane shall be provided with navigation equipment __________________
which: __________________
(a) Continuously provides indications to the flight __________________
crew of adherences to or departures from track to __________________
the required degree of accuracy at any point along __________________
with the track: __________________
(b) Has been authorised by DGCA for MNPS __________________
operations concerned. __________________

C. For flight in defined portion of airspace where, based

on regional air navigation agreement, a vertical
separation minimum (VSM)of 1000 ft (300m) is applied
above FL290,an aeroplane:

(a) Shall be provided with equipment which is capable

of:

(i) Indicating to the flight crew the flight level

being flown;

(ii) Automatically maintaining a selected flight

level;

(iii) Providing an alert to the flight crew when a

deviation occurs from the selected flight level.
The threshold for the alert shall not exceed +/
-300ft (90m); and

(iv) Automatically reporting pressure-altitude; and

(b) Shall be authorised by DGCA for operation in the

airspace concerned.

D. The aeroplane shall be sufficiently provided with the

navigation equipment to ensure that in the event of
failure of one item of equipment at any stage of flight,
the remaining equipment will enable the aircraft to
navigate in accordance with above Paras.

E. On flights in which it is intended to land in Instrument

Meteorological Condition (IMC) an aeroplane shall be
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Notes provided with a radio equipment capable of receiving

__________________ signals providing guidance to a point from which a visual
__________________ landing can be affected. This equipment shall be capable
__________________ of providing such guidance at each aerodrome at which
__________________ it is intended to land in instrument meteorological
conditions and at any designated alternate aerodromes.
__________________
__________________ F. The equipment installation shall be such that the failure
__________________ of any single unit required for either communication or
__________________ navigation purposes or both will not result in the failure
__________________
of another unit required for communication or
navigation purposes.
__________________
3. Carriage of Pressure Altitude Reporting
Transponder

All aeroplane having maximum certified take-off mass of 5700

Kgs. and above and having maximum certified passenger
seating configuration (excluding any pilot seats) of more than
30 seats or maximum payload capacity of more then 3 tonnes
if flying in Indian air space shall be equipped with mode. S
transponder.

The requirements for installation of Pressure Altitude

Reporting Transponder are laid down in the CAR Section 2
Series. R. Part IV.

4. Carriage of Airborne Collision Avoidance System

(ACAS)

4.1 Unless otherwise authorised by DGCA, no person shall

operate in the Indian airspace, an aeroplane having a
maximum certified passenger seating configuration of more
then 30 or maximum payload capacity of more then 3 tonnes:

(a) After 31st December 1998,if it is not equipped with an

approved TCAS II and (b)After 1st Jan 2003 if it is not
equipped with an approved TCAS II with change 7
(equivalent to ACAS. II)

4.2 All aeroplanes having maximum certified passenger

seating configuration of more than 30 or maximum payload
capacity of more than 3 tonnes, to be imported after 1st Jan.
2002 for the purpose of registration and operation within, to
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and from India shall be fitted with TCAS II with change 7 Notes
(equivalent to ACAS II). This requirement shall also apply __________________
to aeroplanes taken on wet lease by Indian operators. __________________
__________________
Note: The operators are strongly advised to install ACAS II
if imported before 1st Jan 2002. __________________
__________________
4.3 Unless otherwise authorised by DGCA, no person shall
__________________
operate in the Indian airspace, from 1st Jan, 2005,
__________________
a) An aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger __________________
seating configuration of 20 to 30 or a maximum certified __________________
take-off mass in excess of 5700 Kg, if such aeroplane is __________________
not equipped with an approved ACAS II.

b) An aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger

seating configuration of 10 to 19 and a maximum
certified take-off mass less than 5700 Kg, if such
aeroplane is not equipped with an approved ACAS I.

c) A twin jet engined aeroplane having maximum certified

passenger seating configuration of less than 10 and a
maximum certified take-off mass less than 5700 Kg, if
such aeroplane is not equipped with approved ACAS I.

4. 4 Unless otherwise authorised by DGCA, no person shall

acquire for the purpose of operation In Indian airspace, from
1st January, 2004;

a) An aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger

seating configuration of 20 to 30 or a maximum certified
take-off mass in excess of 5700 Kg, if such aeroplane is
not equipped with an approved ACAS II.

b) An aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger

seating configuration of 10 to 19 and a maximum
certified take-off mass less than 5700 Kg, if such
aeroplane is not equipped with an approved ACAS I.

c) A twin jet engined aeroplane having maximum certified

passenger seating configuration of less than 10 and a
maximum certified take-off mass less than 5700 Kg, if
such aeroplane is not equipped with approved ACAS I.
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The operators are strongly advised to install ACAS II on
__________________
aeroplanes covered under the provisions of Paras 4. 3(b)&(c)
__________________
and 4. 4 (b)&(c) above.
__________________
__________________ Detailed requirements for installation of Airborne Collision
Avoidance System (ACAS) are laid down in the CAR Section
__________________
2 Series. I. Part VIII.
__________________
__________________ 5. Flight documents to be carried The requirements for
__________________ carriage of documents to be carried on board are laid
__________________
down in the CAR Section 2 Series. X. Part VI.

1.6 SUMMARY OF INDIAN REGULATIONS AND INTER-

NATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS
The following is the brief of legislation affecting civil aviation
in India. The regulations/requirements referred herein are
subject to amendments. Users should ensure that fully
amended documents are used for reference purpose :

1. Air Transport Services :

Rule 134 and Schedule XI of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and

Civil Aviation Requirements Section 3. Air Transport—
“Provides for the minimum airworthiness, operational
and other general requirements for grant of permit for
air transport operations in India.”

2. Registration and Nationality Marking :

Part IV of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation

Requirements Section 2. Airworthiness Series. F. Part I
and Series. X. Part I—“Provides for the registration
marking of the aircraft, nature of application for
registration, change of ownership, registration fees and
use of State marks.”

3. Instruments and Equipment :

Rule 57 of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation

Requirements Section 2. Airworthiness Series. I. Part
II and Series. R. Part I—“Provides for minimum
instruments and equipment including Communication
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and Navigation Equipment which are to be installed on Notes
aircraft depending on their operation.” __________________
__________________
4. Radio Telegraph apparatus :
__________________
Rule 9 of the Aircraft rules, 1937—Provides for the __________________
operation of radio telegraph apparatus by licensed __________________
person.
__________________
5. Prohibited areas : __________________
__________________
Rule 12 and Schedule I of Aircraft Rules, 1937—Provides
__________________
for the areas prohibited for flying.
__________________
6. Personnel of Aircraft :

Part V and Schedule II of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil

Aviation Requirements Section 7. Flight Crew
Standards, Training and Licensing — “Provides for the
regulations concerning the knowledge, skill, experience
and medical requirements for licensing of flight crew.
This also provides the regulation concerning granting
of exemption for medical examination and renewal of
flight crew licenses. Validation of licenses issued by
foreign states is also given.”

7. Maintenance of aircraft by licensed persons :

Rule 61 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation

Requirements Section 2. Airworthiness Series. L—
“Provides for the regulations concerning the knowledge,
skill, experience and medical requirements for issue of
licence to persons to maintain an aircraft. This also
provides the regulation concerning renewal of such
licences.”

8. Dropping of articles and decent by parachute:

Rule 26 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937—“Provides for the

requirement for dropping of articles/descent by
parachute.”

9. Air Traffic Services :

Civil Aviation Requirements Section 4. Aerodrome

Standards and Air Traffic Services.
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Notes Provides for requirements for Aerodrome Standards and

__________________ Air Traffic Services.
__________________
10. National Legislation :
__________________
__________________ Aircraft Manual (India) Volume II provides the
__________________ national legislation.
__________________ I. The Air Corporation Act, 1953 (27 of 1953)
__________________
II. The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings
__________________
and repeal) Ordinance, 1994 (4 of 1994)
__________________
__________________ III. The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings
and repeal) Act, 1994 (13 of 1994)

IV. The International Airports Authority of India Act,

1971 ( 43 of 1971)

V. The National Airports Authority of India Act, 1985

( 64 of 1985)

VI. The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 ( 55 of

1994)

VII. The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 ( 69 of 1972)

VIII. The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975 ( 20 of 1975)

IX. The Anti-hijacking Act, 1982 (65 of 1982)

X. The Anti-hijacking (Amendment) Act, 1994 (39 of

1994)

XI. The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety

of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 (66 of 1982)

XII. The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety

of Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 1994 (40 of
1994)

XIII. Notification regarding application of the Carriage

by Air Act, 1972, to carriage by air which is not
International.

11. International Conventions :

Aircraft Manual (India) Volume II provides the

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details of following International Conventions. Notes
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I. Chicago Convention, 1944
__________________
II. The International Air Services Transit __________________
Agreement, 1944 __________________

III. The International Air Transport Agreement, __________________

1944 __________________
__________________
IV. Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text of the
__________________
Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944
__________________
V. Warsaw Convention, 1929 __________________

VI. The Hague Protocol, 1955

VII. Guatemala City Protocol, 1971

VIII. The Additional Protocol No. 1, 1975

IX. The Additional Protocol No. 2, 1975

X. The Additional Protocol No. 3, 1975

XI. The Montreal Protocol No. 4, 1975

XII. Gualdalajara Convention, 1961

XIII. Geneva Convention, 1948

XIV. Rome Convention, 1952

XV. Tokyo Convention, 1963

XVI. The Hague Convention, 1970

XVII. Montreal Convention, 1971

XVIII. Montreal Protocol, 1988

XIX. Montreal Convention, 1991

12. Defect in Foreign Aircraft:

Rule 59A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 provides the details

of procedures to be followed in case of defect(s) in a
foreign registered aircraft.

13. Investigation of Accident :

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Notes Part X of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 Provides the details

__________________ regarding notification of accident, report of accidents,
__________________ removal and preservation of damaged aircraft.
__________________
14. Directions by Director General:
__________________
__________________ Rule 133A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 gives the power to
the Director General to issue special Directions in the
__________________
form of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), Aeronautical
__________________
Information Publication, Aeronautical Information
__________________
Circulars (AICs), Notices to Aircraft Owners and
__________________ Maintenance Engineers, and Civil Aviation
__________________ Requirements.

15. Dangerous Flying :

Rule 21 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 requires that no

persons shall fly any aircraft in such circumstances as,
by reason of low altitude or proximity to persons or
dwellings or for other reason, to cause unnecessary
danger to any person or property.

16. Prohibition of intoxicated person entering aircraft:

Rule 24 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937—“prohibits members

of flight crew to enter/operate aircraft under influence
of any alcoholic drink, sedative, narcotic, or stimulant
drug.”

17. Carriage of person suffering from mental disorders

or epilepsy in aircraft, prisoners and animals, birds
and reptiles in the aircraft:

Rule 24A, 24B and 24C of the Aircraft Rules, 1937—

“provides requirements for carriage of persons suffering
from mental disorders or epilepsy in aircraft, prisoners
and animals, birds and reptiles in the aircraft.”

18. Smoking in Aircraft:

Rule 25 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937—“provides

requirements for smoking in an Indian registered
aircraft.”

19. Fuelling of Aircraft:

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Rule 25A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937—“provides Notes
requirements for fuelling of aircraft.” __________________
__________________
20. Carriage of Arms, Explosives or Dangerous Goods:
__________________
Rule 8 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation __________________
Requirements Section 3. Air Transport Series. L— __________________
“Provides the requirements for carriage of arms,
__________________
explosives or dangerous goods by air to, from, within or
__________________
across India.”
__________________
References __________________
__________________
DGCA Website http:/dgca. nic. in/ also http://dgca. gov. in/

AAI website http://aai. aero/AAI/

BCAS website http://www. bcasindia. nic. in/

Ministry of Civil Aviation website http://civilaviation. nic.

in/

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP, India), Airports

Authority of India

Various related ICAO Annexes & Documents

Indian Aircraft Manual

Various Air Safety Circulars,

AICs and other important notification issued by DGCA.

Questions
General Questions.
1. What are the main functions and responsibilities of
Ministry of Civil Aviation?

2. Write main functions and responsibilities of Airports

Authority of India.

Objective Type of questions

a. Various rules and regulations pertaining to Indian Civil
Aviation are contained in the document known as ——.
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Notes b. State True or False

__________________
i.
__________________
__________________
__________________ ii.
__________________
__________________
__________________ iii. “No prior permission is required for any aircraft
__________________
__________________
__________________
The registration certificate of a new aircraft in India
is issued by —
Investigation of accident/ incident to any passenger
aircraft is conducted by —as per Indian aircraft
rules.
operating outside the Indian territory, however, it
an operator intends to perform a non-scheduled
flight into, from or over Indian territory, it is
necessary for to apply and obtain prior approval of
DGCA. ”- True/False

iv. “International Transit passengers arriving from any

other country and proceeding to any other
destination outside India are required to be kept
in Customs area and they are also not allowed to go
outside the airport building. ”- True/False

Answers to Objective Type of questions

a. “Aircraft Manual”.

b. State True or False

i. DGCA

ii. DGCA

iii. True

iv. True