Nigeria - Apply for Aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for getting an Aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness in person, the applicant has to visit the office of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
2. The address and contact details of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) can be found in the following link: contact link
3. Visit the NCAA office and obtain an application form for the grant of an Aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness from the relevant department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the form as required with relevant details under respective sections. After completing the application form, attach the required documents with the completed form.
6. Then, proceed to submit the application package at the Directorate of Airworthiness Standards (DAWS) in the office in person for further processes. Make the necessary payment as directed.
7. After submission, the completed form and corresponding documents will be put into further verification and validation processes.
8. Before the issuance of the Certificate, the NCAA airworthiness inspectors will perform at operator’s expense, survey of the aircraft during annual and/or major checks and for official purposes.
9. Also, the concerned compliance and approval documents will be put into audit by the inspectors during the inspection visit.
10. With regards to Safety Oversight, the Nigerian Civil Aviations Authority shall notify the Civil Aviations Authority of the country of the applicant about the aircraft’s operation in Nigeria and the applicant/operator should make arrangements for the CAA’s to meet and enter into an agreement.
11. After that, all the reportable defects will be notified to both the Aviation Authorities and the maintenance actions carried out with respect to the report must be sent immediately to the DAWS.
12. Once all the processes got completed, the authorities will make necessary steps for the certificate issuance process.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Company’s Incorporation Certificate (Certified copy)
• Applicant’s Identity document copy
• Type Certificate copy
• Proof for aircraft’s safe operation
• Proof/receipt of payment
• Any supporting document (as instructed)

Office Locations & Contacts

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority - Head Quaters
Corporate Headquarters
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja,
Nigeria
Tel: 07036029400, 08186201926, 08033499145
Phone Number: 01-2790439
Email: [email protected]
Website :Link

Eligibility

• Any individual or organisation, which owns an aircraft and is required to prove its Airworthiness, should apply.
  

Fees

• contact the authorities for fees details.
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.

• Make sure that you attach all the required documents as specified by the authority to avoid rejections.

Required Information

• Applicant’s name and trade name
• Particulars of the aircraft
• Registration number
• Physical and Email address
• Contact details
• Payment receipt number/Transaction ID
• Banking particulars

Need for the Document

• Any person or organisation possessing an aircraft in the Republic of Nigeria may require an Aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness when the aircraft’s safer design and operation needs to be proved.
  

Information which might help

• The registered owner or operator of an aircraft or, in the case of a leased aircraft, the lessee shall be responsible for maintaining the aircraft in an airworthy condition.
• No person may perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications on an aircraft other than as prescribed in the Nigerian Civil Aviations Authority regulations.
• More information regarding Airworthiness can be found in the “Part 5” of the following document: regulations

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• homepage link
  
• revised airworthiness standards
  

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