Issue and renewal of certificates of airworthiness

(1) The Governor may issue in respect of any aircraft a certificate of airworthiness if he is satisfied that the aircraft is fit to fly having regard to– (a) the design, construction, workmanship and materials of the aircraft (including in particular any engines fitted therein), and of any equipment carried in the aircraft which he considers necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft; and 324 Civil Aviation (b) the results of flying trials, and such other tests of the aircraft as he may require, provided that, if the Governor has issued a certificate of airworthiness in respect of an aircraft which, in his opinion, is a prototype aircraft or a modification of a prototype aircraft, he may dispense with flying trials in the case of any other aircraft if he is satisfied that it conforms to such prototype or Third Schedule. (2) Every certificate of airworthiness shall specify such categories as are, in the opinion of the Governor, appropriate to the aircraft in accordance with the Third Schedule to this Order and the certificate shall be issued subject to the condition that the aircraft shall be flown only for the purposes indicated in the said Schedule in relation to those categories. (3) The Governor may issue the certificate of airworthiness subject to such other conditions relating to the airworthiness of the aircraft as he thinks fit. (4) The certificate of airworthiness may designate the performance group to which the aircraft belongs for the purposes of the requirements referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 24 of this Order. (5) The Governor may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, issue a certificate of validation rendering valid for the purposes of this Order a certificate of airworthiness issued in respect of any aircraft under the law of any country other than (6) Subject to the provisions of this Article and of Article 54 of this Order, a certificate of airworthiness of validation issued under this Article shall remain in force for such period as may be specified therein, and may be renewed from time to time by the Governor for such further period as he thinks fit. Civil Aviation 325 (7) A certificate of airworthiness or a certificate of validation issued in respect of an aircraft shall cease to be in force– (a) if the aircraft, or such of its equipment as is necessary for the air worthiness of the aircraft is overhauled, repaired or modified, or if any part of the aircraft or of such equipment is removed or is replaced, otherwise than in a manner and with material of a type approved by the Governor either generally or in relation to a class of aircraft or to the particular aircraft; or (b) until the completion of any inspection of the aircraft or of any of such equipment as aforesaid, being an inspection required by the Governor to be made for the purpose of ascertaining whether the aircraft remains airworthy. (8) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order the Governor may, for the purposes of this Article, accept reports furnished to him by a person whom he may approve either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit as qualified to furnish such reports. (9) The Governor shall cause to be prepared and preserved in relation to each aircraft registered in -the Colony a record enabling the aircraft (including in particular its engines) and such of its equipment as he may have considered necessary for the airworthiness of 'the aircraft in issuing, varying or rendering valid a certificate of airworthiness, to be identified with the drawings and other documents on the 'basis of which the certificate was issued, varied or rendered valid as the case may be. All equipment so identified shall for the purposes of this Order be deemed to be equipment necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft. The Governor shall cause such record to be produced for examination upon request being made therefor at any reasonable time by any person having, in the 326 Civil Aviation opinion of the Governor, reasonable grounds for requiring to examine it.