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Statutory Instrument 64 of 2018.

S.I. 64 of 2018 [CAP. 13:16

Civil Aviation (Airworthiness) Regulations, 2018

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
Preliminary
Section
1. Title.
2. Interpretation.

PART II
Type Acceptance Certificate and Supplemental Type Certificate
3. Type Acceptance Certificate.
4. Supplemental Type Certificate.

PART III
Certificate of Airworthiness
5. Effect of Certificate of Airworthiness.
6. Application for certificate of airworthiness.
7. Issue of Certificate of Airworthiness.
8. Validation of Certificate of Airworthiness.
9. Duration of Certificate of Airworthiness.
10. Variation of Certificate of Airworthiness.
11. Renewal of Certificate of Airworthiness.
12. Transfer of Certificate of Airworthiness.
13. Issue of duplicate Certificate of Airworthiness.
14. Suspension of Certificate of Airworthiness.
15. Revocation of Certificate of Airworthiness.
16. Export Airworthiness Certificate.
17. Export approval of aeronautical products.
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Section
18. Maintenance Release Certificate.
19. Certificate of fitness for flight.
20. Special flight permit.
21. Issue and conditions of special flight permit.

PART IV
Continuing Airworthiness of Aircraft and Aircraft Components
22. Responsibility for maintenance.
23. Airworthiness directive.
24. Duties of nominated post-holders, technical coordinators.
25. Maintenance and inspections.
26. Inspections or investigations for airworthiness purposes.
27. Mandatory reporting of defects.
28. Persons authorised to perform maintenance.
29. Authorised personnel for release to service.
30. Persons authorised for inspections.
31. Performance rules: maintenance.
32. Modifications, alterations and major repairs.
33. Performance rules: inspections.
34. Progressive inspections.
35. Continuous airworthiness maintenance programme inspections.
36. Performance rules: airworthiness limitation.
37. Mass Schedule.
38. Markings and placards.

PART V
Aircraft Noise Certification

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Section
39. Interpretation of Part.
40. Aircraft noise certification.
41. Suspension of Certificate of Noise Compliance.
42. Revocation of Certificate of Noise Compliance.
43. Aircraft noise emission standards.
44. Evaluation methods for aircraft noise.
45. Turbine engine powered aircraft.
46. Turbo-jet and turbofan engine aircraft.

PART VI
Maintenance Records and Entries
47. Maintenance records to be kept.
48. Entries to be made.
49. Technical log.
50. Other logbooks.
51. Maintenance records: aircraft and life-limited parts.
52. Maintenance records: aeronautical products.
53. Inspection records: return to service.

PART VII
Miscellaneous
54. Airworthiness code.
55. Documents to be carried.
56. Production of documents.
57. Power to inspect and copy records.
58. Offences.
59. Appeals.
60. Repeal.
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IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Transport and


Infrastructural Development, after consultation with the Board has, in
terms of section 79 of the Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:16], made
the following regulations:—

PART I
Preliminary
Title
1. These regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation
(Airworthiness) Regulations, 2018.

Interpretation
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise directs—
“aeroplane” means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft
deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic
reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given
conditions of flight;
“aeronautical product”—
(a) in relation to Class I product means—
(i) a complete aircraft which has a type certificate,
type certificate data sheet or an equivalent
document issued for it; or
(ii) aircraft engine which has a type certificate,
type certificate data sheet or an equivalent
document issued for it; or
(iii) propeller which has a type certificate, type
certificate data sheet or an equivalent docu-
ment issued for it;
(b) in relation to Class II product means a major
component of a Class I product, the failure of such
component which would jeopardise the safety of a
Class I product or any part, material or system of it; or
(c) in relation to Class III product means any part
or component which is not a Class I or Class II
product or standard part;

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“airworthiness code” means standards relating to the design,


materials, construction equipment, performance and
maintenance of aircraft or aircraft component issued
by the States of Design and approved and developed
by the Authority.
“Airworthiness Directive” means a mandatory document
which identifies aeronautical products in which an unsafe
condition exists and where the unsafe condition is likely
to exist or develop in other products of the same type
design and also prescribes the corrective actions to be
taken or the conditions or limitations under which the
products may continue to be operated;
“airworthy” means the status of an aircraft, engine, propeller,
or part when it conforms to its approved design and is
in a condition safe for operation;
“approved” means accepted by the Authority as suitable for
a particular purpose;
“authorisation” means a document issued to validate a foreign
certificate of airworthiness under section 8;
“Authority” means the Authority as defined in the Act;
“certificate of airworthiness” means a certificate issued under
section 7;
“continuing airworthiness” means the set of processes by which
an aircraft, engine, propeller or part complies with the
applicable airworthiness requirements and remains in a
condition for safe operation throughout its operating life;
“engine” means a unit used or intended to be used for aircraft
propulsion and consists of at least those components
and equipment necessary for functioning and control,
but excludes the propeller or rotors;
“helicopter” means a heavier-than-air aircraft supported in
flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more
power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axis;
“maintenance” means the performance of tasks required
to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft,
including any one or combination of overhaul,

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inspection, replacement, defect rectification and the


embodiment of a modification or repair;
“maintenance control manual” means a manual that describes
the administrative arrangements between the operator
and the approved maintenance organisation and defines
the procedures for use, duties and responsibilities of
operations and maintenance personnel, the instructions
and information to permit maintenance and operational
personnel involved to perform their duties with a high
degree of safety;
“maintenance release certificate” means a certificate issued
in terms of the appropriate regulations for the approved
maintenance organisations;
“nominated post-holder” means a person approved by the
Authority under section 24 who is responsible for
the management and supervision of a maintenance
programme for an aircraft;
“organisation responsible for type design” means the
organisation that holds the type certificate, or equivalent
document, for an aircraft, engine or propeller type, issued
by the State of Design;
“permit to fly” means a permit issued under section 20;
“State of Design” means the State which has jurisdiction over the
organisation responsible for the type design of the aircraft;
“State of Manufacture” means the State which has jurisdiction
over the organisation responsible for the final assembly
of the aircraft;
“State of Registry” means the State on whose register the
aircraft is entered;
“Supplemental Type Certificate” means a certificate issued
under section 4;
“technical standard order” means a minimum performance
standard issued by the authority in the State of
Manufacture for specified materials, parts, processes
and appliances used on a civil aircraft;

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“Type Acceptance Certificate” means a certificate issued


under section 3; and
“Type Certificate” means a certificate issued by a State
of Design to define the design of an aircraft type
and to certify that this design meets the appropriate
airworthiness requirements of that State.

PART II
Type Acceptance Certificate and Supplemental Type Certificate
Type Acceptance Certificate
3. (1) Any person who intends to operate an aircraft that qualifies
for a certificate of airworthiness in Zimbabwe shall be required to be
in possession of a Type Acceptance Certificate issued by the Authority
for that type of aircraft.
(2) An application for a Type Acceptance Certificate shall be
accompanied by a Type Certificate which defines the design of the
aircraft for which a Type Acceptance Certificate is sought.
(3) A Type Certificate shall show the type and design of an
aircraft for which it is issued and certify that the design meets the
appropriate airworthiness requirements of that State.
(4) The Authority may, where the applicant meets all the
requirements, issue a Type Acceptance Certificate which shall be in
a form set out in the First Schedule.

Supplemental Type Certificate


4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who wishes to alter a
product in type design shall apply for a Supplemental Type Certificate
to the State of Design that issued the Type Certificate for that product.
(2) A Supplemental Type Certificate shall only be issued
where the nature of the alteration is not substantial to require a new
application for a Type Certificate.

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PART III
Certificate of Airworthiness
Effect of Certificate of Airworthiness
5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an aircraft shall not fly in
Zimbabwe unless there is in force, in respect of the aircraft, a certificate
of airworthiness issued by—
(a) the Authority under section 7;
(b) the State in which the aircraft is registered; or
(c) the State of the operator.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to flights made wholly
within Zimbabwe by—
(a) a glider, if it is not being used for the commercial air
transport of passengers or aerial work other than aerial
work which consists of the giving of instruction in flying
or the conducting of flying tests in a glider owned or
operated by a flying club of which the person giving
the instruction or conducting the test and the person
receiving the instruction or undergoing the test are both
members;
(b) a balloon flying on a private flight;
(c) a kite;
(d) a power chute;
(e) an aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly
issued by the Authority under section 20.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14, or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such
fine and such imprisonment.
Application for Certificate of Airworthiness
6. (1) An application for a Certificate of Airworthiness shall be
made to the Authority in a form set out in the Second Schedule and
shall include—
(a) details on the design, construction, workmanship and
materials used on the aircraft, including any engines
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fitted in the aircraft, and any equipment fitted in the


aircraft which is necessary for the airworthiness of the
aircraft;
(b) the results or reports of any flying trials or other tests
that the aircraft underwent;
(c) a Type Acceptance Certificate issued under section 3;
(d) a Maintenance Release Certificate;
(e) a maintenance programme, flight manual and where
applicable, a minimum equipment list for the approval
of the Authority; and
(f) such other reports or documents as the Authority may
request.
(2) An application for a certificate of airworthiness shall
be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee set out in the
Seventh Schedule.
(3) The applicant shall make available for inspection from
time to time as may be required by the Authority the aircraft and
aircraft records and provide such other documents as may be required
including the following—
(a) logbook entries;
(b) weight and balance schedule; and
(c) insurance.
(4) The reports or other documents referred to under this
section shall be current, complete, orderly and legible.
(5) The operator shall ensure that the Authority is provided
with the latest airworthiness information from the manufacturers for
the purposes of continued airworthiness of the aircraft.
(6) The Authority may issue the certificate of airworthiness
under the following terms and conditions.
(a) for the certificate holder to immediately inform the
Authority, in writing, of—
(i) any change in the particulars which were
furnished to the Authority at the time of
making an application under this section; and

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(ii) the destruction of the aircraft, or its permanent


withdrawal from use;
(b) for the certificate holder to comply with any conditions
under Part IV or any other conditions which the Authority
may impose.
(7) A person who contravenes the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level
12 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both
such fine and such imprisonment.

Issue of Certificate of Airworthiness


7. (1) Subject to section 8, the Authority shall, where it is
satisfied that an aircraft meets the requirements under section 6, issue
a Certificate of Airworthiness in the following categories—
(a) transport category for passengers;
(b) transport category for cargo;
(c) aerial work category;
(d) private category; and
(e) special category.
(2) The Authority shall issue a Certificate of Airworthiness
for the particular category applied for in a form set out in the Third
Schedule on payment of a fee set out in the Seventh Schedule.
(3) The Authority may refuse to issue a Certificate of
Airworthiness where an application does not meet the requirements
set out under section 6.

Validation of Certificate of Airworthiness


8. (1) The Authority may issue a validation to any person who
holds a Certificate of Airworthiness issued in another State where the
foreign issued certificate is still valid and upon payment of a fee set
out in the Seventh Schedule.
(2) A validation issued under subsection (1) shall be in writing
and shall, whichever is less, be valid for—
(a) the same period as the Certificate of Airworthiness
issued in another State; or

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(b) 12 months:
Provided that such validation period shall be marked on the
validation document.
(3) A validation shall be carried, together with the original
foreign issued Certificate of Airworthiness, in the aircraft for which
it is issued at all times.

Duration of Certificate of Airworthiness


9. A Certificate of Airworthiness shall—
(a) for aircraft used in public transport and aerial work,
be valid for 12 months from the date of issue, unless
suspended, revoked or a special termination date is
established by the Authority;
(b) for private aircraft, be valid for three years from the date of
issue, unless suspended, revoked or a special termination
date is established by the Authority on condition that
a record of maintenance carried out on the aircraft is
submitted to the Authority on an annual basis.

Variation of Certificate of Airworthiness


10. (1) The Authority may vary or modify any conditions of a
Certificate of Airworthiness upon application by an owner or operator
or on the Authority’s own initiative.
(2) An application for variation of a Certificate of Airworthiness
shall be made to the Authority in the manner approved by the Authority
and shall be accompanied by a fee set out in the Seventh Schedule
and such reports from such authorised or approved persons as the
Authority may specify.
(3) The Authority shall not accept an application for variation of
a Certificate of Airworthiness where the application is not accompanied
by such reports from such authorised or approved persons as the
Authority may specify.
(4) The Authority shall, where the applicant meets all the
requirements vary the conditions of a Certificate of Airworthiness
as it may deem appropriate.

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Renewal of Certificate of Airworthiness


11. (1) An application for the renewal of a Certificate of
Airworthiness shall be made to the Authority 30 days before the
expiry of the certificate accompanied by the renewal fees set out in
the Seventh Schedule.
(2) The applicant shall make available for inspection, from time
to time as may be required by the Authority, the aircraft and aircraft
records including flight test report where applicable, maintenance
release certificate and provide such other documents as may be
required including the following—
(a) logbook entries;
(b) weight and balance schedule;
(c) insurance;
(d) annual readout and analysis reports of Flight Data
Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder where applicable;
and
(e) include such other reports or documents as the Authority
may request.
(3) The Authority may renew a Certificate of Airworthiness where
an application for renewal is made within the period specified in subsection
(1) and where the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (2), subject
to the payment of the fee set out in the Seventh Schedule.
(4) Where an application for renewal is made after a period not
exceeding 12 months after the expiry of the Certificate of Airworthiness,
the Authority may renew the Certificate of Airworthiness subject to
the payment of a civil penalty of level 3 which shall accrue on daily
basis until the date of application for renewal and the Authority shall
accordingly calculate the penalty due.
(5) An application for the renewal of a certificate of
airworthiness that expired 12 months or more prior to the application
for renewal shall be treated as an application for a new Certificate of
Airworthiness and the provisions of section 6 shall apply.
Transfer of Certificate of Airworthiness
12. (1) The owner or operator shall transfer the Certificate of
Airworthiness to a—
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(a) lessee of an aircraft for which the Certificate of


Airworthiness is issued whether the aircraft is to be
used within or outside Zimbabwe; or
(b) buyer on the sale of the aircraft within Zimbabwe.
(2) The owner or operator of an aircraft may surrender a
Certificate of Airworthiness to the Authority upon the sale of the
aircraft outside Zimbabwe.
(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level
14 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both
such fine and such imprisonment.

Issue of Duplicate Certificate of Airworthiness


13. (1) The owner or operator of an aircraft whose Certificate
of Airworthiness is lost, destroyed or mutilated may, by application
to the Authority, and on payment of the fee set out in the Seventh
Schedule, obtain a duplicate certificate.
(2) The Authority may request that an application for a duplicate
certificate be accompanied by such documentation as it may specify.
(3) If a duplicate certificate has been issued in substitution for
a certificate which has been lost or is believed to have been destroyed,
the original certificate, if still in existence, shall thereupon become
void.
(4) If a certificate, which has become void in terms of
subsection (3), comes into the possession or custody of any person
who knows that a duplicate has been issued in substitution therefor,
he or she shall without delay deliver or transmit such certificate to
the Authority.

Suspension of Certificate of Airworthiness


14. (1) The Authority may suspend a Certificate of Airworthiness
until the satisfactory completion of—
(a) any inspection made for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the aircraft remains airworthy;
(b) the maintenance of the aircraft or its equipment; or

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(c) any modification of the aircraft or its equipment, required


by a maintenance programme under section 29.
(2) The Authority may suspend a Certificate of Airworthiness
where an aircraft is damaged.
(3) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable and after
receiving communication from the State where the aircraft is damaged,
assess the airworthiness of the aircraft and may—
(a) authorise the aircraft to resume its flight;
(b) prohibit the aircraft from resuming flight until it is
restored to an airworthy condition; or
(c) specify any limiting conditions to permit the aircraft to
fly on a non-commercial air transport operation to an
aerodrome where its restoration to an airworthy condition
will be conducted.
(4) The Authority shall, when specifying conditions under
subsection (3) (c), take into account any limitations imposed by the
State where the aircraft is damaged under subsection (3).

Revocation of Certificate of Airworthiness


15. The Authority may revoke a Certificate of Airworthiness
where—
(a) an aircraft is not maintained in an airworthy condition
as specified under these regulations;
(b) the aircraft is destroyed or permanently withdrawn from
use;
(c) the aircraft is not maintained by anApproved Maintenance
Organisation; or
(d) the holder of the Certificate of Airworthiness contravenes
section 6(6).

Export Certificate of Airworthiness


16. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who wishes to export
or transfer an aircraft onto the register of another State shall apply,
in an acceptable form, to the Authority for an export Airworthiness
Certificate—

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(a) attaching—
(i) the conformity certification; and
(ii) information stating whether the aircraft is new,
newly overhauled or used; and
(b) upon payment of the fee set out in the Seventh Schedule.
(2) Where a person exports a new aircraft the application
shall be made to the State of Manufacture.
(3) The Authority shall issue an export Airworthiness
Certificate in a Form set out in the Fourth Schedule to an applicant
who meets all the requirements.
(4) An export Airworthiness Certificate issued under this
section shall be proof of a recent satisfactory review of the airworthiness
of the aircraft being exported or transferred.
Export approval of aeronautical products
17. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who wishes to
export an aeronautical product shall apply, in an acceptable form, to
the Authority for an export airworthiness approval—
(a) attaching—
(i) the conformity certification; and
(ii) information stating whether the product is new,
newly overhauled or used;
upon payment of the fee set out in the Seventh Schedule.
(2) Where a person exports a new aeronautical product the
application shall be made to the State of Manufacture.
(3) The Authority shall issue an airworthiness approval to an
applicant who meets all the requirements.
Maintenance Release Certificate
18. (1) Any aircraft operating for commercial purposes which
has been registered and for which a certificate of airworthiness has
been issued under these regulations shall not fly unless a Maintenance
Release Certificate has been issued for it in terms of regulations for
the Approved Maintenance Organisations, if that aircraft, a part of
that aircraft or any of its equipment has been overhauled, repaired,
replaced, modified, maintained or been subjected to an inspection.
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(2) A maintenance release certificate is not required to be in


force for an aircraft less than the authorised maximum weight of 500
kg which does not provide commercial air transport services or aerial
work if that aircraft flies under the following circumstances—
(a) where the only repairs or replacements in respect of
which the Maintenance Release Certificate is not in
force are of a description specified by the Authority;
(b) where the repairs or replacements have been carried
out by an owner or operator of the aircraft who holds a
pilot’s licence issued by the Authority; or
(c) where the equipment or parts used in carrying out the
repairs or replacements are of a type approved by the
Authority generally or for a particular class of aircraft.
(3) No equipment or radio apparatus provided for use in an
aircraft or provided in any survival craft carried in the aircraft shall be
placed or installed for use in an aircraft after a Maintenance Release
Certificate has been issued in respect of an aircraft that has been
inspected, overhauled, repaired, replaced, modified or maintained,
unless a separate maintenance release certificate is sought for the
equipment or radio apparatus.

Certificate of fitness for flight


19. (1) A person shall not fly an aircraft for the purpose of flight
testing after repair, modification or maintenance unless that aircraft
has been issued with a certificate of fitness for flight.
(2) A certificate of fitness for flight shall be issued by an
appropriately qualified person within an Approved Maintenance
Organisation.
(3) A certificate of fitness for flight is the basis under which
the Authority may issue a special flight permit under section 20 for
the purpose of allowing the aircraft to be ferried.
(4) A certificate of fitness for flight may be used as a basis
to ferry or to flight test an aircraft after repair, modifications or
maintenance as long as the aircraft does not make an international
flight; and is not, for purposes of these regulations, a Certificate of
Airworthiness.

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Special flight permit


20. (1) Subject to section 5, any aircraft which is registered
under the Civil Aviation (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks)
Regulations for which a certificate of airworthiness is not in force
shall not fly unless a special flight permit is issued for it.
(2) A person shall submit, in writing, a request to the Authority
for a special flight permit and the request shall contain the following—
(a) the aircraft make, model, serial number and registration
marks;
(b) the purpose of the flight and proposed itinerary;
(c) the crew required to operate the aircraft;
(d) details of non-compliance with applicable airworthiness
requirements;
(e) any restriction the applicant considers necessary for the
safe operation of the aircraft; and
(f) any other information considered necessary by the
Authority for the purpose of specifying operating
limitations.
(3) An application under subsection (2) shall be accompanied
by a fee as set out in the Seventh Schedule.
(4) The Authority may issue a special flight permit to
any aircraft which is capable of safe flight but is unable to meet
applicable airworthiness requirements or under any of the following
circumstances—
(a) relocating the aircraft to a base where maintenance is
to be performed, or to a point of storage;
(b) testing after repairs, alterations, or maintenance have
been performed;
(c) delivering the aircraft;
(d) evacuating the aircraft from an area of impending danger,
or in cases of force majeure; or
(e) operating the aircraft at a weight in excess of the
aircraft’s maximum certified take-off weight for flight
beyond normal range where adequate landing facilities
or appropriate fuel is not available.
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(5) For purposes of subsection (4)(e), the excess weight is


limited to additional fuel, fuel carrying facilities, and navigational
equipment necessary for flight.

Issue and conditions of special flight permit


21. (1) The Authority shall, where the applicant meets all
the requirements, and on payment of the fee set out in the Seventh
Schedule, issue a special flight permit specified in a form set out in
the Fifth Schedule under the following conditions—
(a) that a copy of the special flight permit shall be on board
the aircraft at all times when operating under the terms
of the special flight permit;
(b) that the registration marks assigned to the aircraft by
the State of Registry shall be displayed on the aircraft
in conformity with the requirements of that State;
(c) that persons or property shall not be carried for
commercial purposes on the aircraft;
(d) that a person shall not be carried in the aircraft unless
that person is essential for the purpose of the flight and
has been advised of the terms of the special flight permit
and the airworthiness status of the aircraft;
(e) that the aircraft shall be operated by the crew who are
aware of the purpose of the flight and any limitations
imposed and who hold appropriate certificates or licences
issued or validated by the Authority;
(f) that all flights in that aircraft shall be conducted so as
to avoid areas of heavy traffic or any other areas where
flights might create hazardous exposure to persons or
property; and
(g) that all flights shall be conducted within the performance
operating limitations specified in the aircraft flight
manual and any other additional limitations as may be
specified by the Authority;
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14, or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such
fine and such imprisonment.
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PART IV
Continuing Airworthiness of Aircraft and Aircraft Components
Responsibility for maintenance
22. (1) The owner or operator of an aircraft, shall maintain the
aircraft in an airworthy condition by ensuring that—
(a) all maintenance, overhaul, alterations and repairs which
affect airworthiness are performed as prescribed by the
Authority or the State of Registry;
(b) maintenance personnel make appropriate entries in the
aircraft maintenance records certifying that the aircraft
is airworthy;
(c) the approval for a maintenance release is completed
to the effect that the maintenance work performed has
been completed satisfactorily and in accordance with
the prescribed methods;
(d) in the event there are open discrepancies, the maintenance
release includes a list of the uncorrected maintenance
items for which temporary relief is provided in the
Minimum Equipment List, where applicable, and these
items are made a part of the aircraft permanent record;
(e) the operational and emergency equipment necessary for
an intended flight is serviceable; and
(f) maintenance of the aircraft is performed in accordance
with the approved maintenance programme.
(2) For the continued airworthiness of an aircraft which
provides commercial air transport services, the holder of an air
operator’s certificate shall—
(a) provide a maintenance control manual or an equivalent
document approved by the Authority for that aircraft;
(b) appoint such number of nominated post-holders as may
be approved by the Authority who shall be responsible
for controlling the management of the maintenance of the
aircraft in accordance with the maintenance control manual;
(c) ensure that no aircraft shall operate commercially unless
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maintenance organisation or under an equivalent system


—to the State of Registry;
(3) A person shall not perform maintenance, preventive
maintenance, or alterations on an aircraft or a component of any
aircraft other than as may be approved by the Authority.
(4) A person shall not operate an aircraft for which a
manufacturer’s maintenance manual or instructions for continued
airworthiness has been issued that contains an airworthiness limitation
section unless the mandatory replacement times, inspection intervals,
and related procedures specified in that section or alternative inspection
intervals and related procedures set out in the approved operations
specifications, or in accordance with the approved inspection
programme have been complied with.
(5) A person shall not operate an aircraft, aeronautical product,
or accessory to which an Airworthiness Directive applies, issued
either by the State of Design, or State of Manufacture and adopted
for a Zimbabwe registered aircraft by the Authority, or by the State of
Registry for aircraft operated within Zimbabwe, except in accordance
with the requirements of that Airworthiness Directive.
(6) For the continued airworthiness of an aircraft which
exceeds the authorised maximum weight of 500 kg and which
provides commercial air transport services, the owner or operator
shall appoint a technical coordinator approved by the Authority to
ensure that arrangements are in place for the continued airworthiness
of that aircraft.
(7) Any person who contravenes this section shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14, or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such
fine and such imprisonment.
Airworthiness directives
23. (1) In this section “service bulletin” means a document issued
by the manufacturer of aircraft, engine or component to communicate
details of modifications, inspections or repairs which can be embodied
in aircraft and service bulletins shall be construed accordingly.
(2) The Authority may issue or adopt an Airworthiness
Directive or a service bulletin—
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(a) where it has determined that an airframe or aeronautical


product has exhibited an unsafe condition and that
condition is likely to exist or to develop in other products
of the same type design;
(b) where it has identified in a manufacturer’s service bulletin
or any other sources of data inspections, procedures and
limitations that require mandatory compliance; or
(c) based on service information reported to it by operators,
organisations responsible for type design or maintenance
organisations.
(3) Whenever a State of Design issues an Airworthiness
Directive as a result of the existence of a condition in an aircraft,
airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance or any component part
that is unsafe, the Authority shall make all the requirements in that
directive applicable to all Zimbabwe registered aircraft of the type
identified in the directive.
(4) Where a manufacturer identifies a service bulletin as
mandatory, such bulletin shall apply to Zimbabwe registered aircraft
of the type identified in that bulletin.
(5) An Airworthiness Directive issued under this section shall
contain information directing inspections and the conditions and
limitations, if any, under which the affected products may continue
to be operated.
(6) The Authority shall report any Airworthiness Directives
or continuing additional airworthiness requirements that it issues or
any malfunction or defect reports to the State of Design.
(7) The Authority may identify manufacturer’s service
bulletins and other sources of data or develop and specify inspections,
procedures and limitations for mandatory compliance pertaining to
affected aircraft in Zimbabwe.
(8) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an
offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14, or to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.

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Duties of nominated post holders, technical coordinators


24. (1) With the approval of the Authority, an operator shall
nominate a post-holder or technical coordinator where he or she meets
the training, experience and qualification requirements.
(2) A nominated post-holder or a technical coordinator shall
ensure and verify that—
(a) maintenance is carried out on the aircraft in accordance
with the maintenance programme approved for that
aircraft;
(b) inspections and any modifications required by the
Authority have been complied with and completed;
(c) where any inspections or modifications are completed
the relevant maintenance release certificate to service
has been issued for that aircraft;
(d) defects entered in the technical log of the aircraft in
terms of these regulations have been rectified or where
the rectification is deferred, the deferment is in line with
the procedures approved by the Authority; and
(e) any technical assessments required by the manufacturer
of the aircraft or as specified by the Authority are
undertaken and reports of the continued airworthiness
of the aircraft are provided in accordance with the
requirements of the Authority.
(3) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of
an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 6, or to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.

Maintenance and Inspections


25. (1) A person shall not operate an aircraft unless—
(a) the aircraft and its components are maintained in
accordance with a maintenance programme; and
(b) the aircraft is inspected according to an inspection
programme;
approved by the Authority.

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(2) The maintenance programme shall be developed by the


operator, owner or through delegation to an approved maintenance
organisation.
(3) The maintenance programme shall include a description
of the aircraft and components and recommended methods for the
accomplishment of maintenance tasks and such information shall
include guidance on defect diagnosis.
(4) The maintenance programme shall include the maintenance
tasks and the recommended intervals at which these tasks are to be
performed.
(5) Maintenance tasks and frequencies that have been specified
as mandatory by the State of Design in approval of the type design
of that aircraft shall be identified in the maintenance programme.
(6) The maintenance programme shall have a maintenance
release process, including signed documentation, in a manner
satisfactory to the Authority, indicating that the maintenance performed
has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with section 18.
(7) The owner or operator shall use one of the following
inspection programmes as appropriate for the aircraft and the type
of operation—
(a) an annual inspection;
(b) an annual or 100 hour inspection;
(c) a progressive inspection; or
(d) continuous airworthiness maintenance programme

Inspections and investigations for airworthiness purposes


26. The Authority may cause such inspections, investigations,
tests, experiments and flight trials to be made as it deems necessary for
the purposes of this Part and any person authorised to do so in writing
by the Authority may at any reasonable time inspect any part of, or
material intended to be incorporated in or used in the manufacture
of any part of, an aircraft or its equipment or any documents relating
thereto and may for that purpose enter any aerodrome or enter any
aircraft factory or other premises.

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Mandatory reporting of defects


27. (1) An owner or operator of aircraft over 500 kg maximum
certificated take-off mass or approved maintenance organisation shall
report to the Authority and the organisation responsible for the type
design of aircraft any failures, malfunctions, or defects that result in
at least the following—
(a) fires during flight and whether the related fire-warning
system properly operated;
(b) fires during flight not protected by a related fire-warning
system;
(c) false fire warning during flight;
(d) an engine exhaust system that causes damage during flight
to the engine, adjacent structure, equipment, or components;
(e) an aircraft component that causes accumulation or
circulation of smoke, vapour, or toxic or noxious fumes
in the crew compartment or passenger cabin during flight;
(f) engine flameout during flight;
(g) engine shutdown during flight when external damage
to the engine or aircraft structure occurs;
(h) engine shutdown during flight due to foreign object
ingestion or icing;
(i) shutdown during flight of more than one engine;
(j) a propeller feathering malfunction or inability of the
system to control overspeed during flight;
(k) a fuel or fuel-pumping system failure that affects fuel
flow or causes hazardous leakage during flight;
(l) an unintended landing gear extension or retraction, or
opening or closing of landing gear doors during flight;
(m) brake system components failure that result in loss of
brake actuating force when the aircraft is in motion on
the ground;
(n) aircraft structure that requires major repair;
(o) cracks, permanent deformation, or corrosion of aircraft
structure, if more than the maximum levels acceptable
to the manufacturer or the Authority;
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(p) aircraft components or systems malfunctions that result


in taking emergency actions during flight (except action
to shut down an engine);
(q) each interruption to a flight, unscheduled change of
aircraft en-route, or unscheduled stop or diversion
from a route, caused by known or suspected technical
difficulties or malfunctions;
(r) any abnormal vibration or buffeting caused by a structural
or system malfunction, defect, or failure;
(s) a failure or malfunction of more than one attitude,
airspeed, or altitude instrument during a given operation
of the aircraft; and
(t) the number of engines removed prematurely because
of malfunction, failure or defect, listed by make and
model and the aircraft type in which it was installed;
(2) Each report required under this section shall—
(a) be made within three days after determining that the failure,
malfunction, or defect required to be reported has occurred;
(b) include as much of the following information as is
available and applicable—
(i) aircraft serial number;
(ii) when the failure, malfunction, or defect is associated
with an article approved under a Technical
Standards Order authorisation, the article serial
number and model designation, as appropriate;
(iii) when the failure, malfunction or defect is associated
with an engine or propeller, the engine or propeller
serial number, as appropriate, product model;
(iv) identification of the part, component, or system
involved, including the part number; and
(v) nature of the failure, malfunction, or defect;
(c) state the airworthiness deficiencies to the type design
organisation of the aircraft affected; and
(d) state the airworthiness deficiencies to the Authority,
which shall then pass the information on to the type
design organisation of the aircraft affected.
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(3) The Authority shall, where it is not the authority of the


State of Registry of the aircraft, submit all such reports upon receipt
to the State of Registry.

Persons authorised to perform maintenance


28. (1) A person shall not perform any task defined as maintenance
on an aircraft or aeronautical products, except as provided in the
following—
(a) a pilot licensed by the Authority may perform preventive
maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by that
pilot as long as the aircraft is not listed for use by an
Air Operator Certificate holder;
(b) a person working under the supervision of an
aviation maintenance technician, may perform the
maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations
that the supervisory aviation maintenance technician is
authorised to perform—
(i) if the supervisor through eye witness account,
observes the work being done to the extent
necessary to ensure that it is being done properly,
and
(ii) if the supervisor is available, in person, for
consultation;
(c) a licensed aviation maintenance engineer may perform
or supervise the maintenance or alteration of an aircraft
or aeronautical product for which he or she is rated
subject to the limitation under these regulations;
(d) an approved maintenance organisation may perform
aircraft maintenance within the limits specified by
the Authority under the Civil Aviation (Approved
Maintenance Organisation) Regulations;
(e) an air operator certificate holder may perform aircraft
maintenance as specified by the Authority under the Civil
Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration)
Regulations.

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(2) A manufacturer holding an approved Maintenance


Organisation Certificate may—
(a) rebuild or alter any aeronautical product manufactured by
that manufacturer under a type or production certificate;
(b) rebuild or alter any aeronautical product manufactured
by that manufacturer under a Technical Standard Order
authorisation, a Parts Manufacturer Approval by the
State of Design, or Product and Process Specification
issued by the State of Design; and
(c) perform any inspection required on an aircraft it
manufacturers, while currently operating under a
production certificate or under a currently approved
production inspection system for such aircraft.

Authorised personnel for release to service


29. A person or entity, other than the Authority, may approve an
aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component
part for return to service after it has undergone maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration, except as provided in the
following—
(a) a pilot, authorised under section 28, may return his
or her aircraft to service after performing authorised
preventive maintenance;
(b) a licensed aviation maintenance engineer authorised
under the relevant regulations for Civil Aviation
personnel licensing may approve aircraft and
aeronautical products for return to service after he or she
has performed, supervised, or inspected its maintenance
subject to the limitations under these regulations;
(c) an approved maintenance organisation certificate holder
may approve aircraft and aeronautical products for return
to service as provided in the operations specifications
approved by the Authority; or
(d) an aircraft operator certificate holder may approve
aircraft and aeronautical products for return to service
as specified by the Authority.

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Persons authorised for inspections


30. A person, other than the Authority, may perform the
inspections required for aircraft and aeronautical products prior
to or after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance,
rebuilding, or alteration, except as provided in the following—
(a) an aviation maintenance engineer may conduct the
required inspections of aircraft and aeronautical products
for which he or she is rated and current;
(b) an approved maintenance organisation may perform
the required inspections of aircraft and aeronautical
products as provided in the operations specifications
approved by the Authority; or
(c) an aircraft operator certificate holder may perform the
required inspections of aircraft and aeronautical products
in accordance with specifications issued by the Authority.
Performance rules: maintenance
31. (1) Any person who performs any maintenance, preventive
maintenance or any alteration on an aeronautical product shall use
the methods, techniques and practices—
(a) prescribed in the current manufacturer’s maintenance
manual or instructions for continued airworthiness
prepared by the manufacturer; or
(b) required or designated by the Authority where the
manufacturer’s manual or instructions are not available.
(2) Any person who performs any maintenance, preventive
maintenance or any alteration under subsection (1) shall use the
tools, equipment and test apparatus necessary to complete the work
in accordance with accepted industry practices including any special
equipment or apparatus as may be specified by the Authority.
(3) Any person who performs any maintenance, preventive
maintenance or any alteration on an aeronautical product shall use such
materials and carry out such maintenance, preventive maintenance
or alteration in such a way that the aeronautical product will be
restored to its original or properly altered condition with regard to
its aerodynamic function, structural strength, resistance to vibration
and deterioration and other qualities affecting airworthiness.
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(4) The methods, techniques and practices contained in an


air operator certificate holder’s maintenance control manual and
continuous maintenance programme as approved by the Authority shall
constitute an acceptable means of compliance with these regulations.

Modifications, alterations and major repairs


32. (1) Subject to section 29, a person shall not carry out any
modification, alteration or major repair on an aircraft or aeronautical
product unless authorised by the Authority.
(2) An application for authorisation referred to under
subsection (1) shall be accompanied by a fee set out in the Seventh
Schedule.
(3) All modifications or major repairs carried out shall be
subject to approval by the Authority in accordance with detailed
drawings and other technical data adequate to define completely
the proposed modification and using approved materials, parts and
processes conforming to the manufacturer’s specification and in
accordance with a technical assessment showing compliance with
an approved design standard.
(4) The Authority shall, where the applicant meets all the
requirements under this Part, authorise the modification, alteration
or major repair on an aircraft or aeronautical product.

Performance rules: inspections


33. (1) Any person performing an inspection required by the
Authority under these Regulations shall perform the inspection to
determine whether the aircraft or any part of it meets all the applicable
airworthiness requirements required under these regulations.
(2) A person performing an inspection on a rotorcraft shall
inspect the following systems in accordance with the maintenance
manual or the instructions for continuous airworthiness of the
manufacturer concerned—
(a) the drive shafts or similar systems;
(b) the main rotor transmission gear box;
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(d) the auxiliary rotor on helicopters.


(3) A person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection
shall use a checklist which shall include the scope and detail of the
items specified by the Authority in the Sixth Schedule.
(4) The format of the checklist referred to under subsection
(3) may be—
(a) designed by the person carrying out the inspection;
(b) as provided by the manufacturer of the equipment being
inspected; or
(c) obtained from other sources.
(5) A person approving a piston-engine aircraft for return to
service after an annual or 100-hour inspection shall, before approval,
run the aircraft engine or, where the aircraft has more than one engine,
run all of the aircraft engines to determine the satisfactory performance
with the current manufacturer’s recommendations of—
(a) power output;
(b) magnetos;
(c) fuel and oil pressure; and
(d) cylinder and oil temperature.
(6) A person approving a turbine engine aircraft for return to
service after an annual or a 100-hour inspection shall, before approval,
run the aircraft engine or, where the aircraft has more than one engine,
run all of the aircraft engines to determine satisfactory performance
with the current manufacturer’s specifications.

Progressive inspections
34. (1) A person performing a progressive inspection shall,
at the start of a progressive inspection system, inspect the aircraft
completely and afterwards carry out routine and detailed inspections
in accordance with the progressive inspection schedule approved by
the Authority.
(2) Routine inspections shall consist of a visual examination
or check of the appliances, the aircraft and its components and systems
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(3) Detailed inspections shall consist of a thorough examination


of the appliances, the aircraft and its components and systems with
such disassembly as may be necessary.
(4) For purposes of subsection (3), the overhaul of a component
or system is considered to be a detailed inspection.
(5) Where the aircraft is far from the station where inspections
are normally conducted, an appropriately rated aviation maintenance
technician, an approved maintenance organisation or the manufacturer
of the aircraft may perform inspections on the aircraft in accordance
with the procedures required for the inspection of that aircraft.
(6) An aviation maintenance technician, an approved
maintenance organisation or the manufacturer of an aircraft performing
an inspection under subsection (5) shall complete all the documentation
required for the inspection of that aircraft.

Continuous airworthiness maintenance programme inspections


35. A person performing an inspection programme required for
an air operator certificate holder’s aircraft or an aircraft maintained
under a continuous airworthiness maintenance programme shall
perform such inspection according to the instructions and procedures
contained in the inspection programme approved by the Authority.

Performance rules: airworthiness limitations


36. A person performing any inspection or maintenance specified
in an airworthiness limitation section of a current manufacturer’s
maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness shall
perform the inspection or maintenance according to that section or
specifications approved by the Authority.

Mass schedule
37. (1) An aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness
is issued under these regulations shall be weighed and the position
of the aircraft’s centre of mass determined, at such times and in such
manner as the Authority may require or approve in the case of that
aircraft.
(2) Upon the aircraft being weighed, the owner or operator
of the aircraft shall prepare a mass schedule showing—
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(a) the position of the centre of mass of the aircraft when


the aircraft contains only the items included in the basic
mass or such other position of the centre of mass as may
be approved by the Authority in the case of that aircraft;
(b) the loading information which shall include the empty
mass of the aircraft, together with a definition of the
condition of the aircraft at the time of weighing, the
corresponding centre of gravity position, and the
reference points and datum lines to which the centre
of mass limits are related;
(c) the loading limitations which shall include all limiting
masses, centres of mass positions, mass distributions,
and floor loadings.
(3) The mass schedule shall be—
(a) submitted for approval by the Authority;
(b) preserved by the operator of the aircraft until the
expiration of a period of six months following the next
occasion on which the aircraft is weighed for the purpose
of these regulations.

Markings and placards


38. (1) An operator shall ensure that markings and placards on—
(a) instruments;
(b) equipment;
(c) controls; and
(d) any other relevant structures mounted on the aircraft;
shall include such limitations or information as necessary for the
direct attention of the flight crew during flight.
(2) An operator shall ensure that markings, placards and
instructions shall be provided to give any information that is essential
to the ground crew in order to preclude the possibility of mistakes in
ground servicing that could pass unnoticed and that could jeopardise
the safety of the aircraft in subsequent flights.

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PART V
Aircraft Noise Certification
Interpretation of Part
39. (1) In this Part—
(a) “Annex 16, Volume I” means Annex 16 to the Chicago
Convention, Volume I entitled “Environmental
Protection - Aircraft Noise”, as amended from time to
time by the International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO); and
(b) “Annex 16, Volume II” means Annex 16 to the Chicago
Convention, Volume II entitled “Environmental
Protection - Aircraft Engine Emissions”, as amended
from time to time by the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO).
(2) For the purposes of this Part, the conditions under which
noise and vibration may be caused by aircraft, on any aerodrome or
on an aerodrome at which the manufacture, repair or maintenance of
aircraft is carried out by persons carrying on business as manufacturers
or repairers of aircraft, shall be as follows—
(a) the aircraft is taking off or landing;
(b) the aircraft is moving on the ground or water; or
(c) the engines are being operated in the aircraft for the
purpose of—
(i) ensuring their satisfactory performance;
(ii) bringing them to a proper temperature in preparation
for, or at the end of a flight; or
(iii) ensuring that the instruments, accessories or other
components of the aircraft are in a satisfactory
condition

Aircraft Noise Certification


40. (1) A person shall not operate an aircraft above 5,700 kg,
unless—
(a) the aircraft complies with the standards relating to aircraft
noise emission contained in these regulation; and
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(b) it carries a document attesting noise certification in


accordance with Chapter 1 of Annex 16, Volume I, Part
II, and, if the document is issued in a language other
than English, it shall include an English translation.
(2) An owner, operator or representative thereof may submit
an application for a certificate of noise compliance to the Authority,
upon payment of the fees specified in the Seventh Schedule, including
evidence that the aircraft meets the noise emission levels referred to
in these regulations.
(3) If an application for a certificate of noise compliance is
made in respect of an aircraft that meets the applicable noise emission
levels specified in these regulations, the Authority shall issue the
certificate, provided it is done in the form and manner determined
by the Authority.

Suspension of Certificate of Noise Compliance


41. The Authority may suspend a Certificate of Noise Compliance
if the aircraft in respect of which it was issued no longer meets the
noise emission levels or the maximum engine emission levels referred
to under this Part.

Revocation of Certificate of Noise Compliance


42. The Authority may revoke a certificate of noise compliance
if the aircraft in respect of which it was issued no longer meets the
noise emission levels or the maximum engine emission levels referred
to under this Part.
Aircraft noise emissions standards
43. Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of Annex 16, Volume
I, Part II, shall apply with necessary changes to this Part.

Evaluation methods for aircraft noise


44. (1) Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 of Annex 16, Volume I, shall
apply with necessary changes to the evaluation for aircraft noise for
purposes of this Part.
(2) In addition to subsection (1), the Authority may specify
the conditions under which noise and vibration may be caused by
aircraft on aerodromes.
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Turbine engine powered aircraft


45. (1) A person shall not operate an all turbine engine powered
aircraft, unless the aircraft complies with the standards related to the
prevention of intentional fuel venting contained under this Part.
(2) A person who applies for a Certificate of Airworthiness
of a prototype, or an amendment to such a certificate approving a
new model of, or any change affecting the fuel venting or the engine
emission of the aircraft, must show compliance with the applicable
requirements of these regulations.
(3) The standards for the prevention of intentional fuel
venting applicable to the issuance of a Certificate of Airworthiness
of a prototype for all turbine engine powered aircraft, or for a change
to such a certificate to record the approval of an additional model,
shall be those specified in these regulations.
(4) The standards for the prevention of intentional fuel venting
for all turbine engine powered aircraft are those contained in Annex
16, Volume II, Part II.
(5) The maximum engine emission levels for the issuance of
a Certificate of Airworthiness of a prototype in respect of a turbojet
or turbofan aircraft engine that is intended for subsonic or supersonic
speed, or for a change to such a certificate, shall be those specified in
these regulations.

Turbo-jet and turbofan engine aircraft


46. (1) A person shall not operate an aircraft with turbo-jet and
turbofan engines intended for propulsion only at subsonic speeds or
turbojet and turbofan engines intended for propulsion at supersonic
speeds unless it carries a document attesting emissions certification
in accordance with Chapter 1 of Annex 16, Volume II, Part III, and,
if the document is issued in a language other than English, it shall
include a certified English translation.
(2) Chapters 2 and 3 of Annex 16, Volume II, Part III, shall
apply with necessary changes to aircraft engine emissions.
(3) Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Annex 16, Volume II,
shall apply with necessary changes to the methods of evaluation of
aircraft engine emissions.

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PART VI
Maintenance Records and Entries
Maintenance records to be kept
47. (1) The following aircraft records shall be kept in respect
of an aircraft registered in Zimbabwe—
(a) a technical log;
(b) an aircraft logbook;
(c) a separate logbook in respect of each engine fitted in
the aircraft; and
(d) where applicable, a separate logbook in respect of each
variable pitch propeller fitted to the aircraft.
(2) Records shall be maintained such that the origin of each
aircraft, engine, propeller and associate part, and its identification
with the approved design and production data can be established.
(3) In the case of an aircraft of which the maximum total
weight authorised is 2 700 kg or less and which is not operated by
the holder of an Air Operator’s Certificate issued in accordance with
the Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certification and Administration)
Regulations, a record in a form approved by the Authority may be
kept instead of a technical log.
(4) Any person who contravenes this section shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 6, or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year, or to both such fine
and such imprisonment.

Entries to be made
48. (1) The pilot-in-command of the aircraft shall, at the end of
every flight by an aircraft to which the provisions of this Part apply,
enter in a technical log or approved record, as the case may be—
(a) the times for taking off and landing;
(b) particulars of any defect which is known to him or her
and which affects the airworthiness or safe operation
of the aircraft, or if no such defect is known to him or
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(c) such other particulars in respect of the airworthiness or


operation of the aircraft as the Authority may require.
(2) The pilot-in-command shall sign and date all entries made
as required by subsection (1).
(3) The pilot-in-command may, except where he or she
becomes aware of a defect during an earlier flight, make the entries
specified in subsection (1) at the end of the last of the consecutive
flights where each of the consecutive flights begins and ends—
(a) within the same period of 24 hours;
(b) at the same aerodrome, except where each flight is for
the purpose of dropping or projecting any material for
agricultural, public health or similar purposes; and
(c) with the same person as pilot-in-command of the aircraft.
(4) Upon the rectification of any defect which has been
entered in a technical log in accordance with subsections (1) and (3)
a person rectifying the defect under Part VI shall enter the details of
the rectification in such a position as to be readily identifiable with
the defect to which it relates.
(5) Any person who fails to make the necessary entries as
specified under this Part may have his or her certificate or licence
suspended or revoked by the Authority.

Technical log
49. (1) The technical log referred to under section 47 shall be
carried—
(a) in the case of aeroplane, in accordance with the
requirements specified by the Authority; or
(b) in the case of a helicopter, if it is not reasonably practicable
for the copy of the technical log or approved record to be
kept on the ground it may be carried in the helicopter in
a container approved by the Authority for that purpose.
(2) It shall be the duty of the operator or owner of every
aircraft, in respect of which a technical log is required to be kept,
to keep it or cause it to be kept in accordance with the requirements
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(3) An operator or owner who fails to keep the records specified


under this Part may have the aircraft certificate of airworthiness
suspended or revoked by the Authority.

Other logbooks
50. (1) The logbooks referred to in section 47(1) (b), (c) and (d)
shall include the particulars specified by the Authority.
(2) Any document or electronic record that has been
incorporated by reference in a logbook shall be deemed, for the
purposes of these regulations, to be part of the logbook.
(3) It shall be the duty of the operator of every aircraft, in
respect of which logbooks are required to be kept, to keep them or
cause them to be kept in accordance with the requirements specified
by the Authority.
(4) An operator or owner who fails to keep the records specified
under this Part may have the aircraft certificate of airworthiness
suspended or revoked by the Authority.

Maintenance records: aircraft and life Limited parts


51. (1) Any person who maintains, performs preventive
maintenance, rebuilds or alters an aircraft or life limited part shall,
when the work is performed satisfactorily make an entry in the
maintenance record of that equipment as follows—
(a) a description or reference to data approved by the
Authority of work performed including—
(i) the total time in service of the aircraft and all the
life-limited components; and
(ii) the current status of compliance with all mandatory
continuing airworthiness information; and
(iii) appropriate details of alterations and repairs; and
(iv) the current status of the aircraft’s compliance with
the maintenance programme; and
(v) the detailed maintenance records to show that all
requirements for signing of a maintenance release
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(b) completion date of all work performed; and


(c) the name, signature, certificate number and the kind of
licence held by the person approving the work.
(2) A person shall, in addition to the entry required under
subsection (1), enter information relating to major repairs and
alterations.
(3) An owner or operator shall ensure that the records required
to be kept under these regulations are kept for a minimum period of
2 years after the unit to which they refer to has been permanently
withdrawn from service or after the signing of the maintenance release
certificate, as the case may be.
(4) The records referred to under subsection (3) shall be
made available to a temporary operator in the event of a temporary
change of operators or transferred to a new operator in the event of
a permanent change of operators.

Maintenance records: aeronautical products


52. (1) A person shall not approve for return to service any
aeronautical product that has undergone maintenance, preventive
maintenance, overhaul or rebuilding of that product unless—
(a) the appropriate maintenance record including the
maintenance certificate has been made;
(b) the repair and alteration form authorised or provided
by the Authority has been executed;
(c) where the repair or alteration results in any change in
the aircraft operating limitations or flight data contained
in the approved aircraft flight manual, those operating
limitations or flight data are appropriately revised as
prescribed.
(2) A person shall not describe in any required maintenance
form or entry, an aeronautical product as being overhauled or rebuilt
unless—
(a) it has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected as permitted,
repaired as necessary and reassembled using methods,
techniques and practices approved by the Authority;

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(b) it has been tested in accordance with approved


standards and technical data, or in accordance with
current standards and technical data approved by the
Authority which have been developed and documented
by the holder of the type certificate, supplemental type
certificate or a material, part, process or appliance
manufacturing approval.
(3) A person shall not describe in any required maintenance
form or entry, an aircraft or other aeronautical product as being rebuilt
unless it has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected as permitted,
repaired as necessary, reassembled and tested to the same tolerances
and limits as a new item, using new or used parts that conform to
new part tolerances and limits.

Inspection records: return to service


53. (1) A person approving or disapproving the return to service
of an aeronautical product after any inspection under these regulations
shall make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment
containing the following—
(a) type of inspection and a brief description of the extent
of the inspection;
(b) date of the inspection and total time in service of the
aircraft or component;
(c) signature, licence number and the kind of licence held
by the person; or
(d) a statement of an indication of the person’s approval or
disapproval as specified in the Civil Aviation (Approved
Maintenance Organisation) Regulations.
(2) A person performing an inspection under an inspection
programme shall comply with the conditions under subsection (1) and
make an entry identifying the inspection programme accomplished and
include a statement that the inspection was performed in accordance
with the inspections and procedures for that particular programme.
(3) A person performing any inspection required under these
Regulations who finds that the aircraft is not airworthy or does not
conform to the applicable type certificate data sheet, airworthiness
directives or other approved data upon which its airworthiness depends
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shall give the owner or operator of the aircraft a signed and dated list
of the discrepancies.

PART VII
Miscellaneous
Airworthiness code
54. (1) The Authority may develop a national code of
airworthiness.
(2) The Authority adopts the following airworthiness codes,
standards, requirements and associated requirements from—
(a) Federal Aviation Administration;
(b) European Aviation Safety Agency;
(c) Transport Canada.
(3) The adoption activity shall normally include—
(a) an assessment of the adequacy of the airworthiness and
environmental standards applied by the State of Design
relative to the requirements of the State of Registry;
(b) an assessment of acceptability of any findings of
equivalent level of safety or exemptions granted by the
State of Design;
(c) an assessment of suitability of any special conditions
of airworthiness specified and certified by the State of
Design; and
(d) an assessment of adequacy of the approved type design
and compliance demonstration in regard to specified
requirements, operating conditions, airworthiness
directives, and airworthiness philosophies of the
Authority.
(4) The Authority may adopt airworthiness codes of
other Member States, other than those specified in subsection (2)
of International Civil Aviation Organisation with the Minister’s
exemption.

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Documents to be carried
55. (1) An aircraft shall not fly unless it carries the documents
that it is required to carry under the law of the country in which it is
registered.
(2) An aircraft registered in Zimbabwe shall, when in
flight, carry documents in accordance with the instructions given
or requirements specified by the Authority in accordance with the
regulations on civil aviation aircraft operations.
(3) Any person who fails to carry the documents specified under
this section shall be guilty of an offence and his or her certificate or
licence may be suspended or revoked.

Production of documents
56. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall, within a reasonable
time after being requested to do so by the Authority, cause to be
produced—
(a) the Certificates of Airworthiness, release and validation
in force in respect of the aircraft;
(b) the permit to fly that aircraft; and
(c) the technical log and the other logbooks required to be
kept under these regulations;
(d) such other documents as the aircraft is required to carry
when in flight.

Power to inspect and copy records


57. (1) An authorised person shall have the power to inspect and
copy any certificate, permit, logbook, document or record required to
be carried under the regulations on civil aviation aircraft operations.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14, or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such
fine and such imprisonment.

Offences
58. (1) A person shall not, with intent to deceive—

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(a) use any certificate, permit, authorisation, exemption


or other document issued or required by or under these
regulations which has been forged, altered, revoked or
suspended, or to which he or she is not entitled; or
(b) lend any certificate, permit, authorisation, exemption
or other document issued or having effect or required
by or under these regulations to, or allow it to be used
by, any other person; or
(c) make any false representation for the purpose of procuring
for himself or herself or any other person the grant, issue,
renewal or variation of any such certificate, permit,
authorisation or exemption or any other document; or
(d) damage, alter or render illegible any certificate, permit,
authorisation or document required to be maintained
under these regulations; or
(e) make, or procure or assist in the making of, any false
entry in or material omission from any such certificate,
permit, authorisation or document; or
(f) destroy any such certificate, permit, authorisation or
document during the period for which it is required
under these regulations to be preserved; or
(g) issue any certificate, authorisation or permit for the
purposes of these regulations unless he or she is
authorised, to do so under these regulations; or
(h) issue any certificate, authorisation or permit for the
purposes of these regulations unless he or she has
satisfied himself or herself that all requirements for the
issuance of the certificate, authorisation, or permit have
been complied with.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection
(1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding
level 14, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years,
or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(3) In addition to the penalty provided for in subsection (1),
the Authority may suspend or revoke the certificate or licence of any
person convicted of any offence in subsection (1).

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Appeals
59. Any person who wishes to appeal against any decision made
in terms of these regulations may appeal in terms of section 78 of the
Act.

Repeal
60. (1) Part V of the Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulations,
2004, published in Statutory Instrument 151 of 2004, is repealed.
(2) Any certificate issued in terms of these regulations shall
continue to be valid, subject to the repealed regulations referred to in
subsection (1), as if the same was issued in terms of these regulations
unless otherwise revoked or suspended.

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2016

First Schedule (section 3(4)


TYPE ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE

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Second Schedule (section 6(1)


CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS APPLICATION FORM
CA Form 6

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

APPLICATION FOR ISSUE, RENEWAL OR VALIDATION OF


A
CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS

_______________________________________________________
The completed form should be forwarded to the Director of Civil
Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe, Private Bag 7716, Causeway,
Harare, together with any certificate of airworthiness that has been
issued in respect of the aircraft. The form should be accompanied
by a cheque or postal order, payable for the Director of civil Aviation
authority of Zimbabwe for the requisite fee in terms of Schedule 16
to the Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulations, 1988.
_______________________________________________________
A. AIRCRAFT PARTICULARS

Aircraft type:.............................................................................

Nationality/
Registration:..............................................................................

B. This application is for


(Strike out inapplicable) ISSUE
RENEWAL
VALIDATION
DUPLICATE

C. OWNERSHIP PARTICULARS
Full name of owner (or owing company):
...................................................................................................
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Address of owner:.....................................................................
...................................................................................................

Name and address of applicant (if not owner of the aircraft):


...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................

D. CATEGORIES IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS TO BE CLASSIFIED


(Strike out in applicable)
(a) Public transport (Passengers)
(b) Public transport (Cargo)
(c) Aerial Work
(d) Private
(e) Special

E. PARTICULARS FOR CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS


Issuing Authority
Serial Number
Expiry Date

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY


FEE PAID............................................................................................................
RECEIPT NUMBER ..........................................................................................
CERTIFICATE NUMBER...................................................................................

FLIGHT PERFROMANCE TESTING

TO CHIEF AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEER


The light performance testing of this aircraft will be conducted by:—
(a) pilot of the Department
(b) pilot approved for the purpose by the Director
(Information Circular No.8/71 refers)

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CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

FIRM OR PERSON:............................................................................................
ADDRESS:..........................................................................................................
FILE REFERENCE:............................................................................................
DATE:..................................................................................................................
SIGNATURE:............................................
DATE:........................................................

F. FIRM EXECUTING WORK


...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
ADDRESS :
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................

G. I hereby declare that the above particulars are true in every


respect.

………………………………………
(SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT)

DATE: ....................................

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Third Schedule (section 7(2)

CONTENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS

The standard Certificate of Airworthiness issued by the Authority shall be as


follows:

CA Form 102

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS

No. ……………………..
NATIONALITY AND CONSTRUCTOR AND CON- AIRCRAFT SERIAL No.
REGISTRATION STRUCTOR’S DESIGNATION (CONSTRUCTOR’S
MARKS OF AIRCRAFT No.)

CATEGORY :

This Certificate of Airworthiness is issued pursuant to the Convention on


International Civil Aviation dated 7 December 1944 and the Civil Aviation Act
[Cap 13:16], and Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulation Part 5, (2010, as
amended) in force thereunder in respect of the above-mentioned aircraft which
is considered to be airworthy when maintained and operated in accordance with
the foregoing and the pertinent operating limitation.
Serial No. ……………../operating limitations.
(*delete inapplicable)

Date ................................................
............................................................................................................................................
For the Director of Flight Safety and Standards
PTO
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This certificate is valid for the Signature, official stamp and date
period(s) shown below
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to
From to

No entries or endorsements may be made on this certificate except in the manner


and by the persons authorised by the Director of Flight Safety and Standards.
If this certificate is lost, application should be made to the Director for a duplicate
copy.
This certificate must be carried in the aircraft for all flights.

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Fourth Schedule (section 16(3)


EXPORT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR AIRCRAFT

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

EXPORT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR AIRCRAFT

Manufacturer: Aircraft Serial Number:

Designation of Aircraft: Place and Year of Construction:

Certificate of Airworthiness Category: Issued for Export to:

Type and Serial No. of Engine(s) Type and Serial No. of Propeller(s)

THIS CERTIFIES that this aircraft has been examined and at the date of this certificate, is
considered in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations of Zimbabwe and complies
with Certificate of TYPE Approval No. ………. with the Zimbabwe Airworthiness
certification requirements for the abovementioned categories except as noted below
under Exceptions.

This certificate is not a certificate of airworthiness for the purposes of the Civil Aviation
Regulations and therefore does not authorise operation of an aircraft.

Additional conditions, if any, relevant to this certificate are endorsed below.

Note: Unless specifically endorsed, this certificate does not certify compliance with any
agreements between the vendor and the purchaser or with the special requirements of
the importing country.

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Exceptions and Conditions

1.

Airworthiness Delegate: Office of Issue:

Printed Name: Date of Issue:

Signature : ……………………

Valid for 90 days or 100 hours TTIS, whichever is the sooner from the date of
issue.

CA Form AW/013

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Fifth Schedule (section 21(1)


Permit to Fly

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Sixth Schedule (section 33(3)


Annual or one hundred hour inspection
(a) Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection shall, before that
inspection, thoroughly clean the aircraft and aircraft engine and remove or
open all necessary inspection plates, access doors, fairings, and cowlings.
(b) Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection shall inspect,
where applicable, the following components—
(1) Fuselage and hull group—
(i) Fabric and skin—for deterioration, distortion, other evidence of
failure, and defective or insecure attachment of fittings.
(ii) Systems and components - for improper installation, apparent defects,
and unsatisfactory operation.
(iii) The cabin and cockpit group.
(iv) Generally—for uncleanness and loose equipment that might foul the
controls.
(v) Seats and safety belts—for poor condition and apparent defects.
(vi) Windows and windshields—for deterioration and breakage.
(vii) Instruments—for poor condition, mounting, marking, and (where
practicable) for improper operation.
(viii) Flight and engine controls - for improper installation and improper
operation.
(ix) Batteries—for improper installation and improper charge.
(x) All systems—for improper installation, poor general condition,
apparent and obvious defects, and insecurity of attachment.
(2) Engine and nacelle group—
(i) Engine section—for visual evidence of excessive oil, fuel, or hydraulic
leaks, and sources of such leaks.
(ii) Studs and nuts—for improper torquing and obvious defects.
(iii) Internal engine—for cylinder compression and for metal particles
or foreign matter on screens and sump drain plugs. If there is weak
cylinder compression, for improper internal condition and improper
internal tolerances.
(iv) Engine mount—for cracks, looseness of mounting, and looseness of
engine to mount.
(v) Flexible vibration dampeners—for poor condition and deterioration.

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(vi) Engine controls—for defects, improper travel, and improper safetying.


(vii) Lines, hoses, and clamps—for leaks, improper condition, and
looseness.
(viii) Exhaust stacks—for cracks, defects, and improper attachment.
(ix) Accessories—for apparent defects in security of mounting.
(x) All systems—for improper installation, poor general condition,
defects, and insecure attachment.
(xi) Cowling—for cracks and defects.
(3) Landing gear group—
(i) All units—for poor condition and insecurity of attachment.
(ii) Shock absorbing devices—for improper oleo fluid level.
(iii) Linkage, trusses, and members - for undue or excessive wear, fatigue,
and distortion.
(iv) Retracting and locking mechanism—for improper operation.
(v) Hydraulic lines—for leakage.
(vi) Electrical system—for chafing and improper operation of switches.
(vii) Wheels—for cracks, defects, and condition of bearings.
(viii) Tires—for wear and cuts.
(ix) Brakes—for improper adjustment.
(x) Floats and skis—for insecure attachment and obvious or apparent
defects.
(4) Wing and centre section assembly for—
(i) Poor general condition;
(ii) Fabric or skin deterioration;
(iii) Distortion;
(iv) Evidence of failure; and
(v) Insecurity of attachment.
(5) Complete empennage assembly for—
(i) Poor general condition;
(ii) Fabric or skin deterioration;
(iii) Distortion;
(iv) Evidence of failure;
(v) Insecure attachment;

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(vi) Improper component installation; and


(vii) Improper component operation.
(6) Propeller group—
(i) Propeller assembly—for cracks, nicks, binds, and oil leakage;
(ii) Bolts—for improper torquing and lack of safety;
(iii) Anti-icing devices—for improper operations and obvious defects;
and
(iv) Control mechanisms—for improper operation, insecure mounting,
and restricted travel.
(7) Avionics/instrument group—
(i) Avionics/instruments equipment—for improper installation and
insecure mounting.
(ii) Wiring and conduits—for improper routing, insecure mounting, and
obvious defects.
(iii) Bonding and shielding—for improper installation and poor condition.
(iv) Antenna including trailing antenna—for poor condition, insecure
mounting, and improper operation.
(8) Electronic/electrical group—
(i) Wiring and conduits—for improper routing, insecure mounting, and
obvious defects.
(ii) Bonding and shielding—for improper installation and poor condition.
(iii) Each installed miscellaneous item that is not otherwise covered by
this listing and/or has instructions for continued airworthiness—for
improper installation and improper operation.

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Seventh Schedule (sections 6(2), 7(2), 8(1), 10(2), 11(1), 11(3), 13(1), 16(1)
(b), 17(1)(b), 20(3), 21(1), 32(2), 40(2)
For Issue/Renewal of Certificate of Airworthiness
(a) for aircraft not exceeding 5700 kgs USD 120
(b) for aircraft from 5700 to 22500 kgs USD 240
(c) for aircraft from 22501 to 45000 kg USD 360
(d) for aircraft above 45000 kgs USD 360
(e) approval of private aircraft form 224 USD 20
(f) change of category USD 120
For issue/renewal of a special category certificate of airworthiness.
(a) for aircraft not exceeding 5700 kg USD 240
(b) for aircraft from 5701 kg to 22500 kg USD 360
(c) for aircraft from 22501 kgs to 45000 kgs USD 480
(d) for aircraft above 45000 kgs USD 540
(e) for issue of duplicate certificate of airworthi-
ness –
(i) aircraft below 5700 kgs USD 120
(ii) aircraft above 5700 kgs USD 240
(f) for amendment of the certificate of airwor- USD 20
thiness
For a permit to fly
(a) aircraft below 5700 kgs USD 60
(b) aircraft from 5700 kgs to 22500 kg USD 120
(c) aircraft from 22500 kg-45000 kg USD 180
(d) aircraft above 45000 kgs USD 240
(e) Re issue of flight permit 50% of charge
below 5 700
For initial issue of certificate of airworthiness (i.e. first type on aircraft
register)
(a) for aircraft not exceeding 5700 kgs USD 360
(b) for aircraft from 5701 kgs to 22500 kgs USD 420
(c) for aircraft from 22501 kgs to 45000kgs USD 480
(d) for aircraft above 45000 kgs USD 540
For issue of export certificate of airworthiness
(a) for aircraft not exceeding 5700 kgs* USD 1000
(b) for aircraft from 5701 kgs to 22500 kgs* USD 2 000
(c) for aircraft from 22501 kgs to 45000 kgs* USD 5 000
(d) for aircraft exceeding 45000 kgs* USD 6 000

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* In the event that the aircraft is already outside Zimbabwe the operator/
owner shall also pay for fares, ground transport and inspectors subsistence
allowances at CAAZ rates
For approval of aircraft modifications, Major Alterations and Repairs
(a) with approved supplemental type certificate
(i) aircraft 5700 kgs and below USD 30
(ii) aircraft above 5700 kgs USD 300
(b) without approved supplemental type certifi-
cate
(i) aircraft below 5700 kgs USD 60
(ii) aircraft above 5700 kgs USD 300
Weight and Balance
Approval of weight schedule—
(a) public transport—
(i) below 5 700 kg USD 50
(ii) above 5 700 kg USD 75
(b) private transport USD 30
Authorisations/for use of specific Avionics Equipment (TCAS, RNAV,
GPWS)
(a) aircraft below 5 700 kg USD 25
(b) aircraft from 5700 to 22500 kgs USD 50
(c) aircraft above 2 2500 kg USD 300

Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 27th April, 2018.
Printed by the Government Printer, Harare.

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