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Air Transport is essential for economic and social activity, especially so in Malta where external modes of communication are limited to sea and air transport.
The Civil Aviation Directorate ensures that the Maltese air transport industry, in all its aspects, continues to be developed in a safe and efficient manner in order to serve the island’s needs.
The Civil Aviation Directorate regulates all aviation activities in Malta in line Malta's membership to the following organisations:
- the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
- the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
- EUROCONTROL
- the European Aviation Safety Agency
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The Civil Aviation Directorate has a range of responsibilities and offers a selection of services to ensure the safety of those involved and to regulate all practices.
The Civil Aviation Directorate is thus responsible for:
- the safety of aircraft
- aircraft and aerodrome operators
- air navigation service providers
- the licensing of aeronautical personnel
- the conclusion of international air services agreements
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Charges payable to the Director General of Civil Aviation for services listed below are found in the Sixteenth Schedule of the Air Navigation Order 1990
- aircraft registration; aircraft airworthiness certification
- aircraft maintenance organisation approval
- the issue of Part-66 aircraft maintenance licences and validations of non-JAR-66/part 66 aircraft maintenance licence
- copies of documents
- additional charges where functions are performed abroad
- flight crew license, instructor and examiner ratings
- validations of flight crew licences and flight tests
- air traffic controller licenses
- approval of simulators and flight navigation’ procedures trainers
- approval of type rating organisations, operator’s aircraft type conversion course, multi-crew co-operation course
- functions not performed by the Director’s staff
To download the Sixteenth Schedule of the Air Navigation Order
Charges payable to the Director of Civil Aviation for the issue and variation of an Air Operator’s Certificate are available to download at
Fees for Air Operators’ Certificates Regulations
Information relating to Fees for the issue and renewal of an Air Service License and the Approval of a Specific Route are also available for download.
List of Aviation Legislation: http://www.justice.gov.mt
EC aviation-related Regulations may be accessed on:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/legislation/index en html
The Malta Airport Tax was terminated on 1 November 2008.
'TRANSPORT MALTA' is the Authority for Transport in Malta set up by Act XV of 2009