GEN 1.2 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFT

1. GENERAL

1.1 All flights into, from or over the territory of Oman and landings in such territory will be carried out in accordance with the valid regulations of Oman regarding civil aviation.

1.2 Aircraft landing in or departing from the territory of Oman must first land at and finally depart from Muscat International Airport (see AD 2.OOMS) unless a special dispensation has been applied for and granted by the CAA in advance.

2. SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

2.1 General

For regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines into, from or over the territory of Oman,the following requirements must be met:

a) the State of the airline must be a party to the International Air Services Transit Agreement and/or the International Air Transport Agreement; Oman is a party to both Agreements; and

b) the airline must be eligible to make the flights under the provisions of a bilateral or multilateral agreement,to which the State of the airline and Oman are contracting parties, and be in possession of a permit authorizing the operation pursuant to the said agreement.

2.2 Application for permits will be submitted to CAA as detailed below:

a) For scheduled operations into Oman, chartered flights, additional landing flights, technical landings and/or amend flight times, routes and/or operated aircrafts shall be addressed to:

Postal Address :

Directorate of Air Transport

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

P. O. Box 1

POSTAL CODE 111 MUSCAT Sultanate of Oman

TEL : (968) 24 354028 & 354062

Telefax: NIL

AFS : NIL

Email : permits@caa.gov.om

Website : NIL

b) For scheduled overflying flights, additional overflying flights, single overflying flights and/or to amend overflying flight times, routes and/or aircraft shall be addressed to:

Postal Address :

Directorate of Air Transport

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

P. O. Box 1

POSTAL CODE 111 MUSCAT Sultanate of Oman

TEL : (968) 24 354028 & 354062

Telefax:NIL

AFS : NIL

Email : permits-om@caa.gov.om

Website : NIL

3. NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

3.1 General

Operators must obtain permission to carry out nonscheduled flights into, from or over the territory of Oman, whether or not for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail.

All Non-scheduled aircraft overflying the Sultanate of Oman and operating into Muscat Intl and Salalah airports shall quote the permit number granted on each and every Flight Plan.

3.2 Information required

Applications for such permission will be submitted to the CAA at the address given in GEN 1.2-1 paragraph 2.2 a) in sufficient time to arrive not less than seventytwo hours in advance of the intended landing or overflight.

Applications for non-scheduled flights must include the following information in the order shown:

1) Name of operator and full mailing address (including telephone/fax/e-mail)

2) Type of aircraft, MTOW, registration marks and availability of ACAS-II and serviceable transponder

3) Callsign/flight number (ICAO 3 letter code)

4) Operator’s IATA Code

5) Dates and times of arrival at and departure from Muscat Intl Airport/Salalah Airport

6) Entry/exit points within Muscat FIR, itinerary schedule ETD/ETA

7) Place or places of embarkation or disembarkation abroad, as the case may be, of passenger and/or freight

8) Purpose of flight, number of passengers and/or nature and amount of freight

9) Name, address and business of charterer if any

10) Names of crew members

11) Valid and clear copies of the following documents (not required for private and overflying flights and/or technical stops):

- air operator certificate with the specifications

- certificate of air worthiness

- certificate of registration

- certificate of insurance

- aircraft noise certificate

- radio licenses certificate

12) Responsible authority for air navigation, landing and parking charges:

- head of accounts dept. with full mailing address

- account payable

- telephone/fax and e-mail address

4. PRIVATE FLIGHTS

4.1 General

Operators must obtain permission to carry out private flights into, from or over the territory of Oman.

4.2 Information required

Application for such permission will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.2 non-scheduled flights, and is to be addressed to the Directorate of Air Transport at the address given in sub-paragraph 2.2 (b) (no copies of certificates required).

5. MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC FLIGHTS

5.1 Applications for permission for military, diplomatic and government aircraft to overfly or land in Oman must be submitted fifteen (15) days in advance through diplomatic channels.

6. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Aircraft documents required

It is necessary that the undermentioned aircraft documents be submitted by all operators on entry and departure of their aircraft to and from Oman. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format, as set forth in the relevant Appendices to Annex 9, and are acceptable when furnished in English or Arabic and completed in legible handwriting. No visas are required in connection with such documents.

Document Required	General Declaration			Passenger Manifest			Cargo Manifest
by - for	Arr	Trans	Dep	Arr	Trans	Dep	Arr	Trans	Dep
Immigr. Health Customs	3 1 1	3 0 1	2 1 1	3 2 1	3 0 0	3 2 1	1 1 2	0 0 2	1 1 2
Total	5	4	4	6	3	6	4	2	4

6.2 Public Health measures applied to aircraft

No Public Health measures are normally required to be carried out in respect of aircraft entering Oman. When circumstances necessitate such measures being taken, responsible authorities will receive adequate prior notification.