Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday disclosed that the new Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) promulgated in December 2015, would take effect from July 1, 2016.
This was contained in a circular Ref: NCAA/DG/AOL/21/16/01 sent to all airline operators last month.
Spokesman for NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, said that while all operators were in possession of the copies of the regulations, the interregnum between April and the commencement date was a permissible transitional period.
Adurogboye noted that during this time, all stakeholders were expected to acquaint themselves with the contents therein for seamless implementation.
The process of review was set in motion to align Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) with recent International Civil Aviation Organisations (ICAO) amendments and industry observations received by the NCAA.
In other words, the reviewed Nig.CARs is to ensure a completion of the Annexes. Provisions have therefore been made for economic and consumer protection regulations that were hitherto not incorporated in the 2009 edition.
Adurogboye reiterated that in addition, the NCAA decided on the review to standardise the operational procedures, implementation and enforcement in the industry.
His words: “All these have been done in conformity with the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) as contained in the Annexes to the Chicago Convention.”
