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AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 0.1-1
10 JUN 04
PART 1 GENERAL (GEN)
GEN 0.
GEN 0.1 PREFACE
1.
Name of the responsible publishing authority
The Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) has been elaborated by the
Aeronautical Publications and Cartography Unit which forms part of Air Navigation
Services of Civil Aviation Direction General.
2.
Applicable ICAO documents
The AIP is published according with the Standards and Recommended Practices
(SARPS) of Annex 15 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the
Aeronautical Information Services Manual (ICAO DOC 8126). Charts contained in the
AIP are made in accordance with Annex 4 to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation and the Aeronautical Chart Manual (ICAO DOC 8697). Differences from ICAO
Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures are indicated in subsection GEN
1.7.
3.
3.1
The AIP structure and established regular amendment interval.
AIP structure
The AIP forms part of Integrated Aeronautical Information Package; details are
indicated on subsection GEN 3.1. The AIP structure is shown in graphic form on
page GEN 0.1-4.
The AIP is divided in three Parts, General information (GEN), En route (ENR) and
Aerodromes (AD), each one is divided in sections and subsections, containing
different types of information.
3.1.1 Part 1- General (GEN)
Part 1 consists of five sections containing information as briefly described
hereafter.
GEN 0.- Preface; Record of AIP Amendments; Record of AIP Supplements, Checklist
of AIP pages; List of hand amendments incorporated to the AIP; and the Index of
Part 1.
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AIP
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GEN 1. NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTSDesignated authorities; entry, transit and departure of aircraft; Entry, transit
and departure of passengers and crew; Entry, transit and departure of cargo;
Aircraft instruments, equipment and flight documents; Summary of national
regulations and international agreements/conventions; and Differences from ICAO
Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures.
GEN 2. Tables and codes- Measuring system, Aircraft nationality and registration
marks, holidays; Abbreviations used in AIS publications; Chart symbols; Location
indicators; List of radio navigation aids; Conversion tables; and Sunrise/Sunset
tables.
GEN 3. Services- Aeronautical Information Services; Aeronautical Charts; Air
Traffic Services; Communication services; Meteorological services; Search and
Rescue.
GEN 4. Aerodromes charges /heliports and air navigation services
Aerodromes charges use/ Heliports; and Air Navigation Services.
3.1.2 Part 2- en route (ENR)
Part 2 consist of seven sections containing information as briefly described
hereafter.
ENR 0.- Preface; Record of AIP Amendments; Record of AIP Supplements, Checklist
of AIP pages; List of hand amendments incorporated to the AIP; and the Index of
Part 2.
ENR 1. General rules and procedures- General Rules; Visual Flight Rules;
Instrument Flight Rules; ATS Airspace Classification; Holding, Approach and
Departure Procedures, Radar Services and Procedures; Altimeter Setting procedures;
Regional Supplementary Procedures (DOC. 7030 ICAO); Air Traffic Flow management;
Flight Planning; Addressing of Flight Plan Messages; Civil Aircraft Interception;
Unlawful Interference; and Air Traffic Incident.
ENR 2. Air traffic services airspace- Detailed description of Flight Information
Region (FIR); Upper Flight Information Regions (UIR); Terminal Control Area (TMA),
other regulated airspace.
ENR 3. ATS Routes - Detailed description of Lower ATS Routes, Upper ATS Routes;
Area Navigation Routes, Helicopter Routes; Other National Lower Routes; and Enroute Holding.
Note- Other types of routes specified in connection with procedures for traffic
to and from aerodromes are described in sections and subsections of Part 3 Aerodromes.
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ENR 4. Radio navigation aids/systems.- Radio navigation aids -en-route; Special
navigation systems; Name-code designators for significant points; and Aeronautical
ground lights -en route.
ENR 5. Navigation warnings- Prohibited, restricted and danger areas; exercise and
training areas; other activities of dangerous nature; (Active volcanoes of Costa
Rica), Air navigation obstacles - en-route; Aerial sporting and recreational
activities; Bird migration and areas with sensitive fauna.
ENR 6. En-route chart –ICAO and index charts Index charts will be included in
this section.
3.1.3 Part 3- aerodromes (AD)
Part 3 consist in four sections containing information as briefly described
hereafter.
AD O.- Preface; Record of AIP Amendments; Record of AIP Supplements, Checklist of
AIP pages; List of hand amendments incorporated to the AIP; and the Index of Part
3.
AD 1.- Aerodromes/heliports - Introduction- Aerodrome/heliport availability;
Rescue and fire fighting services. Index of aerodromes and heliports, Controlled
Airports, Local Aerodromes List (VFR only), Aerodromes grouping.
AD 2.- Aerodromes- Detailed information about aerodromes.
AD 3.- Heliports- Information about National heliports.
3.2 Regular amendment interval
Regular amendments to AIP will be issued with the necessary frequency in order to
keep this document up to date.
4. Service to contact in case of detected AIP errors or omissions.
In the compilation of the AIP, care has been taken to ensure that the information
contained therein is accurate and complete. Any errors and omissions which may
nevertheless be detected, as well as any documentation delivery concerning the
Integrated Aeronautical Information Package, should be referred to:
DIRECCION GENERAL DE AVIACION CIVIL
SERVICIOS DE INFORMACION AERONAUTICA
EDIFICIO CONTROL RADAR
APARTADO 5026-1000
SAN JOSE-COSTA RICA
Telefax: (506) 2443-1648
E-mail: [email protected]
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THE INTEGRATED AERONAUTICAL
INFORMACION PACKAGE
NOTAM AND PIB
------ AIP INCLUDING AMENDMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTS
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AIC
CHECKLIST AND
SUMMARIES
PART 1
GENERAL (GEN)
PARTE 2
EN ROUTE (ENR)
PARTE 3
AERODROMES (AD)
GEN 0
ENR 0
AD 0
GEN 1
AERODROMES/HELIPORTS
REQUIREMENTS
ENR 1
GENERAL RULES AND
PROCEDURES
GEN 2
TABLES Y CODES
ENR 2
ATS AIRSPACE
AD 2
AERODROMES
GEN 3
SERVICES
ENR 3
ATS ROUTES
AD 3
HELIPORTS
GEN 4
CHARGES FOR
ENR 4
RADIO NAVIGATION
AIDS/SYSTEMS
NATIONAL REULATIONS AND
AERODROMES/HELIPORTS AND
AD 1
INTRODUCTION
AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES
ENR 5
NAVIGATION WARNINGS
ENR 6
EN-ROUTE NAVIGATION CHARTS
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USE OF SYMBOLOGY IN AIP AMENDMENTS
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IN SECTION GEN 1.7
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Pages with numeration: A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6
P.I, A6 P.II, A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,
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GEN 0.2 RECORD OF AIP AMENDMENTS
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28 NOV/14
3.2-6
06 FEB/14
*6.1-3.9
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.11
28 NOV/14
3.3-1
18 JUL/12
*6.1-3.10
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.12
28 NOV/14
3.3-2
26 NOV/12
6.1-4
06 FEB/14
*MROC AD 2.13
28 NOV/14
3.4-1
11 FEB/10
*MROC AD 2.14
28 NOV/14
3.5-1
25 MAR/99
*MROC AD 2.15
28 NOV/14
3.6-1
06 FEB/14
*MROC AD 2.16
28 NOV/14
3.6-2
06 FEB/14
*MROC AD 2.17
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.19
28 NOV/14
ENR 4
Part 3 Aerodromes (AD)
AD 0
*0.6-1
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.20
28 NOV/14
*0.6-2
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.21
28 NOV/14
*0.6-3
28 NOV/14
*MROC AD 2.22
28 NOV/14
4.1-1
06 FEB/14
4.2-1
22 OCT/09
*MROC AD 2.23
28 NOV/14
4.3-1
11 FEB/10
*MROC AD 2.25
28 NOV/14
4.4-1
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 1
06 FEB/14
4.4-2
26 NOV/12
MROC AD 3
22 AGO/14
4.5-1
22 OCT/09
MROC AD 4
29 NOV/10
ENR 5
AD 1
*1.1-1
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 6
06 FEB/14
*1.1-2
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 7
29 NOV/10
29 NOV/10
*1.1-3
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 7.1
5.1-1
29 JUL/10
*1.2-1
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 7.2
22 OCT/09
5.1-2
29 JUL/10
*1.3-1
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 7.3
29 NOV/10
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Page
Date
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Date
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Part 3 Aerodromes (AD)
AD 2 MRLM
MROC AD 7.4
06 FEB/14
MRPV AD 11
30 JUN/11
MROC AD 7.5
06 FEB/14
MRPV AD 11.1
29 JUL/10
MROC AD 7.6
22 AGO/13
MRPV AD 11.2
29 JUL/10
MRLM AD 2.1
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 9.1
29 NOV/10
MRPV AD 11.3
29 JUL/13
MRLM AD 2.2
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 9.2
29 NOV/10
MRPV AD 11.4
29 NOV/10
MRLM AD 2.3
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 9.4
22 OCT/09
MRPV AD 11.5
29 NOV/10
MRLM AD 2.4
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 9.5
22 AGO/13
MRPV AD 13
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 2.5
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 9.6
06 FEB/14
MRPV AD 13.1
18 JUL/12
MRLM AD 2.6
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 10.1
18 JUL/12
MRLM AD 2.7
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 10.2
18 JUL/12
MRLM AD 2.8
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 2.9
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 2.10
22 AGO/14
AD 2 MRLB
MROC AD 10.3
22 OCT/09
MROC AD 10.4
22 AGO/13
MROC AD 10.5
22 AGO/13
*MRLB AD 2.1
28 NOV/14
MRLM AD 2.11
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 10.6
22 AGO/13
MRLB AD 2.2
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 2.13
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 11
30 JUN/11
MRLB AD 2.3
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 2.15
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 11.1
18 JUL/12
MRLB AD 2.4
22 AGO/14
*MRLM AD 2.17
28 NOV/14
MROC AD 11.2
29 JUL/10
MRLB AD 2.5
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 1
29 NOV/10
MROC AD 11.3
29 JUL/10
MRLB AD 2.6
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 3
29 NOV/10
MROC AD 11.4
22 AGO/14
MRLB AD 2.7
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 10
29 JUL/10
MROC AD 12
22 AGO/14
MRLB AD 2.8
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 11.1
29 JUL/10
MROC AD 13
12 MAY/05
MRLB AD 2.9
22 AGO/14
MRLM AD 11.2
29 JUL/10
MROC AD 14
29 JUL/10
MRLB AD 2.10
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 15
06 FEB/14
MRLB AD 2.11
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 16
06 FEB/14
MRLB AD 2.12
22 AGO/14
MROC AD 17
06 FEB/14
MRLB AD 2.13
22 AGO/14
*AD 3.1
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 2.15
22 AGO/14
*AD 3.2
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 2.17
22 AGO/14
*AD 3.3
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 2.18
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.4
28 NOV/14
AD 2 MRPV
AD 3
*MRPV AD 2.1
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 2.19
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.5
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.2
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 2.21
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.6
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.3
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 1
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.7
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.4
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 3
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.8
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.5
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 6
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.9
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.6
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 7
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.10
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.7
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 7.1
28 NOV/14
*AD 3.11
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.8
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 9
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.9
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 9.1
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.10
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 9.2
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.11
28 NOV/14
*MRLB AD 10.1
28 NOV/14
*MRPV AD 2.12
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 10.2
29 JUL/10
*MRPV AD 2.13
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 10.3
29 JUL/10
*MRPV AD 2.15
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 10.4
29 JUL/10
*MRPV AD 2.16
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 11
30 JUN/11
*MRPV AD 2.17
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 11.1
12 MAY/05
*MRPV AD 2.18
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 11.2
12 MAY/05
*MRPV AD 2.19
28 NOV/14
MRLB AD 12
22 OCT/09
MRPV AD 1
29 NOV/10
MRLB AD 13
12 MAY/05
MRPV AD 3
29 NOV/10
*MRLB AD 14
28 NOV/14
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GEN 0.5-1
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GEN 0.5 LIST OF HAND AMENDMENTS
INCORPORATED TO THE AIP
AIP PAGE(S)
AFFECTED
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INTRODUCED BY
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GEN 0.6-1
22 0CT 09
GEN 0.6 INDEX OF PART 1
PAGE
GEN 1. NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
GEN 1.1 Designated authorities................................... GEN 1.1-1
GEN 1.2 Entry, transit and departure of aircraft................. GEN 1.2-1
GEN 1.3 Entry, transit and departure of passengers and crew...... GEN 1.3-1
GEN 1.4 Entry, transit and departure of cargo.................... GEN 1.4-1
GEN 1.5 Aircraft instruments, equipment and flight documents .... GEN 1.5-1
GEN 1.6 Summary of national regulations and international
Agreements/conventions................................... GEN 1.6-1
GEN 1.7 Differences from ICAO standards, recommended
Practices and procedures................................. GEN 1.7-1
GEN 2.
TABLES AND CODES
GEN 2.1 Measuring system, aircraft markings, holidays
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
Units of measurement...........................
Temporal reference System......................
Horizontal reference System....................
Vertical reference System......................
Nationality and registration marks.............
Holidays.......................................
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
2.1-1
2.1-1
2.1-1
2.1-2
2.1-2
2.1-2
GEN 2.2 Abbreviations used in AIS publications................... GEN 2.2-1
GEN 2.3 Chart symbols............................................ GEN 2.3-1
GEN 2.4 Location indicators...................................... GEN 2.4-1
GEN 2.5 List of radio navigation aids............................ GEN 2.5-1
GEN 2.6 Conversion tables........................................ GEN 2.6-1
GEN 2.7 Sunrise/Sunset tables.................................... GEN 2.7-1
GEN 3.
SERVICES
GEN 3.1 Aeronautical information services........................ GEN 3.1-1
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
Responsible dependency.........................
Area of responsibility.........................
Aeronautical publications......................
AIRAC System...................................
Pre-flight information service at
Aerodromes/heliports...........................
GEN 3.1.6 Terrain and obstacles electronic Data..........
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3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.1-1
3.1-2
3.1-2
3.1-6
GEN 3.1-7
GEN 3.1-7
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GEN 3.2
Aeronautical charts..................................... GEN 3.2-1
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN 3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.2-1
3.2-1
3.2-1
3.2-2
3.2-5
3.2-7
3.2-8
3.2-9
Responsible dependency........................
Area of responsibility........................
Types of services.............................
Coordination between the operator and ATS.....
Minimum flight altitude.......................
ATS units address list........................
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.3-1
3.3-1
3.3-2
3.3-2
3.3-2
3.3-3
Types of service..............................
Requirements and conditions...................
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.4-1
3.4-1
3.4-2
3.4-2
Meteorological service.................................. GEN 3.5-1
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.5.4
3.5.5
3.5.6
3.5.7
3.5.8
3.5.9
GEN 3.6
Responsible dependency........................ GEN
Maintenance of charts......................... GEN
Purchase arrangements......................... GEN
Aeronautical chart series available........... GEN
List of aeronautical charts available......... GEN
Index of aeronautical chart 1:500.000 .........GEN
Topographical charts.......................... GEN
Corrections to charts not included in the AIP. GEN
Communication service................................... GEN 3.4-1
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN 3.5
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8
Air traffic services.................................... GEN 3.3-1
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN 3.4
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Responsible dependency............................
Area of responsibility............................
Meteorological observations and reports...........
Types of services.................................
Notification required from operators..............
Aircraft reports..................................
VOLMET service....................................
SIGMET service....................................
Other automated meteorological services...........
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.5-1
3.5-1
3.5-2
3.5-4
3.5-4
3.5-4
3.5-5
3.5-6
3.5-7
Search and rescue....................................... GEN 3.6-1
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6-3
3.6-4
3.6.5
3.6.6
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Types of service..............................
SAR agreements................................
Conditions of availability....................
Procedures and/or signals used................
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
3.6-1
3.6-1
3.6-1
3.6-2
3.6-2
3.6-2
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GEN 4.
GEN 4.1
GEN 0.6-3
11 FEB 2010
CHARGES FOR AERODROMES/HELIPORTS USE AND AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES
Charges for aerodromes/heliports......................GEN 4.1-1
Juan Santamaría International Airport
GEN
Gen
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
4.1.6
landing of aircraft.........................GEN
Parking.....................................GEN
Passenger Service...........................GEN
Security....................................GEN
Noise-related items.........................GEN
Other.......................................GEN
Non aeronautical charges....................GEN
GEN 4.1.7 Cargo.......................................GEN
4.1-1
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-3
4.1-6
4.1-7
Tobías Bolaños Palma, Daniel Oduber Q. and Limón Intl Airports
GEN
Gen
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN
GEN 4.2
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4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
4.1.6
landing of aircraft.........................GEN
Parking.....................................GEN
Passenger Service...........................GEN
Security....................................GEN
Noise-related items.........................GEN
Other.......................................GEN
4.1-1
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-2
4.1-5
Air Navigation Services Charges.......................GEN 4.1-8
Exemptions/reductions.................................GEN 4.1-8
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GEN 1.1-1
NOV 28, 14
GEN 1. NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
GEN 1.1 DESIGNATED AUTHORITIES
Addresses of designated authorities in charge of International Air Navigation are the following:
1. Civil Aviation of General Direction
Ministerio Obras Públicas y Transportes
P.O. Box 5026-1000
San José, Costa Rica C.A.
Tel: (506) 2242-8000
Fax: (506) 2231-2107
Web page: www.dgac.go.cr
5. Health
Departamento de Vigilancia Epidemiológica
Ministerio de Salud.
San José, Costa Rica, C.A.
Tel: (506) 2255-1427 / 2221-3704
Fax: (506) 2221-1167
Web: www.netsalud.sa.cr/ms
2. Meteorology
Departamento de Meteorología
Sinóptica y Aeronáutica
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional
P.O. Box 5583-1000
Tel: (506) 2222-5616
Fax: (506) 2223-1837
AFS: MROCYMYX
Web page: www.inm.ac.cr
En route charges
COCESNA Alajuela
P.O Box: 119-4003
Juan Santamaría Int. Airport
(506) 2440-3541
(506) 2430-0224 Ext 6035
(506) 2430-0224 Ext 6055
AFS: MROCYGYX
2. Customs Service
Dirección General de Aduanas
Ministerio de Hacienda
P.O. Box 10033
Tel: (506) 2233-9525 / 223-0086
FAX: (506) 2223-7334 / 222-2581
Web page: www.hacienda.go.cr/aduanas
6. Agricultural quarantine
Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal
Ministerio de Agricultura y
Ganadería.
4. Migration
Dirección General de Inmigración y Extranjería.
Ministerio de Seguridad Pública
San José, Costa Rica C.A.
Tel: (506) 2220-0355 / 2220-1852
Fax: (506) 2226-7823
Web page: www.migracion.go.cr
Aircraft Accidents Investigation
Aircraft Accidents Investigation Board
Tobias Bolaños International Airport
Telfax: ( 506) 2290-0664
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Aerodrome/heliport charges
See Item 1
P.O. Box 0094-1000, San José,
Costa Rica.
Tel: (506) 2260-6190 / 2262-0225 / 2262-0221
Fax: (506) 2260-8301
Web page: www.mag.go.cr
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GEN 1.2-1
22 OCT 09
GEN 1.2 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFT
1.
General
1.1 All flights toward, from or over territory of Costa Rica shall be subject to
the current regulations of Law No. 5150 and its current rules in Costa Rica.
1.2 Aircraft flying into or departing from territory of Costa Rica must do it
from an International Airport. (See Part 3- sections AD 1.3-1, AD 2).
2. Scheduled flights
2.1
General
2.1.1
For regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines
into or in transit across Costa Rica, the following requirements must be met:
a.
The State of the airline must be a party to an International Air Service
Transit Agreement and/or the International Air Transport Agreement. Costa
Rica is a party to both Agreements.
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 Costa Rica are contracting parties and must have a permit to operate
into, or in transit across Costa Rica. Applications for such permits shall
be submitted to the Civil Aviation Technical Council.
2.2
Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft.
2.2.1 It is necessary that the under-mentioned aircraft documents be submitted by
airline operators for clearance on entry or departure of their aircraft to and
from Costa Rica. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format
as set forth in the relevant appendices to ICAO Annex 9, and are acceptable when
furnished in English or Spanish and completed in legible handwriting. No visas
are required in connection with such documents.
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22 OCT 09
2.2.2
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Aircraft documents required (arrival/departure)
Required by
General
declaration
Passenger
Manifest
MIGRATION
1
1
CUSTOMS
1
1
Cargo
Manifest
Other
a)Registration Certificate
1
b)Airworthiness Certificate
AGRICULTURAL
QUARANTINE
c) Noise Levels Certificate
(if necessary)
AIRPORT
OPERATOR
d)Air Operator Certificate,
specifications
and
limitations of operation
e)Radio
license
aircraft
f)
Civil
Insurance
besides;
of
the
responsibility
Certificate,
See aeronautical
regulations of Costa Rica,
RAC OPS Part 1, OPS
sections. 1125, 1130 and
1135.
Note.-
a) One copy or the General Declaration is endorsed and returned by Customs,
signifying clearance.
b) If no passengers are embarking (disembarking) and no articles are laden
(un-laden), no aircraft documents except copies of the General
Declaration need be submitted to the above authorities.
3.
Non-scheduled flights
3.1 Procedures
3.1.1 If an operator of non-schedule Air transport intends to carry out a nonschedule flight in transit across or making non-traffic stops in, the territory
of Costa Rica, it is not necessary for the operator to obtain prior authorization.
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GEN 1.2-3
22 OCT 09
3.1.2 If an operator intends to perform a non-schedule flight into Costa Rica
for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail, it is
necessary for the operator to apply to the Civil Aviation Direction General of
Costa Rica for permission to carry out such operations not less than twenty-four
hours in advance of the intended landing. The application must include the
following information in the order shown hereunder:
a. Name of operator
b. Airport where landing is intended
c. Date and time of flight operation, indicating estimated time of arrival and
departure to the airport to which the flight departs or land.
d. Route the flight will follow
e. Type of aircraft, specifying the capacity (seats, freight capacity)
f. Purpose of flight and type of charter (passenger, freight or combined).
g. Place of departure and final destination. In case that intends to transport
passengers originated in our country, they must present the rates that will
apply to obtain the authorization and register.
h. Company that will afford the ground handling services.
i. Present the necessary documents to verify if it is a charter operation.
(When transporting passengers, by the tourist issuing/ receiving agency; or
when transporting freight, by the freighter documents)
j. Provide backup documentation indicating the applicant has been submitted to
Audit Program of Technical Security (IOSA) of International Air Transport
Association “IATA”. “The submission of this requirement will conduct to an
early authorization. Contrary case the procedure will be carried out according
ordinary proceeding”.
3.2. Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft.
Same requirements as for SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
4.
4.1
Private flights
Advance Notification of arrival
4.1.1 The information contained in the flight plan is accepted as adequate advance
notification of the arrival, of incoming aircraft.
Such information must be
transmitted so that it will be received by the public authorities concerned well
in advance before arrival.
4.2
Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft.
Same established documentation as for schedules flights, were applicable.
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22 OCT 09
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5. Public health measures applied to aircraft.
5.1 No public health measures are required to be carried out in respect of aircraft
entering Costa Rica, with the following exception:
5.2 Aircraft arriving from any country may land at any international airport in
Costa Rica provided that the aircraft has been disinfected approximately thirty
(30) minutes before arrival at the airport. This action must be properly recorded
in the Health Section of the General Declaration. The insecticide to be used is
made of pyrethrin (kooper spray). If, in special circumstances a second spraying
of the aircraft to be carried out on the ground is deemed necessary by the public
health authorities, passengers and crew are permitted to disembark beforehand.
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GEN 1.3-1
AUG 22, 2014
GEN 1.3 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGERS AND CREW
1. Customs requirements
1.1 Baggage or articles belonging to disembarking passengers and crew will be
immediately released except for those selected for inspection by the customs
authorities. Such baggage will be cleared on the basis of an oral declaration
except in the case of returning citizens.
1.2 No customs formalities are normally required on departure.
2. Migration requirements
2.1 General guidelines of entrance visa for non residents
2.2 The citizens of the following countries may enter to Costa Rica without visa
and with a maximum permanence of up to 90 natural days, due to Agreements,
International Conventions or Exchange notes. (See Annex).
2.3 FIRST GROUP:
Alemania
Andorra
Argentina
Australia*
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Bélgica
Brasil
Bulgaria
Canadá
Croacia
Panamá
Polonia
Paraguay
Polonia
Portugal
Principado de Mónaco
San Marino
Puerto Rico
Serbia
Sudáfrica
Reino Unido de la Gran
Bretaña
E Irlanda del Norte**
República Checa
República de Corea del
Sur
República Helénica
(Grecia)
Rumania
Santa Sede Vaticano
Singapur
República de China
(Taiwán)
Trinidad y TobAUG
Paraguay
Uruguay
Finlandia
Francia*
Hungría
Irlanda
Islandia
Israel
Italia
Japón
Letonia
Liechtenstein
Lituania
Luxemburgo
Malta
Chile
México
Chipre
Dinamarca*
Eslovaquia
Eslovenia
España
Estados Unidos de
América*
Estonia
Montenegro
Noruega*
Nueva Zelanda*
Países Bajos (Holanda)*
(*) Their dependencies receive similar consideration
(**) Include England, Wales and Scotland.
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GEN 1.3-2
AUG 22, 2014
2.4 SECOND GROUP:
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The citizens of the following countries may enter to Costa Rica without visa,
with a maximum permanence of up to 30 natural days:
Antigua y Barbuda
Belice
Bolivia
Dominica
El Salvador*
Filipinas
Fiyi
Granada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Islas Marianas del Norte
Islas Marshall
Islas Salomón
Kiribati
Maldivas
Mauricio
Micronesia (Estados Federados)
Nauru
Palaos
Reino de Tonga
Samoa
San Cristóbal y Nieves
San Vicente y Granadinas
Santa Lucía
Santo Tomé y Príncipe
Seychelles
Surinam
Tuvalu
Turquía
Vanuatu
Venezuela
2.5 THIRD GROUP:
The citizens of the following countries may enter to Costa Rica with Consular
Visa and with a maximum permanence of up to 30 natural days:
Albania
Guinea Ecuatoria República Árabe Saharahui (Sahara
Occidental)
Angola
India
República Centro Africana
Arabia Saudí
Indonesia
República Popular China*
Argelia
Jordania
República de Macedonia
Armenia
Kazajistán
República del Congo
Azerbaiyán
Kenia
República Democrática del Congo
(Antes Zaire)
Bahráin
Kirquizistán
República Democrática Popular de
Laos
Benin
Kosovo
República Dominicana
Bielorrusia
Kuwait
Ruanda
Bosnia y Hercegovina
Lesoto
Senegal
Botsuana
Liberia
Sierra Leona
Brunéi-Darrusal
Libia
Sudán del Norte
Burkina Faso (Alto Volta) Líbano
Sudán del Sur
Burundi
Madacascar
Swazilandia
Bután
Malasia
Tailandia
Cabo Verde
Malaui
Taiwan (Región)
Camboya
Mali
Tanzania
Camerún
Marruecos
Tayikistán
Colombia
Mauritania
Timor Oriental
Costa de Marfil
Moldavia
Togo
Comoras
Mongolia
Túnez
Chad
Mozambique
Turkmenistán
Ecuador
Namibia
Ucrania
Egipto
Nepal
Uganda
Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Nicaragua
Uzbekistán
Federación Rusa
Níger
Viet Nam
Gabón
Nigeria
Yemen
Gambia
Omán
Yibuti
Georgia
Pakistán
Zambia
Ghana
Papua
Nueva Zimbabue
Guinea
Guinea
Perú
Guinea Bissau
Qatar
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2.6 Fourth Group:
Admitted with restricted visa and consulted to the General Director of Migration
and Immigration, who he will submit it to the committee of restricted visas.
Afganistán
Bangladesh
Cuba
Eritrea
Etiopía
Haití
Irán
Iraq
Jamaica
Myanmar (Birmania)
Palestina
República Árabe Siria
República Popular Democrática Corea del Norte
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Input exceptions for nationals of countries of the Third and Fourth group: The
nationals of the countries located in the third and fourth group who meet any
of the exceptions stipulated income or conditions set out below may terminate
the process of consular visas or Costa Rican restricted:
1) Nationals of countries located in the third and fourth group having
multiple entry visas (tourist visa, crew visa or business visa) to USA (only B1
-B2 visa or visa type D multiple income), Canada (only multiple visa), the
countries of the EU and / or Schengen visa (multiple entries only), stamped in
your passport, visa consultation may dispense to enter Costa Rica. The length
of stay will not be greater than the duration of the visa applied for and not
exceed 30 days.
2) Nationals of countries located in the third and fourth group having
multiple entry visa used and valid for six months (tourist visa, crew member
visa or business visa) to Japan, stamped in their passport, they can do
without consular visa. The period of six months should be counted from the
date of entry to Costa Rica.
3) Nationals of countries located in the third and fourth group, with a
legal residence that allows multiple entries and a minimum of six months in the
United States, Canada and the countries of the European Union, may dispense with
visa check to enter Costa Rica. The period of six months should be counted from
the date of entry to Costa Rica. Nationals who do not have the legal six-month
stay required, shall be eligible for a visa check in Costa Rica in the respective
country to be granted under the guidelines established in Executive Order 36626
-G Rules for Granting Visas, being at the discretion of consul apply this
modality. The length of stay is up to 30 calendar days and the validity of the
passport is six months. This exception shall not apply to income persons of
legal permanency as refugee, in which case they must obtain an entry visa by the
procedure laid down in Executive Order 36626 -G, Regulations for Granting Visas.
4) Nationals of the countries located in the third and fourth group of
legal permanency for a period not less than six months, the first group of
countries that are not in the assumptions of the preceding paragraph may request
a visa check Rica in the country of legal residence, to be granted under the
guidelines established in the Executive Order 36626-G, Regulations for Granting
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Visas whenever they present before the respective Costa Rican consul, the
identity document attesting that permanency. The Costa Rican consuls should
check with the immigration authorities of the country of residence, the
authenticity of that condition. The period of six months should be counted from
the date of entry to Costa Rica. The length of stay is up to 30 calendar days
and the validity of the passport is six months.
5) Nicaraguan nationals can obtain a single or double transit visa at the
Consulates of Costa Rica based in Nicaragua and Panama by presenting ticket
books on record dates of entry and exit and proof of payment of duties consult
visas for one or two as needed. Admission to Costa Rica with the use of this
type of visa must be made exclusively by the Peñas Blancas border posts and Paso
Canoas (strictly an income each border crossing). If the person tries to enter
any other place, it will be rejected. The validity for using the transit visa
is 180 days.
6) The General Consulate of Costa Rica in Beijing, China grants consular
entry visas as tourism as regulated in Regulation for Granting Visas, Executive
Decree 36626-G, except as indicated in paragraph 7 of this directive.
7) Visa applications for Chinese nationality minors shall be governed
exclusively by the General Direction of Immigration as a consulted visa or
exceptional visa. These visa applications must be processed by the parents or
by the legal guardian, who must demonstrate that holds custody, upbringing and
education of the minor. The process to be followed for these requests is set to
minors of Chinese nationality, required by Regulation for Granting Visas,
Executive Decree 36626-G.
8) The visas for Chinese nationals who intend to opt in Costa Rica for
special categories such as students, researchers, teachers, volunteers,
religious and business or residence for family reunification shall be dealt with
exclusively at the General Direction of Immigration, as consulted visa or
exceptional visa in accordance with the provisions of the Costa Rican immigration
legislation.
9) The nationals of Hong Kong owners of British passports for overseas
citizens (British National Overseas / BN) that are in force, receive the same
treatment as nationals of the first group of these rules, so do not require visa
to enter the country and retention will be for thirty days. Hong Kong nationals
who do not carry the travel document, it does require consular visa and will
apply the relevant provisions of the China Republic.
10) For other nationals of a third party to request an entry visa at a
Costa Rican consulate other than their country of origin or residence and are
not within the exceptions indicated above, the consular officer shall forward
the request to the General Direction of Immigration, for evaluation. These
applications will be assessed according to the provisions of Executive Order
36626-G Rules for Granting Visas. For nationals of a fourth group, which require
visa to enter Costa Rica and is not within the exceptions indicated above
foreign, they may use a restricted visa application to the Committee on
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Restricted visas, the consular officer shall forward the request to the Committee
for evaluation through the Visa Unit of the General Directiont of Immigration.
These applications will be assessed according to the provisions of Executive
Order 36626-G, Regulations for Granting Visas.
TRANSITORY I
The national from countries no listed in the previous four groups are included
in the Fourth Group.
TRANSITORY II
The circular DG-0038-09-2013 is repealed from the date of the publication of the
new guidelines in the Diario Oficial La Gaceta.
TRANSITORY III
British, French, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, New Zealand and Americans dependencies
receive equal treatment while carry passport from the country of which they are
dependent.
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DEPENDENCES
ARGENTINEAN
Islas Malvinas
BRITISH
Anguila
Ascensión
Bermudas
Gibraltar
Caimán Island
Canal Island
Man Island
Pitcairn Island
Turks and Caicos Island
British Virgin Island
Monserrat
St. Helena
British Indian Ocean Territory
FRENCH
Guadeloupe
French Guiana
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Polynesian French
Reunión
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Martín
French Southern Territories
Wallis y Fortuna
DUTCH
Netherlands Antilles
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
DANISH
Greenland
Faroe Island
AUSTRALIANAS
Cocos Islands
Christmas Islands
Heard and McDonald Island
Norfolk Islands
AMERICAN
Guam
Minor Outlying Islands United States
Us. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
NEO ZELAND
Cook Islands
Niue
Tokelau
NORWEGIAN
Bouvet Islands
Svalbard
ENTRY AND DEPARTURE APPLICABLE PROCEDURES FOR PRIVATE FLIGHTS PILOTS
The passaport of private fight pilots is the only valid travel document, not the
license, as this only shows their occupation, but not constituted a travel
document, the above-mentioned is set on the basis on the following articles of
Law 8487: Article 33, Article 83 item e), Article 143 and Article 162.
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3. PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
3.1 It is not required for arriving passengers to present vaccine certificate,
except when they come from an infected region with cholera, yellow fever or small
pox.
3.2 When departing, there are not public health requirements.
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GEN 1.4 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF GOODS
1.
Customs Requirements Concerning Final Importation and Exportation.
Final importation and exportation regimen means, the entry or exit of goods
of foreign or national precedence that comply with the formalities and legal
requirements and administrative regulations for use and final consumption
within or outside national territory. (Customs General Law, art. 111).
1.1 Final Importation and Exportation.
The required documents to import and export goods are:
The article #314 and next and #342 and next from Customs General Law and
Regulations states that the following documents will be required for
exportation and importation of goods:
Final
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Importation:
Customs Declaration of Importation
Bill of landing
Commercial Invoice
Importer Declaration on the Commercial Invoice
Declaration of Customs Value and place of departure of goods
Phytosanitary Permits, health, weapons, explosives and other permits
Final
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Exportation:
Customs exportation Declaration
Bill of landing
Commercial Invoice
PROCOMER authorization
1.2. Luggage
General Customs Law, Art. #114 states that “Every person arriving to any
qualified port may enter their luggage without paying taxes.”
Luggage is what the new or used goods that a person may reasonably require for
your personal use or for the exercise of their profession or trade in the course
of his journey. This kind of luggage may enter the country for three month.
1.3 Goods that are not luggage
Not be subjected to payment of taxes amounting to $ 500 (five hundred dollars).
To get this, the person must remain a minimum of 72 hours outside the country, 6
months shall be elapsed since you have enjoyed the benefit the last time and prove
it with the passport. General Customs Law, (Art #115 and #435 and following).
1.4 Temporary importation and exportation
1.4.1 Temporary importation
Is the Customs Regimen that permits the income of goods for a specified period
to customs territory with suspension of the importation taxes. Goods must be
exported again or imported definitely without modification on established time.
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Goods should clearly be identified. The established time should not exceed one
year. (General Customs Law, Art #165 and #435).
1.5 Temporary exportation
This is the Customs Regimen that allows the exit, for an established period, of
goods from the customs agencies with suspension to exportation taxes. Goods
should be imported again without modification within the established period.
This time should not exceed one year.
Goods should be clearly identified.
(General Customs Law, (Art #170 and # 465).
1.6 Advance customs declaration
It is mainly used with perishable goods, dangerous products, living animals,
plants and any other goods that require a expeditious clearance because of their
special condition (General Law of Customs, (Art #331).
1.7 Dead people
The in or out of coffins or death rites or similar polls of the normal market
rate containing dead people not be subjected to customs procedures or to any
tax , but they have to follow the Health and Security Dispositions. (General
Customs Law, (Art #119).
Other information
For further information, check
(www.hacienda.go.cr/aduanas/LGA)
the
General
Law
of
Customs
at
web
page:
2. Requirements of agricultural quarantine (Animal health, SENASA)
2.1 Relating animals import, products or by-products animal origin by means of
aircrafts, the following are the documents that to be submitted by the users when
boarding aircraft.
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Importation permission
Document given by SENASA where the user is authorized to import the requested
goods as far as they meet the requirements listed.

Health certificate of origin
established requirements.
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CITES certificate
Document that user must submit in those animals that are endangered.

The pets (dogs and cats) that enter by baggage area should only submit the
Health Certificate of the origin country.
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Upon exportation the following documents are required:
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For pets (dogs and cats) traveling with the passenger must submit Dogs and
Cats Original Exportation Certificate; properly signed and sealed by an
official veterinarian of SENASA
The other animals should submit the Animal Health Official Certificate
For fish and shellfish the Official Health Seafood Exportation Certificate
For products the: Products and By-Products of Animal Origin Health
Certificate
As to aircrafts fumigation when this is restarted, the Fumigation Certificate of
the origin country will be requested at arrival or, where did the last scale to
land in our country. Then it will be fumigated before leaving.
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GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS
1.
General information
All aircraft dedicated to commercial air transport in Costa Rica must adhere to
the provisions of ICAO Annex 6 – Aircraft Operation, Part 1 – International
Commercial Air Transport – Airplanes, Chapter 6 (Aircraft Instruments, Equipment
and Flight Documents)-Chapter 7 Aircraft Communication and Navigation Equipment
and the Costa Rican Aeronautical Regulations (RAC-OPS).
2. Special equipment to be carried
2.1 In addition to the above-mentioned, all aircraft flying within the Central
American FIR and hence the Costa Rican territory over-flown, must adhere to the
provisions in accordance with the type of flight.
3. Equipment that shall be carried in all types of flight
3.1 All aircraft should have radio equipment that allows communication capable
of conducting two-way communication at any time during the flight with the
aeronautical stations and frequencies prescribed by the appropriate authority.
All aircraft shall be provided with the navigation equipment which will enable
to proceed:
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in accordance with an operational flight plan
in accordance with the requirements of Air Traffic Services;

All aircraft on all flights will be equipped with:
A first aid kit; located in an accessible place. It shall include the
following (RAC-OPS1 1.745):
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Gauze for wounds, bandage (big and small)
Sticking plaster, safety pins and scissors
Small adhesive bandages
Antiseptic cleanser for wounds
Adhesive coetaneous suture
Disposable C.P.R equipment
Analgesic like paracetamol
Ant emetic like cinnarizine
Nasal decongestion
Hand book instructions for first aid kit
Tables used for the upper and lower extremities
Gastrointestinal antacid
Ant diarrhea like lope amide
Ground/air visual sign code for survivors use
Disposable gloves
Ophthalmic ointment
Repellent
Emollient eyewash
Products for the treatment of extensive burns
Central nervous system stimulant
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Circulatory stimulants
Coronary dilators
A list of all things included in at least two languages (Spanish and
English). It also shall include information about effects and secondary
effects of all medicaments.
3.2 +For aircrafts with more than nine seats for passenger installed.
3.3

Manual Fire Extinguisher (RAC-OPS1 1.790): An airplane should have manual
fire extinguishers to be used in the crew compartments, of passengers, of
cargo and galleys. (Whenever corresponds).
At least, it must have a manual extinguisher with a Halon 1211
(bromochlorodifluoromethane, CbrCIF2) which must be conveniently located
in the cockpit for use by flight crew, or equivalent extinguisher operators
need.

Seats, seat belts, harnesses and child restraining devices (RAC-OPS1
1.730):
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An airplane should be equipped with: a seat or berth for each person two
years old and older.
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A safety belt with or without a diAUGnal shoulder strap or a harness for
use in each passenger seat for each passenger aged two years or more.
Manuals, charts and the following information (RAC-OPS1 1.130 a.2 and 1.135
a.10):
a) The operational manual, approved flight manual and other documents or
information issued by the authority responsible of the certification, such
as (RAC-OPS1 1125): registration certificate, airworthiness certificate
and certificate of liability insurance of registration status.
b) Updated charts and maps and other related documents according to RAC-OPS
1290 b) 7.
c) Procedures prescribed in Annex 2 for pilots-in command of intercepted
aircrafts.
d) Visual signs by aircrafts use, intercepting and intercepted aircrafts as
shown in Annex 2; and
3.4 Devices of Circuits protection (RAC-OPS1 1635): the airplane shall have same
spare parts to be used in-flight, in a minimum amount equal to 10% of the
number of fuses of each type or three of each type, whichever higher.
3.5 Other
Subject to compliance with the provisions, conditions and limitations , aircraft
registered according to the foreign country laws that are not members of the
International Civil Aviation Organization, could, previous authorization of the
corresponding permit of the Civil Aviation Direction General, navigate in Costa
Rica, when these countries grant reciprocity to the aircrafts and Costa Rican
aeronautical personnel, those aircrafts must be submitted to the accomplishment
of the legislation and dispositions, conditions and applicable limitations as
same as aircrafts ICAO State Members.
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4. Equipment to be carried on all domestic flights and some other flights
4.1
On all domestic flights with single-engine and multi-engine aircraft
which are not capable of maintaining the prescribed minimum safe altitude
in the event of engine failure, the following emergency equipment shall
be carried.
4.2Signaling equipment (MAC OPS 1.830(b)
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An emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
Signal flares equipment described on ICAO Annex 2.
An equipment for smoke signals
A signal mirror; and
A lantern
4.3Survival equipment (RAC OPS 1.835 (C))
1. When required, shall be carried at least the following survival
equipment:
 Survival emergency locators transmitter (ELT-S) (RAC OPS 1.830(C)
 2 liters of drinkable water for every 50 people on board, or fraction
or fraction of 50, provided with durable containers.
 A knife
 A ground/air codes
 A device to melt snow
 Sleeping bags for the third part (1/3) of all people on board, and
blankets of space type for the other, or blankets of space type for
all passengers on board.
 An suit arctic/polar for each crew member on board.
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GEN 1.6 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS
Following there is a list of the Aeronautic Regulation of Costa Rica, It is
essential that anyone engaged in air operations be acquainted with the relevant
regulations.
LAW
NUMBER
DENOMINATION
1
877
2
5150
“Convention on International
Civil Aviation”
Ley General de Aviación
Civil
REGULATION
NUMBER
1
2
156
28542
3
4
29574
29434
5
6805-T
6
13909
7
4203-T
8
4951
9
10
11
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22806-HMOPT
3326-T
EMISSION DATE
11/12/1972
DENOMINATION
EMISSION
DATE
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
04/07/1947
06/06/1973
Política Aérea
Funciones de Transporte
Aéreo
Pilotos y Operadores
Régimen Tarifario para
Servicios Aeronáuticos
en el Aeropuerto Juan
Santamaría
Declaratoria de
Aeropuertos
Internacionales a los
Aeropuertos Juan
Santamaría y Tobías
Bolaños
Reglamento de
Limitación del Tiempo
de Servicio y del
Tiempo de Vuelo para
los Miembros de la
Tripulación de
Aeronaves Comerciales
Operaciones para
Aeronaves Civiles
Designación de LACSA
como Aerolínea de
Bandera Nacional
Vuelos no regulares
Talleres Aeronáuticos
05/04/1979
15/03/2000
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
05/07/1979
28/03/2000
08/01/2001
20/03/2001
13/06/2001
04/05/2001
21/02/1977
25/02/1977
05/10/1982
20/10/1982
09/10/74
10/10/1974
10/02/1972
12/02/1972
20/01/1977
17/01/1994
27/01/1977
25/01/1994
Otorgamiento de
Certificados de
Explotación
25/10/1973
25/11/1973
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NUMBER
19
3430
20
21
3431-T
3380-T
22
4203-T
3
4204-T
24
25
4439-T
4440-T
26
27
4636-T
15846
28
6210
29
26
12
3324-T
13
2797-T
14
15
26688MOPT
5144-T
16
17
6729-T
3281-T
18
3323-T
DENOMINATION
Aeronavegabilidad para
Aeronaves Civiles
Matrícula de Aeronaves
Operación de Aeronaves
en las Pistas del
Aeropuerto Juan
Santamaría
Operaciones para
Aeronaves Civiles
Estadísticas
Aeronáuticas
Aeródromos
Operación del Registro
Aeronáutico
Costarricense
Escuelas de Aviación
Actividades de Aviación
Agrícola
Comisión Médica
Aeronáutica
Señalamiento de
Obstáculos y
Restricciones a las
Construcciones dentro
de la Zona de
Protección de los
Aeródromos
Otorgamiento de
Certificados de
Explotación de
Servicios Aéreos bajo
la Modalidad de Vuelos
Especiales
Obligación de
Transportar Pasajeros
en Estado de Gravedad
Consejo Técnico de
Aviación Civil
Administrativo
Aeropuerto
Internacional Juan
Santamaría
Aviación Particular
Delimitación de las
Zonas Reservadas para
la Ampliación del
Aeropuerto
Internacional Tobías
Bolaños
Servicios de Búsqueda y
Salvamento
EMISSION
DATE
10/12/1973
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
22/12/1973
10/12/1973
28/05/1974
22/12/1973
05/06/1974
09/10/1974
08/11/1974
09/10/1974
08/11/1974
03/01/1975
03/01/1975
03/05/1975
30/08/1975
18/02/1975
06/11/1984
26/03/1975
21/12/1984
03/08/1976
11/08/1976
13/06/1967
17/08/1967
25/10/1973
25/11/1973
31/01/1973
03/02/1973
12/12/1997
26/02/1998
20/08/1975
26/01/1977
11/10/1973
03/03/1977
27/10/1973
25/10/1973
23/11/1973
AIRAC AMDT No.18
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REGULATION
NUMBER
19
3430
20
21
3431-T
3380-T
22
4203-T
23
4204-T
24
25
4439-T
4440-T
26
27
4636-T
15846
28
6210
29
26
30
7037
31
5704
32
7217
33
8363-T
34
10915-T
35
22064MOPT
15791
36
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DENOMINATION
EMISSION
DATE
Aeronavegabilidad para
Aeronaves Civiles
Matrícula de Aeronaves
Operación de Aeronaves
en las Pistas del
Aeropuerto Juan
Santamaría
Operaciones para
Aeronaves Civiles
Estadísticas
Aeronáuticas
Aeródromos
Operación del Registro
Aeronáutico
Costarricense
Escuelas de Aviación
Actividades de Aviación
Agrícola
Comisión Médica
Aeronáutica
Señalamiento de
Obstáculos y
Restricciones a las
Construcciones dentro
de la Zona de
Protección de los
Aeródromos
Emergencias para el
Aeropuerto Juan
Santamaría
Declaratoria de
Aeropuertos
Internacionales: Limón,
Golfito y Liberia
Administrativo del
Salón Diplomático del
Aeropuerto
Internacional Juan
Santamaría
Actividades de
Publicidad Aérea
Administrativo del
Aeropuerto
Internacional Tobías
Bolaños Palma
Aeronavegabilidad
10/12/1973
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
22/12/1973
10/12/1973
28/05/1974
22/12/1973
05/06/1974
09/10/1974
08/11/1974
09/10/1974
08/11/1974
03/01/1975
03/01/1975
03/05/1975
30/08/1975
18/02/1975
06/11/1984
26/03/1975
21/12/1984
03/08/1976
11/08/1976
13/06/1967
17/08/1967
23/05/1977
03/06/1977
28/01/1976
07/02/1976
21/07/1977
04/08/1977
10/04/1978
27/04/1978
10/10/1979
17/10/1979
15/03/1993
17/08/1993
Otorgamiento de
Licencias de Operación
de Carga en
Instalaciones
Aeroportuarias
24/10/1984
08/11/1984
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22 OCT 09
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REGULATION
NUMBER
37
27023MOPT
38
26801MOPT
39
29455MOPT
40
28234MOPT
41
28435MOPT
42
28436MOPT
28641MOPT
43
44
27879MOPT
45
28642MOPT
46
27786MOPT
AIRAC AMDT No.18
DENOMINATION
EMISSION
DATE
Comisión de Análisis y
Evaluación de
Accidentes e Incidentes
Aeronáuticos
Contratos de Gestión
Interesada de los
Servicios
Aeroportuarios
Creación del órgano
Fiscalizador del
Contrato de Gestión
Interesada y
Reestructuración del
Aeropuerto
Internacional Juan
Santamaría
RAC-OPS Parte I
“Operaciones de
Transporte
Aerocomercial.
Aviones”
RAC-OPS Parte II
“Operaciones de
Transporte
Aerocomercial.
Aviones”
RAC-02 “Del Aire”
07/05/1998
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
01/06/1998
19/03/1998
31/03/1998
30/04/2001
04/05/2001
01/11/1999
10/03/2000
10/01/2000
13/03/2000
09/03/2000
09/03/2000
RAC-13 “Investigación
de Accidentes e
Incidentes de Aviación”
RAC-18 “Transporte sin
Riesgo de Mercancías
Peligrosas por Vía
Aérea”
RAC-21 “ Procedimientos
de Aceptación de
Certificados de
Productos Aeronáuticos”
RAC-39 “Directivas De
Aeronavegabilidad”
11/05/2000
18/05/2000
06/05/1999
26/05/1999
11/05/2000
18/05/2000
19/05/1999
20/04/1999
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REGULATION
GEN 1.6-5
22 OCT 09
NUMBER
47
27880MOPT
48
27788MOPT
49
28262MOPT
50
27787MOPT
28436MOPT
30022MOPT
51
52
53
28642MOPT
54
28641MOPT
55
31520MOPT
56
31802MOPT
31803MOPT
31871-G
MOPT
57
58
59
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RAC-43 “Mantenimiento,
Reparación y
Modificación de
Aeronaves”
RAC-45 “Matrículas e
Identificación de
Aeronaves”
RAC-119 “Certificados
de Operador Aéreo (COA,
Certificados Operativos
y Autorizaciones de
Operación”
RAC-145 “Talleres
Aeronáuticos”
RAC-02 “Reglamento del
Aire”
RAC-LPTA “Licencias al
Personal Técnico
Aeronáutico”
RAC-21 “Reglamento
sobre procedimientos de
aceptación de
certificados de
productos aeronáuticos”
RAC-13 “Reglamento para
la investigación de
accidentes e incidentes
de aviación”
“Reglamento para las
actividades de la
aviación agrícola”
RAC-17 “Seguridad de la
aviación”
RAC-139 “Certificación
de Aeropuertos”
RAC-103 “Reglamento de
vehículos ultraligeros”
RAC 11 “Reglamento
Centroamericano sobre
el sistema para el
desarrollo e
implementación de forma
armonizada de reglas de
Aviación Civil
conjuntas (Sistema
RAC)”
EMISSION
DATE
06/05/1999
DATE OF
PUBLICATION
Official
Newspaper “La
Gaceta”
26/05/1999
19/05/1999
20/04/1999
01/11/1999
02/12/1999
19/03/1999
21/04/1999
09/03/2000
02/11/1999
08/01/2002
18/05/2000
18/05/2000
16/10/2003
24/05/2004
24/05/2004
21/07/2004
27/09/2007
19/10/2007
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GEN 1.6-6
22 OCT 09
AIP
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International agreements/conventions
Following is a list of conventions ratified by Costa Rica and also those that
are in study.
ICAO multilateral Conventions:
CONVENTION/CORRECTION
ChicAUG convention
DENOMINATION
Internacional Civil
Aviation Convention
Art. 93 bis
ChicAUG Conv. Modification
Art. 45
Art. 48a), 49e) and 61 ChicAUG Conv. Modification
Art. 50a)
Prot. Trilingual
Authentic Text
Art. 50a)
Art. 56
Air Traffic Agreement
International Services Two Freedoms of the Air
Intl. Air Transport
Five Freedoms of the Air
Agreement
unification agreement certain
Varsovia Convention
rules relating to air
transport
La Haya Protocol
Varsovia Conv. Modification
Guatemala Protocol
Varsovia Conv. Modification,
Modification by Haya Protocol
Ginebra Convention
internationally recognized
rights Aircraft
Tokio Convention
Infractions and other acts
perpetrated on board aircrafts
AIRAC AMDT No.18
YEAR
1944
OBSERVATIONS
1947
1954
1954
1961
1968
1971
1971
1944
1944
1929
1955
1971
1948
Under study
1963
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CONVENTION/CORRECTION
La Haya Convention
Montreal Convention
Complementary protocol of
Montreal
Convention on the Marking of
Plastic Explosives for the
Purpose of Detection
Guarantees Convention Project
for Mobil Equipment
Protocol specific issues
Elements
Aeronautical Equipment to the
Guarantee Agreement mobile
equipment
DENOMINATION
Unlawful acts against
aircraft
Unlawful acts against
Aviation Security
YEAR
1970
Acts of Violence in the
Airports
1988
Plastic explosive
1991
OBSERVATIONS
1971
2001
Under study
2001
Under study
Other Multilateral Conventions:

Approval of the Statute of Latin America Commission of Civil Aviation (CLAC)
and the internal Regulation of CLAC Meetings. Approved by Law No 6311
published in the newspaper “La Gaceta” No 36, February 20, 1979.

Constitutive Convention of Centro America Corporation of Air Navigation
Services (COCESNA). Approved by Law 5299, published in the newspaper “La
Gaceta” No. 166 of September 05, 1973.
Bilateral agreements:
Convention with
Germany
Argentina
Arabia
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Chile
China
Ecuador
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Full Name
Final act
Memorandum of Understanding
Meeting Act
Air Transport convention
Air Transport agreement
Air Transport Convention
Air Transport Agreement
Act of Advise Meeting
Meeting Act
Year
03-11-1999
23-10-1996
07-10-1997
20-04-1994
04-12-1995
03-03-1995
05-12-1996
22-11-1996
04-11-1999
18-08-2000
06-04-1999
11-05-1995
05-07-1994
09-12-1993
15-11-2002
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22 OCT 09
Convention with
Full Name
Spain
Amendment to Air Transport
Convention, art. 7 bis.
United States
Air Transport agreement
Guatemala
Meeting Act
England
Luxemburg
Agreement Related Air Transports
Mexico
Agreement on it Transports Air
Netherlands
Air Transport Agreement
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Meeting Act
Dominican
Meeting Act/Open Sky Agreement
Republic
Trinidad and
TobAUG
Venezuela
Meeting Act
AIRAC AMDT No.18
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Year
20-04-1988
26-08 1981
16-11-1979
Nov. 2002
22-12-1998
08-05-1997
24-06-1997
03-06-1992
07-03-1997
08-06-1961
29-01-1991
29-01-1991
21-12-1994
02-09-2000
16-10-1981
14-08-2001
29-04-1997
15-01-1998
07-02-2000
01-12-1991
07-02-1991
01-08-1991
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08 JUN 06
GEN 1.7 DIFFERENCES FROM ICAO STANDARDS, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND
PROCEDURES
1. ANNEX 1-
PERSONNEL LICENSING/EDITION 1 JUN 23 2005
AMDT No:165
CHAPTER 1
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL RULES CONCERNING LICENSES
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
TEXT DIFFERENCE IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE
1.2.2.1
1.2.2.1
The licenses granted by another State may be validated by the
General Direction of Civil Aviation, the way they meet the
requirements for granting of extensions or validating when the rules
of another State that issued the license are equal or superior to
those in Costa Rica.
In the case of pilot licensing, the override will be used for private
flights.
The award will be credited to Costa Rica with the title of Validation.
This authorization must accompany the Overseas license. The
validity of equivalencies may not exceed the term of the foreign
license and no larger than the period provided for in Costa Rica.
1.2.4.2
1.2.2.2
Temporal validation. The General Direction of Civil Aviation may
temporarily recognize licenses to personnel performing functions in
Costa Rica advice or instruction while not count in the country with
national staff qualified to perform the above functions.
1.2.4.2.
The period of validity of the psychophysical assessment shall
comply with the provisions of 1.25.2.
The medical examination will be valid until the last day of the
expiration month.
1.2.4.6.1
1.2.4.2
Executive Order No. In Executive Order No.19227-MOPT, the creation of the Medical
19227-MOPT
Commission who is responsible for coordinating the results of the
medical examination and signing reports.
1.2.4.2
The period of validity of the psychophysical assessment shall
comply with the provisions of 1.2.5.2
The medical examination will be valid until the last day of the
expiration month.
1.2.5.2.3
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1.2.6.1.1
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1.2.7.3
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1.2.9.3
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1.2.9.5
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1.2.9.7
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Not implemented
Not implemented
Not implemented
Not implemented
Not implemented
CHAPTER 2
LICENSES AND RATINGS FOR PILOTS
2.1.2.4
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Not implemented
2.1.3.1.1
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Not implemented
2.1.10.1
N/A
It has been declared unconstitutional by a vote No.138-93 of the
Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica, for violation of labor law.
2.1.10.2
N/A
It has been declared unconstitutional by a vote No.138-93 of the
Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica, for violation of labor law.
2.3.1.1
2.3.1.3.1
2.4.2.2
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2.3 Private Pilot License Airplane.
RAC LPTA
2.3.1.1
RAC LPTA
2.3.1.3.1
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2.3.1.1 Minimum age eighteen (18) years. Having successfully
approved high school.
2.3 Private Pilot License Airplane.
2.3.1.3.1 There shall be made at least 50 hours of flight time as a
pilot. The DGAC will determine whether the instruction given by the
pilot in a synthetic flight trainer, recognized by it, is acceptable as
part of the total flight time of fifty hours. Credit for such experience
shall be limited to a maximum of five hours.
Not implemented
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD
2.6.1.2.2
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
2.6 Enabling Airplane Flight Instruments
RAC LPTA
2.6.1.2.1
2.6.1.2.1 The applicant shall hold the relevant airplane pilot license
and have completed at least:
1.- 1 100 hours of flight time as PIC, including a minimum of 30
hours of cross-country flight.
2.- 40 hours of instrument flight by plane, of which no more than 10
hours will be a coach, or 20 approved flight simulator.
The hours in simulator or flight training will be carried out under the
supervision of an authorized flight instructor for instruments.
2.7.1.1
2.8.1.3.1
2.10.1.2.2
RAC LPTA
2.7.1.1
RAC LPTA
2.8.1.3.1
RAC LPTA
2.10.1.2.2
2.7 Private Pilot License Helicopter
2.7.1.1 Age. Least eighteen (18) years. Having successfully
approved the high school.
2.8 Commercial Helicopter Pilot License
2.8.1.3.1 Shall be performed at least 100 hours of flight time as a
Helicopter Pilot.
2.10 Enabling Instrument Flight Helicopters
2.10.1.2.2 The applicant shall have completed a minimum:
a) Shall be completed at least 100 hours of flight time as PIC,
including a minimum of 30 hours of cross-country flight.
b) 40 hours of instrument flight helicopter of which a maximum of 10
hours, or 20 flight simulator, may be recorded as instrument flight
time. The hours in coach shall be under the supervision of an
instructor.
2.10.3
2.13.1.1
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2.13 Balloon Pilot LICENSE Free
2.13.1.1 Age. Least eighteen (18) years. Have approved high
school.
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CHAPTER 3
LICENSES FOR FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS OTHER THAN LICENSES FOR PILOTS
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
3.1.1
3.1.1.1
RAC LPTA
3.1.1
RAC LPTA
3.2.1.2
3.1 General rules concerning the licensing board Mechanic
3.1.1 The applicant for a license flight mechanic, must meet the
requirements in respect of age, knowledge, experience, flight
instruction, skill and medical fitness specified for those licenses.
3.1 General rules concerning the licensing board Mechanic
3.2.1.2 Knowledge: The applicant shall have demonstrated a level
of knowledge appropriate to the privileges to the mechanic license
confers on the holder, at least the following topics:
Air Law.
The rules and regulations relevant to the holder of a license
mechanic aboard; rules and regulations governing the operations of
civil aircraft pertinent to the duties of the mechanic on board.
Aircraft General Knowledge.
The basic principles of power plants, gas turbines or piston engines;
characteristics of fuels, fuel systems including their use; lubricants
and lubrication systems; afterburners and injection systems;
function and operation of power systems and commissioning of the
engines;
The principles of operation, handling procedures and operating
limitations of aircraft power plants; the influence of atmospheric
conditions on engine performance;
Cells, flight controls, structures, wheel assemblies, brakes and antiskid units, corrosion and fatigue damage identification and structural
effects;
Antifreeze and Rain Protection Systems;
Hydraulic and pneumatic systems;
Pressurization and air conditioning systems, oxygen systems;
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Basic electrical theory, electrical systems, continuous system
streams and alternates, electrical system of the aircraft, splices and
armor;
The principles of the workings of instruments, compasses, autopilot,
radio equipment, radio navigation and radar, flight management
systems, displays and avionics;
The limitations of appropriate aircraft;
Protection systems, detection, suspension and firefighting; and
The use and serviceability checks of equipment and systems of
appropriate aircraft.
Performance and Flight Planning.
The effects of loading and mass distribution on aircraft handling,
features and flight performance; mass and balance calculations;
The use and the practical application of performance data, including
procedures of control in cruising flights.
Human performance.
Mechanic aboard for the human performance.
Operational Procedures.
The principles of maintenance, procedures for continuing
airworthiness, defect reporting, pre-flight inspections, precautionary
procedures for fueling and use of external sources of energy
inspections; installed equipment and systems cabin; normal,
abnormal and emergency procedures; operational procedures for
the transport of general cargo and dangerous goods;
Principles of flight.
Fundamentals of aerodynamics.
Radiotelephony.
The principles and radiotelephony phraseology.
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STANDARD
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COMPLIANCE
3.2.1.1
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The RAC-LPTA does not have regulated the Navigator license.
3.2.1.2
-----------------
3.2.1.3.1
-----------------
3.2.1.3.1.1
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3.2.1.3.2
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3.2.1.4
-----------------
3.2.1.5
-----------------
3.2.2
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CHAPTER 4
LICENSES AND RATINGS FOR PERSONNEL OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
4.2
4.2.1.1
4.1
Aircraft Maintenance Technicians
4.1.1
Maintenance Technician License type 2 aircraft
4.1.2
Maintenance Technician License type 2 aircraft
4.1.3
Avionics Technician License
RAC LPTA
4.1.1.1
4.1.1.1.1; 4.1.2.1;
4.1.2.1.1, 4.1.3.1;
4.1.3.1.1.
4.1.1.1 Requirements for the issue of a license maintenance
technician type 2 aircraft
4.1.1.1.1 Age. The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age
4.1.1.1 Requirements for the issue of a license maintenance
technician aircraft type 1
4.1.3.1 Requirements for the granting of a license avionics
technician
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4.2.1.2
4.2.1.5
GEN 1.7-7 (A1)
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COMPLIANCE
RAC LPTA
4.1.1.1.4,
4.1.2.1.4,
4.1.3.1.4
4.1.1.1.4 Knowledge
The applicant must demonstrate to the DGAC a level of knowledge
for license maintenance technician type 2 demonstration of these
skills will be performed by an examination consisting of two parts: a
theoretical exam and a practical exam.
1) Theory Test
(a) The theory test consists of nine subjects:
i. Mathematics and Physics
ii. Fundamentals electrical, electronic, digital techniques and
systems of electronic instruments
iii. Materials, tools and equipment
iv. Maintenance Practices
v. Human Factors
vi. Legislation and aviation regulations relating to aircraft
maintenance.
vii. Aerodynamics, Structures and aircraft systems aircraft (except
propulsion system)
viii. Instruments on board
ix. Propulsion systems, turbine engines, reciprocating engines, and
propellers
(b) The theory test shall be conducted by the DGAC, and shall be
approved when:
(i) Each subject has been approved with a score of at least 80%.
(ii) All subjects have been approved in the period of twelve months
from the date of the first approved test.
(iii) If the applicant does not approve a subject, he can not apply that
subject again until it had passed at least fifteen days from the date
of issue, provided that the overall test score is at least 80%.
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iv) When the applicant passes all theory subjects may take the
practical exam.
(c) Theory test. Periods of validity of the approved materials.
(i) If after the period of twelve months from the date of the first test
is approved, the applicant has failed to approve all other matters, the
matters approved by that date become invalid and the applicant shall
submit to new all subjects.
(ii) An applicant shall have one year as from the date on which it
approved all academic subjects, to pass the test.
2) Practical exam. Content
(a) The practical test consists on the performance of oral questions
and practical maintenance of aircraft, engines, components, aircraft
equipment, technical documentation, and tools.
(b) The practical test may be performed by a DGAC inspector or a
designated examiner, having the technician license type 1 enabling
the aircraft type or class of aircraft and meet the recent experience
requirement of at least 6 months in the last two years.
(c) Practical exam. Approval
(i) The practical examination will be approved when it has obtained
a score of at least 80%.
(ii) If the applicant fails the examination, he may not be resubmitted
until a month has passed from the date of completion.
4.1.2.1.2 Knowledge
to obtain a maintenance technician type 1 license. The
demonstration of these skills will be done through a test consisting
of a theory exam.
(1) The theory examination Contents
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(a) The examination consists of four subjects:
(i) Maintenance and inspection practices
(ii) Human Factors
(iii) Legislation and regulations relating to aviation aircraft
maintenance.
(iv) Technical Documentation
(b) The theory test shall be conducted by the DGAC, and shall be
approved if:
(i) Each subject is approved with a score of at least 80%,
(ii) All the subjects had been approved in the period of twelve months
from the date of the first test is passed.
(iii) If the applicant does not pass a subject, he can not apply again
for that subject until he had spent at least fifteen days from the date
of issue, provided that the overall test score as a whole is at least
one 80%.
(c) Theory exam - Periods of validity of approved subjects
If after a period of one year from the date of the first test is approved,
the applicant has failed to approve all other matters, the matters
approved by that date become invalid and the applicant must reapprove all materials.
4.1.3.1.2 Knowledge
for an avionics technician license. The demonstration of these skills
is done through a theory test consisting of 9 subjects.
(1) Theory test Content
(a) The theory test consists of nine subjects:
(i) Mathematics and Physics
(ii) Electrical fundamentals, electronic, digital techniques and
electronic instrument systems
(iii) Materials, tools and equipment
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(iv) maintenance and inspection practices
(v) Human Factors
(vi) Legislation and regulations relating to aviation aircraft
maintenance
(vii) Avionic Systems
(viii) instruments on board
(ix) Technical Documentation
(b) The theoretical examination shall be conducted by the DGAC,
and shall be approved if:
(i) Each of the subject is approved with a score of at least 80%,
(ii) All the subjects were passed in the period of twelve months from
the date the first subject was approved.
(iii) If the applicant does not pass a subject, he can not apply again
for that matter until he had spent at least fifteen days from the date
of issue, provided that the overall test score as a whole is at least
80%.
(c) Theory exam - Periods of validity of approved subjects
4.2.1.3
4.2.1.4
If after the period of twelve months from the date of the first test is
approved, the applicant has failed to pass all the other subjects, the
approved subjects lose their validity and the applicant must reapprove all matters of theory test .
4.1.1.1.3
RAC LPTA
4.1.1.1.3,
4.1.2.1.3
4.1.3.1.3
Demonstrate he is graduated from a certified school whose
curriculum has been theory and practical, or 3 years experience in
aircraft maintenance in a maintenance approved RAC-145
domestic or foreign recognized, or under the supervision of a
service technician type aircraft 1 who has scored at least one
qualification of type or class on his license.
4.1.2.1.3 Experience
Demonstrate he is an aircraft maintenance technician type 2 during
at least 2 years experience in aircraft maintenance in a
maintenance organization approved RAC-145, or under the
supervision of an aircraft maintenance technician type 1.
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4.1.3.1.3 Experience
4.2.2
4.1.1.1.5
The applicant must show they have minimum two years experience
in the maintenance, repair, calibration and functional tests of
avionics.
4.1.1.1.5
Attributions of licensee maintenance technician type 2 aircraft
4.1.2.1.5
4.1.3.1.5
(a) Subject to compliance with paragraph b) below, the holder of a
licensed technician type 2 may return to service aircraft that are not
engaged in commercial air transport and for maintenance work
detailed below:
(i) replacement of wheel sets
(ii) replacement of brake units
(iii) Replacement of emergency equipment
(iv) Replacement of external and internal lights and filaments
(v) Replacement wiper
(vi) Replacement of crew and passengers seats, safety belts and
harnesses
(vii) Closing canopies and access panels
(viii) Replacement of drainage system components, excluding
valves.
(ix) Replacement and cosmetic repairs of the interior upholstery that
will not affect the structure of the aircraft
(x) Replacement brush static
(xi) Replacement batteries for the aircraft and the plant auxiliary
power unit (APU)
(xii) Replacing system components passenger entertainment
(xiii) Routine lubrication and replenishment of fluids
(xiv) Daily inspections of the aircraft, excluding functional testing and
defect correction.
(b) The powers specified in paragraph (a) above will always exercise
that:
(i) The licensee demonstrates that he passed a theoretical and
practical test before a service technician type 1 aircraft, assigned by
the Administrator that meets the requirements.
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(ii) The operator demonstrates at least 6 months recent experience
in the past two years.
4.1.1.1.6 Enabling aircraft type
(a) The type rating for aircraft greater than or equal to 5,700 kg will
be needed to MTOW; airplanes equipped with turboprop or turbojet
engine; and all helicopters.
(b) The Administrator shall enter a type in the license maintenance
technician 2 aircraft type if it meets the following:
(i) Have passed a mechanic course aircraft (airframe and engine),
approved by the Administrator, which must be at least level III
according to the ATA specification 104; and
(ii) Have passed on the job training (OJT) in that aircraft as a
mechanic, at least four months under the supervision of
maintenance type 1 enabled. This instruction shall be adopted only
when the applicant demonstrates that it is capable of performing
inspections, maintenance work cards according to the manuals
and work appropriate to the type of aircraft, such as trouble
shooting, adjustment repairs, replacement of equipment and
components, settings and functional tests.
4.1.2.1.5 Duties of licensee maintenance technician type 1 aircraft.
(a) Subject to compliance with the conditions and limitations (b)
and (c) below, the licensee of type 1 maintenance technician, you
can:
i When working within a maintenance organization approved JAR145. You may be eligible for certifying staff of OMA RAC 145 may
return to service for aircraft line maintenance and base, including the
airframe, engines, mechanical, electrical, and avionics equipment
replacement online requiring simple tests to check its serviceability;
provided you have the appropriate type or class of aircraft.
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ii. When working out of an approved maintenance organization RAC145 will return to service only for line maintenance of aircraft not
involved in commercial air transport, including the airframe, engines,
electrical systems, mechanical, and replacement of equipment
online avionics requiring simple tests to verify its serviceability long
as you have noted on your license the type or class of aircraft.
iii. Certify the experience requirement for maintenance technicians
to choose the type 2 technical theory test type 1, provided they are
listed on your license at least a type of aircraft, and meet the recent
requirement.
iv Certify testing practices for the maintenance of type 2
maintenance technicians, provided they are listed on your license
type ratings or related to maintenance on aircraft class and meet the
recent requirement
v. Certify the statement in the job training (OJT) to obtain a type of
aircraft, provided they are listed on your license type rating and meet
the recent requirement.
vi. Certify the statement in the job training (OJT) to obtain the ability
to type of aircraft, provided they are listed on your license enabling
class or upper class, relevant and meet the recent requirement
regarding that type of aircraft.
(b) To carry out the duties described in paragraph (a) above must
be:
(i) Possess the relevant type or class
(ii) Demonstrate at least 6 months recent experience in the past two
years.
(c) The limitations of licensee maintenance technician type 1 aircraft
are:
(i) When working for an Approved Maintenance Organization RAC145 will not be returned to service unless the holder of a certifying
staff authorization as issued by the approved maintenance
organization.
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(ii) When working in a RAC Approved Maintenance Organization
145 may only return to service for aircraft work expressly referred to
as certifying staff authorization.
(iii) If the technical maintenance type 1 does not belong to an
Approved Maintenance Organization, will return to service only jobs
in aircraft entered on the license.
4.1.3.1.5 Privileges of the holder of a license avionics technician
(i) When working within an Approved Maintenance Organization
RAC-145 will be eligible for certifying staff of OMA RAC-145. You
can return to service after performing line maintenance or base in
electrical or avionics thereof; provided you have the appropriate
aircraft type rating and meets all other requirements of RAC-145 to
certifying staff.
(ii) When working outside an Approved Maintenance Organization
RAC-145 may return to service only for line maintenance on
electrical systems and avionics of aircraft not involved in commercial
air transport, provided you have listed on your license enabling
aircraft type.
(iii) Certify the experience requirement for avionics technicians to
qualify for the theory test, provided they are listed on your license,
at least a type of aircraft, and meet the recent requirement.
(iv) Certify work instruction for obtaining a type of aircraft provided
they are listed on your license type rating and meet the recent
requirement.
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4.2.2.1
4.1.1.1.5
4.2.2.2
4.1.2.1.5
4.2.2.3
4.1.3.1.5
4.1.1.1.5 Duties of licensee maintenance technician type 2 aircraft
(a) Subject to compliance with paragraph b) below, the holder of a
licensed technician type 2 may return to service aircraft that are not
engaged in commercial air transport and for maintenance work
detailed below:
i) Replacement of wheel assemblies
ii) Replacement of brake units
iii) Replacement of emergency equipment
iv) Replacement of external and internal lights and filaments
v) replacement wipers
vi) Replacement of crew and passengers seats, safety belts and
harnesses
viii) Closing canopies and access panels
viii) Replacement of drainage system components, excluding
valves.
ix) Replacement and cosmetic repairs of the interior upholstery that
will not affect the structure of the aircraft
x) Replacement brush static
xi) Replacement batteries for the aircraft and the plant auxiliary
power unit (APU)
vii) Replacement of system components passenger entertainment
xiii) routine lubrication and fluid filled
xiv) Daily inspections of the aircraft, excluding functional testing and
defect correction.
b) The powers specified in paragraph (a) above will always exercise
that:
(i) The licensee demonstrates that he passed a theoretical and
practical test before a service technician type 1 aircraft, assigned by
the Administrator that meets the established requirements-.
(ii) The operator demonstrates, at least 6 months recent experience
in the past two years.
4.1.2.1.5 Duties of licensee maintenance technician type 1 aircraft.
(a) Subject to compliance with the conditions and limitations (b) and
(c) below, the licensee of type 1 maintenance technician, you can:
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vii. When working within a maintenance organization approved
can return to service for aircraft line maintenance and base,
including the airframe, engines, electrical systems, mechanical,
and replacement of avionics equipment online requiring simple
tests to check its serviceability; provided you have the appropriate
type or class of aircraft.
viii) When working out of an approved maintenance organization
RAC-145 will return to service only for line maintenance of aircraft
not involved in commercial air transport, including the airframe,
engines, electrical systems, mechanical, and replacement of online
avionics equipment requiring simple tests to check its
serviceability; long as you have noted on your license the type or
class of aircraft.
ix) Certify the experience requirement for maintenance technicians
to choose the type 2 type 1 theory test technician, provided they
are listed on your license at least a type of aircraft, and meet the
recent requirement.
x) Certify testing practices for the maintenance of type 2
maintenance technicians whenever they have recorded on your
license type ratings or related to maintenance on aircraft class and
meet the recent requirement.
xi) To certify the statement in the job training (OJT) to obtain a type
of aircraft provided they are listed on your license type rating and
meet the recent requirement.
xii) To certify the statement in the job training (OJT) for obtaining
the aircraft class rating, provided they are listed on your license
enabling class or upper class, relevant and meet the recent
requirement with respect to that class aircraft.
(b) To carry out the duties described in paragraph (a) above must
be:
(i) To have the relevant type or class qualification
(ii) Demonstrate at least 6 months recent experience in the past
two years.
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(c) The limitations of licensee maintenance technician type 1
aircraft are:
(i) When working for an Approved Maintenance Organization RAC145 will not be returned to service unless the holder of a certifying
staff authorization as issued by the approved maintenance
organization.
ii) When working in Approved Maintenance Organization RAC-145
may only return to service for aircraft work expressly referred to as
certifying staff authorization.
iii) If the technician type 1 does not belong to an Approved
Maintenance Organization, he only can return to service works in
aircraft entered on the license.
4.1.3.1.5 Privileges of the holder of a license avionics technician
(i) When working within an Approved Maintenance Organization
can return to service after performing line maintenance or base in
electrical or avionics thereof; provided you have the appropriate
aircraft type rating and meets all other requirements of RAC-145 to
be certifying staff.
(ii) When working outside an Approved Maintenance Organization
RAC-145 may return to service only for line maintenance on
electrical systems and avionics of aircraft not involved in
commercial air transport, provided you have listed on your license
enabling aircraft type.
iii) To certify the experience requirement for avionics technicians to
qualify for the theory test provided they are listed on your license at
least a type of aircraft, and meet the recent requirement.
iv) Certify work instruction for obtaining a type of aircraft, provided
they are listed on your license type rating and meet the recent
requirement.
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4.2.2
4.1.1.1.6
4.2.2.1
4.1.1.1.7
4.2.2.2
4.1.2.1.6
4.2.2.3
4.1.2.1.7
4.1.3.1.7
(a) The type rating for aircraft greater than or equal to 5,700 kg will
be needed to MTOW; airplanes equipped with turboprop or turbojet
engine; and all helicopters.
4.1.3.1.8
mechanic, at least for four months under the supervision of a
inspections, maintenance work cards in accordance with the
appropriate manuals and work as aircraft type, fault finding, repairs,
adjustments, replacement of equipment and components, settings
and functional tests.
4.1.1.1.7 Enabling class of aircraft
Reciprocating engine equipped with: (a) the class rating for airplanes
with maximum take-off weight of less than 5,700 kg will be needed.
(b) The following classes of aircraft are established for each aircraft
manufacturer.
(i) For aircraft under 5,700 kg. reciprocal monomotor
(ii) For airplanes under 5,700 kg. multi-reciprocal
(c) The Administrator shall include in the license service technician
type 2 aircraft, a class rating for each aircraft manufacturer by
demonstrating:
(i) Have completed a course mechanic (airframe and engine) for an
aircraft class approved by the Administrator that must be at least
level III according to the ATA specification 104.
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(ii) Have passed on the job training (OJT) in that type of aircraft, as
a mechanic, at least for four months under supervision of a
(a) The type rating for aircraft greater than or equal to 5,700 kg of
maximum take off weight; airplanes equipped with turboprop or
turbojet engine; and all helicopters.
mechanic, at least for four months under the supervision of a
(a) The class rating for airplanes with maximum take-off weight of
less than 5,700 kg will be needed. Equipped with reciprocating
engine.
(b) The following classes of aircraft are established for each aircraft
manufacturer.
(i) For aircraft under 5,700 kg. reciprocal monomotor
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(ii) For airplanes under 5,700 kg. multi reciprocal
(c) The Administrator shall include in the license maintenance
technician aircraft type 1, a class rating for each aircraft manufacturer
by demonstrating:
(i) Have completed a course mechanic (airframe and engine) for an
aircraft class approved by the Administrator to be
at least level III according to the ATA specification
104.
(ii) Have passed on the job training (OJT) in that type of aircraft, as a
mechanic, at least for four months under the
supervision of a maintenance type 1 enabled. This
instruction shall be adopted only when the
applicant demonstrates that it is capable of
performing inspections, maintenance work cards
in accordance with the appropriate manuals and
work as aircraft type, fault finding, repairs,
adjustments, replacement of equipment and
components, settings and functional tests.
(a) the type rating greater than or equal to 5,700 kg aircraft will be
needed. Maximum take-off weight; airplanes
equipped with turboprop or turbojet engine; and all
helicopters.
(b) The Administrator shall enter a type in avionics technician license
by demonstrating:
(i) Have completed a course in aircraft avionics, FAA approved, it
must be at least level III according to the ATA 104 specification; and
approved by the DGAC.
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(ii) Have passed on the job training (OJT) in that aircraft, such as
avionics, at least for four months under the supervision of an
avionics technician enabled. This statement shall be deemed
approved when the applicant demonstrates that it is capable of
performing inspections, work cards and return to service after repair
faults in electrical and avionics systems, in accordance with
maintenance manuals and other work instructions and appropriate
to the type of aircraft as fault finding, adjustments, replacement of
equipment and electrical and avionics components, and functional
testing of such systems.
(a) The class rating for airplanes with maximum take-off weight less
than 5700 kg will be needed. Equipped with reciprocating engine.
(b) The avionics technicians will return to service aircraft under 5700
kg. Reciprocal, single-engine aircraft under 5700 kg. Multi
reciprocal, provided they are listed on your license type rating for the
aircraft.
(c) The Administrator shall include in the avionics technician license,
a class rating for each aircraft manufacturer by demonstrating:
(i) Have completed a course for an aircraft avionics class approved
by the Administrator.
(ii) Have passed on the job training (OJT) in a particular class of
aircraft as an avionics technician, for at least four months under
supervision of an avionics technician enabled. This statement shall
be deemed approved when the applicant demonstrates that it is
capable of performing inspections, work cards and return to service
line maintenance in accordance with maintenance manuals,
appropriate to the aircraft type, as, Troubleshooting, task settings,
replacement of equipment and components, and functional tests.
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RAC LPTA
4.2.1
4.2 License of Air Traffic Controller.
4.2.1 Requirements for the issue of the License.
a) Age. At least 21 (twenty) years.
b) Passed Secondary Education
RAC LPTA
c) Knowledge.
4.2.2
4.2.2 Experience
1) Having recently completed at least 12 months of satisfactory
service as a commercial pilot with instrument flight authorization, or
mechanic on board in the last 12 months. You must also complete
at least three months of satisfactory service engaged in the actual
air traffic control duly authorized, or;
2) Have completed a course of instruction recognized by the FAA
and have completed at least nine months of dedicated to the
effective control of air traffic under the supervision of an
appropriately rated air traffic controller enabled service. Experience
requirements specified clearances for air traffic controller may be
credited as part of the experience specified in this paragraph.
4.3.1.3
RAC LPTA
4.2.2
4.2.2 Experience.
1 Having recently completed at least 12 months of satisfactory
service as a commercial pilot with instrument flight authorization, or
mechanic aboard in the last 12 months. In addition
you must complete at least three months of satisfactory service
engaged in the actual control of air traffic under the supervision of
an air traffic controller duly empowered
or,
2 Have passed a training course recognized by the DGAC and have
completed at least nine months of dedicated to the effective control
of air traffic under the supervision of an appropriately rated air traffic
controller enabled service. Experience requirements specified
clearances for air traffic controller may be credited as part of the
experience specified in this paragraph.
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4.4.2.2.1
RAC LPTA 4.2.6,
4.2.8, 4.2.10
4.2.6 Experience.
The applicant must have served Aerodrome Control in the specific
aerodrome, under the supervision of an aerodrome controller
enabled, for a month at least.
4.2.8 Experience.
The applicant must have served Approach Control, in the specific
aerodrome affected by Approach Control, under the supervision of
an approach controller enabled, for three months at least.
4.2.10 Experience.
The applicant must have served Area Control in the specific area,
under the supervision of a controller Area Control enabled, for three
months at least.
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4.3.2
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4.3. License Manager Flight Operations
Experience. In the period immediately preceding their application
have completed 2 years of service as a pilot crew member in air
transportation or as a mechanic on board and have served under
the supervision of a Manager of Operations, licensee for ninety days
at least in the six months preceding the application; or,
Have completed a training course recognized by the FAA and have
served under the supervision of an Operations Manager, holder of a
license for ninety days at least in the six months preceding their
application.
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Privileges of the holder of the license and conditions to be observed
in exercising
4.3.5
a) Dispatch and sign the flight release by the office.
b) Monitor and provide operational control from the ground.
The privileges of the holder of a license for Operations Manager
shall be exercised only with respect to those aircraft entered on the
license in its entirety either specifically or under broad categories.
4.6.1.1
4.6.1.2
4.6.1.3
4.6.1.4.1
4.6.1.5
4.6.2.1
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CHAPTER 5
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL LICENSES
5.1.3.1
RAC LPTA
5.1.3
5.1.3 Color
The color is a silver gray background for all licenses.
5.1.3.2
RAC LPTA
5.1.3
5.1.4 Color
The color is a silver gray background for all licenses.
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MEDICAL PROVISIONS FOR LICENSING
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ANNEX 2 , RULES OF THE AIR
9TH EDITION (JULY 1990)
CHAPTER 3 GENERAL RULES
STANDARD
REGIONAL
SUPLEMENTARY
PROCEDURES
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3. ANNEX 3- METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AIRNAVIGATION, 14TH EDITION
(JULY 2001)
CHAPTER 3
STANDARD
3.5.2 b)
WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM AND METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES
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SIGMET information is not published
CHAPTER 4 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
4.3.2 b)
AIP GEN 3.5-5
VORMET nor D-VOLMET broadcasting is not used
4.7.3
AIP GEN 3.5-4
Runway visual range (RVR) is not used
Other differences are in GEN 3.5-4
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CHAPTER 6 PRECISION APPROACH TERRAIN CHART - ICAO
6.1.1
AIP AD 2.18
Topographic precision approach chart- OACI is not published
CHAPTER 14 AERODROME GROUND MOVEMENT CHART- ICAO
14.2.1
AIP 2.18
On ground movements aerodrome chart – OACI is not published
CHAPTER 15 AIRCRAFT PARKING/DOCKING CHART -ICAO
15.2.1
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ANNEX 5 UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS TO BE USED IN AIR AND GROUND OPERATIONS, 4TH EDITION
(JULY 1979)
AMDT No 16
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CHAPTER 4 TERMINATION OF USE OF NON-SI ALTERNATIVE UNITS
4.1
Article 1- adopted for mandatory use in the Republic, to the exclusion
of any other system, the International System of Units, known
internationally under the symbol "IF", based on the metric system in its
basic units, derived and supplementary measurement.
Article 4 In any agricultural, commercial or industrial activity, only
measurement units authorized by this Act may be used.
Transitional Provisions
Transient I. - The Executive Branch decree deadlines for various
activities in the country using the International System of Units implant.
Such limits may in no case exceed ten years from the publication of
this law.
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PART 1 OPERATIONS OF AIRCRAFT / VOLUME 1 8TH EDITION JULY 2001
AMDT 28 OF NOV 28, 2003
CHAPTER 3
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3.1.4
RAC OPS 1
1.420 (b) (3)
RAC OPS 1.420 Event report
(b) Incidents communication
(3) Reports must be dispatched within 72 hours from the time the
incident was identified unless exceptional circumstances prevent this.
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FLIGHT OPERATIONS
4.2.1.5
RAC OPS 1
Appendix 1
1.175
Appendix 1 to RAC-OPS 1.175
Content and conditions of the Air Operator Certificate (COA)
a) COA specifies:
(1) Number of certificate
(2) Name and location of the operator (headquarters);
(3) Date of issue;
(4) Description of the type of operations authorized;
(5) Type / s tickets / is authorized;
(6) Registration of the authorized airplane;
(7) Authorized areas of operation;
(8) Special limitations; and
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(9) Special authorizations / approvals, such as:
CAT II / CAT III (including approved minima)
MNPS
ETOPS
RNP
RVSM
Transport of Dangerous Goods
(10) Identification of the owner of the administrative body that issued
it.
(11) Specifications and Operating Limitations
(b) The holder of a COA must maintain an updated record of this
certificate along with their specifications and operating limitations
associated his main base of operations exemplary.
RAC-OPS 1.290 Flight preparation
4.3.1
RAC OPS 1
1.290
(a) An operator shall ensure that each intended flight has completed
an operational flight plan.
(b) The pilot in command shall not begin a flight unless he is satisfied
that:
(1) The airplane is airworthy;
(2) The airplane configuration complies with the Deviation List
Configuration (CDL);
(3) It has the instruments and equipment required for the flight in
accordance with Subparts K and L;
(4) Instruments and equipment, except as provided in the MEL are in
operable condition;
(5) are available those parts of the Operations Manual required for the
conduct of the flight;
(6) found on board documents, additional information and forms whose
availability is required in RAC-OPS 1.125 and RAC-OPS 1.135;
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(7) It has maps, charts and associated documents or equivalent, current
data, which cover the intended operation of the airplane including any
diversion which may reasonably be expected;
(8) Ground facilities and services required for the planned flight are
available and adequate.
(9) They can meet in the planned flight, the provisions specified in the
Operations Manual regarding the requirements for fuel, oil and oxygen,
minimum safe altitudes, minimum aerodrome operating and availability of
alternate aerodromes when required;
(10) The load is properly distributed and safely secured;
(11) The weight of the aircraft at the start of the takeoff roll, will be such
that can be conducted the flight in accordance with Subparts F to I as
applicable; and
4.3.4.3
RAC OPS 1
1.295 (c)
(12) Can meet any operational limitation in addition to those listed in subparagraphs (9) and (11).
RAC-OPS 1.295 Selection of aerodromes
(See CCA OPS 1.295)
(c) The operators must select at least one destination alternate for each
IFR flight unless:
(1) The following two conditions are met:
(i) The duration of the planned flight from take-off to landing does not
exceed 6 hours; and
(ii) It is available and usable, two separate tracks on the destination and
the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof,
are such that, in the period from one hour before until one hour after the
estimated time of arrival to the destination, the ceiling will be at least
2,000 feet, or ride height over 500 feet, whichever is greater, and the
visibility will be at least 5 km. (See MEI OPS 1.295 (c) (1 ) (ii)); or
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(2) The destination is isolated and there is no suitable alternate
destination.
RAC-OPS 1.420 Event Report
4.4.3
RAC OPS 1
1.420 (d) (6)
(d) Specific reports. Described below are those events that require
specific methods of reporting and notification.
(6) Meeting with potentially dangerous conditions. The pilot in
command shall notify the appropriate unit of Air Traffic Service as
soon as possible, the existence of potentially hazardous situations
encountered during the flight, such as irregularities in ground
facilities or navigation; or weather events; or volcanic ash clouds.
RAC-OPS 1.310 Crew members at their stations
4.4.4.2
RAC OPS 1
1.310 (a) (2)
A.
(a) Flight crew members
(2) During all other phases of flight, will remain in his position each
member of the flight crew required to perform duties in the cockpit,
unless their absence is necessary for the fulfillment of their duties in
connection with the operation, or for physiological needs provided at
least one suitably qualified pilot remains at the controls of the airplane
at all times.
RAC-OPS 1.320 Seats, safety belts and harnesses
4.4.4.4
RAC OPS 1
1.310 ) (1)
(a) Crew members
(1) During takeoff and landing, and whenever deemed necessary by
the commander in the interest of safety, each crew member shall be
properly secured by seat belts and harnesses provided.
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4.4.5.2
RAC OPS 1
1.770 (b) (1) (iv)
RAC-OPS 1.770 Supplemental oxygen pressurized -Aircraft
(See Appendix 1 to RAC-OPS 1.770)
(See MAC OPS 1.770)
(b) Equipment requirements and oxygen supply
(1) Members of the flight crew
4.6.1
RAC OPS 1
1.195
(iv) Oxygen masks for use by members of the flight crew in pressurized
airplanes operating at pressure altitudes above 25,000 feet, will be a
quick donning type.
RAC-OPS 1.195 Operational control and flight dispatch duties
and responsibilities.
(See Appendix 1 to RAC-OPS 1.195) (See MAC OPS 1.195)
The operator:
(a) must establish and maintain a method approved by the AAC to
exercise operational control;
(b) Exercise operational control over any flight operated under the
terms of the COA, through the establishment of a Centre of
Operational Control and Dispatch (CCOD) or equivalent unit.
(c) An operator shall this CCOD sufficient number of flight
dispatchers to ensure proper operational control of each flight.
(d) The aircraft dispatcher shall hold a license issued in accordance
with RAC-LPTA. Meanwhile the RAC-LPTA is adopted shall apply
national rules on the matter.
(e) The flight dispatcher shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) Carry out the activities set out in RAC-OPS 1.605 and
prepare documents weight and balance before each flight,
in accordance with the details on RAC-OPS 1.625
(2) Prepare the ATC Flight Plan
(3) Prepare the Operational Flight Plan, following the
requirements of RAC-OPS 1.1060
(4) Assist and / or coordinate with the pilot in command in
flight preparation, following the provisions of RAC-OPS
1.290
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(5) Provide the commander-date reports available, or information
about the condition of the airport and on the irregularities in the
navigation facilities that may affect the flight.
(6) Before the flight will provide the pilot in command all report or
forecast on the time you have available and which may affect its
safety, such as clear air turbulence, thunderstorms, wind shear low
altitude for the route to be flown and each airport to be used.
(7) During the flight, the flight operations officer shall provide the pilot
in command any additional information about weather conditions and
irregularities in the facilities or services which may affect its safety.
(8) The flight dispatcher will monitor flight from inception to completion.
(9) The operator shall ensure that all flight dispatcher performs
conversion training, differences or familiarization, and recurrent, as
appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 1 to RACOPS 1.195
(f) The control center operations and flight dispatch not take any action
inconsistent with the procedures established by:
(1) Air Traffic Control (ATS),
(2) Meteorological Service,
(3) Communications Service.
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CHAPTER 5
AEROPLANE PERFORMANCE OPERATIN LIMITATIONS
5.1.2
RAC OPS 1
1.542
RAC-OPS 1.542 En-route - single engine aircraft
(See MEI OPS 1.542)
The operator shall ensure that the airplane, in the expected
meteorological conditions, and in the case of an engine failure is
able to reach
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(a) A place where you can make a safe landing. For ground planes,
a place on land is required, unless the FAA approves otherwise (See
MAC OPS 1.542 (a)).
(b) When showing compliance with subparagraph (a) above:
(1) Do not assume that the plane flying at a higher altitude where the
rate of climb equals 300 ft per minute with the engine operating
conditions specified maximum continuous power altitude; and
(2) The assumed gradient course route will be the gross gradient of
descent increased by a gradient of 0.5%.
CHAPTER 6
AEROPLANE INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS
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RAC-OPS 1.715 Flight data recorders.
6.3.4.3
RAC OPS 1
1.715 (c) (1)
(c) require aircraft flight data recorder according to:
1) For airplanes with maximum certificated weight of more than
5700 kg takeoff, with turbine engines and has been extended for the
first time its certificate of airworthiness on or after January 1, 1989,
must be equipped with an FDR which shall record time, altitude,
airspeed, normal acceleration and heading.
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f) The flight data recorder was, located and installed so as to provide
the greatest possible protection of the records, so that they may be
preserved, recovered both on land and in water, and transcribed. The
flight data recorders prewritten will meet the specifications of impact
resistance and fire protection and should have some means to help
locate it in the water.
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RAC-warning system OPS.1843 cabin altitude
6.7.3
R 6.7.4
6.13
RAC OPS 1
1.843
RAC OPS 1
1.843
RAC OPS 1
(a) (3)
The pressurized cabin aircraft to fly at altitudes where the
atmospheric pressure is less than 376 hPa (7600 meters or 2400
feet) must be equipped with a device that provides the pilot with an
unmistakable warning signal in case of any dangerous loss of
pressure.
RAC-warning system OPS.1843 cabin altitude
The pressurized cabin aircraft to fly at altitudes where the
atmospheric pressure is less than 376 hPa (7600 meters or 2400
feet) must be equipped with a device that provides the pilot with an
unmistakable warning signal in case of any dangerous loss of
pressure.
1.125 RAC-OPS 1.125 Documents to be carried
(a) The operator must ensure that carried on board each flight, the
following:
6.15.2
RAC OPS 1
1.665 (c) (1)
(3) The original or copy of the Certificate of noise, if any;
RAC-OPS 1.665 Warning System Ground Proximity (GPWS)
and system ground proximity warning with early warning
function (TAWS)
(c) An operator shall not operate a turbine aircraft with a maximum
certificated takeoff weight of over 15,000 kg or having a maximum
approved seating more than 30 passengers on international flights
or after configuration:
(1) January 1, 2007 for airplanes first certificate of airworthiness
issued or after that date, or
Unless it is equipped with a warning system of ground proximity
function which has a forward front with terrain avoidance (TAWS).
6.15.3
RAC OPS 1
1.665 (c) (1)
RAC-OPS 1.665 Warning System Ground Proximity (GPWS)
and system ground proximity warning with early warning
function (TAWS)
(d) An operator shall not operate a turbine aircraft with a maximum
certificated takeoff weight of over 15,000 kg or having a maximum
approved seating more than 30 passengers on international flights
or after configuration:
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1.665 (d)
(2) January 1, 2007 for airplanes first certificate of airworthiness
issued on or after that date, or unless it is equipped with a warning
system of ground proximity which has a forward function frontal
avoidance into terrain (TAWS).
RAC-OPS.1665 Warning System Ground Proximity (GPWS)
(d) An operator shall not operate a turbine aircraft with a maximum
certificated takeoff weight of over 5,700 kg., but not more than
15,000 kg., or with a maximum approved more than 9 passenger
seating configuration, but not more than 30 on international flights
on or after:
(1) January 1, 2007 with first aircraft airworthiness certificate issued
on January 1, 2003 or later; or
(2) January 1, 2007 for airplanes not equipped with warning system
Ground proximity;
Unless it is equipped with a system of ground proximity warning
function including early warning of dangers associated with the
terrain (Terrain Awareness and Warning System - TAWS).
RAC-OPS.1665 Warning System Ground Proximity (GPWS)
R 6.15.6
RAC OPS 1
1.665 (a)
a) All turbine engine airplanes with a maximum certificated take-off
mass exceeding 5700 Kg., and all turbojet aircraft will be equipped
with a warning system ground proximity
CHAPTER 8 AEROPLANE MAINTENANCE
RAC-OPS.1920 Maintenance Records (See MAC OPS 1920)
8.4.2
RAC OPS 1
1.920 (b)
a) The operator shall ensure that the maintenance log is kept for a
period of 24 months from the date of the last entry.
b) The operator shall ensure that a system has been established to
keep, in a form acceptable to the General Direction of Civil Aviation,
the following records for the periods specified:
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1) All detailed maintenance records relative to the aircraft and any
component thereof that he has built - 24 months after the aircraft or
component was released to service.
2) The total flight cycles and time, as appropriate, of the aircraft and
all components of the life-limited - 12 months after the aircraft has
been permanently withdrawn from service.
3) The flight time and flight cycles after, as appropriate, since last
overhaul of the aircraft or any component that is subject to time or
cycles between overhaul. - Until the last overhaul of the aircraft or
component has been replaced by another overhaul or work
equivalent size and detail;
4) The state of current airplane inspection so as to establish
compliance with the aircraft maintenance program, approved
operator - Until the inspection of the aircraft or component has been
superseded by another inspection of work and detail equivalent
scope;
5) The current status of airworthiness directives applicable to the
aircraft and its components - 12 months after the aircraft is
permanently withdrawn from service
6) Details of current modifications and repairs the airplane, engine /
s, propeller / s and any other part of the aircraft that is critical to flight
safety - 12 months after the aircraft has been permanently
withdrawn from service
c) An operator shall ensure that when an aircraft is permanently
transferred to another operator, are also transferred the records
specified in paragraphs a) and b).
CHAPTER 9 AEROPLANE FLIGHT CREW
9.1.2
RAC-OPS.1940 Composition of Flight Crew (See Appendices 1
RAC OPS PART I 1940 and 2 of Section OPS.1940)
(a) (3)
(a) An operator shall ensure that:
(3) All members of the flight crew are holders of a valid license and
valid, acceptable to the Authority and are suitably qualified and
competent to carry out the functions assigned to them;
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1.940 (a) (3)
RAC-OPS.1940 Composition of Flight Crew (See Appendices 1
and 2 of Section OPS.1940)
(a) An operator shall ensure that:
(3) All members of the flight crew are holders of a valid license and
valid, acceptable to the Authority and are suitably qualified and
competent to carry out the functions assigned to them;
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PART II OPERATIONS OF AIRCRAFT
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL AVIATION-AEROPLANES
6TH EDITION JULY 98
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CHAPTER 2 APPLICABILITY
2
RAC 02, SECTION
02.1
a) Except as provided in paragraph b) of this section,
this regulation describes the rules governing the
operation of aircraft (not including: stationary balloons,
kites, rockets and unmanned free balloons unmanned
and ultra-light vehicles motorized and non-motorized)
in Costa Rica.
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Section 02103. Earlier reports on the fly
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RAC 02,
SECTION 02. 103
Each commander will become familiar before the start
of a flight with all available information regarding the
same. The information should include:
a) For a flight conducted under instrument flight rules
(IFR) or one away from the vicinity of an airport,
weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements,
alternate airports available if the planned flight can not
be completed and any information traffic delay
perceived by the air traffic control (ATC) the pilot in
command.
b) For any flight, runway lengths at airports who try to
use the following information and distance-off and
landing:
1) For civil aircraft for which a flight manual is required,
with takeoff and landing distances, these data must be
properly recorded; and
2) For civil aircraft other than those specified in
paragraph b) 1 of this section, other reliable information
appropriate to the aircraft and concerning yield in
relation to elevation values and gradient of the track;
gross weight, wind and temperature.
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4.2
RAC 02,
SECTIONS
02.155,
02.157,
02.175,
Section 02.155. Basic VFR weather minimums
a) Except as provided in paragraph b) of this section
and Section 02157, no person may operate an aircraft
under VFR when the flight visibility is less than or within
the clouds less than indicated for the corresponding
altitude and class of airspace designated ...
02.177
Section 02157. Special VFR weather minimums of
a) Except as published by the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation in the AIP, special VFR operations may
be conducted under the weather minimums and
requirements of this section instead of those contained
in Section 02.155, below 10,000 feet (3050 meters)
AMSL within the existing airspace extending upward
from the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace
designated to the surface of an airport / airfield.
b) Special VFR operations may only be made:
1) With an ATC clearance;
2) Clear of clouds;
3) Except for helicopters, when flight visibility is at least
a mile (1600 meters) land; and
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4) Except for helicopters, between sunrise and sunset
unless:
(i) The pilot being given ATC clearance meets the
applicable requirements for instrument flight; and
(ii) The aircraft is equipped as required in Section 02
205 d)
c) No person may take off or land an aircraft (other than
a helicopter) under special VFR conditions:
1) Unless ground visibility is at least one statute mile
(1600 meters) or:
2) If ground visibility is not reported, unless flight
visibility is at least a ground (1600 meters) mile.
Section 02175. Takeoffs and landings under IFR
a) Instrument approaches at aerodromes and airports.
Unless the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
otherwise authorized, when a descent instrument at an
airport / airfield necessary any person operating an
aircraft shall use an instrument approach procedure
approved for the airport / aerodrome concerned and
published in the AIP.
b) Authorized DH or MDA. For purposes of this section,
when the approach procedure being used requires the
use of a DH or MDA, the authorized DH or MDA should
be the highest of:
1) The DH or MDA indicated by the approach
procedure,
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2) The DH or MDA I indicated to the pilot in command,
3) The DH or MDA for which the aircraft is equipped.
Section 02177.
operations
Minimum
altitudes
for
IFR
a) The operation of aircraft at minimum altitudes.
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no
person may operate an aircraft in IFR conditions below:
1) The applicable minimum altitudes authorized by
States.
2) If you have not established such minimum altitudes
applicable, will comply with the following:
(i) For operations within a designated mountain a
height of 2000 feet (600 meters) above the highest
obstacle within a horizontal distance of 7.2 miles from
the course to be flown area.
4.3.1
RAC 02,
SECTIONS
02.107, 02.519
(ii) In any other case a height of 1000 feet (300 meters)
above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance
of 7.2 miles from the course to be flown.
Section 02107. Use of seat belts, shoulder harness
and protective systems for children
a) Unless otherwise authorized by the General
Direction of Civil Aviation:
1) No pilot may take off an aircraft registration or
Costarican operator (except a free balloon that
incorporates a basket or gondola or an airship) unless
the pilot in command of the aircraft ensures that each
person on board was having been instructed on the use
of seat belts and shoulder harness placement if it is
installed.
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2) No driver shall start the movement on the surface,
take off or land an aircraft registration or operator Costa
(except a free balloon that incorporates a basket or
gondola or an airship) unless the pilot in command of
the aircraft to ensure that each person is on board has
communicated on the use of seat belts and shoulder
harness installation if fitted.
3) Except as provided in this paragraph, each person
on board an aircraft registration or operator Costa
(except a free balloon that incorporates a basket or
gondola or an airship), must occupy a seat or berth with
a safety belt and a shoulder harness if installed properly
secured during movement on the surface, takeoff or
landing. For operations of seaplanes and equipped with
floats during surface movement helicopters, the person
that pulls or pushes the seaplane or helicopter from the
dock, as well as pulling or subject such aircraft in the
spring, it is exempt from the requirements in relation to
the use of seats and seat belts. However, these
requirements a person may:
(i) Be held by an adult holding an approved seat or
berth long as the person being held has not reached
two years of age and do not use rigging equipment,
(ii) Use the floor of the aircraft as a seat, provided that
the person is on board the aircraft for the purpose of
participating in parachuting, or
(iii) Holding a restraint adopted children, provided by
the operator or one of the persons mentioned in
paragraph a) 3) (iii) of this section.
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A long as the child is accompanied by a parent,
guardian or authorized by them to ensure their safety
during flight attendants.
B The child restraint system must have a label that
bears the approval for use.
C The operator must meet the following requirements:
4) The attachment hardware shall be properly secured
to an approved seat or berth and placed forward.
5) The child must be properly secured to the restraint
system and must not exceed the specified weight limit
for this team.
6) The restraint system must be labeled with the
appropriate indications.
b) Unless otherwise indicated, this section does not
apply to operations conducted under the RAC-OPS,
part I and II.
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02.9 a),
02.403
c), 02.205 a),
02.525 a),b),
02.605 a, b)
Paragraph a) 3) of this section does not apply to
persons subject to Section 02105.
Section 02403. General
c) No one may operate an aircraft unless it has
complied with the mandatory replacement times,
inspection intervals, and related procedures specified
in the Airworthiness Limitations Section of Maintenance
Manual Manufacturer, or instructions for continued
airworthiness, or intervals alternative inspection and
related procedures outlined in operations specification
approved by the General Direction of Civil Aviation
under the RAC OPS, Part I, II, III in accordance with an
inspection program approved under Section 02.409 e).
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Section
02.205.
Normal
category
aircraft
airworthiness certificate in force: Instrument and
equipment requirements.
a) General: Except as provided in paragraphs c) 3) e)
of this section, no person may operate an aircraft with
a standard airworthiness certificate category in any
operation described in paragraphs b) to f) of this
section, unless that aircraft contains the instruments
and equipment specified in those paragraphs for that
type of operation, and those instruments and
equipment are in good working conditions.
Section 02525. Freight
a) No pilot in command may allow loads to be carried
in any aircraft unless:
1) It is carried in a container, pallet or container
approved, or compartment installed in the aircraft.
2) Be secured by approved by the General Direction of
Civil Aviation means or
3) It is carried in accordance with the following:
(i) It is properly secured by a safety belt or other tie
having sufficient strength to eliminate the possibility of
slippage under all conditions of flight and / or ground
normally anticipate.
(ii) It is packaged or covered to avoid possible injury to
passengers.
(iii) Does not impose an external load on the seat; or on
the floor structure that exceeds the load limitation for
those components.
(iv) Is not located in a position that restricts access to
or use of any emergency exit or door, or the use of the
aisle between the load and passenger compartment.
(v) That is not carried on passengers seated.
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b) When cargo is carried in cargo compartments that
are designed to allow physical entry crew to extinguish
any fire that may occur during flight, the cargo must be
stowed so that the member of the crew to spray all parts
of the compartment with the contents of the manual fire
extinguishers.
Section 02605. Weight limitations for civil transport
category airplanes
a) No person may take off an airplane transport
category unless:
1) The takeoff weight does not exceed the maximum
allowable height of airport takeoff weight.
2) The height of the departure airport is within the
altitude range for which maximum takeoff weights have
been determined.
3) Normal consumption of fuel and oil in flight to the
airport of intended landing where should be such that
on arrival, the weight of the airplane does not exceed
the maximum landing weight; and
4) The heights of the proposed airport landing and of all
specified alternate airports are within the altitude range
for which have been determined maximum landing
weights.
b) No person may operate an aircraft turbine engine
powered transport category, contradicting the same
flight manual takeoff or proceed unless:
1) The takeoff weight does not exceed that specified in
the airplane flight manual for the altitude of the airport
and the ambient temperature at takeoff.
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2) Normal consumption of fuel and oil to the airport of
intended landing where, and alternate airports must be
such that the weight of the aircraft on arrival does not
exceed the landing weight specified in the flight manual
for the heights and expected ambient heights in each
of the airports involved when landing.
3) The takeoff weight must not exceed the weight
shown in the Airplane Flight Manual to correspond to
the minimum distances required for takeoff
considering: the elevation of the airport, the runway to
be used, the effective runway gradient, the ambient
temperature and wind component existing at the time
of takeoff; and if operating limitations exist for the
minimum distances required for takeoff from wet
runways, the runway surface condition (dry or wet).
Distances wet tracks associated with cracked tracks or
tracks during porous friction, if provided by the flight
manual of the aircraft, can be used only for tracks that
are cracked or covered with layers of courses porous
friction (PFC) and the operator determines are
designed, constructed and maintained acceptable to
the Directorate General of Civil Aviation way.
4) Where the takeoff distance includes a clearway, the
distance of the free zone is not greater than half:
(i) The take-off in the case of airplanes certificated after
September 30, 1958 and before August 30, 1959.
(ii) The length of track.
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4.4.2
RAC 02, 02.503
a)5
Section 02503.
information
Flight
Crew
and
operational
a) The pilot in command of an aircraft shall ensure that
the following flying equipment, charts and aeronautical
information and updated appropriately, are accessible
in the place of the pilot of the aircraft for each flight:
4.6.1
RAC 02, 02.155
... 5) For multi-engine airplanes, climb performance
data with one engine inoperative.
Section 02.155. Basic VFR weather minimums
a) Except as provided in paragraph b) of this section
and Section 02157, no person may operate an aircraft
under VFR when the flight visibility is less than or within
the clouds less than indicated for the corresponding
altitude and airspace class indicated in the following
table:
ENR ATS AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION
1 Classification of airspaces
ATS airspaces are classified and designated in
accordance with the following:
Class A. IFR flights only are permitted; all flights are
subject to service air traffic control and separated.
Class B. IFR and VFR flights are permitted; all flights
are subject to service air traffic control and separated.
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Class C: IFR and VFR flights are permitted, all flights
are subject to service air traffic control and IFR flights
are separated from other IFR flights and from VFR
flights. VFR flights are separated from IFR flights and
receive traffic information in respect of other VFR
flights.
Class D: IFR and VFR flights are permitted and all
flights are subject to service air traffic control, IFR
flights are separated from other IFR flights and receive
traffic information in respect of all other flights.
Class E: IFR and VFR flights are permitted, IFR flights
are subject to air traffic service and separated from
other IFR flights. All flights receive traffic information as
far as possible.
Class F: IFR and VFR flights are permitted, all
participating IFR flights receive an advisory service air
traffic and all flights receive flight information service if
requested.
Class G: IFR and VFR flights are permitted and receive
flight information service if requested. The table on the
next sheet requirements on flights within each class of
airspace is.
b) Airspace class G. However as described in
paragraph a) of this
Section, the following operations can be performed in
Class G airspace, below 1200 feet (363 meters) above
the surface:
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1) Helicopter: A helicopter may be operated in an area
free of clouds at a speed that allows the pilot to see any
air traffic or obstruction in time to avoid a collision.
2) Air: When the visibility is less than three statute miles
(4800 meters) but not less than a statute mile (1600
meters), overnight, an aircraft may be operated in an
area free of clouds in a traffic pattern an airport / airfield
within a half mile (800 meters) from the runway.
c) Except as provided in Section 02157 no one may
operate an aircraft beneath the ceiling under VFR
within the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace
designated to the surface for an airport / airfield when
the ceiling is less than 1000 feet (300 meters).
d) Except as provided in Section 02157, no one can
take off, land an aircraft, or enter the traffic circuit under
VFR, within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas
of Class B, Class C airspace, Class D or class E
designated for an airport / airfield.
1) Unless ground visibility at that airport / aerodrome is
of at least three statute miles (4800 meters); or
2) If ground visibility is not reported at that airport /
aerodrome, unless flight visibility during landing or
takeoff, or while operating in the traffic pattern, either at
least three statute miles (4800 meters).
e) For the purpose of this section, an aircraft operating
altitude to the base class of airspace area E is
considered to be within the airspace directly below this
area.
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4.6.2.2
RAC 02,
SECTION 02.167
b) 1, b) 2
4.6.3.2
RAC 02,
SECTION 02.175 c)
Section 02167. Fuel requirements for flight in IFR
b) Paragraph a) 2) of this section does not apply if:
1) There is an approved approach procedure for
landing at the first airport / airfield landing instruments
and
2) At least one hour before and one hour after the
estimated time of arrival at the airport / aerodrome
reports and forecasts, or any combination thereof,
indicate:
(i) The ceiling will be at least 2000 feet (600 meters)
above the elevation of the airport / aerodrome; and
(ii) The visibility will be at least 3 statute miles (4800
meters).
Section 02175. Takeoffs and landings under IFR
c) Operation below DH or MDA. When the DH or MDA
is applicable, no pilot may operate an aircraft at an
airport / airfield below the authorized MDA or continue
an approach below the authorized DH unless:
1) The aircraft is continuously in a position from which
it can be carried down to a normal regime for land on
runway proposal and for operations conducted under
RAC-OPS Part I and II, unless the rate of descent allow
a landing at the contact zone of the runway of intended
landing where,
2) The flight visibility is not less than that prescribed in
the approved instrument approach being used,
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02.175
3) Except in the category of approach 2) and 3), the
approximation in which any requirement required
visual reference to be specified by the General
Direction of Civil Aviation, at least one of the following
visual references for the proposed track should be
distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot:
(i) The approach light system, except that the pilot
may not descend below a hundred feet (30 meters)
above the elevation of the contact zone, using the
approach lights as a reference unless the termination
bars red bars or red side rows are visible and
identifiable.
(ii) The threshold
(iii) The threshold markings;
(iv) The threshold lights;
(v) The runway end lights and identification;
(vi) The Indicator path visual approach;
(vii) The contact zone and markings thereof;
(viii) The touchdown zone lights;
(ix) The runway or runway markings;
(x) The runway lights.
Section 02.175. Take offs and landings under IFR
a) Instrument approaches at aerodromes and airports.
Unless the General Direction of Civil Aviation
authorizes otherwise, when a descent instrument at an
airport / aerodrome necessary any person operating an
aircraft shall use an instrument approach procedure
approved for the airport / airfield that concerned and
published in the AIP.
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b) Authorized DH or MDA. For purposes of this section,
when the approach procedure being used requires the
use of a DH or MDA, the authorized DH or MDA should
be the highest of the following:
1) The DH or MDA indicated by the approach
procedure,
2) The DH or MDA indicated for the PIC,
3) The DH or MDA for which the aircraft is equipped.
c) Operation below DH or MDA ...
Section
02519.
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the
passenger
a) Before each takeoff the pilot in command of an
aircraft carrying passengers shall ensure that all
passengers have been orally briefed on:
1) When, how, where and under what conditions
smoking.
2) Use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses any
passenger must be informed about when, how and
under what conditions it is necessary to use safety belts
and shoulder harnesses, if installed. The information
that is required to include the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation that passengers comply light signals this
information to the plates with signs of smoke, not
smoking in the lavatories and abide by the statements
of
the
members
of
the
crew
thereon.
3) Location and means for opening the emergency
exits.
4) Location of emergency equipment
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5) Procedures for emergency landing and use of
flotation equipment, required under paragraph 02 509
for a flight over water; and
6) The use of oxygen equipment in normal and
emergency conditions, installed in the aircraft.
b) The oral notice required under paragraph (a) of this
section given by the commander or crew member can
be replaced by printed cards for the use of each
passenger containing:
1) A diagram of the methods of operation of emergency
exits.
2) Other instructions necessary for use of emergency
equipment.
c) Each card referred to in paragraph (b) will be carried
in convenient locations for the use of the plane of each
passenger and must contain information that is
pertinent only to the type and model of aircraft in which
it is used.
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Section 02.17. Alcohol or drugs
a) No person may serve as a crewmember of a civil
aircraft:
1) Within eight hours after consuming any alcoholic
beverage.
2) Under the influence of alcohol.
3) While any drug that affects the person's faculties in
any way contrary to safety is consummated; or
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4) While having 0.04% by weight or more alcohol in the
blood.
b) The crewmember must, at the request of an
inspector from the General Direction of Civil Aviation,
submit to a test to indicate the percentage by weight of
alcohol in the blood. This test can be performed by any
physician, clinic or hospital authorized.
4.15.1
RAC 02,
SECTION 02.105
c) Except in an emergency, no pilot of a civil aircraft will
allow a person who appears to be intoxicated or who
demonstrate by their behavior or physical signs, which
is under the influence of drugs (except a patient under
treatment medicated ) to be carried in the aircraft.
Section 02105. Crew members at their stations
a) During takeoff and landing and while en route, each
member of the flight crew shall be required:
1) Being in his position as a member of the flight crew
unless your absence is necessary to develop duties in
connection with the operation of the aircraft or in
connection with physiological needs.
2) Keep buckled while in his position as a member of
the crew.
b) Each member of the flight crew required, to maintain
a Costa Rican civil aircraft during takeoff and landing
his shoulder harness while assigned to duties in office.
This paragraph does not apply if:
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1) The seat of his position as crew member is not
equipped with a shoulder harness.
2) The crew member would not be able to perform the
duties required with the shoulder harness fastened.
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RAC 02,
SECTION
Section
02.205.
Normal
category
aircraft
02.205 b)
b) Regulations daytime VFR visual flight. For VFR flight
during the day, the following instruments and
equipment are required:
1) Speedometer.
2) Altimeter.
3) Magnetic direction indicator.
4) Tachometer for each engine.
5) Oil pressure gauge for each machine that uses
pressure system.
6) Temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled machine.
7) Oil temperature gauge for each air-cooled machine.
8) Manifold pressure indicator for each engine.
9) Fuel quantity indicator for each tank.
10) Position indicator landing, if the aircraft has
retractable landing gear.
11) For small aircraft built after 1996, an anti-collision
lights red and white color is required. In the event of
failure of any light of the anti-collision system approved
aviation red and white colors, the operation of the
aircraft may continue to where you can make the
appropriate repair.
12) If the aircraft is operated for compensation over
water beyond gliding distance from shore with engines
without power, floatation equipment approved by the
General Direction of Civil Aviation, available to each
occupant and at least one device of pyrotechnics.
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13) An approved safety belt for aviation with metal
closure device for all occupants older than two years.
14) For small aircraft built after July 18, 1978, an
approved shoulder harness for each front seat aircraft.
The shoulder harness must be designed to protect the
person from a serious head injury when the person
experiencing inertia loads limit specified in regulation
certification. Each shoulder harness installed at the
station crew should be allowed to, when seated and
with the safety belt and shoulder harness adjusted and
fastened, to perform all functions necessary for flight
operations.
15) An emergency locator transmitter according to
Section 02 207.
6.2.2
RAC 02,
SECTION 02.205
b), c)
16) For helicopters, the shoulder harness is required
when the Directorate General of Civil Aviation so
provides and must specify the method of attachment,
and buckling resistance as specified certification
regulation.
Section
02.205.
Normal
category
aircraft
... c) Regulations night visual flight. For flights operating
VFR at night, the following instruments and equipment
are required:
1) Instruments and equipment specified in the previous
paragraph b).
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2) Position light type approved for aviation.
3) A system of red or white lights complying with the
regulation of certified collision. In the case of failure of
an anti-collision light, the aircraft may continue in
operation until the site where repair or replacement can
be carried out.
4) For commercial aircraft electric landing light.
5) Suitable power source capable of supplying
electrical equipment and radio.
6) A set of fuses, or three spare fuses of each required
class, accessible to the pilot in flight.
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Section 02509. Survival equipment for overwater
operations
a) No person may take off an airplane for flight over
water more than 90 kilometers (50 nautical miles) from
the nearest shore unless that airplane is equipped with
life or a means of flotation approved for each occupant
plane.
b) No person may take off an airplane for a flight over
water more than 30 minutes, or 180 kilometers (100
nautical miles) from the nearest shore unless it has on
board the following equipment:
1) Lifejacket fitted with an approved survivor locator
light for each occupant of the aircraft.
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2) Boats or life rafts (each equipped with an approved
survivor light) of sufficient capacity and buoyancy to
accommodate the occupants of the aircraft.
3) At least one pyrotechnic signaling device for each life
raft.
4) A device for portable radio signals, floating,
waterproof, and capable of transmitting on the proper
frequency or frequencies of emergency independent
emergency power supply of the aircraft.
5) A lifeline stored duly approved by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation.
c) The life rafts, lifejackets and signaling devices must
be installed in conspicuously marked locations and
easily accessible in the event of an aircraft ditching
without appreciable time for preparatory procedures.
Labels location of emergency equipment must be in
Spanish.
d) A survival kit properly equipped for the flight path
should be set to all aircraft life rafts.
e) As used in this Section the term of coastline means
an area of land adjacent to the water which is above
the high water mark (high tide) and excludes land areas
that are under water intermittently.
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6.7
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SECTIONS 02.205
c), 02.503 a) 1
Section
02.205.
Normal
category
aircraft
c) Regulations night visual flight. For flights operating
VFR at night, the following instruments and equipment
are required:
1) Instruments and equipment specified in the previous
paragraph b).
2) Position light type approved for aviation.
3) A system of red or white lights complying with the
regulation of certified collision. In the case of failure of
an anti-collision light, the aircraft may continue in
operation until the site where repair or replacement can
be carried out.
4) For commercial aircraft electric landing light.
5) Suitable power source capable of supplying
electrical equipment and radio.
6) A set of fuses, or three spare fuses of each required
class, accessible to the pilot in flight.
Section 02503.
information
Flight
Crew
and
operational
a) The pilot in command of an aircraft shall ensure that
the following flying equipment, charts and aeronautical
information and updated appropriately, are accessible
in the place of the pilot of the aircraft for each flight:
1) A focus that is at least two size D batteries and is in
good working order.
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02.609 c)
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Section 02609. Flight data recorders and cockpit
voice recorders
c) No person may operate a multiengine aircraft, or
turbojet engine turboprop registered in Costa Rica from
October 1, 2000, with a maximum certificated over
5700 kg takeoff weight type., unless the aircraft is
equipped with one or more flight data recorders (RDV).
Similarly, a helicopter registered in Costa Rica after
October 1, 2000 with a maximum certificated
exceeding 2700 kg takeoff weight, unless it is equipped
with one or more RDV.
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The RDV must use a digital method of recording and
storing, and method for rapid recovery of that data from
the storage medium, which is capable of recording the
data specified in Appendix C of this part for an aircraft
or Appendix D of this regulation for a helicopter, in
range, accuracy and range of the specified register and
be able to retain at least the last 25 hours of aircraft
operation and the last 10 hours of helicopter operation.
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02.609 e)
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voice recorders
e) Unless otherwise authorized by the General
Direction of Civil Aviation after October 1, 2000 no
person may operate an aircraft registered in Costa
Rica:
1) Multiengine, turbine that has a maximum certificated
take-off greater than 5700 kg or helicopter having a
maximum certificated takeoff higher weight of 2700 kg.
and for which two pilots are required by type
certification or by operating rules in accordance with the
provisions of the Manual of Operations of the company,
except that it is equipped with a voice recorder cab
(RVC) that: 1) Be installed in accordance with its type
certificate and any other records of the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation.
2) Is operated continuously from the use of the checklist
(checklist) prior to flight, to complete the final checklist
at the termination of the flight.
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C, Table 6
6.10.1.7.2
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C, Table 6
6.10.1.7.3
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C, Table 6
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C, Table 6
6.10.1.7.5
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C, Table 6
6.10.3.1
RAC 02, SECTION
02.609 c)
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c) No person may operate a multiengine aircraft, or
turbojet engine turboprop registered in Costa Rica from
October 1, 2000, with a maximum certificated over
5700 kg takeoff weight type., unless the aircraft is
equipped with one or more flight data recorders (RDV).
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02.609 c)
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RAC 02, SECTION
02.609 e)
voice recorders
e) Unless otherwise authorized by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation after October 1, 2000 no
person may operate an aircraft registered in Costa
Rica: multiengine, turbine that has a maximum
certificated greater takeoff 5700 weight kg or helicopter
having a maximum certificated takeoff more than 2700
kg. and for which two pilots are required by type
certification or by operating rules in accordance with the
provisions of the Manual of Operations of the company,
except that it is equipped with a cockpit voice recorder
(CVR)
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02.609 e)
Idem 6.10.5.1
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6.10.8.2
RAC 02, SECTION
02.609 g)
voice recorders
g) In the event of an accident or occurrence requiring
immediate notification to the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation and result in the termination of the flight,
any operator who has installed a flight data recorder
approved, and a voice recorder cabin approved, must
keep the recorded information for a period of at least
60 days or for a longer period, if requested by the
General Direction of Civil Aviation. The information
obtained from the recordings will be used to help
determine the cause of the incident or accident in
connection with the investigation being conducted.
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RAC 02, SECTION
02.609 g)
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6.12.3
RAC 02, SECTION
02.207 a)
Section 02207. Emergency Locator Transmitters.
a) Except as provided in paragraphs e) and f) of this
section, no person may operate a civil aircraft with
Costa Rican registry unless you have attached to the
structure an automatic emergency locator transmitter
(ELT) adopted that is in operable condition.
The personal or laptop computers do not meet this
requirement; therefore its use is not warranted.
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SECTION 02.207
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Section 02207. Emergency Locator Transmitters.
a) Except as provided in paragraphs e) and f) of this
section, no person may operate a civil aircraft with
Costa Rican registry unless you have attached to the
structure an automatic emergency locator transmitter
(ELT) adopted that is in operable condition.
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Section 02.215. ATC and altitude
equipment and transponder use
reporting
a) For all airspace, domestic and foreign aircraft for
operations outside the RAR-OPS Parts I and II, the
transponder equipment installed must meet the
performance and environmental requirements of any
class of TSO-C74B (Mode A) or any class of TSO-C74C (Mode A with altitude reporting capability) as
appropriate, or the appropriate class of TSO-C112
(Mode S).
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7.1.4
RAC 02,
SECTION
02.511 a) 1
Section 02511. Radio equipment for overwater
operations
a) Except as provided in paragraphs c) d) and f) of this
section, no person may take off an aircraft to perform
a flight over water more than 30 minutes flying time or
180 kilometers (100 nautical miles ) from the nearest
shore unless it has at least the following operating
equipment:
1) Radio communication equipment appropriate to the
facilities to be used, and are able to transmit to, and
receive from, anywhere in the path of at least one
surface with ease:
(i) Two transmitters
(ii) Two microphones
(iii) Two headsets, or one headset and speaker
(iv) Two independent receivers for navigation.
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02.205 a)
Section
02.205.
Normal
category
aircraft
a) General: Except as provided in paragraphs c) 3) e)
of this section, no person may operate an aircraft with
a standard airworthiness certificate category in any
operation described in paragraphs b) to f) of this
section, unless that aircraft contains the instruments
and equipment specified in those paragraphs for that
type of operation, and those instruments and
equipment are in good working conditions.
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Section 02705. Operations within airspace
designated
as
Performance
Specification
(Performance) Minimum Navigation (MNPS)
no person may operate a civil aircraft register in Costa
designated as MNPS airspace unless:
1) The aircraft is fitted with performance capacity
(performance) navigation that meets the requirements
under the conditions and limitations of a specific
authorization issued by the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation.
7.2.4
RAC 02, SECTION
02.706
2) The operator is authorized by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation to conduct such operations.
Section 02706. Operations within airspace designated
as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM).
no person may operate an aircraft in RVSM airspace
unless:
1) The operator and aircraft meet the requirements
under the conditions and limitations of a specific
authorization issued by the General Direction of Civil
Aviation
2) The operator is authorized by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation to conduct such operations.
b) The General Direction of Civil Aviation may authorize
deviations from the requirements of this section, as
provided in Section 5 of Appendix G of this RAC 02.
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7.2.5
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7.2.6
RAC 02, SECTION
02.185
Idem 7.2.4
Section 02185. IFR operations: communication
failure on both tracks
a) General. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, all
fault pilot having two-way communications when
operating under IFR shall comply with the regulations
of this Section.
b) VFR conditions. If the failure occurs in VFR
conditions, or if VFR is after failure, every pilot must
continue the flight under VFR and land as soon as
possible.
c) IFR conditions. If the failure occurs in IFR conditions,
or if paragraph b) of this section can not be met, every
pilot must continue the flight in accordance with the
following
1) Route.
(i) By a route assigned in the last ATC clearance
received.
(ii) If you are being radar vectored, by the direct route
from the point of radio failure to the fixed route or airway
specified in the authorization table.
(iii) In the absence of an assigned route by the route
that ATC has said it can be expected in a further
clearance.
(iv) In the absence of an assigned route or a route that
ATC could be used later by the path specified in the
flight plan.
2) Altitude. At the highest of the following altitudes or
flight levels for the route segment being flown
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(i) The altitude or flight level assigned in the last ATC
clearance received;
(ii) The minimum altitude converted, if appropriate
minimum flight level as indicated in 02.121 (c) for IFR
operations; or
(iii) The altitude or flight level ATC has indicated it may
be expected in a further clearance.
3) Leave the clearance limit.
(i) When the clearance limit is fixed from which an
approach begins, starting the descent or descent and
approach as close as possible to the time to wait for
further clearance, if you have received one, or if not has
been received, as close as possible to the estimated
time of arrival as has been calculated on the estimated
time en route presented or amended with ATC time.
(ii) If the clearance limit is not a fixed from which an
approach begins, leave the clearance limit at the time
of wait for further clearance if it has been received, or if
none has been received on arrival at the limit
authorization and proceed to a fixed from which the
approximation is started and begin their descent or
descent and approach as close as possible to the
estimated time of arrival as has been calculated when
the estimated time en route presented or amended with
ATC.
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CHAPTER 8 AEROPLANE MAINTENANCE
Section 02403. General
8.1.1
RAC 02,
SECTIONS
a) The owner or operator of an aircraft is primarily
02.403 a),
responsible for maintaining that aircraft in an
02.409 a) 1, a)2,
airworthy condition, including compliance with RAC
02.513 a)
39.
Section 02.409. inspections
a) No person may operate an aircraft unless it has
been submitted:
1) Inspections according
maintenance program.
to
the
approved
2) An inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness
certificate in accordance with the RAC 21.
Section 02513. Emergency equipment
8.1.2
RAC 02, SECTIONS
02.401 b)
02.405 b)
02.409 b)
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emergency equipment listed in this Section.
Section 02401. applicability
b) Sections 02 405, 02 409, 02 411, 02 417 and 02
419 of this Chapter not to aircraft maintained in
accordance with a program of continuous
airworthiness maintenance as those referred to in
RAC-OPS regulations, Part I, II, III and apply RAC
129.
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Section 02405. Maintenance Requirements
Any owner or operator of an aircraft:
b) Ensure that maintenance personnel make
appropriate records in the aircraft maintenance log,
indicating that it has been approved for return to
service.
Section 02.409. inspections
b) No person may operate an aircraft for private use,
flight training, aerial work or public transportation,
unless you have been made under the Maintenance
Program approved by the General Direction of Civil
Aviation.
8.2.2
RAC 02, SECTION
02.417 b) 1
Section 02417. Maintenance records
b) The owner or operator shall retain the following
records for the periods set forth below:
1) The records specified in paragraph a) 1) of this
section must be retained until the work is repeated or
superseded by other work or for a period subsequent
to the date on which the work is performed year.
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APPENDIX C
AIRCRAFT REGISTER SPECIFICATIONS
Table # 6
PARAMETERS
RANGE
ACCURACY
MINIMUM
SYSTEM
INSTALLED
SAMPLING
INTERVAL
READING
RESOLUTION
(per second)
Relative time
8 minimum hours
+ 0.125 % per hour
1
1 second
Indicated wind speed
Vso until Vd(Kias)
+ 5% o 10 kts, the
greater. Resolution 2
Kts underneath 175
KIAS
1
1% of the total
range
Altitude
-300 mts (-1000 feet)
until the maximum
altitude of Aircraft
certification
+30 mts (+100 feet
1
until + 210 mts (+700
feet)
7.5 mts (25 feet)
until 45 mts (150
feet)
Magnetic heading
360°
+ 5°
1
1 degree
Vertical acceleration
3g until +6 g
+2 g adding +0.3 g
from the maximum
datum
4 (or 1 per second
.03 g
when the acceleration
peak in a gravity
reference is registered
Longitudinal
acceleration
+1g
+ 1.5% from the
maximum range
excluding the datum
mistakes + 5%
2
0.01 g
Nodding
100% from the used
range
+ 2 degrees
1
0.8 degrees
Swaying
+ 60 degrees or 100%
from the used range,
the greater
+ 2 degrees
1
0.8 degrees
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RANGE
ACCURACY
MINIMUM
SYSTEM
INSTALLED
SAMPLING
INTERVAL
READING
RESOLUTION
(per second)
Stabilizer trim
position
Complete range
+ 3% in case of a
superior value
1
1 % from the total
range
Nodding control
position
Complete range
+ 3%, in case of a
superior value
1
1% from the total
range
Motors for each
motor; Speed N1 or
EPR or the used
direction on the
cockpit for the
certification
Complete range
+ 5%
1
1 % from the total
range
Propeller speed and
torque
-------
-------
1 (propeller speed)
1% from the total
range
1 torque
Height regime
+ 2400 mpm
+ 800 ppm
+ 10% resolution of
75 mpm (250 ppm)
under 3600 mts
(12,’000 feet)
1
75 mpm (250 ppm)
under 3.600 mts
(12.000 feet)
Attack angle
-20° until 40° or 100%
from the used range
+ 2 degrees
1
0.8 % from the total
range
Key radio transmitter
On / Off
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1
--------
BA Flaps (discrete or
analog)
Each discret position
0 to 100% from the
total range
BF Flaps (discret or
analog)
1
+ 3%
Each discret position
0 to 100% from the
total range
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1% from the total
range
1
+ 3%
1
1% from the total
range
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PARAMETERS
Reversible for each
motor (discrete)
RANGE
Without work
ACCURACY
MINIMUM
SYSTEM
INSTALLED
SAMPLING
INTERVAL
READING
RESOLUTION
(per second)
-----
1
-------
------
1
---------
------
1
--------
Reversible or reversible
in full operation
Llave del piloto
automático (discreto)
On-line
Offline
Airbrakes
Withdrawn or extended
1) When data sources are aircraft instruments except altimeters acceptable quality, the recording system
excluding these sensors but including all other characteristics of the recording system should contribute no
more than half of the values in this column.
2) If data from the altitude encoding altimeter (resolution 33 m., Or 100 feet), then one of these parameters
should be recorded.
However, if the altitude is recorded with a resolution of 7.6 meters. (25 feet), then these two parameters can
be omitted.
3) Percentage of total range.
4) This column applies to aircraft manufactured after October 11, 1991.
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ANNEX 7 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS
CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS
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CHAPTER 3
3.2.3
3.3.2
LOCATION OF NATIONALITY COMMON AND REGISTRATION MARKS
Section 45.27 placing marks on aircraft that do not have fixed wing
RAC 45
45.27 d)
... d) non-spherical Aerostats: An operator of a balloon of this type apply
identification marks near the maximum cross-section, slightly above the
strings set at points that hold the basket or cords suspending the cab.
RAC 45
45.25 B) 1)
Section 45.25 Tagging in fixed wing aircraft
... B) The marks shall be as follows:
1) Fuselage. They are placed in both the longitudinal central axis of the
fuselage, horizontally between the wing trailing edge and the leading
edge of the horizontal stabilizer sides. If in this area are installed engines
or structure. The marks shall be on the tops of the engines or you can
choose the fixed vertical plane, of course choosing the area that offers
better conditions for the provision of brands.
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CHAPTER 4 MEASUREMENTS OF NATIONALITY COMMON AND REGISTRATION MARKS
Section 45.29. Dimensions of nationality and registration marks
4.1.1
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45.29 c)
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c ...) without fixed wing aircraft: 1) helicopters, balloons and airships 30
cm high, 20 cm wide, 5 cm thickness of the line of the letter and the script
is 20 cm long by 5 cm thickness.
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4.2.1
RAC 45
45.29 b) 1)
... B) Fixed-wing aircraft:
1) In the wings: at least 50 cm high, 35 cm wide, 8 cm thick line lyrics,
the script should be at least 35 cm long and 8 cm thick and the space
between letter of 8 cm, except the letter "I" will have the same height
and 8 cm wide.
4.2.2
RAC45
45.29 B) 2)
b) Fixed-wing aircraft:
... 2) In the fuselage: Minimum 30 cm high. 20 cm wide, 5 cm thickness
of the line of the letter, the script is 20 cm long and 5 cm thick, with the
letter spacing of 5 cm, except the letter "I" will have the same height and
5 cm wide.
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TYPE
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CHARACTERS
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Section 45.23 Composition of nationality and registration marks
5.1
RAC 45.23 b)
B ...) The Roman letters will type, each character including the script will
be solid lines (filled), unadorned rectangular or ornamentation at right
angle of ninety degrees or tilted which may not be less than eighty
degrees in any case.
CHAPTER 6 REGISTER OF NATIONALITY COMMON AND REGISTRATION MARKS
Section 45.27 Placing marks on aircraft that do not have fixed wing
6
RAC 45
45.27
a) Helicopters: Any owner or operator brands helicopter located
horizontally on both sides of the surface of the cockpit, fuselage fairing
shaft of the tail rotor or fixed vertical plane, following the rules set forth
in Section 45.23.
b) Airships: Any owner or operator shall mark the nationality and
registration required in Section 45.23 horizontally on:
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1) The upper surface of the right horizontal stabilizer and the lower
surface of the left horizontal stabilizer. The top of the letters should be
directed towards the leading edge of each stabilizer, and
2) In the lower sections of the vertical stabilizer.
c) Spherical Balloons: Any owner or operator of a spherical balloon
placed identifying marks of nationality and registration, required in
Section 45.23 in two diametrically opposite and near the maximum
horizontal circumference of the balloon locations.
d) Non-spherical Aerostats: An operator of a balloon of this type apply
identification marks near the maximum cross-section, slightly above
the strings set at points that hold the basket or cables that suspend the
cabin .
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CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
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CHAPTER 8 IDENTIFICATION PLATE
RAC 45.11
8
Section 45.11 General
a) Aircraft and aircraft engines: aircraft and engines to be identified
from manufacturing through a fireproof plate, which contain the
information specified in Section 45.13 by stamping, etching or any
other method fireproof marking. The identification plate for aircraft
must be secured in a manner that can not be damaged or moved
during normal service, or lost or destroyed in an accident, or otherwise.
Except as provided in paragraph c) of this section, the nameplate
aircraft must be affixed to the outside of legible fuselage to a person
from the ground and be placed near one of the entrances to the aircraft
or near the surface empennage.
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For aircraft engines, the identification plate must be affixed in an
accessible location so that it can not be lost or be removed during
service or lost or destroyed in an accident.
b) Propellers: blades propellers and nuclei: It is required that these
products are identified from manufacturing through a plate engraved,
stamped, etched or any other method fireproof, containing the
information specified in Section 45.13 and placing it on a non-critical
surface and in a manner that can not be damaged or dislodged, lost or
destroyed in an accident.
c) For Free Balloons Manned: The identification plate referred to in
paragraph a) of this Section shall be secured to the balloon envelope
and placed, if feasible, where it will be visible by the operator of the
globe, when the same this inflated. Also, both basket and the heat
generator set shall be marked legibly and permanently with the
manufacturer's name, part number (or equivalent) and serial number
(or equivalent)
CHAPTER 9
9
GENERAL
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AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT 9TH EDITION JULY 2001
AMDT 99
CHAPTER 3 CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
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3.1
RAC 21. 101
Section 21.101 Applicability
1. Procedural requirements for the acceptance of type certificates,
supplemental type certificate and the granting of certificates of
airworthiness and export of products and parts.
2. Procedural requirements for the issuance and acceptance of
certificates of compliance with approval for noise according ICAO
ANNEX 16.
Section 21.135 Issuance of Standard Airworthiness Certificate
3.2.1
RAC 21.135,
21.136
a) The General Direction of Civil Aviation will issue an Airworthiness
Certificate Standard type, for that aircraft has undergone a process of
acceptance of its type certificate (see Section 21.104) The certificate
shall be effective provided that:
1 The current type certificate keep the aviation authority responsible for
the design or manufacture and issued for the aircraft, engines or
propellers, Airworthiness Directives, and
2 The manufacturer provides technical support for the aircraft (spares,
parts, repair designs) and essential for the continuing airworthiness
information such as Service Bulletins, revisions to program maintenance
and flight manual.
Section 21.136 Content of Standard Airworthiness Certificates
Standard Certificate of Airworthiness shall contain the following
information in accordance with ICAO Annex 8:
1) Brand nationality and registration
2) Manufacturer and model
3) Serial Number
4) Category
5) Basis for granting and Authority. This airworthiness certificate is
granted in accordance with the General Civil Aviation Law No. 5150 of
May 14, 1973, the RAC 21 and certifies that on the date of issue the
aircraft was inspected, it was determined in accordance with the
Certificate type and in safe operating condition. Also that the certificate
type
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was approved by the FAA or JAA and complies with a code of
comprehensive and detailed airworthiness, in accordance with
the FAR or JAR regulations.
6) Conditions and terms. Unless it was, suspended, and canceled
or that the effective date has been completed, this airworthiness
certificate will be maintained provided that effective preventive
maintenance, repairs and alterations and mandatory
modifications are executed in accordance with the RAC 43 and
RAC 39 that the aircraft is operated in accordance with its flight
manual. Responsible for observing the above terms and
conditions is the operator under which the aircraft is registered.
7) Date of issue
8) Name and signature by the Department of Airworthiness
including: "This certificate must remain on board the aircraft" and
"Formula DGAC-1040" at the bottom of the certificate.
Section 21.104 Acceptance Type Certificate Abroad
3.2.2
RAC 21.104,
21.135
1 An aircraft including its engines, propellers and components
subject to obtain individual certificate of airworthiness, if your type
certificate has been approved by FAA or JAA. Including
exceptions to the type certificate that these authorities have
imposed.
Section 21.135
Certificate
Issuance
of
Standard
Airworthiness
a) The General Direction of Civil Aviation will issue an
Airworthiness Certificate Standard type, for that aircraft has
undergone a process of acceptance of your Certificate type (see
Section 21.104) The certificate shall be effective provided that:
1.The current type certificate keep the aviation authority
responsible for designing or manufacturing and issued for the
aircraft, engines or propellers, Airworthiness Directives, and
2 The manufacturer provides technical support for the aircraft
(spares, parts, repair designs) and essential for the continuing
airworthiness information such as Service Bulletins, revisions to
program maintenance and flight manual.
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3.2.3
RAC 21.134
Section 21.134 Term and temporary loss of Certificate
a) Unless suspended, revoked or canceled by the Administrator, the
airworthiness certificate is effective as follows:
1) Standard airworthiness certificates, will be valid provided that the
maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations are:
i) Made according to the Costa Rican Aviation Regulations RAC's
43,39,02.
ii) The aircraft is registered in Costa Rica, and identified according to
RAC-45
iii) The annual inspection by DGAC has been made in the duration from
the date of issuance of the certificate.
2) The aircraft will lose the validity of its certificate of airworthiness:
i) If you have not been carried out on the aircraft inspections or service
under the Maintenance Program approved by the Administrator
ii) If you have not carried out the modifications specified as agent
(mandatory) by manufacturer or by the aviation authority of the country
of manufacture or design for which the aircraft is maintained in an
airworthy condition.
If you have installed components, parts or materials not approved for
aviation or manufacturer, just as if you have installed components or
parts that have exceeded their operational life limit (hours, cycles,
landings, calendar time, etc. ), as if they can set their accumulated time
of use or life.
iv) If the aircraft is damaged in such a nature that the judgment of an
aircraft maintenance technician degree or an FAA inspector, stated
that it is not safe to fly, your certificate will be suspended until properly
repaired.
v) If the aircraft has been passed and has not been duly registered in
the Costa Rican Aviation Register, under the respective regulations.
3) The owner, operator or custodian of an aircraft shall, when required,
have it available for inspection by the Administrator
4) When an airworthiness certificate is suspended, revoked or
canceled, the owner, operator, or custodian of the aircraft shelters shall
return it to the Administrator within three days after the expiration,
suspension, revocation, cancellation.
Section 21.135 Issuance of Standard Airworthiness Certificate
3.2.4
RAC 21.135
a) The General Direction of Civil Aviation will issue a Standard
Airworthiness Certificate for that aircraft type has undergone a process
of acceptance of its type certificate (see Section 21.104) The certificate
shall be effective provided that:
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RAC 21.136
RAC 21.134
1 The current type certificate keep the aviation authority responsible
for the design or manufacture and issued for the aircraft, engines or
propeller airworthiness directives, and
2 The manufacturer provides technical support for the aircraft (spares,
parts, repair designs) and essential for the continuing airworthiness
information such as service bulletins, maintenance program revisions
and the flight manual.
Section 21.136 Content of Standard Airworthiness Certificates.
Standard Certificate of Airworthiness shall contain the following
information in accordance with ICAO Annex 8:
1) Brand nationality and registration
2) Manufacturer and model
3) Serial Number
4) Category
5) Basis for granting and Authority. This airworthiness certificate is
granted in accordance with the General Civil Aviation Act No.5150 of
14 May 1973, the RAC 21 and certifies that on the date of issue the
aircraft was inspected, it was determined in accordance with the
Certificate type and in safe operating condition. Also that the type
certificate was approved by the FAA or JAA and complies with a code
of comprehensive and detailed airworthiness, in accordance with the
FAR or JAR regulations.
6) Conditions and terms. Unless it was, suspended, canceled or that
the effective date has been completed, this airworthiness certificate will
be maintained provided that effective preventive maintenance, repairs
and alterations and mandatory modifications are executed in
accordance with the RAC 43 and RAC 39 that the aircraft is operated
in accordance with its flight manual. Responsible for observing the
above terms and conditions is the operator under which the aircraft is
registered.
7) Date of issue
8) Name and signature by the Department of Airworthiness including
"This certificate must remain on board the aircraft" and "Formula DGAC
-1040" at the bottom of the certificate.
Section 21.134 Term and temporary loss of the Certificate.
a) Unless suspended, revoked or canceled by the Administrator, the
airworthiness certificate is effective as follows:
1) Standard airworthiness certificates, will be valid provided that the
maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations are:
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i) Made according to the Costa Rican Aviation Regulations 43,39,02
RAC`s
ii) The aircraft is registered in Costa Rica, and identified according to
RAC 45
iii) The annual inspection by the Administrator has been realized in the
period of from the date of issuance of the certificate.
2) The aircraft will lose the validity of its certificate of airworthiness:
i) If it has not been carried out on the aircraft inspections or service
under the Maintenance Program approved by the Administrator
ii) If you have not carried out the modifications specified as mandatory
(compulsory) by the manufacturer or by the aviation authority of the
country of manufacture or design for which the aircraft is maintained in
an airworthy condition.
iii) If you have installed components, parts or materials not approved
for aviation or manufacturer, just as if you have installed components
or parts that have exceeded their life limit operational (hours, cycles,
landings, calendar time, etc.), as if they can set their accumulated time
of use or life.
iv) If the aircraft is damaged in such a nature that the judgment of an
aircraft maintenance technician degree or an FAA inspector stated that
it is not safe to fly, your certificate will be suspended until repaired
about.
v) If the aircraft has been passed and has not been duly registered in
the Costa Rican Aviation Register, under the respective regulations.
3) The owner, operator or custodian of an aircraft shall, when required,
have it available for inspection by the Administrator
4) When an airworthiness certificate is suspended, revoked or
canceled, the owner, operator, or custodian of the aircraft shelters shall
return it to the Administrator within three days after the expiration,
suspension, revocation, cancellation.
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4.1
RAC 21.101
1 - Procedural requirements for the acceptance of type certificates,
supplemental type certificate and the issuance of certificates of
airworthiness and operation of products and parts.
2 - Procedural requirements for issuing acceptance certificates of
compliance with approval for noise according to ICAO Annex 16.
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4.3.3
RAC 21.181,
39.11 b)
Section 21.181 Compliance with Airworthiness
The Costa Rican government will take the measures necessary
to ensure that the airworthiness certificate will not be granted if it
is known or suspected that the aircraft has no hazardous
characteristics specifically provided in its rules of Type
Certification.
Shall apply to the Costa Rican registered aircraft, including
engines, propellers and parts, airworthiness directives issued by:
4.3.5
RAC 21.103
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b) The Civil Aviation Authority of the country that issued the type
certificate, validated by the Costa Rican Aviation Authority.
Section 21.103 Notification of faults, mal-functioning and
defects.
a) The General Direction of Civil Aviation, will ensure its
transmission to the State of Design of an aircraft malfunction
failures, defects and other occurrences which cause or might
cause adverse effects on the continuing airworthiness, which
attached to the report malfunction. DGAC Formula 1030, which
should fill every operator.
b) An aircraft of foreign registry approved by the Costa Rican
government, the operator must notify the Administrator of the malfunctioning failures, defects and other occurrences which cause
or might cause adverse effects on the continuing airworthiness,
using the formula 1030 DGAC.
C) Owners or operators of aircraft must report to the
Administrator, failures, malfunctions or defects resulting in the
following occurrences.
1. Fires caused by a failure, malfunction, or defect of a system or
equipment.
2. Failure, malfunctions, or defects in the exhaust system of an
engine to cause damage to the engine, some of the adjacent
aircraft structure, equipment or components.
3. Failure, by cutting engine during flight caused by ingestion of
objects, damage to components and system failures.
4.-The accumulation or circulation of toxic or noxious gases in the
behavior of the crew or the cabin due to a component.
5.-A malfunction, failure or defect in the system controls the
propeller.
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6.-Structural failure of a propeller, rotor or blades.
7-leakage of flammable liquids in areas where there is an ignition
source.
8.- system problems landing gear.
9.-A system failure during operation of brakes caused by
structural or material failure.
10.-A significant primary structural defect in the aircraft or failures
caused by autogenously condition (fatigue, weakness, corrosion,
hitting with objects in flight, takeoff and landing.)
11.-Any abnormal vibration or continuous noise caused by
malfunction, defect or structural failure of the system.
12.-failure in the hydraulic system or other systems as a result
causes emergency action.
13.-assessment system including emergency doors slides other
system devices.
d) The written report required in this section:
1.-must be submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
within the next 24 hours after determining the failure, malfunction
or defect has occurred.
2.-It should include as much as possible of the following
information available and applicable.
i). Serial number of the aircraft.
ii). When the failure, malfunction or defect is associated with
article approved under a TSO authorization, the article serial
number and model designation, as appropriate.
iii). When the failure, malfunction or defect is associated with the
engine or propeller serial number of the engine or propeller as
appropriate.
iv). Product Model
v). Identification of the part, component or system involved. The
identification must include the part number.
vi). Nature of the failure, malfunction or defect.
vii). Copy book report on board.
3. a final report with corrective actions issued.
4.-The Civil Aviation Authority may request verbal reports
immediately after the events occurred.
e). Each occurrence reported under paragraphs (c) and (d) above
shall be notified by the General Direction of Civil Aviation
organizations liable under these rules.
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CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS 9TH EDITION, JULY 2001, AMDT 09
STANDARD
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CHAPTER 2 APPLICATION
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2.1
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2.2
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CHAPTER 3 GENERAL
3.4
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CHAPTER 4
NOTIFICATION
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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4.7
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4.9
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4.10
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4.11
CHAPTER 5
INVESTIGATION
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5.2
5.3
5.3.1
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08 JUN 06
STANDARD
AIP
COSTA RICA
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
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5.3.2
5.8
5.12.1
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
5.18
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5.19
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CHAPTER 6 FINAL REPORT
6.3
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5.19.1
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.24
5.24.1
5.25
5.26
5.27
6.3.1
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STANDARD
GEN 1.7-3 (A13)
08 JUN 06
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
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6.3.2
6.4
6.6.7
6.8
6.9
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6.10
CHAPTER 7 ADREP NOTIFICATION
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7.1
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7.2
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7.3
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7.4
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7.5
______________________
7.6
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7.8
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CHAPTER 8 PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS
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8.5
8.8
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8.9
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COSTA RICA
GEN 1.7-1 (A14)
08 JUN 06
ANNEX 14 AERODROMES
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
TO BE DEVELOPED
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ANNEX 15
GEN 1.7-1 (A15)
08 JUN 06
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
12TH EDITION (JULY 2004) AMDT 33
CHAPTER 3
GENERAL
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
3.1.1
RAC15
Items b) and c) do not apply because the state is offering the
service as a whole.
3.3.2
RAC15
Not applicable because the state only has a NOTAM office
3.3.5
RAC15
Not applicable, the second part of this paragraph because the
State has not delegated the distribution to a commercial entity.
CHAPTER 4
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION (AIP)
4.1.3
RAC15
Not applicable, they have not been implemented:
Terrain Chart ICAO precision approach;
Aerodrome Ground Movement ICAO;
Plano parking / docking - ICAO;
4.2.1.2
RAC15
Not applicable because the state AIP publishes its own
regardless.
RAC15
Not applicable, because of its location there is no snow in the
country
CHAPTER 5
NOTAM
5.2.3
CAPITULO 7
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR (AIC)
7.1.1.2
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Not applicable, because of its location, there is no snow in the
country
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GEN 1.7-2 (A15)
08 JUN 06
STANDARD
AIP
COSTA RICA
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 8
DATA AND INFORMATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLIGHT
8.2
RAC15
Not applicable, is not implemented, no automated systems
CHAPTER 10
ELECTRONIC DATA OVER THE GROUND AND OBSTACLES
Not applicable, is not implemented:
10.2.1
RAC15
Area 1: The entire territory of a State
Area 2: Operations area, Categories II or III
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ANEXO 16
GEN 1.7-1 (A16)
08 JUN 06
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
PART 1 4TH EDITION JULY 2005
AMDT 8:
NOISE OF THE AIRCRAFT
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 1
ADMINISTRATION
1.1
RAC 02,
O2.801 a) 1
RAC 02
02.803
a) Section 1 of this RAC 02803 is applicable to turbojet aircraft,
subsonic with MTOW greater than or equal to 34050 Kg. (75,000
pounds)
a) After October 1, 2000 no person may operate to or from an
airport in the Republic of Costa Rica subsonic aircraft framed by
the RAC unless those aircraft have shown meet the approval
regarding noise specified in Annex 16 ICAO. Each board aircraft
must carry a certificate issued by the state of registry of compliance
with specified approval regarding noise in ICAO Annex 16.
b) No air operator to enter Costa Rican territory could operate
subsonic aircraft in its fleet that do not meet the approval in terms
of specified noise in ICAO Annex 16, from the publication of this
regulation.
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ANNEX 17
STANDARD
GEN 1.7-1 (A17)
08 JUN 06
SECURITY SAFEGUARDING INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
AGAINST ACTS OF UNLAWFAL INTERFERENCE
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
TO BE DEVELOPED
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ANNEX 18
GEN 1.7-1 (A18)
08 JUN 06
THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
1
RAC 18
TEXT DIFFERENCE IDENTIFIED BY THE
STATE
Partially implemented
CHAPTER 2
APPLICABILITY
2.1
2.2.1
RAC 18, CAP. 1,
SEC.1
RAC 18, CAP. 1,
SEC.2
Section 1 Scope of general application
These rules all international flights of civil
aircraft,
business,
national
and
international public transport and ground
handling will apply.
Section 2 Technical instructions on
handling dangerous goods
Necessary to achieve compliance with the
detailed provisions contained in the
Technical Instructions for the Safe
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
(corresponding Manual), approved,
published and amended in accordance
with the applicable procedural steps will
be taken.
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2.3
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2.5.1
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2.5.2
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2.7
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GEN 1.7-2 (A18)
08 JUN 06
STANDARD
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COSTA RICA
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
STATE
CAPITULO 6 LABELLING AND MARKING
6.2.1
RAC 18 CAP VI,
SEC. 2
Section 2 Marks
Unless the Manual stated otherwise, all
items of dangerous goods shall be marked
with the proper shipping name that contains
and reference codes of Handbooks, if you
have designated, as well as any other
brand that can specify those instructions.
CAPITULO 7 SHIPPER´S RESPONSIBILITIES
7.3
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8.3
8.4.2
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RAC 18 Cap. VIII
Section 7 Securing of dangerous goods.
Sec.7
When loaded in a dangerous aircraft goods
covered by the provisions prescribed
herein, will protect the operator to prevent
damage them. Also, the operator must hold
them on board so that they can not lean on
alternate flight relative position in which
they are placed packages. Packages
containing
radioactive
substances
entrench properly at all times to meet the
separation requirements specified in the
preceding article.
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8.9
GEN 1.7-3 (A18)
08 JUN 06
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
RAC 18
Cap. VIII
Sec.8
STATE
Section 8 onboard load of cargo aircraft.
Except as provided in the Manual handling of
dangerous goods, packages of dangerous
goods bearing the label "cargo aircraft only" will
be loaded so that any member of the crew or
any authorized person can see them,
manipulate them.
CHAPTER 9 PROVITIONS OF INFORMATION
9.6.1
RAC 18 Cap. IX
Sec.6, Sec.7
Section 6 Notification
accident or incident.
of
aircraft
Every operator of an aircraft carrying
dangerous goods and are embroiled in an
accident aircraft, shall, as soon as possible
to the competent authority, which
transports dangerous goods, indicating the
correct name of the product shipped, class,
subsidiary risk required label, the group
corresponding with compatibility, and the
quantity and location on board.
Section 7 communications Duty
Every operator of an aircraft carrying
dangerous goods and having an incident
aircraft must communicate the information
necessary for you to be the minimum
possible impact of risks created by
dangerous goods.
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STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
9.6.2
RAC 18 Cap. IX
Idem 9.6.1
Sec.6, Sec.7
CHAPTER 10 ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES
10
RAC 18 Cap. X
CHAPTER X ORGANIZATION PROGRAM.
Any operator or company must prepare a training
program operating and supervisory personnel in
accordance with the requirements in the relevant
manuals.
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11.2
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CHAPTER 12 DANGEROUS GOODS ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REPORTING
12.2
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GEN 1.7-1 (A19)
NOV 28, 14
ANNEX 19 SAFETY MANAGEMENT
STANDARD
LEGISLATION
COMPLIANCE
TO BE DEVELOPED
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GEN 1.7-2 (A19)
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.1-1
11 FEB 2010
GEN 2. TABLES AND CODES
GEN 2.1 MEASURING SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT MARKINGS, HOLIDAYS
1. Units of measuring
Aeronautical stations, within Central American FIR and Costa Rica, will use the
table of units of measuring shown bellow for air/ground operations.
2. Temporal reference system
General
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used by Air Navigation Services and in
publications issued by the Aeronautical Information Services. Reporting of time
is expressed to the nearest minute, for example: 12:40:35 is reported as: 12:41.
3. Horizontal reference system
3.1 Name/system designation
All geographical coordinates published, indicating latitude and longitude are
expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System (WGS-84).Geodetic reference
datum.
3.2 Projection
The projection is expressed in terms of Mercator Traverse System for Costa Rica
(CRTM 05)
3.3 Ellipsoid
The ellipsoid is expressed in terms of the ellipsoid of World Geodetic System
1984 (WGS-84).
FOR MEASUREMENT OF
Distance used In navigation, position report, Etc.
Generally in excess of 2 nautical miles
Relatively short distances such as those relating
aerodromes, (for example: runway lengths)
UNITS USED
Nautical miles and tenths
to
Meters
Altitudes, elevation, and heights
Feet
Horizontal speed, including wind speed
Knots
Vertical Speed
Feet per minute
Wind direction for landing and taking off
Magnetic degrees
Wind direction, except for landing and taking off
True degrees
Visibility, including runway visual range
Kilometers or meters
Altimeter setting
Hectopascals
Temperature
Celsius degrees
Weight
Kilogram’s
Time
Hours and minutes (UTC)
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3.4
Reference
The World Geodesic System:
3.5
AIP
COSTA RICA
-1984 (WGS-84).
Area of application
The area of application for the geographical coordinates published coincides
with the area of responsibility of the Aeronautical Information Service; this
means the entire territory of Costa Rica.
3.6 Use of an asterisk to identify published geographical coordinates.
An asterisk (*) will be used to identify those published geographical coordinates
which have been transformed into WGS-84 coordinates but whose accuracy of original
field work does not meet the requirements in ICAO Annex 11, Chapter 2 and ICAO
Annex 4, Volumes I and II, Chapter 2. Specifications for determination and
reporting of WGS-84 coordinates are given in ICAO Annex 11, Chapter 2 and in ICAO
Annex 14, Volumes I and II, Chapter 2.
4. Vertical reference system
4.1 Name/system designation
The vertical reference system corresponds at the mean sea level (MSL).
4.2 Geoid Model
The Geoid model used is the Earth Gravity Model-1996 (EGM-96)
5. Aircraft nationality and registration marks
The nationality registration mark for an aircraft register in Costa Rica is
conformed by two letters "TI" (TANGO INDIA). The nationality mark is followed by
a hyphen and a registration mark consisting of 3 letters, for example: TI-LAM.
The three letters of the registration mark are designated by the Civil Aviation
Direction General according with the registration and identification of aircraft
in Costa Rica.
6. Public holidays
Name
New Year
Juan Santamaria
Thursday and Good Friday
Labour Day
Guanacaste Annexation
“Virgen de los Angeles”
Mothers Day
Independence Day
Day of the race
Christmas Day
Date/Day
January 01
April 11
March or April
MAY 01
July 25
August 02
August 15
September 15
October 12
December 25
NOTE: Some administrative services may not
institutions may not be open on these days.
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available,
banks
and
other
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GEN 2.2-1
29 NOV 10
GEN 2.2 ABREVIATIONS USED IN AIS PUBLICATIONS
Abbreviations marked by an (X) are either different from or not contained in
ICAO Doc 8400. (Are local abbreviations)
A
A
AAA
A/A
AAD
AAIM
AAL
ABI
ABM
ABN
ABT
ABV...
AC
ACARS†
ACAS†
ACC‡
ACCID
ACFT
ACK
ACL
ACN
ACP
ACPT
ACT
AD
ADA
ADC
ADDN
ADF‡
ADIZ†
ADJ
ADO
ADR
Amber
o AAB,AAC,...etc., in sequence)
Amended meteorological message
amended (message type designator)
Air-to-air
Assigned altitude deviation
Aircraft autonomous integrity
monitoring
Above aerodrome level
Advance boundary information
Abeam
Aerodrome beacon
About
Above…
Altocumulus
Aircraft communication
addressing and reporting system
Airborne collision avoidance system
Area control centre or area control
Notification of an aircraft accident
Aircraft
Acknowledge
Altimeter check location
Aircraft classification number
Acceptance (message type designator)
Accept or accepted
Active or activated or activity
Aerodrome
Advisory area
Aerodrome chart
Addition o additional
Automatic direction-finding equipment
Air defence identification zone (to
be pronounce “AY DIZ”)
Adjacent
aerodrome office (specify service)
Advisory route
ADS*
ADS-B‡
ADS-C‡
ADSU
ADVS
ADZ
AES
AFIL
AFIS
AFM
AFS
AFT...
AFTN‡
A/G
AGA
AGL
AGN
AIC
AIDC
AIP
AIRAC
AIREP†
AIRMET†
AIS
ALA
ALERFA†
ALR
ALRS
ALS
ALT
ALTN
ALTN
AMA
The address (when this abbreviation is used to
request a repetition, the question mark (IMI)
precedes the abbreviation, e.g IMI ADS)(to be
used in AFS as a procedure signal)
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
Automatic dependent surveillance-contract
Automatic dependence surveillance unit
Advisory service
Advise
Aircraft earth station
Flight plan filed in the air
Aerodrome flight information service
Yes, or affirm or affirmative or that is correct
Aeronautical fixed service
After... (time or place)
Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network
Air-to-ground
Aerodromes, air routes and ground aids
Above ground level
Again
Aeronautical information circular
Air traffic service inter- facility data
communications
Aeronautical information publication
Aeronautical information regulation and control
Air-report
Information concerning en-route weather
phenomena which may affect the safety of lowlevel aircraft operations
Aeronautical information services
Alighting area
Alert phase
Alerting (message type designator)
Alerting Service
Approach lighting system
Altitude
Alternate or alternating (light alternates in
colour)
Alternate (aerodrome)
Area minimum altitude
† When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations and terms are transmitted as spoken words
‡ When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations and terms are transmitted using the individual letters
in non-phonetic form.
* Signal is also available for use in communicating with stations of the maritime mobile service.
# Signal for use in the teletypewriter service only.
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AMD
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COSTA RICA
ASPH
Asphalt
AT...
AMDT
Amend or amended (used to indicate
amended meteorological
message; message type designator)
Amendment(AIP amendment)
AMS
Aeronautical mobile service
AMSL
AMSS
Above mean sea level
Aeronautical mobile satellite service
ANC...
Aeronautical chart 1:500 000
(followed by name/title)
Aeronautical chart small scale
(followed by name/title and scale)
Answer
Aerodrome obstacle chart
Airport
Abbreviated precision approach
path indicator
ATD‡
ATFM
ATIS†
At (followed by time at which weather
change is forecast to occur)
Actual time of arrival
Air traffic control (in general)
Air traffic control surveillance
minimum altitude chart(followed by
name/title)
Actual time of departure
Air traffic flow management
Automatic terminal information service
ATM
ATN
ATP...
ATS
ATTN
Air traffic management
Aeronautical telecommunication network
At... (time or place)
Air traffic services
Attention
APCH
Approach
AT-VASIS†
APDC...
Aircraft parking/docking chart
ATZ
AUG
AUTH
Abbreviated T visual approach slope
indicator system
Aerodrome traffic zone
August
Authorized or authorization
APN
Apron
APP
Approach control office or
approach control or approach control
service
April
Approximate or approximately
After passing
Private aerodrome of public service
AUW
AUX
AVBL
All up weight
Auxiliary
Available or availability
AVG
Average
AVGAS†
AWTA
AWY
AZM
Aviation gasoline
Advise at what time able
Airway
Azimuth
ANCS...
ANS
AOC...
AP
APAPI†
APR
APRX
APSG
APSP
APV
ARC
ARNG
ARO
ARP
ARP
ARQ
ARR
ARR
ARS
ARST
AS
ASC
ASDA
ASE
ASHTAM
Approve or approved or approval
Area chart
Arrange
Air traffic service reporting office
Aerodrome reference point
Air report (message type designator)
Automatic error correction
Arrival (message type designator)
Arrive or arrival
Special air-report (message type
designator)
Arresting [specify (part of)
aircraft arresting equipment
Altostratus
Ascend to ascending to
Accelerate-stop distance
available
Altimetry system error
Special series NOTAM notifying, by
means of a specific format, change in
activity of a volcano, a volcanic
eruption and/or volcanic ash cloud
that is of
ATA‡
ATC‡
ATCSMAC...
B
B
Blue
BA
BAROVNAV†
BASE†
Braking Action
Barometric vertical navigation
Cloud base
BCFG
BCN
BCST
BDRY
BECMG
BFR
BKN
BL...
Fog patches
Beacon (aeronautical ground light)
Broadcast
Boundary
Becoming
Before
Broken
Blowing (followed by DU=dust, SA=sand
or SN=snow)
Building
BLDG
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BLO
BLW...
BOMB
BR
BRF
BRG
BRKG
BS
BTL
BTN
BUFR
GEN 2.2-3
26 NOV 12
Below clouds
Below ...
Bombing
Mist
Short (use to indicate the type
of approach desired or required)
Bearing
Braking
Commercial broadcasting station
Between layers
Between
Binary universal form for the
representation of meteorological data
CLA
CLBR
CLD
CLG
CLIMB-OUT
CLR
CLRD
CLSD
CM
CMB
Clear type of ice formation
Calibration
Cloud
Calling
Climb out area
Clear(s) or cleared to... or clearance
Runway(s) Clear (used in Metar/SPECI)
Close or closed or closing
Centimetre
Climb to or Climbing to
CMPL
CNL
CNL
Completion or completed or complete
Cancel or Cancelled
Flight plan cancellation (message type
designator)
Communications, navigation and
surveillance
Communications
Concrete
CNS
C
...C
C
C
CA
Center(preceded by runway designator
number to identify a parallel runway)
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)
Circling
Course to an altitude
CAT
Category
CAT
CAVOK†
Clear air turbulence
to be pronounce (“KAV-OH-KAY”)
Visibility, cloud and present
weather better than prescribed
values or conditions
(to be pronounce “CEE-BEE”)
Cumulonimbus
Cirrocumulus
CB‡
CC
COM
CONC
COND
CONS
CONST
CONT
COOR
COORD
COP
COR
Condition
Continuous
Construction or constructed
Continue (s) or continued
Coordinate or coordination
Coordinates
Change–over point
Correct, correction or corrected (use
to indicate corrected meteorological
message; (message type designator)
COT
At the cost
COV
CPDLC‡
(or CCB, CCC, ... etc., in sequence)
Corrected meteorological message
(message type designator)
Candela
CPL
CRC
CRM
Cover, covered or covering
Controller-pilot data link
communications
Current flight plan (message type
designator)
Cyclic redundancy check
Collision risk model
CRZ
CS
CS
CTA
CTAM
CTC
CTL
CTN
CTR
CU
CUF
CUST
CVR
CW
Cruise
Cirrostratus
Call sign
Control area
Climb to and maintain
Contact
Control
Caution
Control Zone
Cumulus
Cumuliform
Customs
Cockpit voice recorder
Continuous wave
CHEM
CHG
Coordination (message type
designator)
Change frequency to...
Course to a fix
Confirm or I confirm (to use in
AFS as a procedure signal)
Circling guidance light(s)
Channel
This is a channel-continuity- check or
transmission to permit comparison of
your record of channel-sequence
numbers of messages received on the
channel (to be use in AFS as a
procedure signal)
Chemical
Modification (message type designator)
CWY
Clearway
CI
CIDIN†
CIT
Cirrus
Common ICAO data interchange network
Near or over large towns
CIV
CK
CL
Civil
Check
Centre line
CCA
CD
CDN
CF
CF
CFM*
CGL
CH
CH#
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D
D
Downward (tendency in RVR during previous
10 minutes)
Danger area (followed by identification)
D...
DA
D-ATIS‡
Decision altitude
Data link automatic terminal information
service
Double channel duplex
Docking
DCD
DCKG
DCP
DCPC
Datum crossing point
Direct controller-pilot
communications
Double channel simplex
DCS
DCT
Direct (in relation to flight plan
clearance and type of approach)
DE*
From (used to precede the call sign of the
calling station to be used in AFS as a
procedure signal)
December
Degrees
Depart or departure
Departure (message type designator)
Deposition
Departure end of the runway
Descend to or Descending to
DEC
DEG
DEP
DEP
DEPO
DER
DES
DEST
DTG
Date-time group
DTHR
DTRT
DTW
DU
Displaced runway threshold
Deteriorate or deteriorating
Dual tandem wheels
Dust
DUC
DUPE#
Dense upper cloud
This is a duplicate message (to be used
in AFS as procedure signal)
Duration
Data link VOLMET
Doppler VOR
Dual wheels
Drizzle
DUR
D-VOLMET
DVOR
DW
DZ
E
E
EAT
EB
EDA
EEE#
EET
EFC
EFIS†
EGNOS†
East or eastern longitude
Expected approach time
Eastbound
Elevation differential area
ERROR (to use in AFS as a procedure
signal)
Estimated elapsed time
Expect further clearance
Electronic flight instrument system
European Geostationary Navigation
overlay service
DETRESFA†
DEV
DF
DFDR
DFTI
DH
Destination
Distress phase
Deviation o deviating
Direction finding
Digital flight data recorder
Distance from touchdown indicator
Decision height
DIF
DIST
DIV
DLA
DLA
DLIC
DLY
Diffuse
Distance
Divert of diverting
Delay or delayed
Delay (message type designator)
Data link initiation capability
Daily
ELR
Extremely high frequency [30 000 to 300
000 MHz]
Emergency location beacon- aircraft
Elevation
Extra long range
ELT
Emergency locator transmitter
EM
EMBD
DME‡
Distance measuring equipment
DNG
DOM
DP
DPT
DR
DR...
Danger or dangerous
Domestic
Dew point temperature
Depth
Dead reckoning
Low drifting (followed by DU=dust,
SA=sand or SN=show)
During
Duststorm
Double sideband
Descend to and maintain
EMERG
END
ENE
ENG
ENR
ENRC...
EOBT
EQPT
ER*
Emission
Embedded in a layer (to indicate
cumulonimbus embedded in layers of other
clouds)
Emergency
Stop-end (related to RVR)
East-north-east
Engine
En route
En route chart (followed by name/title)
Estimated off-blocks time
Equipment
Here... or herewith
ESE
ESC
East-south-east
Scale
EST
Estimated or estimated or estimation
(message type designator)
DRG
DS
DSB
DTAM
EHF
ELBA†
ELEV
AMDT No.11
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
ETA*‡
ETD‡
ETO
EUR RODEX
EV
EVS
EXC
EXER
EXP
EXTD
Estimated time of arrival or estimating
arrival
Estimated time of departure of estimating
departure
Estimated time over significant point
European Regional OPMET data exchange
Every
Enhanced vision system
Except
Exercises or Exercising or to Exercise
Expect or expected or expecting
Extend or extending
F
GEN 2.2-5
26 NOV 12
FM
FMC
Course from a fix to manual termination
(used in navigation database coding)
Flight management computer
FMS‡
Flight management system
FMU
FNA
Flow management unit
Final approach
FPAP
FPL
Flight path alignment point
Filed flight plan (message type
designator)
Feet per minute
Flight plan route
FPM
FPR
FR
FREQ
FRI
FRNG
FRONT†
FROST†
FRQ
FSL
FSS
Fuel remaining
Frequency
Friday
Firing
Front (relating to weather)
Frost (used in aerodrome warnings)
FST
First
FT
FTE
Feet (dimensional unit)
Flight technical error
FTP
FTT
FU
FZ
FZDZ
FZFG
FZRA
Fictitious threshold point
Flight technical tolerance
Smoke
Freezing
Freezing drizzle
Freezing fog
Freezing rain
F
FA
FAC
Fixed
Course from a fix to an altitude
Facilities
FAF
FAL
FAP
FAS
Final approach fix
Facilitation of international air transport
Final approach point
Final approach segment
FATO
FAX
FBL
FC
FCST
Final approach and take-off area
Facsimile transmission
Light (use to indicate the intensity of weather
phenomena, interference or static reports, e.g.
FBL RA=light rain)
Funnel cloud (tornado or water spout)
Forecast
FCT
FDPS
FEB
FEW
FG
FIC
FIR‡
FIS
FISA
FL
Friction coefficient
Flight data processing system
February
Few
Fog
Flight information centre
Flight information region
Flight information service
Automated flight information service
Flight level
FLD
Field
G
GA
FLG
FLR
FLT
Flashing
Flares
Flight
G/A
G/A/G
GAGAN†
FLTCK
FLUC
FLW
FLY
FM
FM...
Flight check
Fluctuating or fluctuation or fluctuated
Follow (s) or following
Fly or flying
From
From (followed by time weather change is
forecast to begin)
GAIN
GAMET
GARP
Frequent
Full stop landing
Flight service station¡
G
G...
Variations from the mean wind speed
(gusts)fallowed by figures in
METAR/SPECI and TAF)
Green
Go ahead, resume sending (to
be used in AFS as procedure signal)
Ground-to-air
Ground-to-air and air-to-ground
GPS and Geostationary earth Orbit
augmented navigation
Airspeed or headwind gain
Area forecast for low-level flights
GBAS azimuth reference point
Ground-based augmentation system
GBAS†
Ground
C
Controlled
approach system or ground
GCA‡
controlled approach
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
GEN 2.2-6
18 JUL 12
GEN
GEO
General
Geographic or true
GES
GLD
GLONASS†
Ground earth station
Glider
Global orbiting navigation satellite
system
GBAS landing system
GLS‡
GMC...
Ground movement chart
GND
GNDCK
GNSS‡
GP
GPA
GPIP
GPS‡
Ground
Ground check
Global navigation satellite system
Glide path
Glide path angle
Glide path intercept point
Global positioning system
GPWS‡
Ground proximity warning system
GR
GRAS‡
GRVL
GS
Hail
Ground-based regional augmentation
system
Grass landing area
Processed meteorological data in form
of grid point values expressed in
binary form (meteorological code)
Gravel
Ground speed
GS
GUND
GRASS
GRIB
AIP
COSTA RICA
HO
HOL
HOSP
HPA
HR
HS
HURCN
HVDF
HVY
HVY
H24
HA
HAPI
HBN
HDF
HDG
HEL
HF‡
HF
HGT
HIRL
HJ
HLDG
HM
HN
Service available during hours of schedule
operations
Hurricane
High and very high frequency direction
finding station (at the same location)
Heavy
Heavy (used to indicate the intensity of
weather phenomena, e.g. HVY RA: heavy rain)
HX
No specific working hours
HYR
Higher
HZ
HZ
Haze
Hertz (cycle per second)
I
IAC...
Instrument approach chart
IAF
IAO
Initial approach fix
In and out of clouds
Small hail and/or show pellets
IAP
IAR
Instrument approach procedure
Intersection of air routes
Geoid undulation
IAS
IBN
Indicated air speed
Identification beacon
IC
Ice crystals (very small ice crystals in
suspension-also known as diamond dust)
ICE
ID
IDENT†
IF
Icing
Identifier or identify
Identification
Intermediate approach fix
IFF
Identification friend/foe
IFR‡
IGA
ILS‡
Instrument flight rules
International general aviation
Instrument landing system
IM
Inner marker
IMC‡
IMG
IMI*
IMPR
Instrument meteorological conditions
Immigration
Interrogation sign (question mark)(to be used
in AFS as a procedure signal)
Improve or improving
IMT
Immediate or immediately
H
H
Service available to meet operational
requirements
Holiday
Hospital aircraft
Hectopascal
Hours
High pressure area or the centre of
high pressure
Continuous day and night service
Holding/racetrack to an altitude
Helicopter approach path indicator
Hazard beacon Hazard beacon
High frequency direction-finding
station
Heading
Helicopter
High frequency (3 000 to 30 000 MHz)
Holding/racetrack to a fix
Height or height above
Height intensity runway lights
Sunrise to sunset
Holding
Holding/racetrack to a manual
termination
Sunset to sunrise
AMDT No.10
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.2-7
26 NOV 12
INA
Initial approach
L
Locator(see LM, LO)
INBD
INC
INCERFA†
INFO†
INOP
INP
INPR
Inbound
In cloud
Uncertainty phase
Information
Inoperative
If not possible
In progress
LAM
Logical acknowledgement (message
designator)
LAN
LAT
Inland
Latitude
LCA
INS
INSTL
INSTR
INT
INTL
INTRG
INTRP
INTSF
INTST
IR
Inertial navigation system
Install or installed or installation
Instrument
Intersection
International
Interrogator
Interrupt or interruption or interrupted
Intensify or intensifying
Intensity
Ice on runway
LDA
Local or locally or location or
located
Landing distance available
LDAH
Landing distance available, helicopter
LDG
LDI
LEN
LF
LGT
LGTD
Landing
Landing direction indicator
Length
Low frequency (30 to 300 KHz)
Light or Lighting
Lighted
IRS
ISA
ISB
ISOL
Inertial reference system
International standard atmosphere
Independent sideband
Isolated
LIH
LIL
LIM
LINE
LM
LMT
Light intensity high
Light intensity low
Light intensity medium
Line (used in SIGMET)
Locator, middle
Local mean time
Lateral navigation
J
LNAV†
JAN
January
LNG
JTST
JUL
JUN
Jet stream
July
June
LO
LOC
LONG
LORAN†
KG
KHZ
KIAS
Kilograms
Kilohertz
Knots indicated airspeed
KM
KMH
KPA
KT
KW
Kilometres
Kilometres per hour
Kilopascal
Knots
Kilowatts
Long (use to indicate the type
of approach desired or required)
Locator, outer
LTD
LTP
LTT
LV
LVE
Localizer
Longitude
Loran (long range air navigation
system)
Airspeed of headwind loss
Localizer performance with vertical
guidance
The last message received by me
was...(To be use in AFS as a procedure
signal)
Long range
The last message sent by me was... or
last message was… (to be use in AFS as
a procedure signal)
Limited
Landing threshold point
Landline teletypewriter
Light and variable (relating to wind)
Leave or leaving
LVL
LVP
LYR
Level
Low visibility procedures
Layer or Layered
LOSS
LPV
K
type
LR
LRG
LS
M
L
L
...L
Low pressure area or the centre of low
pressure
Left(preceded by runway
designation number to identify a
parallel runway)
...M
M...
Metres (preceded by figures)
Mach number (followed by figures)
M...
Minimum value of runway visual range
(followed by figures in METAR/SPECI)
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
GEN 2.2-8
26 NOV 12
MAA
MAG
NAHF
MAINT
AIP
COSTA RICA
MOC
MOCA
MOD
MON
Minimum obstacle clearance (required)
Minimum obstacle clearance altitude
Moderate (used to indicate the
intensity of weather phenomena,
interference or static reports, e.g. MODRA=
moderate rain)
Above mountains
MON
MOPS†
Monday
Minimum operational performance standards
MAR
MAR
MAS
MATF
MAX
Minimum approach lights system with
REIL
Aeronautical maps and charts
Missed approach point
At sea
March
Manual A1 simplex
Missed approach turning fix
Maximum
MOV
MPS
MRA
MRG
MRP
Move or moving or movement
Metres per second
Minimum reception altitudes
Medium range
ATS/MET reporting point
MAY
May
MS
Minus
MBST
Microburst
MAS
MSAS†
MCA
Minimum crossing altitude
MCW
MDA
MDF
Modulated continuous wave
Minimum descent altitude
Medium frequency direction-finding
station
Minimum descent height
Minimum en-route altitude
Minimum eye height over threshold (for
visual approach slope indicator
systems)
Meteorological or Meteorology
Aerodrome routine meteorological
report(in meteorological code)
Local routine meteorological report(in
abbreviated plain language)
Medium frequency (300-3000 KHz)
Medium and high frequency directionfinding stations (at the same
location)
Medium, high and very high Frequency
direction finding stations (at the
same location)
Megahertz
Mid point (related to RVR)
Shallow fog
Military
Minutes
Missing...(transmission
identification) to be used in AFS as
a procedure signal)
Marker radio beacon
MSAW
MSG
MSL
MSR#
Minimum sector altitude
Multi-functional transport satellite
(MTSAT)satellite-based augmentation system
Minimum safe altitude warning
Message
Mean sea level
Message ...(transmission identification) has
been misrouted (to be used in AFS as a
procedure signal)
Monopulse secondary surveillance radar
Mountain
Metric units
Mountain waves
MALSR
MAP
MAPT
MDH
MEA
MEHT
MET†
METAR†
MET
REPORT
MF
MHDF
MHVDF
MHz
MID
MIFG
MIL
MIN
MIS
MKR
MLS‡
MM
MNM
MNPS
MNT
MNTN
MOA
Maximum authorized altitude
Magnetic
Missed approach holding fix
Maintenance
Microwave landing system
Middle marker
Minimum
Minimum navigation performance
specifications
Monitor or monitoring or monitored
Maintain
Military operating area
MSRR
MT
MTU
MTW
MVDF
Medium and very high frequency directionfinding stations (at the same location)
MWO
MX
Meteorological watch office
Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)
N
N
N
NADP
NA
NASC†
No distinct tendency (in RVR during previous
10 minutes)
North or northern latitude
Noise abatement departure procedure
Not authorized
National AIS system centre
NAT
NAV
NB
North Atlantic
Navigation
Northbound
AMDT No.11
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
NBFR
Not before
NC
No change
NCD
No cloud detected (Use in automated
METAR/SPECI)
Non-directional radio beacon
No directional variations available (Use
in automated METAR/SPECI)
North-east
North-eastbound
No or negative or permission not granted
or that is not correct
Night
None or I have nothing to send to you
Nautical miles
NDB‡
NDV
NE
NEB
NEG
NGT
NIL†
NM
NML
NN
NNE
NNW
NO
Normal
No name, unnamed
North-north-east
North-north-west
No (negative) (to be use in AFS as a
procedure signal)
International NOTAM office
NOF
GEN 2.2-9
26 NOV 12
OBST
OCA
OCA
OCC
OCH
OCNL
Obstacle
Oceanic control area
Obstacle clearance altitude
Occulting (light)
Obstacle clearance height
Occasional or Occasionally
OCS
Obstacle clearance
surface
OCT
OFZ
OGN
October
Obstacle free zone
Originate (to be used in AFS as a
procedure signal)
Overhead
Obstacle identification surface
OHD
OIS
OK*
We agree or it is correct (to be use
in AFS as a procedure signal)
OLDI†
OM
OPA
OPC
OPS†
O/R
ORD
On-line data interchange
Outer marker
Opaque white type of ice formation
Control indicated is operational
control
Operational meteorological information)
Open or opening or opened
Operator or operate or operative or
operating or operational
Operations
On request
Order
OSV
Ocean station vessel
OTP
OTS
OUBD
OVC
On top
Organized track system
Outbound
Overcast
NOSIG†
No significant change (used in trendtype landing forecasts)
NOTAM†
NOV
NOZ‡
NPA
NR
NRH
A notice distributed by means of
telecommunications containing
information concerning the
establishment, condition or change in
any aeronautical facility, service,
procedure or hazard, the timely
knowledge of which is essential to
personnel concerned with flight
operations
November
Normal operating zone
Non-precision approach
Number
No reply heard
NS
NSC
NSE
Nimbostratus
Nil significant cloud
Navigation system error
NSW
NTL
NTZ‡
NW
Nil significant weather
National
No transgression zone
North-west
P...
NWB
North-westbound
P...
NXT
Next
O
OAC
OAS
OBS
OBSC
Oceanic area control centre
Obstacle assessment surface
Observe u Observed or Observation
Obscure or obscured or obscuring
OPMET†
OPN
OPR
P
PA
PALS
Maximum value of wind speed or runway
visual range (followed by figures in
Prohibited area (followed by
identification)
PANS
PAPI†
Precision approach
Precision approach lighting
system
(specify category)
Procedures for air navigation services
Precision approach path
indicator
PAR‡
PARL
Precision approach radar
Parallel
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
GEN 2.2-10
18 JUL 12
PATC...
PAX
PBN
PCD
PCL
PCN
PDC‡
PDG
PER
PERM
PIB
PJE
PL
PLA
PLN
PLVL
PN
PNR
PO
POB
POSS
PPI
PPR
PPSN
PRFG
PRI
PRKG
PROB†
PROC
PROV
PRP
PS
PSG
PSN
PSP
PSR‡
PSYS
PTN
PTS
PWR
AIP
COSTA RICA
Precision approach terrain chart (followed
by name /title)
Passenger(s)
Performance-based navigation
Proceed or proceeding
Pilot-controlled lighting
Pavement classification number
Pre-departure clearance
Procedure design gradient
Performance
Permanent
Pre-flight information bulletin
Parachute jumping exercise
Ice pellets
Practice low approach
Flight plan
Present level
Prior notice required
Point of no return
Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)
Persons on Board
Possible
Plan position indicator
Prior permission required
Present position
Aerodrome partially covered by fog
Primary
Parking
Probability
Procedure
Provisional
Point-space reference point
Plus
Passing
Position
Piercing steel plank
Primary surveillance radar
Pressure system (s)
Procedure turn
Polar track structure
Power
QFU
Magnetic orientation of runway
QGE
What is my distance to your
station? Or your distance to my
station is (distances figures
and units) to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q code
Shall I run my test tape/a test
sentence? Or run your test tape/a
test sentence (to be used in AFS
as a Q code)
Altimeter sub-scale setting to
obtain elevation when on the
ground
Will you relay to...free of
charge? or I will relay to... free
of charge (to be used in AFS as a
Q of code)
Shall I cancel telegram number…?
or cancel telegram number (to be
used in AFS as a Q code)
True bearing
Will you give the position of my
station according to the bearings
taken by de D/F stations which
you control? Or the position of
your station according to the
bearings taken by de D/F stations
that I control
...was...latitude...longitude (or
other indication of position)
class...at...hours(to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q code)
Quadrant
Will you indicate the TRUE track
to reach you? Or the TRUE Track
to reach me is...degrees
at...hours (to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q code)
QJH
QNH‡
QSP
QTA
QTE
QTF
QUAD
QUJ
R
...R
R...
R*
Q
QDL
QDM‡
QDR
QFE‡
Do you intend to ask me for a series of
bearings? Or I intent to ask you for a
series of bearings (to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q Code)
Magnetic heading (zero wind)
Magnetic bearing
Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome
elevation (or at runway threshold)
R
R
R...
R
RA
RA
RAC
Right (preceded for the
designation number to identify a
parallel runway)
Runway (followed by figures in
METAR/SPECI)
Received (acknowledgement of
receipt)
Red
Rate of turn
Restricted area (followed by
identification)
Radial
Resolution advisory
Rain
Rules of the air and air traffic
services
AMDT No.10
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
RAG
RAG
RAI
Ragged
Runway arresting gear
Runway alignment indicator
RAIL
RAIM†
RASC†
Runway alignment indicator lights
Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring
Regional AIS system centre
RASS
RB
RCA
RCC
RCF
Remote altimeter setting source
Rescue boat
Reach cruising altitude
Rescue coordination centre
Radio-communication failure (message type
designator)
Reach or reaching
Runway centre line
RCH
RCL
RCLL
RCLR
RCP‡
GEN 2.2-11
26 NOV 12
RON
RPDS
RPI‡
RPL
RPLC
RPS
RPT*
RQ*
Runway centre line light(s)
Recleared
Required communication performance
RQMNTS
RQP
Requirements
Request flight plan (message type designator)
RQS
Request supplementary flight plan (message
type designator)
RR
RRA
Reporting reaching
or RRB, RRC ... etc., in sequence) delayed
meteorological message (message type
designator)
Rescue sub-centre
RSC
RDH
RDL
RDO
RE
REC
REDL
REF
REG
REIL
RENL
REP
REQ
RERTE
RESA
RF
RG
Reference datum height
Radial
Radio
Recent (use to qualify weather phenomena
e.g. RERA= recent rain)
Receive or receiver
Runway end light(s)
Reference to... o refer to ...
Registration
Runway end identification lights
Runway end light(s)
Report or reporting or reporting point
Request or requested
Re-route
Runway end safety area
Constant radius arc to a fix
Range (light (s)
RHC
RIF
Right-hand circuit
Reclearance in flight
RTZL
RUT
RIME†
RITE
RL
RLA
RLCE
Rime(use in aerodrome warnings)
Right (direction of turn)
Report leaving
Relay to
Request level change en route
RV
RVR‡
RVSM‡
RLLS
RLNA
RMAC
RMK
RNAV†
Runway lead-in lighting system
Request level not available
Radar minimum altitude chart
Remark
Area navigation (to be pronounced "ARNAV")
Radio range
Required navigation performance
Regional OPMET bulletin exchange
(scheme)
Rate of climb
Rate of descend
RNG
RNP‡
ROBEX†
ROC
ROD
Receiving only
Reference path data selector
Radar position indicator
Repetitive flight plan
Replace or replaced
Radar position symbol
Repeat or I repeat (to be used as a procedure
signal)
Request (to be used in AFS as a procedure
signal)
RSCD
RSP
RSR
RSS
RTD
RTE
RTF
RTG
RTHL
RTN
RTODAH
RTS
RTT
RWY
Runway surface condition
Responder beacon
En-route surveillance radar
Root sum square
Delayed (used to indicate delayed
meteorological message; message type
designator)
Route
Radiotelephone
Radiotelegraph
Runway threshold light(s)
Return or returned or returning
Rejected take-off distance available,
helicopter
Return to service
Radioteletypewriter
Runway touchdown zone light s)
Standard regional route transmitting
frequencies
Rescue vessel
Runway visual range
Reduced vertical separation minimum (300m
(1000 ft) between FL 290 and FL 410
Runway
S
S...
State of the sea (followed by figures in
METAR/SPECI)
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
GEN 2.2-12
18 JUL 12
S
SA
SALS
SAN
SAP
SAR
SARPS
AIP
COSTA RICA
SMC
SMR
SN
SNOCLO
SAT
South or southern latitude
Sand
Simple approach lighting system
Sanitary
As soon as possible
Search and rescue
Standards and Recommended Practices
(ICAO)
Saturday
SATCOM†
SB
Satellite communication
Southbound
SOC
SPECI†
SBAS†
SC
SCT
SD
SDBY
SDF
SE
SEA
SPECIAL†
SEB
SEC
SECN
SECT
SELCAL†
SEP
Satellite-based augmentation system
Stratocumulus
Scattered
Standard deviation
Stand by
Step down fix
South-east
Sea (used in connection with sea-surface
temperature and state of the sea)
South-eastbound
Seconds
Section
Sector
Selective calling system
September
SER
Service or servicing or served
SEV
Severed (used e.g to qualify
icing
and turbulence reports)
Surface
Snow grains
Signal
Showers (followed by RA=rain, SN=snow,
PL=ice pellets, GR=hail, GS=small hail
and/or
snow
pellets
or
combinations
thereof, e.g SHRASN= showers of rain and
snow)
SFC
SG
SGL
SH...
SHF
SI
SID†
SIF
SIG
SIGMET†
SIMUL
SIWL
SKC
Super high frequency (3 000-30 000 Mhz)
International system of units
Standard instrument departure
Selective identification feature
Significant
Information concerning en-route weather
phenomena which may affect the safety of
aircraft operations
Simultaneous or simultaneously
Single isolated wheel load
Sky clear
SKED
SLP
SLW
Schedule or scheduled
Speed limiting point
Slow
SPOC
SPOT†
SQ
Surface movement control
Surface movement radar
Snow
Aerodrome closed due to snow (used in
METAR/SPECI)
A special series NOTAM notifying the
presence or removal or hazardous
conditions due to snow, ice slush or
standing water associated with snow
slush and ice on the movement area, by
means of specific format
Start of climb
Aerodrome special meteorological report
(in meteorological code)
Local special meteorological report (in
abbreviated plain language)
Special position indicator
Supplementary flight plan (message type
designator)
SAR point of contact
Spot wind
Squall
SQL
SR
Squall line
Sunrise
SRA
SRE
SRG
SRR
SRY
SS
SS
SSB
Surveillance radar approach
Surveillance radar element of precision
approach radar system
Short range
Search and rescue region
Secondary
Sandstorm
Sunset
Single sideband
SSE
SSR‡
South-south-east
Secondary surveillance radar
SST
SSW
ST
STA
STAR†
STD
STF
STN
STNR
STOL
STS
STWL
Supersonic transport
South-south-west
Stratus
Straight in approach
Standard instrument arrival
Standard
Stratiform
Station
Stationary
Short take-off and landing
Status
Stopway light(s)
SUBJ
SUN
SUP
SUPPS
SVC
Subject to
Sunday
Supplement (AIP supplement)
Regional supplementary procedures
Service message
SNOWTAM†
SPI
SPL
AMDT No.10
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
SVCBL
SW
SWB
SWY
GEN 2.2-13
29 NOV 10
Serviceable
South-west
South-westbound
Stop way
T
T
...T
TNH
TO...
Turn height
To... (place)
TOC
TODA
TODAH
TOP†
TORA
TP
TR
TRA
TRANS
TREND†
TRL
Top of climb
Take-off distance available
Take off distance available, helicopter
Cloud top
Take off run available
Turning point
Track
Temporary reserved airspace
Transmits or transmitter
Trend forecast
Transition Level
TROP
TS
Tropopause
Thunderstorm (in aerodrome
reports and
forecast, TS used alone means thunder
heard but no precipitation at the
aerodrome)
Thunderstorm (followed by RA=rain,
SN=snow, PL=ice pellets, GR=hail GS=small
hail and/or snow pellets or combinations
thereof, e.g. TSRASN= thunderstorm with
rain and snow)
TA/H
TAIL†
TAR
TAS
TAX
TC
Temperature
True (preceded by a bearing to indicate
reference to True North)
Transition altitude
Traffic advisory
Terminal arrival altitude
UHF tactical air navigation aid
Aerodrome forecast (in meteorological
code)
Turn at an altitude/height
Tail wind
Terminal area surveillance radar
True airspeed
Taxiing or taxi
Tropical cyclone
TCAC
Tropical cyclone advisory centre
TSUNAMI†
Tsunami (used in aerodrome warnings)
TCAS RA†
TT
Teletypewriter
TCH
TCU
TDO
TDZ
TDZE
TECR
Traffic alert and collision avoidance
system resolution advisory
Threshold crossing height
Towering cumulus
Tornado
Touchdown zone
Touchdown zone elevation
Technical reason
TUE
TURB
T-VASIS†
TVOR
TWR
TEL
TEMPO†
Telephone
Temporary
TF
TFC
TGL
TGS
THR
THRU
THU
TIBA†
Track to fix
Traffic
Touch-and-go landing
Taxiing guidance system
Threshold
Through
Thursday
Traffic information broadcast by
aircraft
Until
Until past...(place)
Take-off
Till (followed by time by which weather
change is forecast to end)
Touch down and lift-off area
Terminal control area
Minimum temperature (followed by
figures in TAF)
Turn altitude
Tuesday
Turbulence
Tvisual approach slope indicator system
Terminal VOR
Aerodrome control tower or aerodrome
control
Taxiway
Taxiway link
Maximum temperature (followed by figures
in TAF)
Text (when the abbreviation is used to
request a repetition, the question mark
(IMI) precedes the abbreviation, e.g. IMI
(to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)
Type of aircraft
Typhoon
TA
TA
TAA
TACAN†
TAF†
TIL†
TIP
TKOF
TL...
TLOF
TMA‡
TN...
TNA
o Temporarily
TS...
TWY
TWYL
TX...
TXT*
TYP
TYPH
U
U
Upward (tendency in RVR during previous 10
minutes)
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.05
GEN 2.2-14
18 JUL 12
UAB...
UAC
UAR
UDF
U/S
Until advised by...
Upper area control centre
Upper air route
Ultra high frequency direction-finding
station
Until further notice
Unable higher due traffic
Ultra high frequency (300 to 3000 MHz)
Upper information centre
Upper higher information region
Ultra long range
Unable
Unable to approve
Unlimited
Unreliable
Unidentified precipitation
(used in METAR/SPECI)
Unserviceable
UTA
UTC‡
Upper control area
Coordinated universal time
UFN
UHDT
UHF‡
UIC
UIR‡
ULR
UNA
UNAP
UNL
UNREL
UP
V
...V...
VA
VA
Variations from the mean wind direction
(preceded and followed by figures in
METAR/SPECI, e.g. 350V070)
Heading to an altitude
Volcanic ash
AIP
COSTA RICA
VER
VEL
Vertical
Speed
VFR‡
Visual flight rules
VHF‡
VI
VIP‡
VIS
VLF
VLR
VM
VMC‡
VNAV†
Very high frequency (30 a 300 MHz)
Heading to an intercept
Very important person
Visibility
Very low frequency (3 a 30 kHz)
Very long range
Heading to a manual termination
Visual meteorological conditions
Vertical navigation
VOLMET†
Meteorological information for aircraft in
flight
VHF omnidirectional radio range
VOR and TACAN combination
VOR airborne equipment test facility
Vertical path angle
Visual manoeuvre with prescribed track
Variable
By visual reference to the ground
Vertical speed
Vector to final
Vertical take-off and landing
Vertical visibility (followed by figures in
VOR‡
VORTAC†
VOT
VPA
VPT
VRB
VSA
VSP
VTF
VTOL
VV...
W
VACC
VAC...
VAL
Volcanic ash advisory centre
Visual approach chart(followed by
name/title)
In valleys
VAN
VAR
Runway control van
Magnetic variation
VAR
VASIS
VC...
VCY
VDF
Visual-aural radio range
Visual approach slope indicator systems
Vicinity of the aerodrome (followed by
FG=fog, FC=funnel cloud SH=showers
PO=dust/sand
whirls,
BLDU=blowing dust, BLSA=blowing sand,
BLSN=blowing snow, DS= duststorm,
SS=sand storm, TS=thunderstorm or
VA=volcanic ash, e.g. VCFG= vicinity
fog)
Vicinity
Very high frequency direction-finding
station
W
White
W
W...
WAAS†
WAC...
WAFC
WB
WBAR
WDI
West or western longitude
Sea-surface temperature (followed by figures
in METAR/SPECI)
Wide area augmentation system
World aeronautical chart ICAO 1:1 000 000
World area forecast centre
Westbound
Wings bar lights
Wind direction indicator
WDSPR
WED
WEF
WGS-84
WI
WID
Widespread
Wednesday
With effect from or effective from
World Geodetic system 1984
Within
Width or wide
WIE
With immediate effect or effective
immediately
Will comply
Wind
WILCO†
WIND
AMDT No.10
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
WIP
WKN
WNW
WO
WPT
WRNG
WS
WSPD
WSW
WT
WTSPT
WWW
WX
Work in progress
Weaken of weakening
West-north-west
Without
Waypoint
Warning
Wind shear
Wind speed
West-south-west
Weight
Waterspout
World Wide Web
Weather
GEN 2.2-15
26 NOV 12
XBAR
Crossbar (of approach lighting system)
XNG
XS
Crossing
Atmospherics
Y
YCZ
YES*
YR
Y
Yellow caution zone
(runway lighting)
Yes (affirmative) (to by used in AFS as
a procedure signal)
Your
Yellow
X
Z
X
Cross
Z
Coordinated
universal
meteorological messages)
time
(in
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.3-1
22 OCT 09
GEN 2.3 CHART SYMBOLS
1. Aerodromes
1.1
Charts other than approach and landing charts
Civil (land)
Civil (water)
Joint civil and military (land)
Joint civil and military (water)
Militar (ground)
Military (water)
Emergency aerodrome or aerodrome with no facilities
(1)
Sheltered anchorage
Heliport
1.2 Approach charts
The aerodrome on which the procedure is based.
Aerodrome affecting the traffic pattern on the aerodrome on which
the procedure is based
1.3 Aerodrome charts
Hard surface runway
Unpaved runway
Stopway
AIS/MAP
AIRAC AMDT No.18
GEN 2.3-2
22 OCT 09
AIP
COSTA RICA
2. Aerodrome installations and lights
Aerodrome reference point (ARP)
Taxiways and parking areas
Control Tower
Point light
Barrette
Maritine light
Obstacle light
Aeronautical ground light
Wind direction indicator (lighted)
Wind direction indicator (unlighted)
Landing direction indicator (lighted)
Landing direction indicator (unlighted)
AIRAC AMDT No.18
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.3-3
22 OCT 09
3. Miscellaneous
Highest elevation on chart
Obstacles
Group obstacles
Note.- Numerals in italics indicate elevation of top of obstacle
above sea level. Upright numerals in parentheses indicate height
above specified datum.
Restricted airspace (prohibited, restricted or danger areas)
Common boundary of two areas
ADIZ
Air defense identification zone
.............
.............
..............
Transmission line or overhead cable
Isogonal
AIS/MAP
AIRAC AMDT No.18
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.4-1
NOV 28, 14
GEN 2.4 LOCATOR INDICATORS
The locator indicators marked with an asterisk (*) can not be used in the address component of the AFS messages.
1. ENCODE
Location
1. ENCODE
Indicator
AERODAMAS
AEROTORTUGUERO
AGROPECUARIA PLAYA CALETAS
ALAJUELA / JUAN SANTAMARÍA INTL.
ALTOMONTE
AMUBRI
ARANJUEZ
ARENAL
ATIRRO
BABILONIA
BARRA DE COLORADO
BARRA DE PARISMINA
BARRA DE TORTUGUERO
BATAN
BREMEN
BUENOS AIRES
CABO VELAS
CAJUELA
CANGREJO VERDE
CARATE
CARRILLO
CATSA
CHACARITA
CIRUELAS
CODELA
COLUMBO (HELIPORT)
CONSORTIUM (HELIPORT)
COTO 47
MRAD*
MRAO*
MRPT*
MROC
MRAL*
MRAM*
MRAJ*
MRAN*
MRAR*
MRBB*
MRBC*
MRBP*
MRBT*
MRBN*
MRBM*
MRBA*
MRCV*
MRCJ*
MRCD*
MRCE*
MRCR*
MRCT*
MRCH*
MRCI*
MRCA*
MRCU*
MRUM*
MRCC*
COYOLAR
MRCL*
CUATRO ESQUINAS
DIECIOCHO
DOS MARÍAS
DRAKE
DUACARI 2
EL CARMEN DE SIQUIRRES
EL CEIBO
EL CERRITO
EL DESCANSO DE POCO SOL
EL JAGUAR
EL PORVENIR
ESTERILLOS
FINCA 10 (NUEVO PALMAR SUR)
FINCA 63 (COTO 63)
FINCA DELICIAS
FLORENCIA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
FLYING CROCODILE (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
FRUTEX-PITAL
GRANOS DE ORO
GOLFITO
GUÁPILES
HACIENDA HOMUHA
HACIENDA LA PACÍFICA
HACIENDA LA SUERTE
HACIENDA RANCHO GRANDE
HACIENDA RANCHO MONTERREAL
MRES*
MRDO*
MRDM*
MRDK*
MRDC*
MREC*
MREO*
MRCO*
MRED*
MREJ*
MREP*
MRET*
MRFI*
MRFS*
MRFD*
MRFL*
MRFC*
MRFP*
MRPS*
MRGF*
MRGP*
MRHH*
MRHP*
MRHS*
MRHG*
MRHM*
AIS/MAP
Location
Indicator
HACIENDA RÍO CUARTO
HARRY BOTH
HELIBANCOSTA (HELIPORT)
HELINCRUSA (HELIPORT)
HELIPUERTO SAN JOSÉ
ISLITA
JACÓ
LA CUEVA
LA FLOR
LA GARROBA
LA GUINEA
LA JAVILLA
LA LIGIA
LA LOMA (HELIPORT)
LA ROCA
LA VICTORIA DE SARAPIQUÍ (HELIPORT)
LA YOLANDA
LAS LOMAS
LA ZAMPOÑA
LA ZOPILOTA
LAS ISLAS
LAS PIEDRAS
LAUREL
LIBERIA / DANIEL ODUBER QUIRÓS INTL.
LIMÓN / LIMÓN INTL.
LOMA LINDA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
LOS CHILES
LOS MARÍN (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
LOS SUEÑOS RESORT AND MARINA
(HELIPORT)
METROPOLITANO HOSPITAL CLINICA
BÍBLICA (HELIPORT)
MOJICA
MONTEALTO
MRAZ (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
MREA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
MURCIELAGO
NICOYA
NOSARA
PALMAR SUR
PALO ARCO
PANDORA
PAPA KILO (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
PASO CANOAS
PAVAS / TOBIAS BOLAÑOS INTL.
PELÓN NUEVO
PIÑERA PARISMINA S.A.
PISTA FLYING CROCODILE
PLAYA BALLENA
PLAYA BLANCA (J.W. BERTEUS)
PLAYA PÁJAROS (HELIPORT)
PLAYON SUR
PUERTO JIMÉNEZ
PUNTA BANCO
PUNTA BOCANA (HELIPORT)
QUEBRADA AZUL
QUEPOS
MRHO*
MRRA*
MRHB*
MRHL*
MRSE*
MRIA*
MRJO*
MRLV*
MRLF*
MRLG*
MRLN*
MRLJ*
MRLI*
MRLO*
MRLR*
MRLS*
MRLY*
MRLL*
MRLA*
MRLZ*
MRIS*
MRLP*
MRLE*
MRLB
MRLM
MRLD*
MRLC*
MRMI*
MRRM*
MRCB*
MRMJ*
MRMA*
MRAZ*
MREA*
MRMC*
MRNC*
MRNS*
MRPM*
MRPA*
MRPD*
MRPK*
MRPC*
MRPV
MRPN*
MRYT*
MRMR*
MRPY*
MRPB*
MRPP*
MRPR*
MRPJ*
MRPO*
MRPU*
MRQA*
MRQP*
AMDT No. 18
GEN 2.4-2
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
1. ENCODE
Location
RANCHO HUMO
RANCHO NUEVO
RÍO FRÍO
ROXANA FARMS
SAN AGUSTÍN
SAN ALBERTO
SAN CRISTOBAL
SAN ISIDRO DEL GENERAL
SAN JOSÉ (CIUDAD)
SAN VITO DE JAVA
SANTA CLARA DE GUÁPILES
SANTA FE
SANTA MARÍA DE GUÁCIMO
SANTA MARTA
SARAPIQUÍ
SHIROLES
SIRENA
SIXAOLA
SOMOSAGUAS
TABOGA
TALOLINGA
TAMARINDO DE SANTA CRUZ
TAMBOR
TICABAN
UPALA
AMDT No. 18
Indicator
Location
Indicator
MRRH*
MRRN*
MRRF*
MRRX*
MRST*
MRSA*
MRSB*
MRSI*
MRSJ*
MRSV*
MRSG*
MRSF*
MRSO*
MRSM*
MRSQ*
MRSH*
MRSN*
MRSX*
MRSS*
MRTG*
MRTL*
MRTM*
MRTR*
MRTB*
MRUP*
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.4-3
NOV 28, 14
The locator indicators marked with an asterisk (*) can not be used in the address component of the AFS messages.
2. DECODE
Location
MRAD*
MRAJ*
MRAL*
MRAM*
MRAN*
MRAO*
MRAR*
MRAZ*
MRBA*
MRBB*
MRBC*
MRBM*
MRBN*
MRBP*
MRBT*
MRCA*
MRCB*
MRCC*
MRCD*
MRCE*
MRCH*
MRCI*
MRCJ*
MRCL*
MRCR*
MRCU*
MRCV*
MRCT*
MRDC*
MRDK*
MRDM*
MRDO*
MREA*
MREC*
MRED*
MREJ*
MREO*
MREP*
MRCO*
MRES*
MRET*
MRFD*
MRFI*
MRFC*
MRFL*
MRFP*
MRFS*
MRGF*
MRGP*
MRHB*
MRHG*
MRHH*
MRHL*
MRHM*
MRHO*
MRHP*
MRHS*
MRIA*
MRIS*
AIS/MAP
2. DECODE
Indicator
AERODAMAS
ARANJUEZ
ALTOMONTE
AMUBRI
ARENAL
AEROTORTUGUERO
ATIRRO
MRAZ (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
BUENOS AIRES
BABILONIA
BARRA DE COLORADO
BREMEN
BATAN
BARRA DE PARISMINA
BARRA DE TORTUGUERO
CODELA
METROPOLITANO HOSPITAL CLINICA BIBLICA
(HELIPORT)
COTO 47
CANGREJO VERDE
CARATE
CHACARITA
CIRUELAS
CAJUELA
COYOLAR
CARRILLO
COLUMBO (HELIPORT)
CABO VELAS
CATSA
DUACARI 2
DRAKE
DOS MARÍAS
DIECIOCHO
MREA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
EL CARMEN
EL DESCANSO DE POCO SOL
EL JAGUAR
EL CEIBO
EL PORVENIR
EL CERRITO
CUATRO ESQUINAS
ESTERILLOS
FINCA DELICIAS
FINCA 10 (NUEVO PALMAR SUR)
FLYING CROCODILE (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
FLORENCIA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
FRUTEX-PITAL
FINCA 63 (COTO 63)
GOLFITO
GUÁPILES
HELIBANCOSTA (HELIPORT)
HACIENDA RANCHO GRANDE
HACIENDA HOMUHA
HELINCRUSA (HELIPORT)
HACIENDA RANCHO MONTERREAL
HACIENDA RIO CUARTO
HACIENDA LA PACÍFICA
HACIENDA LA SUERTE
ISLITA
LAS ISLAS
Location
Indicator
MRJO*
MRLA*
MRLB
MRLC*
MRLD*
MRLE*
MRLF*
MRLG*
MRLI*
MRLJ*
MRLL*
MRLM*
MRLN*
MRLO*
MRLP*
MRLR*
JACO
LA ZAMPOÑA
LIBERIA / DANIEL ODUBER QUIRÓS INTL.
LOS CHILES
LOMA LINDA (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
LAUREL
LA FLOR
LA GARROBA
LA LIGIA
LA JAVILLA
LAS LOMAS
LIMON / LIMON INTL.
LA GUINEA
LA LOMA (HELIPORT)
LAS PIEDRAS
LA ROCA
MRLS*
MRLV*
MRLY*
MRLZ*
MRMA*
MRMC*
MRMI*
MRMJ*
MRMR*
MRNC*
MRNS*
MROC
MRPA*
MRPB*
MRPC*
MRPD*
MRPJ*
MRPK*
MRPM*
MRPN*
MRPO*
MRPP*
MRPR*
MRPS*
MRPT*
MRPV
MRPU*
MRPY*
MRQA*
MRQP*
MRRA*
MRRF*
MRRH*
MRRM*
MRRN*
MRRX*
MRSA*
MRSB*
MRSE*
MRSF*
MRSG*
MRSH*
MRSI*
LA VICTORIA DE SARAPIQUÍ (HELIPORT)
LA CUEVA
LA YOLANDA
LA ZOPILOTA
MONTEALTO
MURCIÉLAGO
LOS MARÍN (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
MOJICA
PISTA FLYING CROCODILE
NICOYA
NOSARA
ALAJUELA / JUAN SANTAMARIA INTL.
PALO ARCO
PLAYA BLANCA (J. W. BERTEUS)
PASO CANOAS
PANDORA
PUERTO JIMENEZ
PAPA KILO (FOR ULTRA-LIGHT VEHICLES)
PALMAR SUR
PELÓN NUEVO
PUNTA BANCO
PLAYA PAJAROS (HELIPORT)
PLAYON SUR
GRANOS DE ORO
AGROPECUARIA PLAYA CALETAS
PAVAS / TOBIAS BOLAÑOS INTL.
PUNTA BOCANA (HELIPORT)
PLAYA BALLENA
QUEBRADA AZUL
QUEPOS
HARRY BOTH
RÍO FRÍO
RANCHO HUMO
LOS SUEÑOS RESORT AND MARINA (HELIPORT)
RANCHO NUEVO
ROXANA FARMS
SAN ALBERTO
SAN CRISTOBAL
HELIPUERTO SAN JOSE
SANTA FE
SANTA CLARA DE GUAPILES
SHIROLES
SAN ISIDRO DEL GENERAL
AMDT No. 18
GEN 2.4-4
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
2. DECODE
Location
MRSJ*
MRSM*
MRSN*
MRSO*
MRSS*
MRST*
MRSQ*
MRSV*
MRSX*
MRTB*
MRTG*
MRTL*
MRTM*
MRTR*
MRUM*
MRUP*
MRYT*
AMDT No. 18
2. DECODE
Indicator
Location
Indicator
SAN JOSE (CIUDAD)
SANTA MARTA
SIRENA
SANTA MARÍA DE GUÁCIMO
SOMOSAGUAS
SAN AGUSTÍN
SARAPIQUÍ
SAN VITO DE JAVA
SIXAOLA
TICABÁN
TABOGA
TALOLINGA
TAMARINDO DE SANTA CRUZ
TAMBOR
CONSORTIUM (HELIPORT)
UPALA
PIÑERA PARISMINA S.A.
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.5-1
06 FEB 14
GEN 2.5 LIST OF RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS
ID
Station
Facility
Purpose
ILS/DME
A
Name
IGUA
LIBERIA
Station
Name
Facility
ID
Purpose
COCO
DVOR/DME
TIO
AE
IOCO
COCO
ILS/DME
A
COCO
ILS/DME
IOCO
A
LIB
LIBERIA
VOR-DME
AE
LIBERIA
ILS/DME
IGUA
A
LIO
LIMON
VOR-DME
AE
LIBERIA
VOR-DME
LIB
AE
TIO
COCO
DVOR/DME
AE
LIMON
VOR-DME
LIO
AE
AIS/MAP
AIRAC AMDT No.21
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.6-1
04 NOV 99
GEN 2.6 CONVERSION TABLES
MN TO KM
KM TO MN
FT TO M
M TO FT
1 MN= 1,852 KM
1 KM = 0,54 MN
1 FT = 0,3048 M
1 M = 3.281 FT
NM
KM
KM
NM
FT
M
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
400
500
0,185
0,370
0,556
0,741
0,926
1,111
1,296
1,482
1,667
1,852
3,704
5,556
7,408
9,260
11,112
12,964
14,816
16,668
18,520
37,040
55,560
74,080
92,600
111,120
129,640
148,160
166,680
185,200
370,400
555,600
740,800
926,000
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
400
500
0,05
0,11
0,16
0,22
0,27
0,32
0,38
0,43
0,49
0,54
1,08
1,62
2,16
2,70
3,24
3,78
4,32
4,86
5,40
10,80
16,20
21,60
27,00
32,40
37,80
43,20
48,60
54,00
107,99
161,99
215,98
269,98
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 000
2 000
3 000
4 000
5 000
6 000
7 000
8 000
9 000
10 000
0,305
0,610
0,914
1,219
1,524
1,829
2,134
2,438
2,743
3,048
6,096
9,144
12,192
15,240
18,288
21,336
24,384
27,432
30,480
60,960
91,440
121,920
152,400
182,880
213,360
243,840
274,320
304,800
609,600
914,400
1 219,200
1 524,000
1 828,800
2 133,600
2 438,400
2 743,200
3 048,000
AIS/MAP
M
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
000
000
000
000
000
FT
3,28
6,56
9,84
13,12
16,40
19,69
22,97
26,25
29,53
32,81
65,62
98,43
131,23
164,04
196,85
229,66
262,47
295,28
328,08
656,17
984,25
1 312,34
1 640,42
1 968,50
2 296,59
2 624,67
2 952,76
3 280,84
6 561,68
9 842,52
13 123,36
16 404,20
AIRAC AMDT No.3
GEN 2.6-2
25 MAR 99
AIP
COSTA RICA
FROM DECIMAL MINUTES OF AN ARC TO SECONDS OF AN ARC
MIN
SEC
MIN
SEC
MIN
SEC
MIN
SEC
O.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.11
0.12
0.13
0.14
0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.20
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.24
0.25
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.4
3.0
3.6
4.2
4.8
5.4
6.0
6.6
7.2
7.8
8.4
9.0
9.6
10.2
10.8
11.4
12.0
12.6
13.2
13.8
14.4
15.0
0.26
0.27
0.28
0.29
0.30
0.31
0.32
0.33
0.34
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.38
0.39
0.40
0.41
0.42
0.43
0.44
0.45
0.46
0.47
0.48
0.49
0.50
15.6
16.2
16.8
17.4
18.0
18.6
19.2
19.8
20.4
21.0
21.6
22.2
22.8
23.4
24.0
24.6
25.2
25.8
26.4
27.0
27.6
28.2
28.8
29.4
30.0
0.51
0.52
0.53
0.54
0.55
0.56
0.57
0.58
0.59
0.60
0.61
0.62
0.63
0.64
0.65
0.66
0.67
0.68
0.69
0.70
0.71
0.72
0.73
0.74
0.75
30.6
31.2
31.8
32.4
33.0
33.6
34.2
34.8
35.4
36.0
36.6
37.2
37.8
38.4
39.0
39.6
40.2
40.8
41.4
42.0
42.6
43.2
43.8
44.4
45.0
0.76
0.77
0.78
0.79
0.80
0.81
0.82
0.83
0.84
0.85
0.86
0.87
0.88
0.89
0.90
0.91
0.92
0.93
0.94
0.95
0.96
0.97
0.98
0.99
45.6
46.2
46.8
47.4
48.0
48.6
49.2
49.8
50.4
51.0
51.6
52.2
52.8
53.4
54.0
54.6
55.2
55.8
56.4
57.0
57.6
58.2
58.8
59.4
FROM SECONDS OF AN ARC TO DECIMAL MINUTES OF AN ARC
SEG
MIN
SEG
MIN
SEG
MIN
SEG
MIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.13
0.15
0.17
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.23
0.25
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
0.27
0.28
0.30
0.32
0.33
0.35
0.37
0.38
0.40
0.42
0.43
0.45
0.47
0.48
0.50
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
0.52
0.53
0.55
0.57
0.58
0.60
0.62
0.63
0.65
0.67
0.68
0.70
0.72
0.73
0.75
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
0.77
0.78
0.80
0.82
0.83
0.85
0.87
0.88
0.90
0.92
0.93
0.95
0.97
0.98
AIRAC AMDT No.2
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 2.7-1
12 JAN 15
GEN 2.7 SUNRISE / SUNSET TABLES
1. The tables on the following pages have been prepared by “INSTITUTO METEOROLOGICO NACIONAL,
MINISTERIO DEL AMBIENTE Y ENERGIA”, and the tables are valid for the year 2015. Universal Time Coordinate
is used.
1.1 The times in the tables are given in UTC for beginning of civil morning twilight (TWIL FROM), sunrise, (SR)
sunset (SS) and end of civil evening twilight (TWIL TO).
1.2 The times given for the beginning of civil morning twilight and end of civil evening twilight are calculated for an
altitude of the Sun 6° below the horizon, as commonly used.
1.3 Civil morning twilight and civil evening twilight data refer to San Jose city coordinates.
MONTH
DAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
JANUARY
SUNRISE
TWIL
FROM
11:30
11:31
11:31
11:32
11:32
11:32
11:33
11:33
11:33
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:35
11:35
11:35
11:35
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:37
FEBRUARY
SUNRISE
SUNSET
SUNSET
H
TWIL
FROM
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
53
53
54
54
55
55
55
56
56
56
56
57
57
57
57
58
58
58
58
58
58
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
H
TWIL
FROM
H
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
33
33
34
34
35
35
36
36
37
37
38
38
39
39
39
40
40
40
41
23:49
23:50
23:50
23:51
23:51
23:52
23:52
23:53
23:53
23:54
23:54
23:55
23:55
23:56
23:56
23:57
23:57
23:58
23:58
23:59
23:59
23:59
00:00
00:00
00:01
00:01
00:01
00:02
00:02
00:02
00:03
TWIL
FROM
11:37
11:37
11:37
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:36
11:35
11:35
11:35
11:35
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:33
11:33
11:33
11:32
11:32
11:32
11:31
11:31
11:30
11:30
H
TWIL
FROM
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
59
59
58
58
58
58
58
58
57
57
57
57
57
56
56
56
55
55
55
54
54
54
53
53
52
52
52
51
MARCH
SUNRISE
H
TWIL
FROM
H
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
17
17
17
17
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
41
42
42
42
42
43
43
43
44
44
44
44
45
45
45
45
45
45
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
47
47
47
00:03
00:03
00:04
00:04
00:04
00:04
00:05
00:05
00:05
00:05
00:06
00:06
00:06
00:06
00:06
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:07
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
TWIL
FROM
11:29
11:29
11:29
11:28
11:28
11:27
11:27
11:26
11:26
11:25
11:25
11:24
11:24
11:23
11:22
11:22
11:21
11:21
11:20
11:20
11:19
11:18
11:18
11:17
11:17
11:16
11:16
11:15
11:14
11:14
11:13
SUNSET
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
51
50
50
49
49
48
48
47
47
46
46
45
45
44
43
43
42
42
41
41
40
39
39
38
38
37
37
36
35
35
34
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
H: Hours M:Minutes TWIL FROM: Civil morning twilight TWIL TO: Civil evening twilight
AIS/MAP
AMDT No. 19
GEN 2.7-2
12 JAN 15
MONTH
DAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
AIP
COSTA RICA
APRIL
SUNRISE
TWIL
FROM
11:13
11:12
11:11
11:11
11:10
11:10
11:09
11:09
11:08
11:07
11:07
11:06
11:06
11:05
11:05
11:04
11:04
11:03
11:03
11:02
11:02
11:01
11:01
11:00
11:00
10:59
10:59
10:59
10:58
10:58
MAY
SUNSET
H
TWIL
FROM
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
34
33
33
32
31
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
SUNRISE
H
TWIL
FROM
H
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
48
48
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:08
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
00:09
TWIL
FROM
11:57
11:57
11:57
11:56
11:56
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:54
11:54
11:54
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:51
11:51
11:51
11:51
11:51
JUNE
SUNSET
H
TWIL
FROM
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
SUNRISE
H
TWIL
FROM
H
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
48
48
48
48
48
48
49
49
49
49
49
49
50
50
50
50
50
51
51
51
51
52
52
52
52
53
53
53
53
54
54
00:10
00:10
00:10
00:10
00:10
00:10
00:11
00:11
00:11
00:11
00:11
00:12
00:12
00:12
00:12
00:13
00:13
00:13
00:13
00:14
00:14
00:14
00:14
00:15
00:15
00:15
00:16
00:16
00:16
00:16
00:17
TWIL
FROM
11:51
11:51
11:51
11:51
11:51
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:52
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:53
11:54
11:54
11:54
11:54
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:56
11:56
SUNSET
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
54
54
55
55
55
55
56
56
56
57
57
57
57
58
58
58
58
59
59
59
59
59
00
00
00
00
00
01
01
01
H
00:17
00:17
00:18
00:18
00:18
00:18
00:19
00:19
00:19
00:20
00:20
00:20
00:20
00:21
00:21
00:21
00:21
00:22
00:22
00:22
00:22
00:23
00:23
00:23
00:23
00:23
00:23
00:24
00:24
00:24
AMDT No. 19
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
MONTH
DAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
GEN 2.7-3
12 JAN 15
JULY
SUNRISE
AUGUST
SUNSET
SUNRISE
SEPTEMBER
SUNRISE
SUNSET
SUNSET
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
11:56
11:57
11:57
11:57
11:57
11:58
11:58
11:58
11.58
11:59
11:59
11:59
11:59
00:00
00:00
00:00
00:01
00:01
00:01
00:01
00:02
00:02
00:02
00:02
00:02
00:03
00:03
00:03
00:03
00:03
00:04
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
23
01
01
01
01
01
01
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
00
00
00
00
00
59
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:25
00:25
00:25
00:25
00:25
00:25
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:24
00:23
00.23
00:23
00:23
00:23
00:22
00:22
00:22
00:22
11:04
11:04
11:04
11:04
11:04
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:05
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
59
59
59
58
58
58
57
57
57
56
56
55
55
55
54
54
53
53
52
52
51
51
50
50
49
49
48
48
47
46
46
00:21
00:21
00:21
00:20
00.20
00:20
00:19
00:19
00:18
00:18
00:18
00:17
00:17
00:16
00:16
00:15
00:15
00:14
00:14
00:13
00:13
00:12
00:12
00:11
00:11
00:10
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:08
00:07
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
TWIL
FROM
H
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:06
11:05
11:05
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AMDT No. 19
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 3.1-1
NOV 28, 14
GEN 3. SERVICES
GEN 3.1 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
1. Responsible dependency
1.1 The Aeronautical Information and Chart Service, which forms part of the Air Navigation Department of
the Civil Aviation General Direction, authority in charge of the Civil Aviation in Costa Rica, which is a
dependency of “Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes”, ensures the flow of information necessary for
the safety, regularity and efficiency of International and national air navigation. It its conform by the
Aeronautical Information and Chart Unit (AIS/MAP), NOTAM Office and AIS/ARO Units which are
established at the International Airports, as listed under GEN 3.1-7.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes
Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Apartado Postal 5026-1000
San José, Costa Rica.
TELEPHONE:
(506) 2290-0090
(506) 2242-8000
TELEFAX:
(506) 2231-2107
1.2 Aeronautical Information and Chart Services Organization
The Aeronautical Publications and Chart Office (AIS/MAP), is a dependency of the Air Navigation
Department of the Civil Aviation Direction General.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Unidad de Publicaciones y Cartografía
Aeronáutica (AIS/MAP)
Edificio Control Radar
San José, Costa Rica
TELEFAX:
(506) 2443-1648
The NOTAM Office is a dependency of the Air Navigation Department located at Juan Santamaría
International Airport. This one at the same time is an integral part of the International NOTAM Office of
Tegucigalpa, which is the responsible office of the dissemination of aeronautical information for the region
in accordance to DOC. 7383 and DOC. 8733. Also is the responsible of the pre-flight information and to
prepare the Pre-flight information bulletins until the final destination airport.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Dependencia AIS de Aeródromo
Oficina NOTAM
AFS:
TELEFAX:
TELEPHONE:
MROCYOYX
(506) 2441-4781
(506) 2443-3170
AIS/MAP
AMDT No. 18
GEN 3.1-2
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
At Tobías Bolaños International Airport (PAVAS/SAN JOSE), there is a dependency of the AIS/ARO Section,
of the Air Navigation Department. It is responsible of providing the pre-flight information and issuing of the
Pre-flight information bulletin until the final destination airport.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Servicio de Información y Cartografía Aeronáutica
Sección AIS/ARO
Aeropuerto Intl. Tobías Bolaños
AFS:
MRPVYOYX
TELEFAX:
(506) 2232-8049
At Daniel Oduber International Airport (Liberia, Guanacaste) there is a Dependency of the AIS/ARO Section
of the Air Navigation Department, who is the responsible of providing the Pre-flight information and the
respective Bulletin to the final destination airport.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Servicio de Información y Cartografía Aeronáutica
Sección AIS/ARO
Aeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós
Liberia, Guanacaste
AFS:
MRLBYOYX
TELEFAX:
(506) 2668-1026
2. Area of responsibility
The Aeronautical Information and Chart Service is the responsible of the collection and dissemination of all
aeronautical information required, concerning the national territory and airspace under the jurisdiction of
Costa Rica.
3. Aeronautical Publications
The aeronautical information is provided in the form of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package,
consisting of the following elements.
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AIP, and its amendtments;
AIP Supplements
NOTAM and PIB;
AIC; and
Check lists and list of Valid NOTAM
NOTAM and the related monthly checklists are issued via aeronautical fixed service (AFS), while the preflight information bulletins (PIB) prepared and available at AIS/ARO sections. All other elements of the
package are distributed by airmail and e-mail.
AMDT No. 18
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 3.1-3
NOV 28, 14
3.2 Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)
The AIP is the basic aviation document intended primarily to satisfy international requirements for the
exchange of permanent aeronautical information and long duration temporary changes essential for air
navigation. The AIP is published in one volume. It is published in a loose-leaf form to use in international
and domestic operations, whether commercial or a private flight.
3.3 Amendment Service to the AIP (AIP AMDT)
Amendments to the AIP are made by means of replacement sheets. Two types of AIP AMDT are produced:
- Regular AIP amendments (AIP AMDT), it is published with the necessary frequency (ref.GEN 0.1-3) and
identified by a light blue cover sheet, incorporates permanent changes into the AIP on the indicated
publication date.
- AIRAC AIP Amendment (AIRAC AIP AMDT), issued in accordance with the AIRAC system and identified
by a pink cover sheet and the acronym AIRAC, incorporates operationally significant permanent changes
into the AIP on the indicated AIRAC effective date.
- A brief description of the subjects affected by the amendment is provided on the AIP Amendment cover
sheet. New information included on the reprinted AIP pages is annotated or identified by a vertical line in the
left margin (or immediately to the left) of the change/addition.
- Each AIP page and each AIP replacement page introduced by an amendment, including the amendment
cover sheet, are dated. The date consists of the day, month (by name) and year of the publication date
(regular AIP AMDT) or the AIRAC effective date (AIRAC AIP AMDT) of the information. Each AIP
amendment cover sheet includes references to the serial number of those elements, if any, of the Integrated
Aeronautical Information Package which have been incorporated in the AIP by the amendment and are
consequently cancelled.
- Each AIP AMDT and each AIRAC AIP AMDT are allocated separate serial numbers which are consecutive
and based on the civil year. The year, indicated by two digits, is part of the serial number of the amendment,
e.g. AIP AMDT 1/96; AIRAC AIP AMDT 1/96.
- A checklist of AIP containing page number/chart title and the publication or effective date (day, month, by
name and year) of the information is reissued with each amendment and is an integral part of the AIP.
AIS/MAP
AMDT No. 18
GEN 3.1-4
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
3.4 Supplement to the AIP (AIP SUP)
Temporary changes of long duration (three months and longer) and information of short duration which
consists of extensive text and/or graphics, supplementing the permanent information contained in the AIP,
are published as AIP SUPPLEMET (AIP SUP). Operationally significant temporary changes to the AIP are
published in accordance with AIRAC system the established effective dates and are identified clearly by the
acronym AIRAC AIP SUP.
AIP Supplements are separated by information subject (General-Gen), En-route-ENR and Aerodromes-AD)
and are placed accordingly at the beginning of each AIP Part. Supplements are published on yellow paper
to be conspicuous and to stand out from the rest of the AIP. Each AIP supplement (regular or AIRAC) is
allocated a serial number which is consecutive and based on the civil year, i.e. AIP SUP 1/96; AIRAC AIP
Sup 1/96.
An AIP Supplement is kept in the AIP as long as all or some of its contents remain valid. The period of
validity of the information contained in the AIP Supplement will normally be provided in the supplement itself.
Alternatively, NOTAM may be used to indicate changes to the period of validity or cancellation of the
supplement.
A checklist of AIP Supplements currently in force is issued in the monthly printed plain-language summary
or NOTAM in force.
All AIP supplements are delivered by airmail to the subscribers and states which we have exchange. AIP
supplements disseminates in two series as follows:
SERIE A: AIP SUPPLEMENT that contains information concerning facilities, services and procedures not
only for international Civil Aviation concerning but also national operations. These supplements are
distributed nationally and internationally.
SERIE C: AIP SUPPLEMENT which contains information of interest only to aircraft engaged in domestic
civil aviation. This type of supplement is given national distribution only.
3.5 NOTAM and Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIB)
NOTAM contain information relating to the establishment, condition or change in any facility, service,
procedure or aeronautical risk; the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight
operations.
The text of each NOTAM contains the information in the order listed in the NOTAM format ICAO and is
composed of the significations / uniform abbreviated phraseology assigned to the NOTAM code ICAO,
supplemented by abbreviations, indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, symbols and
clear language of ICAO. Each NOTAM is assigned a serial number, which starts in each calendar year.
NOTAMs are distributed in the following series:
SERIE A: NOTAM containing information on facilities, services and procedures relevant to the national and
international civil aviation, which are given general international distribution.
SERIES C: NOTAM containing information of interest only to aircraft engaged in domestic civil aviation and
national distribution only given.
AMDT No. 18
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 3.1-5
NOV 28, 14
Each month is sent to the recipients of the Integrated Aeronautical Information, a summary printed in plain
language of NOTAMs. These abstracts are numbered consecutively based on the calendar year.
The pre-flight information bulletins (PIB), which contain a recapitulation of current NOTAM and other
information of urgent character for operators and flight crews are available at the aerodrome AIS units.
NOTAM Exchange
The exchange of NOTAM is between the NOTAM OFFICE ALAJUELA/JUAN SANTAMARIA through the
INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE (NOF) located in Tegucigalpa Honduras, which at the same time contact
the other INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICES. The following are the NOTAM Offices to whose we have
exchange of Information:
Delivered and received from:
GERMAY
HOLAND
ARGENTINA
EDFF
EHAM
SAEZ
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
ECUADOR
MSLP
MGGT
SEGU
ARUBA
BARBADOS
BELIZE
BERMUDA
COLOMBIA
BOLIVIA
CANADA
CURACAO
CHILE
TNCA
TBPB
MZBZ
TXKF
SKBO
SLLP
CYHQ
TNCC
SCEL
ENGLAND.
JAMAYCA
CUBA
PERU
SPAIN
UNITED STATES
VENEZUELA
MÉXICO
MONTEVIDEO
EGGN
MKJK
MUHF
SPIM
LEAC
KDFC
SVMI
MMMX
SUMU
NICARAGUA
PARAGUAY
TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
HAITI
PORTO RICO.
WASHINGTON D.C.
RIO DE JANEIRO
ROMANIA
DOMINICAN REP.
SURINAME
HONDURAS
PANAMA
NASSAU
MNMG
SGAS
TTPP
MTPP
TJSJ
KDCA
SBRJ
LRBB
MDSD
SMPB
MHTG
MPTO
MYHN
In accordance to the 3.3.5 of OACI ANNEX 15, interchange of aeronautical information will be established
based on the concerned states reciprocity.
3.6 Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC)
The Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC) contain information on the long-term forecast of any major change
in legislation, regulations, procedures or facilities; information of a purely explanatory or advisory nature liable
to affect flight safety; and information or notification of an explanatory or advisory nature concerning technical,
legislative or purely administrative matters. AICs are divided by subject and are issued in two series (A and C).
The AIC Series A contains information affecting international civil aviation and is given international distribution,
while AIC Series C contains information affecting national aviation only and is given national distribution.
Each AIC is numbered consecutively within each series on a civil year. The year, indicated by two digits, is a
part of the serial number of the AIC, e.g. AIC A 1/96, AIC C 1/96. A checklist of AIC currently in force is issued
as an AIC once a year.
AIS/MAP
AMDT No. 18
GEN 3.1-6
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
3.7 Checklist and monthly list of valid NOTAM
A checklist of NOTAM is issued monthly via AFS. The checklist is followed by a printed monthly list of VALID
NOTAM distributed by mail to all recipients of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package. It contains a
plain language (in Spanish) presentation of the valid NOTAM and information about the number of the latest
issued AIP AMDT, AIRAC AIP AMDT, AIP SUP and AIC as well as the numbers of the elements issued under
the AIRAC that will become effective or, if none, the NIL AIRAC notification.
3.8 Sale of publications
The aeronautical information publications can be obtained from the Aeronautical Information Office, at Civil
Aviation Direction General.
APPLICABLE PRICE FOR THE INTEGRATED AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PACKAGE
AIP Of Costa Rica
$100.00 or their equivalent in national currency to the exchange
rate.
AIC Manual
$100.00 or their equivalent in national currency to the exchange
rate.
Amendments to the AIP, it includes AIP $25.00 annual or their equivalent in national currency to the
Supplements, AIC, List of valid exchange rate.
$25 and $5 more per shipment for overseas sales.
NOTAMS.
4.
AIRAC System
4.1 In order to control and regulate the operationally significant changes requiring amendments to charts,
route-manuals etc., such changes, whenever possible, will be issued on predetermined dates according to the
AIRAC SYSTEM. This type of information will be published as an AIRAC AIP AMDT or an AIRAC AIP SUP. If
an AIRAC AMDT or SUP cannot be produced due to lack of time, NOTAM clearly marked AIRAC will be issued.
Such NOTAM will immediately be followed by an AMDT or SUP.
4.2 The table below indicates AIRAC effective dates for the coming years. AIRAC information will be issued so
that the information will be received by the user not later than 28 days, and for major changes not later than 56
days, before the effective date. At AIRAC effective date, a trigger NOTAM will be issued giving a brief
description of the contents, effective date and reference number of the AIRAC AIP AMDT or AIRAC AIP SUP
that will become effective on that date. Trigger NOTAM will remain in force as a reminder in the PIB until the
new list of valid NOTAM.
If no information was submitted for publication at the AIRAC date, a NIL notification will be issued by NOTAM
not later than one AIRAC cycle before the AIRAC effective date concerned.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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3 APR
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5 NOV
3 DEC
AMDT No. 18
AIS/MAP
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 3.1-7
NOV 28, 14
5. Pre-flight information services at aerodromes / heliports
Pre-flight information is given at the airports listed above:
Aerodrome
Juan Santamaría Intl. (Alajuela)
Telephone
(506) 2441-4781
(506) 2443-3170
Fax
Customer service
(506) 2441-4781
H24
Tobías Bolaños Intl. (Pavas)
(506) 2232-8049
(506) 2232-8049
1200/2359 UTC
Daniel Oduber Quirós Intl. (Liberia)
(506) 2668-1026
(506) 2668-1026
1200/2359 UTC
NOTE: At the existing heliports this service is not available.
In each one of these stations the Pre-Flight Information Bulletin is prepared which include Information of Costa
Rica, alternate airports, en route and final destination airport, to all Aviation Companies that perform
international flights whether commercial or general aviation flights.
The emission of the national pre-flight information bulletin is made by request and it contains information
concerning runways and facilities to air navigation.
Furthermore, it has forms of post flight information, so that the crews do their reports on the condition and
operation of runways and facilities to air navigation
6. Electronic data about terrain and obstacles
Departamento de Infraestructura
General Direction of Civil Aviation
P.O Box 5026-1000 San José
Telfax: (506) 2232-7361
Web page: www.dgac.go.cr
AIS/MAP
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
Registro Nacional
P.O. Box. 523-2010
Phone (506) 2202-0800
Web page: www.rnpdigital.com
AMDT No. 18
GEN 3.1-8
NOV 28, 14
AIP
COSTA RICA
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 3.2-1
NOV 28, 14
GEN 3.2 AERONAUTICAL CHARTS
The Civil Aviation Direction General have available at the Aeronautical Information and Chart Service a wide
range of aeronautical charts for the use of civil aviation in general. The Aeronautical Information and Chart
Section is the responsible of producing the charts which are part of the AIP.
The Aeronautical Navigation Chart, scale 1:500.000 is produced by the Civil Aviation Direction General and
the National Geographic Institute, located at “Registro Nacional”.
The charts are produced in accordance with the provisions contained in ICAO ANNEX 4-Aeronautical Charts.
Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.
2. Maintenance of charts
2.1
The aeronautical charts included in the AIP are usually kept up to date or substitute by amendments
to the AIP. The important amendments or reviews of aeronautical information to other aeronautical chart
series are also included in the AIP and could be promulgated by SUPPLEMENTS, if requires. The
information concerning new maps and charts would be notified by Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) or
SUPPLEMENTS, as requires.
2.2
If information datum that after the publication were incorrect, will be corrected by NOTAM IF IS OF
OPERATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, centering the attention in the corresponding chart.
2.3
Aeronautical information in all charts are usually review and new editions are published and
amended as usual as the production resources affords.
3. Purchase arrangements
3.1 The charts as listed under GEN 3.2-2 may be obtained on request from the:
Civil Aviation Direction General
Oficina de Publicaciones y Cartografía Aeronáutica
Edificio Control Radar
Telefax: (506) 2443-1648
3.2
Aeronautical Chart scale 1:500.000 may be obtained on National Geographical Institute located at
“Registro Nacional”. (See GEN 3.2-8)
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4. Aeronautical chart series available
4.1
The following series of aeronautical charts are produced:
Aeronautical Chart scale 1:500.000 (ANC/500)
Instrument Approach Chart, of Juan Santamaria International Airport and Daniel Oduber Quiros International
Airport, Limón International (IAC)
Aerodrome Obstacle Chart - TYPE A. (AOC)
Area Chart of Juan Santamaría Airport and Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport (ARC)
Juan Santamaría International Airport and Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport Standard Departure Chart– Instrument,
(SID)
Instrument Standard Arrival Chart- of Juan Santamaría International Airport, Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport
(STAR)
Aerodrome’s Chart, Juan Santamaría Airport, Tobías Bolaños Airport and Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport (ADC)
Landing Chart, Juan Santamaría Airport, Tobias Bolaños Airport, Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport and Limón
International Airport (VAC)
Visual Approach Chart-OACI, Juan Santamaría, Tobías Bolaños and Daniel Oduber International Airports
Traffic Patterns Chart of Juan Santamaría, Tobías Bolaños, Daniel Oduber and Limon International Airports
Fuel Unloading Zone Chart of Juan Santamaría and Daniel Oduber International Airport
En route Chart (ENRC)
Air Traffic Services Airspace Chart
Air Traffic Services Classification and Airspace Distribution
Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Chart
Training Zones Chart.
Radio Facility – Index Chart
Aerodrome and Heliports Index- Chart
Radar Vectors Minimum Altitudes Chart (RMAC)
Graphic Representation of Radar/SSR Coverage Zone Chart
Aeronautical Chart-Index 1:500.000
CTR PAVAS Chart/CTR EL COCO/CTR LIBERIA Chart
ATZ PAVAS Chart
Pavas FIZ Chart
Cyrus Visual Procedure MROC/MRPV
La Palma Arrival Visual Chart, Tobias Bolaños International Airport
North VFR Route Enter/Departure and Over-flight of Control Area - Juan Santamaria Airport
Cargo Apron, General Aviation Chart of Juan Santamaria Airport
Declared Distances Chart
The charts currently available are listed on point 5, of this subsection.
4.2
Charts description
Aeronautical Chart scale 1:500.000
Show aerodromes available in the country, obstacles, elements of the ATS system, prohibited areas,
restricted and dangerous and radio navigation aids. The chart provides information to meet the visual
navigation. It is prepared by the National Geographic Institute and Civil Aviation Direction General.
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Instrument Approach Chart
Instrument Approach Charts follows the specifications of ANNEX 4 and are available in Juan Santamaría,
Daniel Oduber Quirós and Limón International Airports, qualified by International Civil Aviation, where
instrument approach procedures have been established. A separate Instrument Approach Chart is provided
for each approach procedure at the aerodrome, these can be obtained individually.
Aerodrome Obstacle Chart Type A
The aerodrome obstacle chart Type A contains detailed information on obstacles in the take-off flight path
areas of the aerodrome (operating limitations) it is available in Juan Santamaria Airport.
Area Chart
This chart provides the flight crew the information that will facilitate the phases of instrument flight. The
aeronautical data include all aerodromes affected by prohibited, restricted and danger areas and the air traffic
services system in detail. Contain arrival, departure and transit routes.
Standard Departure Chart- Instrument (SID)
This chart is produced whenever an instrument standard departure route- has been established. In our country
this one is produced in Juan Santamaria and Daniel Oduber Quiros airports.
Standard Arrival Chart – Instrument (STAR)Is produced whenever an instrument standard arrival route- have been established, and cannot be shown with
sufficient clarity on the Area Chart, in our country this one is produced in Juan Santamaria and Daniel Oduber
Quirós International Airports.
Aerodrome Chart:
This chart contains airports data to provide the flight crew information that will facilitate the ground movement
of the aircraft.
Landing Chart:
On this chart; operation restrictions to runway 07/25 of Juan Santamaria International Airport are shown. It is
also available in Tobías Bolaños and Limón International Airport.
Visual Approach Chart
This chart provides the flight crew with information that will allow them to pass from en-route flight phase and
descend to the approach phase until the landing intended runway by visual reference.
It is available in Juan Santamaria, Tobias Bolaños and Daniel Oduber International Airports.
Traffic Patterns Chart
This chart shows the procedures to follow in the different approach portions. It is available in Juan Santamaria,
Tobias Bolaños, Daniel Oduber and Limón International Airports.
Fuel Dumping Zone Chart
This chart shows the procedures to follow in case of Aircrafts Emergency. It is available in Juan Santamaria
and Daniel Oduber International Airports.
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En-route Chart
This chart provides the flight crew with information that will facilitate the navigation along ATS routes in
compliance with air traffic services procedures.
Airspace classification of Air Traffic Services Chart
In this chart we found the lateral and vertical limits of COCO TMA and Liberia TMA and Units that provides the
services, as well as frequencies.
Airspace Classification and Distribution of Air Traffic Services Chart
This chart provides lateral and vertical limits of COCO TMA and Liberia TMA. As well as the different air traffic
classifications of national territory and also the Units that provides the services and their frequencies.
Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Areas Chart.
This chart provides lateral and vertical limits of prohibited, restricted and danger areas of Costa Rica.
Training Zones Chart.
This chart must provide bearings, altitudes, headings to aircraft on training operations.
Radio facilities Chart.
This chart is prepared as air navigation aid and show on it, all type of radio electric facilities.
Index Chart of aerodromes/heliports
This chart is published to show all aerodromes that are in the country.
Graphic Portrayal of Radar Coverage Zone/SRR
This chart is prepared to indicate the coverage of Radar Service.
Minimum Altitudes chart for Radar Vectors.
This chart is provided to indicate the minimum altitudes of Radar Vectors. This chart supplements the area
chart and it provides information that will allow the flight crew to carry out surveillance and compare the
assigned altitudes when control is performed by radar
Index of Aeronautical Chart 1:500.000
This chart is used to indicate the cover and disposition of chart sheets.
PAVAS CTR/COCO CTR/LIBERIA CTR CHART.
This chart is prepared to delimitate the air traffic control area from and to Tobias Bolaños International Airport,
it is available also in Juan Santamaría and Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airports.
Aerodrome Traffic Zone Chart
This chart is used to define the traffic patterns of the aircrafts, besides marking the interceptions and departs
of this pattern. It is available in Tobias Bolaños International Airport.
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5. List of aeronautical charts available
The series of charts check by an asterisk are part of the AIP
Title of series
VFR Aeronautical Chart (*)
Scale
1:500,000
1:500.000 Index Chart ICAO (*)ANC
Graphic Representation of Radar
Coverage Zone Chart(*)RMAC
Not to scale
Minimum Altitudes Chart for Radar Vector
(*)
Graphic
Helipatterns-VFR Routes Enter/Departure
CTR/ATZ Chart
Not to scale
En Route Holding Chart *RNRC
Operation Zone of Manned Baloons chart
(*)
Distribution of Main Volcanos of Costa
Rica chart (*)
Graphic
Not to scale
1CM=4.319 NM
1:800.000
Name and/or number
Aeronautical Chart of Costa Rica
Price (¢)
Date
$10,00
2010
1:500.000 Index Chart ICAO
29/07/10
Graphic Representation of Radar
Coverage/SSR Zone
12/05/05
Minimum Altitudes Chart for Radar Vector
29/07/13
Helipatterns Enter/Departure CTR/ATZ
11/02/10
En Route Holding Chart
06/02/14
Operation Zone of Manned Balloons
29/07/10
Distribution of Main Volcanoes of Costa
Rica
12/05/05
En Route chart (*)
Graphic
En Route Chart 5
06/02/14
Airspace of Air Traffic Services Chart (*)
Graphic
Airspace of Air Traffic Services
06/02/14
Airspace Classification and Distribution of
Air Traffic Services Chart (*)
Graphic
Airspace Classification and Distribution of
Air Traffic Services
22/10/09
Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Zones
29/07/10
Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Zones
Chart (*)
Graphic
Murciélago Restricted Zone Chart(*)
Graphic
Murciélago Restricted Zone
22/10/09
Paso de la Palma Restricted Zone Chart
(*)
Graphic
Paso de la Palma Restricted Zone
29/07/10
Casa Presidencial Restricted Zone Chart
(*)
Graphic
Casa Presidencial Restricted Zone
29/07/10
Volcán Arenal Prohibited zone Chart(*)
Graphic
Volcán Arenal Prohibited Zone
22/10/09
La Reforma Prohibited Zone
22/10/09
La Reforma Prohibited Zone Chart(*)
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Title of series
AIP
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Scale
Name and/or number
Price (¢)
Date
Training Zone Chart #1 (*)
Graphic
Training Zone #1
28/11/14
Training Zone Chart#2 (*)
Graphic
1CM=0.20NM
Training Zone #2
28/11/14
Not to scale
Training Zone #3
28/11/14
1:120.000
Training Zone #4
28/11/14
1:75.000
Training Zone #5
28/11/14
Radio Facilities Index Chart (*)
Graphic
Radio Facilities, Air Navigation
06/02/14
Aerodrome/Heliport Index Chart (*)
Graphic
Aerodrome/Heliport Index Chart
28/11/14
Aerodrome Chart/OACI (*) ADC
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Juan Santamaría Intl.
Tobías Bolaños Intl.
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Limón International
06/02/14
29/11/10
28/11/14
29/11/10
Landing Chart (*)
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Limón International
22/08/14
29/11/10
28/11/14
29/11/10
Vertical: 1:3.000
horizontal:
1:30.000
Juan Santamaría Intl.- Type A
29/11/10
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Departure POAS 4
Departure CACAO 4
Departure PARAI 3 RWY 07
Departure RAMON 4
Departure ATENAS 4
Departure COCOS 5
Departure COCOS 4
29/11/10
29/11/10
22/10/09
29/11/10
06/02/14
06/02/14
22/08/13
Graphic
Graphic
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Departure GUARDIA 2 RWY 25
Departure CAPULIN 2 RWY 07
28/11/14
28/11/14
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Arrival FIORA 4
Arrival PARRITA 4
Arrival PARZA 3
Arrival TARCO 1
Arrival TARCO 2
29/11/10
29/11/10
22/10/09
22/08/13
06/02/14
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Arrival COTAL Norte
Arrival COTAL Sur
Arrival DANTA
28/11/14
28/11/14
28/11/14
Aerodrome Obstacle -OACI (*) AOC
Standard Instruments Departure
Chart (SID)- OACI (*)
Standard Instruments Arrival Chart
(STAR)- OACI (*)
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Title of series
Intrument Approach Chart -OACI
(*) IAC
Visual Approach Chart - OACI (*)
VAC
GEN 3.2-6.1
NOV 28, 14
Scale
Name and/or number
Price (¢)
Date
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
ILS/DME RWY 07
VOR/DME RWY 07
RADAR ASR-7 RWY 07
RNAV (GNSS) RWY 07
RNAV (RNP) RWY 25 Oeste
RANV (RNP) RWY 25 Este
18/07/12
18/07/12
22/10/09
22/08/13
22/08/13
22/08/13
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Graphic
Daniel Oduber Intl.
ILS/DME RWY 07
VOR/DME RWY 25
VOR/DME ARC or GPS RWY 07
VOR RWY 07
28/11/14
29/07/10
29/07/10
29/07/10
Graphic
Limón Intl.
VOR/DME RWY 32
29/07/10
Not to scale
Not to scale
Graphic
CYRUS RWY 25 MROC / MRPV Visual
Approach Chart
Not to scale
La Palma MRPV Visual Approach Chart
Not to scale
Not to scale
Not to scale
1:150.000
1.24CM=1NM
Not to scale
Not to scale
Not to scale
Not to scale
Not to scale
Not to scale
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Traffic Pattern RWY 07
30/06/11
18/07/12
29/07/13
30/06/11
29/07/10
29/07/10
North Visual Corridor RWY 07/25 in use
22/08/14
Traffic Helicopter Pattern RWY 09
Traffic Helicopter Pattern RWY 27
Daniel Oduber Intl.
29/07/10
29/07/10
29/11/10
29/11/10
12/05/05
12/05/05
Traffic Pattern Chart (*)
Not to scale
Not to scale
Limón Intl.
29/07/10
29/07/10
Fuel Dumping Area Chart (*)
Graphic
Not to scale
Daniel Oduber Intl.
12/05/05
12/05/05
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Scale
Graphic
Birds Concentration Chart (*)
Graphic
Name and/or number
Birds Concentrations
Daniel Oduber Intl.
Birds Concentrations
Price (¢)
Date
06/02/14
22/10/09
CTR El Coco Chart (*)
Area Chart (*)
Gráfica
Not to scale
CTR El Coco Chart
TMA El Coco Chart
29/07/10
06/02/14
ATZ PAVAS Chart (*)
Not to scale
ATZ Pavas Chart
22/08/14
Aerodrome Flight Information Area
Chart FIZ (*)
Not to scale
AFIS Pavas Chart
18/07/12
Graphic
Graphic
CTR Liberia Chart
TMA Liberia Chart
28/11/14
28/11/14
Liberia Control Area Chart (*)
TMA Liberia Chart (*)
Cargo Parking Stands and General
Aviation, MROC (*)
Not to scale
Cargo Apron and General Aviation
06/02/14
Declared Distances Chart, MROC(*)
Not to scale
Declared Distances Chart
06/02/14
Heliport Chart, MROC (*)
Not to scale
Heliport
06/02/14
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7. TOPOGRAPHICAL CHARTS
Topographical charts are available at:
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
P.O.Box. 523-2010
San José Costa Rica
Telephone: (506) 2202-0800
Web page: www.rnpdigital.com
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25 MAR 99
8. CORRECTIONS TO CHARTS NOT CONTAINED IN THE AIP
CHARTS
LOCATION
CORRECTIONS
NIL
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GEN 3.3.1
23 OCT 08
GEN 3.3 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
The Civil Aviation Direction General through the Air Navigation Department is the
responsible authority of the general management of Air Traffic Services provided
to National and International Civil Aviation.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Departamento de Aeronavegación
TELEFAX:
(506) 2231-4924
This service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the
following documents:
Annex 2- Rules of the Air
Annex 11- Air Traffic Services
Doc 4444- Air Traffic Flow Management (ATM/501)
Doc. 8168-Procedures of Air Navigation Services-Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS)
Doc. 7030-Regional Supplementary Procedures
Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection 1.7.
2. AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
Air Traffic Services in Costa Rica, are provided by the Civil Aviation Direction
General through the Air Navigation Department. These services are provided for
the entire territory.
The airspace of the Costa Rican territory including its international territorial
waters and is located within the Flight Information Region of Central America
(FIR). Air Traffic Service in Costa Rica is provided in:
a. Airways that include ATS routes.
b. Terminal Control Area (TMA), Control Zone (CTR) of Juan Santamaria
International Airport.
c. Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ) of Tobias Bolaños International Airport.
d. Terminal Control Area (TMA), Control Zone (CTR) of Daniel Oduber Quirós
International Airport (LIBERIA)
e. Airspace classified C in the rest of the territory.
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The Flight Information Services, Alerting Service and Air Traffic Control Service
in the airspace of Costa Rica, are provided by FIC\ACC of Central America in
levels above 190 feet, by COCO Control Center and the aerodrome control towers
(TWR).
The Air Traffic Control Services, Flight Information and Alerting Services are
provided by:
a) The ACC/FIC Central America along the airways into the jurisdictional waters
of Costa Rica to any altitude and all the airways up to 190 feet over entire
national territory.
b) The Aerodrome Control Towers at the Control Zone and the Area Control Service
(ACC) within the Terminal Area and below the flight level 190. In the airspaces
classified C and G.
3. TYPES OF SERVICES
The following types of services are provided:
- Flight Information Service (FIS) and Alerting Service (ALR);
- Area Control (ACC)
- Radar
The following types of services are provided at the aerodromes:
- Aerodrome Control (TWR);
- Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), at Juan Santamaria International
Airport.
4. CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND ATS
Co-ordination between the operator and air traffic services performs according
Part VIII of ICAO Doc. 4444\ATM/501.
5. MINIMUM FLIGHT ALTITUDE
The minimum flight altitudes on the ATS routes, as presented in section ENR 3,
have been determined so as to ensure at least 600 meters (2000 feet) vertical
clearance above the highest obstacle within 5NM on each side of the center line
of the route.
However, were the angular divergence of the navigational air
signal, in combination with the distance between the navigation aids, could result
in an aircraft being more than 5NM on a side of the center line,
additional
distance have been assumed.
Except when in the take-off or landing be necessary or when, the qualified
authority expressly permits them, IFR flights will take place in a level not less
than the flight minimum altitude established by the State.
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6. ATS units addresses list
Unit name
Post Address
Telephone number
Telefax number
1
2
3
4
5
6
APP
El Coco
Juan Santamaría
International Airport
(506) 2443-8961
(506) 2443-8961
NIL
MROCZAZX
TWR
El Coco
Juan Santamaría
(506) 2442-2570
(506) 2440-8722
NIL
MROCZAZX
GND
El Coco
Juan Santamaría
(506) 2442-2570
(506) 2440-8722
NIL
MROCZAZX
COCO
RADIO
Juan Santamaría
(506) 2443-8965
(506) 2443-8965
NIL
MROCZIXX
APP
Liberia
Daniel Oduber
(506) 2668-1102
(506) 2668-1075
NIL
MRLBZTZX
TWR
Liberia
Daniel Oduber
(506) 2668-1075
(506) 2668-1075
NIL
MRLBZTZX
GND
Liberia
Daniel Oduber
(506) 2668-1075
(506) 2668-1075
NIL
MRLBZTZX
TWR
Pavas
Tobías Bolaños
(506) 2232-1165
(506) 2232-1165
GND
Pavas
Tobías Bolaños
(506) 2232-1165
(506) 2232-1165
AIS/MAP
Telex AFS address
number
NIL
MRPVZTZX
NIL
MRPVZTZX
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GEN 3.4-1
NOV 28, 14
GEN 3.4 COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The responsible dependency for the provision of Aeronautical telecommunication services in Costa Rica is the
Civil Aviation Direction General, through the Central American Corporation of Air Navigation Services
(COCESNA), created by the Central American States in order to provide these services.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
COCESNA - Alajuela
P.O. Boxl 119-4003
Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(506) 2443-4979 / 2442-2342
(506) 2430-0224
AERONAUTICAL COLLECTIONS OFFICE: Located at mezzanine of the new terminal of Juan Santamaria
International Airport.
DIRECT TELEPHONE:
FAX:
(506) 2440-35-41
(506) 2430-0224 Ext 6035
(506) 2430-0224 Ext 6055
AFS:
MROCYGYX
The service is provided according ICAO standards, recommended practices and procedures contained in the
following documents:
Annex 10
Doc. 8400
Doc. 8585
Doc. 7030
Doc. 7910
Aeronautical Telecommunication
ICAO Abbreviation and Codes (PANS-ABC)
Designator for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities Services.
Regional Supplementary Procedures
Location Indicators
Communication Services are provided for the entire Central American FIR. All arrangements for such services
shall be made with the Civil Aviation Direction General, who is also responsible of the application of the
regulations concerning the design, type and installations of aircraft radio stations.
Responsibility for the day-to-day operation of these services corresponds to the officials of the
communications station located at Juan Santamaría International Airport, which is under the responsibility of
the Civil Aviation Direction General. Inquires, suggestions or complaints regarding any telecommunication
service shall be referred to the Civil Aviation Direction General.
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3. Types of service
3.1 Radio navigation services
The following types of radio aids to navigation are available:



VHF omnidirectional radio range (DVOR)
Instrument landing system (ILS)
Distance-measuring equipment (DME)
3.2 Mobile/fixed/service
Mobile service
The aeronautical stations maintain a continuous watch on their stated frequencies during the published hours
of service, unless otherwise notified. An aircraft shall normally communicate with the air ground control radio
station that exercises control in the area in which the aircraft is flying. Aircraft shall maintain a continuous watch
on the appropriate frequency of the control station and shall not abandon watch; except in an emergency,
without informing the control radio station.
Fixed service
The messages to be transmitted by the Aeronautical Fixed Service are accepted only if satisfy requirements
of:
a) Annex 10, VOL. II, Chapter 3.3.3,
b) Are prepared in specified way in ICAO Annex 10;
c) A text of a specified message does no exceed 200 groups.
General messages of operating aircraft are accepted for transmission only to countries that have agree to
accept Class “B” traffic.
3.3 Broadcasting service
The following meteorological services are available to be used on in-flight aircraft. Full details are given in
subsection GEN 3.5.
a) Aeronautical ordinaries meteorological reports;
b) Observed or prognosticated meteorological condition reports significant to flights (meteorological files);
c) Aerodrome forecasts;
d) Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
3.4 Language used: English/Spanish
3.5
Where detailed information can be obtained
Details of the various facilities available for the en-route traffic can be found in Part 2, ENR 4.
Details of the facilities at the individual aerodromes can be found in the relevant sections of Part 3 (AD)
4. Requirements and conditions
The requirements and the general conditions; under which the communication services are available for
international use, as well as the requirements for the carriage of radio equipment, are contained in Law 5150
of Civil Aviation.
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GEN 3.4-3
29 NOV 01
AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICES; TELEGRAPH
9600 BAUDIOS
9600 BAUDIOS
AURORA
COCESNA
9600 BAUDIOS
EL SALVADOR
COCESNA
ATLANTA
KATL
9600 BAUDIOS
SANDINO
COCESNA
1200 BAUDIOS
9600 BAUDIOS
ARINC
CHICAUG
COCESNA
COMUNICATIONS
CENTER
ALAJUELA
COSTA RICA
COCESNA
TONCONTION
AIRPORT
960 BAUDIOS
LA MESA
COCESNA
110 BAUDIOS
MERIDA
SENEAN
9600 BAUDIOS
BELIZE
COCESNA
LEGEND
MICROWAVE
SATELLITE
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GEN 3.4-4
25 MAR 99
AIP
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AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICES: TELEPHONE
GUAYAQUIL
A C C
KINGSTON
A C C
BOGOTA
A C C
EL COCO
CONTROL
PANAMA
A C C
LA HABANA
A C C
SANDINO
A P P
BELIZE
A P P
C E N A M E R
A C C/ F I C
EL SALVADOR
A P P
MERIDA
A C C
TEGUCIGALPA
A P P
LA AURORA
A P P
LEGEND
MICROWAVE
SATELLITE
INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONY
AIRAC AMDT No.2
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GEN 3.4-5
25 MAR 99
AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICES- INTERNATIONALS AND NATIONALS CIRCUITS
STATION
NUMBER
CORRESPONDENT
LOCATION
INDICATORS
1
2
CALL
SIGN
3
NUMBER
4
NUMBER
AND
CHANNEL
TYPES
CALL
SIGN
RADIO
FREQUENCIES
EM
KHZ
5
6
TRAFFIC
TYPE
HR
(UTC)
RMK
9
10
11
RECEPTION
7
8
MROC
TIAC
GUATEMALA
TDAC
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
AFS
1200/
0000
SISTEMA
MROC
TIAC
SAN SALVADOR YSAC
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
AFS
1200/
0000
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
TIAC
MANAGUA
YNMG
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
AFS
1200/
0000
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
TIAC
TEGUCIGALPA
HRDX
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
AFS
1200/
0000
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
TIAC
BALBOA/
PANAMA
MHZ70
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
AFS
1200/
0000
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
COCO
GUATEMALA
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
ATS
H24
SISTEMA DE
RADIO
TELEFONIA
MROC
COCO
SAN SALVADOR
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
ATS
H24
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
COCO
MANAGUA
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
ATS
H24
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
COCO
BALBOA/
PANAMA
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
ATS
H24
FMMULTICANAL
MROC
COCO
KINGSTON
RTT
VHF/UHF
VHF/UHF
ATS
H24
FMMULTICANAL
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GEN 3.4-6
22 NOV 07
THREE LETTERS DESIGNATORS
TO USE ON INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
YAY
Civil Aviation Direction General
YCY
Rescue Coordination Centre
YDY
Administrative Aerodrome Authority
YGY
Central American Corporation of Air Navigation Services
YLY
Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority
YMY
Meteorological Office
YNY
NOTAM Office
YOY
Aeronautical Information Service Office
ZAZ
Juan Santamaría International Airport Radar and Control Tower Office
ZFZ Responsible Centre of a flight Information Region or an Upper Flight
Information Region (ACC or FIC); when message corresponds to a VFR flight.
ZIZ
Flight Information Centre
ZPZ
Air Reporting Office
ZQZ
Responsible Centre of a Flight Information Region or an Upper Flight
Information Region (ACC or FIC); when message corresponds to an IFR flight.
ZTZ
Tobías Bolaños International Airport Control Tower
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GEN 3.5-1
29 JUL 13
GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
1.
Responsible dependency
The aeronautical meteorological services for civil aviation are provided by the
Synoptic and Aeronautic Meteorological Department of the Meteorological National
Institute (for now on will named DMSA) located at the different international airports
of the country.
These offices are located at places that can be rapidly approached, in such way that
the given information is available for the different types of users demanding the
information; this can be obtained personally, via phone and via fax.
POSTAL ADDRESS
Departamento de Meteorología Sinóptica y Aeronáutica.
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional
P.O. BOX 5583-1000
TELEPHONE:
Juan Santamaría International Airport
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Daniel Oduber International Airport
Limón International Airport
AFS:
MROCYMYX, MRPVYMYX, MRLBYMYX AND MRLMYMYX
(506)
(506)
(506)
(506)
2441-2398
2232-2071
2668-1156
2758-0480
The service is provided in accordance with the standards, recommended practices and
procedures contained in the following ICAO documents.
ANNEX 3- Meteorological service for international air navigation
Doc. 7030 – Regional supplementary procedures
Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.
Meteorological service is provided within National Territory and jurisdictional
waters.
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3. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
TABLE GEN 3.5.3 Meteorological Observation and Reports
Name of Station /
Location Indicator
Type and Frequency of
Observation /
Automatic Equipment
Types of Met
Reports/Supplementary
Info included
Observation System
and Sites
Hour of
operation
Aeronautical
Climatological
information
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alajuela /
MROC
Hourly and
Special. /
Automatic
METAR, SPECI,
TAF, TREND
Hourly and
Special. /
Automatic
METAR, SPECI, TAF,
Anemometer
Barometer
Barograph
Temperature
Humidity
Automatic WDI/WIS
Altimeter
H24
Anemometer
Barometer
Barograph
Temperature
Humidity
Automatic WDI/WIS
Altimeter
1200/2359
METAR, SPECI,
TAF, TREND
Anemometer
Barometer
Barograph
Temperature
Humidity
Automatic WDI/WIS
Altimeter
1200/2359
METAR, SPECI, TAF
Anemometer
Barometer
Barograph
Temperature
Humidity
Automatic WDI/WIS
Altimeter
1200/2359
Liberia/Daniel Oduber Intl.
MRLB
Pavas/Tobías Bolaños Intl.
MRPV
Hourly and
Special. /
Automatic
Limón/Limón Intl.
MRLM
Hourly and
Special. /
Automatic
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Aeronautical
Climatological
Information could be
requested to the
National
Meteorological
Institute whose
address figures in
GEN 3.5-1
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GEN 3.5-3
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4. Types of service
In all international airports of the country aeronautical meteorological
information is provided. The information is based on the needs of users, both
those who fly domestically and those that do internationally.
The aeronautical binder is provided at Juan Santamaría International Airport,
this includes, a map of related significant time, assorted maps of wind and
temperature that the flight requires, all information related TAF of destination
airports as well as the corresponding alternating, take-off forecast, reports of
volcanic ash and other reports considers as pertinent by the informant. In the
rest of the international airports documentation is provided according to user
request.
For VFR flight planning, en-route meteorological conditions briefly forecasts are
available, either personally or by phone.
5. Notification required from operators
Operators will be required to request information on forecasts, flight
documentation, oral presentations and some other meteorological information
necessary for international flights of over 2,000 NM (nautical miles) to notify
at least three hours before the scheduled output.
Weather summaries will be given only on request of the operator, previous note.
These are available at central office of National Meteorological Institute. Could
be directly request or through the Synoptic and Aeronautical Meteorological
Department.
6. Aircraft reports
NIL
7. Additional information
Observation system and operational procedure
The measure of the surface wind it could be obtain from an electronic anemometer,
which is part of Automatic Meteorological Station, located at 10M height and 300M
distance from the threshold and 100M from south side of the centre of runway 07
with indicators located at Meteorological Office and in the Air Traffic Control
Services.
The temperature values are obtain by a sensor with a platinum
resistance, located at Automatic Meteorological Station. Values of height of cloud
base are obtained by visual estimates. Cloud amount is provided in OCTAS and
height of the cloud base in feet. Currently the runway visual range is not
provided.
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22 OCT 09
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7. VOLMET SERVICE
Name of
station
CALL SIGN
Frequency
Identification
Broadcast
period
Hours of Aerodromes
service
included
Contents &
Format of REP
and FCST &
Remarks/
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
NIL
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GEN 3.5-5
22 OCT 09
8. SIGMET and AIRMET Service
Table GEN 3.5.8 SIGMET and AIRMET Service
Name of
MWO/
location
indicators
1
Hours
Fir or
CTA
served
Type of
SIGMET/validity
Specific
Procedures
SIGMET
AIMET
Procedures
ATS
unit
served
2
3
4
5
6
7
Additional
information
NIL
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GEN 3.5-6
22 OCT 09
81.
8.2
8.3
8.4
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General
Area meteorological watch service
Aerodrome warning service
SIGMET and AIRMET information dissemination to flying aircrafts
NIL
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GEN 3.5-7
22 OCT 09
9. Other automated meteorological services
Table 3.5.9 Other automated meteorological services
Service name
Information
available
Area, route and
aerodrome coverage
Telephone, telex and
Tele-fax numbers
Remarks
1
3
4
5
JUAN
SANTAMARIA
INTL AIRPORT
ATIS
FREQUENCY
127.3 MHz
METAR AND
SIGNIFICANT
CONDITIONS OF
STATION
NIL
NIL
Note- It gives details on the weather reports in the section for each aerodrome,
AD 2.
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22 OCT 09
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GAMET/AIRMET AREAS
NIL
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GEN 3.6-1
18 JUL 12
GEN 3.6 SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
The Search and Rescue Services in Costa Rica are organized by the Civil Aviation
Direction General in coordination with the “Comite Asesor Técnico de Emergencias
Aéreas” (C.A.T.E.A) and other state and private entities
POSTAL ADDRESS:
AFS ADDRESS:
TELEFPHONE:
TELEFAX:
Centro de Control Radar
Alajuela-Costa Rica
MROCYCYX
(506) 2443-8965
(506) 2443-8961
The service is provided in accordance with the standards and procedures contained
in the following documents:
Annex 12Doc. 7030Doc. 7333-
Search and Rescue
Regional Supplementary Procedures for Alert Services, Search and
Rescue applicable in CAR Region.
Search and Rescue Manual
C.A.T.E.A. Air Emergencies Manual
The search and rescue service is responsible for SAR operations within National
Territory and jurisdictional waters.
3. Types of service
Details of related Sub-Center and rescue brigade are given in Table 3.6.3. The
following are the organisms that provide Search and Rescue support:
(C.A.T.E.A) “Comité Asesor Técnico de Emergencias Aéreas”, (C.N.E) “Comisión
Nacional de Emergencias”, “Ministerio de seguridad Pública”, “Cruz Roja
Costarricense”, “Cuerpo de Bomberos”, “Organismo de Investigación Judicial”, “Caja
Costarricense de Seguro Social” and other state and private entities.
Ground Rescue brigades will be equipped to communicate on emergency frequencies.
Aircraft and ships designated for search and rescue services will carry on board
secondary radar (SSR) and as far as possible the survival radio equipment to
communicate on 121.5 MHz (ground rescue and communication frequency) and 406 MHz
(satellite rescue frequency).
Missions of search and rescue will be carried out in accordance with Annex 12
(Search and Rescue) and the “Comité Asesor Técnico de Emergencias Aéreas”
(C.A.T.E.A)
Name
1
RESCUE SUB CENTRE
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2
Radar Control Center
AFS: MROCYCYX
Telefax: (506) 2443-89861
Phone: (506) 2443-8965
Responsible
department:
Air Navigation
Facilities
Remarks
3
4
All available means for search
and rescue are used in rescue
brigades of firemen, “Cruz Roja”
and other state and private
entities, available all over the
country.
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22 OCT 09
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4. SAR agreements
Letters of Agreement between the adjacent states
With regard to other agreements, neighboring countries, when required could
apply directly to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation necessary permits
to facilitate over-flights and landings of aircraft in search and rescue.
5. Conditions of availability
Search and Rescue services will be available to all aircrafts that have presented
flight plan and for those that even without presenting this document they have
been notified as lost or wrecked to the Search and Rescue Coordination Sub Centre
(RCC).
Applications for entry of aircraft, equipment and personnel from other states
to engage in the search for aircraft in danger or to rescue survivors of aircraft
accidents or natural disasters should be handled directly to the Civil Aviation
Direction General.
6. Procedures and signal used
Procedures and signal used by aircraft
In the Aeronautic Regulation of Costa Rica (RAC 12), there are described the
procedures for pilots-in-command observing an accident, or intercepting a distress
call and/or message are outlined in ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 5 and in the Costa
Rican Search and Rescue Manual.
Communications
Transmission and reception of distress messages within the Costa Rica Search and
Rescue Area, are handled through the communication net established in the country,
such as “Institutional net of C.A.T.E.A” and “Seguridad Pública”, and other radio
aeronautical facilities established.
As for international communication will be via the Aeronautical Fixed Service
(AFS) and orally by the satellite phone: (VSAT) of COCESNA.
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Search and rescue signals
The search and rescue signals to be used are those prescribed in Annex 12,5.8
Ground/air visual codes for use by survivors
No
Message
Code
symbol
1
REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
2
REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
3
NO OR NEGATIVE
N
4
YES, OR AFFIRMATIVE
Y
5
PROCEEDING IN THIS DIRECTION

V
X
Ground-air visual code for use by rescue units
No.
MESSAGE
CODE SYMBOL
1
OPERATION COMPLETED
2
WE HAVE FOUND ALL PERSONNEL
LL
3
WE
HAVE
PERSONNEL
SOME
++
4
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE.
RETURNING TO BASE.
XX
5
HAVE DIVIDED IN TWO GROUPS.
EACH PROCEEDING IN DIRECTION
INDICATED.
6
INFORMATION
RECEIVED
THAT
AIRCRAFT IS IN THIS DIRECTION
7
NOTHING FOUND. WILL CONTINUE
TO SEARCH.
FOUND
ONLY
LLL

NN
Instructions for use:
1. Make signals not less than 8 ft (2.5 m).
2. Take care to lay out signals exactly as shown
3. Provide as much colour contrast as possible between signal and
background.
4. Make every effort to attract attention by other means such as radio,
flares, smoke, reflected light.
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GEN 4.1-1
AUG 22, 2014
GEN 4. CHARGES FOR AERODROMES/HELIPORTS
AND AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES
GEN 4.1 AERODROMES/HELIPORTS CHARGES
The charges listed below apply to the JUAN SANTAMARIA INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT, which were duly approved and published on "La Gaceta". The
formula of price adjustment for airport services by the rate of inflation
is:
New R = above R * (1 + (inflation-factor x) + P (capex)
Wherein:
New R =
New Rates for the following year
Above R =
X Factor=
I =
P capex =
1.
Above Rates
Efficiency Factor
Inflation
Amortization costs of infrastructure development investment assigned
to each rate based on cost center
Aircraft landing
Category
General Aviation and Agricultural
Aviation Aircraft Local Flights
General Aviation Aircraft
International flights
Commercial Aircraft
Cargo Aircraft
Unit of
measure
Periodicity of
payment
1000 Kg
P/landing
Approved
rate in $
0,1361
1000 Kg
P/landing
0,2721
1000 Kg
1000 Kg
P/landing
P/landing
0,2721
0,2721
2. Parking
Category
Less than 90 minutes
Less than 90 minutes
Between 91 and 180 minutes
Between 361 and 480 minutes
Full days (from 481 minutes onwards)
Unit of
measure
1000 Kg
1000 Kg
1000 Kg
1000 Kg
1000 Kg
Periodicity of
payment
P/parking
P/parking
P/parking
P/parking
P/parking
Approved
rate in $
free
0,5572
1,1143
2,7858
6,9645
3. Cargo
Category
Use of Terminal
Unit of measure
1kg
Periodicity of
payment
Monthly
Approved rate in $
0,0060
4. Noise-related items
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Approach
Category
General aviation aircraft less than
12.500 kg
Commercial or general international
aircraft less than 12.500 kg
Commercial aircraft less than 60.000
Kg
Commercial aircraft from 60000 to
less than 90.000 kg
Commercial aircraft more than 90.000
Kg
Unit of
measure
Periodicity of
payment
Approved
rate in $
1000 kg
P/landing
P/landing
0,3140
0,3140
1000 kg
P/landing
0,6227
1000 kg
P/landing
1,1774
1000 kg
P/landing
2,2973
1000 kg
P/landing
Helicopters less than 12.500 Kg
0,3140
1000 kg
P/landing
Helicopters more than 12.500 Kg
0,6227
1000 kg
Lighting charges boarding gates and buses
Category
Lighting
Boarding gates
Boarding Buses
Unit of
measure
1000 kg
1000 kg
1000 kg
Periodicity of
payment
P/landing
P/landing
P/landing
Approved
rate in $
0,0262
0,8927
0,8927
Unit of
measure
Periodicity of
payment
Approved
rate in $
1000 kg
P/landing
4,4960
Unit of
measure
Periodicity of
payment
Approved
rate in $
Liter
Monthly
0,0053
Infrastructure of airfield
Category
Construction and Improvement of
runway and Ramp
Concessionaires Aeronautical Services
Category
Fuel Dispensing
5. Other charges
NON-AERONAUTICAL CHARGES
6. Passenger service (See Item 7 “Security”)
Airfield
Concessionaires use (rent) facilities and areas
Unit of
Periodicity of payment
Category
measure
Hangars and repair shops
US$/M2/Mes
Mensual
Office
US$/M2/Mes
Mensual
Open ramp
US$/M2/Mes
Mensual
Others
US$/M2/Mes
Mensual
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Approved rate
in $
2,90
3,67
2,64
2,90
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Terminals
Using (rent facilities and passenger terminal area)
Category
Unit of
payment
Airline counters and related
US$/M2/Month
activities
Circulation
US$/M2/Month
V.I.P. lounges
US$/M2/Month
Luggage areas
US$/M2/Month
Offices
US$/M2/Month
Operational Support and electro/
US$/M2/Month
mechanical
Rentas Comerciales
Base rent Commercial Concessionaires
US$/M2/Month
Financial and similar services
US$/M2/Month
Using (rent) facilities and areas-other terminals
Category
Unit of
payment
Circulation
US$/M2/Month
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND ELECTRO/MECHANICAL
US$/M2/Month
Airline Offices
US$/M2/Month
Área de Operaciones de Aerolíneas
US$/M2/Month
Waiting rooms
US$/M2/Month
Circulation Commercial Rents
US$/M2/Month
Base Rent Commercial Concessions (plus US$/M2/Month
% of income contracted)
Financial and similar services
US$/M2/Month
GEN 4.1-3
AUG 22, 2014
Periodicity of
payment
Mensual
Approved
rate in $
21,28
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
7,08
43,26
5,55
19,99
7,08
Monthly
Monthly
43,26
43,26
Periodicity of
payment
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Approved
rate in $
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
7,08
n/a
n/a
Monthly
n/a
Ground field
Concessionaires use (rent) facilities and areas
Category
Unit of
Periodicity of
payment
payment
Airlines Offices, Related activities
US$/M2/Month
Monthly
Commercial concessions (plus % of
US$/M2/Month
Monthly
income contracted)
Other Concessionaires (plus % of income
US$/M2/Month
Monthly
Approved
rate in $
10,18
12,35
12,35
contracted)
Leased terrains
El Coco Gas Station
COOPESA
US$/M2/Month
US$/M2/Month
US$/M2/Month
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
3,63
2,01
0,64
7. Security
Category
Passengers international flights
Passengers domestic flights
CUAC
8.
The only
DGAC, by
There is
Unit of payment
US$/departure and entry
passenger
US$/departure and entry
passenger
US$/departing passenger
Approved
rate in $
1,50
0,76
7,51
Exemptions and reductions
exemptions processed, are those that are previously authorized by the
a formal note sent to the airport administration.
no discount on rates established.
9. Method of payment
The only method of payment is by credit, which first must be managed, with the
airport administration.
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26 NOV 12
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TOBIAS BOLAÑOS, DANIEL ODUBER AND LIMON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
1.
Landing
The charges listed below apply to the following Airports: Tobias Bolaños
Palma, Daniel Oduber Quirós and Limón, which were duly approved and
published on "La Gaceta" No.87 of 1995.
The charges on aircrafts that performs landings at international airports
of the country are listed above:
RANGES OF MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT
RATE PER METRIC TON
Local flights
Colones
Dollars ($)
12,00
0,07
18,00
0,11
19,00
0,12
147,00
0,97
Kilograms
From 0
to 7500
From 7501 to 15000
From 15001 to 38000
From 38001 to
60000
6,00
0,05
From 60001 to 90000
From 90001 to more
2.
147,00
147,00
0,97
0,97
Parking
The parking charges apply to those aircrafts parked in areas designated
for this service.
The fee is applied per hour or fraction over 30 minutes a rate of ¢15,00
per metric tone of maximum take-off weight in case of local services, and
$0,10 in case of international services
Regular service operations conducted between 18:00 and 06:00 hours
spending the night at the airport terminal will have a reduction of 50%
of the established rate.
3. *Cargo
(See Page 4.1-5 Approach)
4. Noise-related item
NIL
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Approach
For Approach service, charges for aircraft landing at abovementioned
international airports are:
*When cargo and passenger service.
RATE PER METRIC TON
Local flights
Colones
Dollars ($)
18,00
0,11
22,00
0,14
31,00
0,21
192,00
1,24
Kilograms
From 0
to 7500
From 7501 to 15000
From 15001 to 38000
From 38001 to
60000
6,00
0,05
From 60001 to 90000
From 90001 to more
382,00
800,00
2,52
5,25
Lighting
Lighting fees will be applied to those aircrafts that at landing or takeoff require this service due to conditions; in which the operation took
place. The amount of these charges are the following:
RATE PER METRIC TON
Local flights
Colones
Dollars ($)
0,44
0,01
1,40
0,01
4,00
0,02
6,00
0,05
Kilograms
From 0
to 7500
From 7501 to 15000
From 15001 to 38000
From 38001 to
60000
6,00
0,05
From 60001 to 90000
From 90001 to more
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9,00
12,00
0,07
0,12
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5. Other charges
6. Passenger service (See page 4.1-5: (Approach)
Non-aeronautical charges
According to publication on Official newspaper “La Gaceta”,
Executive Decree No.22861, dated 04 of February 1994, minimum non
Aeronautical charges for concessions in aerodromes, per square
meter, are the following:
At
Passengers
Terminal Building monthly charge
per square meter
First Category Aerodrome Type (A)
Daniel Oduber Quirós International airport.
Commercial and local Offices.
Airlines offices.
First Category Aerodrome Type (B)
Tobías Bolaños International airport.
Commercial and local Offices
Airlines offices
First Category Aerodrome Type (C)
Limón International airport
Airlines offices
Second Category Aerodromes
Nosara, Golfito and Palmar Sur
Airlines offices
Third Category Aerodromes
Quepos, Pto. Jiménez, Barra del Colorado, Barra
de Parismina, Nicoya, Laurel, Carate,
Shiroles, Upala, San Vito and any other
aerodrome property of the State.
Airlines offices
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USD $
6,65
5,54
5,54
4,43
4,43
3,33
3,33
3,33
N/A
N/A
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GEN 4.1-7
26 NOV 12
Outside of Terminal Building monthly charge
per square meter
First Category Aerodrome Type (A)
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
VALUE ($)
Hangars
2,70
Terrains destined to build hangars
2,00
First Category Aerodrome Type (B)
Tobías Bolaños Palma International Airport
Hangars
* Terrains destined to build hangars
2,70
1,33
First Category Aerodrome Type (C)
Limón International airport
Hangars
2,70
Terrains for building hangars
Second Category Aerodromes
0,07
Hangars
Terrains for building hangars
Third Category Aerodromes
2,70
0,07
Hangars
2,70
Terrains destined to build hangars
0,07
a. For use of ramp area and Air dispatch office supplies of food and drinks
$ 220.00 per month.
b. For the right to use fuel dispensing area for motor vehicles on
international airports of the country will be charged a monthly fee of $
0.75 per square meter.
c. Rates for use concept of traffic counters: the airlines will cancel the
amount of $ 2.22 per position used at the counter to the attention of
every flight duty.
d. Rate for use concept of conveyor belts: For use of conveyor belts will be
charged a monthly fee of $ 27.
7.
Security
Security taxes will be charged to any air transport company operating on
international airports. The charge is established as a trade-off passenger
and baggage inspection services, as well as surveillance service at the
terminal; being the amount the following:
a) Passengers on international flights U.S. $1.00 per passenger.
b) Passengers on domestic flights $0.50 per passenger
8.
Exemptions and reductions
RATE DIFFERENTIAL: The cargo exclusive service with aircrafts, whose
weight is equal or exceeds 90,000 kg of Maximum Take-off Weight, will
pay 18% of the expressed rate.
9. Methods of payment
By credit managed with the Airport Administration.
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.11
AIP
COSTA RICA
GEN 4.1-8
30 NOV 11
GEN 4.2 CHARGES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES
Based on the criteria of progressively taking into account; the relative capacity
of productivity of aircraft types that over-fly the Flight Information Region
(FIR) of Central America, and to comply efficiently with maximum levels of
aviation safety for air international transport users, the Central American
Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA), has considered partially
update its tariff structure, the maximum takeoff weights (MTOW), through wide
weight scales.
COCESNA Directing Council, composed of representatives of the Central American
countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua),
according to Resolution No. RECD 2011/90.2, issued at the ninetieth (90 th)
Extraordinary Meeting and in accordance with Articles 2 and 23 of the
Establishing Convention of COCESNA, approved that effective September 5, 2011,
revised MTOW range of categories II and III according to the following structure:
Category
I
II
III
IV
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW
* in kilograms (kg)
77,001
45,001 a
22,001 a
5,670 a
ó más
77,000
45,000
22,000
Rates per mile flown
(orthodromic distances
USD United States
dollars)
0.60
0.40
0.31
0.14
* Note: Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOW) referred to in the above table is the
maximum weight for take-off certified by the manufacturer of the aircraft.
Charge pay of air navigation services en route, in force since 2009, entitles
Central American airspace users to obtain the following services:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
air traffic management (ATM);
communications (mobile);
telecommunications (fixed, FPL);
Radio-aids (Radar, VOR, DME, etc);
Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) and
Search and Rescue (SAR permanent staff organization and coordination).
AIS/MAP
AMDT No.08

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