ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN BHUTAN AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS (BANRs) 2019 Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Revision Record REVISION RECORD REVISION DATE OF AMENDMENT DATE INCORPORATED SIGNATURE NO. 02 1st May 2019 7th May 2019 Revision 02 Page i Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) List of effective Pages LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES Sections Page Date Cover page - 1/5/2019 Amendment/ Revision Record i. 1/5/2019 List of Effective Pages ii. 1/5/2019 Distribution List iii. 1/5/2019 Table of Contents iv-viii 1/5/2019 Section 1- Introduction and Definitions 1-43 1/5/2019 Section 2 -Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks 44-45 1/5/2019 Section 3 - Air Operations 46-54 1/5/2019 Section 4- General Aviation 55-68 1/5/2019 Section 5- Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air 69-73 1/5/2019 Section 6- Aircraft Accidents and Incident Investigation 74 1/5/2019 Section 7-Air Traffic Control 75-77 1/5/2019 Section 8-Rules of the Air 78-103 1/5/2019 Section 9-Documents and Records 104-105 1/5/2019 Section 10-Airworthiness of Aircraft 106-107 1/5/2019 Section 11-Personnel Licensing 108 1/5/2019 Section 12- Fees and Charges 109-118 1/5/2019 Section 13-Aerial Work 119 1/5/2019 Section 14-Aerodromes/Heliports 120-140 1/5/2019 Section 15-Search and Rescue 141 1/5/2019 Section 16-Aeronautical Telecommunications 142 1/5/2019 Section 17-Aeronautical Information Services 143 1/5/2019 Section 18-Environmental Protection 143 1/5/2019 Section 19-Safety Management System 145 1/5/2019 Section 20-Aeronautical Charts 146 1/5/2019 Section 21-Meteorological Services 147 1/5/2019 Section 22-Units of Measurement 148 1/5/2019 Revision 02 Page ii Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Distribution List The BANRs are distributed according to the list below: Copy Receiver No. 1 The Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications(MoIC) 2 The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) 3 The Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (OAG) 4 The Director, Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) 5 The Director, Department of Air Transport (DoAT), Paro 6 The Chief Executive Officer, Druk Air Corporation Limited, Paro 7 The Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Airlines, Thimphu 8 The Chief Executive Officer, RBHSL, Paro 9 Flight Safety Division, BCAA, Paro 10 ANAD, BCAA, Paro 11 Legal Section, BCAA, Paro 12 Meteorology Office, Paro International Airport 13 Master Copy (Technical Library, BCAA) 14 Aviation Fuel Station, Paro International Airport. 15 Rescue and Fire fighting Office, DoAT 16 Air Navigation Services, DoAT, Paro 17 Bhutan Air Service, Paro International Airport 18 ICAO Regional Office, Bangkok COPY NO ............................ Revision 02 Page iii Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Revision Records i. List of Effective Pages ii. Distribution List iii. Table of Contents iv-viii. SECTION 1-Introduction and Definitions Introduction 1.1 Rules of Construction 1.2 Applicability 1.3 Organization of Regulations 1.4 Exemptions and Equivalent Safety Case 1.5 Definitions 1.6 SECTION 2 -Registration Marking of Aircraft General Provisions 2.1 Aircraft Registration 2.2 Aircraft Age limit 2.3 De registration 2.4 Markings of Aircraft registered in Bhutan 2.5 SECTION 3 - Air Operations General Regulations 3.1 Flight Preparation 3.2 Flight Operation 3.3 Aircraft Performance and Operating Limitations 3.4 Instruments, Data and Equipments 3.5 Continuing Airworthiness and Environmental Compatibility of Products 3.6 Crew Members 3.7 Flight Crew 3.8 Flight Operation Officers 3.9 Responsibility of License Holder 3.10 Additional Regulations for commercial air transport and other operations 3.11 Revision 02 Page iv Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Table of Contents SECTION 4 -General Aviation 4.1 Applicability 4.2 Flight Preparation 4.3 Weather Conditions and Aerodrome Operating Minima 4.4 Aeroplane Flight Operations 4.5 Aeroplane Performance 4.6 Instruments and Equipment 4.7 Helicopter Flight Operations 4.8 Helicopter Performance 4.9 Balloon Flight Operations 4.10 Charter Flights Operations 4.11 Han Glider and Para Gliders 4.12 SECTION 5-Transport of Dangerous goods by air Applicability 5.1 General 5.2 Responsibilities of a Shipper 5.3 Loading Restrictions 5.4 Provisions of Information 5.5 Penalties 5.6 SECTION 6-Aircraft Accidents and Incident Investigations General Provisions 6.1 SECTION 7 - Air Traffic Control General 7.1 Power to prohibit or restrict flying 7.2 Flight Information Service Manual 7.3 Licensing of air traffic controllers 7.4 Incapacity of Air Traffic Controller 7.5 Power to suspend or vary certificates, licenses and other documents 7.6 SECTION 8 - Rules of the Air Application of Rules to Aircraft 8.1 Compliance with the Rules of the Air 8.2 Responsibility for Compliance with the Rules of the Air 8.3 Authority of Pilot-in-Command of an Aircraft 8.4 Reporting hazardous conditions 8.5 Misuse of signals and markings 8.6 Problematic Use of Psychoactive Substances 8.7 Revision 02 Page v Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Table of Contents Protection of Persons and Property 8.8 Avoidance of Collisions 8.9 Lights to be displayed by aircraft 8.10 Simulated Instrument flight 8.11 Practice Instrument approaches 8.12 Flight Plans 8.13 Contents of a Flight Plan 8.14 Completion of a Flight Plan 8.15 Changes to a Flight Plan 8.16 Closing a Flight Plan 8.17 Time 8.18 Air Traffic Control Service 8.19 Adherence to Flight Plan 8.20 Position Reports 8.21 Termination of Control 8.22 Communications 8.23 Minimum Visibility and Distance from Cloud 8.24 Limitations on aerodromes within a control zone 8.25 Limitations on VFR flights between sunset and sunrise 8.26 Limitations on Flight Levels and Speeds 8.27 Minimum Heights for VFR Flights 8.28 Rules applicable to all IFR flights 8.29 Rules applicable to IFR flights within controlled airspace 8.30 Rules applicable to IFR flights outside controlled airspace 8.31 Distress and Urgency Signals 8.32 Signals for Use in the Event of Interception 8.33 Unlawful Interference 8.34 Visual signals used to warn an unauthorized aircraft 8.35 Signals for Aerodrome Traffic 8.36 Ground signals visible from the air 8.37 Signals visible from the ground 8.38 Marshalling signals 8.39 SECTION 9-Documents and Records Power to inspect and copy documents and records 9.1 Preservation of documents 9.2 Record keeping 9.3 Offences in relation to documents and records 9.4 Surrender of Aviation Documents 9.5 Revision 02 Page vi Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Table of Contents SECTION 10 - Airworthiness of Aircraft Objective and scope 10.1 Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Certification 10.2 Certificate of Airworthiness 10.3 Continuing Airworthiness Requirements 10.4 Maintenance Organization Approvals 10.5 Certifying Staff 10.6 Training Organization Requirements 10.7 SECTION 11-Licensing Issue of Licenses 11.1 Medical Provisions for Personnel Licensing 11.2 Licences other than Flight Crew 11.3 SECTION 12 - Fees and Charges Applicability 12.1 Definitions 12.2 Payments of Charges 12.3 SECTION 13 - Aerial Work Aerial Work 13.1 SECTION 14 – Aerodromes/Heliports Volume -I- Aerodromes General 14.1 Aerodrome Standards 14.2 Aerodrome Certification 14.3 Aerodrome Manual 14.4 Obligations of the Aerodrome Operator 14.5 Exemptions 14.6 Volume -II- Heliports Applicability 14.1B Aeronautical Data 14.2B Physical Characteristics 14.3B Helicopter Clearways 14.4B Touchdown and lift off areas 14.5B Safety Areas 14.6B Obstacles restriction and removable 14.7B Visual Aids 14.8B Heliport and Helipad Services 14.9B Operational Manual 14.10B Revision 02 Page vii Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Table of Contents SECTION 15 Search and Rescue Search and Rescue 15.1 SECTION 16 – Aeronautical Telecommunication Aeronautical Telecommunications 16.1 SECTION 17 – Aeronautical Information Services Aeronautical Information Services 17.1 SECTION 18 – Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 18.1 SECTION 19 – Safety Management System Safety Management System 19.1 SECTION 20 – Aeronautical Charts Aeronautical Charts 20.1 SECTION 21 – Meteorological Services Meteorological Service for International and Domestic Air Navigation 21.1 SECTION 22 – Units of Measurement Units of Measurement 22.1 Revision 02 Page viii Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations (BANRs) Section 1-Introduction and Definitions 1.1 Introduction (a) The Civil Aviation Act of Bhutan 2016 empowers the Board under Section 27, 28, 29 and 30 to approve the Rules and Regulations for the effective implementation of the Act. (b) The Civil Aviation Act of Bhutan 2016 empowers the Head of Authority to develop rules and regulations based on the policy guidelines issued by the Minister with respective to the use of airspace, and air navigation facilities and service under Section 59. (c) In accordance with section 66 of the Civil Aviation Act of Bhutan 2016, the Head of Authority, in the interest of civil aviation safety, shall make traffic rules and regulations concerning Unmanned Aircraft System, Balloons, Paragliding and other flying objects, amongst others. (d) The Authority shall have a Board of Directors consisting of five members including the Chairperson from relevant agencies and Head of the Authority shall serve as a Ex officio Member Secretary of the Board. (e) The Board authorizes the Head of Authority the Bhutan Civil Aviation Requirements/ Standards (BCAR), Manuals, Technical Guidance Materials, developed in line with the BANRs and ICAO requirements. (f) The Bhutan Air Navigation Regulations is developed in line with the ICAO SARPS in order to facilitate compliance of Rules and Regulations. 1.2 Rules of Construction 1.2.1 Wording (a) Throughout these regulations the following word usage applies: (1) Shall indicate a mandatory requirement.