Civil Aviation Guidance Material (CAGM) guides foreign commercial
air transport operators in the application and renewal of a Foreign Air
Operator Certificate that is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of
Malaysia. Furthermore, IFPLS (International Flight Planning Solutions) collaborates
with FAOC Malaysia to help perform these applications.
The validation and close observation of the FAOC aim are to provide
better clarity and
transparency on the safety oversight of foreign commercial air
transport operators.
It comprises the following two processes. First, the Grant and
Renewal of FAOC is the safety assessment and validation of foreign commercial
air transport operators before the commencement of operations in Malaysia.
Second, the close observation includes the safety assessment of commercial air
transport operators operating in Malaysia as and when there is new information
that may affect the operations and airworthiness of aircraft and inspection of
the aircraft when it is in Malaysia.
The process of Malaysian Foreign Air Operator can be used to
apply for the initial issue, renewal or variation, or combination of renewal
and variation. The applicant may appoint an agent to complete the application
and communicate with CAAM all matters necessary. CAAM will require evidence of
the agent’s authorization, for example, a Power of Attorney or a Letter of
Authorization. With such an appointment, CAAM will convey any information or
make any request through the agent and may consider it as the primary
communication channel. The application form must be submitted to CAAM by email
or link. The applicant can complete this application form electronically;
however, CAAM will not accept an application without a signature.
All foreign approvals, authorizations, certificates, licenses, and
accompanying documents must be current at the time of application and must be
submitted in or translated into the English language. There are some specific
documents required for the FAOC application. CAAM may request other documents,
in addition to those below, at any time during the validation process:
·
Malaysian
Foreign Air Operator Application Form.
·
Malaysian
Foreign Air Operator Application Form– Aircraft and Airport (for each aircraft
type).
·
Air Operator
Certificate and Operations Specification, or the equivalent documents issued by
the Civil. Aviation Authority including the aircraft type, areas/region of
operations, and operational authorizations.
·
A copy of the
proposed schedule.
·
Certificate of
Business Registration and/or Certificate of Incorporation, or the equivalent
document if conducting the initial operation in Malaysia.
·
Letter of authorization
(if an agent is appointed to handle the application).
·
Details of any
accidents/serious incidents, and the activities resulting from any investigations.
·
A copy of the noise
certificate (or equivalent evidence of compliance with Annex 16) for at least
one of each aircraft type.
·
A copy of the Certificate
of Registration and Airworthiness of at least one aircraft type.
·
A copy of the
Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) certificate and its
Terms of Approval.
·
A copy of
Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certificates and its Term of Approval.
·
Certificates of
Insurance for Carriers’ Liability Insurance (Declaration).
·
A copy of the lease
agreement for aircraft operated under a wet/damp lease arrangement.
·
FAOC Compliance
Matrix (for initial application) and all required documents/manual/reference
listed in the matrix (form CAAM/BOP/FAOC/2).
·
List of
aircraft type(s) and registration(s).
Application for certificate of validation of FAOC is required to be
submitted together with fees as required by Civil Aviation. We can assist
you with the FAOC application
The application fee is USD 1,250, and the SkyPark coordination fee and Courier Fee is
USD 550, a Total: of USD 1,750.00.
Requirement submission of Application for FAOC is
required to apply ninety (90) days before the intended starting date of
operation and the applicant is required to comply with the guidelines
stated in this CAGM and the guidance stated on the application form. However,
if you wish to renew your application for FAOC are required to
apply thirty (30) days before the expiry date of the FAOC.
The FAOC Compliance Matrix Application form consists of four
sections that list the evidence that CAAM expects an air operator intending to
conduct international commercial air transport operations to have included in
its manuals or other documents that are required to be submitted to CAAM together
with the Malaysian Foreign Air Operator application form. The list of
procedures has been extracted from ICAO Annex 6 and other associated ICAO
documents. CAAM inspectors from each Division will be assigned to validate the
FAOC Compliance Matrix according to their areas of expertise.
The four are listed below:
·
Section A –
Flying Operations.
·
Section B –
Cabin Safety.
·
Section C –
Airworthiness.
·
Section D –
Dangerous Goods.
This compliance matrix is used as a communications tool between
CAAM and the applicant during the assessment process. The information provided
by completing this compliance matrix will be used by CAAM’s inspectors when
assessing the application for a Foreign Air Operator Certificate. If the
documentation does not address ALL of the items listed in this compliance
matrix, the assessment of the application may be delayed.
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) Requirements is
an independent entity to regulates economic and commercial matters related to
civil aviation in Malaysia. One of its functions is to administer and manage
air traffic rights in Malaysia.
An Air Traffic Right Certificate (ATRC) is required for any person
who intends to undertake to carry by air or use any aircraft for the transport
of passenger, mail, or cargo for hire and reward upon any scheduled journey
between two or more places of which at least one place is in Malaysia. ATRCs
are awarded based on available capacity on each route, to airlines that have
successfully applied for them. An ATRC holder is required to use all of the
capacity allocated to it within 6 months from the approved effective date of
operation and failure to do so will result in the unutilized rights being
revoked. A holder of an ATRC may surrender their certificate by writing to the
Commission not less than six months before the proposed date of surrender. The
surrender of an ATRC shall take effect six months from the date the Commission
receives the notice or any other date as may be specified by the Commission.
MAVCOM takes a range of conditions into account when allocating
ATRC, including:
·
Public demand
and the interests of air transport users (passengers, cargo customers).
·
Quality of
service, and economic viability of the proposed flights.
·
Quality of
service, and economic viability of the proposed flights.
·
Quality of
service, and economic viability of the proposed flights.
Non-scheduled operation intends to carry passengers, cargo, and/or
mail from any points outside Malaysia to any points in Malaysia and vice versa
on a non-scheduled basis and shall apply to the Commission via the CAAM by
filing their application before it commences services.
An applicant is not permitted to carry out selected operations as
follows:
·
Carry out any
passenger, cargo, and/or mail from Malaysia that differs from the
passenger/cargo manifest.
·
Uplift any
cargo and/or mail from Malaysia to any points beyond Malaysia unless they can
provide a no-objection letter from Malaysian ASL and ASP (cargo) operators.
·
Uplift any
passenger, cargo, and/or mail within points in Malaysia.
·
Uplift any
passenger, cargo, and/or mail in the positioning sector.
Applicants are required to apply to the Malaysian Aviation
Commission before applying for an FAOC and apply for slot allocations at the
same time to the National Slot Allocation Malaysia. However, the applicant
shall only be entitled to operate the proposed non-scheduled services after
receiving the necessary approval from the Commission.
Application for overflight and other Non-Scheduled services that
are not for hire and reward which among others may include an operation for
medical purposes, search and rescue, aerial mapping, agricultural activities,
scientific activities, and sports activities shall be submitted to the CAAM
(not MAVCOM).
Malaysia currently maintains over one hundred Air Service
Agreements (ASA) with other countries. For comprehensive details on Malaysia’s
ASA, please refer to the List of Air Service Agreements available on the MAVCOM
website.
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