Operations: Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of
Egyptian Registered Aircraft Engaged in Common Carriage
(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this section, this Part prescribes rules governing the
operation within the Arab Republic of Egypt of each foreign air carrier holding
a permit issued by the ECAA.
(b) Section 129.7(b) applies to Egyptian
registered aircraft operated in common carriage by a foreign person or foreign
air carrier solely outside the Arab Republic of Egypt. For the purpose of this
Part, a foreign person is any person, not a citizen for the Arab Republic of
Egypt, who operates an Egyptian registered aircraft in common carriage solely
outside the Arab Republic of Egypt.
129.3 Inspection authorization
129.3
Inspection authorization
(a) An operator shall grant
the authorized ECAA inspectors access to his organization and aircraft and
shall ensure that all ECAR requirements are in compliance.
(b)
When ECAA identifies a case of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance
by a
foreign operator with laws,
regulations and procedures applicable
within
similar serious safety issue with
that operator, ECAA shall immediately notify the operator and, if
the issue warrants it, the State of
the Operator. When the State of the
Operator and the State of
Registry are different, such
notification shall also be made to the State of
(c) In the case of notification to states
as specified above , if the issue and its resolution warrant it, ECAA shall engage in
consultations with the State of the Operator and the State of
(c)
ECAA shall establish a program with procedures for the surveillance of
operations in
129.5
Airworthiness and registration certificates
(a) No foreign air carrier may operate any
aircraft within the Arab Republic of Egypt unless that aircraft carries current
registration and airworthiness certificates issued or validated by the country
of registry and displays the nationality and registration markings of that country.
(b) No foreign air carrier may operate a foreign
aircraft within the Arab Republic of Egypt except in accordance with the
limitations of the maximum certificated weights prescribed for that aircraft
and that operation by the country of manufacture of the aircraft.
129.7 Maintenance program and minimum equipment list requirements for Egyptian registered aircraft
(a) Each foreign air carrier and each foreign
person operating an Egyptian registered aircraft within or outside the Arab
Republic of Egypt in common carriage shall ensure that each aircraft is
maintained in accordance with a program approved by the ECAA.
(b) No foreign air carrier or foreign person may
operate an Egyptian registered aircraft with inoperable instruments or
equipment unless the following conditions are met:
(1) A master minimum equipment list exists for
the aircraft type;
(2) The foreign operator submits for review and
approval its aircraft minimum equipment list based on the master minimum
equipment list, to the ECAA. The foreign operator must show, before the minimum
equipment list approval can be obtained, that the maintenance procedures used
under its maintenance program are adequate to support the use of its minimum
equipment list;
(3) For leased aircraft maintained and operated under the Egyptian operator’s continuous airworthiness maintenance program and an ECAA approved minimum equipment list, the foreign operator submits the Egyptian operator’s continuous airworthiness maintenance program and approved minimum equipment list to the ECAA for review and evaluation. The foreign operator must show that it is capable of operating under the lessor’s approved maintenance program and that it is also capable of meeting the maintenance and operational requirements specified in the lessor’s approved minimum equipment list;
(4) The ECAA letter of authorization permitting
the operator to use an approved minimum equipment list is carried aboard the
aircraft;
(5) The approved minimum equipment list provides
for the operation of the aircraft with certain instruments and equipment in an
inoperable condition;
(6) The aircraft records available to the pilot
must include an entry describing the inoperable instruments and equipment; and
(7) The aircraft is operated under all applicable
conditions and limitations contained in the minimum equipment list and the
letter authorizing the use of the list.
129.9 Cockpit crewmember certificates
No person may act as a cockpit crewmember unless he holds a current certificate or license issued or validated by the country in which the aircraft is registered, showing his ability to perform his duties connected with operating that aircraft.
Subject to the applicable laws and regulations governing ownership and operation of radio equipment, each foreign air carrier shall equip its aircraft with such radio equipment as is necessary to properly use the air navigation facilities, to maintain communications with ground stations along or adjacent to their routes in the Arab Republic of Egypt, and to fully comply with applicable ECARs and AIP requirements.
(a) After 1 July 2001, no aircraft with a maximum gross takeoff weight of over 15,000 kg or seating over 30 passengers, and no aircraft after 1 January 2003 with a maximum gross takeoff weight of over 5,700 kg or seating over 19 passengers operating shall operate in Egyptian airspace unless it is equipped with Aircraft Collision Avoidance System II (ACAS II) and the appropriate mode S transponder.
(b) An ACAS II system shall operate in accordance with
the relevant provisions of ICAO Annex 10, Volume IV, as amended.
129.15 Air traffic rules and procedures
(a) Each pilot must be familiar with the applicable rules, the navigational and communications facilities, and the air traffic control and other procedures, of the areas to be traversed by him within the Arab Republic of Egypt.
(b) Each foreign air carrier shall establish procedures to assure that each of the pilots has the knowledge required by paragraph (a) of this section and shall check the ability of each of its pilots to operate safely according to applicable rules and procedures.
(c) Each foreign air carrier shall conform to the practices, procedures, and other requirements prescribed by the ECAA for Egyptian air carriers for the areas to be operated in.
(a) Subject to applicable laws and regulations, each foreign air carrier shall furnish the ground personnel necessary to provide for the two-way voice communication between its aircraft and ground stations, at places where the ECAA finds that voice communication is necessary and that communications can not be maintained in a language with which ground station operators are familiar.
(b) Each person furnished by a foreign air carrier under paragraph (a) of this section must be able to speak both English and the language necessary to maintain communications with the aircraft concerned, and shall assist ground personnel in directing traffic.
129.21 Aircraft security program
(a) Each foreign air carrier is required to adopt and use a security program acceptable to ECAA. A foreign air carrier's security program is acceptable only if ECAA finds that the security program provides passengers a level of protection similar to the level of protection provided by Egyptian air carriers serving the same airports.
(b) The security program required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be designed to:
(1) Prevent or deter the carriage aboard aircraft of any explosive, incendiary device or a deadly or dangerous weapon on or about each individual's person or accessible property through screening by weapon detecting procedures or facilities;
(2) Prohibit unauthorized access to aircraft;
(3) Ensure that baggage is accepted by a
responsible agent of the foreign air carrier; and prevent cargo and checked
baggage from being loaded aboard its aircraft unless handled in accordance with
the foreign air carrier's security procedures; and
(4) Each foreign air carrier required to use a
security program by paragraph (a) of this section shall upon request of ECAA
and in accordance with the applicable law, provide information regarding the
implementation and operation of its security program.
129.23 Carriage of dangerous goods
(a) No person may, while on board an aircraft
being operated by a foreign air carrier in the Arab Republic of Egypt, carry-on
or about his person unauthorized dagerous goods.
(b) No foreign
air carrier may knowingly permit any passenger to carry, while aboard an
aircraft being operated in the Arab Republic of Egypt by that carrier, in
checked baggage, or cargo freight any dangerous goods not complying with the
Technical Instructions as ammended
129.25 Prohibition against carriage of
weapons
(a) No person may, while on board an aircraft
being operated by a foreign air carrier in the Arab Republic of Egypt, carry-on
or about his person a deadly or dangerous weapon, either concealed or
unconcealed. This paragraph does not apply to:
(1) Officials or employees of the country of
registry of the aircraft who are authorized by that country to carry arms; and
(2) Crewmembers and other persons authorized by
the foreign air carrier to carry arms.
(b) No foreign air carrier may knowingly permit any passenger to carry, while aboard an aircraft being operated in the Arab Republic of Egypt by that carrier, in checked baggage, a deadly or dangerous weapon, unless:
(1) The passenger has notified the foreign air
carrier before checking the baggage that the weapon is in the baggage; and
(2) The baggage is carried in an area
inaccessible to passengers.
129.27 Prohibition against smoking
No person may smoke and no operator shall permit smoking in the passenger cabin or lavatory during any scheduled airline flight segment in air transportation, which is between any two points within the Arab Republic of Egypt.
(a) Except for a newly manufactured airplane on a non-revenue delivery flight, no foreign air carrier covered by 129.1(a), may operate:
(1) A passenger carrying transport category airplane within the ARE , except for over flights, unless the airplane is equipped with a door between the passenger and pilot compartment that incorporates features to restrict the unwanted entry of persons into the flight deck that are operable from the flight deck only; or
(2) A transport category all-cargo airplane within the ARE , except for over flights, that has a door installed between the pilot compartment and any other occupied compartment, unless the door incorporates features to restrict the unwanted entry of persons into the flight deck that are operable from the flight deck only.
(b) No person other than a person who is assigned to perform duty on the flight deck may have a key to the flight deck door that will provide access to the flight deck .
(1)Except when it is necessary to permit access and egress by persons authorized by the operator’s authority, a pilot in command of an airplane that has a lockable flight deck door in accordance with 129.28(a) and that is carrying passengers shall ensure that the door separating the flight crew compartment from the passenger compartment is closed and locked at all times when the airplane is being operated.
(2)No person may admit any person to the flight deck of an airplane unless the person being admitted is:
(i) A crewmember;
(ii) An inspector of the civil aviation authority responsible for oversight of the part 129 operator; or
(iii) Any other person authorized by the civil aviation authority responsible for oversight of the part 129 operator.
(c) The requirements of paragraph (a) and (b), do not apply to transport category passenger carrying airplanes originally type certificated with a maximum passenger seating configuration less than 60, or to all-cargo airplanes with maximum certificated take-off mass of 45 500 kg or less.
129.29 Foreign air carrier traffic rights