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Oman announces new safety measures for aviation sector

Apr 29, 2020 10:58 AM

Oman s Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) has announced new measures to maintain the safety and sustainability of the aviation sector in the sultanate during the Covid-19 crisis said a report in...

Oman's Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) has announced new measures to maintain the safety and sustainability of the aviation sector in the sultanate during the Covid-19 crisis, said a report in Times of Oman
 
The measures announced are:
 
• Implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee, dealing with Covid-19, related to: preventing travel to several affected countries as well as preventing entry of non-Omanis to the sultanate, evacuating citizens stranded abroad, operating air cargo flights to bring medical supplies, food supplies and basic needs.
 
• Extending the validity of licenses, qualifications, and certificates issued by the authority to pilots, their trainers, air traffic controllers tester, air traffic trainers, aviation engineers, and aviation doctors.
 
• Renewing aviation merit certificates for aircraft and licenses for communication stations and extending work for aviation operations related to the transport of dangerous goods.
 
• Extending the validity period of the sultanate’s airport licensing certificate and competence and first aid certificates for airport specialists, in addition to extending medical certificates for firefighting staff.
 
• Issuing temporary approval to use the crew building at the Muscat International Airport for domestic flights between the governorates of Muscat and Musandam.
 
• Carrying out control activities to ensure the compliance of airport operators and airlines with the procedures of the Ministry of Health in the Sultanate’s airports.
 
• Operating the Muscat Air Control Centre with a minimum number of employees and transferring meteorological staff working at Muscat Airport to the Early Warning Center for multiple hazards.

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