Ethiopia - Obtain Airworthiness Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for obtaining airworthiness certificate is available in Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority contact link
2. Applicant has to fill-in all the necessary details in the application form.
3. Applicant must make sure to carry documents that are listed under “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Applicant has to attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form.
5. Voter registration procedure is free of charge.
6. If all the procedures mentioned above are followed properly, applicant can get their voter’s card within a day.
   

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Required Documents

• A Valid passport.
• A valid driver’s license or ID card, as well as any
• Pilot certificates or pilot training documents you may already have.
• Must possess a valid medical certificate.
• Valid third-class medical certificate or a valid driver’s license.
• A knowledge test.
• A sport pilot certificate.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Addis Ababa
Address: Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: +251116650200
Contact link

Eligibility

• You are at least 18 years old.
• You can read, speak, and understand English.
• You hold at least a current third-class medical certificate.
  

Fees

Fee must be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Certificate is valid for 24 months from the date of registration.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The process can be done within 3 months.

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Instructions

• A certificate of airworthiness (CoA), or an airworthiness certificate, is issued for an aircraft by the national aviation authority in the state in which the aircraft is registered.
• The CoA attests that the aircraft is airworthy insofar as the aircraft conforms to its type design. Each certificate is issued in one of a number of different categories when the aircraft is registered in the name of the owner.
• Thereafter, a yearly currency fee is payable to renew the CoA.
  

Required Information

• Full name
• Sex
• Marital status
• Occupation
• Address
• Residence
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Citizenship
• National identity card of Ethiopia or passport
• Finger prints
• Identification numbers
  

Need for the Document

• The airworthiness certificate must be carried on board the aircraft and must be presented to a representative of the aviation authority upon request.
• A standard airworthiness certificate remains valid as long as the aircraft meets its approved type design and is in a condition for safe operation. In the US, a standard airworthiness certificate remains effective providing the maintenance, preventive maintenance and alterations are performed in accordance with relevant requirements and the aircraft remains registered.
  

Information which might help

There are different types of airworthiness certificate. They are listed below:

• Transport
• Commuter
• Normal
• Utility
• Acrobatic
• Manned free balloons
• Special class of aircraft
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth certificate can be used as a proof of identity.

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