Air Navigation Service Provider

Air Navigation Service Providers

Organizations wishing to provide Air Navigation Services in Rwanda shall follow requirements prescribed by the Authority.

The Rwanda Civil Aviation Regulations (RCARs) related to certification of ANSP are: -

RCAR Part 21: Aeronautical Telecommunications Service
RCAR Part 22: Air Traffic Services
RCAR Part 23: Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures Design
RCAR Part 24: Aeronautical Meteorological Service
RCAR Part 25: Aeronautical Information Service
RCAR Part 31: Aeronautical Charts
RCAR Part 32: Search and Rescue services
RCAR Part 38: Units of Measurement
RCAR Part 40: Rules of the Air

The Rwanda Civil Aviation Technical Standards (RCATS) related to Certification of ANSP are: -

RCATS ATS001: Air Traffic Services
RCATS CNS001: Aeronautical Telecommunications Services - Volume I - RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS
RCATS CNS001: Aeronautical Telecommunications Services - Volume II - COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
RCATS CNS001: Aeronautical Telecommunications Services - Volume III - COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
RCATS CNS001: Aeronautical Telecommunications Services - Volume IV - SURVEILLANCE AND ACAS SYSTEM
RCATS CNS001: Aeronautical Telecommunications Services - Volume V - FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
RCATS AIS001: Aeronautical Information Service
RCATS CART001: Aeronautical Charts
RCATS MET001: Aeronautical Meteorological Services

The followings Advisory Circulars (AC) have been provided for additional insight into the certification of ANSP:

AC-ATS 001 - Training Programme for ATS Staff
AC-ATS 002 - Determination of ATS Staff Job Descriptions
AC-ATS 003 - Procedures for Determining the ATS System Capacity
AC-ATS 004 - Procedures for Determining and Maintaining Continued Competency of Air Traffic Controllers
AC-GEN-ATS001- Guidance on Certification of Air Traffic Services Providers
AC-GEN-ATS002 - Guidance on Development of Manual of Operations (MANOPS) for the Provision of ATS.
AC-GEN-ATS003 - Elimination of deficiencies in the Provision of Air Navigation Services
AC-GEN-ATS004 - ATS Contingency Planning.
AC-GEN-ATS005 - Guidance on Determination of Aerodrome Operating Minima
AC-GEN-ATS006 - Development of CAP.
AC-GEN-ATS007 - Human Factors Principles for Air Traffic Services
AC-GEN-ATS008 - Guidance on Development of ATS Security Programme
AC-GEN-ATS009 - Guidance on Incident Reporting and Investigation
AC-GEN-ATS010 - Runway Safety Programme
AC-CNS001C - Training Programme for CNS Staff
AC-CNS002C - Evaluation of CNS Contingency Plan
AC-CNS003C - Availability and Reliability Standards for CNS Facilities
AC-CNS004C - Development of Job Description, Minimum Qualifications and Experience of CNS Staff
AC-CNS005C - Guidance on Flight Inspection of Radion Navigational Aids and Surveillance System.
AC-CNS006C - Guidance of Development of CNS Manual of Operations
AC-CNS008C - Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Facilities Approval Requirement
AC-MET001C - Guidance on Developing Job Description for Technical Staff Providing Meteorological Services for Air Navigation
AC-MET002C - Technical Specifications Related to the Provision of Meteorological Information to Air Traffic Services, Search and Rescue Services and AIS
AC-MET003C - Development of Training Programme for Technical Staff Providing Meteorological Services for Air Navigation
AC-MET004C - Quality Management System for the Provision of Meteorological Services to Air Navigation
AC-MET005 - Development of MANOPS
AC-AIS005 AIS MAP - Personnel Adequancy, Comptency, Experience and Facility Requirements
AC-AIS1C - AIS Flight Plan Management, Pre - flight and Post Flight Actions
AC-AIS2C - Job Description for AIS Staff
AC-AIS3C - Training Programme for AIS Staff
AC-AIS4C - AIS and Cartography Quality Management System
AC-PANSOPS001 - Training Programme for Instrument Flight Procedure Designers
AC-PANSOPS002 - Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures
AC-PANSOPS003 - Guidance on Implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) in Rwanda

To initiate the certification process, applicants are required to complete and submit to the Authority the following Form and related documents:

RCAA-FM-ANS004: Certifation Application Form (ANSP)