All persons and organizations that wish to operate aircraft in commercial air transport shall follow requirements prescribed by the Authority.

The Rwanda Civil Aviation Regulations (RCARs) related to Certification of Air Operators are: -

• RCAR Part 1: General Policies, Procedures and Definition
• RCAR Part 4: Airworthiness of Aircraft
• RCAR Part 7: Personnel Licensing
• RCAR Part 10: Operation of Aircraft for Commercial Air Transport Regulations
• RCAR Part 12: Air Operator Certification and Administration Regulations
• RCAR Part 13: Additional Passenger Carrying Requirements
• RCAR Part 14: AOC Personnel
• RCAR Part 15: Fatigue Management
• RCAR Part 17: Mass & Balance & Performance
• RCAR Part 18: Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air
• RCAR Part 30: Safety Management System.

The followings Advisory Circulars (AC) have been provided for additional insight into the Certification of Air Operator:

• AC 01-001: Regulation Intro
• AC 04-006: Reliability Methods
• AC 06-002: Flight Recorders
• AC 07-004: FTSD Approval
• AC 07-006: PEL Language
• AC 10-007: MEL Approval
• AC 10-008: Crew Operating Procedures
• AC 10-009: Required Flt Records
• AC 10-015: Ground Deicing
• AC 12-001: AOC Certification
• AC 12-004: AOC Flight Safety Docs
• AC 12-006: AOC Ground Handling
• AC 12-010: Emerg Evac Demo
• AC 13-001: Pax Briefing Cards
• AC 14-001: AOC Training Curriculums
• AC 15-001: Fatigue Management
• AC 15-002: Crew Rest Facilities
• AC 17-001: Aircraft Mass-Balance Control
• AC 00-003: SMS System

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

• 561A Form: RCAA AOC Application
• 560A Form: RCAA AOC POPS
• 562A Form: AOC Complexity
• 563A Form: AOC-SOE
• 564-12 Form: RCC AOC Certification
• 564-13 Form: RCC Passenger-Carrying