ICAO Articles Flashcards
Sovereignty
Article 1 - States recognise each state has control over the airspace of its territory
Territory
Article 2 - A states territory is the land and waters the state has sovereignty
Misuse of civil aviation
Article 4 - Each state agrees not to use civil aviation for anything outside the aims of the convention
Right of non-scheduled flights
Article 5 - Each state allows aircraft from all other states to fly into/through its airspace and land without prior permission
States have the right to ask overflying aircraft to land
states may require overflying aircraft to follow prescribed routes or obtain permission if the terrain is remote and navigation facilities are poor
Landing at customs airport
Article 10 - States can require aircraft to land or leave at customs airport unless the flight has permission to cross the territory without landing
Applicability of air regulations
Article 11 - Any aircraft shall obey rules of the state it’s flying in
Rules of the air
Article 12 - Each state shall ensure aircraft within its territory or carrying its nationality mark follows the rules.
Each state shall prosecute violations of the regulations
Search of Aircraft
Article 16 - Each state has the right to search aircraft from other states without causing unnecessary delay
Nationality of Aircraft
Article 17 - Aircraft have the nationality of the state they are registered
Dual Registration
Article 18 - Aircraft can only be registered in one state at a time
National laws governing registration
Article 19 - Registration/transfer of registration in any state shall comply with that state’s laws and regulations
Display of marks
Article 20 - Aircraft operating internationally shall show appropriate nationality and registration marks
Facilitation of formalities
Article 22 - Each state shall facilitate flights between territories of contracting states especially in relation to customs, immigration quarantine procedures
Customs and immigration procedures
Article 23 - Each state shall establish customs immigration procedures in accordance with international practice
Customs Duty
Article 24 - Aircraft entering another state’s territory shall be admitted temporarily free of duty, subject to the state’s
customs regulations.
• Fuel, oil, spare parts and regular equipment that are on board an aircraft on arrival in another state,
and retained on board on departure, shall be exempt from duty. Does not apply if
unloaded from the aircraft.
• Spare parts imported into a state for use by an aircraft shall be free of duty.