14th August, 2023
By Gabriel Agbeja
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged airlines and other service providers to comply with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 on insurance coverage.
NCAA Director-General Capt. Musa Nuhu said in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja that the direction was contained in an all-operators letter titled NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/369 dated August 11, 2023.
Nuhu stated that the letter, which he personally signed, was addressed to all airlines and related aviation service providers.
According to him, the requirement for compliance stems from the implementation of Nig. CARs 2022 on July 10, 2023, which requires all airlines to follow Part 18.14.1.1 of the regulations.
“Specifically, Part 18.14.1.1 of the regulations provides, amongst others, that all airlines and other allied aviation service providers must not operate without adequate and valid insurance cover; submitting to the authority copies of valid insurance certificate.
“They must also provide evidence of payment of premium and other policy documents of insurance cover of not less than three months as specified in IS: 18.14.1.1.
“Having insurance document which must be adequate and renewed before the expiration of the current policy and be submitted to the NCAA as soon as it is renewed,“ Nuhu stated in the statement.
He said non-adherence to the regulation would attract immediate sanctions, including the grounding of the specific aircraft, and taking enforcement action against any airline or service provider that defaulted.
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