Air Navigation Services Regulation

The Air Navigation Services Regulation Division of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands is responsible for the certification and regulatory safety oversight of Air Navigation Services Systems. (See sidebar for services listing.)

Obligations for this responsibility are based on a 1944 agreement called the Chicago Convention which organized its member states into the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This agreement put in place a commitment to foster the growth and safety of international air transportation through compliance with Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) that are attached to the Convention in detailed Annexes.

The United Kingdom is a signatore to this agreement and the Cayman Islands, as one of its Overseas Territories, accepts the same commitments. The U.K. created the Air Navigation (Overseas Territory) Order 2007 (AN(OT)O), and the more detailed descriptions provided in the Overseas Territory Aviation Requirements (OTARs) to guide its Territorial members to comply with these requirements.

The applicable OTARs were Gazetted into Law by the Cayman Government in Jan 2008.

Oversight and guidance for its Territorial obligations also lead the United Kingdom to create an independent non profit organization called Air Safety Support International.

Last Updated: 2009-04-16