FAA InFO Outlines ICAO Standardized Certified True Copy Of Air Operator Certificates

The ICAO has amended Annex 6 to require air operators to carry onboard their aircraft a standardized certified true copy of their AOCs when operating internationally.

To enable certificate holders to fulfill this ICAO requirement, the FAA has made an ICAO standardized AOC available as template A999 in WebOPSS. Much of the data contained in the AOC will be preloaded from WebOPSS. Some of the data must be entered by the principal operations inspector (POI) or the certificate holder. This standardized ICAO AOC is in addition to the FAA Operating Certificate or Air Carrier Certificate as described in Order 8900.1, Volume 2, Chapter 1, Section 4. Certificate holders must carry this ICAO AOC on board their aircraft when operating internationally in order to be in compliance with Annex 6.

The FAA recommends that certificate holder who fly, or intend to fly internationally should request Template A999 in WebOPSS from its POI, so that it may be issued before January 1, 2010. The certificate holder should then work with its POI to properly fill in the information on the template. The AOC will be digitally signed when it is issued by the POI, fulfilling the ICAO requirement for a certified true copy. The certificate holder may print a copy for each aircraft operated internationally and place it on board or, if the air carrier has the capability, carry it electronically on board so that it is accessible to a foreign Civil Aviation Authority during an inspection.

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