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Chapter 1 Preliminary

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short Title and Commencement:

(1) These Rules may be called ” Civil Aviation (Mishap Investigation) Rules, 2024 (1967)”.
(2) These Rules shall come into force immediately.


2. Definition: Unless the subject or context means otherwise, in these Rules,-
(a) “Particular type of loss” means the loss in which a large repair is to be made in any part or machine of the aircraft or the machine is to be replaced.
(b) “Mishap” means the mishap of aircraft with the following situation as a result of any kind of disorder in the aircraft within the period from a person’s or persons’ boarding to disembarkation in and from an aircraft with an objective to fly :-
(1) Event of causing any loss in the aircraft to be a particular type of loss,
(2) Event of falling on aircraft, burning or destruction of aircraft by any reason,
(3) Event of death of a person inside or outside an aircraft or being touched with any object flown in the aircraft or in a situation of clause (1) and (2) above or being seriously injured to be unable to disembark or move from the
aircraft or from the place of mishap due to heavy injury.
(c) “Pilot in Command” means the main person operating the aircraft with his responsibility of flight operation and security during the aviation period.
(d) “Co-pilot” means another operator of aircraft as a subordinate of the Pilot in Command in the aircraft.
(e) “Aircraft owner” means a person or organization in whose name the aircraft is registered.
(f) “Registrar country” means a country in whose registration book the aircraft is registered.
(f1) “Ministry” means the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
(g) ♥“Director General” means the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal established under the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Act, 2053 (1996).
(h) “Inspector” means the inspector prescribed by the Ministry to submit report by making investigation of the mishap; and in regard to an aircraft registered in other country, this term also denotes a person nominated to investigate the mishap by that country.

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