Air Code of Georgia

Law of Georgia

Air Code of Georgia

Article 1. Definition of Terms🔗

The terms used in this Law have the following meanings:

a) Aerodrome – a defined area of land or water surface (with buildings, structures and equipment located thereon) which is wholly or partly intended for the reception, movement and departure of aircraft;

b) (deleted – 22 December 2017, No. 1818);

c) Airport – an enterprise which carries out the reception, servicing, handling and departure of aircraft, passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail and which for this purpose has an aerodrome, passenger terminal, other surface structures, equipment and has appropriate service personnel;

d) Aerodrome/heliport protection area – an area existing above the aerodrome/heliport and its adjacent territory, established by the Legal Entity of Public Law – Civil Aviation Agency within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia or by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, where the restriction regime defined by the legislation of Georgia applies;

d¹) Aerodrome operator – a legal entity which, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, operates the aerodrome and is responsible for compliance with the requirements established for the operation of the aerodrome;

d²) Heliport operator – a legal entity which, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, operates the heliport and is responsible for compliance with the requirements established for the operation of the heliport;

d³) Heliport – an aerodrome or a defined area on the surface of a structure which is wholly or partly intended for the take-off, landing and movement of helicopters, as well as an enterprise which carries out the reception, servicing, handling and departure of aircraft, passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail;

e) Airline transport pilot – a person who has the right to act as pilot-in-command or second pilot on an aeroplane or helicopter and who holds an airline transport pilot licence;

f) Aviation medical centre – a legal entity established in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, which carries out medical activity in accordance with the established procedure and, on the basis of a certificate issued by the Legal Entity of Public Law – Civil Aviation Agency within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, is authorised to ensure the medical examination of aviation specialists and to issue the relevant medical certificate;

g) Aviation medical examiner – a person with higher medical education who holds a state certificate confirming the right to independent medical practice, who has additionally completed a course in aviation medicine training and further education, and who carries out medical examination for the purpose of issuing a medical certificate to an aviation specialist;

g¹) Authorisation – an authority granted to the operator of an aircraft registered in Georgia for the purposes of high-risk commercial specialised aviation (aviation works);

g²) declaration – a statement of a natural or legal person, which it submits to the Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia – the Civil Aviation Agency, and by which the said person confirms the compliance of its activity with the legislation of Georgia;

h) flight crew – crew members with special training who hold a certificate confirming the right to flight operation of a specific type of aircraft and its equipment;

i) operator's certificate – a document confirming the ability of the aircraft operator to safely operate the aircraft, which is issued for the purposes of commercial air transportation;

i¹) aircraft operator – a natural or legal person that operates an aircraft;

j) inspection (inspection check) – the process of assessing the compliance of civil aviation activity, including flight safety and/or aviation security, with the requirements established by the legislation of Georgia and international treaties and agreements, which is carried out by a person authorized by the Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia – the Civil Aviation Agency (flight safety inspector, SAFA inspector) in the form of checking the relevant documents, the on-site situation and the aircraft on the apron;

k) commercial air transportation – a flight performed by an aircraft for the carriage of passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail for remuneration or on hire;

l) air transportation certificate – a document confirming the right of the aircraft operator to carry out commercial air transportation of passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail;

l¹) meteorological information – a meteorological message, result of observation or analysis, forecast or any other information reflecting actual or expected meteorological conditions;

m) recognition of a certificate – an act by which a State grants to a certificate issued by another State the same validity as its own certificate;

m¹) paraglider – an aircraft whose empty mass without engine does not exceed 70 kg, with engine – 115 kg, the weight of the pilot's and/or passenger's seat with engine does not exceed 300 kg, and the fuel tank capacity – 20 litres, and a component of whose flight structure is a parachute;

m²) commercial flight by paraglider – a flight performed with a two-seat paraglider for remuneration;

m³) training-practice flight by paraglider – a flight performed with a two-seat paraglider and in which the pilot and passenger performing it hold a valid paraglider pilot certificate;

n) piloting (control) – manipulation of the aircraft's controls during flight;

o) Legal acts of the Agency – legal acts issued by the Director of the Civil Aviation Agency, a Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

o¹) Aviation obstacle – an immovable object and/or movable object or part thereof that is located on the movement area, intersects the surface of the protection area of the aerodrome/heliport or is located beyond the surface of the protection area of the aerodrome/heliport and, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, poses a threat to air navigation;

o²) Movement area – part of the territory of an aerodrome/heliport intended for the take-off, landing and movement of aircraft and comprising the maneuvering area and apron(s);

p) Aviation personnel – the special staff of an aviation enterprise, institution or organization, consisting of duly trained aviation specialists holding a permit to perform or service flights;

q) (removed – 22.12.2017, No. 1818);

r) Aviation staff – civil aviation workers whose activities are carried out for the purpose of achieving the objectives of civil aviation;

s) International airport – an airport that provides services to international air transportation and in which border, sanitary-quarantine and customs control are ensured;

t) Civil aviation – the operation of aircraft used for the purposes of transport aviation, general aviation and specialized aviation (aviation works):

t.a) Transport aviation – the operation of aircraft used for the purposes of commercial air transportation;

t.b) General aviation – the operation of aircraft used solely for personal purposes and not for the purposes of transport aviation and specialized aviation (aviation works);

t.c) Specialized aviation (aviation works) – the operation of aircraft used for both personal and commercial purposes in order to perform aviation works (agricultural and construction works, aerial photography, monitoring, advertising and research operations, and others);

u) Working time – a period of time that begins when a crew member is obliged, at the instruction of the aircraft operator, to report for the performance of a work duty and/or to commence its performance, and ends immediately upon completion of the work duty by that member;

v) (removed – 22.12.2017, No. 1818);

v¹) Landing area – a land or water area registered by the Civil Aviation Agency, a Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, or by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, intended for the reception and launch of aircraft and which may not have an artificial-surface runway;

w) flight assignment – a document of established form containing the necessary data on the crew, aircraft and purpose of flight;

x) cabin crew member – a certificate-holding crew member who, in order to ensure the safety of passengers, performs the duties assigned by the air carrier or the commander and does not participate in the control of the aircraft;

y) flight work – work carried out by the crew to perform a flight assignment;

z) territory of Georgia – the land territory subject to the sovereignty of Georgia and its adjacent territorial waters of the Black Sea;

aa) airspace of Georgia – the space above the territory of Georgia;

bb) state aviation – aviation used in military, police, state security and customs services;

cc) air traffic – the movement of all aircraft in the air and moving on the aerodrome traffic area;

dd) (removed – 22 December 2017, No. 1818);

ee) air transport vehicle – airplane, helicopter, airship, glider, balloon, rescue parachute, other means intended for flight;

ff) airspace supervisory state – a state responsible for air navigation in the airspace;

gg) air traffic service route – a route established for the distribution of air traffic flows and for the provision of air traffic services;

gg¹) aircraft – an apparatus that maintains its position in the atmosphere as a result of interaction with air, excluding interaction with air reflected from the earth's surface. Aircraft are: airplane, helicopter, glider, other means;

gg²) national aircraft – an aircraft registered in the relevant state register of aircraft of Georgia;

gg³) aircraft crew – persons (flight crew member and cabin crew member) who, during the performance of a flight assignment, are assigned specified duties of control and servicing of the aircraft;

gg⁴) aircraft commander – the pilot responsible for the control and safety of the aircraft during its flight;

gg⁵) special flight of civil aviation of Georgia – a flight intended for the transportation of the highest officials of the state;

gg⁶) type of aircraft – a type distinguished on the basis of classification according to the main characteristics of aircraft, namely, airplane, helicopter, glider, free balloon, other type;

gg⁷) (removed – 15 June 2023, No. 3269);

gg⁸) flight plan – specified information submitted to the air traffic services body on the intended flight or part of a flight of an aircraft;

gg⁹) Flight time (air navigation time) – for aircraft and other aerial vehicles – the total time from the start of movement by the aerial vehicle for the purpose of takeoff until its stopping/fixing upon completion of the flight; for helicopters – the total time from the start of rotation of the helicopter's main rotor until the complete stop of the helicopter upon completion of the flight and the stopping of rotation of the main rotor;

gg¹⁰) Flight safety inspector – a person authorized by the Civil Aviation Agency, a legal entity of public law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, who carries out inspection (inspection check);

gg¹¹) Flight airworthiness certificate – a document confirming the airworthiness of an aircraft for flight;

gg¹²) Prohibited area for flight – airspace of established dimensions above the territory or territorial waters of a state, within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited;

gg¹³) Danger area for flight – airspace of established dimensions above the territory or territorial waters of a state, within which, during certain periods of time, activity dangerous for the flight of aircraft may be carried out;

gg¹⁴) Restricted area for flight – airspace of established dimensions above the territory or territorial waters of a state, within which the flight of aircraft is restricted under certain conditions;

gg¹⁵) Charter – a contract by which one party (the lessor) transfers to the other party (the lessee), for a specified fee, the entire capacity or part thereof of one or several aircraft for one or several flights for the carriage of passengers, baggage and/or cargo, or for another purpose;

gg¹⁶) (removed - 22.12.2017, No. 1818);

gg¹⁷) EASA – European Aviation Safety Agency;

gg¹⁸) SAFA − programme for determining the safety of foreign aircraft (inspection of an aircraft on the apron);

gg¹⁹) SAFA inspector – a person authorized by the Civil Aviation Agency, a legal entity of public law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, who carries out inspection (inspection check) of a foreign aircraft in accordance with SAFA;

gg²⁰) Air navigation information – information obtained as a result of the collection and analysis of air navigation data;

gg²¹) Air navigation information compendium – a compendium published on behalf of Georgia, containing information important for ensuring safe flights and of a long-term nature;

gg²²) Integrated package of air navigation information – a material and/or electronic package which includes: the air navigation information compendium (including its amendments and temporary amendments); NOTAM (notice on services, rules, danger, as well as on the condition, changes and restoration to working order of air navigation facilities) and pre-flight information bulletins; circular (supplementary) information and a list of effective NOTAMs;

gg²³) Single European Sky air traffic management master plan − the plan approved by Council of the European Union Decision 2009/320/EC, which relates to the development of a new generation air traffic management system within the framework of the Single European Sky air traffic management research (SESAR) project;

gg²⁴) air traffic management − the combination of air and ground functions (air traffic services, airspace management and air traffic flow management) necessary for an aircraft in any phase of flight, by the provision of technical means and continuous services, to ensure its safe and efficient movement;

gg²⁵) air traffic flow management − a type of air navigation service (function) the purpose of which is to organise air traffic flows in such a way that air traffic is safe, orderly and expeditious, so as to ensure the maximum utilisation of the capacity (capability) of the air traffic control service and the compatibility of the volume of air traffic with the capacity declared by the air navigation service enterprise;

gg²⁶) airspace design − the elaboration, development and implementation of an improved route network for aircraft, the sectorisation related to that network, optimal airspace structures and air traffic management procedures;

gg²⁷) airspace management − a type of air navigation service (function) the purpose of which is the maximum utilisation of airspace through the optimal allocation of time and the periodic reallocation of different categories of airspace to airspace users for short-term needs;

gg²⁸) aeronautical data − aeronautical facts, concepts and instructions conveyed in an established form for the purpose of their communication, interpretation or processing;

gg²⁹) ICAO − International Civil Aviation Organization;

gg³⁰) wet lease − a contract concluded between air carriers under which the operation of an aircraft is carried out in accordance with the lessor's valid operator's certificate;

gg³¹) very light aircraft − an aircraft (except an aircraft certified by EASA) with no more than 2 seats, the maximum take-off mass of which, when operated from the land surface, does not exceed 600 kg, and when operated from the water surface − 650 kg, and which is classified and for which additional technical characteristics are determined by a Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia − the Civil Aviation Agency.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 12 November 2010 No. 3806 - LHG I, No. 66, 03.12.2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia of 27 March 2012 No. 5963 – website, 12.04.2012

Law of Georgia of 5 June 2012 No. 6385 – website, 19.06.2012

Law of Georgia of 21 December 2012 No. 136 – website, 30.12.2012.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3954 – website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Law of Georgia of 23 June 2020 No. 6358 – website, 29.06.2020.

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2023 No. 3115 – website, 30.06.2023.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025.

Article 2. Purpose of the Code🔗

1. The main purpose of this Code is:

a) legal regulation of aviation activity in Georgia;

b) establishment of uniform standards for the safety of aviation activity and aviation security;

c) promotion of the sustainable development of air transport, the carriage of cargo and baggage, the transportation of passengers and other services related thereto, and the free provision thereof;

d) improvement of air navigation services and ensuring the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation;

e) ensuring the protection of the rights of users of the airspace of Georgia.

2. Georgia, as a State party to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, is obliged to ensure, in a timely manner and within the time limits established by the relevant documents, the harmonisation of Georgian legislation with the requirements of this Convention, its Annexes and amendments thereto.

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 3. Scope of the Code🔗

The Air Code of Georgia applies to:

1. all air transport means (hereinafter – aircraft) located within the territory of Georgia, regardless of the form of ownership, departmental subordination and nationality;

2. all legal entities and natural persons engaged in aviation activity in the territory of Georgia;

3. Georgian aircraft, during their stay in a foreign State, unless the laws of that State provide for other norms;

4. all legal entities and natural persons whose activity may affect the flight of an aircraft.

Article 4. Legislation on the use of the airspace of Georgia🔗

1. The use of the airspace of Georgia shall be regulated by this Code and other legislative acts adopted on its basis.

2. The rules for the use of airspace shall be determined on the basis of Georgian legislation, international legal acts and international treaties.

Article 5. Sovereignty of Georgia over its airspace🔗

1. Georgia possesses full and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its own territory.

2. The territory of Georgia is the land territory subject to its sovereignty and the territorial waters of the Black Sea adjacent thereto.

3. The airspace of Georgia is the space above the land territory and the territorial waters of the Black Sea adjacent thereto.

Article 6. Use of aviation in Georgia🔗

1. The aviation of Georgia is divided into civil and state aviation.

2. The aviation of Georgia is used:

a) for the carriage of passengers, and the transportation of baggage, cargo and postal items;

b) for the performance of specialised operation (aviation works);

c) for the provision of medical assistance to the population and the implementation of sanitary measures;

d) for search-and-rescue and emergency-rescue activities;

e) for experimental and research works;

f) for the implementation of training, sports, cultural-educational, exhibition-trade events and for the development of technical creativity;

g) for satisfying the needs of legal entities and natural persons;

h) for ensuring state security and the country's defence capability;

i) for the tasks of police and customs control;

j) for the provision of other activities and services, if it does not contradict the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 12 November 2010 No. 3806 - LHG I, No. 66, 03.12.2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia of 27 March 2012 No. 5963 – website, 12.04.2012

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3954 - website, 15.07.2015

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023

Article 7. Right of ownership of aircraft🔗

In Georgia, aircraft may be the property of the state, legal entities and natural persons (including a foreign state), except for the air traffic service route, local air lines, aircraft flight control systems, air traffic, management and control means, and runways of special importance, which are state property in Georgia and the list of which is approved by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 July 2007 No. 5300 - LHG I, No. 31, 03.08.2007, Art. 352

Law of Georgia of 3 November 2009 No. 1909 - LHG I, No. 35, 19.11.2009, Art. 21

Law of Georgia of 26 October 2010 No. 3749 - LHG I, No. 62, 05.11.2010, Art. 389

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 7¹. Units of measurement used for civil aviation activity🔗

Within the airspace of Georgia, the units of measurement provided by Annex 5 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation shall be used for civil aviation activity. The rules for the use of units of measurement for civil aviation activity shall be approved by a normative act by the Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia − the Civil Aviation Agency.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018.

Article 8. State bodies for the supervision and regulation of aviation activity and their competence🔗

1. State policy in the field of civil aviation shall be implemented by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.

2. Supervision and regulation of civil aviation activity, within the powers conferred by law, shall be implemented by the Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia − the Civil Aviation Agency (hereinafter – the Agency).

3. Supervision and regulation of state aviation activity shall be implemented by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

The competence of these bodies shall be determined by this Code and other legislative acts of Georgia.

4. The powers of the agencies, natural and legal persons involved in the process of performing special flights in civil aviation of Georgia, and the procedures related to the performance of these flights, shall be determined by a legal act approved by the Government of Georgia, in accordance with the Law of Georgia "On State Secrets".

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 4 December 2009 No. 2267 - LHG I, No. 45, 21.12.2009, Art. 336

Law of Georgia of 26 October 2010 No. 3749 - LHG I, No. 62, 05.11.2010, Art. 389

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011.

Law of Georgia of 21 December 2012 No. 136 - website, 30.12.2012.

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013.

Article 8¹. Inspection of civil aviation activity🔗

1. Inspection of civil aviation activity shall be carried out by a flight safety inspector and/or a SAFA inspector.

2. A flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall be independent in his/her activity and shall act on the basis of the legislation of Georgia, international treaties and agreements of Georgia.

3. The flight safety inspector shall be entitled, at any time and without hindrance, to enter aviation enterprises and buildings and structures in their possession whose operation is aimed at ensuring flight safety and aviation security, to enter aircraft registered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft and those aircraft that carry out their activity on the territory of Georgia, to request any documents and information related to aircraft flight safety, operation and maintenance, and aviation security, to check the procedures for ensuring flight safety and aviation security and technical devices, and to interview any person for the purpose of assessing compliance with flight safety and aviation security requirements and the relevant procedures.

3¹. The Agency shall ensure remuneration to the flight safety inspector for the minimum hours worked in the relevant aviation enterprise, as determined for maintaining the qualification established by the Agency's normative act.

4. The SAFA inspector shall be entitled, at any time and without hindrance, to enter aircraft registered in the state registers of other countries and to request any documents and information related to aircraft flight safety.

5. When carrying out an inspection, the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall be entitled to suspend the flight of an aircraft, as well as to suspend any person's further exercise of rights granted by a certificate (licence) or other aviation document, if a deficiency found during the inspection poses a threat to flight safety or civil aviation security.

6. Legal entities and natural persons that are objects of inspection shall be obliged to assist the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector in the performance of his/her official duties and to submit any documents and information related to flight safety, aircraft operation and maintenance, and aviation security.

7. The Agency shall ensure the functional independence of the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector in the inspection process.

8. The rules of inspection and the powers of the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall be determined by a normative act of the Agency.

9. The Agency shall be entitled not to make public the information related to flight safety/aviation security obtained in the course of inspection and supervision, if making such information public may have a negative impact on flight safety or aviation security, in accordance with Annex 19 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

10. The flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall be entitled, in order to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication, to conduct a check (testing) of an aircraft crew member.

11. The flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall conduct the check (testing) of an aircraft crew member in order to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication by means of a special device (hereinafter – the alcometer device).

12. In order to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication, the check (testing) shall be conducted by the aircraft crew member exhaling a continuous flow of air into the alcometer device. When the aircraft crew member exhales the air flow, his/her physical contact with the alcometer device is necessary. The aircraft crew member shall exhale the continuous flow of air into the alcometer device through a special tube, until the final result is recorded on the alcometer device.

13. Recording on the alcometer device of the ethanol content in the blood of the aircraft crew member in the amount of 0.2 per mille or less than 0.2 per mille confirms the absence of the fact that the aircraft crew member is in a state of alcohol intoxication.

14. Recording on the alcometer device of the ethanol content in the blood of the aircraft crew member in the amount of more than 0.2 per mille confirms the fact that the aircraft crew member is in a state of alcohol intoxication. If the ethanol content in the blood of the aircraft crew member recorded on the alcometer device is more than 0.2 per mille, he/she shall be entitled to request the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector to conduct a repeated check (testing) with the alcometer device in order to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication. The repeated check (testing) shall be conducted not earlier than 15 minutes and not later than 30 minutes after the conduct of the primary check (testing).

15. If the aircraft crew member evades the check (testing) to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication and/or the result of the on-site check (testing) confirmed the fact of alcohol intoxication, the flight safety inspector/SAFA inspector shall remove the aircraft crew member from the control/servicing of the aircraft.

16. If the aircraft crew member does not agree with the result of the check (testing), he/she shall be entitled, not later than 2 hours after the conduct of the primary check (testing), to undergo an examination to determine the ethanol content in the blood at one of the following medical/expert institutions:

a) in a legal entity of public law − the Levan Samkharauli National Bureau of Forensic Expertise or in a territorial body of this Bureau;

b) in a medical/expert institution holding a licence for forensic medical examination, in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Licences and Permits.

17. Failure by a crew member of an aircraft to comply with the rule provided for by paragraph 12 of this Article shall mean evasion of the examination (testing) to establish the fact of alcohol intoxication.

Law of Georgia No. 6385 of 5 June 2012 – website, 19.06.2012.

Law of Georgia No. 822 of 12 July 2013 – website, 06.08.2013.

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015.

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018.

Law of Georgia No. 510 of 29 April 2025 – website, 01.05.2025.

Article 8². Aviation Safety Programme, Safety Management System🔗

1. The aviation safety programme is a set of rules and measures aimed at raising the level of ensuring flight safety in the State.

2. The aviation safety programme developed in accordance with the requirements of the international treaties and agreements of Georgia shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

3. The safety management system constitutes a systemic approach to flight safety management, which includes a mandatory organisational structure, the hierarchy of persons responsible for flight safety, guiding principles and procedures.

4. The general rules of the safety management system developed in accordance with the requirements of the international treaties and agreements of Georgia shall be approved by the Agency.

Law of Georgia No. 822 of 12 July 2013 – website, 06.08.2013.

Article 8³. Aviation Occurrence and the Rules for its Notification🔗

1. An aviation occurrence is an aviation accident, a serious incident or an incident, as well as a malfunction of an aircraft and/or its system, a failure of systems and technical means used in the provision of air navigation services, or another type of unusual situation which has affected or could have affected flight safety.

2. The rules for notification of an aviation occurrence shall be approved by the Agency.

3. The Agency shall be obliged to collect information on aviation occurrences, ensure the confidentiality of the personal data of the provider of this information, organise and carry out the analysis and processing of notifications, create and maintain a database of notifications, exchange data on notifications with the aviation authority of another country and international aviation organisations, and determine measures for improving the level of flight safety.

4. The purpose of notification of an aviation occurrence is the taking of preventive measures and not the establishment of anyone's culpability or anyone's responsibility for its occurrence.

Law of Georgia No. 822 of 12 July 2013 – website, 06.08.2013.

Article 9. Normative acts of aviation activity🔗

1. The bodies regulating aviation activity shall, within the scope of their competence, on the basis of this Code and other legislative acts of Georgia, issue rules, orders, directions, instructions, circulars and other normative and individual acts binding on all owners and users of aircraft, for the regulation of the implementation of aviation activity, the production of aircraft, the performance of repair works, construction and operation issues, and for the immediate implementation of aviation security measures.

1¹. Civil aviation activity, in addition to the acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be regulated by manuals, guidance materials and procedures approved by regulations or directives adopted by international aviation organizations and the European Union.

2. Draft normative acts of other ministries and agencies, which provide for blasting, shooting, construction of high-rise buildings and structures, installation of power transmission lines, creation of radio obstacles and performance of other works dangerous for safe air traffic, shall be agreed with the bodies regulating aviation activity.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 26 April 2012 No. 6093 – website, 10.05.2012

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Article 9¹. Legal acts of the Agency🔗

1. The Director of the Agency shall issue normative and individual administrative-legal acts in the cases and within the scope provided for by this Law, other legal acts of Georgia and international treaties and agreements.

1¹. The Director of the Agency is entitled, taking into account flight safety requirements and/or aviation security requirements, to permit exceptions from the normative acts in force in the field of civil aviation, in the cases and within the scope determined by the relevant normative acts.

2. The legal acts of the Agency shall be appealed only to a court in accordance with the procedure established by legislation.

3. In the event of filing a claim with a court, the operation of the relevant legal act of the Agency shall be suspended, except for a legal act issued for violation of the requirements of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, its Annexes and/or other normative acts in force in the field of civil aviation, which created a threat to flight safety and/or aviation security or which could have created such a threat.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 9². Safety directive🔗

1. A safety directive is a document issued (orally or in writing) or recognised by the Agency, which is issued/recognised if it is established that flight safety and/or public safety is endangered, and which is aimed at restoring aviation safety.

2. A written safety directive shall be sent to the relevant legal or natural person, reflecting at least the following information:

a) description of the threat;

b) the legal or natural person to whom the safety directive applies;

c) the list of actions to be carried out (including, where necessary, actions to be carried out immediately) and the justification of the need for their implementation;

d) the time limits for carrying out the actions to be performed;

e) the date of entry into force of the safety directive.

3. In case of urgent necessity, when immediate action is required, the safety directive shall be issued orally, taking into account the information specified in paragraph 2 of this Article. The safety directive shall be put in writing within a reasonable time.

4. The legal or natural person to whom the safety directive applies shall be obliged to ensure compliance with the safety directive within the established time limit.

5. The Agency shall supervise the compliance with the issued/recognised safety directive.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 10. Airspace of Georgia and use of airspace🔗

1. Any aircraft has the right to use the airspace of Georgia, both when performing an international flight and a domestic flight, in accordance with a bilateral agreement and/or multilateral agreement concluded with the State of Georgia, while a carrier registered in Georgia and an aircraft registered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft of Georgia, when performing a domestic flight, shall use the airspace of Georgia in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

2. If the use of the airspace of Georgia is connected with missile and artillery firing, blasting operations or other similar activity, it shall be carried out subject to ensuring the safety of aircraft flight.

3. The rules for the safe conduct of missile and artillery firing, blasting and other types of works in the airspace of Georgia shall be developed by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and the Agency and approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 10¹. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 10². (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2013 No. 1900 – website, 30.12.2013.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 11. Air navigation service🔗

1. In order to ensure the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation, the air navigation service rendered for air traffic provides for:

a) the organisation of air traffic, which includes:

a.a) air traffic services;

a.b) airspace management;

a.c) air traffic flow management;

b) aeronautical communication, navigation and radio-location services;

c) aeronautical meteorological service;

d) aeronautical information service;

e) search and rescue service.

2. The service provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article, or its individual types, in the airspace of Georgia or a part thereof, as well as within the airspace above the high seas where Georgia provides air traffic services, and at civil aerodromes, shall be rendered by an air navigation service enterprise certified by the Agency.

3. The procedure for certification of an air navigation service enterprise shall be approved by the Agency by a normative act.

4. The Agency shall designate a certified air navigation service enterprise as an air navigation service provider.

5. The air navigation service enterprise shall ensure the provision of air navigation services in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, taking into account the requirements of the ICAO regional air navigation plan and the general plan for air traffic management of the Single European Sky.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4597 of 30 March 2007 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia No. 4217 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 12. Air traffic service🔗

1. Air traffic service includes:

a) flight information service (including aerodrome flight information service, aerodrome automatic information service);

b) alerting service;

c) air traffic advisory service;

d) air traffic control service (area control service, approach control service, aerodrome control service).

2. The procedure for air traffic service shall be approved by the Agency by a normative act.

Law of Georgia No. 1038 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.09.2013

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 13. Technical Support of Air Navigation Service🔗

1. Technical support of air navigation service means the operation of technical means/systems related to the service provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 11 of this Code.

2. The air navigation service provider shall ensure the operability, reliability, continuity and integrity of the operation of technical means/systems related to the service provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 11 of this Code.

3. The air navigation service provider shall use only such technical means/system related to the provision of air navigation services as the Agency has previously recognized.

4. The Agency shall approve the rules for technical support of air navigation service by a normative act.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10 April 2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11 January 2018

Article 14. Aviation Meteorological Service🔗

1. Aviation meteorological service includes the provision of meteorological information to aircraft operators, members of flight crew, air traffic services units, bodies involved in search and rescue operations, airports and other users of Georgian airspace.

2. The Agency shall ensure the provision of aviation meteorological service.

3. The Government of Georgia shall approve the Technical Regulation on the rules for meteorological support of civil aviation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10 April 2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 6 September 2013 No. 1038 – website, 23 September 2013

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11 January 2018

Article 15. Air navigation information service🔗

1. Air navigation data and air navigation information include information about the airspace of Georgia and the airspace above the high seas where Georgia provides air traffic services.

2. The air navigation service enterprise receives air navigation data and air navigation information from providers of air navigation data and air navigation information, classifies and consolidates them, edits them (without changing the content), stores them and publishes and disseminates them in the established format.

3. The providers of air navigation data and air navigation information and their rights and obligations shall be determined, and the procedure for the provision of air navigation data and air navigation information shall be approved, by the Government of Georgia.

4. The consolidated package of air navigation information shall be published on behalf of the State of Georgia by the air navigation service enterprise, and it shall be accessible to all.

5. The procedure for air navigation information service shall be approved by the Agency by normative act.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 16. Structure of the airspace of Georgia and classification of airspace🔗

1. The structure of the airspace of Georgia and of the airspace above the high seas where the State of Georgia provides air traffic services, and the classification of airspace, shall be developed by the Agency in agreement with the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

2. Taking into account the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Agency shall develop:

a) a flight information region;

b) a control area;

c) a control zone;

d) a terminal control area;

e) an aerodrome traffic zone;

f) a flight information area;

g) restricted areas for flight;

h) dangerous areas for flight;

i) prohibited areas for flight, as well as, taking into account state interests − other areas.

3. The restricted areas for flight, dangerous areas for flight, prohibited areas for flight and other areas provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall be established temporarily. The period for which the respective area is established shall not exceed the period of existence of the conditions giving rise to the establishment of this area.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 17. Flexible use of airspace🔗

1. Taking into account national interests (including defence capability), for the facilitation of air traffic and airspace organisation, the concept of flexible use of airspace is applied, which is the airspace management concept developed by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) and in force in the member States of the European Civil Aviation Conference.

2. Airspace shall be organised by the State bodies regulating civil aviation and the State bodies regulating State aviation through the establishment of a joint civil-military committee and an airspace organisation group and their close coordination at the strategic, pre-tactical and tactical levels.

3. The rules for the flexible use of the airspace of Georgia shall be developed by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and the Agency and approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2013 No. 1900 - website, 30.12.2013

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 18. Design of the airspace of Georgia🔗

1. Within the airspace of Georgia, an air navigation service enterprise certified by the Agency shall carry out the design of air traffic service routes, minimum flight altitudes and other elements important for safe air traffic services, taking into account airspace organisation and air traffic flow organisation.

2. Taking into account the requirements of this Article and Article 16 of this Code, the rules for the structure and design of the airspace of Georgia, which also determine the classification of the airspace of Georgia, shall be developed by the Agency and approved by a normative act of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 19. Flight procedure design service🔗

1. Within the airspace of Georgia, the flight (instrument and/or visual) procedure design service for existing civil aerodromes, which includes the design, documentation, verification, regular review and updating of flight procedures, shall be carried out by an air navigation service enterprise certified by the Agency in accordance with the rules for flight procedure design.

2. Any flight procedure shall be approved by the Agency before use.

3. The rules for flight procedure design shall be approved by a normative act of the Agency.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 20. Aeronautical charts🔗

1. Civil aviation charts of Georgia shall be drawn up, their accessibility shall be ensured and they shall be regularly updated by an air navigation service enterprise certified by the Agency.

2. At the request of a contracting state of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Georgia shall ensure the accessibility of information about its own territory which is necessary for fulfilling the requirements of Annex 4 to this Convention.

3. The rules for drawing up aeronautical charts shall be approved by the Agency by a normative act.

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 20¹. Search and rescue service🔗

1. Search and rescue service includes monitoring of an emergency situation, provision of communications, coordination of activities, search and rescue, provision of medical assistance, evacuation for medical purposes, using state and private resources, including aviation, maritime and other means.

2. Search and rescue service shall be carried out both by the aviation forces and means of Georgia and with the assistance of land and maritime search and rescue groups.

3. The rules for carrying out search and rescue service, the structures carrying it out and their rights and duties shall be determined by the aviation search and rescue response plan, which shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

4. Emergency and rescue service on the territory of an aerodrome and in the area adjacent thereto shall be carried out by the aerodrome emergency and rescue squad. The expenses related to its carrying out shall be reimbursed by the aircraft operator/air carrier.

5. Search and rescue service shall be financed from the State Budget of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 20². Admission of a search and rescue squad of a foreign state to the territory of Georgia🔗

1. On the basis of a relevant contract concluded with Georgia, a search and rescue squad of a foreign state and the technical means in its possession, as well as the owner of an aircraft in distress/operator of the aircraft or/and the representative of the state where the said aircraft is registered, shall be admitted to the territory of Georgia.

2. In the absence of a relevant contract with Georgia, a search and rescue squad of a foreign state and the technical means in its possession, as well as the owner of an aircraft in distress or/and the representative of the state where the said aircraft is registered, shall be admitted to the territory of Georgia in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

3. In the airspace above the high seas where Georgia provides air traffic service, the search for and rescue of passengers of an aircraft in danger shall be carried out through the search and rescue squads of Georgia or by the joint forces of Georgia and a foreign state, including on the basis of an agreement.

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 20³. Supervision of air navigation services🔗

1. Supervision of air navigation services includes:

a) certification, inspection and continuous monitoring of an air navigation service enterprise;

b) recognition of technical means/systems related to the technical provision of air navigation services;

c) supervision of planned changes in an air navigation service enterprise, agreement of the safety/quality management system and the documentation related thereto, and other.

2. The supervision provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out by the Agency in accordance with this Code, the international treaties of Georgia and the rules developed on their basis.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 20⁴. Air navigation service charge🔗

1. The principles and methodology for drawing up and calculating the air navigation service charge shall be determined by Order of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.

2. The following shall be exempt from payment of the air navigation service charge:

a) state aircraft;

b) a flight of an aircraft performed during a state of war, a state of emergency, a natural disaster, a catastrophe or an accident for the rescue of people, state and private property, for the purpose of carrying out search and rescue services;

c) an aircraft/flight of an aircraft exempted on the basis of, and within the framework of, an international treaty of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 – website, 11.01.2018.

Article 21. Classification of aircraft🔗

1. Aircraft are divided into civil, state and experimental aircraft.

2. Civil aircraft include an aircraft registered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft or in the Register of Ultralight Aircraft.

3. State aircraft include aircraft used for military, police, state security and customs purposes and entered in the Register of State Aircraft.

4. An aircraft is experimental if it is used for the purpose of performing a test, experimental-design or scientific-research flight.

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2013 No. 1900 – website, 30.12.2013.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3954 – website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 21¹. Unmanned aircraft system and aircraft🔗

1. An unmanned aircraft system is a combination of unmanned aircraft and the elements related to their operation.

2. An unmanned aircraft is an aircraft on board of which no pilot is present.

3. The rules for the registration and flight of unmanned aircraft, as well as for the operation, use and restrictions of an unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aircraft, shall be determined by a normative act of the Agency.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 21². Ultralight aircraft🔗

1. The requirements of Articles 26, 31 and 56 of this Code shall not apply to an ultralight aircraft.

2. The Agency, on the basis of an application of the manufacturer of an ultralight aircraft, shall carry out the identification of the said manufacturer and the recording of the relevant data.

3. The operation of an ultralight aircraft shall be carried out on the basis of a declaration, under the responsibility of the operator of the ultralight aircraft.

4. An ultralight aircraft shall be recorded in the register of ultralight aircraft.

5. The requirements for the identification of the manufacturer of an ultralight aircraft, the recording and operation of an ultralight aircraft, as well as in respect of the operator of an ultralight aircraft, and the conditions of the declaration, depending on the type of flight, shall be determined by a normative act of the Agency.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 21³. General aviation🔗

1. For the purposes of general aviation, the operation of an aircraft means the operation of an aircraft carried out by a natural or legal person for personal purposes.

2. The Agency shall establish mandatory requirements in respect of the operation of an aircraft for personal purposes.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 21⁴. Regulation of Paragliding Flights🔗

1. Paragliding flights shall be permitted only in the airspace allocated in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

2. The regulation of paragliding flights, the certification of a flight site and a flight site operator, the issuance, suspension and revocation of a paraglider pilot's certificate/category, and the determination of the airworthiness of a paraglider shall be carried out by a legal entity determined by the Government of Georgia in accordance with the requirements provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

3. Control over compliance with the requirements established for the conduct of paragliding flights by the relevant legal entity provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article and over the exercise of the relevant powers shall be carried out by the Agency.

4. The legal entity determined by the Government of Georgia shall meet the following criteria:

a) it shall have at least 10 years of experience in the field of paragliding, including experience of cooperation with international organizations operating in this field;

b) at least 50 persons shall be members of its body as an association;

c) it shall have the technical equipment and appropriate software necessary for inspecting the airworthiness of paragliders, by means of which it maintains the relevant registers in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

5. The relevant legal entity provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall carry out the regulation of paragliding flights, the issuance, suspension and revocation of certificates of a flight site and a flight site operator, as well as of a paraglider pilot's certificate/category, in accordance with the simplified administrative procedure determined by the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

6. The relevant legal entity provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article and its powers shall be determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

7. Within the scope of exercising the control provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article, the Agency shall be entitled to identify deficiencies related to the fulfilment of the duly established requirements and to determine a reasonable time limit for their elimination. At the same time, depending on the severity of the identified deficiencies, as well as if these deficiencies are not eliminated within the determined time limit, the Agency shall be entitled to restrict or suspend the activity of the relevant legal entity responsible for compliance with the procedure for the conduct of paragliding flights, as provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article, after which paragliding flights shall be inadmissible, or to apply a liability measure provided for by the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia. In the event of restriction or suspension by the Agency of the activity of the relevant legal entity responsible for compliance with the procedure for the conduct of paragliding flights, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall exercise control over the prohibition of flights.

8. The Agency shall be obliged to notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia of the restriction, suspension and resumption of the activity of the relevant legal entity provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article.

9. In the event of failure to comply with the instructions of the representative of the relevant legal entity/operator of a certified flying site provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article, the representative of the said legal entity/operator of a certified flying site shall be entitled to apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia for a response. In such a case, the authorized person of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall ensure the protection of public safety and public order.

10. The authorized person of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall be entitled to prevent the operation of paragliding flights at a certified flying site without the flying site operator's certificate or with a suspended certificate.

11. The authorized person of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall be entitled to prevent paragliding flights without a paraglider pilot's certificate or with a suspended certificate, as well as commercial paragliding flights at any other flying site located outside a certified flying site.

12. The authorized person of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall be entitled to prevent non-commercial flights, including training and practice flights, if they are carried out in violation of the requirements established by Georgian legislation, as well as any flight that is carried out outside the allocated relevant airspace.

13. The relevant legal entity provided for by paragraph 2 of this Law shall provide the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia with information about certified flying sites and experimental and demonstration paragliding flights.

14. A paraglider pilot shall have an appropriate valid insurance policy.

15. A person wishing to obtain a paraglider pilot's certificate shall have a certificate issued by a legal entity entitled to implement a professional training/professional retraining programme recognized in accordance with the procedure established by Georgian legislation. The Agency shall establish additional requirements for the issuance of the said certificate.

16. The Agency shall establish requirements for the supervision of the legal entity carrying out the regulation of paragliding flights, the safety of paragliding flights, the certification of flying sites and flying site operators, the issuance of paraglider pilot's certificates, the determination of the fitness of paragliders and their equipment, and the insurance of paraglider pilots.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 21⁵. Rates of fees established for inspection of a paraglider and its equipment, certification of a flight site operator, and a paraglider pilot's certificate🔗

1. The fee for certification of a flight site is GEL 3,000.

2. The fees for inspection of a paraglider are:

a) for inspection of a single-seat paraglider − GEL 50;

b) for inspection of a two-seat paraglider − GEL 100;

c) for inspection of the seat and harness system of a single-seat paraglider − GEL 50;

d) for inspection of the seat and harness system of a two-seat paraglider − GEL 100;

e) for inspection of the reserve parachute of a single-seat paraglider − GEL 100;

f) for inspection of the reserve parachute of a two-seat paraglider − GEL 120;

g) for recognition of the serviceability of the reserve parachute of a single-seat paraglider − GEL 50;

h) for recognition of the serviceability of the reserve parachute of a two-seat paraglider − GEL 75;

i) for inspection of the serviceability of a paramotor − GEL 200;

j) for recognition of the serviceability of a paramotor − GEL 50.

3. The fee for certification of a flight site operator is GEL 1,500.

4. The fee for admission to the theoretical exam is GEL 80.

5. The fee for admission to the practical exam is GEL 180.

6. The fee for the production of a paraglider pilot's certificate, as well as for the restoration of a lost certificate, is GEL 50.

7. The fee for recognition of a paraglider pilot's category is GEL 350 for one subcategory.

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 22. Registration of aircraft🔗

1. All aircraft suitable for flight shall be subject to mandatory state registration with the issuance of an appropriate certificate (hereinafter – certificate).

2. Civil aircraft shall be registered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft or in the Register of Ultralight Aircraft.

3. Aircraft that have a certificate of airworthiness shall be entered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft.

4. The rules for the registration, recording and removal from the State Register of civil aircraft shall be established by the Agency and, on their basis, it shall carry out the recording of the register of aircraft.

5. (Removed).

6. State aircraft shall be registered in the State Register of State Aircraft.

7. The State Register of State Aircraft shall be maintained, and the rules for their registration, recording and removal from the State Register shall be established by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

8. (Removed – 26.04.2012, No. 6093).

9. Experimental aircraft shall not be registered in the State Register. They shall be recorded in the organizations where the appropriate experimental-design or scientific-research flight is carried out.

10. Registration in the relevant aviation sports agency of an aircraft manufactured by a non-industrial method, with a mass of not more than 1,000 kilograms (except for an ultralight aircraft), shall be mandatory.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 26 April 2012 No. 6093 – website, 10.05.2012

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 23. Removal from the State Register of Aircraft🔗

1. An aircraft shall be removed from the State Register of Georgia:

a) when the aircraft is written off due to unfitness for flight;

b) upon the request of an authorized person;

c) (removed on 29.04.2025, No. 510);

d) when the aircraft is declared missing without trace;

e) by agreement of the contracting parties, the removal from the State Register of Georgia of aircraft that are transferred for temporary use to a foreign state, its legal or natural persons, shall also be permitted;

f) in the case of a change in the designation of the aircraft.

2. Upon removal of an aircraft from the State Register of Georgia, the registration certificate issued for it shall lose legal force.

Law of Georgia of 4 October 2023 No. 3552 – website, 24.10.2023

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 24. Nationality of an Aircraft🔗

1. An aircraft registered in the relevant state register of aircraft of Georgia shall be considered national in Georgia.

2. An aircraft may not be registered in more than one State.

3. A dispute concerning the nationality of an aircraft may be resolved by agreement reached between the interested States or through an international court of mediation.

Article 25. Right to Operate Aircraft🔗

1. Aircraft shall be operated after establishing their compliance with the flight standards established in Georgia, which shall be confirmed by an appropriate certificate.

1¹. In order to ensure flight safety, an agreement may be concluded between the Agency and the relevant competent authority of another State on the distribution of functions, duties and responsibilities for ensuring international standards in connection with the operation of aircraft, in accordance with the requirements of Article 83 bis of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

2. The operation of state aircraft of Georgia shall be carried out by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia in accordance with the established procedure.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 6385 of 5 June 2012 – website, 19.06.2012

Article 26. Documents Required for an Aircraft🔗

1. A civil aircraft shall not be permitted to fly unless the following documents are present:

a) certificate of state registration;

b) certificate of airworthiness;

c) licence to use an on-board radio station, if the aircraft is equipped with radio equipment;

d) on-board logbook;

e) certificate for each member of the crew;

f) when carrying passengers – a list of their surnames, indicating the points of departure and destination;

g) when carrying cargo – a manifest and an exhaustive declaration on the cargo.

2. The Agency shall be entitled to additionally develop and issue the list and form of the documents that must be kept on board an aircraft in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the flight.

3. The Agency shall have the right, when developing normative requirements for an aircraft with a structural mass of not more than 1000 kilograms, to allow an exception from the above list.

4. State and experimental aircraft shall keep the documents provided for by the normative acts developed by their owners.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4597 of 30 March 2007 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia No. 4217 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 27. Identification marks of aircraft🔗

1. When a civil aircraft is entered in the state register, it shall be assigned registration and nationality identification marks, which shall be affixed in the established manner on the outer surface of the aircraft.

2. In addition to the registration and nationality identification marks, symbols, emblems and inscriptions may be affixed on an aircraft in accordance with the conditions provided for by the rules for state registration of civil aircraft of Georgia.

3. The rules for affixing nationality identification marks or other marks on civil aircraft of Georgia shall be established by the Agency.

4. The rules for affixing nationality identification marks or other marks on state aircraft of Georgia shall be established by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 28. Call radio signal🔗

A call radio signal shall be given to an aircraft of Georgia that has radio communication equipment.

Article 29. Composition of aviation personnel🔗

The list of specialities of the composition of aviation personnel shall be determined respectively by:

a) the Agency – for civil aviation personnel;

b) the Ministry of Defence of Georgia – for state aviation personnel.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 29¹. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 24 November 2011 No. 5337 - website, 05.12.2011

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 30. Issuance of a certificate to aviation personnel🔗

1. Aviation personnel shall be entitled to perform a flight and provide a service on the basis of a certificate issued or recognised in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

2. Aviation rules shall be developed by:

a) in the field of civil aviation – the Agency;

b) in the field of state aviation – the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

3. When carrying out activities, aviation personnel shall carry a certificate, which must comply with the said rules.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 31. Training of aviation personnel🔗

Training of aviation personnel shall be carried out in educational institutions that have the appropriate certificate.

Law of Georgia of 5 June 2012 No. 6385 – website, 19.06.2012

Article 32. Recognition of a certificate (certificate) issued for aviation personnel by foreign states🔗

A certificate (certificate) issued for aviation personnel by foreign states may be valid in the territory of Georgia if there is an interstate agreement on mutual recognition of aviation personnel certificates (certificates).

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Article 33. Aircraft crew🔗

1. The aircraft crew consists of the commander, persons of the flight crew, and service personnel.

2. Aircraft crew members who are citizens of Georgia shall be obliged to have command of the state language.

3. The crew of a civil aircraft is prohibited from flying with an incomplete composition of pilots, except for special cases caused by martial law.

4. The minimum composition of an aircraft crew shall be determined on the basis of the flight operations manual for a specific type of aircraft.

5. During a test flight, the composition of the crew of an experimental aircraft shall be determined by the aircraft manufacturers.

Article 34. Citizenship of crew members🔗

1. Crew members of state and civil aircraft of Georgia are citizens of Georgia. In accordance with the legislation of Georgia, an exception to this requirement may be permitted.

2. This rule shall also apply when aircraft of foreign states are operated by legal entities of Georgia.

Article 35. Aircraft commander🔗

1. The aircraft commander is a pilot who, during the performance of a flight, is responsible for the control of the aircraft and its safety.

2. The aircraft commander shall have a pilot certificate, as well as the training and experience required for independent control of a specific type of aircraft and for commanding the crew, in accordance with aviation rules.

3. During a flight, the orders of the aircraft commander shall be mandatory for execution by all persons on board.

4. In the event of a forced landing of an aircraft, its commander, until the arrival of representatives of the relevant state bodies, shall direct the actions of the persons on board.

5. An inspector who is part of the crew, has the qualification of a pilot-instructor and occupies the pilot's seat, shall be vested with the powers of the crew commander.

Article 36. Powers of the aircraft commander🔗

1. The powers of the commander of a civil aircraft shall be determined by the Tokyo International Convention of 14 September 1963 "On Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft", by this Code and by normative acts of the Agency.

2. The commander of a civil aircraft, in the performance of his/her official duties, shall be entitled to:

a) take a final decision on the take-off, landing of the aircraft, as well as on the termination of the flight and landing at an alternate aerodrome or outside the boundaries of an aerodrome;

b) in the event of an obvious danger to the flight arising during the flight, take a decision on fuel dumping, dropping baggage, cargo and postal items from the aircraft;

c) during the flight, within the scope of his/her competence, issue orders to all persons on board the aircraft;

d) in order to ensure the safety of the aircraft, the persons on board and property, and to maintain the order established on board the aircraft, take all necessary measures, including the use of restraint means (plastic handcuffs and others) against a person who does not obey his/her instructions and whose action poses a threat to the aircraft, the persons on board or property, or violates the order established on board the aircraft; as soon as such person lands at the nearest aerodrome, disembark him/her from the aircraft and hand him/her over to the appropriate authorities;

e) change the flight route, cross the state border and fly to an aerodrome of a foreign country, if there is a real danger of a breach of flight safety, an infringement of human life and health, caused by unlawful interference in the activity of civil aviation;

f) be a trusted person of the aircraft operator, conclude contracts on its behalf, taking into account the performance of the assignment, the protection of flight safety, the maintenance of the aircraft, the protection of the life and health of passengers;

g) in an extreme situation during the flight, in order to ensure the safety of people, not duly observe the flight rules and the requirements of normative acts governing the actions of the crew;

h) not obey the orders and instructions of the air traffic control supervisor, if he/she considers that their execution poses a threat to the flight. The aircraft commander shall be obliged to notify the air traffic control supervisor thereof.

3. The rights of the commander of a state aircraft shall be determined by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015.

Article 37. Classification of aerodromes, heliports and airports🔗

1. According to departmental subordination, aerodromes and heliports are divided into civil aviation and state aviation aerodromes and heliports.

2. With respect to civil aviation and state aviation aerodromes and heliports, the classification of airspace is carried out and the corresponding airspace and type of air traffic service are established by this Code and the subordinate normative acts issued on its basis.

3. The status of an international airport/heliport shall be conferred on an airport/heliport by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023.

Article 38. Design and construction of an aerodrome and heliport🔗

1. The territory required (suitable) for the construction of an aerodrome and heliport shall be determined by the spatial planning plan of Georgia approved in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, and in its absence − by a decision of the Government of Georgia.

2. On the territory allocated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, a permit for the construction of an aerodrome/heliport shall be issued in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, taking into account the interests of flight safety.

3. The norms for the design and operation of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport shall be developed by the Agency, while in the case of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport, the norms for their design and operation shall be developed by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia. The said norms shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023.

Article 39. Certification of an aerodrome and heliport🔗

1. A civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport shall be subject to certification.

2. The rules and conditions for the certification of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport shall be determined by an order of the Director of the Agency.

3. A state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport which are used for civil purposes shall be subject to certification in accordance with the rules for the certification of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4597 of 30 March 2007 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia No. 4217 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011.

Law of Georgia No. 1038 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.09.2013.

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023.

Article 40. Registration and Record-Keeping of an Aerodrome, Heliport and Landing Site🔗

1. The Agency shall maintain the register of certified aerodromes, certified heliports and registered landing sites.

2. Registration and record-keeping of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport shall be carried out by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

3. The rules for certification, registration and record-keeping of a civil aviation aerodrome, a civil aviation heliport and a landing site shall be approved by the Agency.

4. The rules for registration and record-keeping of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport shall be approved by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4597 of 30 March 2007 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia No. 4217 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023

Article 41. Protection Area of an Aerodrome/Heliport🔗

1. The protection area of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport shall be established by the Agency in the relevant certification process, and it shall notify the relevant municipality thereof.

2. The protection area of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport shall be established by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

3. In order to ensure flight safety, the height of buildings and structures and the operational specifics of other facilities located in the protection area of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport, as well as in the protection area of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport, shall be determined by the Resolution provided for by paragraph 6 of this article.

4. The relevant permit for a building or structure located in the protection area of a civil aviation aerodrome and a civil aviation heliport shall be issued in agreement with the Agency, while for a building or structure located in the protection area of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport − in agreement with the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

5. For the purposes of this article, matters of expropriation for the necessary public need shall be regulated by the legislation of Georgia.

6. The rules for establishing the protection area of an aerodrome and a heliport and for restricting the construction, as well as the operation and use, of a building or structure or other facility creating an aviation obstacle in that area shall be approved by Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023

Article 42. Marking of a building/structure🔗

1. In accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, an object shall be identified as an aviation obstacle by the Agency, and within the protection area of a state aviation aerodrome and a state aviation heliport — by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

2. When implementing the planned construction/reconstruction of an object identified as an aviation obstacle, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, the obligation to mark the building/structure shall be provided for in the permit conditions by the authorised body issuing the relevant construction permit.

3. The marking of an object identified as an aviation obstacle and the maintenance of the relevant mark shall be ensured by the owner of that object.

4. Within the protection area of an aerodrome/heliport, it is prohibited to place marks similar to aerodrome marks and devices similar to aerodrome devices, as well as to use any means with laser radiation that may cause disorientation of the pilot or impede the safe performance of a flight.

5. The Government of Georgia shall adopt a resolution on approving the rules for marking a building/structure creating an aviation obstacle.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015.

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2023 No. 3115 – website, 30.06.2023.

Article 43. Connection of an airport with the nearest city and other settlement🔗

1. An airport shall have transport communication and means of communication with the nearest city and other settlement.

2. The relevant state bodies shall ensure the improvement of the access road to the airport and uninterrupted transport traffic thereon.

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2023 No. 3115 – website, 30.06.2023.

Article 43¹. Regulation of the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the territory of a civil aerodrome of Georgia🔗

1. The rules for the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the territory of a civil aerodrome of Georgia shall be approved by a normative act of the Agency.

2. Any person who moves by vehicle on the territory of a civil aerodrome of Georgia shall be obliged to comply with the traffic rules established by the person operating that aerodrome.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018.

Article 44. Flight rules🔗

1. In the airspace of Georgia (except for the areas provided for by subparagraphs „g“ − „i“ of paragraph 2 of Article 16 of this Code), the flight of an aircraft shall be performed in accordance with the flight rules established by the Agency, which include the flight plan, instrument and visual flight rules, priority flight rights and other matters related to the performance of flight.

2. In areas restricted for flight, areas dangerous for flight and other temporary areas designated for flight, the flight of an aircraft shall be performed in the manner established by the legislation of Georgia, with observance of the flight safety of civil aircraft.

3. In the airspace over the high seas where Georgia provides air traffic services, the flight of a civil aircraft shall, without exception, be performed in compliance with the requirements of Annex 2 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 45. Admission of Aircraft to Flight in the Airspace of Georgia🔗

An aircraft that has state registration and identification marks, that is duly prepared and on board which all necessary documents established by the aviation activity supervision and regulation bodies are kept shall be admitted to flight in the airspace of Georgia. The said bodies may allow an exception to this rule for experimental aircraft and for aircraft that do not require state registration.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Article 46. Flight plan, surveillance clearance, flight assignment🔗

1. In the airspace of Georgia, the flight of an aircraft shall be performed on the basis of a flight plan, in accordance with surveillance clearance. Surveillance clearance is an instruction issued to an aircraft by the body providing the air traffic surveillance service, which establishes the conditions of the aircraft's operation. The flight of a state aircraft shall be performed on the basis of the consent of the relevant service of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

2. The flight plan shall be submitted to the air navigation service enterprise.

3. The main document determining the purpose, task and route of the flight is the flight assignment signed by an authorised official.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 23 December 2008 No. 850 - LHG I, No. 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 276

Law of Georgia of 26 October 2010 No. 3749 - LHG I, No. 62, 05.11.2010, Art. 389

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 47. Reduction of negative impact on the environment during aircraft flight🔗

1. The right to use the airspace of Georgia shall be granted to those civil aircraft that meet the conditions provided by the legislation of Georgia regarding noise and engine emissions into the environment.

2. Owners of aerodromes, operators, and aircraft crew shall be obliged to minimise the noise generated by the aircraft during the operation of aircraft on the earth's surface and in the airspace.

3. The relevant bodies shall be entitled to require airport owners to restrict flights at minimum altitude and during certain periods of the day and night at the stages of take-off and landing of aircraft, and to change the flight route.

4. In the airspace of Georgia, flights of aircraft at supersonic speed shall be permitted at such altitude as excludes its negative impact on the environment. In the airspace of Georgia, civil aircraft shall be prohibited from breaking the sound barrier.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Article 48. Flight over populated areas. Demonstration flight🔗

1. Flight over populated areas is permitted at such altitude as allows, in the event of the aircraft going out of order, to ensure its flight beyond the limits of the populated area. An exception to this rule are cases where the location of the aerodrome runway does not allow the aircraft to take off and enter for landing without overflying the populated area.

2. A demonstration flight (air show) is a flight performed in front of spectators (audience) and intended to demonstrate the characteristics, capabilities and/or piloting skill or the spectacle of the aircraft.

3. It is inadmissible to perform a demonstration flight without the consent of the Agency. The said consent is issued on the basis of prior agreement with the Ministry of Defence of Georgia. The Ministry of Defence of Georgia gives prior consent taking into account the interests of the country's defence capability, on the basis of an application by the person wishing to perform a demonstration flight.

4. Before issuing the consent provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article, the Agency provides information on the performance of the demonstration flight to the relevant municipality.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2018 No. 2522 – website, 27.06.2018

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6996 – website, 28.07.2020

Article 49. Violation of flight rules, interception of an aircraft🔗

1. In the event of violation of Georgia's airspace, the commander of the aircraft shall, upon receiving the appropriate instruction from the air traffic service authority, ensure its flight to the indicated location. In the event of non-compliance with the said instruction, interception of the aircraft (forced landing of the aircraft) may become necessary.

2. Interception of an aircraft in Georgia's airspace shall be carried out only in extreme cases, taking into account the requirements of Article 3 bis of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

3. The rules for interception of an aircraft shall be developed by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and the Agency and approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 50. Use of aviation radio communication and phraseology during flight and air traffic services provision🔗

1. The crew of an aircraft equipped with radio communication devices, and where the crew consists of one person − the pilot, shall ensure continuous listening watch on the air and the establishment of radio communication with the air traffic services body on the established aviation radio frequencies.

2. The rules for the use of aviation radio communication and phraseology shall be developed by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and the Agency and shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

3. In the airspace of Georgia (except for the areas provided for by subparagraphs „g“ − „i“ of paragraph 2 of Article 16 of this Code, as well as except for the case provided for by paragraph 4 of this Article), radio communication between the air traffic services body and the aircraft crew shall be conducted in the ICAO working language − English.

4. If an aircraft is in an emergency situation where the life and health of persons are endangered, in order to ensure the safety of the life and property of passengers, by way of exception, radio communication may be established in the Georgian language or another ICAO working language, provided that this language is known to the persons providing air traffic services and carrying out radio communication − the pilot and the controller.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Article 51. Norms of working time and flight time🔗

1. The norms of working time and flight time in civil aviation shall be determined by the administration of the aviation enterprise in accordance with the relevant normative acts of the Agency and the labour legislation of Georgia, in agreement with the management of the flight subdivisions and the flight personnel.

2. Exceeding the working time and flight time established by the relevant normative acts of the Agency and the labour legislation of Georgia shall be prohibited.

3. The norms of working time and flight time in state aviation shall be determined by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 5 June 2012 No. 6385 – website, 19.06.2012

Article 52. International flight🔗

1. Regular international traffic (carriage and transportation) of civil aircraft, when the state border of Georgia is crossed, shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the international treaties of Georgia and Article 6 ("Regular air traffic") of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The procedure for "granting (designating) the status of a regular international air carrier to an air carrier registered in Georgia for the performance of regular international air traffic, the distribution of flight frequencies among designated air carriers, and the recognition of an air carrier designated by a foreign state" shall be established by the Government of Georgia.

2. The procedure for issuing a permit for irregular international air carriage and transportation on the territory of Georgia shall be determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

3. In the case of an application by a foreign state through diplomatic channels, the procedure for granting the right to fly in the airspace of Georgia shall be developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10 April 2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 1 December 2009 No. 2177 - LHG I, No. 42, 10 December 2009, Art. 309

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 6 September 2013 No. 1038 – website, 23 September 2013

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11 January 2018

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 1 May 2025

Article 53. Performance of customs formalities, application of passport and other rules🔗

The passport, sanitary, quarantine, entry-exit, import-export of property, transit traffic on the territory of Georgia rules, the rules established by the Tax Code of Georgia, the rules established by the Customs Code of Georgia and other rules of Georgia shall apply to aircraft, the crew and the passengers on board the aircraft (including their property) that enter Georgia or leave Georgia (including in transit, through the territory of Georgia).

Law of Georgia of 12 November 2010 No. 3806 - LHG I, No. 66, 3 December 2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia of 27 March 2012 No. 5963 – website, 12 April 2012

Law of Georgia of 28 June 2019 No. 4928 - website, 4 July 2019

Article 54. Performance of an international flight🔗

An aircraft and aviation personnel shall be entitled to perform an international flight and provide services on the basis of the relevant permit (certificate, licence) issued by the Agency.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10 April 2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2023 No. 3115 – website, 30 June 2023

Article 55. Recognition of documents of civil aircraft of a foreign state on the territory of Georgia🔗

1. Documents on board a civil aircraft of a foreign state shall be valid on the territory of Georgia if they comply with the norms established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

2. In the event of landing of a civil aircraft of a foreign state on the territory of Georgia, the documents referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be verified by the Agency.

3. The Agency shall ensure, in accordance with an agreement concluded within the framework of Article 83 bis of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, among other States parties to this Convention, the recognition of the certificates of aviation specialist, airworthiness of the aircraft and/or radio station issued by the State of the operator of the aircraft.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10 April 2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 6 August 2013

Article 56. Certification in civil aviation🔗

1. An aircraft operator performing commercial air carriage and transportation, an enterprise for the maintenance of airworthiness, an aerodrome, a heliport, an air navigation service enterprise (except for search and rescue service), a civil aviation educational institution, an aviation medical centre, an aviation medical examiner, an aircraft fuelling enterprise and its technical personnel, the relevant ground and aviation equipment, aviation personnel, an on-board catering enterprise, those legal and natural persons whose activity is directly related to ensuring flight safety and aviation security, an aircraft and its engine shall be subject to certification. The said certificate confirms compliance with flight safety and aviation security requirements.

2. The rules of certification in civil aviation shall be established and certification shall be carried out by the Agency in accordance with the 1944 Chicago Convention "On International Civil Aviation" and its Annexes and the legislation of Georgia.

3. (Removed - 22.12.2017, No. 1818).

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 5 June 2012 No. 6385 – website, 19.06.2012

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018

Law of Georgia of 13 June 2023 No. 3115 – website, 30.06.2023

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 57. Suspension of the validity of a certificate, modification or revocation of a certificate or restriction of the rights conferred by a certificate🔗

1. The Agency shall be entitled to verify and, taking into account state interests and flight safety/aviation security requirements, suspend the validity of a certificate, modify or revoke a certificate or restrict the rights conferred by a certificate in accordance with the normative acts of the Agency.

2. The holder of the certificate may appeal this decision in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Article 58. Violations of the requirements provided for by a certificate🔗

1. It shall be considered a violation of the requirements provided for by a certificate if:

a) during the performance of aviation activity, a natural person works without the appropriate certificate;

b) a legal or natural person uses a civil aircraft that does not have a certificate of airworthiness or violates the conditions defined by the said certificate;

c) a legal or natural person, for the performance of aircraft servicing, operation or commercial activity, admits an aviation service provider that does not have the appropriate certificate;

d) a legal or natural person carries out transportation without the appropriate certificate or violates the conditions provided for by this certificate;

e) a legal or natural person uses an aircraft for commercial purposes in violation of the requirements of the certificate or other norms provided for by this Code;

f) the holder of a certificate — an aviation enterprise — fails to comply with any condition or restriction provided for by the certificate;

g) a legal or natural person operates, without a certificate or in violation of the norms and conditions defined by the certificate, an airport serving a carrier;

h) a legal or natural person holding the appropriate certificate sells or offers for sale aviation fuel or fuels and lubricants whose quality does not comply with the standards established in Georgia;

i) a legal or natural person, in order to obtain a certificate, provides incorrect information to the Agency.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011.

Article 58¹. Commercial air carriage🔗

1. The operator of an aircraft registered in Georgia shall be entitled to carry passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail by air for commercial purposes, if it holds an air carriage certificate.

1¹. For the purposes of this Article, commercial air carriage includes the carriage of passengers, baggage, cargo and/or mail by air for commercial purposes by the operator of an aircraft registered in Georgia, including transfer under a wet lease to another operator of an aircraft.

2. An air carriage certificate shall be issued, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, to a legal entity registered in Georgia whose principal place of business is Georgia and in which a citizen/citizens of Georgia and/or the State of Georgia and/or a legal entity established in Georgia (whose founder/founders and/or direct or indirect holder/holders of more than 50% of the voting stock or shares is/are a citizen/citizens of Georgia, the State of Georgia or a self-governing unit/units) holds/hold, by right of ownership, more than 50% of the voting stock or shares, provided that:

a) whose main activity is commercial air carriage, which it carries out separately or in combination with other types of commercial operation of an aircraft or with its repair and technical maintenance;

b) which holds a valid operator's certificate issued by the Agency;

c) which has sufficient financial resources to meet the existing and potential financial obligations of the airline for 2 years from the commencement of the operation of the aircraft, without taking into account the revenue received from operation in the first 3 months;

d) the decision-making senior officer does not have a bad business reputation, which implies a criminal record for a grave, especially grave or economic offence, or for an offence which, during his/her management, caused the insolvency of the enterprise.

3. The Agency shall continuously supervise the compliance of the activities of the holder of an air carriage certificate with the requirements of paragraph 2 of this Article, and shall be entitled to require the airline to submit the relevant information.

4. This Article shall not apply to an airline which carries out air carriage by an ultralight aircraft or by an aircraft without an engine, or which carries out training and local flights.

5. The Agency shall approve the procedure for issuing an air carriage certificate in accordance with the conditions determined by this Article.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2019 No. 4336 – website, 04.03.2019.

Law of Georgia of 23 June 2020 No. 6358 – website, 29.06.2020.

Article 59. Permit for aviation activity🔗

1. Irregular international air carriage, as well as specialised operation (aviation works) within the territory of Georgia by the operator of a civil aircraft registered in another country, shall be carried out on the basis of a permit for irregular international air carriage or a permit for carrying out specialised operation (aviation works) issued by the Agency, respectively.

2. (Removed - 11.12.2015, No. 4620).

3. The Agency shall issue:

a) a permit for irregular international air carriage;

b) a permit for the performance of aviation works.

4. The Agency shall issue a permit in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Licences and Permits.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 1 December 2009 No. 2177 - LHG I, No. 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 309

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023

Article 60. Reimbursement of expenses related to licensing and certification🔗

The legal entities and natural persons interested in obtaining a licence and a certificate shall reimburse the expenses related to licensing and certification.

Article 61. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Article 62. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 63. Air carriage contract🔗

1. Under a passenger carriage contract, the carrier shall assume the obligation to carry the passenger to the destination, and if the passenger checks in baggage – to carry the baggage to the destination and hand it over to a person authorised for that purpose. The passenger shall assume the obligation to pay the fare established for the journey, and in the case of checking in baggage – also the fee for its carriage.

2. Under a cargo carriage contract, the carrier shall assume the obligation to carry the cargo handed over to it by the consignor to the destination and hand it over to a person authorised for that purpose, and the consignor shall assume the obligation to pay the fee established for the carriage of the cargo.

Article 64. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 65. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 1 December 2009 No. 2177 - LHG I, No. 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 309

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 66. Transport documents🔗

The contract for the carriage of passengers, baggage, cargo and postal items shall be confirmed respectively by a ticket, a baggage, cargo or postal waybill. The main requirements for the form and content of these documents shall be established by the Agency on the basis of the samples and standards provided for by the international treaties and agreements of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 67. Termination (cancellation) of the air carriage contract at the initiative of the carrier🔗

Except for the cases established by the Civil Code of Georgia, the carrier is entitled to terminate (cancel) the carriage contract if this is necessary:

1. to ensure flight safety;

2. to prevent violation of the requirements of the legislative normative acts of the State of take-off, landing or overflight.

Article 68. Termination of the air carriage contract at the initiative of the passenger🔗

1. A passenger has the right to refuse the flight and to recover the amount paid for the carriage if he/she notifies the carrier thereof within the period established by the relevant rules.

2. (Removed on 29.04.2025, No. 510).

Law of Georgia of 29 April 2025 No. 510 – website, 01.05.2025

Article 69. Acceptance of cargo at the place of destination🔗

1. The carrier shall be obliged to notify the consignee in writing of the arrival of the cargo.

2. The consignee shall be obliged to accept and remove the cargo. He/she has the right to refuse acceptance of damaged or spoiled cargo if it is established that its use in whole or in part for the intended purpose is impossible.

Article 70. Refusal or delayed acceptance of cargo by the consignee🔗

1. If, within the period established by the carriage rules, the consignee does not claim the cargo arrived at his/her address or refuses to accept it, the carrier is entitled to notify the consignor thereof and to keep the cargo at the consignor's expense and under his/her own responsibility.

2. If, within the periods established by legislation, the consignee does not accept the cargo received at his/her address, and the consignor does not ensure its disposal, it shall be subject to sale in accordance with the established procedure.

3. The inspection and clearance of the said cargo shall be carried out by the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia – the Revenue Service, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 12 November 2010 No. 3806 - LHG I, No. 66, 03.12.2010, Art. 414

Article 71. Carriage of dangerous cargo🔗

The list of explosive substances, weapons, ammunition, poisonous, flammable, radioactive and other dangerous substances and items and the rules for their carriage shall be determined by the Agency in accordance with the requirements of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. On the basis of Annex 18 to this Convention ("The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air"), the Agency shall also exempt dangerous cargo from the prohibition of carriage by civil aircraft.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Article 71¹. Obligation to provide passenger data🔗

The air carrier determined by Resolution of the Government of Georgia shall be obliged to provide to the Legal Entity of Public Law within the sphere of governance of the State Security Service of Georgia − the Operational-Technical Agency of Georgia, advance passenger data and passenger name record data. The list of the said data, the rules and conditions for their provision, processing, storage, issuance, depersonalisation and destruction shall be determined by Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1678 – website, 14.12.2017

Article 72. Specialised operation (aviation works) and the rules for its (their) implementation🔗

1. Specialised operation (aviation works) may be carried out both for the personal purposes of the aircraft operator and, on the basis of a customer's request, for commercial purposes.

2. Specialised operation (aviation works) shall be carried out by the operator of an aircraft registered in Georgia on the basis of a declaration or authorisation, and by the operator of an aircraft registered in another country − on the basis of the relevant permit.

3. Mandatory requirements for specialised aviation (aviation works) shall be established by the Agency.

4. If the relevant state bodies of Georgia have established conditions by which, due to ecology or a special regime imposed for people and vehicles in a certain territory, the carrying out of specialised operation (aviation works) is restricted or prohibited, the obligation to agree the carrying out of specialised operation (aviation works) with these bodies shall be imposed on the aircraft operator.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3269 – website, 04.07.2023

Article 73. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 3115 of 13 June 2023 – website, 30.06.2023.

Law of Georgia No. 3269 of 15 June 2023 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 74. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 3269 of 15 June 2023 – website, 04.07.2023.

Article 75. General conditions of the property liability of the holder of an air carriage certificate🔗

1. In the performance of international and domestic carriage, the duties of the holder of an air carriage certificate shall be determined in accordance with the Montreal Convention of 28 May 1999 "for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air", other international treaties of Georgia, this Code, the Civil Code of Georgia and the normative acts of the Agency.

2. In the event of the death/bodily injury of a passenger, delay in the carriage of a passenger and/or baggage, or loss, damage or destruction of baggage, the obligations of the holder of an air carriage certificate shall be determined by a normative act of the Agency.

3. An air carrier shall be released from the performance of the respective obligations if, due to circumstances caused by force majeure, it is unable to perform them or performs them improperly.

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 76. Liability for damage to the health of a crew member🔗

1. In the performance of a flight assignment, in the event of the injury of a crew member of an aircraft of Georgia or other damage to his/her health, the respective carrier shall be obliged to compensate that person (the injured person) for the income (less the social package assigned in accordance with the legislation of Georgia on the basis of the establishment of the status of limited capabilities for him/her as a result of this case) which he/she lost as a result of the loss or reduction of working capacity, unless that carrier proves that the injury of the said person (the injured person) or other damage to his/her health was caused by the intentional unlawful act of that person (the injured person) himself/herself.

2. If, in the performance of a flight assignment, a crew member of an aircraft of Georgia died, the persons incapable of work who were dependent on him/her or the persons who, as of the day of his/her death, were entitled to receive maintenance from him/her, as well as the child of the deceased who was born after his/her death, shall be compensated for that part of the income of the injured person which they received or were entitled to receive as maintenance during his/her lifetime.

3. The norms of this article shall also apply to an aircraft of a foreign state which is operated by an operator of Georgia on a lease (leasing) or other legal basis.

Law of Georgia No. 846 of 26 June 2025 – website, 03.07.2025.

Article 77. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 78. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 79. Liability of the carrier in the event of total or partial loss, damage or delayed carriage of postal items through its fault🔗

In the event of total or partial loss, damage or delayed carriage of postal items through the fault of the carrier, it shall be liable to the customer of this service in accordance with the acts of the Universal Postal Union and the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 80. Liability for damage caused in the performance of aviation works🔗

Liability for damage caused in the performance of aviation works shall be borne by the operator of the aircraft/holder of the aerial transportation-carriage certificate in the manner established by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 81. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 82. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 83. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 84. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 85. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 86. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 87. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 88. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 89. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 90. Limitation period for an action and judicial examination of a case related to aerial transportation-carriage🔗

The limitation period for an action and the procedure for bringing an action related to aerial transportation-carriage shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 91. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015.

Article 92. Limitation period for an action and judicial examination of an action related to the performance of aviation works🔗

The limitation period for an action and the procedure for bringing an action related to the performance of aviation works shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

Article 93. Scope of civil liability and its compulsory insurance🔗

1. In the case of the use of the airspace of Georgia, the aircraft operator/holder of an air transportation certificate shall insure its own civil liability for compensation of the damage that may be caused to a passenger, the consignor or consignee of baggage, cargo or a postal item, or a third party.

2. The rules for insurance of the civil liability of an aircraft operator/holder of an air transportation certificate shall be approved by a normative act of the Agency.

3. For the purposes of this Article, an aircraft operator may be a natural or legal person that does not hold an air transportation certificate/operator's certificate, but which exercises control over the use or operation of the aircraft.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015

Article 94. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015

Article 95. Liability insurance in connection with the performance of aviation works🔗

An aircraft operator shall, in accordance with a normative act of the Agency, insure its own liability for compensation of possible damage related to the performance of aviation works.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015

Article 96. Unlawful act🔗

For the purposes of this Code, an unlawful act is an act directed against civil aviation, committed by one or several persons, provided for by the Criminal Code of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 – website, 23.12.2015

Article 97. Aviation security🔗

1. Aviation security is protection against unlawful acts against civil aviation, which is achieved through a complex of measures, a combination of human and material resources.

2. Georgia, as a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), shall fulfil the requirements of the Tokyo International Convention of 14 September 1963 "on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft", the Hague International Convention of 16 December 1970 for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, the Montreal International Convention of 23 September 1971 for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the Protocol "for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation", supplementary to the Convention "for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation" adopted at Montreal on 23 September 1971, the Montreal Convention of 1 March 1991 "on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection" and other international treaties, and shall implement measures to introduce recommended practice.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Article 98. Supervision of Aviation Security🔗

1. The State Programme for Ensuring the Protection of Civil Aviation Security against Unlawful Acts is a complex of measures for the protection of civil aviation against unlawful acts, the purpose of which is to ensure the effectiveness of aviation security of airlines registered in Georgia, as well as of airlines of foreign countries carrying out civil aviation activities on the territory of Georgia, through the application of international standards of civil aviation, recommended practice and relevant procedures, for the performance of safe flights.

2. The State Programme for Ensuring the Protection of Civil Aviation Security against Unlawful Acts shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

3. The State Programme for Quality Control of Aviation Security in the Field of Civil Aviation is a set of rules and measures ensuring quality control of aviation security, the purpose of which is to ensure a high level of aviation security in the State.

4. The State Programme for Quality Control of Aviation Security in the Field of Civil Aviation shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

5. The Programme for Training in Aviation Security Matters in the Field of Civil Aviation regulates the matters of selection and training of aviation security personnel involved in civil aviation activities, as well as the matters of training of persons who need training in the field of aviation security for the performance of their official duties.

6. The Programme for Training in Aviation Security Matters in the Field of Civil Aviation shall be developed and approved by the Agency.

7. The Agency shall ensure supervision in the field of civil aviation security and shall exercise quality control of aviation security of persons ensuring the operation of aerodromes, of operators (air carriers) of aircraft registered in Georgia, as well as of legal entities registered in Georgia and of those legal entities carrying out activities in Georgia which are responsible for various aspects of ensuring aviation security.

8. In order to verify compliance with the requirements established by normative acts in the field of civil aviation security, the flight safety inspector, in addition to the rights conferred by Article 81 of this Code, shall also have the right, in the performance of official duties, to bring into the controlled and restricted access protected zones of the airport the necessary equipment, including radio communication means, photo, video and audio equipment, as well as items prohibited for carriage by aircraft, namely imitation weapons and imitation explosive devices.

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015.

Article 99. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018.

Article 100. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2017 No. 1818 - website, 11.01.2018.

Article 101. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 102. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 103. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 3185 of 25 May 2006 – LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia No. 4597 of 30 March 2007 – LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia No. 4217 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia No. 822 of 12 July 2013 – website, 06.08.2013

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 104. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 105. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 106. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1038 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.09.2013

Law of Georgia No. 4620 of 11 December 2015 – website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 107. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 108. (repealed)🔗

Law of Georgia No. 1038 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.09.2013

Law of Georgia No. 1818 of 22 December 2017 – website, 11.01.2018

Article 109. Aviation accidents, incidents and the purpose of their official investigation🔗

1. An aviation accident is an aviation occurrence related to the operation of an aircraft, which, in the case of a piloted aircraft, occurred from the boarding of a person on board the aircraft with the intention of flight until all persons on board have left it, and in the case of an unmanned aircraft − from the moment the aircraft is ready to move for the purpose of performing a flight until the completion of the flight and the shutdown of the main power system, if:

a) a person sustains a fatal or serious bodily injury:

a.a) as a result of being on board the aircraft;

a.b) as a result of direct contact with any part of the aircraft (including a part that has become detached from the aircraft);

a.c) as a result of the direct effect of the jet blast of a jet engine.

Note: An occurrence is not considered an aviation accident where the bodily injury was sustained for natural reasons or in the case of self-inflicted injury, or where it was inflicted by another person, or where the bodily injury was sustained by a stowaway passenger who was hiding outside the area accessible to passengers and crew;

b) the aircraft is damaged or its structure is broken, as a result of which:

b.a) the structural strength is broken, technical or flight characteristics deteriorate;

b.b) major repair of the aircraft or replacement of the damaged part is necessary, except for engine failure or damage limited to one engine (including cowlings or auxiliary parts), propellers, wing tips, antennas, probes, vanes, tyres, brake devices, wheels, fairings, panels, landing gear struts, windshields, the aircraft skin (such as small dents or punctures), main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, damage to the landing gear and minor damage caused by hail or bird strike (including punctures in the radome fairing);

c) the aircraft is missing or is found in an inaccessible place.

2. An incident is an occurrence related to the use of an aircraft (other than an aviation accident) which affects or could have affected the safety of the operation of the aircraft.

3. An incident is serious if its circumstances indicate that during the operation of the aircraft there was a high probability of the occurrence of an aviation accident, and which occurred, in the case of a piloted aircraft, from the boarding of any person on board the aircraft with the intention of flight until all persons on board have left it, and in the case of an unmanned aircraft − from the moment the aircraft is ready to move for the purpose of performing a flight until the completion of the flight and the shutdown of the main power system.

4. An official investigation of an aviation accident and incident occurring on the territory of Georgia shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure determined by the legislation of Georgia.

5. The purpose of the official investigation of an aviation accident and incident is to prevent an aviation accident and incident in the future. The purpose of the official investigation is not to establish anyone’s guilt in the occurrence of an aviation accident or incident or anyone’s responsibility for its occurrence.

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2012 No. 6435 – website, 25 June 2012.

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 6 August 2013.

Article 110. Investigation of Aviation Accidents and Incidents🔗

1. The official investigation of an aviation accident and a serious incident occurring in the field of civil aviation, independently of and without hindering the judicial and administrative proceedings ongoing in connection with them, shall be conducted by the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (hereinafter – the Investigation Bureau).

1¹. The Investigation Bureau is independent of any agency responsible for airworthiness, certification, flight operations, maintenance, licensing, air traffic control and aerodrome operation, and of any other person whose interests and/or tasks may conflict with the tasks of the Investigation Bureau and/or influence its objectivity.

1². The Head of the Investigation Bureau (authorised investigator) is independent when conducting an investigation, is not guided by instructions of any agency and/or other person, and has unrestricted authority, within the scope of his/her competence, to have unhindered access to/entry to/control over the facilities of aviation enterprises located in the territory of Georgia, at any place in the territory of Georgia where an aviation accident or incident occurred or where aircraft parts/flight recorders, evidence, documents are located, including audio and video recordings reflecting air traffic services. The Head of the Investigation Bureau (authorised investigator) is also authorised to obtain explanations from eyewitnesses of an aviation accident or incident, to request from the relevant bodies any materials related to his/her investigation, and to carry out any other actions necessary for the investigation in accordance with the procedure established by legislation.

1³. The Head of the Investigation Bureau (authorised investigator) is responsible for ensuring safety for the protection of information obtained as a result of the investigation of an aviation accident or incident, so that this information is not disclosed for any purpose other than the purpose of the investigation of the aviation accident or incident. Information obtained as a result of the investigation may be disclosed only in cases provided for by the legislation of Georgia, on the basis of an appropriate decision of the relevant law enforcement bodies.

2. An incident occurring in the field of civil aviation in which a high probability of the occurrence of an aviation accident or serious incident is not apparent shall be investigated by the aircraft operator and/or aviation enterprise, and, upon request, it shall submit an investigation report to the Agency and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.

3. The official investigation of an aviation accident and incident (including a serious incident) occurring in state aviation of Georgia shall be conducted by a commission of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

4. The investigation of an aviation accident and incident occurring in experimental aviation shall be conducted by the relevant departmental commission.

5. When investigating such an aviation accident and incident as affect the interests of different agencies, the Government of Georgia may create an interagency commission.

6. The right to investigate an aviation accident and serious incident that occurred on a civil aircraft of a foreign state may, by mutual agreement, be transferred in whole or in part to the interested state or the relevant international organization.

7. In the event of an aviation accident and serious incident on a civil aircraft, notification shall be sent to the states of registration, operation, design or manufacture of the aircraft, which have the right to appoint authorized representatives for the purpose of participating in the investigation.

8. Immediately upon the occurrence of an aviation accident or serious incident on a civil aircraft, notification shall also be sent to the International Civil Aviation Organization, if the maximum mass of that aircraft exceeds 2 250 kilograms or that aircraft is turbojet.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3185 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 130

Law of Georgia of 30 March 2007 No. 4597 - LHG I, No. 11, 10.04.2007, Art. 101

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4217 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2012 No. 6435 – website, 25.06.2012

Law of Georgia of 12 July 2013 No. 822 – website, 06.08.2013

Law of Georgia of 6 September 2013 No. 1038 – website, 23.09.2013

Law of Georgia of 11 December 2015 No. 4620 - website, 23.12.2015

Law of Georgia of 31 May 2023 No. 3001 – website, 13.06.2023

Article 111. Storage of material evidence🔗

1. An aircraft, its components, the wreckage remaining after an aviation accident, on-board and ground objective control means, as well as documents existing on the ground relating to the repair, operation of the aircraft and the ensuring of its flight, shall be considered material evidence of the aviation accident and, before being handed over to the investigating commission, their inviolability must be preserved.

2. Persons guilty of intentional damage to or destruction of material evidence shall be held liable under the legislation of Georgia.

Article 112. Participation of other legal entities in the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents🔗

The relevant state bodies, legal entities and military agencies shall be obliged to ensure the protection of the site of the aviation accident (incident) and the creation of appropriate conditions for the work of the commission.

Article 113. Financing of the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents and the liquidation of their consequences🔗

1. Expenses related to the liquidation of the consequences caused by aviation accidents and incidents and to the service investigation shall be reimbursed from the State Budget of Georgia.

2. (Removed – 12.06.2012, No. 6435).

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2012 No. 6435 – website, 25.06.2012

Article 114. Liability for committing an offence in air transport🔗

Liability for committing an offence in air transport shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

Article 115. Liability of civil aviation workers for disciplinary violations🔗

Civil aviation workers of Georgia found to have committed disciplinary violations shall be held liable in accordance with the labour legislation of Georgia.

President of Georgia

Eduard Shevardnadze.

Tbilisi,

29 October 1996.

No. 462–Is