1. LIST OF ADVISORY CIRCULARS
Document No.LIST OF ADVISORY CIRCULARS

LIST OF ADVISORY CIRCULARS


Effective Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

2. CERTIFICATION OF APPROVED TRAINING ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS COURSES
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS001

This Advisory Circular provides information on the certification process of approved Training 
Organization intending to conduct aircraft maintenance engineers training. 

Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

3. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE SCHEDULE REPORT
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS002

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to give information and guidance to operators of all aircraft registered in Nigeria on the regulatory requirements and general basic procedures to establish the w…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

4. DISPOSAL OF SCRAPPED AIRCRAFT PARTS
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS003

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance and information to persons involved in the sale, maintenance, or disposal of aircraft parts. It provides information and guidance to prev…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

5. PROPER USAGE OF PARTS REMOVED FROM AN AIRCRAFT NO LONGER IN SERVICE OR PARTS RECOVERED FROM AN AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS004

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance and information on the proper usage of aircraft parts removed from an aircraft no longer in service or parts recovered from an aircraft involv…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

6. AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATE ACCEPTANCE FOR AIRCRAFT THAT WERE IMPORTED INTO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED PRIOR TO AND POST ENACTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION ACT 2006
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS005

AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATE ACCEPTANCE FOR AIRCRAFT THAT WERE IMPORTED INTO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED PRIOR TO AND POST 
ENACTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION A…

Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

7. GUIDANCE ON REGISTRATION OF SUPPLIERS OF AIRCRAFT PARTS, COMPONENTS  AND MATERIALS USED IN MAINTENANCE 
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS006

GUIDANCE ON REGISTRATION OF SUPPLIERS OF AIRCRAFT PARTS, COMPONENTS 
AND MATERIALS USED IN MAINTENANCE 

NOTE: This is a controlled and restricted publication. The latest revision of this publi…

Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

8. GUIDANCE ON MAINTAINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED GROUND  PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS)  
Document No.GEN-AC-AWS007 

GUIDANCE ON MAINTAINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED GROUND 
PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS)  


NOTE: This is a controlled and restricted publication. The latest revision of this publication …

Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

9. REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS001 

 This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide information and guidance on the civil aviation 
regulatory requirements to register an aircraft in Nigeria. 



Effective Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

10. PROCEDURES FOR RECORDATION OF IDERA AND DE-REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT UNDER AN IDERA 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS001A 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide information and guidance on the civil aviation regulatory requirements and procedures for recordation and cancellation of an Irrevocable Deregistration…


Effective Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

11. ISSUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS002 

This    Advisory    Circular    (AC)    is    issued    to     provide     information     and guidance to ope…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

12. CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS – RENEWAL 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS002A 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide information about the requirements of continued validity of the certificate of airworthiness and to give guidance on the procedure to renew the certifi…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

13. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME - COMMERCIAL AIR OPERATORS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS003 

This advisory circular is issued to provide guidance information on the regulatory requirements that relate to preparation of a maintenance program for an aircraft engaged in commercial air transport.…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

14. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME – GENERAL AVIATION 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS003A 

This advisory circular is issued to provide guidance and information on the regulatory requirements that relate to development of maintenance program for aircraft that have been issued with a certific…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

15. ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS003B 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance to operators by setting acceptable means for ensuring analysis of the effectiveness of aircraft maintenance programme is carried out to c…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

16. APPLICATION OF HUMAN FACTORS PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN AND  APPLICATION OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME,  MAINTENANCE CONTROL MANUAL AND OTHER MANUALS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS003C 

This advisory circular is issued to provide guidance and information on the regulatory requirements that relate to the application of human factors principles in the development of AOC Aircraft Mainte…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

17. RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS EXPORT CERTIFICATE OF  AIRWORTHINESS AND SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS004 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide information and guidance to the fulfilment of regulatory requirements that relate to the issue of Restricted Certificate of  Airworthiness, Export…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

18. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES MANUAL (MPM) DEVELOPMENT 
Document No.NCAA-AC–AWS006 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance information on preparing, and approval of a maintenance organization Maintenance Procedures Manual (MPM) in accordance with the Civil Aviation…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

19. CERTIFICATION OF APPROVED MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION DOMESTIC 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS007 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance and information to organisations and operators on the certification process of maintenance organisations. The process is  designed  …


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

20. TECHNICAL STORES MANAGEMENT 
Document No.NCAA-AC- AWS007A 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance on the establishment and management of maintenance facility technical stores. 



Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

21. CERTIFICATION OF A FOREIGN APPPOVED MAINTENANCE  ORGANISATION (AMO) 
Document No. NCAA-AC-AWS007B 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide information and guidance to a foreign AMO on acceptable means and process by which the AMO may qualify for the issue of a Maintenance Organization Appr…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

22. MAINTENANCE CONTROL MANUAL (MCM) 
Document No.NCAA-AC–AWS009 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance information on preparing and submitting an Air Operators Maintenance Control Manual (MCM) to the Authority for approval in accordance with the…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

23. DEVELOPMENT OF A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT 
Document No.NCAA- AC-AWS 013 

This Advisory Circular is issued to provide information and guidance to Air Operators and Maintenance Organisations in the process of developing maintenance contract agreements. 


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

24. MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS014 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance to operators by setting acceptable means for ensuring that modifications or repairs to aircraft comply with the requirements of the applicable…


Effective Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

25. MAINTENANCE CONTROL BY RELIABILITY METHODS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS015 

This advisory circular (AC) is issued to provide information and guidance which may be used to design or develop a maintenance programme that utilizes reliability control methods. The aircraft mainten…


Effective Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

26. STORAGE, HANDLING AND QUALITY CONTROL OF AVIATION FUEL AT AERODROMES
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS020

 This publication provides guidance on measures that aviation fuel suppliers should adopt in the discharge of the responsibilities placed upon them. It is aimed particularly at those installation…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

27. GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATE  ACCEPTANCE IN NIGERIA 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS022 

This Advisory Circular provides information on the Type Certificate Acceptance process for aircraft to be registered in Nigeria for the first time.


Effective Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

28. TRAINING PROGRAMME APPROVAL PROCESS - AMO 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS029 

This Advisory Circular is issued to provide guidance on the approval process for a Training Programme for 
an AMO.



Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

29. CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT   ORGANISATION 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS030 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance and information to organisations and operators on the certification process of Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO). The p…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

30. CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT EXPOSITION (CAME)  1.0 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS031 

This advisory circular is issued to provide guidance and information on the regulatory  requirements that relate to development of continuing airworthiness management exposition by a Continuing A…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

31. PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PARTS 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS0032 

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to give information and guidance to operators of aircraft registered in Nigeria and Approved Maintenance Organizations on the procedures for reporting Suspected U…


Effective Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

32. REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA (RVSM) APPROVAL
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS33 

This Advisory Circular provides guidance for operator who intends to obtain RVSM approval from the NCAA. 



Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

33. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS042

This is a controlled and restricted publication. The latest revision of this publication is with the Directorate of Airworthiness Standards (DAWS) of the NCAA 


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

34. ISSUANCE / ACCPTANCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE 
Document No.NCAA-AC-AWS059

This Advisory Circular (AC) is issued to provide guidance to applicant for issuance and acceptance of supplemental type certificate. 



Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

35. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT (RPA) OPERATIONS, DESIGN  SPECIFICATION, MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING OF HUMAN RESOURCES  FOR OPERATIONS IN NIGERIAN AIRSPACE.
Document No.NCAA- AC-AWS061 

This Advisory Circular (AC) has been developed to provide guidance to operators of RPAs in the operation of RPAs and the means whereby they may safely and legally operate RPA systems. This document al…


Effective Date: Monday, April 10, 2023