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'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.' [39r] (88/270)
The record is made up of 1 volume (131 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Memo. No. B. 442. P.Z. 540/35.
TERRITORY OF MUSCAT AND OMAN.
I.—Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft made by His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
1. —(i) Aircraft shall not fly over or land in the Arabian territories of Muscat
and Oman, except under a special authorisation issued by His Highness the Sultan.
(ii) Aircraft engaged in regular air services shall not fly over the territories of
Muscat and Oman on the north side of the Gulf of Oman or land at Gwadur except
under a special authorisation issued by His Highness the Sultan.
(iii) Aircraft, other than those engaged in regular air services, may fly over the
territories of His Highness the Sultan on the north side of the Gulf of Oman and land
at Gwadur without such special authorisation.
2. Aircraft, when flying over or landing in the territories of Muscat and Oman,
shall comply with the general regulations contained in the succeeding paragraphs.
Aircraft whose flight is authorised under paragraphs 1 (i) and (ii) above shall, in
addition, comply with such other supplementary conditions as may be specified in the
authorisation.
3. —(i) The aircraft shall be registered and bear the prescribed nationality and
registration marks painted on the aircraft in the prescribed manner.
(ii) The aircraft shall be certified as airworthy in the prescribed manner, and any
terms or conditions on or subject to which the certificate of airworthiness was granted
shall be duly complied with.
(iii) r i he personnel of the aircrait shall be of the prescribed number and
description and shall be provided with the prescribed certificates of competency
and licences.
(iv) There shall be carried in the aircraft the prescribed documents and journey
log book kept up to date in the prescribed form and manner. In addition, if the
aircraft carries passengers, there shall be carried a list of their names and, if it carries
freight, bills of lading and manifest in respect thereof.
(v) In this regulation “prescribed” means prescribed by the law of the State on
whose register the aircraft is entered.
4. The aircraft shall not use as a place of landing or departure any place in
Muscat and Oman other than an aerodrome approved for the purpose by His Highness
the Sultan. The published conditions governing the use of the aerodromes shall be
observed.
5. The aircraft and the persons on board shall conform to such orders as may be
lawfully given by any authorised person.
6. Personnel of the aircraft required to be provided with licences shall on demand
produce their licences for the inspection of any authorised person.
The person in charge of the aircraft shall on demand by an authorised person
uroduce any prescribed certificate, licence or log book relating to the aircraft and, if
it carries passengers or freight, the list of names and the bills of lading and manifest
respective!} 7 .
7. Any authorised person shall have the right of access at all reasonable times
to any aircraft for the purpose of carrying out his powers and duties under these
regulations.
8. The aircraft shall comply with the rules as to lights and signals and rules for
air traffic prescribed in Annex D of the Convention for the Regulation of Aerial
Navigation, dated 13th October 1919.
9. The aircraft shall comply in customs matters with the provisions of Annex H
of the aforesaid Convention.
3788 100 5.35
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The correspondence in the volume is mainly related to the use of Gwadur anchorage by Imperial Airways flying boats and the question of whether to obtain special authorisations from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in this regard or not.
The correspondence in the volume also covers the following: proposals to obtain specific authority from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the refusal of applications, or private flights over his Arabian territory; the rental fees of the landing ground at Gwadur; the arrangement for a guard to be provided on the aerodrome at Gwadur for the protection of the aircraft; the exemption from duty on marine equipment imported into Gwadur for use in connection with the Empire Mail Scheme; the request for special authorisation to be issued by the Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for certain aircraft registered in the name of Imperial Airways to land in and fly over their territories; the emergency landing of Imperial Airways flying boats at Kuwait; and the arrangements to be made to afford landing facilities at Gwadur once the Muscat Civil Air Agreement expires on 24 October 1938.
The main correspondents in the volume are: the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire; Imperial Airways; the Department of Civil Aviation, Air Ministry, London; the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ; and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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- 1 volume (131 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 127; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:8v, 10r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:31v, 35r:43v, 45r:45v, 47r:63v, 65r:66v, 68r:77v, 80r:94v, 96r:106v, 109r:127v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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