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Documentary requirements
for clearance of aircraft
It is necessary that the under mentioned aircraft documents be
submitted by airline operators for clearance on entry and departure of their
aircraft to and from Bangladesh. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format as set forth in the relevant appendices to Annex 9 and
are acceptable when furnished in English and completed in legible
handwriting.
Aircraft documents required for arrival and
departure:
Required by |
General Declaration |
Passenger Manifest |
Cargo Manifest |
Customs Officer |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Immigration
Officer |
1 |
1 |
... |
Airport Health
Officer |
2 |
1 |
... |
Plant Quarantine
Officer |
1* |
1* |
1* |
* For arriving
aircraft only |
Notes:
a. One copy of the General Declaration is
endorsed and returned by Customs, Signifying clearances.
b. If no passengers are embarking
(disembarking) and no articles are laden (unladen), no aircraft documents
except copies of the General declaration need be submitted to the above
authorities.
Public health measures
applied to aircraft
All International Travelers coming to
Bangladesh from yellow fever zone or in transit through yellow fever zone
must possess a valid International Certificate of yellow fever vaccination.
There will not be any exception for age, sex and status.
Yellow Fever: The vaccine used must be
approved by the WHO and the vaccination centre must be notified by the WHO.
Yellow fever epidemic zones of Africa and South America are given below:
AFRICA: Angola,
Benin Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinu, Guineu-Bissau, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome
and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (South of 15 N), Togo,
Uganda, United Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Upper
Volta, Zaire, Zambia.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana,
Guatemala, Guyane, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad,
Tobago and Venezuela,
Note : When a case
of yellow fever is reported from any Country, that country is regarded by
the Government of Bangladesh as infected with yellow fever and is added to
the above list.
In case any traveler fails to produce such
valid certificate he will either not be permitted to enter Bangladesh or
will be isolated till he is considered free from infection by local Health
Administration. A simplified E/D-cum Health Card is to be filled in by an
arriving passenger of all categories.
Desensitization of aircraft in flight is
not acceptable. However, spraying on the ground is not required provided a
"Desensitization Certificate" from the place of origin is carried on the
aircraft.
Aircraft and aircrew engaged on
non-scheduled flights to Bangladesh shall comply with the requirements of
the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) and the
national regulations in force in Bangladesh.
Cabotage Carriage
No passenger or freight originating at a point in
Bangladesh and destined for another point in Bangladesh may be picked up by
a foreign operator.
If an operator intends to perform a (series of)
non-scheduled flight(s) originating at a point in Bangladesh and destined
for another point in Bangladesh for the purpose of taking or discharging
passengers, cargo or mail, he shall have to provide satisfactory evidence
that no Bangladesh registered operator is in a position to carry the
passengers or freight available between the two points in Bangladesh.
Thereafter, he shall apply to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority for
permission to carry out such charter flights.
Other
Commercial Flights If an operator intends to perform a (series of)
non-scheduled commercial flight(s) e.g. Business flights, survey flights or
spraying flights in Bangladesh he shall apply giving details of the
flights(s) to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229
for permission to carry out such operations. Grant of permission will be
governed by the merits of the individual cases of consultation with any
other department of Government of Bangladesh that may be concerned.
Employment of foreign
aircraft
for public transportation or aerial works
An aircraft not registered in Bangladesh is
precluded from employment as a public transport aircraft or an aerial work
aircraft in Bangladesh territory without special permission from the
government of Bangladesh, an aircraft owned by a person other than a
national of Bangladesh who is resident in resident in or carrying on
business in Bangladesh may be registered as Bangladesh aircraft, but is
precluded from employment as public transport aircraft or an aerial work
aircraft without special authorization from the chairman, Civil Aviation
Authority of Bangladesh.
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