The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has vowed to sanction airlines and other aviation service providers that fail to maintain proper insurance coverage for their aircraft and equipment.
The NCAA said that it is crucial for all operators to comply with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022, which mandate adequate insurance coverage.
This was disclosed in a recent letter with the reference, NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/369 to all airline operators and signed by the NCAA’s Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu.
According to the letter, the compliance entails maintaining adequate and valid insurance cover, submitting copies of valid insurance certificate to the authority, and evidence of payment of premium and other policy documents of insurance cover of not less than three months.
The letter read in part, “Specifically, Part 18.14.1.1 of the regulations provides amongst others that all airlines and other allied aviation service providers must NOT operate without: Adequate and valid insurance cover; submitting to the authority copies of valid insurance certificate, evidence of payment of premium and other policy documents of insurance cover of not less than three (3) months as specified in IS: 18.14.1.1. it is important to have an insurance document which must be adequate and renewed before the expiration of the current policy and be submitted to the NCAA as soon as it is renewed.”