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for pilots, operators, aircraft owners, and engineers, and all those actively associated with aviation. This information is included in certain basic publications, the more important of which are : The New Zealand Air Pilot and Flight Information Manual. Civil Airworthiness Requirements. Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS). Civil Aviation Information Circulars. Air Navigation Directions. .Notices to Aircraft Owners and Engineers. 3. Regulations and Agreements Two amendments, Nos. 14 and 15, were issued to the existing Air Navigation Regulations 1933 during the year. Amendment No. 14 came into force on 25th August, 1949, and gives effect to ICAO requirements relating to the inspection and certification of aircraft prior to flight, the licensing of aircraft maintenance engineers, flight engineers, and the issue of Certificates of Competency for specialized duties. Amendment No. 15, which became effective on 23rd March, 1950, makes provision for the reporting, investigation, and rectification of defects in aircraft or aircraft components, introduces the aircraft nationality and registration marking standards contained in Annex 7 to the Chicago Convention, and amends the regulations covering modifications of aircraft and aircraft components. The Cook Islands Customs (Aircraft) Regulations 1949, issued pursuant to-the Cook Islands Act, 1915, came into force on Ist October, 1949. These regulations originated by the Customs Department, provide for the appointment of Customs aerodromes in the Cook Islands and lay down the procedures to be followed by overseas aircraft arriving at and departing from such aerodromes. The new regulations, which comply with the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices for the facilitation of international air transport, also detail the Customs requirements for documentation and importation of goods by air. Issued pursuant to the Samoa Act, 1921, the Western Samoa Customs (Aircraft) Regulations 1949 also came into force on Ist October, 1949. These regulations contain provisions similar in effect to those which apply to the Cook Islands. During the year the following Air Navigation Directions were issued in amplification of the Air Navigation Regulations 1933 and its amendments : (i) A.N.D. 8, Ba, and 8b. —These directions provide details of flying control areas and designated reporting points, and supplement in more detail the provisions of Air Navigation Directions 1947 (A.N.D. 5) in respect of these matters. (ii) A.N.D. 9. —This direction provides that Certificates of Safety for Flight in respect of transport aircraft registered in New Zealand may be signed by an appropriately licensed aircraft maintenance engineer holding valid United Kingdom licences. (iii) A.N.D. 10 and 10a. —Rules for the examination of aircraft maintenance engineers are contained in these directions. These rules lay down the minimum requirements governing the issue of aircraft maintenance engineer's licences and are based on the Standards and Recommended Practices of ICAO. (iv) A.N.D. 11. —This direction authorizes the issue of New Zealand Civil Airworthiness Requirements, which prescribe the conditions and requirements regulating the airworthiness of civil aircraft registered in New Zealand.

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