Aircraft may be registered in Barbados by the applicant submitting a completed Form DCA ADM-004 Application for Registration of Aircraft, providing proof of ownership and paying the applicable fee as laid out in the Schedule of Fees. Applicants should consult the office of the Director of Civil Aviation for further advice prior to commencing the registration process.

Regulation 5. of the Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulations 1984, states that an application for the grant of registration of an aircraft may be approved if: (a) the aircraft is owned by (i) the Government, (ii) a citizen of Barbados, or (iii) a body incorporated under the Companies Act or in a Commonwealth country or a Contracting State and having its principal place of business in Barbados or in another Commonwealth country or Contracting State.

An application for an Air Operator Certificate may be made by completing a Form DCA ADM-001 Application for an Air Operator Certificate. However, there is a five phase process that must be followed prior to the issuance of an AOC. Therefore applicants should first contact the office of the Director of Civil Aviation in order that the process may be explained in detail.

Annex 1 Personnel Licensing Annex 2 Rules of the Air Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation Annex 4 Aeronautical Charts Annex 5 Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations Annex 6 Operations of Aircraft Annex 7 Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks Annex 8 Airworthiness of Aircraft Annex 9 Facilitation Annex 10 Aeronautical Telecommunications Annex 11 Air Traffic Services Annex 12 Search and Rescue Annex 13 Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Annex 14 Aerodromes Annex 15 Aeronautical Information Services Annex 16 Environmental Protection Annex 17 Security Annex 18 The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

The measures for reducing noise pollution are outlined in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) under the section entitled Noise Abatement Procedures.

Civil Aviation Barbados is a government organization and as for all government positions, applications must be made to the Personnel Administration Division. Located at the corner of Culloden Road in the Annex of the Frank Walcott Building. Telephone: 4271061 for more details.

Qualifications for entry into Barbados Air Traffic Services are: 1. A minimum of five (5) subjects at C.X.C. “General” Grades 1 or 2 including English Language and Mathematics or physics 2. Satisfactory physical condition as determined by an approved medical examination; (good eyesight and hearing are essential)

Civil Aviation Act 2004 Airport Act and Regulations

Click here to view the Summary of Requirements for ATPL (pdf document) Click here to view the Summary of Requirements for CPL (pdf document) Click here to view the Summary of Requirements for PPL (pdf document) Click here to view the Summary of Requirements for SPL (pdf document) Standard and Recommended Practices

A standard is any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as necessary for safety or regularity of international air navigation and to which Contracting States will conform in accordance with the Convention; in the event on impossibility of compliance, notification to the Council is compulsory under Article 38. A recommended practice is any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as desirable in the interest of safety, regularity or efficiency of international air navigation and to which Contracting States will endeavor to conform in accordance with the Convention.

All ATC training for Barbados is accomplished at The Barbados Civil Aviation Training Centre

..Name: Grantley Adams International Airport ..Direction and distance from City: 14KM east from Bridgetown ..Operational Hours: 24 hours daily ..Runway length: 11,000 FT or Approximately 2 miles ..Height of Control Tower: 85 feet ..Aircraft Parking: There are 22 aircraft stands.