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No. 60-FZ of March 19, 1997 Adopted by the State Duma on February 19, 1997 Approved by the Council of the Federation on March 5, 1997 This Code establishes the legal fundamentals of the exploitation of the air space of the Russian Federation and activities in the field of aviation. The State regulation of the exploitation of the air space and of activities in the field of aviation is aimed at guaranteeing the needs of the citizens and the economy in air transportation and aerial work, as well as guaranteeing the defence and security of the State, the safeguarding of State interests, the safety of flights of aircraft, and aviation and environmental safety. Content : Chapter 1: General Provisions Article 1. Sovereignty with regard to the air space of the Russian Federation Article 2. Aviation legislation of the Russian Federation Article 3. International agreements of the Russian Federation Article 4. Responsibility for the violation of the aviation legislation of the Russian Federation Article 5. Relationships regulated by the aviation legislation of the Russian Federation Article 6. The term of specially authorised bodies Article 7. Appurtenances of aviation property Article 8. Obligatory certification and testing in the field of civil aviation Article 9. Licencing of activities in the field of aviation Article 10. Suspension of the validity of the certificate and (or) licence or their revocation Chapter 2: State Regulation of Exploitation of Air Space Article 11. Exploitation of air space Article 12. State regulation of air space exploitation Article 13. State priorities in the exploitation of air space Article 14. Organisation of air space exploitation Article 15. Air space structure Article 16. Permission for the exploitation of air space Article 17. Prohibition or restriction of air space exploitation Article 18. Control over the observance of the federal regulations of the air space exploitation Article 19. Liability for the violation of the federal regulations of air space exploitation Chapter 3: State Regulation of Activity in the Field of Aviation Article 20. Types of aviation Article 21. Civil aviation Article 22. State aviation Article 23. Experimental aviation Article 24. State regulation of activities in the Held of civil aviation Article 25. State regulation of activities in the field of state aviation Article 26. State regulation of activities in the field of experimental aviation Chapter 4: State Control Over Activities in the Field of Civil Aviation Article 27. The purpose of the state control over activities in the field of civil aviation Article 28. State control over activities in the field of civil aviation Article 29. Bodies of state control over activities in the field of civil aviation Article 30. Rights and responsibilities of inspectors Article 31. Compulsory character of demands of inspectors and inspection services Chapter 5: Aircraft Article 32. Aircraft Article 33. State registration and state inventory of aircraft Article 34. Signs fixed on the aircraft Article 35. Standards of airworthiness of civil aircraft, aviation engines, propellers and environmental protection from effects of activities in the field of aviation Article 36. Operating permission for civil aircraft and state aircraft Article 37. Certification of civil aircraft, aviation engines and propellers Article 38. Aircraft radio call sign Article 39. Restrictions of the right to use civil aircraft Chapter 6: Aerodromes, Airports and Objects of the Single System of Air Traffic Organisation Article 40. Aerodromes and airports Article 41. State registration of aerodromes and airports Article 42. Objects of the single system of air traffic organisation Article 43. Allotment of a land plot or water surface Article 44. Aerodromes of joint stationing and aerodromes of joint operation Article 45. Construction and reconstruction of aerodromes, airports and objects of the single system of air traffic organisation Article 46. Construction within the vicinity of the aerodrome Article 47. Allocation of various objects in the region of the aerodrome Article 48. Certification of civil aerodromes and airports as well as objects of the single system of air traffic organisation Article 49. Operating permissions for aerodromes and airports Article 50. Servicing of aircraft at aerodromes and at airports Article 51. Marking of buildings and structures Chapter 7: Aviation Personnel Article 52. The term aviation personnel Article 53. Permission for persons of the aviation personnel to practise Article 54. Training of specialists of the required qualifications in accordance with the list of posts of civil aviation personnel Article 55. Recognition of a certificate of a foreign state issued to aviation personnel Chapter 8: Crew of an Aircraft Article 56. Crew of an Aircraft Article 57. The captain of the aircraft Article 58. Rights of the captain of the aircraft Article 59. Actions of the crew of an aircraft in case of emergency Article 60. Rendering assistance to ships and people in distress Chapter 9: Aviation Entities Article 61. The aviation entity and the operator Article 62. Commercial activity of Russian aviation entities and Russian individual entrepreneurs in the field of civil aviation Article 63. Commercial acivity of foreign aviation entities, international exploitation agencies and foreign individual entrepreneurs in the field of civil aviation Article 64. Tariffs and charges in the field of civil aviation and the rules for selling documents of carriage Article 65. Control over the activities of aviation entities and individual entrepreneurs Chapter 10: Flights of Aircraft Article 66. Flight permission for an aircraft Article 67. Documents on board an aircraft Article 68. Flight preparation of the aircraft and its crew Article 69. Servicing the flights of aircraft Article 70. Flight plan of the aircraft Article 71. Radio communication with an aircraft Article 72. Flight of an aircraft over populated area Article 73. Aircraft demonstration flight Article 74. Aircraft supersonic flight Article 75. Use of photographing and filming and other methods of distant earth exploration from aboard the aircraft Article 76. Lease of communication channels Article 77. Use of general-purpose communication facilities Article 78. Radio engineering support for flights of aircraft and radio communication with aircraft Chapter 11: International Flights of Aircraft Article 79. International flights of aircraft Article 80. Takeoff and landing of aircraft of the Russian Federation and aircraft of foreign countries in performing international flights Article 81. Recognition of aircraft documents on board civil aircraft of foreign countries in the territory of the Russian Federation Article 82. Application of regulations regarding passports, customs and other issues in performing international flights Chapter 12: Aviation Security Article 83. Aviation security Article 84. Provision of aeronautical safety Article 85. Pre-flight inspection Chapter 13: Search and Rescue Article 86. Aircraft in distress or having had an accident Article 87. Distress signals Article 88. Search and rescue of aircraft in distress or having had an accident, their passengers and crews Article 89. Provision of search and rescue operations Article 90. Rescue operations at an aerodrome and in an aerodrome area Article 91. Search for and rescue of aircraft in distress or having had an accident, their passengers and crews in the high seas areas and in the territory of foreign countries Article 92. Information about aircraft in distress or having had an accident Article 93. Information about aircraft having had an accident Article 94. Termination of search of an aircraft having had an accident, its passengers and crew Chapter 14: Air-accident or Incident Investigation Article 95. Aims and procedure of aviation accident or incident investigation Article 96. Powers of the commission on aviation accident or incident investigation Article 97. Safekeeping of evidence material Article 98. Provision for work on the site of the aviation accident or incident Article 99. Financing the work on aviation accident or incident investigation Chapter 15: Air Carriage Article 100. The carrier Article 101. Air carriage Article 102. Fulfillment of air carriage rules Article 103. Contract of passenger carriage. Contract of cargo transportation. Contract of mail transportation Article 104. Aircraft charter contract (air charter) Article 105. The documents of carriage Article 106. Services and benefits rendered to the passengers of the aircraft Article 107. Termination of the contract of carriage of passengers, contract of transportation of cargo on the carrier's initiative Article 108. Termination of the contract of carriage of the passenger on the passenger's initiative Article 109. Time of cargo delivery Article 110. Change of the cargo transportation contract Article 111. Receipt of the cargo at the point of destination Article 112. Nonreceipt of cargo Article 113. Transportation of hazardous cargo Chapter 16: Aerial Work Article 114. Aerial work Article 115. Contract for performance of aerial work Chapter 17: Liability of the Carrier, Operator and Consignor Article 116. General principles of liability Article 117. Liability of the carrier for causing injury to life or health of the passenger of the aircraft Article 118. Liability of the carrier for loss, shortage or damage (defect) to baggage, cargo as well as luggage of the passenger Article 119. Amount of compensation to be paid by the carrier for loss, shortage or damage (defect) to the baggage, cargo as well as luggage of the passenger Article 120. Liability of the carrier for overdue delivery of passenger baggage or cargo Article 121. Liability of the consignor Article 122. Liability of the carrier for loss, damage (defect) or overdue delivery of mail Article 123. Agreements on increase of liability limits of the carrier Article 124. Procedure of making claims in case of violation of the contract of carriage of passengers, the contract of transportation of cargo, or the contract of transportation of mail Article 125. Persons having the right to make claims in case of violation of the contract of carriage of passengers, the contract of transportation of cargo or the contract of transportation of mail Article 126. Term for making claims against a carrier in case of domestic air carriage Article 127. Term for making claim against a carrier in the case of international carriage Article 128. Commencement of running of the statute of limitations Article 129. Liability for injury caused by a collision of aircraft Article 130. Amount of liability for injury caused during carriage Article 131. Obligatory liability insurance of an aircraft operator to third persons Article 132. Obligatory insurance of life and health of aircraft crew members Article 133. Obligatory liability insurance of a carrier to the passenger of the aircraft Article 134. Obligatory liability insurance of the carrier to the cargo owner or the consignor Article 135. Obligatory liability insurance of the exploiter in aerial work Chapter 18: Concluding Statements Article 136. Putting the present Code into force Article 137. Procedure of application of the provisions of this Code Taken from http://www.avia.ru/english/code/ |