SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS

GEN 1.6 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS

1 Following is a list of civil aviation legislation, aviation circulars, etc, in force in Estonia. It is essential that anyone engaged in air operations be acquainted with the relevant regulations.

1.1 Aviation Act, 01 SEP 1999

1.2 Regulations of the Estonian Government:

Procedures for Marking of Civil Aircraft, 25 FEB 2000/70;
Procedures for Forced Landing/interception of Aircraft, 25 FEB 2000/71;
Establishment of the National Register of Civil Aircraft and Maintenance of the Register, 20 JUN 2000/194;
Environmental Requirements for Powered Aircraft, 07 JUL 2000/225;
Usage of Estonian Airspace and Ensuring the Air Traffic Services in Tallinn FIR, 18 JUL 2000/240;
Border Check-points Open for International Traffic, 25 JUN 2002/205;
Procedure for Establishment, Termination and Notification of a Temporary Geographical Area to Restrict the Flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 26.08.2022/82;
The Procedure for Applying for and Issuing a Permit to Fly in a Flight Restriction Area or a Geographical Area or a Temporary Geographical Area and Determining the Permit Issuer, 26.08.2022/81.

1.3 Regulations of Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications:

Procedures for the Certification of Aerodromes and Heliports and Requirements for the Content of Aerodrome and Heliport Manual, 08 JUN 2005/66;
Procedure for the Provision and Assurance of Meteorological Services for Aviation, 22 OCT 2009/103;
Procedure for Communicating and Publishing of Aeronautical Information and Requirements for Aeronautical Reference Systems, 01 SEP 2009/87;
Requirements for Age, Qualification, Training and Examination of Aviation Personnel, Rules for Issuing Personnel Licences and for Acceptance of Licences Issued by Foreign States, 21 DEC 2001/125;
Requirements for Age, Qualification, Training and Examination of Air Traffic Controllers and AFIS Officers, Rules for Issuing Personnel Licences and for Acceptance of Licences Issued by Foreign States, 22 AUG 2005/96;
Requirements for aviation language proficiency evaluation tests, procedures for testing, including the procedures for recognizing the language proficiency evaluation tests given under the supervision of a member state of International Civil Aviation Organisation, issue, suspension and revocation of certificates for aviation language proficiency testers and authorization of aviation language proficiency examiners, 16 OCT 2009/102;
The Procedure for Taking Weapons and Ammunition into Passenger Cabin of Aircraft Used for Commercial Purposes, 31 OCT 2002/72;
Statutes of the Estonian Transport Administration, 03 DEC 2020/82;
Procedures for the Certification of Air Traffic Control Equipment and Radio Navigation Aids, 14 APR 2003/66;
Procedures for the Issuance of Aeronautical Radio Service Licence, 15 APR 2003/68;
Operating Rules for Ultralight Aircraft, 12 AUG 2003/119;
The Form and Procedures for the Issuance of Crew Member Certificate, 17 SEP 2004/180.

1.4 Government of the Republic Orders:

Flight Restrictions for Aircraft and Geographical Areas to Restrict the Flight of Unmanned Aircraft, 25.08.2022/229.

1.5 Aviation Circulars

A number of Civil Aviation Circulars (in Estonian only) have been issued by the Estonian Transport Administration. Depending on the subject the circulars are classified as follows:

GEN –	General
AGA –	Aerodromes and Ground Aids
AIR –	Airworthiness of Aircraft
OPS –	Operations
PEL –	Personnel licensing
TRG –	Training
AWD –	Airworthiness Directives

1.6 Air Traffic Regulations

Local Instructions for Tallinn ATS.

1.7 International agreements/conventions

Convention on International Civil Aviation (The Chicago Convention);
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (The Warsaw Convention);
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (The Tokyo Convention);
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (The Hague Convention);
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (The Montreal Convention);
Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft;
International Air Services Transit Agreement;
Convention, Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person Other than the Contracting Carrier;
Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-Scheduled Air Services in Europe.