Frequently Asked Questions

  • In response to your query, please be advised that San Marino allows any foreign companies or SVP, or foreign citizens holding ownership on an aircraft to qualify to register its aircraft once they have elected domicile with a representative residing in San Marino, without the need to incorporate a new San Marino company. The domicile representative will act as an address for service with the only responsibility to transmit to the owner any relevant official transmission of notices and notifications from the CAA. In order to obtain a list of domicile services providers please send an email to info@caa-mna.sm

  • Due to the high number of combinations, we suggest you proposing the desired registration-mark with prefix T7- followed by 3 up to 5 letters, numbers, or a combination of letters and numbers in order for us to check immediately database and advise you at the soonest by sending an email to info@caa-mna.sm

    Note:

    • The letters “I” or “O” are not permitted to be combined with numbers to avoid confusion in identifying the letter “I” with the number “1”, or the letter “O” with the number “0”.

    • Combinations of letters in the registration mark shall not be used which might be confused with the five-letter combinations used in the International Code of Signals, Part II, the three-letter combinations beginning with Q used in the Q Code, and with the distress signal SOS, or other similar urgent signals, for example XXX, PAN and TTT.

  • Under CAR OPS 2A operations, it is responsibility of the Operator to ensure that the Nominated Airworthiness Coordinator qualifies as competent to undertake the tasks and fulfil the associated responsibilities to manage the airworthiness of the aircraft by using Form SM 64A, and without any specific approval required by CAA SMR.

    The Airworthiness Coordinator by signing Form SM 64A declares to have read and to understand the obligations and responsibilities of the Airworthiness Coordinator as defined in CAR OPS 2A.601(f), CAR AIR Subpart B and CAP 02.

  • The C of A will normally be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue unless satisfactory maintenance arrangements are made by a fixed, long-term contract with an appropriate organisation acceptable to the CAA. In such cases the C of A may be valid for a period of 24 months. Reference should be made to CAR AIR.57 and CAP 02 for the acceptance of satisfactory maintenance arrangements.

  • The person presenting the aircraft and its records and documents would normally be the operator’s Airworthiness Coordinator or Postholder for Continuing Airworthiness unless different arrangements are agreed on an individual basis in advance with the CAA. The Airworthiness Coordinator or Postholder for Continuing Airworthiness is responsible, prior to the aircraft inspection, to perform their own inspection of the aircraft and its records and documents for ensuring they meet CAA standards and requirements. Please contact the CAA in advance of the inspection if any of the items listed cannot be satisfied.

  • Please be informed that in San Marino we have NO VAT or import duties if the aircraft owner is a foreign entity or individual.

  • San Marino CAA will accept Type Certificates and associated TCDS for aircraft certificated by the FAA, EASA, Transport Canada and Brazil (this last one provided the aircraft type has previously had a Type Certificate issued by EASA, FAA or Transport Canada (TCCA).

  • First of all, we are pleased to inform you that San Marino CAA Authority validates all Flight Crew and AME Licenses issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1.

    • In order to get a SM Flight crew license certificate of validation you must complete, sign and submit Form SM 15 along with all the applicable supporting documentation listed at the bottom of such Form by sending an email to licensing@caa-mna.sm; for the applicable fee that must be paid please refer to section Fees of our website.

    Kindly note that SM Flight crew license certificate of validation can have a validity up to three years. Moreover, SM Flight crew license certificate of validation validates all the privileges the pilots hold on their foreign license, and it is not restricted to an operator, registration mark, aircraft type, nor position. This means that if you hold a San Marino Validation, you are allowed to exercise the same privileges on your license while flying a T7 registered aircraft, as long as your validation remains current and valid.

    • In order to get a SM AME license certificate of validation you must complete, sign and submit Form SM 16 along with all the applicable supporting documentation listed at the bottom of such Form by sending an email to licensing@caa-mna.sm; for the applicable fee that must be paid please refer to section Fees of our website.

    Kindly note that SM AME license certificate of validation can be issued only for engineers that wish to work on a T7 aircraft registered for private purposes and have a validity up to 1 year.

  • Kindly be informed that upon the correct submission of all the applicable documentation and the receipt of the payment, a SM certificate of validation ca be issued in maximum 24hours.

  • All the applicable documentation must be submit to SMR CAA Authority either in Italian or in English; if not possible and eventually an official and stamped translation can be acceptable.