ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum Utilization) Regulations, 2025
13. Operations manual
Edition: 2026-03-25 · In force
13. Operations manual
(1)A CNS provider shall develop an operations manual that demonstrates the provider’s compliance with these Regulations.(2)The contents of the operations manual shall include—(a)the information required of the provider in accordance with these Regulations;(b)an organization chart of the provider and its maintenance contractors, if any, that shows the position of each personnel and the name, qualification, experience, duties and responsibilities of personnel who are responsible for ensuring the compliance of the organisation with the requirements provided under these Regulations;(c)an overall operation and maintenance plan for the aeronautical telecommunication service, and for each facility, an operation and maintenance plan, as provided under these Regulations;(d)for each facility, information of the facility’s compliance with these Regulations and the applicable aeronautical telecommunication standards; and(e)the system performance target of each facility, such as its availability and reliability.(3)The operations manual shall consist of a main manual covering the main areas that need to be addressed, as well as separate supporting documents and manuals (such as the operation and maintenance plan of each facility) that are referred to in the main manual.(4)The CNS provider shall control the distribution of the operations manual and ensure that it is amended whenever necessary to maintain the accuracy of the information in the operations manual and to keep its contents up to date.(5)A CNS provider shall develop an operation and maintenance plan for each facility which shall include—(a)a procedure for the periodic inspection and testing of each facility to verify that it meets the operational and performance specifications of the facility;(b)details of flight test, if necessary, including the standards and procedures to be used and flight test interval, which shall be in compliance with the guidelines specified by the Authority;(c)the interval between period inspections and flight tests and the basis for such intervals and any change in the intervals, the reasons for such change shall be documented;(d)the operation and maintenance instructions for each facility;(e)an analysis of the number of personnel required to operate and maintain each facility taking into account the workload required;(f)the corrective plan and procedures for each facility, including whether the repair of modules and component are undertaken in-house or by equipment manufacturers and the spare support for each facility; and(g)the maintenance plan or the operating and maintenance instructions for each facility shall specify the test equipment requirements for all levels of operation and maintenance undertaken.