ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures) Regulations, 2025
18. Use of automation in procedure design and flight validation
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
18. Use of automation in procedure design and flight validation
(1)The flight procedure design service provider using an automated flight procedure design tool shall ensure that such tool is validated.(2)Validation of the software shall be in accordance with the requirements specified by the Authority.(3)The scope of validation shall include compliance with the criteria set out by the Authority.(4)The flight validation tools required under this section shall include the use of equipment that—(a)has the precision, and accuracy traceable to appropriate standards, that are necessary for the validation being performed;(b)has known measurement uncertainties including, but not limited to, the software, firmware and crosswind uncertainties;(c)records the actual flight path of the validation aircraft;(d)is checked before being released for use, and at intervals not exceeding the calibration intervals recommended by the manufacturer, to establish that the system is capable of verifying the integrity of the flight procedure; and(e)is operated in accordance with flight validation system procedures and criteria by persons who are competent and current on the system used.(5)the flight procedure design service provider shall ensure that the tool or application used in the design process is regularly updated and staff trained on it.(6)Upon acquisition of new equipment or software including recurrent training by the service provider, training sessions conducted by the manufacturers on any new equipment or software procured for service provision, including factory acceptance tests shall be conducted together with the Authority’s personnel and the service provider shall meet costs of travelling and upkeep for the personnel from the Authority.