ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures) Regulations, 2025
9. Flight procedure designer training, experience and approval
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
9. Flight procedure designer training, experience and approval
(1)The flight procedure design service provider shall ensure that a person designing or amending a flight procedure demonstrates required competency level for flight procedure design.(2)The personnel to be recruited as flight procedure designers shall have a high level of aviation experience gained from different domains in the aviation industry including air traffic management, aeronautical information service, aeronautical engineers, aeronautical technicians and pilots or any other equivalent profession.(3)A flight procedure designer shall acquire and maintain this competency level through training and supervised on-the-job training.(4)The flight procedure design service provider shall ensure that the flight procedure designer is able to demonstrate a basic level of competency through initial and recurrent training at periodic intervals that includes at least the following elements—(a)knowledge of information contained in documents and manuals pertaining to the design of flight procedures as specified by the authority;(b)enhancement of knowledge and skills in the design of procedures; and(c)competency as outlined in the competency framework for flight procedure designers as specified by the Authority.(5)The flight procedure design service provider shall—(a)develop and implement training programme and a training plan that is commensurate to the technical competence required by its staff; and(b)shall maintain training records for their flight procedure designers.(6)Only designers approved by the Authority shall undertake the design, review, validation of flight procedures for operational use.(7)A person seeking approval as required in subregulation (6) shall—(a)provide proof of successful completion of the training in the International Civil Aviation Organization Procedures for Air Navigation Services-Aircraft Operations Criteria on the construction of visual and instrument flight procedures;(b)demonstrate practical application of theoretical knowledge through the design of two flight procedures under supervision of a qualified designer; and(c)demonstrate ability to maintain a documented quality assurance process for procedure design.(8)An approved procedure designer shall only design flight procedures within the scope of their approval.