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1 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDSAIRCRAFT NATIONALITYAND REGISTRATION MARKSANNEX 7TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL civil AVIATIONFOURTH EDITION JULY 1981 This edition incorporates all amendments adopted by the Council prior to 31 March 1982 and supersedes, on 26 November 1981, all previous editions of Annex information regarding the applicability of the STANDARDS , civil AVIATION ORGANIZATIONAMENDMENTSThe issue of amendments is announced regularly in the ICAO Journal and in themonthly Supplement to the Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visualTraining Aids, which holders of this publication should consult. The space belowis provided to keep a record of such OF AMENDMENTS AND issueDateenteredEnteredby1-4 Incorporated in this edition26/11/81(ii)ANNEX 7(iii)26/11/81 TABLE OF CONTENTSPagePageFOREWORD ..(v) INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ..11. Definitions..12. nationality , common and registrationmarks to be used..13. Location of nationality , common andregistration marks.

2 General .. Lighter-than-air AIRCRAFT .. Heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT ..24. Measurements of nationality , common andregistration marks .. Lighter-than-air AIRCRAFT .. Heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT ..25. Type of characters for nationality , commonand registration marks ..36. Register of nationality , common andregistration marks ..37. Certificate of registration..38. Identification plate ..39. General..3 ANNEX 7(v)26/11/81 FOREWORDH istorical backgroundAnnex 7 contains STANDARDS adopted by the INTERNATIONAL CivilAviation Organization as the minimum STANDARDS for thedisplay of marks to indicate appropriate nationality andregistration which have been determined to comply withArticle 20 of the Convention. STANDARDS for AircraftNationality and Registration Marks were first adopted by theCouncil on 8 February 1949 pursuant to the provisions ofArticle 37 of the Convention on INTERNATIONAL civil Aviation(Chicago 1944) and designated as Annex 7 to the became effective on 1 July 1949.

3 The STANDARDS werebased on recommendations of the first and second sessions ofthe Airworthiness Division held respectively in March 1946and February A shows the origin of subsequent amendmentstogether with a list of the principal subjects involved and thedates on which the Annex and the amendments were adoptedby the Council, when they became effective and when theybecame by Contracting StatesNotification of differences. The attention of Contracting Statesis drawn to the obligation imposed by Article 38 of theConvention by which Contracting States are required to notifythe Organization of any differences between their nationalregulations and practices and the INTERNATIONAL Standardscontained in this Annex and any amendments thereto. Further,Contracting States are invited to keep the Organizationcurrently informed of any differences which may subsequentlyoccur, or of the withdrawal of any differences previouslynotified.

4 A specific request for notification of differences willbe sent to Contracting States immediately after the adoption ofeach amendment to this attention of States is also drawn to the provisions ofAnnex 15 related to the publication of differences betweentheir national regulations and practices and the related ICAOS tandards and Recommended Practices through the Aero-nautical Information Service, in addition to the obligation ofStates under Article 38 of the of information. The establishment andwithdrawal of and changes to facilities, services and pro-cedures affecting AIRCRAFT operations provided in accordancewith the STANDARDS specified in this Annex should be notifiedand take effect in accordance with the provisions of Annex of Annex componentsAn Annex is made up of the following component parts, not allof which, however, are necessarily found in every Annex; theyhave the status indicated:1.

5 Material comprising the Annex proper:a) STANDARDS and Recommended Practices adopted bythe Council under the provisions of the are defined as follows:Standard. Any specification for physical charac-teristics, configuration, mat riel, performance,personnel or procedure, the uniform application ofwhich is recognized as necessary for the safety orregularity of INTERNATIONAL air navigation and to whichContracting States will conform in accordance withthe Convention; in the event of impossibility ofcompliance, notification to the Council is com-pulsory under Article Practice. Any specification forphysical characteristics, configuration, mat riel,performance, personnel or procedure, the uniformapplication of which is recognized as desirable in theinterest of safety, regularity or efficiency ofinternational air navigation, and to which ContractingStates will endeavour to conform in accordance withthe )Appendices comprising material grouped separatelyfor convenience but forming part of the Standardsand Recommended Practices adopted by the )Definitions of terms used in the STANDARDS and Rec-ommended Practices which are not self explanatoryin that they do not have accepted dictionarymeanings.

6 A definition does not have independentstatus but is an essential part of each Standard andRecommended Practice in which the term is used,since a change in the meaning of the term wouldaffect the )Ta b l e s and Figures which add to or illustrate aStandard or Recommended Practice and which arereferred to therein, form part of the associatedStandard or Recommended Practice and have thesame 7 AIRCRAFT nationality and Registration MarksForeword26/11/81(vi)2. Material approved by the Council for publication inassociation with the STANDARDS and Recommended Practices:a)Forewords comprising historical and explanatorymaterial based on the action of the Council andincluding an explanation of the obligations of Stateswith regard to the application of the STANDARDS andRecommended Practices ensuing from the Con-vention and the Resolution of )Introductions comprising explanatory materialintroduced at the beginning of parts, chapters orsections of the Annex to assist in the understandingof the application of the )Notes included in the text, where appropriate, to givefactual information or references bearing on theStandards or Recommended Practices in question,but not constituting part of the STANDARDS orRecommended )

7 Attachments comprising material supplementary tothe STANDARDS and Recommended Practices, orincluded as a guide to their of languageThis Annex has been adopted in four languages English,French, Russian and Spanish. Each Contracting State isrequested to select one of those texts for the purpose ofnational implementation and for other effects provided for inthe Convention, either through direct use or through translationinto its own national language, and to notify the practicesThe following practice has been adhered to in order to indicateat a glance the status of each statement: STANDARDS have beenprinted in light face roman; Notes have been printed in lightface italics, the status being indicated by the prefix Note. Thereare no Recommended Practices in Annex reference to a portion of this document which isidentified by a number and/or title includes all subdivisions ofthat A.

8 Amendments to Annex 7 AmendmentSource(s)Subject(s)AdoptedEffec tiveApplicable1st EditionFirst (1946) and second (1947) sessions of the Airworthiness Division8 February 19491 July 19491 November 19491(2nd Edition)Fifth meeting of the Airworthiness Committee (1962)Location and size of AIRCRAFT nationality and registration November 1963 1 April 1964 1 August 19642 Air Navigation Commission study (1967)Redefining of the term AIRCRAFT so that all air cushion type vehicles, such as hovercraft and ground effect machines, should not be classified as November 19678 March 19688 July 19683(3rd Edition)Council study (1969)The amendment introduces definitions of the expressions Common mark , Common mark registering authority and INTERNATIONAL operating agency and appropriate provisions to enable AIRCRAFT of INTERNATIONAL operating agencies of the kind contemplated in Article 77 of the Convention to be registered on other than a national January 196923 May 196918 September 19694(4th Edition)Air Navigation Commission study (1980), meeting of the Committee on AIRCRAFT Noise (1979)Unmanned free balloons.

9 Change in the definition of helicopter .30 March 198130 July 198126 November 1981 ANNEX 7126/11/81 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS1. DEFINITIONSWhen the following terms are used in the STANDARDS forAircraft nationality and Registration Marks, they have thefollowing meanings:Aeroplane. A power-driven heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT , derivingits lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions onsurfaces which remain fixed under given conditions Any machine that can derive support in theatmosphere from the reactions of the air other than thereactions of the air against the earth s surface. (See Table I,Classification of AIRCRAFT .)Airship. A power-driven lighter-than-air A non-power-driven lighter-than-air mark. A mark assigned by the INTERNATIONAL CivilAviation Organization to the common mark registeringauthority registering AIRCRAFT of an INTERNATIONAL operatingagency on other than a national All AIRCRAFT of an INTERNATIONAL operating agencywhich are registered on other than a national basis will bearthe same common mark registering authority.

10 The authoritymaintaining the non-national register or, where appropriate,the part thereof, in which AIRCRAFT of an internationaloperating agency are material. A material capable of withstanding heat aswell as or better than steel when the dimensions in bothcases are appropriate for the specific A non-power-driven heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT , derivingits lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions onsurfaces which remain fixed under given conditions A heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT supported in flight bythe reactions of the air on one or more rotors which rotatefreely on substantially vertical AIRCRAFT . Any AIRCRAFT deriving its lift inflight chiefly from aerodynamic A heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT supported in flightchiefly by the reactions of the air on one or morepower-driven rotors on substantially vertical operating agency.