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Aviation Law, 5771-2011

חוק הטיס, תשע"א-2011

Published: 2011-04-13Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-02 · Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Chapter XIV: Commencement and Transitional Provisions

Commencement§

194.

Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, this Law shall commence on the day of its publication in Reshumot (Official Gazette) (hereinafter – the commencement day).

Provisions regarding gliding craft – commencement and initial Regulations§

195.

Section 87(a) to (c) shall commence two years from the commencement day, provided that by that date Regulations pursuant to section 87(d)(1) have been made; if Regulations have not been made by the said date, the Minister shall, by Order, with the approval of the Committee, defer the commencement date of section 87(a) to (c) by an additional six months each time.

Chapter X – commencement and initial Regulations§

196.

Chapter X shall commence on the day of commencement of Regulations pursuant to section 154(b), provided that the initial Regulations pursuant to the said section shall be made within three months of the commencement day; if the Regulations have not been made by the said date, the Minister shall, by Order, with the approval of the Committee, defer the commencement date of Chapter X by an additional three months each time.

Savings§

197.
(a)Regulations made pursuant to the Aviation Act, 1927 (in this subsection – the existing Regulations), shall remain in force as worded on the eve of the commencement day as if they had been made pursuant to the sections of this Law under which the power to make Regulations on those matters is vested, including for the purposes of Chapters IX and X, all subject to the condition that provisions have not been prescribed in this Law in their place in respect of matters regulated in a regulation of the existing Regulations, or that the power to prescribe provisions in respect of matters regulated in the existing Regulations has not been conferred by this Law, and for as long as the existing Regulations have not been amended or repealed pursuant to this Law.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), regulations 56, 57 and 58 of the Aviation Regulations (Licences for Flight Crew Members), 5741-1981 (in this Chapter – the Licence Regulations), regarding procedural rules before an appeals committee, shall remain in force for as long as Regulations pursuant to section 54(b) of the Administrative Tribunals Law, 5752-1992 have not been made, in accordance with the provisions of section 39(f)(3).
(c)The Aviation Services Licensing Regulations (Flying Training Schools), 5731-1971 (in this Chapter – the Schools Regulations), shall remain in force as worded on the eve of the commencement day, and shall be treated for the purposes of this Law, including for the purposes of Chapters IX and X, as if they had been made pursuant to sections 15, 43, 46(a) and 47, all for as long as they have not been amended or repealed.

Transitional Provisions Regarding Licences, Certificates, Approvals, Permits and Exemptions under the Aviation Regulations§

198.
(a)A flight crew member licence, a rating noted in such a licence, a medical certificate and any endorsement of such a licence or certificate that were granted before the commencement date by the licensing authority pursuant to the Licences Regulations, and that were in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a flight crew member licence, a rating noted in such a licence, a medical certificate or an endorsement thereof, as the case may be, granted pursuant to the provisions of Section A of Chapter II.
(b)An approval granted before the commencement date by the Security Officer of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety in respect of a flight crew member or crew member, pursuant to regulation 12a of the Licences Regulations, and that was in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a security suitability determination in respect of that flight crew member or crew member, made pursuant to section 5.
(c)A licence for a flight training school granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Schools Regulations, and a certification organisation licence granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Aviation Regulations (Maintenance Organisation, Certification Organisation and Self-Maintenance), 5739-1979 (in this Chapter – the Organisation Regulations), and that were in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a licence to operate a flight crew member school granted pursuant to Section B of Chapter II.
(d)The following provisions shall apply to an operational licence and operations specifications granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Aviation Regulations (Aircraft Operation and Flight Rules), 5742-1981 (in this Chapter – the Operation Regulations), and that were in force on the eve of that date:
(1)where a licence and operations specifications as aforesaid were granted for the purpose of commercial operation of an aircraft – they shall be regarded as an air operator licence and operations specifications granted pursuant to Section C of Chapter II;
(2)where a licence and operations specifications as aforesaid were granted to an operator of an aircraft in general operation or to a gliding craft operator – they shall continue in force, unless the Minister has determined otherwise in that matter.
(e)A maintenance organisation licence and a self-maintenance licence granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Organisation Regulations, and that were in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a licence to operate a maintenance organisation granted pursuant to Section D of Chapter II; however, a self-maintenance licence granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the said Regulations to a flight crew member, for the purpose of carrying out maintenance operations on an aircraft registered in that person's name in the registration register and intended for general operation, shall be regarded as an approval to carry out maintenance operations independently granted pursuant to section 23(a)(2).
(f)A licence granted to the Airports Authority by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to regulation 66(a) of the Operation Regulations, and that was in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a licence granted pursuant to Section E of Chapter II for the operation of the ATC units that the Airports Authority operated on the eve of the commencement date, and it shall remain in force until the end of two years from that date.
(g)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 31, the Airports Authority may, during a period of two years from the commencement date, operate an airport and permit the take-off, landing or operation of an aircraft therein, even without a licence to operate an airport pursuant to Section F of Chapter II, and it shall be regarded, for the purposes of this Law, during that period, as the holder of such a licence.
(h)An airstrip licence granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Aviation Regulations (Airstrips), 5735-1975, and that was in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a licence to operate an airstrip granted pursuant to Section F of Chapter II.
(i)A production certificate, a parts manufacturer certificate and an aeronautical item approval granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to the Aviation Regulations (Aircraft and Components Documentation Procedures), 5737-1977 (in this Chapter – the Documentation Regulations), and that were in force on the eve of that date, shall be regarded as a production licence granted pursuant to this Law.
(j)Certificates, approvals, permits and exemptions granted by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to Regulations that remain in force pursuant to section 197, and that were in force on the eve of the commencement date, shall be regarded as certificates, approvals, permits or exemptions granted pursuant to this Law, as the case may be; in this subsection, "certificate" – includes a registration certificate, a dealer's registration certificate, a type certificate, a provisional type certificate, a type certificate – supplement, an airworthiness certificate, a noise certificate, an air crew member certificate, a crew member certificate, an airworthiness approval for import and export, an approval for a flight aid installation, an approval for a test pilot, an authorisation of a person as a representative of the Director and an approval for a training programme.

Transitional Provisions Relating to Appointments§

199.
(a)An authority physician appointed pursuant to section 12a(a) of the Air Navigation Law, 1927, who was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been appointed pursuant to section 169(b).
(b)The licensing authority appointed pursuant to regulation 1 of the Licences Regulations, which was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Director by virtue of the Director's power pursuant to section 169(a), for the purpose of carrying out its functions under those Regulations.
(c)The Registrar appointed pursuant to regulation 1 of the Aviation Regulations (Registration and Marking of Aircraft), 5734-1973, who was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Director by virtue of the Director's power pursuant to section 169(a), for the purpose of carrying out the Registrar's functions under those Regulations.
(d)The Medical Appeals Committee appointed by the Minister pursuant to regulation 60 of the Licences Regulations, which was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been appointed pursuant to section 7, and it shall continue to serve until the appointment of a new medical appeals committee in accordance with the provisions of that section, or, at the latest, until one year from the commencement date.
(e)The Licensing Appeals Committee appointed by the Minister pursuant to regulation 54 of the Licences Regulations, which was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been appointed pursuant to section 39, and it shall continue to serve until the appointment of a new appeals committee in accordance with the provisions of that section, or, at the latest, until one year from the commencement date.
(f)An authority employee appointed as an inspector pursuant to section 10c of the Air Navigation Law, 1927, who was serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been appointed as an inspector pursuant to section 94; however, the exercise of a power from among the powers vested in an inspector pursuant to sections 96 and 97 that were not conferred upon that inspector on the eve of the commencement date is conditional upon receipt of appropriate training in accordance with section 94(c)(2); the Director shall publish a notice in Reshumot (Official Gazette) of the particulars of the inspectors who were appointed and serving on the eve of the commencement date as aforesaid.
(g)The chief investigator at the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety and the person acting in the chief investigator's stead, who were appointed pursuant to the Aviation Regulations (Investigation of Aircraft Accidents and Incidents), 5744-1984, and who were serving on the eve of the commencement date, shall be deemed to have been appointed pursuant to section 107; however, the exercise of a power from among the powers vested in the chief investigator pursuant to Chapter VII that were not conferred upon the chief investigator and the person acting in the chief investigator's stead as aforesaid on the eve of the commencement date is conditional upon receipt of appropriate training in accordance with the provisions of section 107(a)(3).

Transitional Provisions Relating to Airports§

200.

An airport listed in the Schedule to the Airports Authority Law on the eve of the commencement date shall be deemed to have been designated by an Order pursuant to section 30.

Transitional Provisions Relating to Airworthiness Directives§

201.

Airworthiness directives issued by the Director before the commencement date pursuant to regulation 120 of the Documentation Regulations, and that were in force on the eve of that date, shall be deemed to be airworthiness directives issued pursuant to section 69.

Transitional Provisions Relating to Noise Levels§

202.

Noise levels for aircraft taking off from Ben-Gurion Airport, which were determined pursuant to regulation 85a of the Operation Regulations and were published on the eve of the commencement date in accordance with the provisions of that regulation, shall be deemed to be noise levels determined pursuant to section 73.

Transitional Provision Relating to Types of Serious Incidents§

203.

Types of serious incidents published on the eve of the commencement date within the framework of an aeronautical information service pursuant to regulation 65 of the Operation Regulations (hereinafter – aeronautical information service) shall be deemed to be types of serious incidents determined pursuant to section 129(4); in this section, "serious incident" – as defined in section 103.

Transitional Provisions Relating to the Allocation of Airspace and International Routes§

204.
(a)The allocation of Israel's aviation control airspace to civil aviation and to military aviation, as it was in force on the eve of the commencement date in accordance with the arrangements and procedures that were in practice at that time between the Authority and the Ministry of Defence, shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to section 80.
(b)The points and routes that were published on the eve of the commencement date within the framework of an aeronautical information service, in accordance with the provisions of section 23 of the Air Navigation Law, 1927, and the Operation Regulations, through which an aircraft entered, exited or transited Israel's aviation control airspace, shall be deemed to have been determined pursuant to section 81.

Transitional Provisions Relating to Air Traffic Instructions§

205.

Air traffic instructions in Israel's aviation control airspace allocated for the use of civil aviation, which were published on the eve of the commencement date within the framework of an aeronautical information service, shall be deemed to have been determined pursuant to sections 82 or 92, as the case may be.

Aviation Services Licensing Law – Commencement, Transitional Provisions and First Regulations§

206.
(a)A licence granted by the Minister pursuant to section 2 of the Aviation Services Licensing Law before the commencement date, and that was in force on the eve of that date, shall be deemed to be a commercial operation licence granted pursuant to section 2 of that Law, as worded in section 185(2) of this Law.
(b)A seasonal operating permit granted by the Director before the commencement date as an annex to a licence granted by the Minister pursuant to section 2 of the Aviation Services Licensing Law, and that was in force on the eve of that date, shall be deemed to be an operating permit granted pursuant to section 8c of that Law, as worded in section 185(8) of this Law, for the period in respect of which it was granted.
(c)The commencement of section 10a of the Aviation Services Licensing Law, as worded in section 185(10) of this Law, shall be on the date of commencement of Regulations made pursuant to section 10a(f)(2) of that Law, provided that such Regulations are made no later than three months from the commencement date; if such Regulations are not made, the Minister shall, by Order, with the approval of the Committee, postpone the commencement date of that section by three additional months each time.

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