Inadequate insurance cover: NCAA vows severe sanctions against airlines, others
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned it will ground specific aircraft in the fleet of airlines and enforcement action against operating airlines or service providers that failed to comply with the new industry insurance cover regulations.
The regulatory agency demanded for full compliance with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 that deals with insurance cover by both airline companies and allied aviation services providers in the sector.
Director General, Civil Aviation, Captain Musa Nuhu in a directive to airlines and allied aviation services providers explained that the demand for compliance is to the coming into force of Nig. CARs 2022 on 10th July, 2023 which makes it mandatory that all airlines comply with Part 18.14.1.1 of the Regulations.
The directive was contained in an All 0perator Letter referenced NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/369 dated 11th August, 2023 addressed to all the firms concerned.
The document noted that specifically, Part 18.14.1.1 of the Regulations provides amongst others that all airlines and other allied aviation service providers must not operate without adequate and valid insurance cover.
It demanded for the submission to the authority copies of valid insurance certificates, evidence of payment of premium and other policy documents of insurance cover of not less than three (3) months as specified in IS: 18.14.1.1.
The new regulation requested that concerned companies must have insurance documents which must be adequate and renewed before the expiration of the current policy and be submitted to the NCAA as soon as it is renewed.
Capt. Nuhu noted that “The Authority wants to state that non adherence to this Regulation will attract immediate sanctions which will include the grounding of the specific aircraft and taking enforcement action against any airlines or service providers that defaulted.”