Changes in the rules for the application of state and registration marks on aircraft will affect only those aircraft whose state registration will take place after the entry into force of the new rules (from September 2023), it follows from a document of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
“Mandatory requirements established by the order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation № 18 are to be fulfilled with regard to certain paragraph 1 of Article 33 of the Air Code of the civil aircraft, state registration of which takes place after the entry into force of the order of the Ministry of Transport of Russia № 18 in the state register of civil aircraft of Russia,” – says the order.
Earlier in March, the Ministry of Transport of Russia issued an order requiring Russian airlines to place state and registration markings on civil aircrafts by the new rules from September 2023.
According to the document, state and registration identification signs must be placed on the wing of the aircraft, the side surfaces of the tail section of the fuselage or the keel. These elements must be on both sides of the fuselage. If there is insufficient space on the lateral surfaces of the fuselage, the marks must be applied on the lateral surfaces of the lower part of the keel. They must be placed on both side surfaces of the keel.
The state and registration markings must be placed on the left half of the lower surface of the wing. The previous document prescribed to place the state identification mark on the right half of the lower surface of the aircraft wing, the registration identification mark – on the left half of the lower surface of the wing.
The state mark is shown in the form of two letters of the Latin alphabet RA, the registration mark consists of five Arabic numerals and letters of the Latin alphabet. The new rules are valid until September 1, 2029.
