Aircraft Registration

ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION

The CAP 01 | Registration of Aircraft provides details of the person or company who qualifies to hold ownership of an aircraft registered in San Marino.

For aircraft to be operated under CAR OPS 2A / CAR OPS 2H (General Aviation and Aerial Work), or CAR OPS 1 / CAR OPS 3 (Commercial Air Transport), or to be operated commercially under a foreign AOC utilizing an ICAO Article 83bis agreement, foreign individuals and companies qualify to register or maintain the registration of their own aircraft in the Registry once they have elected a representative residing in the Republic of San Marino.

DOMICILE REPRESENTATIVE

Foreign individuals and companies of another State qualify to hold ownership on an own aircraft registered in San Marino once they have elected a representative residing or legally established in the Republic of San Marino.

The representative will act as an address for service with the only responsibility to transmit to the owner any relevant official transmission of notices and notifications from SMR CAA.

A domicile representative can be nominated by completing FORM SM 27.

TAXATION

The aircraft registered in the Republic of San Marino shall be exempted from an import tax provided:

•   Aircraft owner is a foreign citizen, foreign company or San Marino Trust; or

•   San Marino companies engaged in commercial air transport operations that either own or lease an aircraft under an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued by the CAA.

REGISTRATION OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft registered in San Marino may be for private, corporate, aerial work use and commercial air transport operations.

The CAP 01 | Registration of Aircraft provides general information regarding the acceptable method of applying for the registration of an aircraft in the Republic of San Marino.

The registration process of an aircraft commences from the moment completed signed copies of the forms and supporting documents outlined in Appendix 1 of CAP 01 are submitted to the CAA.

An application for the initial registration of an aircraft in San Marino can be made using FORM SM 01.

DISPLAY OF NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS, AND IDENTIFICATION PLATE

The nationality mark for San Marino is “T7” and the registration marks shall consist of three (3) to (5) letters, numbers, or a combination of letters and numbers.

The registration mark can be personalized, out of sequence at no cost, and transferred on to a different aircraft.

The CAP 01 | Registration of Aircraft prescribe the requirements for the markings and display of markings, and identification plates of T7 registered aircraft.

Prior to completing any forms for registration, you should contact SMR CAA to receive notification of availability for the desired registration mark.

DE-REGISTRATION

When transferring an aircraft registration to another State the applicant must inform the CAA by submitting FORM SM 11.

This application must be signed by a company director or authorised representative of the registered owner company.

CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT DETAILS

If a person acquires or disposes of a propriety interest in a San Marino registered aircraft, the holder of the certificate of registration must notify SMR CAA immediately of any changes that have been made to the information that was supplied to the CAA at the time of registration.

A change of aircraft details includes, change of registration mark, change of ownership or address, change of domicile representative or address, change of operator or address.

A notification of any changes can be made using FORM SM 113.

BENEFITS

The Principal Benefits of Registering an Aircraft in San Marino are:

  • Regulatory framework in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

  • Nationality registration prefix “T7” is internationally accepted; registration mark followed by a three letter combination can be personalized, out of sequence at no cost, and transferred on to a different aircraft.

  • Foreign individuals or foreign companies qualify to register or maintain T7 the registration of their own aircraft after electing domicile with a representative residing in San Marino.

  • The aircraft shall be exempted from an import tax provided foreign citizen(s) or companies own the aircraft.

  • San Marino companies engaged in commercial air transport operations that either own or lease an aircraft under an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued by the CAA are exempted from an import tax.

  • No insurance tax.

  • Competitive scheme of fees delivering exceptional value for money.

  • Central European time zone.

  • Commitment to provide high service level and unprecedented delivery times.

  • Airworthiness inspectors are based throughout the USA, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Germany, which enables the registry to provide a cost-effective service

  • 12 or 24 months Certificates of Airworthiness.

  • Mutual recognition of EASA Part M Subpart G and UAE CAR M Subpart G continuing airworthiness management organisations.

  • Mutual Recognition of EASA Part 145, UAE GCAA Part 145, Singapore SCAA 145, FAA 14 CFR Part 145 and EASA Part CAO maintenance organisations regardless of its geographical location.

  • 12 or 36 months period of validity for a Flight Crew and Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Certificate of Validation.

  • Indefinite period of validity for any operation approval (RVSM, MNPS, AWOPS, EFB, HUD, etc.)

  • Registration of Airlines, which are in storage, parked or between leases.

  • Mortgages are registered at the local CAA, and it protects the mortgagee by the CAA not cancelling the registration of a T7 registered aircraft without the mortgagees’ consent or the discharge of the mortgage.

  • San Marino is an OECD White-listed Jurisdiction.