A national approval, British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCAR), are issued under the Air Navigation Order and cover design, manufacture, certification, maintenance, continuing airworthiness management and flight testing of aircraft excluded from European Council Regulation (EC) 216/2008, as amended, including those aircraft listed in Annex II (commonly referred to Non-EASA aircraft).

Who can apply 

Organisations or individuals wishing to carry out design, manufacture, certification, maintenance, continuing airworthiness management and flight testing of national aircraft.

How to apply

• Initial Applications
• Changes to existing approvals

Cancelling an Approval

CAA Applications and Approvals should be advised in writing. Please state the effective date of the cancellation. The Approval Certificates must be returned. The CAA will send you a letter to formally cancel the approval.

Removal of aircraft ratings or a site address from an approval certificate

For the cancellation of items listed on the terms of approval, CAA Applications and Approvals should be advised in writing.

Replacement certificates

In cases where an approval certificate has been lost or damaged and a replacement is required, a request for a replacement must be submitted in writing to CAA Applications and Approvals. A document change fee will apply in accordance with the current CAA Scheme of Charges. 

Contact us

Email:  aanda@caa.co.uk

CAA local regional offices

Address:  

Applications and Approvals
Civil Aviation Authority
Aviation House
Gatwick Airport South
West Sussex
RH6 0YR