{"id":245,"date":"2026-04-07T08:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/civilaviation\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:49:18","slug":"about-ficad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/civilaviation\/ficad\/about-ficad\/","title":{"rendered":"About FICAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/civilaviation\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/civilaviation\/ficad\/\">FICAD<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">About FICAD<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">About FICAD<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7f51fafc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission, Values &amp; Principles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department<\/strong>&nbsp;is responsible for certain aspects of aviation regulatory oversight throughout the islands as designated by HE the Governor.&nbsp; Our small team of qualified staff are dedicated to ensuring that we meet our obligations regarding aviation regulation as set out in the designation instrument issued by HE the Governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Responsibilities as the Civil Aviation Regulator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulatory responsibilities are designated by HE the Governor to either the Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) or with Air Safety Support International (ASSI &#8211; the United Kingdom&#8217;s CAA subsidiary for British Overseas Territories).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASSI has the responsibility of writing and maintaining both the enabling legislations (AN(OT)O &#8211; Air Navigation {Overseas Territories} Order) and the acceptable means of compliance with the Order (OTAR &#8211; Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements). 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