Airworthiness Inspectorate is a subdivision of Flight Safety Division responsible for the airworthiness of all aircraft within Lesotho airspace and Lesotho registered aircraft wherever they may be.
The Department of Civil Aviation is responsible for registration of aircraft, certification of aircraft and maintenance organizations. Scheduled and unscheduled audits are conducted to ensure that all maintenance activities and aircraft are compliant with all airworthiness requirements.
The airworthiness section also maintains an airworthiness library/records, where every manuals and documents for every type of aircraft registered in Lesotho are available.

Services provided by the Airworthiness Section with regards to aircraft inspection are as follows:

• Carrying out aircraft inspections for the purposes of issuing Certificate of Registration.
• Carrying out aircraft inspections for the purposes of issuing Certificate of Airworthiness (initial issue and renewal). Aircraft inspections can be carried out locally and internationally.
• Issuance of Export Certificate of Airworthiness
• Issuance of Flight Permits to certificated aircraft

Aircraft Maintenance Organizations:

The Airworthiness Section carries out technical audits (inspections) on Aircraft Maintenance Organizations (AMO’s), as stipulated in The Air Navigation Regulations 1980 as amended, that organizations working on Lesotho registered aircraft be approved by the Director of Civil Aviation.

Detailed procedures for licensing of AMOs are laid down in Safety Directive number 23 (Licensing of Aircraft Maintenance and Overhaul Organizations).

The purposes of carrying out such inspections are:

• For initial issuance of maintenance approvals
• For the renewal of such approvals
• Ad hoc inspections to ensure that these organizations their work, capability and quality control comply with the requirements.

Surveillance on the Aircraft Operator:

As part of their mandate, the Airworthiness Section and Flight Operations Section have a surveillance programme in place to ensure that aircraft operators comply with the applicable Civil Aviation Requirements.

The above is accomplished through:

• Carrying out both scheduled and unscheduled surveillance inspections
• Assisting Aircraft Operators with advice on how they can comply with
  provisions of Civil Aviation Requirements.

Flight Safety Division:

Airworthiness and Flight Operations whose main task is to ensure aviation safety in respect of personnel licensing, operations of aircraft and airworthiness of aircraft.

Airworthiness Records/library:

Statutory Instruments concerning all aspects of documentations and manuals. The library/records also keeps various airworthiness directives from the manufacturers, the aircraft operators and the Civil Aviation Authorities.

• Airworthiness Directives
• Civil Aircraft Register
• Fees
• Forms and applications
• Manual of Procedures
• Licensing and Examinations

Contact information :
Mohale Pelei
Tel : +266 223124 99
Cell : +266 58711868
E-mail: air@civilair.gov.ls