Aruba offers the unique prefix of P4 followed by a combination of three to five alphanumeric characters, which enables owners or operators to customize their aircraft registration marks and create attractive, exclusive combinations, for free.
Proceed to the Registration Mark Search section on our website to check the availability of your desired Aruban registration mark:
www.theregistryofaruba.com or send us an email with your request to hello@p4registry.com
Aircraft registration can be achieved in 24-48 hours after receiving all required documents listed in our guidelines and a satisfactory inspection of the aircraft and its records has been completed.
Our fees are based on the Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOW) of the aircraft, upon receipt of the aircraft weight we can provide you with a quote.
Note that the following services offered are free of charge: Certificate of Registration, Noise Certificate, Aircraft Radio Station License, Mode S Code Designation, Out-of-Sequence Registration Marks, AFM approval, Airspace approvals (RVSM, MNPS, etc.), AWOPS approvals, Initial Manuals Review and Approval, and After-Hours Requests.
The Certificate of Registration (CoR) has a validity period of up to three (3) years or the expiry date of the lease/management agreement, whichever occurs first.
No, there is no need to fly the aircraft to Aruba while registered P4.
To preserve the value of your aircraft, it is recommended that when registering you provide the DCA an Export CoA, although it is not required.
Aircraft imported from an EASA Member State requires no Export Certificate of Airworthiness, provided that the aircraft has an EASA Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) and current Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC).
Should you wish to register without and export, a waiver can be requested to the DCA, understanding that when the aircraft leaves the registry, an Export CoA will not be granted.
At the moment of registration, the operator will receive a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the original certificates which is valid for (15) fifteen days from the date of issue. While the original certificates are to be sent via courier directly to the operator.
Please note should the aircraft be operating and unable to receive original copy of certificates, the DCA is willing to issue an updated Certified True Copy with an extended validity.
No, please inquire about domicile, or read more on our registration page titled – Registration Framework
*Not applicable for aircraft under an Aruban AOC.
For aircraft operating under AUA-OPS2 (General Aviation):
DCA Aruba requires all operators to submit the following manual for approval:
Customized Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
The following manuals need not be submitted to the DCA-Aruba for assessment, please submit instead the applicable INS application forms:
Company Manuals Compliance Statement checklist INS-3.056CC, is required to be submitted for the:
AMP Commitment Statement (FORM INS 4.070)
When applying for Special Operations Approvals (e.g. AWOPS, EFB, RVSM, NAT-HLA)., the sections of the applicable manuals containing the operational procedures, will be required to be submitted.
*For aircraft operating commercially (AUA-OPS 1), please reach out to us at: hello@p4registry.com, for further information.
We welcome private, corporate, & commercial aircraft with a minimum take-off weight (MTOW) of 5,700 kgs and helicopters with a minimum take-off weight (MTOW) of 1,000 kgs.
The Certificate of Airworthiness (CoA) has a validity period of twelve (12) months and can be renewed within the last remaining sixty (60) days of your current certificate, without it affecting your validity date.
No, there is no need to fly the aircraft to Aruba.
DCA of Aruba has no requirements concerning CAMO organization approvals as the operator is responsible to fulfill continuing airworthiness associated tasks of the aircraft. (Refer to the Continuing Airworthiness Instructions)
Please refer to the AMC-012 Maintenance Record Keeping Instructions.
The DCA of Aruba will accept a maintenance organization from the following approved authorities without requiring an on-site audit: EASA 145, Singapore CAAS SAR 145, UAE GCAA 145 and Hong Kong HKCA.
In the case an MRO wishes to apply for an Aruba Certificate of Validation with a different Certificate of Acceptance (e.g. FAA), a physical audit of the facility would be a requirement.
For a Part 145 Facility, the following documentation must be submitted:
In the case an MRO wishes to apply for an Aruba Certificate of Validation with a non- Part 145 Certificate (e.g. FAA), a physical audit of the facility would be a requirement in addition to submitting the documents listed above.
Acceptance of EASA Part 145 AMO’s
An AMO approved in accordance with EASA Part-145 may be accepted by the DCA. Acceptance can typically be accomplished without an on-site when servicing aircraft operating under private operations. However, if the AMO will be providing services to an aircraft engaged in commercial operations, an on-site audit by the DCA will be required, regardless of the AMO holding EASA Part-145 approval.
Validation on non-EASA Part-145 AMO’s
An AMO approved by a foreign authority, being an ICAO member state, may be validated by the DCA only after an on-site audit is conducted by the DCA
Once all the paperwork has been submitted and payment is received, the certificates are normally issued within 48 hours.
The Certificates of Approval and Validation are valid for a period of up to 2 years. The validity shall not extend beyond the expiration date of the foreign license.
The DCA may issue a one-time approval to an MRO only in the case of non-routine maintenance (for example aircraft break down at an outstation, a modification of repair).
In order to obtain a one-time authorization, the following shall be submitted to the DCA:
Regarding the CRS sample listed in the guidelines, please refer to the DCA of Aruba Notice No. DL/13531 with a recommendation concerning to the maintenance release statement for the aircraft:
Unless already accomplished, all holders of DCA issued Certificate of Acceptance are required to amend their release statements applicable to aircraft registered in Aruba in order to replace the reference to “Other Competent Authority PART 145 (i.e. EASA Part 145)” by “AUA-RLW”.
It is recommended to refer to the Aruba DCA approval number following the release statement.
Yes, a Special Flight Permit can be issued for an aircraft without a CoA. The aircraft will receive an Interim Certificate of Airworthiness and the pilots conducting the ferry flight will be issued a Special Authorization.
Please refer to the AMC-036 for an overview of procedures and requirements. If applying for
airspace approvals, the following supporting documentation will be required to be submitted:
Please refer to the AMC-033 EFB approval process, and submitting the following supporting documentation:
An application form will need to be completed on behalf of the aircraft operator and sent to ASRI (Aviation Spectrum Resources, Inc) ASRI has been nominated by ICAO as the official selective calling (SELCAL) registrar.
For more information, please visit the following link: www.asri.aero
No, only Commercial Operators require audits.
The DCA has issued a blanket approval on all flight training centers that are EASA/FAA. All that needs to be approved is the operators training program based on the specifications outlined in the OM-D.
Aruba regulation does not require the issuance of certificates for cabin crew members to perform their duties on Aruba registered aircraft.
If an operation, private or commercial, require one or more cabin crew member, it is the responsibility of the operator to assign and train the cabin crew member as appropriate, and to comply with the State of Operator national regulation.
A Certificate of Validation for a pilot or mechanic can be issued within 24 hours, upon satisfactory receipt of all necessary documentation.
Flight Crew and Mechanic validations can be valid for up to two (2) years. However, the validity shall not extend beyond the expiration date of the foreign license, which they are applying with for their validation.
License Verification is only required for Commercial Operations, when applying for initial validations or when changes have been made to a license by the Issuing Authority.
The policy to obtain freelance validation for Aruban registered aircraft is as follows:
A Class 2 Medical Certificate is only acceptable for Flight Engineers. For both private and commercial operations, a pilot must hold a Class 1 Medical Certificate in accordance with the license state of issue.
Yes, the validation will be issued for a period of 120 days from the date of issue of the FAA Temporary Airman Certificate, however the validation will be extended to the full term of validity, upon receipt of the permanent FAA license at no additional charge.
*NOTE: Aruba does not accept Temporary Licenses from any other issuing authority
A flight crew or mechanic validation may be renewed up to sixty (60) days prior to the expiry of the current Certificate of Validation, with no loss of any remaining validity.
Yes, flight crew may apply for as many type ratings which are reflected on their license, as long as a current LPC and supporting documentation have been submitted for each applicable type rating.
Yes, as long as the applicable documentation for both operators has been submitted, flight crew and mechanics may receive a validation for multiple operators.
*NOTE: All Operators will be reflected on one Certificate of Validation
No, a pilot must have completed a license proficiency check within the preceding 12 months on the aircraft type requested in order to receive a validation.
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