Article 64 Issue of air operators’ certificates
An aircraft registered in the Territory shall not fly on any flight for the purpose of commercial air transport, otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of an air operator’s certificate granted to the operator of the aircraft under paragraph (2), certifying that the holder of the certificate is competent to secure that aircraft operated by him on such flights as that in question are operated safely.
The Governor shall grant an air operator’s certificate to an operator having his principal place of business in the Territory if he is satisfied that the applicant is competent, having regard in particular to—
his previous conduct and experience;
his equipment;
his organisation and staffing;
his maintenance and other arrangements;
to secure the safe operation of aircraft of the types specified in the certificate on flights of the description and for the purposes so specified.
For the purposes of this article “principal place of business” means the primary location from which flight operations and maintenance management and control are exercised; where the majority of the operational and safety-related records are kept and at which the accountable managers are based.