In the event that a customer wishes to de-register an aircraft (also known as cancellation of aircraft registration) from the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (IOMAR), an Export Certificate of Airworthiness (ECoA) may be required by the new State of Registry. If this is the case, the ECoA must be issued before the aircraft is de-registered.
If you are not sure if an ECoA is required, written confirmation from the new State of Registry should be sought, along with confirmation as to their requirements on how recently the ECoA must have been issued.
To request an ECoA, a completed Form 9 should be submitted to [email protected]. Please be aware that it is the IOMAR policy that an ECoA can only be issued to an aircraft that holds a current CoA issued by the IOMAR. Further guidance can be found in RP12.
A minimum of two working days prior to the date of de-registration, a completed Form 11, signed by the Registered Owner or their nominated representative, should be submitted to [email protected]
Once an aircraft has been sold, the request for de-registration should be made immediately by the current Registered Owner, particularly if the new Owner is unqualified to hold a legal or beneficial interest by way of ownership in an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man or in a share in such an aircraft (see RP2). Subject to legal protections for aircraft entered in the Register of Aircraft Mortgages or subject to an international interest (IDERA), once an aircraft has been sold to an unqualified person, the registration automatically becomes void, whether the IOMAR is aware of the sale or not.
Before de-registration can be completed, any registered mortgages should be discharged, IDERA’s revoked and all invoices settled. To confirm if an aircraft is clear of any registered mortgages entered on the Isle of Man Mortgage Register, please apply for a Mortgage Search through our Online Portal
Once de-registration has been confirmed by the IOMAR, the nationality and registration marks must not be displayed on the aircraft. The marks may be removed in advance of de-registration from the Isle of Man, as long as the aircraft does not fly.
When de-registration has occurred, we will send a confirmation e-mail to the new State of Registry. Please supply the correct contact details for this e-mail in section 2 of the Form 11. E-mail confirmation of de-registration will also be sent to the Registered Owner.
Please contact the Registry Services team at [email protected] if you have any questions or require further guidance.
A Certificate of Airworthiness for Export does not permit the aircraft to fly; it is a formal declaration between the exporting State to the importing State only.
The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry recommends you get written confirmation from the new state of registry to see if they require a Certificate of Airworthiness for Export to be provided along with confirmation as to their requirements on how recently the Export C of A must have been issued. If a Certificate of Airworthiness for Export is required, it must be issued before the aircraft is deregistered from the Isle of Man Aircraft Register.
An Export C of A may be issued without the need for a survey or any technical evaluation being carried out by the IOMAR (subject to no change in TCDS being requested) but in such circumstances the issue date on the Export C of A will be the same as the C of A that was issued as the result of the last aircraft survey.
A new survey must always be conducted if you require either:
- an Export C of A dated more recently than the C of A that was issued as the result of the last aircraft survey; or
- an Export C of A to a new TCDS.
See Registry Publication 12 for further information and guidance.
Please go to our Airworthiness Section for details of types of surveys available, requirements for survey and how to apply.