ATS Air traffic service providers | MET Meteorological service providers for air navigation | AIS Aeronautical information service providers |
CNS Communication, navigation and surveillance service providers | ASM Airspace management service providers | ATFM Air traffic flow management service providers |
FPD Flight procedure design service providers | DAT Data service providers | NM Network management service provider |
Certification and oversight of ATM/ANS service providers and oversight of GMCOCS activities are processes aimed at ensuring that ATM/ANS service providers of the Republic of Moldova provide safe and continuous services in strict compliance with the national regulatory framework, with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with the regulations laying down common requirements for ATM/ANS service providers within the Single European Sky.
The activity of the department includes the following tasks:
Focal point in the certification process of ATM/ANS service providers.
Focal point in the process of continuous oversight and monitoring of compliance with certification requirements by ATM/ANS service providers.
Currently, in the Republic of Moldova, the ATM/ANS service provider certified and designated in this regard, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulatory framework, is the State Enterprise “MOLDATSA”.
| No. of certificate/ approval | Date of issue | Valid until | Types of services provided | Area of responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-0006/2025 | 28.11.2025 | Unlimited except when the certificate is revoked, suspended or limited | ATSATFMASMCNSAISMETFPD* * under the conditions specified in the certificate | Flight Information Region LUUU |
Drafting and promotion of normative acts applicable to the ATM/ANS and Search and Rescue fields by transposing the standards and recommended practices of the ICAO Annexes:
- Annex 2 “Rules of the Air”;
- Annex 3 “Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation”;
- Annex 4 “Aeronautical Charts”;
- Annex 5 “Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations”;
- Annex 10 “Aeronautical Telecommunications”;
- Annex 11 “Air Traffic Services”;
- Annex 12 “Search and Rescue”;
- Annex 15 “Aeronautical Information Services”.
Drafting and promotion of normative acts applicable to the ATM/ANS field by harmonizing them with the EU regulatory framework specified in Annex III to the Common Aviation Area Agreement signed between the Republic of Moldova, the European Community and its Member States.
Ensuring correspondence with international civil aviation organizations (ICAO, ECAC, EUROCONTROL, EASA) on matters concerning ATM/ANS services and functions.
Monitoring the safety performance of ATM/ANS providers.
Information gathering and coordination of actions with stakeholders regarding the development of the national ANS development plan (LSSIP) in accordance with the European ATM Master Plan.
Frequency management in the frequency bands assigned to civil aviation services. Issuance of approvals for the use of aeronautical frequencies.
Registration of radio transmitters and maintenance of the national database of their use.
Issuance/ suspension/ revocation of licences to operate radio transmitters in the frequency bands assigned to civil aviation services.
Coding of the emergency locator transmitter (ELT). Registration of the ELT in the COSPAS-SARSAT system database and maintenance of the national ELT database.
Coordination at strategic level of the processes related to airspace management.
Verification and review of the document package for the designed instrument flight procedures for their approval.
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