Type Acceptance
The CAA has introduced a new process of type acceptance under MCAR-21 effective 25 June 2008. This process is essentially the validation of a foreign type certificate. A type acceptance certificate (TAC) is issued to at the end of the process to recognise that type certificate in the Maldives
All aircraft types must under go the type acceptance process for the first issue of an airworthiness certificate. Acceptance of the aircraft’s type certificate will imply acceptance of the associated engine and/or propeller type certificate.
Application
The regulatory requirements for type acceptance are specified in MCAR-21 Subpart B. This subpart also specifies the foreign type certificates that are eligible for a type acceptance certificate in the Maldives.
Type Acceptance Certificates
The table below gives a list of all the type acceptance certificates issued by the CAA.
| TAC No. | Aircraft Type | Date of Last Revision |
| CAA-TAC-017 | Tecnam P2006T | 28-Dec-21 |
| CAA-TAC-016 | Beechcraft 1900D | 09-Dec-21 |
| CAA-TAC-014 | Airbus A350 - All Series | 01-Mar-18 |
| CAA-TAC-013 | Airbus A330 - All Series | 05-Sep-17 |
| CAA-TAC-012 | Kodiak 100 | 01-Nov-17 |
| CAA-TAC-011 | Cessna 208 | 02-Jul-13 |
| CAA-TAC-010 | Airbus A320/A321 | 01-Dec-14 |
| CAA-TAC-009 | Boeing 757-200 | 14-Aug-12 |
| CAA-TAC-008 | PA34-200T (Seneca II) | 15-Feb-12 |
| CAA-TAC-007 | Cessna 172 | 17-Aug-16 |
| CAD-TAC-006 | Boeing 767-300 | 31-Mar-10 |
| CAD-TAC-005 | Cessna 150 | 06-May-10 |
| CAD-TAC-004I3 | ATR 42/72 | 13-Dec-10 |
| CAD-TAC-003 I04 | DHC-8 |
12-Dec-19 |
| CAA-TAC-002 Issue 3 |
Viking Air Limited DHC-6 |
25-June-19 |
| CAD-TAC-001 | Dornier 228-212 | 25-Aug-09 |