10.1 The craft should not operate commercially unless a Permit to Operate WIG Craft is
issued and valid in addition to the Wing-in-ground Craft Safety Certificate. Transit
voyage without passengers or cargo may be undertaken without the Permit to Operate.
10.2 The Permit to Operate should be issued by the Administration to certify compliance
with 2.1.2 to 2.1.7 and stipulate conditions of the operation of the craft and should be
drawn up on the basis of the information contained in the route operational manual
specified in chapter 17 of part B.
10.3 Before issuing the Permit to Operate, the Administration should consult with each
port State to obtain details of any operational conditions associated with the operation
of the craft in that State. Any such conditions imposed should be shown by the
Administration on the Permit to Operate and included in the route operational manual.
10.4 A port State may inspect the craft and audit its documentation for the sole purpose
of verifying its compliance with the matters certified by and conditions associated with
the Permit to Operate. Where deficiencies are shown by such an audit, the Permit to
Operate ceases to be valid until such deficiencies are corrected or otherwise
resolved.
10.5 The provisions of section 9 should apply to the issue and the period of validity of
the Permit to Operate.
10.6 The Permit to Operate should be of the model given in annex 2 to these Guidelines.
If the language used is neither English, French nor Spanish, the text should include a
translation into one of these languages.