Section 39, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) The Director-General shall develop, plan for, andformulate policy with respect to use of the navigable airspace of Sierra Leone. (2) The Director-General may assign by rule, regulation, or order the use of the navigable airspace under such terms, conditions, and limitations as the Director-General may find necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient utilisation of such airspace. (3) The authority of the Director-General under this subsection (2) shall be exercised only in that airspace for which air traffic control responsibility has not been assigned to a foreign country by international agreement or other arrangement. (4) Sierra Leone Registered aircraft flying over the high seas shall comply with rules and regulations as established under annex 2 to the Chicago Convention. (5) Aircraft in distress over Sierra Leone air space shall be provided with all practical measures of assistance and may permit the owners of the aircraft or the State of Registry to do so, as necessitated by the circumstances . (6) When undertaking search for missing aircraft, the Director-General shall collaborate and coordinate measures in accordance with annex 12 to the Chicago Convention.