Documents Required in Making Entry for Aircraft.
Section 1222
SEC. 1222. Documents Required in Making Entry for Aircraft. – (a) For the purpose of making entry, there shall be presented to the boarding customs officer four (4) copies of a general declaration which shall contain the following data, unless any of such data is otherwise presented on a separate official form: (1) Name of owner or operator of aircraft, registration marks and nationality of aircraft, and flight number of identification; (2) Points of clearance and entry, and date of arrival; (3) Health and customs clearance at the last airport of departure; (4) Itinerary of aircraft, including information as to airport of origin and departure dates; (5) Names and nationality of crew members; (6) Passengers manifest showing places of embarkation and destination; (7) Cargo manifest showing information as to airway bill number, the number of packages related to each airway bill number, nature of goods, destination, and gross weight, together with a copy of each airway bill securely attached thereto; (8) Store list; and (9) Such other documents as may be required by the Bureau. (b) The general declaration shall be written in English and duly signed by the pilot-in-command or operator of the aircraft, or the authorized agent. The section on health, and customs clearances, however, shall be signed only by the pilot-in-command or when necessary, by a crew member when the general declaration itself has been signed by a non-crew member. If the aircraft does not carry cargoes or passengers, such facts must be shown in the manifest. (c) A cargo manifest shall in no case be changed or altered after entry of the aircraft, except by means of an amendment by the pilot-in-command or authorized agent thereof, under oath, and attached to the original manifest: Provided, That after the invoice and/or goods declaration covering an importation have been received and recorded in the office of the appraiser, no amendment shall be allowed except when it is obvious that a clerical error or any other discrepancy has been committed without any fraudulent intent in the preparation of the manifest, the discovery of which could not have been made until after complete examination of the importation.