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 1830 Conduct if acciden- tally entering. Identification of air- craft. Radio regulations. AIR NAVIGATION-UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. Each of the Parties reserves the right under exceptional circum- stances in time of peace and with immediate effect temporarily to limit or prohibit air traffic above its territory on condition that in this respect no distinction is made between the aircraft of the other Party and the aircraft of any foreign country. ARTICLE 7 Any aircraft which finds itself over a prohibited area shall, as soon as it is aware of the fact, give the signal of distress prescribed in the Rules of the Air in force In the territory flown over and shall land as soon as possible at an aerodrome situated in such territory outside of but as near as possible to such prohibited area. ARTICLE 8 All aircraft shall carry clear and visible nationality and registra- tion marks whereby they may be recognized during flight. In addi- tion they must bear the name and address of the owner. Ail aircraft shall be provided with certificates of registration and of airworthiness and WIth all the other documents prescribed for air traffic in the territory in which they are re~stered. The members of the crew who perform, In an aircraft, duties for which a special permit is required in the territory in which such aircraft is registered, shall be provided with all documents and in particular with the certificates and licenses prescribed by the regu- lations in force in such territory. The other members of the crew shall carry documents showing their duties in the aircraft, their profession, identity and nationality. 'l'he certificate of airworthiness, certificates of competency and licenses issued or rendered valid by one of the Parties to this arrange- ment in respect of an aircraft registered in its territory or of the crew of such aircraft shall have the same validity in the territory of the other Party as the corresponding documents issued or ren- dered valid by the latter. Each of the Parties reserves the right for the purpose of flight within its own territory to refuse to recognize certificates of com- petency and licenses issued to nationals of that Party by the other Party. ARTICLE 9 Aircraft of either of the Parties to this arrangement may carry wireless apparatus in the territory of the other Party only if a license to install and work such apparatus shall have been issued by the competent authorities of the Party in whose territory the a.i .rcraft is registered. The use of such apparatus shall be in accord- ance with the regulations on the subject issued by the competent authorities of the territory within whose air space the aircraft is navigating. Such apparatus shall be used only by such members of the crew as are provided with a special license for the purpose issued by the Government of the territory in which the aircraft is registered. The Parties to this arrangement reserve respectively the right, for reasons of safety, to issue regulations relative to the obligatory equipment of aircraft with wireless apparatus. ARTICLE 10 Trans portatlon of munitions prohibited. No arms of war, explosives of war, or munitions of war shall be carried by aircraft of either Party above the territory of the other Party or by the crew or passengers, except by permission of the competent authorities of the territory within whose air space the aircraft is navigating.