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The Air Navigation Order 2000

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND REVOCATION

    1. 1.Citation and Commencement

    2. 2.Revocation

  3. PART I REGISTRATION AND MARKING OF AIRCRAFT

    1. 3.Aircraft to be registered

    2. 4.Registration of aircraft in the United Kingdom

    3. 5.Nationality and registration marks

  4. PART II AIR OPERATORS' CERTIFICATES

    1. 6.Issue of air operators' certificates

    2. 7.Issue of police air operators' certificates

  5. PART III AIRWORTHINESS AND EQUIPMENT OF AIRCRAFT

    1. 8.Certificate of airworthiness to be in force

    2. 9.Issue, renewal, etc., of certificates of airworthiness

    3. 10.Certificate of maintenance review

    4. 11.Technical Log

    5. 12.Inspection, overhaul, repair, replacement and modification

    6. 13.Licensing of maintenance engineers

    7. 14.Equipment of aircraft

    8. 15.Radio equipment of aircraft

    9. 16.Minimum equipment requirements

    10. 17.Aircraft, engine and propeller log books

    11. 18.Aircraft weight schedule

    12. 19.Access and inspection for airworthiness purposes

  6. PART IV AIRCRAFT CREW AND LICENSING

    1. 20.Composition of crew of aircraft

    2. 21.Members of flight crew—requirement for licence

    3. 22.Grant, renewal and effect of flight crew licences

    4. 23.Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in United Kingdom licences

    5. 24.Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in JAR-FCL licences, United Kingdom licences for which there are JAR-FCL equivalents, United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot’s Licences and United Kingdom Flight Engineer’s Licences

    6. 25.Maintenance of privileges of other ratings

    7. 26.Miscellaneous licensing provisions

    8. 27.Validation of Licences

    9. 28.Personal flying log book

    10. 29.Instruction in flying

    11. 30.Glider pilot—minimum age

  7. PART V OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT

    1. 31.Operations manual

    2. 32.Police operations manual

    3. 33.Training manual

    4. 34.Public transport—operator’s responsibilities

    5. 35.Loading—public transport aircraft and suspended loads

    6. 36.Public transport—operating conditions

    7. 37.Public transport operations at night or in Instrument Meteorological Conditions by single engined aeroplanes not registered in the United Kingdom

    8. 38.Public transport aircraft registered in the United Kingdom—aerodrome operating minima

    9. 39.Public transport aircraft not registered in the United Kingdom—aerodrome operating minima

    10. 40.Non-public transport aircraft—aerodrome operating minima

    11. 41.Pilots to remain at controls

    12. 42.Wearing of survival suits by crew

    13. 43.Pre-flight action by commander of aircraft

    14. 44.Passenger briefing by commander

    15. 45.Public transport of passengers—additional duties of commander

    16. 46.Operation of radio in aircraft

    17. 47.Minimum navigation performance

    18. 48.Height keeping performance—aircraft registered in the United Kingdom

    19. 49.Height keeping performance—aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom

    20. 50.Area navigation equipment—aircraft registered in the United Kingdom

    21. 51.Area navigation equipment—aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom

    22. 52.Use of airborne collision avoidance system

    23. 53.Use of flight recording systems and preservation of records

    24. 54.Towing of gliders

    25. 55.Towing, picking up and raising of persons and articles

    26. 56.Dropping of articles and animals

    27. 57.Dropping of persons

    28. 58.Issue of aerial application certificates

    29. 59.Carriage of weapons and of munitions of war

    30. 60.Carriage of dangerous goods

    31. 61.Method of carriage of persons

    32. 62.Exits and break-in markings

    33. 63.Endangering safety of an aircraft

    34. 64.Endangering safety of any person or property

    35. 65.Drunkenness in aircraft

    36. 66.Smoking in aircraft

    37. 67.Authority of commander and members of the crew of an aircraft

    38. 68.Acting in a disruptive manner

    39. 69.Stowaways

    40. 70.Flying Displays

  8. PART VI FATIGUE OF CREW AND PROTECTION OF CREW FROM COSMIC RADIATION

    1. 71.Application and interpretation of Part VI

    2. 72.Fatigue of crew—operator’s responsibilities

    3. 73.Fatigue of crew—responsibilities of crew

    4. 74.Flight times—responsibilities of flight crew

    5. 75.Protection of air crew from cosmic radiation

  9. PART VII DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS

    1. 76.Documents to be carried

    2. 77.Keeping and production of records of exposure to cosmic radiation

    3. 78.Production of documents and records

    4. 79.Power to inspect and copy documents and records

    5. 80.Preservation of documents, etc.

    6. 81.Revocation, suspension and variation of certificates, licences and other docu ments

    7. 82.Revocation, suspension and variation of permissions, etc. granted under article 113 or article 115

    8. 83.Offences in relation to documents and records

  10. PART VIII MOVEMENT OF AIRCRAFT

    1. 84.Rules of the Air

    2. 85.Power to prohibit or restrict flying

    3. 86.Balloons, kites, airships, gliders and parascending parachutes

    4. 87.Regulation of small aircraft

  11. PART IX AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

    1. 88.Requirement for approval for the provision of air traffic services

    2. 89.Manual of Air Traffic Services

    3. 90.Provision of air traffic services

    4. 91.Use of radio call signs at aerodromes

    5. 92.Licensing of air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllers

    6. 93.Approval of courses and persons

    7. 94.Prohibition of unlicensed air traffic controllers and student air traffic con trollers

    8. 95.Incapacity of air traffic controllers

    9. 96.Prohibition of drunkenness etc. of controllers

    10. 97.Fatigue of air traffic controllers—air traffic controllers' responsibilities

    11. 98.Licensing of flight information service officers

    12. 99.Prohibition of unlicensed flight information service officers

    13. 100.Flight information service manual

  12. PART X AERODROMES, AERONAUTICAL LIGHTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTS

    1. 101.Aerodromes—public transport of passengers and instruction in flying

    2. 102.Use of Government and CAA aerodromes

    3. 103.Licensing of aerodromes

    4. 104.Aeronautical radio stations

    5. 105.Aeronautical radio station records

    6. 106.Charges at aerodromes licensed for public use

    7. 107.Use of aerodromes by aircraft of Contracting States and of the Common wealth

    8. 108.Noise and vibration caused by aircraft on aerodromes

    9. 109.Aeronautical lights

    10. 110.Dangerous lights

    11. 111.Customs and Excise airports

    12. 112.Aviation fuel at aerodromes

  13. PART XI GENERAL

    1. 113.Restriction with respect to carriage for valuable consideration in aircraft registered outside the United Kingdom

    2. 114.Filing and approval of tariffs

    3. 115.Restriction with respect to aerial photography, aerial survey and aerial work in aircraft registered outside the United Kingdom

    4. 116.Flights over any foreign country

    5. 117.Mandatory reporting

    6. 118.Power to prevent aircraft flying

    7. 119.Right of access to aerodromes and other places

    8. 120.Obstruction of persons

    9. 121.Enforcement of directions

    10. 122.Penalties

    11. 123.Extra-territorial effect of the Order

    12. 124.Aircraft in transit over certain United Kingdom territorial waters

    13. 125.Application of Order to British-controlled aircraft not registered in the United Kingdom

    14. 126.Application of Order to the Crown and visiting forces, etc.

    15. 127.Exemption from Order

    16. 128.Appeal to County Court or Sheriff Court

    17. 129.Interpretation

    18. 130.Public transport and aerial work

    19. 131.Saving

    20. 132.Exceptions for certain classes of aircraft

    21. 133.Approval of persons to furnish reports

    22. 134.Competent authority

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ORDERS REVOKED

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. PART A Table of general classification of aircraft

      2. PART B Nationality and registration marks of aircraft registered in the United King dom

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Position and size of marks

        3. 3.Width, spacing and thickness of marks

      3. PART C Aircraft dealer’s certificate—conditions

        1. 1.The operator of the aircraft shall be the registered owner...

        2. 2.The aircraft shall fly only for the purpose of:

        3. 3.Without prejudice to article 43 of this Order the operator...

        4. 4.The aircraft shall fly only within the United Kingdom.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      1. PART A

        1. A and B Conditions

      2. PART B

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Aircraft equipment

      1. 1.(a) Every aircraft of a description specified in the first...

      2. 2.The equipment carried in an aircraft as being necessary for...

      3. 3.The following items of equipment shall not be required to...

      4. 4.Table

      5. 5.The scales of equipment indicated in the foregoing Table shall...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Radio and radio navigation equipment to be carried in aircraft

      1. 1.Every aircraft shall be provided, when flying in the circumstances...

      2. 2.Table Aircraft and circumstances of flight Scale of equipment required...

      3. 3.The scales of radio and radio navigation equipment indicated in...

      4. 4.In this Schedule: (1) ‘Automatic direction finding equipment’ means radio...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Aircraft, engine and propeller log books

      1. 1.Aircraft log book

      2. 2.Engine log book

      3. 3.Variable pitch propeller log book

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Areas specified in connection with the carriage of flight navigators as members of the flight crews or suitable navigational equipment on public transport aircraft

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Flight crew of aircraft—licences and ratings

      1. PART A—LICENCES

        1. Section 1—United Kingdom Licences

          1. 1 AEROPLANE PILOTS

            1. Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

            2. Basic Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

            3. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

            4. Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

          2. 2 HELICOPTER AND GYROPLANE PILOTS

            1. Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters)

            2. Private Pilot’s Licence (Gyroplanes)

            3. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters and Gyroplanes)

            4. Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters and Gyroplanes)

          3. 3 BALLOON AND AIRSHIP PILOTS

            1. Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships)

            2. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Balloons)

            3. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Airships)

          4. 4 GLIDER PILOTS

            1. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Gliders)

          5. 5 OTHER FLIGHT CREW

            1. Flight Navigator’s Licence

            2. Flight Engineer’s Licence

            3. Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence

        2. Section 2—JAR-FCL Licences

          1. AEROPLANE PILOTS

            1. Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

            2. Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

            3. Airline Transport Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

          2. HELICOPTER PILOTS

            1. Private Pilot Licence (Helicopter)

            2. Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopter)

            3. Airline Transport Pilot Licence (Helicopter)

      2. PART B—RATINGS

        1. 1.The following ratings may be included in a pilot’s licence...

        2. 2.An aircraft rating included in a flight engineer’s licence shall...

        3. 3.For the purposes of this Schedule: ‘Solo flight’ means a...

      3. PART C—SECTION 1—REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE OF TEST OR EXPERIENCE

        1. 1.(a) A certificate of test or a certificate of experience...

        2. 2.Certificate of test

        3. 3.Nature of test

        4. 4.Period of validity of certificate of test

        5. 5.Certificate of experience

        6. 6.Period of experience

        7. 7.Period of validity of certificate of experience

        8. Section 2—Requirement for certificate of revalidation

          1. 1.Appropriate certificate of revalidation

          2. 2.Type and class ratings

          3. 3.Forms of certificate of revalidation (1) A certificate of revalidation...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Air traffic controllers—ratings

      1. 1.(a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), the holder of a licence...

      2. 2.Ratings of the following classes may be included in an...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Public transport—operational requirements

      1. PART A— OPERATIONS MANUAL

      2. PART B— CREW TRAINING AND TESTS

        1. 1.The training, experience, practice and periodical tests required under article...

        2. 2.(1) The records required to be maintained by an operator...

      3. PART C— TRAINING MANUAL

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Documents to be carried by aircraft registered in the United Kingdom

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      PENALTIES

      1. PART A—PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 122(5)

        1. Penalties: Other Legislation

      2. PART B—PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 122(6)

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      PARTS OF STRAITS SPECIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT IN TRANSIT OVER UNITED KINGDOM TERRITORIAL WATERS

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      AERODROME MANUAL

      1. TABLE OF COMPARISON

  14. Explanatory Note

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