The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013

Arrangements for giving effect to the Convention on International Civil Aviation

7.—(1) The Governor must within the Territory issue such instructions or publish such requirements or make such arrangements as are necessary, requisite or expedient for carrying out the Convention on International Civil Aviation and implementing any Annex and any amendment to the Convention, or any such Annex made in accordance with the Convention, or generally for regulating and securing the safety of international air navigation in accordance with section 8(1) of the Act.

(2) Under the provisions of paragraph (1) the Governor must in particular—

(a) provide or secure the provision of a meteorological service to meet the needs of international air navigation, with due regard to regional air navigation agreements and must designate the appropriate authority to provide or arrange for the provision of such meteorological service;

(b) provide or secure the provision in the Territory of aeronautical charts that comply with the specified requirements;

(c) arrange for the establishment and provision of search and rescue services within the Territory, and in such portions of the high seas that are the responsibility of the Territory under regional air navigation agreements; and

(d) provide or secure the provision of an aeronautical information service.

(3) The Governor must arrange for the details of the services and arrangements provided in accordance with paragraph (2) to be included in an Aeronautical Information Publication relating to the Territory.