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PART 8Aerodromes and lighting

CHAPTER 1Aerodromes, aeronautical lights and dangerous lights

Helicopters flying for public transport at night

210.—(1) The person in charge of any area in the United Kingdom intended to be used for the take-off or landing of helicopters at night must cause there to be in operation, whenever a helicopter flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers is taking off or landing at that area at night, such lighting as will enable the pilot of the helicopter—

(a)when landing, to identify the landing area in flight, to determine the landing direction and to make a safe approach and landing; and

(b)when taking off, to make a safe take-off.

(2) A helicopter flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers at night must not take off or land at a place to which paragraph (1) applies unless there is in operation such lighting.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an aerodrome specified in article 207(2).