The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and Commencement

3. 2. Revocation

4. PART I

   1. 3. Aircraft to be registered

   2. 4. Registration of aircraft in the Territory

   3. 5. Nationality and registration marks

5. PART II

   1. 6. Type Acceptance Certificate

   2. 7. Certificate of airworthiness to be in force

   3. 8. Issue, re-issue and validity of certificates of airworthiness

   4. 9. Issue, re-issue etc of permits to fly

   5. 10. Continuing airworthiness

   6. 11. Aircraft records

   7. 12. Requirement for a certificate of release to service

   8. 13. Licensing and authorisations of maintenance engineers

   9. 14. Approval of maintenance organisations

   10. 15. Equipment of aircraft

   11. 16. Radio equipment of aircraft

   12. 17. Minimum equipment requirements

   13. 18. Aircraft weight schedule

   14. 19. Access and inspection for airworthiness purposes

6. PART III

   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 licences

   5. 24. Maintenance of privileges of other ratings in licences

   6. 25. Medical requirements for licence holders

   7. 26. Miscellaneous licensing provisions

   8. 27. Validation of licences

   9. 28. Personal flying logbook

   10. 29. Instruction in flying

   11. 30. Glider pilot-minimum age

7. PART IV

   1. 31. Application and interpretation of Part IV

   2. 32. Fatigue of crew - operator’s responsibilities

   3. 33. Fatigue of crew - responsibilities of crew

   4. 34. Flight times - responsibilities of flight crew

   5. 35. Protection of aircrew from cosmic radiation

   6. 36. Keeping and production of records of exposure to cosmic radiation

8. PART V

   1. 37. Rules of the Air

   2. 38. Power to prohibit or restrict flying

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

   4. 40. Regulation of small aircraft

9. PART VI

   1. 41. Operation of aircraft

   2. 42. Aerodrome operating minima

   3. 43. Pilots to remain at controls

   4. 44. Wearing of survival suits by crew

   5. 45. Pre-flight action by pilot-in-command of an aircraft

   6. 46. Passenger briefing by pilot-in-command

   7. 47. Survival equipment - non-commercial air transport flights

   8. 48. Use of oxygen - non-commercial air transport flights

   9. 49. Operation of radio in aircraft

   10. 50. Minimum navigation performance

   11. 51. Height keeping performance - aircraft registered in the Territory

   12. 52. Height keeping performance - aircraft not registered in the Territory

   13. 53. Area navigation and required navigation performance capabilities – aircraft registered in the Territory

   14. 54. Area navigation and required navigation performance capabilities – aircraft not registered in the Territory

   15. 55. Use of airborne collision avoidance system

   16. 56. Use of flight recording systems and preservation of records

   17. 57. Carriage of weapons and of munitions of war

   18. 58. Carriage of dangerous goods

   19. 59. Duties of pilot-in-command – search and rescue

   20. 60. Method of carriage of persons

   21. 61. Exits – commercial air transport aeroplanes and helicopters

   22. 62. Marking of break-in areas

   23. 63. Flying Displays

10. PART VII

    1. 64. Issue of air operators’ certificates

    2. 65. Issue of police air operators’ certificates

    3. 66. Operations manual

    4. 67. Police operations manual

    5. 68. Training programme

    6. 69. Flight data monitoring, accident prevention and flight safety programme

    7. 70. Commercial air transport - operator’s responsibilities

    8. 71. Loading - commercial air transport aircraft and suspended loads

    9. 72. Commercial air transport - aeroplane operating conditions and performance requirements

    10. 73. Commercial air transport - helicopters - operating conditions and performance requirements

    11. 74. Commercial air transport operations at night or in Instrument Meteorological Conditions by single engine aeroplanes

    12. 75. Commercial air transport aircraft registered in the Territory – aerodrome-operating minima

    13. 76. Commercial air transport aircraft not registered in the Territory – aerodrome-operating minima

    14. 77. Carriage of passengers - additional duties of pilot-in-command

11. PART VIII

    1. 78. Issue of aerial work certificates

    2. 79. Towing of gliders

    3. 80. Towing, picking up and raising of persons and articles

    4. 81. Dropping of articles and animals

    5. 82. Dropping of persons

12. PART IX

    1. 83. Application and interpretation of Part IX

    2. 84. Requirement for Approval

    3. 85. Issue of Approval

13. PART X

    1. 86. Requirement for air traffic control approval for the provision of air traffic services

    2. 87. Duty of person in charge to satisfy himself as to competence of controllers

    3. 88. Manual of Air Traffic Services

    4. 89. Provision of air traffic services

    5. 90. Use of radio call signs at aerodromes

14. PART XI

    1. 91. Prohibition of unlicensed air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllers

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

    3. 93. Approval of courses and persons

    4. 94. Requirement for medical certificate

    5. 95. Incapacity of air traffic controllers

    6. 96. Prohibition of drunkenness etc. of controllers

    7. 97. Fatigue of air traffic controllers - air traffic controllers’ responsibilities

    8. 98. Licensing of flight information service officers

    9. 99. Prohibition of unlicensed flight information service officers

    10. 100. Flight information service manual

15. PART XII

    1. 101. Aeronautical Telecommunication Service

    2. 102. Aeronautical Telecommunication Service records

16. PART XIII

    1. 103. Aerodromes – aircraft operations required to use certificated or notified aerodromes

    2. 104. Use of Government aerodromes

    3. 105. Certification of aerodromes

    4. 106. Instrument Flight Procedures

    5. 107. Charges at aerodromes certificated or licensed for public use

    6. 108. Use of aerodromes by aircraft of Contracting States

    7. 109. Noise and vibration caused by aircraft on aerodromes

    8. 110. Aeronautical lights

    9. 111. Lighting of en-route obstacles

    10. 112. Dangerous lights

    11. 113. Customs and Excise airports

    12. 114. Aviation fuel at aerodromes

17. PART XIV

    1. 115. Journey Log

    2. 116. Documents to be carried

    3. 117. Production of documents and records

    4. 118. Production of aeronautical telecommunications service documents and records

    5. 119. Power to inspect and copy documents and records

    6. 120. Preservation of documents, etc

    7. 121. Validity of certificates, licences, authorisations, approvals and permissions

    8. 122. Revocation, suspension and variation of certificates, licences and other documents

    9. 123. Revocation, suspension and variation of permissions, etc. granted under article 135 or article 137

    10. 124. Offences in relation to documents and records

18. PART XV

    1. 125. Endangering safety of aircraft

    2. 126. Endangering safety of any person or property

    3. 127. Drunkenness in aircraft

    4. 128. Smoking in aircraft

    5. 129. Authority of pilot-in-command and members of the crew of an aircraft

    6. 130. Acting in a disruptive manner

    7. 131. Obstruction of persons

    8. 132. Enforcement of directions

    9. 133. Stowaways

    10. 134. Penalties

19. PART XVI

    1. 135. Restriction with respect to carriage for valuable consideration in aircraft registered outside the Territory

    2. 136. Filing and approval of tariffs

    3. 137. Restriction on aerial photography, aerial survey and aerial work in aircraft registered outside the Territory

20. PART XVII

    1. 138. Flights over any foreign country

    2. 139. Mandatory reporting

    3. 140. Mandatory reporting of birdstrikes

    4. 141. Power to prevent aircraft flying

    5. 142. Right of access to aerodromes and other places

    6. 143. Extra-territorial effect of the Order

    7. 144. Application of Order to British-controlled aircraft not registered in the Territory

    8. 145. Application of Order to the Crown and visiting forces, etc.

    9. 146. Exemption from Order

    10. 147. Appeal to Supreme Court

    11. 148. Application of Order

    12. 149. Regulations by the Governor: Fees

    13. 150. Exceptions for certain classes of aircraft

    14. 151. Approval for persons to furnish reports

    15. 152. Publication of requirements

    16. 153. Designation by the Governor

    17. 154. Review by the Governor

    18. 155. Arrangements for giving effect to the Convention

    19. 156. Interpretation

    20. 157. Commercial air transport and aerial work – general rules

    21. 158. Commercial air transport and aerial work – exception for flying displays etc.

    22. 159. Commercial air transport and aerial work – exception for charity flights

    23. 160. Commercial air transport and aerial work – exception for cost sharing

    24. 161. Commercial air transport and aerial work – exception for recovery of direct costs

    25. 162. Commercial air transport and aerial work – exception for jointly owned aircraft

    26. 163. Commercial air transport and aerial work – parachuting

    27. 164. Saving

21. Signature

22. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       ORDERS REVOKED

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       CLASSIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       AREAS SPECIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CARRIAGE OF FLIGHT NAVIGATORS AS MEMBERS OF THE FLIGHT CREWS OR SUITABLE NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT ON COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT

       1. 1. Every aircraft of a description specified in the first column...

       2. 2. (1) If the aircraft is flying in a combination of...

       3. 3. (1) For the purposes of the Table in paragraph 5,...

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

       5. 5. Table Description of Aircraft Circumstances of Flight Scale of Equipment...

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

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       RADIO COMMUNICATION AND RADIO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED IN AIRCRAFT

       1. 1. Subject to paragraph 3, every aircraft shall be provided, when...

       2. 2. Table Aircraft and Circumstances of Flight Scale of Equipment Required...

       3. 3. (1) In the case of sub-paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4)(a),...

       4. 4. The scales of radio communication and radio navigation equipment indicated...

       5. 5. In this Schedule— (1) “Airborne collision avoidance system” means an...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       LICENCES

       1. MINIMUM AGE, PERIOD OF VALIDITY, PRIVILEGES

          1. Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

          2. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

          3. Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)

       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. 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. GLIDER PILOTS

          1. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Gliders)

       5. OTHER FLIGHT CREW

          1. Flight Navigator’s Licence

          2. Flight Engineer’s Licence

          3. Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       PENALTIES

       1. PART A Provisions Referred to in Article 134(5)

       2. PART B Provisions Referred to in Article 134(6)

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       RULES OF THE AIR

       1. SECTION I

          1. 1. Interpretation

       2. SECTION II

          1. 2. Application of Rules to aircraft

          2. 3. Misuse of signals and markings

          3. 4. Reporting hazardous conditions

       3. SECTION III

          1. 5. Low flying prohibitions

          2. 6. Exemptions from the low flying prohibitions

       4. SECTION IV

          1. 7. Weather reports and forecasts

          2. 8. Avoiding aerial collisions

          3. 9. Converging

          4. 10. Approaching head-on

          5. 11. Overtaking

          6. 12. Flight in the vicinity of an aerodrome

          7. 13. Order of landing

          8. 14. Landing and take-off

          9. 15. Aerobatic manoeuvres

          10. 16. Right-hand traffic rule

          11. 17. Notification of arrival and departure

          12. 18. Flight in Class A airspace

          13. 19. Flight in Class C Airspace

          14. 20. Choice of VFR or IFR

          15. 21. Speed limitations

          16. 22. Use of radio navigation aids

          17. 23. Simulated instrument flight

          18. 24. Practice instrument approaches

       5. SECTION V

          1. 25. Applicability of the Visual Flight Rules

          2. 26. Reported visibility

          3. 27. Flight within controlled airspace

          4. 28. Flight outside controlled airspace

          5. 29. VFR flight plan and air traffic control clearance in Class B, Class C or Class D airspace

          6. 30. Maintaining continuous watch and complying with air traffic control instructions

          7. 31. Exceptions to rules 29 and 30

       6. SECTION VI

          1. 32. Instrument Flight Rules

          2. 33. Minimum height

          3. 34. Quadrantal rule and semi-circular rule

          4. 35. Flight plan and air traffic control clearance

          5. 36. Compliance with air traffic control clearance and notified procedures

          6. 37. Position reports

       7. SECTION VII

          1. 38. Application of aerodrome traffic rules

          2. 39. Visual signals

          3. 40. Movement of aircraft on aerodromes

          4. 41. Access to and movement of persons and vehicles on aerodromes

          5. 42. Right of way on the ground

          6. 43. Action to be taken in case of danger of collision on the ground

          7. 44. Launching, picking up and dropping of tow ropes, etc.

          8. 45. Flights within aerodrome traffic zones

       8. SECTION VIII

          1. 46. General

          2. 47. Display of lights by aircraft

          3. 48. Failure of navigation and anti-collision lights

          4. 49. Flying machines at night

          5. 50. Gliders at night

          6. 51. Free balloons at night

          7. 52. Captive balloons and kites at night

          8. 53. Captive balloons and kites by day

          9. 54. Airships at night

          10. 55. Airships by day

       9. SECTION IX

          1. 56. General

          2. 57. Signals in the Signals Area

          3. 58. Markings for paved runways and taxiways

          4. 59. Markings on unpaved manoeuvring areas

          5. 60. Signals visible from the ground

          6. 61. Lights and pyrotechnic signals for control of aerodrome traffic

          7. 62. Marshalling signals (from a marshaller to an aircraft)

          8. 63. Marshalling signals (from a pilot of an aircraft to a marshaller)

          9. 64. Distress, urgency and safety signals

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       AIR NAVIGATION (GENERAL) REGULATIONS

       1. 1. In these Regulations any reference to— (a) a numbered article...

       2. 2. Aeroplanes flying for the purpose of commercial air transport of passengers – aerodrome facilities for approach to landing and landing

       3. 3. Minimum navigation performance specifications – prescribed airspace and navigation performance capability

       4. 4. For the purposes of article 109, the conditions under which...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        THE AIR NAVIGATION (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS

        1. PART I Interpretation

           1. 1. Interpretation

        2. PART II Requirements for carriage of dangerous goods

           1. 2. Requirement for approval of operator

           2. 3. Prohibition of carriage of dangerous goods

        3. PART III Operator’s Obligations

           1. 4. Provision of information by the operator to crew etc

           2. 5. Acceptance of dangerous goods by the operator

           3. 6. Method of loading by the operator

           4. 7. Inspections by the operator for damage, leakage or contamination

           5. 8. Removal of contamination by the operator

        4. PART IV Shipper’s Responsibilities

           1. 9. Shipper’s responsibilities

        5. PART V Pilot-in-command’s Obligations

           1. 10. Pilot-in-command’s duty to inform air traffic services

        6. PART VI Training

           1. 11. Provision of information and training programmes by operators and shippers

        7. PART VII Provision of Information to Passengers and in Respect of Cargo

           1. 12. Provision of information to passengers

           2. 13. Provision of information in respect of cargo

        8. PART VIII Documents and Records, Enforcement Powers and General

           1. 14. Keeping of documents and records

           2. 15. Production of documents and records

           3. 16. Powers in relation to enforcement of the Regulations

           4. 17. Occurrence reporting

           5. 18. Dropping articles for agricultural, horticultural, forestry or pollution control purposes

           6. 19. Police aircraft

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        AERODROME MANUAL

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        TERRITORIES TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

23. Explanatory Note