http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/174The Air Navigation Order 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseCIVIL AVIATION2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-05-01
This Order consolidates with amendments the provisions of the Air Navigation Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3015) and takes account of the requirement to apply the provisions of certain of the Annexes to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (O.J. No. L 296, 25.10.2012, p.1., and referred to in this Order as the “EASA Air Operations Regulation”) to different categories of aircraft following the expiry of the derogation period permitted under paragraph 3 of Article 10 of that Regulation.
The Air Navigation Order 2016art. 270(2)(ea)(eb)The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2020art. 10art. 13art. 1(2)
PART 6
AircrewCHAPTER 5Fatigue of crew and protection of crew from cosmic radiationApplication and interpretation of this Chapter1741Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), articles 175 and 176 apply to an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is—aflying on a public transport flight;boperated by the holder of a national air operator's certificate;ca helicopter flying on a commercial air transport operation; ordan aeroplane with a flight crew of one pilot flying for the purpose of commercial air transport.2Article 176(1) also applies to an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is flying on—aa non-commercial flight; andba commercial operations flight.3In this Chapter—“day” means a continuous period of 24 hours beginning at midnight Co-ordinated Universal Time;“flight time” means all time spent by a person as a member of the crew while it is in flight in—a civil aircraft, whether or not registered in the United Kingdom, which is flying for the purpose of—commercial air transport;public transportcommercial operation; ora flight subject to Part-NCC; ora military aircraft.4For the purposes of this Chapter, a helicopter is deemed to be in flight from the moment the helicopter first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until the rotors are next stopped.Words in art. 174(2) substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 32