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					<dc:description>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.</dc:description>
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RestrictStartDate="2024-11-04"><Number>CHAPTER 3</Number><Title>Continuing airworthiness for  <Substitution ChangeId="key-db0663c66c93fadd0835af8d70e95292-1649075888852" CommentaryRef="key-db0663c66c93fadd0835af8d70e95292">Non-Part-21</Substitution>  aircraft</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2016-08-25" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Title>Contents of a certificate of release to service</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47" id="article-47"><Pnumber>47</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1" id="article-47-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A certificate of release to service must contain as a minimum—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/a" id="article-47-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>details of the maintenance carried out;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/b" id="article-47-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the date such maintenance was completed;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c" id="article-47-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the identity of the organisation and person issuing the release to service, including—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/i" id="article-47-1-c-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the approval reference of the maintenance organisation approved in accordance with article 48 and the certifying staff issuing such a certificate;</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/ii" id="article-47-1-c-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the identity and, if applicable, licence number of the certifying staff issuing such a certificate; or</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/iii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/c/iii" id="article-47-1-c-iii"><Pnumber>iii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>in the case of a certificate issued under article 46, the identity, signature and pilot licence number of the pilot owner issuing the certificate;</Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/1/d" id="article-47-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the limitations to airworthiness or operations, if any.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2" id="article-47-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>When any maintenance prescribed for the aircraft cannot be completed, a certificate of release to service may be issued within the approved aircraft limitations provided that—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2/a" id="article-47-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the inability to complete the maintenance; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/2/b" id="article-47-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any resulting limitations to airworthiness or operations,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>are noted in the certificate.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/47/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/47/3" id="article-47-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A certificate of release to service must not be issued in the case of any known non-compliance which endangers flight safety.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-db0663c66c93fadd0835af8d70e95292" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in Pt. 4 Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645" id="d9e5" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="645" Title="The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019">The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc194458360176" CitationRef="d9e5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc128213092685" CitationRef="d9e5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/1/paragraph/17" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-17">Sch. 1 para. 17</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cc123126788684" CitationRef="d9e5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/3" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098" id="d9e18" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="1098">S.I. 2019/1098</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc173101912490" CitationRef="d9e18" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/1/3" SectionRef="regulation-1-3">regs. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc134371654415" CitationRef="d9e18" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/12" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-12">12</CitationSubRef>); 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