The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

Rules of the Air

91.—(1) In this article “Rules of the Air” means applied regulations made or having effect as if made under article 160 of the Air Navigation Order 2009(1).

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), it is an offence to contravene, to permit the contravention of, or to fail to comply with, the Rules of the Air.

(3) It is lawful for the Rules of the Air to be departed from to the extent necessary—

(a) for avoiding immediate danger;

(b) for complying with the law of a country other than the Isle of Man within which the aircraft then is; or

(c) for complying with Military Flying Regulations (Joint Service Publication 550) or Flying Orders to Contractors (Aviation Publication 67) issued by the Secretary of State.

(4) It is lawful for the Rules of the Air to be departed from by an aircraft of which the commander is acting as such in the course of the commander’s duty as a member of any of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces.

(5) If a departure from the Rules of the Air is made for the purpose of avoiding immediate danger, the commander of the aircraft must cause written detailed information about the departure, and of the circumstances giving rise to it, to be given within 10 days of the departure to the competent authority of the country in whose territory the departure was made or if the departure was made over the high seas, to the Department.

(6) Nothing in the Rules of the Air exonerates a person from the consequences of any neglect in the use of lights or signals or of the neglect of any precautions required by ordinary aviation practice or by the special circumstances of the case.

(1)

S.I.2009/3015, to which there are amendments not relevant to this provision. Information concerning these Rules of the Air can be found at: www.aircraft.im.