The Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 (common rules of the air)

5.—(1) The Annex (rules of the air) is amended as follows.

(2) In Section 3 (general rules and collision avoidance), Chapter 2 (avoidance of collisions), in the entry for SERA.3210 (right of way)—

(a) in point (d)(4)(ii)(A), for “ILS/MLS sensitive area(s) when Category II or Category III precision instrument operations are in progress” substitute “critical and sensitive areas around radio navigational aids”;

(b) in point (d)(4)(ii)(B), for “minimum separation between” substitute “methods to separate”;

(c) in point (d)(4)(iv)(A), for “, taxiing or being towed” substitute “or taxiing”.

(3) In Section 8 (air traffic control service), in the entry for SERA.8015 (air traffic control clearances), for point (eb)(3) substitute—

“(3) Except when it is known that the aircraft has already received the information in a directed transmission, a QNH altimeter setting shall be included in:

(i) the descent clearance, when first cleared to an altitude below the transition level;

(ii) the approach clearance or the clearance to enter the traffic circuit;

(iii) the taxi clearance for departing aircraft.”.

(4) In Section 9 (flight information service), in the entry for SERA.9005 (scope of flight information service)—

(a) in point (a), omit “and of any other information likely to affect safety.”;

(b) after point (a)(6), insert—

“(7) information on abnormal aircraft configuration and condition;

(8) information on space weather phenomena that:

(i) have an impact on high frequency radio communications, communications via satellite, GNSS-based navigation and surveillance systems;

(ii) pose a radiation risk to aircraft occupants at flight levels; and

(9) any other information likely to affect safety.”;

(c) at the end of point (b)(3) insert—

“; and

(4) messages, including clearances, received from other air traffic services units to relay to aircraft”.

(5) In Section 12 (services related to meteorology etc.), in the entry for SERA.12005 (special aircraft observations), at the end of point (a)(8) insert—

“; or

(9) the runway braking action encountered is not as good as reported”.

(6) In Section 14 (voice communication procedures), in the entry for SERA.14065 (radiotelephony procedures for air-ground voice communication channel changeover)—

(a) in point (a)(2), for “call sign and, for aircraft in the heavy wake turbulence category, the word ‘Heavy’ or ‘Super’” substitute “call sign and, for aircraft in the SUPER or HEAVY wake turbulence category, the word ‘super’ or ‘heavy’ respectively,”;

(b) in point (c)(2), for “call sign and, for aircraft in the heavy wake turbulence category, the word ‘Heavy’ or ‘Super’” substitute “call sign and, for aircraft in the SUPER or HEAVY wake turbulence category, the word ‘super’ or ‘heavy’ respectively,”.