SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Persons who are exempt

PART 2Definitions of persons who are exempt, conditions, limitations of exemption and savings

8. Air crew

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1

A member of aircraft crew where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or are otherwise required to travel to the United Kingdom for work purposes.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph—

a

“member of aircraft crew” means a person who—

i

acts as a pilot, flight navigator, flight engineer or flight radiotelephony operator of the aircraft,

ii

is carried on the flight deck and is appointed by the operator of the aircraft to give or to supervise the training, experience, practice and periodical tests required for the flight crew under article 114(2) of the Air Navigation Order 2016 or any provision of EU-OPS, or

iii

is carried on the flight for the purpose of performing duties to be assigned by the operator or the pilot in command of the aircraft in the interests of the safety of passengers or of the aircraft,

b

travel for work purposes includes, in particular—

i

where the member of aircraft crew resides outside the United Kingdom, travelling to the United Kingdom to work on an aircraft departing from the United Kingdom,

ii

travelling to attend work-related training in the United Kingdom,

iii

returning to the United Kingdom following work-related training outside the United Kingdom,

c

“EU-OPS” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Air Navigation Order 2016.