New and more capable secondary surveillance radar equipment known as Mode S must be carried by specified categories of aircraft when flying within busy airspace around major airports and along major airways (Schedule 5 and Scale E2 and E3).

Specified categories of aeroplanes registered in the United Kingdom must be equipped with an airborne collision avoidance system if flying for the purpose of public transport or flying within the airspace of any member of the European Civil Aviation Conference. Any such aircraft, wherever it is registered, must be so equipped when flying in the United Kingdom (Schedule 5 and Scale J).

Wind turbine generators situated offshore within United Kingdom territorial waters must be fitted with obstacle lighting (article 134).

If a person acts as a member of the flight crew without holding an appropriate licence, he will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both (article 148(6) and Schedule 12 Part B).

Article 142 implements into UK law the provisions of Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council M4 on occurrence reporting in civil aviation (“The Directive”) in so far as those provisions do not already form part of UK law. The article replaces provisions contained in Article 117 of the Air Navigation Order 2000 M5. Article 142(1) and (2) set out the objective of the article: to contribute to the improvement of air safety. Paragraph (3) states in what circumstances the article will apply. Paragraph (4) makes reference to the list of examples of occurrences set out in Annexes I and II (and their Appendices) of the Directive. Paragraph (5) lists the classes of person who are required to report an event which constitutes an occurrence for the purpose of paragraph (3). The requirement to report only applies in respect of matters which come to the person's attention during the exercise of their functions. Paragraph (6) states that reports are to be made in accordance with the requirements of the CAA; paragraph (7) states that a person listed in paragraph (5) shall make a report of information in his possession relating to a report under the article in accordance with a notice served by the CAA. Paragraph (8) forbids a person from making a report under the article which he knows or believes to be false. Paragraph (9) requires the CAA as the competent authority to put in place a mechanism to collect, evaluate, process and store occurrences reported in accordance with paragraph (5). Paragraph (10) requires the CAA to store in its databases reports received by it of occurrences, accidents and serious incidents. Paragraph (11) requires the CAA to make all relevant safety-related information collected under paragraph (5), and stored in its database, available to the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission. The CAA must ensure that databases which it maintains are compatible with software developed by the Commission (paragraph (12). The CAA, having received an occurrence report, is required to enter it into its database and to notify, as appropriate, the competent authority where the occurrence took place; where the aircraft is registered; where it was manufactured; and where the air operator's certificate was granted (13). Paragraph (14) requires the CAA to provide any entity entrusted with regulating civil aviation safety, or with investigating civil aviation accidents and incidents, within the Community, with access to information on occurrences collected and exchanged, in order to enable it to draw safety lessons. Paragraph (15) requires the CAA and the Chief Inspector of Air Accidents to use any information received solely for the purposes set out in the article. Article (16) requires that the names and addresses of individuals shall not be recorded on the database relating to mandatory reports. Paragraph (17) requires that no proceedings are to be instituted in respect of unpremeditated or inadvertent infringements of the law, which come to the attention of the relevant authorities only because they have been reported under the article, except in the case of gross negligence. Paragraph (18) states that the article is to apply without prejudice to the rights of access to information by judicial authorities. Paragraph (19) states that the CAA is to put in place a system of voluntary reporting to collect and analyse information on observed deficiencies in aviation, which are perceived by the reporter as a potential hazard. Paragraph (20) requires that all personal details relating to the reporter, and technical details which might lead to his identity, or that of third parties, being discovered must be removed. Paragraph (21) requires that the relevant safety information deriving from the analysis of these reports, is stored and made available to all parties, so that it can be used to improve safety in aviation. The failure to report an occurrence under paragraphs (5) to (7), and the making of a false report under paragraph (8), constitute offences. These are punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and on conviction on indictment by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for the implementation of the occurrence reporting requirements as it has no impact on the cost of business. Annexes to the Chicago Convention can be purchased from— Airplan Flight Equipment Ltd 1A Ringway Trading Estate Shadowmoss Road Manchester M22 5LH England UK; or Labeline (Air, Sea and Road) Holly House 14 Tenby Road Frimley Surrey GU16 5UT Joint Service Publication 550 and Aviation Publication 67 may be obtained from: Customer Services DSDC(L) Mwrwg Road Llangennech LLANELLI Carms South Wales SA14 8YP Aviation Publication 67 is also available on line at http://www.ams.mod.uk/ams/content/docs/flyregs/avp67.pdf Joint Aviation Requirements can be purchased from: Rapidocg Willoughby Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8DW and are also available on line at http://www.jaa.nl/jars—npas/jarsec1.html CAP 168 can be purchased from: TSO PO Box 29 Norwich NR3 1GN and is also available on line at http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP168.PDF Save in the case of the provisions relating to occurrence reporting referred to in paragraph 8 above, Regulatory Impact Assessments have been produced and a copy placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Department for Transport, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DR. Alternatively copies can be obtained from the Department for Transport's website which is at www.dft.gov.uk. A transposition note has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department for Transport, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DR.