The Crown in right of the Scottish Administration is entitled to register an aircraft in the United Kingdom.

See article 5(1)(a)

A person must not advertise a flight for the purpose of public transport or commercial air transport unless the person who is to operate such flights holds an air operator’s certificate or has applied for such a certificate and the person offering the flights reasonably believes that a certificate will have been granted by the time the advertised flight is made.

See article 14

An EASA aircraft with an EASA permit to fly may fly within the United Kingdom.

See article 16(3)

An EASA aircraft which becomes a non-EASA aircraft because it is engaged in customs, police or similar services is not required to have a national certificate of airworthiness if it has an EASA certificate of airworthiness, complies with the Basic Regulation and any Implementing Rules which would apply if it were an EASA aircraft, does not fly outside the United Kingdom without the permission of the relevant competent authority and complies with any applicable United Kingdom national airworthiness requirements.

See article 17

Organisations approved for the purpose by the CAA may determine whether a repair or modification for a non-EASA aircraft is minor or major and approve minor repairs and modifications.

See article 30(1)(c)

It is not an offence under the Order to exercise the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence whilst under the influence of drink or drugs. More specific provisions are contained in Part V of the Railways & Transport Safety Act 200368.

See article 33

An aeroplane flying for the purpose of commercial air transport under EU-OPS must be equipped with such radio communication and navigation equipment as may be notified for the airspace in which it is flying.

• These amendments are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

• See article 40

A helicopter of 5,700kg or less flying for the purpose of public transport where required to comply with the Instrument Flight Rules or flying at night on a Special VFR flight requires two pilots when flying under and in accordance with the terms of a Police Air Operator’s Certificate.

See article 46(1)

A flight crew member, air traffic controller or student air traffic controller need not inform the CAA in writing of incapacity due to illness, injury or pregnancy.

See articles 74 and 192

The person in charge of a small unmanned aircraft must be satisfied that a flight can safely be made and must maintain direct visual contact. Additional restrictions are imposed on the flight of a small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake surveillance or data acquisition.

See articles 166 and 167

An instrument flight procedure is defined. An instrument flight procedure must not be notified unless it has been designed by the CAA or has been approved by the CAA. The CAA is not required to accept an application for approval of an instrument flight procedure unless the application is supported by a report from a person approved by the CAA for this purpose.

See article 176

A licensed aerodrome is required to have an effective safety management system. A safety management system is defined. A licensed aerodrome is also required to nominate an accountable manager, being the person having corporate authority for ensuring that all operations and activities can be financed and carried out to the standard required.

See article 211(1)(c)

A person must not shine a light at an aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot.

See article 222

Where a permission granted under Article 203 contains a tariff provision, the operator only needs to file a tariff with the CAA where the Secretary of State so requires.

See article 224(1)

The CAA has the power to provisionally suspend an EASA certificate of airworthiness

See article 229

Breach of any specified provision of Commission Regulations concerning aircraft certification69 and continuing airworthiness70 is an offence.

See article 241 and Schedule 13

A JAA licence is defined as one which is issued by a State which was on 30 June 2009 a full Member State of the JAA.

See article 255

The definition of a microlight aeroplane includes increased weight limits for aircraft equipped with a recovery parachute system. Single seat land planes of between 300kg and 390kg which first received a permit to fly or certificate of airworthiness before 1 January 2003 are no longer within the definition of a microlight aeroplane.

See article 255

A military aircraft includes one which is being modified for the naval, military or Air Force of any country under a contract entered into by the Secretary of State.

See article 255

The term used for an unmanned aircraft with a mass of not more than 20kg is “small unmanned aircraft”.

See article 255

The prohibition in the A and B Conditions on flying over congested areas is omitted. The Rules of the Air Regulations 200771 now include a prohibition on any aircraft flying over a congested area when engaged in test flying.

See Schedule 2 Part A

(This Table is not part of the Order)

The following Table shows, in relation to each article of the Air Navigation Order 2005, as amended, the article of the 2009 Order in which it is reproduced.