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The Air Navigation Order 2009 (revoked)

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PART 24U.K.Licensing of air traffic controllers

[F1Prohibition of unlicensed student air traffic controllers and air traffic controllersU.K.

177.(1) A person must not provide air traffic control services unless authorised to do so in accordance with either a student air traffic controller licence or an air traffic controller licence specified in paragraph (4).

(2) A person must not provide air traffic control services in the North Atlantic Shanwick Oceanic Control Area unless that person holds either a student air traffic controller licence or an air traffic controller licence specified in paragraph (4) which contains—

(a)an Area Control Surveillance Rating and an Oceanic Control endorsement; or

(b)an Area Control Procedural Rating and an Oceanic Control endorsement.

(3) A person must not hold himself or herself out, whether by use of a radio call sign or in any other way, as a person who may provide air traffic control services unless authorised to do so in accordance with either a student air traffic controller licence or an air traffic controller licence specified in paragraph (4).

(4) A student air traffic controller licence or air traffic controller licence referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) is a licence issued under the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation by a competent authority of the United Kingdom or a licence issued under the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation by a Member State other than the United Kingdom.]

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Prohibition of unlicensed student air traffic controllersU.K.

F2178.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Acting as an air traffic controller: exceptionsU.K.

F2179.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Acting as an air traffic controller and a student air traffic controllerU.K.

F2180.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Grant of student air traffic controller's licencesU.K.

F2181.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Grant of air traffic controller's licenceU.K.

F2182.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Language proficiency: additional requirementsU.K.

F2183.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

Language proficiency: ongoing requirementsU.K.

F2184.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Arts. 178-184 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(2)

[F3Period for which a student air traffic controller licence remains in forceU.K.

185.  Unless suspended or revoked under Article 6 of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation, a student air traffic controller licence remains in force for the period specified in the licence which shall not exceed two years.

Textual Amendments

F3Arts. 185, 185A substituted for art. 185 (10.8.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(3)

Inclusion of national endorsementsU.K.

185A.(1) The CAA may include in an Approach Control Surveillance Rating contained in an air traffic controller licence, in addition to any rating endorsement specified in article 11 of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation, any of the following rating endorsements—

(a)an Offshore Rating Endorsement, which entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement to provide an offshore service;

(b)a Special Tasks Rating Endorsement, which entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement or an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Endorsement to provide a special tasks service.

(2) The CAA may include in an Area Control Surveillance Rating contained in an air traffic controller licence, in addition to any rating endorsement specified in article 11 of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation, any of the following rating endorsements—

(a)an Offshore Rating Endorsement, which entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement to provide an offshore service;

(b)a Special Tasks Rating Endorsement, which entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement or an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Endorsement to provide a special tasks service.

(3) The CAA may include in an Area Control Procedural Rating contained in an air traffic controller licence an Oceanic Control Endorsement which entitles the holder to provide air traffic control services to aircraft operating in an Oceanic Control Area.]

Textual Amendments

F3Arts. 185, 185A substituted for art. 185 (10.8.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(3)

Privileges of an air traffic controller's licence and a student air traffic controller's licenceU.K.

F4186.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

On-the-job training instructor endorsementU.K.

F4187.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Maintenance of validity of ratings and endorsementsU.K.

F4188.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Obligation to notify rating ceasing to be valid and change of unitU.K.

F4189.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Air navigation service provider: maintenance of recordsU.K.

F4190.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Requirement for medical certificateU.K.

F4191.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Incapacity of air traffic controllersU.K.

F4192.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Arts. 186-192 omitted (10.8.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(4)

Fatigue of air traffic controllersU.K.

193.  A person must not [F5exercise the privileges of a student air traffic controller licence or an air traffic controller licence] if they know or suspect that they are suffering from or, having regard to the circumstances of the period of duty to be undertaken, are likely to suffer from, such fatigue as may endanger the safety of any aircraft to which an air traffic control service may be provided.

Textual Amendments

[F6Acting under the influence of psychoactive substances or medicinesU.K.

194.  A person must not exercise the privileges of a student air traffic controller licence or an air traffic controller licence whilst under the influence of any psychoactive substance or medicines which might render them unable to exercise the privileges of their licence safely and properly.]

Textual Amendments

Failing exams, assessments or testsU.K.

195.  A person who, when last examined, assessed or tested for the purposes of this Part, failed that examination, assessment or test must not act in the capacity for which that examination, assessment or test would have qualified them had it been passed.

[F7Use and approval of simulatorsU.K.

196.(1) No part of any examination, assessment or test undertaken for the purposes of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation may be undertaken in a simulator unless that simulator has been approved for the purpose by the CAA.

(2) The CAA must approve a simulator for the purposes of paragraph (1) if it is satisfied that it is fit for its intended purpose.]

Textual Amendments

Approval of courses, persons and simulatorsU.K.

197.  Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order the CAA may, for the purposes of this Part, approve—

(a)any course of training or instruction;

(b)any unit training plan or unit competence scheme;

(c)a person to conduct such examinations, assessments or tests as it may specify; and

(d)a simulator.

[F8Certification of training organisationsU.K.

198.  A person must not provide training necessary to obtain from the CAA student air traffic controller licences or air traffic controller licences or any associated rating or endorsement or to maintain any of them unless—

(a)that person holds training organisation certification issued or recognised by the CAA in accordance with the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation; and

(b)the training has been approved by the CAA in accordance with Article 22(2)(d) of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

Certified training [F9organisations]: production of recordsU.K.

199.  A certified training [F10organisation] must, within a reasonable time of being requested to do so by an authorised person, produce to that person any record or document (whether or not in electronic form) which that person may require for the purpose of determining whether the certified training [F10organisation] fulfils [F11the requirements set out in Chapter IV of the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation as amended from time to time].

Textual Amendments

F9Word in art. 199 heading substituted (10.8.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 61(9)(a)

Mutual recognition of air traffic controller's licencesU.K.

F12200.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F13Meaning of terms used in this PartU.K.

201.  Terms used in this Part have the same meaning as equivalent terms used in the EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation as amended from time to time.]

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