2014 No. 437
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow Prohibited Zone EGP502) Regulations 2014
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of Glasgow by reason of the intended holding of certain Commonwealth Games’ events. The restrictions will take place there from and including 13th July to and including 6th August 2014.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 161 of the Air Navigation Order 20091.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow Prohibited Zone EGP502) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st May 2014.
Interpretation2
All times referred to in these Regulations are Co-ordinated Universal Time.
Prohibited airspace3
1
Subject to paragraph (2), between 0800 hours on 13th July 2014 and 1800 hours on 6th August 2014 no aircraft is to fly below 6,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 6 nautical miles whose centre is at 555017N 0041343W.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft—
a
making an instrument approach to, or instrument departure from, Glasgow Airport while under the control of the air traffic control unit at—
i
Glasgow Airport; or
ii
Prestwick Air Traffic Control Centre;
b
flying in the service of—
i
Police Scotland;
ii
the National Police Air Service;
iii
the Scottish Air Ambulance Service;
iv
the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service; or
v
the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;
c
flying in accordance with the permission of the Secretary of State;
d
which is—
i
flying in the service of Sunset and Vine Global Television Limited2; and
ii
operating in accordance with the conditions set out in the Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
SCHEDULESunset and Vine Global Television Limited aircraft operating conditions
1
The conditions referred to in regulation 3(2)(d)(ii) are as follows.
2
No person may be carried in the aircraft apart from the flight crew and any camera crew or other personnel in the service of Sunset and Vine Global Television Limited, each of whom must hold an accreditation issued by or on behalf of the Organising Committee of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
3
The aircraft must be operating from the heliport at Linthouse Road, Glasgow (555128N 0042003W) or Glasgow Airport (555219N 0042559W).
4
Subject to paragraph 5, not less than 40 days before the aircraft flies, the operator of the aircraft must provide the Chief Constable of Police Scotland with the aircraft nationality and registration mark and the assigned International Civil Aviation Organisation 24-bit HEX code for the aircraft.
5
If the aircraft is a replacement aircraft for an aircraft whose aircraft registration and 24-bit HEX code has been provided previously under paragraph 4, the operator of the aircraft must provide the aircraft nationality and registration mark and the assigned International Civil Aviation Organisation 24-bit HEX code for the replacement aircraft to the Chief Constable of Police Scotland at least 24 hours before its first flight.
6
The flight programmes for all flights by the aircraft on each day while the prohibited zone is in force must be provided by the operator of the aircraft to the Glasgow Airport Air Traffic Control Watch Manager by 2100 hours on the day before the intended flights and must also be confirmed by the operator to the Glasgow Airport Air Traffic Control Watch Manager not less than 2 hours before the first flight.
7
Any changes to the expected timings of flights in the flight programme or the timing of any additional flights must be provided to the Glasgow Airport Air Traffic Control Watch Manager by the operator of the aircraft as soon as they become known to the operator, but not less than 30 minutes prior to take-off in any event.
8
In relation to each task to be flown, the flight programme must specify—
a
the take-off location and the route and duration of the flight;
b
the names of the flight crew, the camera crew and any other passengers; and
c
the aircraft nationality and registration mark.
9
The aircraft must transpond and maintain the 4-digit transponder code assigned for the aircraft.
10
The pre-agreed duress call must be used by the aircraft if it is subject to unlawful interference.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)