The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

PART 12 Height keeping and navigation

Minimum navigation performance

65.—(1) An aircraft registered in the Isle of Man must not fly in North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specification airspace unless it is equipped with navigation systems that enable the aircraft to maintain the prescribed navigation performance capability.

(2) The equipment required by paragraph (1) must—

(a) be approved by the Department;

(b) be installed in a manner approved by the Department;

(c) be maintained in a manner approved by the Department; and

(d) while the aircraft is flying in that airspace, be operated in accordance with procedures approved by the Department.

Height keeping performance – aircraft registered in the Isle of Man

66.—(1) Unless otherwise authorised by the appropriate air traffic control unit, an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man must not fly in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace unless it is equipped with height keeping systems that enable the aircraft to maintain the required height keeping performance capability.

(2) The equipment required by paragraph (1) must—

(a) be approved by the Department;

(b) be installed in a manner approved by the Department;

(c) be maintained in a manner approved by the Department; and

(d) while the aircraft is flying in that airspace, be operated in accordance with procedures approved by the Department.

Area navigation and required navigation performance capabilities — aircraft registered in the Isle of Man

67.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man must not fly in Required Navigation Performance airspace unless it is equipped with area navigation equipment that enables the aircraft to maintain the navigation performance capability notified, prescribed or otherwise designated for that airspace.

(2) The equipment required by paragraph (1) must—

(a) be approved by the Department;

(b) be installed in a manner approved by the Department;

(c) be maintained in a manner approved by the Department; and

(d) while the aircraft is flying in that airspace, be operated in accordance with procedures approved by the Department.

(3) An aircraft need not comply with the requirements of this article if—

(a) the appropriate air traffic control unit, having been made aware of the lack of compliance, authorises the flight; and

(b) the aircraft complies with any instructions the air traffic control unit may give.