The Air Navigation Order 2016

Application and interpretation of this Chapter U.K.

174.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), articles 175 and 176 apply to an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is—

(a) flying on a public transport flight;

(b) operated by the holder of a national air operator's certificate;

(c) a helicopter flying on a commercial air transport operation; or

(d) an aeroplane with a flight crew of one pilot flying for the purpose of commercial air transport.

(2) [F1 Article 176(1)] also applies to an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is flying on—

(a) a non-commercial flight; and

(b) a commercial operations flight.

(3) In this Chapter—

“day” means a continuous period of 24 hours beginning at midnight Co-ordinated Universal Time;

“flight time” means all time spent by a person as a member of the crew while it is in flight in—

(a)

a civil aircraft, whether or not registered in the United Kingdom, which is flying for the purpose of—

(i)

commercial air transport;

(ii)

public transport

(iii)

commercial operation; or

(iv)

a flight subject to Part-NCC; or

(b)

a military aircraft.

(4) For the purposes of this Chapter, a helicopter is deemed to be in flight from the moment the helicopter first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until the rotors are next stopped.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 174(2) substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 32