The Air Navigation Order 2016

Certificate of airworthiness to be in force U.K.

33.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an aircraft must not fly unless there is in force for the aircraft a certificate of airworthiness—

(a) issued in accordance with the relevant minimum standards established under the Chicago Convention;

(b) issued or rendered valid under the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered or the State of the operator; and

(c) in respect of which any conditions subject to which the certificate was issued or rendered valid are complied with.

(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to flights, beginning and ending in the United Kingdom without passing over any other country, of—

(a) a [F1 non-Part-21] glider unless flying on a public transport or commercial air transport flight;

(b) a [F1 non-Part-21] balloon flying on a non-commercial flight;

(c) a [F1 non-Part-21] kite;

(d) a [F1 non-Part-21] aircraft flying in accordance with the A Conditions, the B Conditions, the E Conditions or under a special category national certificate of airworthiness;

(e) an aircraft flying in accordance with a national permit to fly;

[F2 (f) a single-seat deregulated aeroplane which is flying on a non-commercial flight;]

(g) an aircraft flying in accordance with the terms of any permission given by the CAA F3 ... .

(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to flights by an aircraft flying in accordance with [F4 a Part-21] permit to fly.

(4) In the case of a [F5 non-Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom, the certificate of airworthiness referred to in paragraph (1) is, subject to article 37, a national certificate of airworthiness.

(5) In the case of [F6 a Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom, the certificate of airworthiness referred to in paragraph (1) is [F6 a Part-21] certificate of airworthiness issued by the CAA.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a certificate of airworthiness includes [F7 a Part-21] restricted certificate of airworthiness.

(7) An aircraft registered in the United Kingdom with [F8 a Part-21] certificate of airworthiness must not fly otherwise than in accordance with any conditions or limitations contained in its flight manual.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in art. 33(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Art. 33(2)(f) substituted (19.8.2021) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/879), arts. 1(1), 4

F3 Words in art. 33(2)(g) omitted (14.12.2017) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 10

F4 Words in art. 33(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Word in art. 33(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(c) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Words in art. 33(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(d) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in art. 33(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(d) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Words in art. 33(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(d) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)