PART 4 U.K.Airworthiness of Aircraft

CHAPTER 2 U.K.Initial airworthiness – [F1 Non-Part-21] aircraft

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Pt. 4 Ch. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 11 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Certificate of airworthiness for State aircraft registered in the United Kingdom U.K.

37.—(1) This article applies to a [F2 non-Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom which is a State aircraft but which is not a military aircraft.

(2) There must be in force for the aircraft either a national certificate of airworthiness or [F3 a Part-21] certificate of airworthiness issued by the CAA.

(3) If there is in force [F4 a Part-21] certificate of airworthiness issued by the CAA the aircraft must—

(a) comply with the Basic F5 ... Regulation and any implementing rules made under that Regulation which would apply if it were [F6 a Part-21] aircraft;

(b) comply with any United Kingdom national requirements made in accordance with [F7 article 70(1)] of the Basic F8 ... Regulation and in CAP 747 which would apply if it were [F9 a Part-21] aircraft;

(c) comply with any United Kingdom national requirements for State aircraft in CAP 747; and

(d) not fly within the airspace of another State without the permission of the competent authority of that State.

(4) In this article, “CAP 747” means CAA publication CAP 747 entitled “Mandatory Requirements for Airworthiness”F10 ... M1 .

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in art. 37(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in art. 37(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in art. 37(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(c)(i) (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. 37(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(c)(ii)(aa) (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. 37(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(c)(ii)(bb) (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. 37(3)(b) substituted (13.4.2022) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/321), arts. 1(1), 4

F8 Word in art. 37(3)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(c)(iii)(aa) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Words in art. 37(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 12(c)(iii)(bb) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Words in art. 37(4) omitted (14.12.2017) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 11

Marginal Citations

M1 Issue 3, incorporating amendments to 2014/02 and dated 25th November 2014, was published by The Stationery Office on behalf of the CAA, under ISBN 9780117928824. It is also available online for download at http://www.caa.co.uk/CAP747