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The Air Navigation Order 2016
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CHAPTER 1U.K.
| Article of Order | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| 33(1) | Aircraft not to fly without a certificate of airworthiness |
| 33(7) | Aircraft to comply with flight manual |
| 37(2) | Non-military State aircraft to have a national certificate of airworthiness or [F1a Part-21] certificate of airworthiness |
| 37(3) | Requirements for non-military State aircraft with [F2Part-21] certificate of airworthiness |
| [F347(3) | Certificate of release to service not to be issued if any known danger to flight safety] |
| 97(2) | Requirement to comply with regulations for the carriage of dangerous goods |
| 98(2) | Requirements for carriage of munitions of war |
| 98(3) | Prohibition on carriage of sporting weapon or munition of war where passengers have access |
| 99 | Prohibition on carrying on board sporting weapons or munitions of war |
| 101(1) | Aircraft not to fly for public transport without AOC |
| F4. . . | F4. . . |
| 103 | Aircraft not to fly on a commercial air transport operation except under a Part-CAT AOC |
| 104(1) | Offering commercial air transport and public transport flights without AOC |
| [F5115A | Operator responsibilities in relation to communications] |
| 134(4) | Aircraft not to fly in the service of a police authority except under a Police Air Operator's Certificate, a national Air Operator's Certificate or a Part-CAT air operator certificate |
| 136 | Requirement for appropriate licence to act as member of flight crew of [F6Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom |
| 137 | Requirement for appropriate licence to act as member of flight crew of [F7non-Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom |
| 148 | Requirement for appropriate licence to act member of flight crew of aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom |
| [F8149(1) | Requirement for appropriate licence to act as flight crew member of [F9Part-21] registered aircraft elsewhere than in the United Kingdom] |
| 162 | Requirement for a Part MED medical certificate for a Part-FCL licence |
| 175(1) | Operator's obligation to regulate flight times of crew |
| 175(2) | Operator's obligation not permit flight by crew in dangerous state of fatigue |
| 176(1) | Crew's obligation not to fly in dangerous state of fatigue |
| F10. . . | F10. . . |
| 179 | Fatigue of crew – F11... Part-CAT operator's responsibilities |
| 180(1) | Requirement for air traffic control approval |
| [F12187(1) | Instrument flight procedures to be approved before notification] |
| [F13188(2)] | Requirement to hold student air traffic controller licence or air traffic controller licence |
| F14. . . | F14. . . |
| F14. . . | F14. . . |
| 220(6) | Aviation fuel not to be dispensed if not fit for use |
| 220(7) | Compliance with direction not to dispense aviation fuel |
| F10. . . | F10. . . |
| 241 | Endangering safety of any person or property |
| 242 | Drunkenness in aircraft |
| 245(c) | Intentional interference |
| 247 | Obligations of operator and pilot in command when flying over foreign country |
| 248(1) | Compliance with operational directives |
| 250(1) | Restriction on carriage, where valuable consideration is given or promised, in aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom |
| 250(7) | Restriction on holding self out as a person offering carriage by air |
| 252 | Restriction on aerial photography, aerial survey and commercial operation in aircraft registered elsewhere than in [F15the United Kingdom] |
| 256 (except (2) and (5)) | Prohibitions in relation to documents and records |
| 257(3) | Flight in contravention of CAA's direction not to fly |
| 258 | Grounded aircraft not to fly |
| 259(3) | Flight in contravention of Secretary of State's direction not to fly |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 85(4)(a)(i)(aa) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 85(4)(a)(i)(bb) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 inserted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 56(a)
F4Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 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. 85(4)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 inserted (4.11.2024) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/990), arts. 1(2), 10
F6Word in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 85(4)(a)(iii)(aa) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Word in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 85(4)(a)(iii)(bb) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 inserted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 56(b)
F9Word in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 85(4)(a)(iii)(cc) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 revoked (7.8.2019) by The Air Navigation (Cosmic Radiation Protection of Air Crew and Space Crew and Consequential Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1115), arts. 1, 28(1)(c) (with arts. 3, 28(3))
F11Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 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. 85(4)(a)(iii)(dd) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 inserted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 56(c)
F13Word in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 56(d)
F14Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 omitted (14.12.2017) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 56(e)
F15Words in Sch. 13 Pt. 3 Ch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), regs. 1(2), 6(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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