PART 3Amendment of EU implementing Regulations

CHAPTER 2Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation on operation of sailplanes

20.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 of 14 December 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of sailplanes F1as well as for the flight crew licensing for sailplanes pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended in accordance with regulations 21 to 25.

Amendment of Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197621.

In Article 3 (air operations), in paragraph 2—

(a)

in the first subparagraph, and in the second subparagraph in point (b), for “competent authority” substitute “ CAA ”;

(b)

in the second subparagraph, in points (c) and (d), for “a Member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

Further amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197622.

After Article 4 (entry into force and application), omit the sentence which begins “This Regulation shall be binding”.

Amendment of Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197623.

Annex 1 (definitions) is amended as follows—

(a)

in points 1 and 2, for “Agency” substitute “ CAA ”;

(b)

in point 13, for the words from “period between” to the end substitute “ time from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise (both times inclusive), sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level ”.

Amendment of Annex 2 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197624.

(1)

Annex 2 (sailplane air operations) is amended as follows.

(2)

Omit point SAO.GEN.105.

(3)

In point SAO.GEN.110, for “competent authority” substitute “ CAA ”.

(4)

In point SAO.GEN.120—

(a)

in point (a), for “competent authority” substitute “ CAA ”;

(b)

in point (b), for “Agency” substitute “ CAA ”.

(5)

In points SAO.GEN.130, SAO.GEN.155, SAO.DEC.100 and SAO.DEC.105, in each place the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “ CAA ”.

Amendment of Appendix to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197625.

In the Appendix (declaration), in the box commencing “The operator will notify”, in both places the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “ CAA ”.