1. A launch director (“LD”) must have a detailed knowledge and understanding of—
(a)the operator’s spaceflight activities, including the operation of the launch vehicle and any carrier aircraft and all matters which may affect the safety of the launch;
(b)the responsibilities of the LD in relation to the licence of the spaceflight operator and any conditions imposed on that licence;
(c)all launch procedures and spaceflight procedures throughout all phases of the flight, including under both normal conditions and abnormal conditions, including emergency situations;
(d)in cases where the operator’s spaceflight activities require a flight safety system, the flight safety system, including autonomous flight safety systems and manual systems, and the circumstances and conditions for use of the flight safety system.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
2. The LD must be able to demonstrate an ability to deal with both planned and unplanned events during—
(a)a launch, or a series of simulated launches, and
(b)flights,
in accordance with the procedures established by the spaceflight operator.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
3. The LD must have the ability to organise and lead personnel of the spaceflight operator working on the launch, and any other staff involved with monitoring in real time the launch vehicle’s trajectory, performance or safe condition for continued flight.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
4. The LD must have a comprehensive knowledge of pre-flight, flight and post-flight activities, including safety-critical ground operations and the role and functions of any sub-contractors and other agencies involved during the operator’s spaceflight activities.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
5. The LD must have a clear understanding of—
(a)the role of the safety manager,
(b)the regulatory matters pertaining to the operator’s spaceflight activities,
(c)the role of regulatory officials during launch and spaceflight activities, and
(d)the processes involved in gaining final approval for launch.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
6. The LD must have participated in practical training, which must include mission rehearsals, and either—
(a)participating in actual launch activities under the supervision of a qualified LD, or
(b)simulations of any circumstances where the trainee LD was forbidden from participating in actual launch activities under paragraph 7.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
7. A trainee LD may not be given any role in relation to an actual launch if this could adversely affect flight safety.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
8. Every member of the flight termination personnel (“MFTP”) must have the knowledge, skill and ability to operate a manual flight safety system in accordance with the safety regulations in Part 8.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
9. The MFTP must be familiar with—
(a)the spaceport or other place from which the launch is to take place or takes place, the launch vehicle and equipment used in the operator’s spaceflight activities, and
(b)the flight-safety functions and procedures which relate to the operator’s spaceflight activities.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
10. The MFTP must have completed—
(a)training designed for each mission in which the MFTP is to participate, and
(b)launch and spaceflight simulation exercises and rehearsals designed to test the flight termination criteria, the flight safety data display integrity and the performance of the MFTPs for the flight in both normal and abnormal conditions, including emergency situations.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
11. All MFTPs who monitor launch vehicle performance and perform flight termination, or oversee an automated flight safety system which performs these functions, must have detailed knowledge of—
(a)the application of safety support systems such as position-tracking sources, communications, telemetry and system redundancy,
(b)the technology and scientific principles associated with the flight safety systems used by the spaceflight operator, including hardware and software and any command destruct function,
(c)the principles of radio frequency transmission, propagation, reception and attenuation,
(d)the behaviour of ballistic and aerodynamic vehicles in flight under the influence of aerodynamic forces, and
(e)the application of safety regulations in Part 8 and the procedures set out in the safety operations manual so far as they apply to flight termination.
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
12. The MFTP must also be capable of resolving, where possible, malfunctions in the flight safety systems used by the spaceflight operator, and be aware of the procedures to be followed if malfunctions cannot be resolved.
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
13. Every member of the flight crew (“MFC”) and remote pilot must be able to demonstrate their ability to operate the launch vehicle and to perform their assigned functions competently and safely throughout all phases of the flight in both normal and abnormal conditions, including emergency situations.
Commencement Information
I13Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
14.—(1) An MFC of a sub-orbital aircraft must, subject to paragraph (3), hold—
(a)a commercial pilot’s licence with an instrument rating, issued by the CAA, or
(b)an ICAO compliant commercial pilot’s licence with instrument rating,
which, subject to paragraph (2), has a valid type-rating for at least one type of turbo-jet aircraft.
(2) The MFC may hold a licence within paragraph (1)(a) or (b) which does not have a valid type-rating for a type of turbo-jet aircraft if the MFC can provide evidence that the MFC is, or has been, qualified to fly a military turbo-jet aircraft.
(3) An MFC who is a pilot of a launch vehicle which is a balloon must hold—
(a)a commercial pilot’s licence for balloons issued by the CAA, or
(b)an ICAO compliant commercial pilot’s licence for balloons.
(4) A remote pilot must have any qualifications required by the regulator by conditions included in the spaceflight operator’s licence.
Commencement Information
I14Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
15.—(1) Pilots and remote pilots must possess the aeronautical knowledge, experience and skills necessary to pilot and control the launch vehicle within airspace having the same classification as the airspace in which the launch vehicle will be operating, including in the vicinity of spaceports and airports.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), aeronautical experience may include hours in flight and hours under instruction.
Commencement Information
I15Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
16.—(1) An MFC expecting to act as a pilot in command of a flight in which a spaceflight participant is to be carried (a “participant spaceflight”), must have undertaken one actual or simulated spaceflight in a launch vehicle of the same type as the spaceflight operator’s launch vehicle as a member of the flight crew within the period of 14 days ending on the day before the participant spaceflight (the “relevant period”).
(2) A remote pilot who intends to act as a remote pilot in command of a participant spaceflight must have undertaken one actual or simulated spaceflight in a launch vehicle of the same type as the spaceflight operator’s launch vehicle as a remote pilot within the relevant period.
Commencement Information
I16Sch. 3 para. 16 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
17. An MFC must be able to demonstrate the MFC’s ability to withstand the mental and physical stresses of spaceflight including disorientation, illusory effects, rapid acceleration, microgravity, noise and vibration, in sufficient condition to be able to operate the launch vehicle throughout all phases of flight safely and competently.
Commencement Information
I17Sch. 3 para. 17 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
18.—(1) An MFC of a launch vehicle other than a balloon must be able to demonstrate an ability to perform tasks, equivalent in complexity to those which would be performed in flight, while exposed to the mental and physical stresses of rapid acceleration.
(2) Whether the MFC satisfies the criteria in sub-paragraph (1) must be tested in a centrifuge device or an aircraft, or in a combination of the two, that is able to replicate the effects on the human body of the forces of acceleration, the rate of change of those forces and their duration, in conditions equivalent to the periods of the flight when those forces are most acute.
Commencement Information
I18Sch. 3 para. 18 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
19. An MFC and a remote pilot must hold a flight radiotelephony operator’s licence for the area of operation of the licensee’s spaceflight activities, which certifies that they have language proficiency in English to level 6, in accordance with Appendix 2 to the Aircrew Regulation.
Commencement Information
I19Sch. 3 para. 19 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
20. An MFC must have previous experience as a member of the flight crew or as a remote pilot in a launch vehicle or aircraft that exposed the MFC—
(a)to a workload which is equivalent to that expected of an MFC or a remote pilot undertaking the spaceflight activities, and
(b)to effects on the body of rapid onset and diminution of acceleration at least equivalent to those which would be experienced during a typical flight of the spaceflight operator’s launch vehicle.
Commencement Information
I20Sch. 3 para. 20 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
21.—(1) A sub-orbital aircraft engineer for a sub-orbital aircraft intended to carry humans must hold—
(a)an aircraft engineer’s licence issued by the CAA which is relevant to turbo-jet powered aircraft, or
(b)an equivalent ICAO compliant aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence.
(2) The sub-orbital aircraft engineer referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be able to demonstrate an ability to carry out any inspections and functional checks and to review any information, which are necessary to confirm that the launch vehicle complies with conditions referred to in regulation 99 in so far as readiness of the launch vehicle to launch is concerned.
Commencement Information
I21Sch. 3 para. 21 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
22. A range operations manager (“ROM”) must be able to demonstrate competence in—
(a)coordinating arrangements for the activation and operation of the range, and
(b)ensuring—
(i)that range functions of a mission are carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of the range control licence, and
(ii)effective functioning of range operation and personnel in support of the spaceflight activities.
Commencement Information
I22Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
23. The ROM must ensure that the ROM’s team has completed mission-specific training so that the team is ready to support the spaceflight activities involved in a mission.
Commencement Information
I23Sch. 3 para. 23 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
24. The ROM must have experience in a similar or related role in another organisation.
Commencement Information
I24Sch. 3 para. 24 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
25. A range safety manager (“RSM”) must have completed—
(a)mission-specific training to ensure that the team is ready for a mission, and
(b)launch and spaceflight simulation exercises and rehearsals covering both normal and abnormal conditions, including emergency situations, designed to test—
(i)range safety personnel performance,
(ii)flight termination criteria, and
(iii)flight safety data-display integrity.
Commencement Information
I25Sch. 3 para. 25 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
26. The RSM must be able to demonstrate familiarity with the range, spaceport or other place from which the launch is to take place or takes place, launch vehicle and the flight safety system functions, equipment and procedures related to the operator’s spaceflight activities.
Commencement Information
I26Sch. 3 para. 26 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
27. Where the RSM is to be responsible for operating, or for overseeing the operation of, the flight safety system, the RSM must be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skill and ability necessary to operate that system, or, in the case of an autonomous flight safety system, to oversee the operation of that system.
Commencement Information
I27Sch. 3 para. 27 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
28. The RSM must be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge of—
(a)the application of safety support systems such as position-tracking sources, communications, telemetry and system redundancy,
(b)the technology and scientific principles associated with the flight safety system to be used by the spaceflight operator, including hardware and software and any command destruct function,
(c)the principles of radio frequency transmission, propagation, reception and attenuation,
(d)the behaviour of ballistic and aerodynamic vehicles in flight under the influence of aerodynamic forces, and
(e)the application of safety regulations in Part 8 and the procedures set out in the safety operations manual so far as they apply to flight termination.
Commencement Information
I28Sch. 3 para. 28 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
29. The RSM must also be capable of resolving malfunctions in flight safety systems used by the spaceflight operator and be aware of the procedures to be followed if malfunctions cannot be resolved.
Commencement Information
I29Sch. 3 para. 29 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)