The Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995

• (c) in Rule 5 it is provided that when calculating the ability of an aircraft to alight clear of a congested area or an assembly in the open air of more than 1,000 persons, if the aircraft is towing a banner, the calculation must be done on the basis that the banner will not be jettisoned whilst over the congested area or within 3,000 feet of such an assembly;

• (d) Rule 9 is amended to require aircraft fitted with an anti-collision light to display such a light in flight by day, to require an aircraft to display specified lights at night whilst on the ground unless it is stationary in a specified part of an aerodrome, to require an aircraft to display an anti-collision light when stationary on the apron of an aerodrome with its engines running and to permit any flashing light to be switched off or reduced in intensity if it may adversely affect members of the flight crew or outside observers;

• (e) Rule 10 is amended to permit an aircraft to continue to fly by day when its anti-collision light has failed subject to a specified condition;

• (f) Rule 11 is amended to impose the requirements previously applying to aircraft having a maximum total weight authorised of more than 5,700 kg also on any other flying machine of a type first certified on or after 1st January 1991;

• (g) Rule 15 is amended to require an airship to display an anti-collision light while flying at night; collision avoidance rules applicable to all aerodromes are transferred from Rule 35 to Rule 17;

• (h) Rule 19 is amended so that it no longer applies to an aircraft flying within airspace notified for the purposes of Rule 21 and in accordance with instructions given by the appropriate air traffic control unit;

• (i) the requirement of Rule 30 that the commander of a flying machine shall observe visual signals from an aerodrome now applies when he is flying in the pattern of traffic at the aerodrome instead of when he is flying in the aerodrome traffic zone;

• (j) Rule 32(1) has been amended to cover any part of an aerodrome which is not a public right of way;

• (k) Rule 35(2) and (3) which requires the commander of an aircraft to obtain permission before flying, taking off or landing in the traffic zone of an aerodrome specified in the Rule and to maintain communications with the ground while flying in such a zone, will now only apply to aircraft in the air traffic zone of an aerodrome notified for the purposes of the Rule and, at notified Government aerodromes, only during such times as are notified; only Government aerodromes, aerodromes with an air traffic control unit or an aerodrome flight information unit and licensed aerodromes with a means of two-way radio communication may be notified; the commander is now required to obtain permission only if there is an air traffic control unit at the aerodrome, in other cases, he must obtain information from the aerodrome flight information unit or from the radio station to enable the flight to be conducted with safety;

• (l) Rule 36 has been extended to cover aids provided by satellite as well as those in Hong Kong;

• (m) Rule 46 is amended to adopt the signals required by the relevant standard laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and to extend the application of visual signals to include Danger Areas; the reference to signals requiring an aircraft to land following an authorised penetration of a Restricted or Prohibited Area is deleted.

• (60) Schedule 15 which sets out the Air Navigation (General) Regulations has been amended and a notional male passenger weight of 83 kg is introduced for helicopters based in Hong Kong involved in support of or in connection with the offshore exploitation of or exploration for mineral resources (including gas)(Regulation 1(2)). The maximum semi-width of the obstacle clearance area after take-off is reduced from 1,500 to 900 metres (Regulations 4(3)(b)(ii), 5(4)(b)(ii) and 8(i)(iii)(b)(ii) and Annex (4)(b)(ii)). Any twin-engined public transport aeroplane in performance Group A of more than 5,700 kg certificated to carry 20 or more passengers, shall at no time during a flight be more than 60 minutes flying time at its one engine inoperative cruise speed from the nearest suitable alternate aerodrome, unless it is flying in accordance with the terms of a written permission from the Governor and any twin engined public transport aircraft in performance Group A of less than 5,700 kg or certificated to carry less than 20 passengers shall at no time during a flight be more than 90 minutes flying time at its one engine inoperative cruise speed from the nearest suitable alternate aerodrome (Regulation 4(5)).

• It is made clear that the proviso to Regulation 4(7)(a) Schedule 15 applies only to sub-paragraph (ii) of that Regulation so that the landing distance required must not exceed the distance available on the runway most suitable for landing in still air conditions at both the aerodrome of destination and any alternative aerodrome.

• (61) Helicopters flying for the purpose of public transport must comply with the specified weight and performance requirements. (Schedule 15, Regulations 9 to 11). A helicopter designated as being in performance Group A (Restricted) if its weight is less than 5,700 kg and the number of passengers carried does not exceed 15 and a helicopter designated as being in performance Group A or A (Restricted) may comply with the requirements for a helicopter designated as being in performance Group B if its weight is less than 2,730 kg and the number of passengers carried does not exceed 9. (Article 29(7)).

• (62) Schedule 15 has been further amended to remove the provisions relating to radio navigational equipment; instead, simplified requirements are contained in Schedule 5.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1949 c. 67.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1969/592.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1976/1912.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1977/422.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1977/820.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1978/1520.

[^f00007]: Article 11 of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 1977 was amended by Article 2(2) of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Second Amendment) Order 1978.

[^f00008]: 1948 c. 56.

[^f00009]: 1949 c. 67.

[^f00010]: 1894 c. 60.

[^f00011]: 1982 c. 16.

[^f00012]: 1981 c. 61.

[^f00013]: 1894 c. 60.

[^f00014]: 1952 c. 67.

[^f00015]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00016]: For the purposes of this Table, flying time shall be calculated on the assumption that the aircraft is flying in still air at the speed specified in the relevant certificate of airworthiness as the speed for compliance with regulations governing flights over water.

[^f00017]: For the purposes of this Table, flying time shall be calculated on the assumption that the aircraft is flying in still air at the speed specified in the relevant certificate of airworthiness as the speed for compliance with regulations governing flights over water.

[^f00018]: In respect of the privileges of a Private Pilot’s Licence the maximum period of validity shall be as given for that licence.