The Air Navigation Order 2005
Made: 19th July 2005
Laid before Parliament: 29th July 2005
Coming into force: 20th August 2005
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 2005
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
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Citation and Commencement
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Revocation
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PART 1 — Registration and Marking of Aircraft
Aircraft to be registered
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Registration of aircraft in the United Kingdom
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Nationality and registration marks
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PART 2 — Air Operators' Certificates
Grant of air operators' certificates
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Grant of police air operators' certificates
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PART 3 — Airworthiness and Equipment of Aircraft
Certificate of airworthiness to be in force
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Issue, renewal, etc., of national certificates of airworthiness
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Validity of certificate of airworthiness
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Issue, validity etc., of national permits to fly
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Issue of EASA permits to fly
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Issue etc. of certificates of validation of permits to fly or equivalent documents
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Certificate of maintenance review
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Technical Log
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Requirement for a certificate of release to service
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Requirement for a certificate of release to service under Part 145
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Licensing of maintenance engineers
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Equipment of aircraft
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Radio equipment of aircraft
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Minimum equipment requirements
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Aircraft, engine and propeller log books
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Aircraft weight schedule
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Access and inspection for airworthiness purposes
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PART 4 — Aircraft Crew and Licensing
Composition of crew of aircraft
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Members of flight crew—requirement for licence
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Grant, renewal and effect of flight crew licences
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Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in United Kingdom licences for which there are no JAR-FCL equivalents except for Basic Commercial Pilot's Licences and Flight Engineer's Licences
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Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in JAR-FCL licences, United Kingdom licences for which there are JAR-FCL equivalents, United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot's Licences and United Kingdom Flight Engineer's Licences
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Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in National Private Pilot's Licences
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Maintenance of privileges of other ratings
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Medical requirements
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Miscellaneous licensing provisions
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Validation of licences
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Personal flying log book
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Instruction in flying
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Glider pilot—minimum age
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PART 5 — Operation of Aircraft
Operations manual
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Police operations manual
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Training manual
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Flight data monitoring, accident prevention and flight safety programme
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Public transport—operator's responsibilities
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Loading—public transport aircraft and suspended loads
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Public transport—aeroplanes—operating conditions and performance requirements
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Public transport—helicopters—operating conditions and performance requirements
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Public transport operations at night or in Instrument Meteorological Conditions by aeroplanes with one power unit which are registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom
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Public transport aircraft registered in the United Kingdom—aerodrome operating minima
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Public transport aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom—aerodrome operating minima
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Non-public transport aircraft—aerodrome operating minima
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Pilots to remain at controls
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Wearing of survival suits by crew
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Pre-flight action by commander of aircraft
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Passenger briefing by commander
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Public transport of passengers—additional duties of commander
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Operation of radio in aircraft
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Minimum navigation performance
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Height keeping performance—aircraft registered in the United Kingdom
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Height keeping performance—aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom
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Area navigation and required navigation performance capabilities—aircraft registered in the United Kingdom
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Area navigation and required navigation performance capabilities—aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom
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Use of airborne collision avoidance system
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Use of flight recording systems and preservation of records
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Towing of gliders
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Operation of self-sustaining gliders
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Towing, picking up and raising of persons and articles
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Dropping of articles and animals
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Dropping of persons and grant of parachuting permissions
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Grant of aerial application certificates
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Carriage of weapons and of munitions of war
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Carriage of dangerous goods
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Method of carriage of persons
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Exits and break-in markings
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Endangering safety of an aircraft
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Endangering safety of any person or property
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Drunkenness in aircraft
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Smoking in aircraft
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Authority of commander of an aircraft
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Acting in a disruptive manner
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Stowaways
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Flying displays
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PART 6 — Fatigue of Crew and Protection of Crew from Cosmic Radiation
Application and interpretation of Part 6
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Fatigue of crew—operator's responsibilities
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Fatigue of crew—responsibilities of crew
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Flight times—responsibilities of flight crew
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Protection of air crew from cosmic radiation
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PART 7 — Documents and Records
Documents to be carried
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Keeping and production of records of exposure to cosmic radiation
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Production of documents and records
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Production of air traffic service equipment documents and records
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Power to inspect and copy documents and records
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Preservation of documents, etc.
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Revocation, suspension and variation of certificates, licences and other documents
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Revocation, suspension and variation of permissions, etc. granted under article 138 or article 140
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Offences in relation to documents and records
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PART 8 — Movement of Aircraft
Rules of the Air
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Power to prohibit or restrict flying
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Balloons, kites, airships, gliders and parascending parachutes
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Regulation of small aircraft
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Regulation of rockets
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PART 9 — Air Traffic Services
Requirement for an air traffic control approval
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Duty of person in charge to satisfy himself as to competence of controllers
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Manual of air traffic services
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Provision of air traffic services
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Making of an air traffic direction in the interests of safety
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Making of a direction for airspace policy purposes
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Use of radio call signs at aerodromes
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PART 10 — Licensing of Air Traffic Controllers
Prohibition of unlicensed air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllers
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Grant and renewal of air traffic controller's and student air traffic controller's licences
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Privileges of an air traffic controller's licence and a student air traffic controller's licence
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Maintenance of validity of ratings and endorsements
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Obligation to notify rating ceasing to be valid and change of unit
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Requirement for medical certificate
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Appropriate licence
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Incapacity of air traffic controllers
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Fatigue of air traffic controllers—air traffic controllers' responsibilities
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Prohibition of acting under the influence of drink or a drug
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Failing exams
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Use of simulators
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Approval of courses, persons and simulators
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Acting as an air traffic controller and a student air traffic controller
120
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PART 11 — Flight Information Services and Licensing of Flight Information Service Officers
Prohibition of unlicensed flight information service officers
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Licensing of flight information service officers
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Flight information service manual
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PART 12 — Air Traffic Service Equipment
Air traffic service equipment
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Air traffic service equipment records
125
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PART 13 — Aerodromes, Aeronautical Lights and Dangerous Lights
Aerodromes—public transport of passengers and instruction in flying
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Use of Government aerodromes
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Licensing of aerodromes
128
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Charges at aerodromes licensed for public use
129
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Use of aerodromes by aircraft of Contracting States and of the Commonwealth
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Noise and vibration caused by aircraft on aerodromes
131
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Aeronautical lights
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Lighting of en-route obstacles
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Lighting of wind turbine generators in United Kingdom territorial waters
134
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Dangerous lights
135
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Customs and Excise aerodromes
136
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Aviation fuel at aerodromes
137
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PART 14 — General
Restriction on carriage for valuable consideration in aircraft registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom
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