The Air Navigation Order 2005

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2005-07-19
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
Reform history JSON API PDF

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

7

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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

10

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Issue, validity etc., of national permits to fly

11

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Issue of EASA permits to fly

12

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Issue etc. of certificates of validation of permits to fly or equivalent documents

13

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Certificate of maintenance review

14

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Technical Log

15

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Requirement for a certificate of release to service

16

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Requirement for a certificate of release to service under Part 145

17

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Licensing of maintenance engineers

18

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Equipment of aircraft

19

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Radio equipment of aircraft

20

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Minimum equipment requirements

21

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Aircraft, engine and propeller log books

22

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Aircraft weight schedule

23

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Access and inspection for airworthiness purposes

24

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PART 4 — Aircraft Crew and Licensing

Composition of crew of aircraft

25

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Members of flight crew—requirement for licence

26

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Grant, renewal and effect of flight crew licences

27

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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

28

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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

29

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Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings in National Private Pilot's Licences

30

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Maintenance of privileges of other ratings

31

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Medical requirements

32

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Miscellaneous licensing provisions

33

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Validation of licences

34

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Personal flying log book

35

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Instruction in flying

36

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Glider pilot—minimum age

37

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PART 5 — Operation of Aircraft

Operations manual

38

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Police operations manual

39

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Training manual

40

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Flight data monitoring, accident prevention and flight safety programme

41

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Public transport—operator's responsibilities

42

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Loading—public transport aircraft and suspended loads

43

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Public transport—aeroplanes—operating conditions and performance requirements

44

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Public transport—helicopters—operating conditions and performance requirements

45

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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

48

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Non-public transport aircraft—aerodrome operating minima

49

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Pilots to remain at controls

50

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Wearing of survival suits by crew

51

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Pre-flight action by commander of aircraft

52

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Passenger briefing by commander

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Public transport of passengers—additional duties of commander

54

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Operation of radio in aircraft

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Minimum navigation performance

56

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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

80

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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

83

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Flight times—responsibilities of flight crew

84

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Protection of air crew from cosmic radiation

85

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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

94

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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

97

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Regulation of small aircraft

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Regulation of rockets

99

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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

101

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Manual of air traffic services

102

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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

106

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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

108

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Privileges of an air traffic controller's licence and a student air traffic controller's licence

109

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Maintenance of validity of ratings and endorsements

110

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Obligation to notify rating ceasing to be valid and change of unit

111

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Requirement for medical certificate

112

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Appropriate licence

113

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Incapacity of air traffic controllers

114

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Fatigue of air traffic controllers—air traffic controllers' responsibilities

115

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Prohibition of acting under the influence of drink or a drug

116

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Failing exams

117

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Use of simulators

118

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Approval of courses, persons and simulators

119

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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

121

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Licensing of flight information service officers

122

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Flight information service manual

123

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PART 12 — Air Traffic Service Equipment

Air traffic service equipment

124

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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

126

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Use of Government aerodromes

127

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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

130

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Noise and vibration caused by aircraft on aerodromes

131

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Aeronautical lights

132

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Lighting of en-route obstacles

133

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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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