Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 1986
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1986/2238 |
| Year | 1986 |
1986 No. 2238
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 198616thDecember 1986
6thJanuary 1987
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of December 1986
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 60 (other than sub-section (3)(r)), 61 and 102 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982(a) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 1986 and shall come into operation for the purpose of article 2(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (12) and (18) on 1st April 1987, for the purpose of article 2(15) on 9th April 1987 and for all other purposes on 27th January 1987.
Amendment of the Air Navigation Order 1985
2. The Air Navigation Order 1985(b) shall be amended as follows:
(1) In article 12(1), the words "of a category specified in Schedule 4 to this Order," shall be deleted;
(2) For article 12(2) and (3) there shall be substituted the following—
"(2) An aircraft maintenance engineer's licence shall authorise the holder, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence, to issue:
(a) certificates of maintenance review in respect of such aircraft as may be so specified;
(a) 1982 c. 16.
(b) S.I. 1985/1643.
(b) certificates of release to service in respect of such overhauls, repairs, replacements, modifications, maintenance and inspections of such aircraft and such equipment as may be so specified; or
(c) certificates of fitness for flight under "A Conditions" in respect of such aircraft as may be so specified.";
(3) In article 12(4), for the words "not exceeding two years" shall be substituted the words "not exceeding five years";
(4) In article 12(5), the words "or aircraft radio maintenance engineer" shall be deleted;
(5) In article 12, after paragraph (6) there shall be added—
"(7) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order the Authority may, for the purpose of this article, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as it thinks fit:—
(a) approve any course of training or instruction;
(b) authorise a person to conduct such examinations or tests as it may specify;
(c) approve a person to provide or conduct any course of training or instruction; and
(d) approve a person as qualified to furnish reports to it and to accept such reports.";
(6) For the words in article 40(4) "Nothing in this article or in article 41 shall prohibit the lowering of any person, animal or article" there shall be substituted the words—
"Nothing in this article shall prohibit the lowering of any article or animal";
(7) In article 41, after paragraph (7) there shall be added—
"(8) Nothing in this article shall prohibit the lowering of any person in an emergency or for the purpose of saving life.
(9) Nothing in this article shall prohibit the lowering of any person from a helicopter to the surface, if the certificate of airworthiness issued or rendered valid in respect of the helicopter under the law of the country in which it is registered includes an express provision that it may be used for that purpose.";
(8) In article 70(1), after sub-paragraph (e) there shall be added—
"(f) a glider or parascending parachute shall not be launched by winch and cable or by ground tow to a height of more than 60 metres above ground level,";
(9) For article 71(2)(a) there shall be substituted the following—
"(a) aeroplanes of which the maximum total weight authorised exceeds 2,730 kg. and which are flying—
(i) for the purpose of public transport of passengers; or
(ii) for the purpose of instruction in flying given to any person for the purpose of becoming qualified for the grant of a pilot's licence or the inclusion of an aircraft rating or a night rating in a licence; or
(iii) for the purpose of carrying out flying tests in respect of the grant of a pilot's licence or the inclusion of an aircraft rating or a night...
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