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Article 20(9)
The following areas are hereby, specified for the purposes of article 20(9) of this Order—
All that area north of latitude 68o north, but excluding any part thereof within the area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
68o north latitude 00o east/west longitude
73o north latitude 15o east longitude
73o north latitude 30o east longitude
68o north latitude 45o east longitude
68o north latitude 00o east/west longitude
All that area south of latitude 55o south.
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
30o north latitude 05o west longitude
24o north latitude 11o west longitude
14o north latitude 11o west longitude
14o north latitude 28o east longitude
24o north latitude 28o east longitude
28o north latitude 23o east longitude
30o north latitude 15o east longitude
30o north latitude 05o west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
04o north latitude 72o west longitude
04o north latitude 60o west longitude
08o south latitude 42o west longitude
18o south latitude 54o west longitude
18o south latitude 60o west longitude
14o south latitude 72o west longitude
05o south latitude 76o west longitude
04o north latitude 72o west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
60o north latitude 180o east/west longitude
20o north latitude 128o east longitude
04o north latitude 128o east longitude
04o north latitude 180o east/west longitude
55o south latitude 180o east/west longitude
55o south latitude 82o west longitude
25o south latitude 82 o west longitude
60o north latitude 155o west longitude
60o north latitude 180o east/west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively, the following points—
18o south latitude 123o east longitude
30o south latitude 118o east longitude
30o south latitude 135o east longitude
18o south latitude 123o east longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
35o south latitude 110o east longitude
55o south latitude 180o east/west longitude
55o south latitude 10o east longitude
40o south latitude 10o east longitude
25o south latitude 60o east longitude
20o south latitude 60o east longitude
05o south latitude 43o east longitude
10o north latitude 55o east longitude
10o north latitude 73o east longitude
04o north latitude 77o east longitude
04o north latitude 92o east longitude
10o south latitude 100o east longitude
10o south latitude 110o east longitude
35o south latitude 110o east longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
55o north latitude 15o west longitude
68o north latitude 28o west longitude
68o north latitude 60o west longitude
45o north latitude 45o west longitude
40o north latitude 60o west longitude
40o north latitude 19o west longitude
55o north latitude 15o west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
40o north latitude 60o west longitude
18o north latitude 60o west longitude
05o south latitude 30o west longitude
55o south latitude 55o west longitude
55o south latitude 10o east longitude
40o south latitude 10o east longitude
02o north latitude 05o east longitude
02o north latitude 10o west longitude
15o north latitude 25o west longitude
40o north latitude 19o west longitude
40o north latitude 60o west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
68o north latitude 130o west longitude
55o north latitude 115o west longitude
55o north latitude 70o west longitude
68o north latitude 60o west longitude
68o north latitude 130o west longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
68o north latitude 56o east longitude
68o north latitude 160o east longitude
50o north latitude 125o east longitude
50o north latitude 56o east longitude
68o north latitude 56o east longitude
All that area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
50o north latitude 56o east longitude
50o north latitude 125o east longitude
40o north latitude 110o east longitude
30o north latitude 110o east longitude
30o north latitude 80o east longitude
35o north latitude 80o east longitude
35o north latitude 56o east longitude
50o north latitude 56o east longitude
Articles 12(5) and 15(2)
1. Every aircraft of a description specified in the first column of the Table in paragraph 5 of this Schedule and which is registered in the Territory shall be provided, when flying in the circumstances specified in the second column of the said Table, with adequate equipment, and for the purpose of this paragraph the expression “adequate equipment” shall mean, subject to paragraph 2, the scales of equipment respectively indicated in the third column of that Table.
2.—(1) If the aircraft is flying in a combination of such circumstances, the scales of equipment shall not on that account be required to be duplicated.
(2) The equipment carried in an aircraft as being necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft shall be taken into account in determining whether this Schedule is complied with in respect of that aircraft.
3.—(1) For the purposes of the Table in paragraph 5, flying time in relation to a helicopter or gyroplane shall be calculated on the assumption that it is flying in still air at normal cruising speed.
(2) In this Schedule “day” means the time from half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset (both times exclusive), sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level.
4. The following items of equipment shall not be required to be of a type approved by the Governor—
(a) the equipment referred to in Scale A (2);
(b) first aid equipment and handbook, referred to in Scale A;
(c) time-pieces, referred to in Scale F;
(d) torches, referred to in Scales G, H, K and Z;
(e) whistles, referred to in Scale H;
(f) sea anchors, referred to in Scales J and K;
(g) rocket signals, referred to in Scale J;
(h) equipment for mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring aircraft on the water, referred to in Scale J;
(i) paddles, referred to in Scale K;
(j) food and water, referred to in Scales K, U and V;
(k) first aid equipment, referred to in Scales K, U and V;
(l) stoves, cooking utensils, snow shovels, ice saws, sleeping bags and Arctic suits, referred to in Scale V;
(m) megaphones, referred to in Scale Y.
5. Table
| Description of Aircraft | Circumstances of Flight | Scale of Equipment Required |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Gliders | (a) flying for purposes other than commercial air transport or aerial work; and when flying by night | A(2) |
| (b) flying for the purpose of commercial air transport or aerial work; and | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), D and F(1) | |
| (i) when flying by night | C and G | |
| (ii) when carrying out aerobatic manoeuvres | B(8) and (9) | |
| (2) Aeroplanes | (a) flying for purposes other than commercial air transport; and | A(1) and (2) and B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) |
| (i) when flying by night | C, D, G(2), G(3) and GG | |
| (ii) when flying under Instrument Flight Rules; | ||
| (aa) outside controlled airspace | D | |
| (bb) within Class A, B or C airspace | E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (cc) within Class D and E airspace | E and F | |
| (iii) when carrying out aerobatic manoeuvres | B(8) and (9) | |
| (iv) when flying at a height of 13,000 ft or more above mean sea level | L1 or L2 | |
| (v) when flying over water; | ||
| (aa) beyond gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | H | |
| (bb) when at a distance of more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed away from land suitable for making an emergency landing | KK(1) or KK(2) | |
| (vi) when flying over areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult, and where; | KK (2) | |
| (aa) in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U (except U(1)) | |
| (bb) in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V (except V(1)) | |
| (vii) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K (1), (2) and (3) | |
| (viii) with a certificate of airworthiness | A(3) and (5) | |
| (b) flying for the purpose of commercial air transport; and | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), D and F(1) | |
| (i) when flying under Instrument Flight Rules except flights outside controlled airspace in the case of aeroplanes having a maximum total weight authorised not exceeding 1,150 kg | E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (ii) when flying by night; and in the case of aeroplanes of which the maximum total weight authorised exceeds 1,150 kg | C and G, E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (iii) when flying over water beyond gliding distance from land | H | |
| (iv) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the aeroplane would be forced to land onto water; | H | |
| (v) when flying over water; | ||
| (aa) in the case of aeroplanes capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical power unit becoming inoperative, at a greater distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing than that corresponding to 120 minutes at cruising speed or 400 nautical miles, whichever is the lesser; or | H and K | |
| (bb) in the case of all other aeroplanes, at a greater distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing than that corresponding to 30 minutes at cruising speed or 100 nautical miles, whichever is the lesser | H and K | |
| (vi) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) before 1st January 2002 | KK(1) or (2) | |
| (vii) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 2002 | KK(2) | |
| (viii) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K | |
| (ix) when flying at a height of 10,000 ft or more above mean sea level; | ||
| (aa) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) before 1st January 1989 | L1 or L2 | |
| (bb) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1989 | L2 | |
| (x) on flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (xi) when carrying out aerobatic manoeuvres | B(8) and (9) | |
| (xii) on all flights on which the aircraft carries a flight crew of more than one person | N | |
| (xiii) on all flights for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Q and Y(1), (2) and (3) | |
| (xiv) on all flights by a pressurised aircraft | R | |
| (xv) when flying over substantially uninhabited land areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U | |
| (xvi) when flying over substantially uninhabited land or other areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V | |
| (xvii) when flying at an altitude of more than 49,000 ft | W | |
| (3) Turbine-jet aeroplanes having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg or pressurised aircraft having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 11,400 kg | when flying for the purpose of commercial air transport | O |
| (4) Turbine-engined aeroplanes having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and piston-engined aeroplanes having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg except for such aeroplanes falling within paragraphs (5) or (6); | ||
| (a) which are operated by an air transport undertaking; or | when flying on any flight | P |
| (b) which are commercial air transport aeroplanes in respect of which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a permit to fly. | when flying on any flight | P |
| (5) Commercial air transport aeroplanes in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and commercial air transport aeroplanes in respect of which an application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a permit to fly, except for such aeroplanes falling within paragraph (6); | ||
| (a) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg but not exceeding 11,400 kg; or | when flying on any flight | S(1) |
| (b) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 11,400 kg but not exceeding 27,000 kg; or | when flying on any flight | S(2) |
| (c) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg but not exceeding 230,000 kg; or | when flying on any flight | S(3) |
| (d) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate in the Territory on or after 1st January 1970 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 230,000 kg | when flying on any flight | S(3) |
| (6) Commercial air transport aeroplanes in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and commercial air transport aeroplanes in respect of which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a permit to fly; | ||
| (a) for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total weight authorised not exceeding 5,700 kg, are powered by 2 or more turbine engines and with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9; or | when flying on any flight | S(4) |
| (b) for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg but not exceeding 27,000 kg; or | when flying on any flight | S(5) |
| (c) for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg | when flying on any flight | S(6) |
| (7) Aerial work and private aeroplanes for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg. | when flying on any flight | S(6) |
| (8) Commercial air transport aeroplanes; | ||
| (a) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg; or | when flying on any flight | T |
| (b) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate in the Territory on or after 1st January 1970 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 230,000 kg and in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness; or | when flying on any flight | T |
| (c) having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate on or after 1st April 1971 (or 1st January 1970 in the case of an aeroplane having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 230,000 kg) in respect of which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a permit to fly | when flying on any flight | T |
| (9) Aeroplanes powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 15,000 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 30 | when flying for the purpose of commercial air transport | X(1) |
| (10) Aeroplanes which are powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg but not exceeding 15,000 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 but not exceeding 30 | when flying for the purpose of commercial air transport except when flying under and in accordance with the terms of a police air operator’s certificate | X(1) |
| (11) Aeroplanes which are powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9; | ||
| (a) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness except any such aeroplanes as come within sub-paragraph (b); or | when flying for purposes other than commercial air transport | X(1) or X(2) |
| (b) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and which have equipment capable of giving warning to the pilot of the potentially hazardous proximity of ground or water installed before 1st April 2000 | when flying for purposes other than commercial air transport | X(1) or X(2) |
| (12) Aeroplanes; | ||
| (a) powered by one or more turbo-jets and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 22,700 kg; or | when flying by night for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (b) having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any aeroplane which in the opinion of the Governor is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to an aeroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | when flying by night for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (c) with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19; or | when flying by night for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(1) |
| (d) having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any aeroplane which in the opinion of the Governor is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to an aeroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | when flying for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (e) powered by one or more turbo-jets and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 22,700 kg; or | when flying for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (f) first issued with a type certificate (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1958 and with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19 | when flying for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (13) Aeroplanes; | ||
| (a) powered by one or more turbine jets | when flying on any flight | AA |
| (b) powered by one or more turbine propeller engines and having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and first issued with a certificate of airworthiness in the Territory on or after 1st April 1989 | when flying on any flight | AA |
| (14) Commercial air transport aeroplanes | when flying for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Y(4) |
| (15) Helicopters and Gyroplanes | (a) flying for purposes other than commercial air transport; and | A(1), (2), (3) and (5); and B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) |
| (i) when flying by day under Visual Flight Rules; | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | D | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E | |
| (ii) when flying by day under Instrument Flight Rules; | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | E | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight; | ||
| (aaa) outside controlled airspace | E with E(2) duplicated | |
| (bbb) within controlled airspace | E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (iii) when flying at night; | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | C, E, G(3) and G(5) and (6) | |
| (bb) outside controlled airspace when the surface is not in sight | C, E with E(2) duplicated, G(3), (5) and (6) | |
| (cc) within controlled airspace when the surface is not in sight | C, E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F, G(3), (5) and (6) | |
| (iv) when flying at a height of 13,000 ft or more above mean sea level | L1 or L2 | |
| (v) when flying over water; | ||
| (aa) beyond autorotational gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | H | |
| (bb) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the helicopter or gyroplane would be forced to land onto water | H | |
| (cc) when at a distance of more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed away from land suitable for making an emergency landing | KK(1) or KK(2) | |
| (vi) when flying over areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult, and where; | KK(2) | |
| (aa) in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U (except U(1)) | |
| (bb) in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V (except V(1)) | |
| (b) flying for the purpose of commercial air transport; and | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and F(1) and F(4) | |
| (i) when flying by day under Visual Flight Rules | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | D | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E | |
| (ii) when flying by day under Instrument Flight Rules | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | E | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F(2), F(3) and F(5) | |
| (iii) when flying by night with the surface in sight; | ||
| (aa) when flying in circumstances where one pilot is required | C, E with E(2) duplicated and either E(4) duplicated or a radio altimeter, F(2), (3), (5) and G | |
| (bb) when flying in circumstances where two pilots are required | C, E, F(2), F(3), F(5) and G for each pilot’s station | |
| (iv) when flying by night when the surface is not in sight | C, E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F(2), (3), (5) and G | |
| (v) when flying over water; | ||
| (aa) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 2 or 3 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 or B when beyond auto-rotational gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | E and H | |
| (bb) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the helicopter or gyroplane would be forced to land onto water | H | |
| (cc) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 1 or 2 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 when beyond 10 minutes flying time from land | E, H, K and T | |
| (dd) for more than a total of 3 minutes in any flight | EE | |
| (ee) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 1 or 2 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 which is intended to fly beyond 10 minutes flying time from land or which actually flies beyond 10 minutes flying time from land, on a flight which is either in support of or in connection with the offshore exploitation or exploration of mineral resources (including gas) or is on a flight under and in accordance with the terms of a police air operator’s certificate, when in either case the weather reports or forecasts available to the commander of the aircraft indicate that the sea temperature will be less than plus 10°C during the flight or when any part of the flight is at night | I | |
| (vi) when flying on Performance Class 1 or 2 operations over water beyond 10 minutes flying time from land and not required to comply with sub-paragraph (ix) | KK(2) | |
| (vii) when flying on Performance Class 3 operations beyond auto-rotational or safe forced landing distance from land | KK(2) | |
| (viii) when flying over land areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult | KK(2) | |
| (ix) when flying on Performance Class 1 or 2 operations over water in a hostile environment at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed in support of or in connection with the offshore exploitation or exploration of mineral resources (including gas) | KK(3) | |
| (x) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K | |
| (xi) when flying at a height of 10,000 ft or more above mean sea level; | ||
| (aa) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) before 1st January 1989 | L1 or L2 | |
| (bb) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1989 | L2 | |
| (xii) on flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (xiii) on all flights on which the aircraft carries a flight crew of more than one person | N | |
| (xiv) on all flights for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Y(1), (2) and (3) | |
| (xv) when flying over substantially uninhabited land areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U | |
| (xvi) when flying over substantially uninhabited land or other areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V | |
| (16) Helicopters and Gyroplanes; | ||
| (a) having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the Territory or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any helicopter or gyroplane which in the opinion of the Governor is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to a helicopter or gyroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | when flying by night for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (b) with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19; or | when flying by night for the purpose of the commercial air transport of passengers | Z(1) |
| (c) which are commercial air transport helicopters or gyroplanes in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and commercial air transport helicopters or gyroplanes in respect of which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a permit to fly; and | ||
| (i) which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 2,730 kg but not exceeding 7,000 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 or both | when flying on any flight | SS(1) or (3) |
| (ii) which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 7,000 kg | when flying on any flight | SS(2) or (3) |
The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2007